Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones by Hettie Judah
$45.00 AUD
Category: New Science
'A delightful storybook . . . a portrait of our whole world created from the contents of the ground' Literary Review 'A real cabinet of curiosities' Sunday Times From the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpecte ...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
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
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
Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science by Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki
$14.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change - and how we can fix it How do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day? Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to ...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
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
Care of Australian Wildlife: For Gardeners, Landowners and Wildlife Carers by Walraven Erna
$39.99 AUD
Category: New Science
"Care of Australian Wildlife is the definitive guide for all Australians wishing to protect and care for Australia’s amazing wildlife and to help minimise the effect of urban and rural sprawl on the environment. Now revised and with completely up‑to‑date resources, this accessible and practical guide ou ...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
Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith
$22.99 AUD
Category: New Science | Reading Level: very good
'Brilliant' GuardianWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (March) SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? ...Show more
The Australian Bird Guide: Revised Edition by Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Science | Series: CSIRO
A new in-depth field guide to Australian birds The Australian avifauna is large, diverse, and spectacular, reflecting the continent's impressive habitats and evolutionary history. Looking at more than 900 species, The Australian Bird Guide is the most comprehensive field guide on Australian birds avail ...Show more