Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
32.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
The fun and easy way to explore the night sky Do you know the difference between a red giant and a white dwarf? From asteroids to black holes, this easy-to-understand guide takes you on a grand tour of the universe. Featuring updated star maps, charts, and an insert with gorgeous full-color photographs, ...Show more
The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond by Christophe Galfard
29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
Imagine if The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe...The Universe In Your Hand takes us on a wonder-filled journey to the surface of our dying Sun, shrinks us to the size of an atom and puts us in the deathly grip of distant Black Holes. Along ...Show more
Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science by Richard Dawkins
35.00 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Reading Level: very good
In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation. In Brief Candle in the Dark he continue ...Show more
Invisible - The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen by Philip Ball
24.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. But there's no need to feel guilty. Impulses like these have always been at the heart of our fascination with invisibility: it points to realms beyond our senses ...Show more
A Buzz in the Meadow by Dave Goulson
22.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Reading Level: very good
From the author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-shortlisted Sunday Times bestseller A Sting in the Tale In 2003 Dave Goulson bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding meadow. Over the course of a decade, he created a place for his beloved bumblebees to thrive ...Show more
House of Karls by Karl Kruszelnicki
19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
In the ruthless pursuit of scientific fact, there is no candidate more formidable than Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. Power hungry for experimentation, data manipulation and outlandish science propaganda, Dr Karl is Australia's incumbent President of Science. In House of Karls, he addresses a range of issues and ...Show more
2071: The World We'll Leave Our Grandchildren by Chris Rapley
19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Reading Level: very good
How has the climate changed in the past? How is it changing now? How do we know? And what kind of a future do we want to create?
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray, Nick Mann
35.00 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Series: RP Minis Ser.
This magical book is a totally original collection that features gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table - plus facts, figures and fascinating stories about each one! The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many ...Show more
What Makes You You? The Story of Genetics by Gill Arbuthnott
16.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
What Makes You You? is a mind-blowing introduction to the building blocks of life, DNA, what it is, how it works, and what we can do with it. Breaking down complex scientific concepts and processes into digestible bite-sized chunks; Gill Arbuthnott seamlessly explains everything from the basics of evolu ...Show more
Shocked - Adventures in Bringing Back the Recently Dead by David Casarett, M.D.
32.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has become just another serious complication. As a young medical student, Dr. David Casarett was inspired by the story of a two-year-old girl named Michelle Funk. Michelle fell into a creek and was ...Show more
The Periodic Table: A very short introduction by Eric R. Scerri
14.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Series: Very Short Introductions
In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
God Created the Integers: The mathematical breakthroughs that changed history by Stephen Hawking
49.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
God Created The Integers is Stephen Hawking's personal choice of the greatest mathematical works in history. He allows the reader to peer into the mind of genius by providing us with excerpts from original mathematical proofs and results. He also helps us understand the progression of mathematical thoug ...Show more