Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment; a luminous read'REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred'A riveting feat of sci ...Show more
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an in ...Show more
Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake by Tim Peake
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut *Available for Pre-order Now* From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space- ...Show more
Change Your Thinking [Third Edition] by Sarah Edelman
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
All of us experience complicated thoughts and feelings as we negotiate the day, and these feelings can be difficult to manage. Sometimes we are aware that the way we think contributes to our difficulties, but don't know what to do about it. Change Your Thinking demonstrates how we tend to respond to str ...Show more
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia MD
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
This is the ultimate manual for longevity.For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people- heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifes ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe.In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intri ...Show more
Fire and Flood A People's History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present by Eugene Linden
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
" From a writer and expert who has been at the center of the fight for more than thirty years, a brilliant, big-picture reckoning with our shocking failure to address climate change. Fire and Flood focuses on the malign power of key business interests, arguing that those same interests could flip the st ...Show more
The Science of the Ocean: The Secrets of the Seas Revealed by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: Science
Combining graceful design and beautiful imagery, this book provides an elegant introduction to ocean life and the ocean itselfDive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the seaAn informative and utterly beautiful introduction to marine life and the ocean environment, The Science of the Ocean ...Show more
Ways of Being - Animals, Plants, Machines - The Search for a Planetary Intelligence by James Bridle
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle's Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence--plant, animal, human, artificial--and how they transform our understanding of humans' place in the cosmos. What does it mean to be intelligent? Is it something uni ...Show more
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia: From Someone Who Knows by Wendy Mitchell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - 'Essential reading' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE ... 'A book of hope' OBSERVER ... 'A marvellous tour of insights' THE TIMES ... 'A must-read ... I couldn't recommend it higher' MICHAEL BALL What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and help ...Show more