The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less) by David Bercovici
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Covering 13.8 billion years, a calculatedly concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization With wonder, wit, and flair-and in record time and space-geophysicist David Bercovici explains how everything came to be everywhere, from the creation of s ...Show more
The Pattern Seekers - A New Theory of Human Invention by Simon Baron-Cohen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
Why can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory: because we can identify patterns, specifically if-and-then patterns. And he argues that the genes for this unique ability overlap with the genes for autism. From the ...Show more
The Penguin Book of Outer Space Exploration - NASA and the Incredible Story of Human Spaceflight by John Logsdon (Editor, Introduction by); Bill Nye (Foreword by)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
The fascinating story of how NASA sent humans to explore outer space, told through a treasure trove of historical documents--publishing in celebration of NASA's 60th anniversary and with a foreword by Bill Nye "An extremely useful and thought provoking documentary journey through the maze of space histo ...Show more
The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our Universe, our planet, and our everyday lives. Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our tech ...Show more
The Physics of Climate Change by Lawrence Krauss
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
'Brilliant and fundamental, this is the necessary book about our prime global emergency' Ian McEwan The news is full of hotly debated and divergent claims about the impacts and risks of climate change. Lawrence Krauss, one of the world's most respected physicists and science popularizers, cuts through ...Show more
The Physics of Everyday Things: The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day by James Kakalios
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What's the simple science behind motion sensors, touch screens and toasters? How do we enter our offices using touch-on passes or find our way to new places using GPS? In The Physics of Everyday Things, James ...Show more
The Planets by Professor Brian Cox; Andrew Cohen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: 4 Science
Jupiter: The Ruthless One - Mars: The Doomed One - Sun: The Fiery One - Saturn: The Beautiful One - Pluto: The Mysterious One Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our solar system as we've never seen it before. We're living thro ...Show more
The Planets by Professor Brian Cox
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
'So staggering you go "whoa " every few seconds' Guardian 'Really impressive' Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series. The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System ...Show more
The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the herbarium by Prudence Gibson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales — its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.Who gets to collect plants, name them, propagate them, extract their chemicals, sell them and use them? Whose knowledge is it? And what can the people tha ...Show more
The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them by Peter Wohlleben
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
The follow-up to the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, offering compelling insights into the lungs of our planet and the fragility of our intertwined futures. Trees can survive without humans, but we can't live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our plant, tr ...Show more
The Puzzle Universe - A History of Mathematics in 315 Puzzles (PB) by Ivan Moscovich
$34.95 AUD
Category: Science
A renowned puzzle master and game inventor presents 315 new and traditional puzzles. Longlisted, 2016 School Library Association Information Book Award 12+ "A great read for anyone interested in puzzles or mathematics." --Publishers Weekly "Gift Guide Selection 2015. Moscovich, a celebrated puzzle i ...Show more
The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy by Tom Chivers
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever' JON RONSON 'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future' LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINS ...Show more