On Sheep: Diary of a Swedish Shepherd by Axel Lindén
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
'Axel Lindén is a shepherd-philosopher with James Herriot's knack for mishap and an almost Chekhovian deadpan humour.' Observer'Endearing and liberating.' Idler Magazine Why do we keep sheep? Alex Lindén ruminates as he watches his sheep ruminating. Naive and inexperienced, he has ditched his doctoral ...Show more
Horses by Bob Langrish (Photographer, Illustrator); Nicola Jane Swinney
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The lives of humans and horses have been intricately linked for thousands of years, with equines depicted in cave paintings dating back to 5000BC. Horses have been developed by humans for many purposes - for war, for working in the field and in industry, for competitive sports events such as the Olympic ...Show more
The Rescuers by Laura Greaves
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Dogs are renowned for their loyalty, and those saved from animal shelters or rescue groups seem to be especially devoted to the humans who have offered them a second chance. In this extraordinary collection, meet the brave dogs that have shown incredible courage - even risking death - to protect their p ...Show more
The Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A New Statesman Book of the Year All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel. ' Margaret Atwood The wolf stands at the forefront of the debate about our impact on the natural world. In one of the most celebrated successes of modern conservation, it has ...Show more
Still Water by John Lewis-Stempel
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The Pond. Nothing in the countryside is more humble or more valuable. It's the moorhen's reedy home, the frog's ancient breeding place, the kill zone of the beautiful dragonfly. More than a hundred rare and threatened fauna and flora depend on it. Written in gorgeous prose, Still Water tells the seasona ...Show more
Dogs Unleashed by Tamsin Pickeral
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Everything you need to know about that puppy in the window. One glance around the local park will confirm that man's best friend comes in many varieties. As the first animal domesticated by humans, dogs have been selectively bred for tens of thousands of years to be herders, hunters, guard dogs, and ...Show more
30 Second Weather by Adam Scaife
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: 30 Second
If you only have 30 seconds, there is time - using this book - to make sense of the science behind the seeming vagaries of the weather, the controversies, predictions and forecasts for climate change that shape our day-to-day experiences of the great outdoors. Ever since Aristotle first tried to explain ...Show more
Shapeshifters - On Medicine and Human Change by Gavin Francis
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Wellcome Collection
'Stylish and exhilarating... from a wide-ranging mind and a profound humanity... inspiring' Hilary MantelUnreliable bodies and shifting symptoms are all in a day's work for a GP.In his years of practising, Gavin Francis has seen it all: the promising law student trapped under the spell of anorexia; the ...Show more
Do Dice Play God? The Mathematics of Uncertainty by Ian Stewart
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
A celebrated mathematician explores how math helps us make sense of the unpredictable We would like to believe we can know things for certain. We want to be able to figure out who will win an election, if the stock market will crash, or if a suspect definitely committed a crime. But the odds are not in ...Show more
Novacene: Coming Age by James Lovelock
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time has produced an astounding new theory about future of life on Earth. He argues that the anthropocene - the age in which humans acquired planetary-scale technologies - is, after 300 years, coming to an end. ...Show more
A Short History of Medicine by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination. From traditional chinese medicine to today's sophisticated gene therapies and robotic surgery, A Short History of Medicine combines riveting storytelling a ...Show more
Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World - Midi Format by Kirsty Schaper (Contribution by); Paul Murdin (Contribution by); Phaidon Editors; David Malin (Contribution by)
49.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Midi Format
A gorgeous exploration of the ways in which humans have documented the beauty of the cosmos - in a new compact edition Universeis a groundbreaking survey that celebrates the popular subject of astronomy through 300 images created by those who have tried to understand - or who have been inspired by - the ...Show more