Written in Stone: Reading the Rocks of the Great Ocean Road by Philomena Manifold
$55.99 AUD
Category: Lorne & the Great Ocean Road
A celebration of the unique coastline of the Great Ocean Road and the deep time that has shaped it. Written in Stone takes the reader from the ochre cliffs of Torquay where 25 million year old fossils can be found, past the tip of Cape Otway where Gondwanan rivers have preserved dinosaur bones and on to ...Show more
Moons: The Mysteries and Marvels of our Solar System by Kate Howells
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
ALMOST EVERY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ONE, SO WHY DO WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT MOONS? Join astronomer Kate Howells on an interplanetary voyage to explore the mind-boggling moons of our solar system, from the volcanic hellscape of Io to the ice mountains and methane seas of Titan. Beautifully illustr ...Show more
Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
"The dramatic, globe-spanning and meticulously-researched story of two scientific rivals and their race to survey all life. In the 18th century, two men dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Their approaches could not have been more different. Car ...Show more
Beginning to End - Our Universe Inside Out by Peter Spinks
$29.00 AUD
Category: Science
When and how did the universe begin? What gave rise to the myriad galaxies of stars and immense super-clusters of galaxies that exist today? And how might it all end? Will it, in fact, ever end? These far-reaching questions have perplexed philosophers of old. But with the advent of exciting new technolo ...Show more
Metamorphosis: How insects are changing our world by Erica McAlister
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They outnumber us 200 million to one. Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today.Whether it’s the a ...Show more
We Can Do Better: A Departure into the World of Tomorrow by Maja Gopel
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
After her previous book, Rethinking Our World, eloquently untangled the complex world we live in, Maja G pel delivers the encouragement and the tools we need to go into action and build the world we want to live in. Humanity is undergoing a massive process of transformation, and the way we live will cha ...Show more
The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past by Taras Grescoe
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: A\Fascinating Book That Leaves You Hungry for More. --Kirkus STARRED Review Ser.
In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, "a surprising, flavorsome tour of ancient cuisines" (Kirkus ★)--from Neolithic bread to ancient Roman fish sauce--and why reviving the foods of the past is the key to saving the future. Many of us are worried (or at least we should ...Show more
Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin and the Victorian War Between Science and Religion by Michael Taylor
$37.99 AUD
Category: Science
Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world - overturning the literal reading of the Bible, liberating science from the shackles of religion, and giving birth to the secular age.In 1811, a twelve-year-old ...Show more
The Year in Tech, 2024: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review by Harvard Business Review, David De Cremer, Richard Florida, Ethan Mollick, Nita A. Farahany
$40.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: HBR Insights Ser.
A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech--all in one place. Generative AI, Web3, neurotech, reusable rockets to power the space economy--new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now t ...Show more
How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology by Philip Ball
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, how to enhance it, and what possibilities it offers. Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works—the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of g ...Show more
The Science Museum 100 Maths Ideas in 100 Words by DK
$28.99 AUD
Category: Science
Maths: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your mathematical curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in maths in concise, 100-word summaries.This book introduces 100 key areas of maths such as geometry, algebra, probability and pure maths ...Show more
The Science Museum 100 Physics Ideas in 100 Words by DK
$28.99 AUD
Category: Science
Physics: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your scientific curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in physics in concise, 100-word summaries.This book introduces 100 key areas of physics such as gravity, motion, magnetism and quantum ph ...Show more