Astroquizzical - The Illustrated Edition: Solving the Cosmic Puzzles of our Planets, Stars, and Galaxies by JILLIAN SCUDDER
$39.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A beautifully illustrated, enlightening edition of astronomer Jillan Scudder's exploration of our universe. Looking up at the night sky, it is almost impossible to imagine that we can trace our common ancestry with the distant stars and galaxies back over 13.8 billion years. Astroquizzical explores this ...Show more
Deep Time: An Illustrated Exploration of 4.5 Billion Years of Time Through Artefacts, Places and Phenomena by Riley Black
$49.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Deep time is the timescale of the geological events that have shaped our planet. Whilst so immense as to challenge human understanding, its evidence is nonetheless visible all around us. Through explanations of the latest research and over 200 fascinating images, Deep Time explores this evidence, from ...Show more
Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference by Helen Pilcher
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Small inventions - modest yet essential, diminutive in size and humble in stature - are an essential component of every element of everyday life. Fifty little objects of fascination, each concealing an unexpected history of innovation, are explored in Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference. From t ...Show more
The Human Cosmos - A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant
$22.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And it comes at a cost. The Hu ...Show more
The Psychic Tests: A deep dive into the world of believers and sceptics by Gary Nunn
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Award-winning journalist Gary Nunn investigates psychics, mediums and astrologers to understand their uncanny power and whether it's used for good or evil. Gary has always been a sceptic. His sister Taren, an avid believer, consults mediums to navigate a family trauma. When Gary reports a news story abo ...Show more
Unlocking the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking
$19.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The ultimate children's guide to the universe. Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon - or even on Mars? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? *NOW WITH BRAND NEW CONTENT FOR 2021* Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in t ...Show more
Reflections on the Guillotine by Albert Camus
$9.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.
'When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved, then there is no other solution but to speak out' Written when execution by guillotine was still legal in France, Albert Camus' devastating attack on the 'obscene exhibition' ...Show more
Every Deep-Drawn Breath: an intensive-care doctor's notes on healing by Wes Ely
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A world-renowned critical-care doctor offers hope for patients, their families, and the future of medicine in this timely, urgent, and compassionate work about the devastating and little-known physical and emotional effects of ICU stays. As COVID-19 survivors are discharged from hospitals, grateful to ...Show more
Science: The Definitive Visual Guide by Adam Hart-Davis
$59.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A beautifully illustrated, thematically arranged history of science - covering great scientists, inventions, and ideas - that has been updated to include the latest scientific advances Delve into the story of science - from astronomy and biology to geology and mathematics - with this illustrated guide t ...Show more
What's Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The story of the universe in thirty cosmological conundrumsIn the constellation of Eridanus there lurks a cosmic mystery. It's as if something has taken a huge bite out of the universe, leaving a super-void. What could be the culprit? A super massive black hole? Another, bigger universe? Or an expanding ...Show more
The Wisdom of Crowds (#3 The Age of Madness) by Joe Abercrombie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: The\Age of Madness Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Concluding the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE WISDOM OF CROWDS brings the series which is revolutionising fantasy to its stunning conclusion. . .Chaos. Fury. Destruction.The Great Change is upon us . . .Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the cru ...Show more