Big Miracle: Three Trapped Whales, One Small Town, a Big-hearted Story of Hope by Tom Rose
$27.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
In October 1988 an Inuit hunter saw three grey whales trapped in the frozen Arctic ocean near Barrow, an isolated Alaskan outpost. They were working together to keep their blow hole open, the two adolescents caring for the weaker baby. It was a poignant sight. Filmed by a local television reporter, this ...Show more
Fascinating Birds by Markus Varesvuo
$49.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Bird photographer extraordinaire Markus Varesvuo has picked his 100 favourite species, and in this sumptuous book they are illustrated using his stunning camerawork and shown as never seen before by readers. Markus has selected the very best images from the thousands he has taken over the decades, and i ...Show more
Birds: Magic Moments by Markus Varesvuo
$34.99 NZD
$49.99 (30% off)
Category: Science & Nature
The vibrant and exciting world of birds is shown in all its glory in this new book from renowned Finnish wildlife photographer Markus Varesvuo, who has trekked to remote and beautiful locations to capture birds in their natural habitat going about their daily lives. Moments rarely caught by humans have ...Show more
Gravity: How the Most Mysterious Force in the Universe Shapes Our Lives by Brian Clegg
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Then Einstein picked up on the simple premise that gravity and acce ...Show more
Before Galileo: The birth of modern science in Medieval Europe by John Freely
$36.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Histories of modern science often begin with the heroic battle between Galileo and the Catholic Church that sparked the Scientific Revolution and led to the world-changing discoveries of Isaac Newton. In reality, more than a millennium before the Renaissance, a succession of scholars paved the way for t ...Show more
Shark: Travels Through a Hidden World by Juliet Eilperin
$24.99 NZD
Category: Pets & Animals
From the Bahamas and South Africa to Shanghai, sharks are the object of obsession: film stars go big-game fishing for them and shark's fin soup is a coveted status symbol in China. Elsewhere, people and sharks exist alongside each other: surfers tolerate their presence and eco-tourists swim with them. Y ...Show more
Ken Ring’s New Zealand weather almanac 2014 by Ken Ring
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A whole year's weather forecasts in one place! The bestselling weather guide New Zealanders can't afford to be without. Farmers, fishermen, gardeners, skiers, event planners, and anyone who works outdoors or just wants to know what the weather is going to do, cannot be without Ken Ring's weather almanac ...Show more
Constellations: A Field Guide to the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Step outside on a clear night, and the number of stars in the night sky can be overwhelming. Take a pair of binoculars or a small telescope with you, and a celestial vista of star clusters and clouds, knots of gas and dust, nearby planets and distant galaxies is revealed. Since ancient times, stargazers ...Show more
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when medieval physicians boiled juniper berries with wine to treat stomach pain. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the surprising botanical history and fascinating science an ...Show more
Poisoned Planet by Julian Cribb
$36.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
From morning to night, we are surrounded by man-made chemicals, most of them untested, many of them toxic. It's the price we pay for convenient, cheap products. The effects on our health are just now becoming known. We want things to be cheap, convenient and useful. Our food arrives contaminated with pe ...Show more
Human Universe by Andrew Cohen; Brian Cox
$22.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live. Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extr ...Show more
Isis Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State by William McCants
$44.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands of its followers have marched across Syria and Iraq, subjugating millions, enslaving women, beheading captives, and daring anyone to stop them. Thousands more have spread ter ...Show more