Please Explain by Karl Kruszelnicki
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
This is the latest in Dr. Karl's mega-selling science series. Australia's favourite scientist answers more curly questions on life, the universe and everything. No-one conveys the excitement and wonder of science quite like Dr. Karl, and this takes us on another thoroughly entertaining exploration of th ...Show more
Rhythms of Life : The Biological Clocks That Control the Daily Lives of Every Living Thing by Russell G Foster & Leon Kreitzman
$27.95 AUD
Category: Science
Popular science at its most exciting: the breaking new world of chronobiology
EARTH THE SEQUEL by HORN MIRIAM
$27.95 AUD
Category: Science
The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that s not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp, longtime president of Environmental Defense Fund, brings a surprisingly hopeful message: We can solve global warming. And in doing so, we will build the new industries, jobs, and fortunes of th ...Show more
The Silent Deep - The discovery, ecology and conservation of the deep sea by Tony Koslow
$49.95 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
The Discovery, Ecology and Conservation of the Deep Sea Combines history, ecology and conservation. It is the story of the discovery of the deep sea, of MankindâÂÂs unfolding understanding of the deep. Tony Koslow synthesizes the rapidly developing field of deep-sea ecology with an overview of ...Show more
The Best American Science Writing 2007 by Gina Kolata
$23.95 AUD
Category: Science
< p> Provocative and engaging, this collection brings together the premiere science writing of the year. Featuring the imprimatur of bestselling author and < i> New York Times< /i> reporter Gina Kolata, one of the nation's foremost voices in science and medicine, and with contributions ...Show more
Simplexity: The Simple Rules of a Complex World by Jeffrey Kluger
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
Why does kicking the TV work? What can the US military learn from the lowly bacterium? Why are the instruction manuals for cell phones incomprehensible? How does a spark of a single virus trigger an epidemic that claims millions? In recent years, cutting-edge studies in fields such as economics, genetic ...Show more
The Science of Happiness: How Our Brains Make Us Happy and What We Can Do to Get Happier by Stefan Klein
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
We all know what if feels like to be happy, but what mechanisms inside our brains trigger such a positive emotion? What does it really mean to be happy, and why can't we feel that way all the time? Psychologists and neuro-surgeons have been studying negative emotions for decades, but until recently few ...Show more
Rocks and Minerals - OUT OF PRINT
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: DK Handbooks
"The Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Rocks and Minerals" is packed with 600 full-colour photographs of more than 500 specimens. Authoritative text clear photographs and a systematic approach help you to cut through the complicated identification process and recognize a specimen easily. Each entry combine ...Show more
Visual Encyclopedia of Space by Kerrod Robyn, Hughes David
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
The Visual Encyclopedia of Space is the essential reference guide to space science and astronomy, with fantastic double-page spreads that go into each topic in depth. Find out how stars are born and how to measure their distance apart. Discover which is the biggest planet, and view all the latest inform ...Show more