Seven Wonders of the Solar System by David Aguilar
$37.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
David Aguilar, creator of Cosmic Catastrophes and former Director of Science Information at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, explores seven extraordinary celestial orbs, from our close neighbour Mars, home to the largest volcano in the solarsystem, to mysterious Planet Nine, an unseen gi ...Show more
The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (And Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird's egg' Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862 How are eggs of different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are? When does the shell of an egg harden? Why do some eggs ...Show more
The Smell of Fresh Rain: The Unexpected Pleasures of our most Elusive Sense by Barney Shaw
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: very good
What do we actually mean when we say that something smells of fresh paint? Or frying bacon? And what does five o clock in the morning smell like? Inspired by an unsettlingly synaesthesic question put to him by his son, Barney Shaw looks into the science of smell: peering behind its sensory nature to dis ...Show more
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos by Dava Sobel
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
In the 1520s a Polish cleric named Nicolaus Copernicus developed a revolutionary theory which placed the Sun, not the Earth, at the centre of our universe. The secret existence of this manuscript tantalised scientists everywhere in Europe. Then in 1539 a young German mathematician, Rheticus, travelled t ...Show more
Call of the Kokako by Jeff Hudson
$29.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Call of the Kokako is a journey of discovery into what makes the kokako ‘tick’ in order to save the species. This journey and work resulted in the restoration of the largest population of kokako in New Zealand with the help and dedication of many down to earth conservationists. Jeff Hudson spent 20 year ...Show more
The Shark's Paintbrush: Biomimicry and how nature is inspiring innovation by Jay Harman
$36.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
An interdisciplinary and international group of scientists, inventors and engineers are turning to nature to innovate and find elegant solutions to human problems. The principle behind this effort is called biomimicry and here Harman shares a wide range of examples of how we can borrow from natural mode ...Show more
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
$16.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: Evergreens Ser.
When Darwin set sail at the end of 1831, it was only with a vague notion that all life forms, both present and extinct, were more strongly related than the Christian version of the world's creation purported them to be. During his five-year voyage of research and discovery on board HMS Beagle, and later ...Show more
A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife by Hadoram Shirihai
$94.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
This spectacularly illustrated book is the only complete guide to thewildlife and natural history of the vast and beautiful Antarcticregion. Covering the Antarctic continent, the southern ocean, and thesubantarctic islands, this guide illustrates all of the region'sbreeding birds and marine mammals with ...Show more
A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, From Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel
$26.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
A wonderful look into understanding and recording time, Orzel's latest is appropriate for all readers who are curious about those ticks and tocks that mark nearly every aspect of our lives.--Booklist "A thorough, enjoyable exploration of the history and science behind measuring time." --Foreword Review ...Show more
Lion Hearted - The Life and Death of Cecil and the Future of Africa's Iconic Cats by Andrew Loveridge
$46.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: very good
"Until the lion has its own storyteller, tales of the lion hunt will always glorify the hunter." --Zimbabwean proverb In 2015, an American hunter named Walter Palmer shot and killed a lion named Cecil. The lion was one of dozens slain each year in Zimbabwe, which legally licenses the hunting of big ...Show more
Colossus by Colin Hynson
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Colossus explores some of the greatest feats of engineering in history, from ancient pyramids to enormous bridges to towering skyscrapers. Have you ever wondered how the Golden Gate Bridge was built, or how workers with basic tools created enormous monuments in ancient times? And how do you build a fl ...Show more
Letters from an Astrophysicist by Neil deGrasse Tyson
$38.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by revealing his correspondence with people across the globe who ...Show more