The Future Is Now - Solving the Climate Crisis with Today's Technologies by Bob McDonald
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Science
One of: CBC's "27 Canadian books we can't wait to read in September" CBC's "60 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for in fall 2022"Toronto Star's "40-plus books we're most looking forward to this season" Is a global pandemic what it took to show us that saving our planet is possible? In t ...Show more
The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
$55.00 AUD
Category: New Science
It seems like an impossible task - secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed that the world has never seen, in the face of vast and powerful forces -not just oil tycoons and governments, but the changing climate system itself. The odds are against us, and we are running out of time. B ...Show more
Homage to the Bird by GREG OAKLEY
$120.00 AUD
Category: New Science | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Australian artist Greg Oakley has had a lifelong fascination with birds and bird art, and began photographing birds 20 years ago, progressing from traditional film to digital in the early 2000s. In the past six years, he has worked on perfecting the difficult and exacting area of bird photography known ...Show more
A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott
$24.99 AUD
Category: New Science
A pocket-style edition based on the New York Times bestseller A Brief Welcome to the Universe offers a breathtaking tour of the cosmos, from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes and time loops. Bestselling authors and acclaimed astrophysicists Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richa ...Show more
The Rise of Early Modern Science: Islam, China, and the West by Toby E. Huff
$58.95 AUD
Category: New Science
Now in its third edition, The Rise of Early Modern Science argues that to understand why modern science arose in the West it is essential to study not only the technical aspects of scientific thought but also the religious, legal and institutional arrangements that either opened the doors for enquiry, o ...Show more
A Short Introduction to Climate Change by Tony Eggleton
$39.95 AUD
Category: New Science
A Short Introduction to Climate Change provides a clear, balanced and well documented account of one of the most important issues of our time. It covers developments in climate science over the past 250 years and shows that recent climate change is more than the result of natural variability. It explain ...Show more
Brave New Humans - The Dirty Reality of Donor Conception by Sarah Dingle
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science | Reading Level: good
An astonishing real-life whodunnit and investigative exposé, Brave New Humans reveals the uncomfortable realities of assisted reproduction and its very human fallout. Journalist Sarah Dingle was 27 when she learnt that her identity was a lie. Over dinner one night, her mother casually mentioned Sarah ha ...Show more
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell
$35.00 AUD
Category: New Science
Tony Fadell has spent the last three decades making things and founding companies that have profoundly changed millions of lives. After leading the team that created the iPod and iPhone, products that saved a struggling Apple, Tony founded Nest Labs and revolutionised household electronics. He has work ...Show more
Adam Spencer's Top 100 by Adam Spencer
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Australia's funniest mathematician is back in 2019 with a small format edition of 2018's bestseller. Which number terrifies Ogdokontaheptaphobes? Why would you watch the same clock for 14 years? And have you met the 23-million-digit prime? The answers to all of these questions - and much, much more - ar ...Show more
Dinosaur World - Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric Era by Julius Csotonyi (Illustrator); Evan Johnson-Ransom
$79.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Get ready, young paleontologists! With over 1,000 jaw-dropping species, The Greatest Dinosaur Book Ever is your guide to all things prehistoric! Did you know some dinosaurs had feathers? Or that others had full body armor? From humongous herbivores to fearsome carnivores, this book covers everything you ...Show more
Koala: A Life in Trees by Danielle Clode
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Despite their iconic status and celebrity, koalas remain something of a mystery. Often affectionate in captivity, they seek out human assistance when in need of water or care yet can also be fierce and belligerent. They are beloved worldwide and feature in popular children's stories, but are also plague ...Show more
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M Sapolsky
$24.99 AUD
Category: New Science
'Awe-inspiring ... the best scientific book written for non-specialists that I have ever read. You will learn more about human nature than in any other book I can think of, and you will be inspired' Henry Marsh, author of Do No HarmA ground-breaking synthesis of the entire science of human behaviour by ...Show more