Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs by Nathalie Bardet, Alexandra Houssaye, Stéphane Jouve, Peggy Vincent
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land During the Mesozoic Era, 252 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the land, but the ocean deeps were roiling with equally spectacular reptiles--including giant predators. This richly ...Show more
Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe by Theodore Gray
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
The third book in Theodore Gray's bestselling Elements Trilogy, Reactions continues the journey through the world of chemistry that began with his two previous bestselling books The Elements and Molecules.With The Elements, Gray gave us a never-before-seen, mesmerizing photographic view of the 118 eleme ...Show more
Minerals Encyclopedia: 700 Minerals, Gems and Rocks by RUPERT HOCHLEITNER
$39.95 AUD
Category: Science
Mineral collecting by amateur "rockhounds" has never been more popular. Old quarries, road cuts, and exposed landscapes are being examined by new generations of minerals enthusiasts. Each needs a comprehensive guidebook with clear photographs and accurate data. This is it. In a thick but handy format, m ...Show more
Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places by Christopher Pollon
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating investigation into a wild industry and the global race to exploit our world's dwindling natural resources. The stakes couldn't be higher- How can we mine the metals we need without replicating the environmental and human rights abuses of the past? A global race is on to exploit the last bo ...Show more
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The definitive visual guide to prehistoric animals by DK
$65.00 AUD
Category: Science
"Visitors to a natural history museum could not explore the number of examples contained here" - BooklistFascinating and authoritative, this book is an unprecedented survey of millions of years of life on planet Earth. Featuring an incredible mix of 3-D reconstructions, extraordinary skeletons, and amaz ...Show more
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems from Randall Munroe of xkcd by Randall Munroe
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Randall Munroe is . . .'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre 'Totally brilliant' Tim Harford 'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates 'Wonderful' Neil Gaiman AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For any task you might want to do, there's a right way, a wrong way, and a way so monumentally bad that no one would ever t ...Show more
Many Things under a Rock - The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
A riveting new exploration of the octopus from the world-leading scientific expert. For fans of Netflix's 'My Octopus Teacher' and Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith.'Enchanting.' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Abounds with wonders.' KATHLEEN JAMIE, NEW STATESMAN'Brings the world of the octopus vividly alive... a sense ...Show more
Buried: An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain by Alice Roberts
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Tender, fascinating ... Lucid and illuminating' Robert MacfarlaneFunerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from rich ...Show more
Eternal Echoes: Exploring Our Hunger To Belong by John O'Donohue
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
This work embarks on a journey of discovery into the heart of the post-modern world - a hungry, homeless world that suffers from a deep sense of isolation and fragmentation. This stems from the need to belong, the most basic of human desires. First published 1998.
Seeing Further : The Story of Science and the Royal Society by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the rich history of the Royal Society. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pioneer ...Show more
Geography - Why It Matters by Alexander B. Murphy
$20.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Companions to Linguistics Series (CLNZ) Ser.
Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our ancestors where to plant crops, and helped them appreciate the diversity of the planet. Today, the physic ...Show more
Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama
$59.99 AUD
Category: Science
Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity o ...Show more