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The Stars : The Definitive Guide by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff; Caroline Bingham
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
The definitive visual guide to exploring all the marvels of the stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond.Chart the wonders of the cosmos in our own solar system and beyond with The Stars. Packed with 3-D artworks of each constellation and incredible new imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, grou ...Show more
Time Travel by James Gleick
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself. Gleick's story begins at the turn of the twentieth century with the young H. G. Wells ...Show more
Engineering : An Illustrated History From Ancient Craft To Modern Technology by Tom Jackson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
From ancient aqueducts to soaring skyscrapers, explore engineering milestones over the centuries. Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of Engineering in this engaging installment of the groundbreaking ...Show more
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life by Helen Czerski
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Just as Freakonomics brought economics to life, so Storm in a Teacup brings physics into our daily lives and makes it fascinating. Our world is full of patterns. If you pour milk into your tea and give it a stir, you'll see a swirl, a spiral of two fluids, before the two liquids mix completely. The sam ...Show more
The Book of Humans - The Story of How We Became Us by Adam Rutherford
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
'Charming, compelling and packed with information. I learned more about biology from this short book than I did from years of science lessons. A weird and wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets us apart ...Show more
The Quantum Universe : Everything That Can Happen Does Happen by Brian Cox
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the bestselling authors of "Why does E=mc2?" comes "The Quantum Universe", in which Brian Cox, presenter of the BBC's "Wonders of the Solar System" and "Wonders of the Universe", and Jeff Forshaw go on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of sci ...Show more
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
$42.00 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps" or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transc ...Show more
Primate Change by Vybarr Cregan-Reid
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
'An excellent evaluation of our bodily shortcomings' - Financial Times This is the road from climate change to primate change. Primate Change has been adapted into a radio series for the BBC WORLD SERVICE. * 'Our bodies are in a shock. Modern living is as bracing to the human body as jumping through ...Show more
The Visual Encyclopedia by DK
$69.99 AUD
Category: Science
This landmark piece of reference publishing offers a reliable, visually stunning, and family-friendly alternative to online information sources. Packed with carefully curated content, the pages of this illustrated encyclopedia are designed to be accessible and illuminating to a wide range of readers, an ...Show more
Adam Spencer's Big Book of Numbers: Everything You Wanted to Know About Numbers 1 to 100 by Adam Spencer
$26.99 AUD
Category: Science
How can a prime number be 'sexy' and 'safe' at the same time? Why shouldn't Aussie cricketers be scared of the number 87? And how many bacteria live in your pants ... All the answers and more are in Adam Spencer's Big Book of Numbers. This is a book for readers of all ages who love numbers, who want to ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2016 by Jo Chandler
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
The annual collection celebrating the finest voices in Australian science writing. From the furthest reaches of the universe to the microscopic world of our genes, science offers writers the kind of scope other subjects simply can't match. Good writing about science can be moving, funny, exhilarating or ...Show more
Karl, the Universe and Everything by Karl Kruszelnicki
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Grab your towel and hitchhike across the galaxy with Australia's most popular scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. Learn about Dr Karl, the universe and everything, and discover how air-conditioning is sexist, how you can kill a spinning hard drive by shouting at it and how space junk is threatening our futu ...Show more