The Globe (#2 The Science of Discworld) by Terry Pratchett; Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen
$19.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: The Science of Discworld
The sequel to the bestselling Science of Discworld. The acclaimed Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the Wizards of Discworld. In it they accidentally witnessed the creation and evolution of our universe, a plot which was interleaved with a Cohen & Stewart non- ...Show more
The Globotics Upheaval - Globalisation, Robotics and the Future of Work by Richard Baldwin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
We stand on the edge of a new era that will bring change to our world on a par with the Industrial Revolution. Automation, artificial intelligence and robotics are changing our lives quickly - but digital disruption goes much further than we realize. Richard Baldwin, one of the world's leading globaliza ...Show more
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
The God Delusioncaused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. While E ...Show more
The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages by Tom Ireland
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, 'good' viruses known as phages are infecting and destroying bacteria. These phages are the most abundant life form on the planet and have an incredible pow ...Show more
The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking; Leonard Mlodinow
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
"In the last thirty years of his life Albert Einstein searched for a unified theory - a theory which could describe all the forces of nature in a single framework. But the time was not right for such a discovery in Einstein's day. Neither was the time right when, in 1988, Professor Stephen Hawking wrote ...Show more
The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature by Peter Wohlleben
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
In an era of mobile phone addiction and ever-expanding cities, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature - but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the natural world remain alive and intact. Whether we observe it or not, our blood pressure stabilises near trees, the ...Show more
The Hidden Life of Life - A Walk Through the Reaches of Time by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
$44.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Animalibus Ser.
An iconoclast and best-selling author of both nonfiction and fiction, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing, thinking, and writing about the cultures of animals such as lions, wolves, dogs, deer, and humans. In this compulsively readable book, she provides a plainspoken, big-picture l ...Show more
The Hidden Life of Trees (Illustrated Edition) by Peter Wohlleben
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
In his international bestseller, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers? eyes to the wonders and amazing processes at work in the forest. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling selections from the original book a ...Show more
The Hidden Life of Trees - What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their chi ...Show more
The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Antonelli Alexandre
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Everything you need to know about biodiversity - what it is, how it works, and why it's the single most important tool to battle climate change - from the Director Science at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. We don't know what we've got until it's gone...This brief, lucid book by the Director of Sci ...Show more
The History of Science in Bite-Sized Chunks by Nicola Chalton; Meredith MacArdle
$16.99 AUD
Category: Science
Since ancient times, we have tried to make sense of our universe by observing objects far beyond our abilities to see or touch--from the smallest atom to the farthest star. This book covers, in chronological order, all the key discoveries and remarkable minds in each scientific field, including Aristotl ...Show more
The History of Space Exploration: Discoveries from the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future by Roger D. Launius
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: near fine
For centuries humanity has engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation, aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In more than sixty years since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, more than 6,000 functioning satellites have been launched into Earth's orbit a ...Show more