The Secret Life of Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone by Lisa Harvey-Smith
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Secret Life of Stars takes us on a cosmic journey to meet some of the weirdest, most extreme and enigmatic stars in the universe.‘Astrophysics made fun!’Pam Melroy, former astronaut and space shuttle commander‘The most enjoyable stroll through the cosmos’Gerry Griffin, former flight director, Apollo ...Show more
The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life by Nathalie A. Cabrol
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Over the last few decades, space exploration has revolutionised our understanding of our place in the cosmos. We now know that there are many habitable environments within our solar system. Yet a profound question remains: are we alone in the universe? Nathalie A. Cabrol, leading astrobiologist and dire ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Numbers by Kate Kitagawa; Timothy Revell
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Secret Lives of Numbers: A Global History of Mathematics & its Unsung Trailblazers is a revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths. Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have be ...Show more
The Secret Lives of Planets: A User's Guide to the Solar System by Paul Murdin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A deft, frequently dramatic tour'Nature 'A wonderfully clear and readable book . . . Gives a splendid overview of our Sun's planetary system, including its history and exploration'Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell * We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planeta ...Show more
The Secret Lives of the Elements by Kathryn Harkup
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A delightful and engaging treasure trove of a book that brings the chemical elements to life and gives them personalities of their own. A wonderful read for young and old alike to get you inspired by chemistry.' Jim Al-Khalili'The perfect book to escape our human-sized existence and take a tour of the ...Show more
The Secret Lives of the Planets - A User's Guide to the Solar System by Paul Murdin
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for example, did you know that Saturn's moon, Titan, boasts ...Show more
The Sirens of Mars - Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson
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Category: Science
A talented young planetary scientist traces our centuries-old obsession with a seemingly desolate planet Right now, spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium and Mare Sirenum - on the brink, perhaps, of a discovery that would inspire humankind as muc ...Show more
The Sirens of Mars - Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
A talented young planetary scientist charts our centuries-old obsession with Mars - Winner of the 2021 Whiting Award for Non-FictionRight now, spacecraft are circling Mars, sweeping over Terra Sabaea, Syrtis Major, the dunes of Elysium and Mare Sirenum - on the brink, perhaps, of a discovery that would ...Show more
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE From the author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe, a powerful and important workabout the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a compelling account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. Over the last half a bil ...Show more
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe by Steven Novella
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A fantastic compendium of skeptical thinking and the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction.' Richard Wiseman, author 59 Seconds 'Thorough, informative, and enlightening... If this book does not become required reading for us all, we may well see modern civilization unravel b ...Show more
The Sky Is for Everyone - Women Astronomers in Their Own Words by Virginia Trimble (Editor); David A. Weintraub (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly ...Show more
The Smart Wife - Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot by Yolande Strengers; Jenny Kennedy
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
Meet the Smart Wife--at your service, an eclectic collection of feminized AI, robotic, and smart devices. This digital assistant is friendly and sometimes flirty, docile and efficient, occasionally glitchy but perpetually available. She might go by Siri, or Alexa, or inhabit Google Home. She can keep us ...Show more