50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Joanne Baker
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
We encounter physics before we've even left the house in the morning; an alarm clock tracks time, a mirror reflects light waves and our mobile phones rely on satellites held in their orbit by gravity.Where would we be without the Bernoulli equation to explain how planes fly, electromagnetic waves enabli ...Show more
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes by Steve Morton
$59.99 AUD
Category: Science
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent – the heart of Australia. Steve Morton brings his extensive first-hand knowledge and experience of arid Australia to this book, explaining how Australian desert ...Show more
Child of Gondwana - The Geological Making of Tasmania by Keith Corbett
$49.95 AUD
Category: Science
'Gifted geologist and writer, Keith Corbett, has created a book that will enhance your enjoyment of Tasmania's wilderness. By showing what is beneath the amazing scenery, this book provides an understanding of the landscape and explains why, over eons of time, Tasmania and its islands have become what t ...Show more
Crystal Companions: An a-Z Guide by Jessica Lahoud
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Demystify crystals, the gifts of nature, with this simple and comprehensive guide. Crystal healing is for everyone. Learning to work with these gifts from nature should be simple, easy, and effective. This beautifully illustrated book is a modern guide that aims to demystify the spiritual jargon ...Show more
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the p ...Show more
Gemstones Minerals of Australia by Sutherland Lin ; Gayle
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
This text is an accessible reference and identification guide to all gemstones and minerals found in Australia. The book introduces the reader to the chemical and crystal systems of the stones, before providing detailed descriptions of each stone including composition, structure and distribution.
How We Became Human by Tim Dean
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Over thousands of years, humans have developed mechanisms to help us live together in ever-larger social groups. We developed a set of 'moral emotions' such as empathy, guilt and outrage, as well as a tendency to favour people in our in-groups and a propensity to punish perceived wrongdoers. Our cultur ...Show more
Other Minds - The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. What if intelligent life on earth not only evolved on land, but also in the sea? Other Min ...Show more
Taking to the Field: A History of Australian Women in Science by Jane Carey
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
If asked to name an Australian woman scientist from the past, very few could. Let’s change that.Histories of Australian science largely overlook women. Their absence gives the impression that, until recently, there were no Australian women scientists. But this is far from true: women formed a much large ...Show more
The Crystal Bible Volume 1: Godsfield Bibles by Judy Hall
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Godsfield Bibles Ser.
This is a guide to all the crystals known to man, their shapes, colours and applications. The descriptions provide information on their appearance, worldwide distribution, attributes, actions and healing properties required to unleash their unlimited potential.
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene, the stunning odyssey of the cell - the key to life and ourselves**A NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, MAIL ON SUNDAY and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**'Will leave you in awe' GuardianFrom the dawn of ...Show more
2,024 QI Facts to Stop You in Your Tracks by John Lloyd; James Harkin; Anne Miller
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.
QI is the smartest comedy show on British television. Here creator John Lloyd and QI elves James Harkin and Anne Miller bring together 2,024 brain-tickling brand new facts to stop you in your tracks... Humans glow in the dark. The Pope drives a blue Ford Focus. One of the moons of Uranus is called Ma ...Show more