Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything by Theodore Gray; Nick Mann (Photographer)
$34.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Molecules is the second book in the million-copy bestselling Elements trilogy. In Molecules, Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe (2015) and culminated with the ...Show more
The Hedgehog Handbook by Sally Coulthard
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Hedgehogs, with their quiet determination and bristling, bumbling ways, are seen by many of one of life's most enduring symbols of the countryside and town gardens. This shy, snuffling, enigmatic animal has captured the imagination of children and adults for centuries--from Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tiggywi ...Show more
Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story about Copper, the Metal That Runs the World by Bill Carter
$35.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
A sweeping account of civilization's complete dependence on copper that "is the best sort of journalism: beautifully written, rich in detail, and impossible to ignore" (Sebastian Junger). For most of recorded history, copper has proven invaluable: not only did the ancient Romans build their empire on m ...Show more
The Tasman - Biography of an Ocean by Neville Peat
$62.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: Very Good
"I had the ambition to not only go as far as anyone had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go." - Lieutenant James Cook, 1771. The mighty Tasman Sea casts a spell on all who venture into it. Here, for the first time, is a book that tells its remarkable life story, from its early origi ...Show more
The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way It Is? by Nick Lane
$59.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth - and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or completely different?In The Vital Question, Nick L ...Show more
Simply Climate Change: Facts Made Fast by DK
$24.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
The clearest, simplest guide to climate change ever publishedExploring the science behind climate change has never been easier Combining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Climate Change is an essential introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. ...Show more
Science : A History in 100 Experiments by Mary Gribbin
$59.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments - epic moments that have fuelled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. The history of science is a fascinating and long one, covering thousands of years of history. The development of scientific experiments involves some of the mo ...Show more
Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks by Juliet Eilperin
$49.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
A group of traders huddles around a pile of dried shark fins on a gleaming white floor in Hong Kong. A Papua New Guinean elder shoves off in his hand-carved canoe, ready to summon a shark with ancient magic. A scientist finds a rare shark in Indonesia and forges a deal with villagers so it and other spe ...Show more
Bird Brain: an Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Nathan Emery
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
An absorbing study of how birds think, revealing how science is exploding the myth of our feathered friends being ‘bird brained’, and how recent discoveries may call for us to re-evaluate how we identify and classify intelligence in other animals. Bird Brain will start by looking at the structures and ...Show more
E=mc2 by David Bodanis
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
'By the end of the astonishing E=mc2, a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners. It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. I didn't know I could ...Show more
The Physics Book: From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics by Clifford A. Pickover
$69.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, ...Show more
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: very good
In her instant, multi-month New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit." "Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere" (People). The daughter of a scient ...Show more