The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers by Carolyn Fry
$44.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
"The Plant Hunters" tells the story of our fascination with plants and the discovery of new species. From ancient times, when Alexander the Great included naturalists in his entourage, this intriguing story moves across the world, as plants such as coconut trees, roses and numerous fruits and vegetables ...Show more
The River of Consciousness by Oliver Sacks
$32.99 NZD
$37.99 (13% off)
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
Two weeks before his death, Oliver Sacks outlined the contents of The River of Consciousness, the last book he would oversee. The bestselling author of On the Move, Musicophilia, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks is known for his illuminating case histories about people living with neuro ...Show more
Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
$39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion-a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold-now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications.In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdi ...Show more
Shades of Grey (#1) by Jasper Fforde
$27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour. Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to ...Show more
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
$27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: good
Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this e ...Show more
Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond by Kathryn Harkup
$32.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Ian Fleming's series of novels based on the adventures of the secret service agent James Bond have thrilled and delighted readers since Casino Royale first published in 1953. And when the film of Dr No was released in 1962, Bond quickly became one of the world's favourite secret agents. The character ha ...Show more
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
$28.00 NZD
Category: Popular 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
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
$31.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
The acclaimed bestseller that will change the way you make decisions.In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive, and emotional; the other is slower, more delib ...Show more
The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
DK's best-selling guide to the history of psychology - now fully revised and updated How do our minds influence the way we behave? How do our bodies and minds work together? Do we have free will? Exploring and explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories in the field of psychology in a clear and ...Show more