Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide by Jo Dunkley
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Pelican Introduction Ser.
Jo Dunkley combines her expertise as an astrophysicist with her talents as a teacher and writer in this lively and exceptionally clear introduction to the structure and history of the universe and its enduring mysteries. Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies and the Big Bang. But ...Show more
Bodacious: the Shepherd Cat by Suzanna Crampton
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
BODACIOUS: THE SHEPHERD CAT is a heart-warming and charming tale in which Bodacious tells us about life as The Shepherd Cat on Black Sheep Farm. 'I am Bodacious, The Shepherd Cat , and this is my story. I wasn't always called Bodacious. I must have been called something else in my kitten-hood in the nea ...Show more
We: Robot: The Robots That Already Rule Our World by David Hambling
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
"For someone interested in practical present day robotics it's a treasure trove. A book-sized Top Trumps rove across the technical domain, with each section containing a photo of the precise robot, an overview of its main components and some context for its aims and purposes." - Electronics Weekly Robot ...Show more
Birds in Watercolor, Collage, and Ink by Geninne D. Zlatkis
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Fans and newcomers to artist Geninne Zlatkis's charming paintings and collages of birds and nature are in for a treat. In Geninne's Art: Birds in Watercolor, Collage, and Ink, for the first time, the Santa Fe artist presents a personal field guide and takes you inside her studio for a look at her creati ...Show more
Where Corals Lie - A Natural and Cultural History by J. Malcolm Shick
79.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
For millennia, corals were a marine enigma, organisms that confounded scientific classification and occupied a space between the animal and plant kingdoms. Our cultural relationships with coral have been similarly ambiguous. The danger posed by unseen underwater reefs led to an association of coral with ...Show more
Waiting for the Albino Dunnock by Rosamond Richardson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
'A beautiful book' Tim Birkhead, author of Bird Sense'The prose is sublime, and so is the intelligence behind it' Bel Mooney, Daily Mail The extraordinary world of birds has the power to change lives, as it did the author's. The pleasure and fascination of bird-watching, together with the silence and s ...Show more
Maths in Bite-Sized Chunks by Chris Waring
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Let the real world show you how maths works. Maths is often cited as the 'most difficult' or 'complex' subject to study, many people admitting to a wariness that was probably ingrained into them in their schooldays. In Maths in Bite-sized Chunks, Chris Waring proves that it's easy to break the subject ...Show more
She Has Her Mother's Laugh by Carl Zimmer
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Heredity is redefined in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human society--a force set to shape our future even more radically. "Extraordinary"--New York Times Book Review "Magisterial"--The Atlantic"Engrossing"--Wired"Leading contender as the most outstanding nonfiction work ...Show more
Wonders of the Night Sky You Must See Before You Die by Bob King
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Take your night watching to the next level with Bob King's bucket list collection of 57 remarkable night sky wonders and dark sky destinations. Fill your nights with adventure and the ability to see some of the incredible phenomenon of the sky with this must-have book. Learn all about the brightest and ...Show more
Dead Zone - Where the Wild Things Were by Philip Lymbery; Philip Lymbery
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A tour of some of the world 's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them. Climate change and habitat destruction are not the only culprits behind so many animals facing extinction. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating and it is vital that we confr ...Show more
Do Robots Make Love? by Laurent Alexandre; Jean-Michel Besnier
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Through 12 thought-provoking questions, a philosopher and a scientist explore the real-world ramifications of transhumanism - the tech movement that seeks to improve the human condition through science. Should we enhance the human condition with technology?Does anyone really want to live for a thous ...Show more
The Unexpected Truth about Animals by Lucy Cooke
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize'Endlessly fascinating.' - Bill Bryson 'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!' - Chris Packham'Well-informed and downright funny' - Richard DawkinsHistory is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influenti ...Show more