World of Wonder - Essays by Aimee Nezhukumatathil; Fumi Nakamura (Illustrator)
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Category: Science & Natural History
From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where h ...Show more
Lizards of the World: A Guide to Every Family by Mark O'Shea
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Lizards of the World reveals the extraordinary diversity of these creatures, profiling more than 100 lizard families with fascinating commentary and stunning photography.
Strange Harvests by Posnett, Edward
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
'An exceptional first book; Harvest is a subtle, fascinating braiding of travel, cultural and natural history... It is a pleasure and an education to journey with him in these pages' ROBERT MACFARLANE In a centuries-old tradition, farmers in north-western Iceland scour remote coastal plains for the dow ...Show more
The Weather Machine: How We See into the Future by Andrew Blum
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
'Revelatory ... convey[s] the technical brilliance and political significance of an achievement that hides in plain sight' Telegraph From satellites circling the Earth, to weather stations far out in the ocean, through some of the most ingenious minds and advanced algorithms at work today - In this gri ...Show more
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut by Samantha Cristoforetti
39.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
'Today I woke up on Earth. And I will fall asleep in space' In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things -- eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cutting your hair -- have to be relearned, until ...Show more
Cats - An Anthology of Stories and Poems by Mark Bryant
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Category: Science & Natural History
From beautiful lyrics to madcap waggery, from the prime suspect in a partridge killing in ancient Greece to the medieval monk's cat Pangur Bán and encompassing odes, fables, stories, limericks, songs, nursery rhymes and more, Mark Bryant has compiled a wonderfully evocative collection of writing of all ...Show more
Grasp - The Science Transforming How We Learn by Sanjay Sarma; Luke Yoquinto
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A groundbreaking look at the science of learning--how it's transforming education and how we can use it to discover our true potential, as individuals and across society by a renowned MIT professor As the head of Open Learning at MIT, Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to fling open the do ...Show more
The 99th Koala by Kailas Wild
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
In last summer's devastating fires, Kangaroo Island lost half of its koala population, with many more left injured and starving. This is the inspiring and sometimes confronting story of someone who went to help and ended up a koala dad. When Kailas Wild - arborist by trade and conservationist at heart ...Show more
Algorithms by Panos Louridas
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: The\MIT Press Essential Knowledge Ser.
Digital technology runs on algorithms, sets of instructions that describe how to do something efficiently. Application areas range from search engines to tournament scheduling, DNA sequencing, and machine learning. Arguing that every educated person today needs to have some understanding of algorithms a ...Show more
When Elephants Weep: Emotional Lives of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Arguments that animals possess an emotional life are often dismissed as sentimental anthropomorphism. This book challenges that notion by proposing that the objective scientific evidence for human emotions is all but non-existent.
The Total Cat Manual - | 2020 Paperback | Gifts for Cat Lovers | Pet Owners | Adopt-A-Pet Endorsed by Weldon Weldon Owen
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
New for 2020, this paperback edition of The Total Cat Manual brings over 200 invaluable tips from David Meyer, Abbie Moore and Dr Pia Stalk, operators of Adopt-A-Pet.com, the world's largest non-profit pet adoption website. Whether a long time or first time Cat owner, this 224 page guide will walk y ...Show more
Pounce! a How to Speak Cat Training Guide by National Geographic Kids
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Category: Science & Natural History
Whether you just brought home a kitten who must learn to use the litter box or you're trying to teach an old cat some new tricks, this guide covers it all, including more than 40 different training activities. With tips from veterinarian Dr. Gary Weitzman, you can take your cat through basic training an ...Show more