Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind by Mike Jay
$22.95 AUD
Category: Science
A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explore the hidden regions of the mind A New Yorker Best of the Week Pick "Jay is a leading expert on the history of Western drug use, and Psychonauts is the latest in a series of excellent studi ...Show more
Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction and the Beginning of Our World by RILEY BLACK
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating exploration of the world's worst mass extinction and how it shaped all subsequent life on our planet. Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It's a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek ecosystem of North America 66 million years ago. A Triceratops horridus ambles along the edge of the for ...Show more
The Human Body: How it works by Australian Geographic
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Discover all there is to know about the human body in this all-in-one visual guide. Discover all there is to know about the human body in this all-in-one visual guide. Investigate all the different body systems that keep you moving, living and breathing. Find out what your body is made of, how your brai ...Show more
The Origin of Species (Collins Classics) by Charles Darwin
$5.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Collins Classics
Still considered one of the most important and groundbreaking works of science ever written, Darwin's eminently readable exploration of the evolutionary process challenged most of the strong beliefs of the Western world. Forced to question the idea of the Creator, mid-nineteenth century readers were fa ...Show more
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an in ...Show more
Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials by Alice Roberts
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today.'This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us he ...Show more
The Soul of Genius: Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and the Meeting that Changed the Course of Science by Jeffrey Orens
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
In 1911, some of the greatest minds in science convened at the First Solvay Conference in Physics, a meeting like no other. Almost half of the attendees had won or would go on to win the Nobel Prize. Over the course of those few days, these minds began to realize that classical physics was about to give ...Show more
The Ocean Speaks: A photographic journey of discovery and hope by Matt Porteous (Editor); Tamsin Raine (Editor)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Ocean Speaks is a fascinating look at the musings and testimonies of more than 45 ocean enthusiasts, all united by a single mission: to give a voice to the ocean. Discover the fascinating story of the Earth's open oceans with telling insights from the bold adventurers who love it most. The Ocean Spe ...Show more
The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars - (That You Can Spot in the Night Sky) by Giles Sparrow
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Previously published as A History of the Universe in 21 Stars. 'REVISED AND UPDATED___ 'A wonderful book about the science, history and mythology of 21 stars (and 3 impostors).' Dr David Whitehouse Look up on a clear evening, and you'll see thousands of stars shining in the night sky, each telling a ...Show more
Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution by Richard Dawkins
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Wonder of Flight. The Science of Evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. Do you sometimes dream you can fly like a bird? Gliding effortlessly above the ...Show more
Crystal and Gems: From Mythical Properties to Magical Stories by DK
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
Discover the history of precious, semi-precious, and organic gemstones, their scientific properties, their symbolic and mythical powers, and their traditional uses. Humans have been beguiled and fascinated by gemstones and crystals since prehistory, and made use of them for everything from currency and ...Show more