Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Sunday Times bestsellerWe have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the s ...Show more
The Ash Wednesday Supper by Giordano Bruno; Hilary Gatti (Introduction by)
85.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library
Giordano Bruno's The Ash Wednesday Supper is the first of six philosophical dialogues in Italian that he wrote and published in London between 1584 and 1585. It presents a revolutionary cosmology founded on the new Copernican astronomy that Bruno extends to infinite dimensions, filling it with an endles ...Show more
The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain by Gina Rippon
35.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Gendered brains- a sexist myth, or a fact of life?Reading maps or reading emotions? Barbie or Lego? We live in a gendered world where we are bombarded with messages about sex and gender. On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that your sex determines your skills and preferences, from toys and ...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
Your Backyard Birds: Understanding the behaviours, habits and needs of our brilliant birds by Grainne Cleary
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The remarkable relationships between our often cheeky birds and humans in Australian backyards all over the country are revealed with humour and charm. An ideal gift for any bird lover.
When the Rivers Run Dry - The Global Water Crisis and How to Solve It by Fred Pearce
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Everything You Know about the World Is Wrong by Matt Brown
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Everything You Know Is Wrong Ser.
A fascinating and humorous read that debunks the surprising myths about the world we always believed. The latest addition to the popular Everything You Know series, this book will blow apart your beliefs in the world's physical and social landscape, leaving you staggered by astounding facts about our ...Show more
Whippet - Whippet Dog Complete Owners Manual by George Hoppendale; Asia Moore
27.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What they Teach Us by Frans De Waal
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama's Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals.Mama's Last Hug ...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