Human Universe by Professor Brian Cox
45.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: General Adult
The nation's favourite scientist looks at the origins of life in our Universe. For somehow the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. For as long as humans have walked the Earth we have searched for our place in the cosmos. We have loo ...Show more
Question Everything: 132 Science Questions - and Their Unexpected Answers by Mick O'Hare
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
The latest in the bestselling New Scientist Last Word series All science begins with questions...- Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why doesn't your own snoring wake you up? - And why is the Large Hadron Collider so ...er ...large? And as thes ...Show more
The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne
40.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie's jaw-dropping events and stunning, ne ...Show more
Light Years: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light by Brian Clegg
21.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
This is the story of light and the people who were determined to unlock the secrets of one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe. Acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg recounts how civilisations from the Ancient Egyptians to the Mayans understood light spiritually, and looks at the first scientific gra ...Show more
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries by Ian Stewart
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Like its wildly popular predecessors Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Professor Stewart's brand-new book is a miscellany of over 150 mathematical curios and conundrums, packed with trademark humour and numerous illustrations. In addition to the fascinating formul ...Show more
Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Vintage
Details on a Major New Discovery included in a New AfterwordWhy do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered "Tiktaalik," the "fish with hands," tells the story of our bodies as you've never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA, he shows u ...Show more
Earth On Fire: How Volcanoes Shape Our Planet by Bernhard Edmaier
69.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Volcanoes are the most awe-inspiring, fascinating and potentially devastating geological phenomena on earth. This large-format book brings together a spectacular collection of Bernhard Edmaier's aerial photographs of volcanoes both active and dormant around the world. As well as sensational pyrotechnics ...Show more
The Voices Within by Charles Fernyhough
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Wellcome
We all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps us with tough decisions or complicated problems. For others - voice-hearers, trauma-sufferers and prophet ...Show more
Healthy Dog Cookbook: 50 Recipes Your Dog Will Love by Jonna Anne
16.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
At a time when dog owners are increasingly alarmed by the health scares caused by manufactured pet food, more and more people are looking to prepare their own fresh meals for their canine companion. The Healthy Dog Cookbook presents safe, nutritious and appealing recipes for all occasions, with nutritio ...Show more
The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson
35.95 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
In asking where we came from, what we are and where we are going, Edward O. Wilson directly addresses three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy and science. Refashioning the story of human evolution, he draws on his remarkable knowledge of biology and social behaviour to show that group select ...Show more
The Ultimate Guide to Cat Breeds: A Useful Means of Identifying the Cat Breeds of the World and How to Care for Them by Louisa Somerville
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Cats have been domesticated since prehistoric times, perhaps for as long as 5,000 years. Throughout human history, they have been greatly valued as destroyers of vermin, as well as for their ornamental qualities.The domestic cat is related to lions, tigers, pumas and other wild cats and the similarity i ...Show more