Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life by J. Craig Venter
$19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
“Venter instills awe for biology as it is, and as it might become in our hands.” —Publishers WeeklyOn May 20, 2010, headlines around the world announced one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in modern science: the creation of the world’s first synthetic lifeform. In Life at the Speed of Light, s ...Show more
Particle Physics - A Beginner's Guide by Brian R. Martin
$19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Series: Beginner's Guides
Gaining a following since the launch of the infamous Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing questions: How did the Universe start? What are we made of? How small is the smallest thing? Without presuming any prior scientific knowledge, Brian R. Martin takes ...Show more
Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life by Alex Bellos
$34.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively personalities all over ...Show more
Dr Karl's Random Road Trip Through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
$35.00 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Reading Level: 4 Science
In this, his 45th book, Dr Karl goes full kolour, with brilliant and funny illustrations to match his dress sense. So take a technikolour trip through science with the intrepid Dr Karl, Australia's favourite science guru. Q: HOW MANY DR KARL BOOKS ARE THERE IN THE UNIVERSE?A: MORE THAN A MILLION! Dr Kar ...Show more
Woods, Trees and Forests: A Social and Cultural History by Watkins Charles
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Throughout human history our relationship with trees, woods and forests has remained central to the development of our technology, culture and expansion as a species. In this engaging book Charles Watkins examines and challenges our historical andmodern attitudes to wooded environments, and our continui ...Show more
Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species by Sean B. Carroll
$28.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, and our picture of our species' history little more than a set of fantastic myths and fairytales. But a new era was dawning. Five decades later, On the Origin of the Species was able ...Show more
The Body - A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
$49.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Reading Level: good-very good
In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functi ...Show more
Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures by Christine Kenneally
$22.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? What role does Neanderthal DNA play in our genetic makeup? How did the theory of eugenics embraced by Nazi Germany first develop? How is trust passed down in Africa, and silence i ...Show more
F**k Plastic - 101 Ways to Free Yourself from Plastic and Save the World by Surfers Against Sewage
$16.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Is the thought of the 51 trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans keeping you up at night? Don't panic! The war on plastic has begun and you can help! In this book you'll find 101 little things you as an individual can do to avoid single-use plastics and help save the world. Governments, brands and cor ...Show more
How to Make a Tornado: The Strange and Wonderful Things That Happen When Scientists Break Free by NEW SCIENTIST
$19.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE | Series: New Scientist Ser.
This is the newest title in the brilliant and bestselling "New Scientist" series. Science tells us grand things about the universe: how fast light travels, and why stones fall to earth. But scientific endeavor goes far beyond these obvious foundations. There are some fields we don't often hear about bec ...Show more
Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond by Megan Watzke; Kimberly Arcand
$39.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
A visual exploration of the power and behavior of light, across the electromagnetic spectrum, and how it affects life on earth and everything in the Universe. Light allows us to see everything around us, but humans can only see a sliver of all light, known as the electromagnetic spectrum. Here, Kim Arca ...Show more
The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will be Nature's Salvation by Fred Pearce
$29.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE
Veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce used to think of invasive species as evil interlopers spoiling pristine 'natural' ecosystems. Most conservationists would agree. But what if traditional ecology is wrong, and true environmentalists should be applauding the invaders? In The New Wild, Pearce go ...Show more