Lonely Planet Lonely Planet's Natural World by Lonely Planet
45.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Lonely Planet Ser.
There's something purely magical about being in nature; it transforms us, it renews us. Yet, in a world where high rises, dense population and technology have become virtually inescapable, immersing oneself in nature is seemingly out-of-reach. Lonely Planet's Natural World invites you to reconnect with ...Show more
Snowball Earth : The story of a marverick scientist and his theory of the global catastrophe that spawned life as we know it by Gabrielle Walker
24.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
The riveting story of the Earth's first ice age and the scientist who discovered it Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet? A global adventure story and a fascinating account of scientist Paul Hoffman's quest to prove his maverick Snowball Earth theory, this is s ...Show more
The Singularity Is Near - When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil
25.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: good-very good
For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic "The Age of Spiritual Machines," he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next ...Show more
Music by the Numbers - from Pythagoras to Schoenberg by Eli Maor
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
How music has influenced mathematics, physics, and astronomy from ancient Greece to the twentieth century Music is filled with mathematical elements. The works of Bach are often said to possess a math-like logic, and Arnold Schoenberg, Iannis Xenakis, and Karlheinz Stockhausen wrote music explicitly ba ...Show more
Wild Horses of the World by Kelly Wilson
52.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Wild horses have been an important part of wildlife on Earth for centuries, yet many herds now face serious threats - and very few people can claim to have seen them galloping free across the plains, or scaling mountain passes. Kelly Wilson has. For this book, she spent years researching the world's wil ...Show more
Physics of the Future: The Inventions That Will Transform Our Lives by Michio Kaku
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
'A whirlwind tour of technological possiblity' New Scientist We all wish we could predict the future, but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible. That's why Michio Kaku decided to talk to the people who really know - the visionaries who are already inventing the future in ...Show more
Sensehacking: How to Use the Power of Your Senses for Happier, Healthier Living by Charles Spence
35.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
How can the furniture in your home affect your wellbeing? What colour clothing will help you play sport better? And what changes to your environment can improve your performance at work? In this revelatory book pioneering Oxford professor Charles Spence shows how our senses change how we think and feel, ...Show more
Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
From the acclaimed author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space--an authoritative and accessible guide to the most alluring and challenging phenomena of contemporary science.Through her writing, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused on making the science she studies not just comprehensib ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2020 by Sara Phillips (Editor)
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The annual collection – now in its tenth year – celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing.Can fish feel pain? Does it matter if a dingo is different from a dog? Is there life in a glob of subterranean snot? Science tackles some unexpected questions. At a time when the world is buffeted ...Show more
The Species That Changed Itself: How Prosperity Reshaped Humanity by Edwin Gale
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
An inquisitive, expansive and fascinating exploration of humans as creatures of our own making Other species adapt to their environments; we alone create ours. Over generations, we have remade the world to suit ourselves - using improved knowledge and technology to confront the traditional scourges - a ...Show more
Extraterrestrial - The Search for Intelligent Life Beyond Earth by Avi Loeb
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
"Provocative and thrilling ... Loeb asks us to think big and to expect the unexpected."--Alan Lightman, New York Times bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams and Searching for Stars on an Island in MaineHarvard's top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visite ...Show more
Cyber Attack Survival Manual: From Identity Theft to The Digital Apocalypse: and Everything in Between by Selby, Nick
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Survival Ser.
Let two accomplished cyber security experts, Nick Selby and Heather Vescent, guide you through the dangers, traps and pitfalls of online life. Learn how cyber criminals operate and how you can defend yourself and your family from online security threats. From Facebook, to Twitter, to online banking ...Show more