Around the World in 80 Trees, paperback by Jonathan Drori
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan ...Show more
What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates'Totally brilliant' Tim HarfordWHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe?And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alt ...Show more
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words (PB) by Randall Munroe
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the No. 1 bestselling author of What If? - the man who created xkcd and explained the laws of science with cartoons - comes a series of brilliantly simple diagrams ('blueprints' if you want to be complicated about it) that show how important things work: from the nuclear bomb to the biro.It's good ...Show more
Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome by James Kinross
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
A groundbreaking tour through the past, present and future of human ecology, from a world expert on the microbiome The microbiome comprises the vast genetic universe of bacteria, yeasts, viruses and parasites that live within us. It influences every aspect of our health, even the way we think and feel, ...Show more
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems - and how we can solve them We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that w ...Show more
The Importance of Being Interested by Robin Ince
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Category: Science
The popular comedian and presenter journeys through science, explaining why it should be for everyone - including enthusiastic amateurs. Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons andintimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in ...Show more
Mother Brain: Separating Myth from Biology - the Science of the Parental Brain by Chelsea Conaboy
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, Mother Brain explodes the concept of "maternal instinct" and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. Before journalist Chelsea Conaboy gave birth, she anticipated the joy o ...Show more
The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age by Claudia Hammond
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Today busyness has become a badge of honour. We want to say we're busy, yet at the same time we feel exhausted. Instead, we should start taking rest seriously as a method of self-care and this book can help us to work out how. The Art of Rest draws on ground-breaking research Claudia Hammond collaborat ...Show more
The History of the World in 100 Plants by Simon Barnes
$55.00 AUD
Category: Science
From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book that looks at the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity, stunningly illustrated throughout. As humans, we hold the planet in the palms of our hands. But we s ...Show more
In Search of Perfumes - A lifetime journey to the sources of nature's scents by Dominique Roques
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: near fine
A journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of the perfume trade. The book also tackles the earth's changing climate conditions, with its impact on the sources of the world's scents. In Search of Perfumes is a fragrant journey across the world, revealing the beauty and mysteries of th ...Show more
Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope by Joëlle Gergis
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Category: Science
Acknowledging that the world as we know it is coming apart is an act of courage. If I live to look back at this troubled time, I want to say that I did all that I could, that I was on the right side of history. The question is, do you want to be part of the legacy that restores our faith in humanity? Wh ...Show more
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel by Michio Kaku
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A brilliant, provocative, freewheeling tour around the exotic shores of physics'IndependentFrom cyborgs, starships,UFOs, aliens and antimatter to telepathy, invisibility, psychokinesis and precognitionAccording to Albert Einstein, 'If at first an idea does not sound absurd, there is not hope for it.' P ...Show more