The Psychopath Test - A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Picador Collection
The Sunday Times bestseller - now with a new introdution and part of the Picador Collection'The belly laughs come thick and fast' - The Observer_____What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the worl ...Show more
In Plain Sight: An Investigation into UFOs and Impossible Science by Ross Coulthart
$36.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes ... Investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has been intrigued by UFOs since mysterious glowing lights were reported near New Zealand's Kaikoura mountains when he was a teenager. Th ...Show more
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
$26.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he c ...Show more
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow
$30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read' The Guardian 'This is not a book. This is an intellectual feast' Nassim Nicholas Taleb For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thu ...Show more
Mathematics: From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity
$17.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
People have always sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules that govern our world and beyond. This book traces humankind's greatest achievements, plotting a journey through the mathematical intellect ...Show more
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke
$27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER"Brilliant... riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued."--Beth Macy, author of DopesickAs heard on Fresh Air This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and wh ...Show more
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$48.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect gift for the curious beings in your life. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species ...Show more
Brilliant Maps: An Atlas for Curious Minds by Ian Wright
$32.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
See the world anew with this unique and beautifully designed infographic atlas. WITH A FOREWORD BY TIM HARFORD Which nations have North Korean embassies? Which region has the highest number of death metal bands per capita? How many countries have bigger economies than California? Who drives on the 'wron ...Show more
Sex Life: How Our Sexual Encounters and Experiences Define Who We Are by Pamela Stephenson-Connolly
$39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
How do our early sexual experiences impact on our adult sex lives? Are you having more virtual sex than real sex? How many of us stop to consider our sex life as something that naturally evolves – much like our minds, bodies and personalities. Bestselling author and leading sex therapist, Pamela Stephen ...Show more
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
$27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.
The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine
$29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From the author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller "The Female Brain" comes this eagerly awaited follow-up. Did you know that the male brain: is a lean, mean problem-solving machine that uses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to find solutions; thrives under competition, inst ...Show more
The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology by Tim Birkhead
$49.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, and today that fascination is still growing. In 2007 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes, not just in Britain, but throughout the world, and the range of interest runs from the specialist to the beginner. In The Wisdom of Birds, ...Show more