| Author: | Charles Graeber |
| Category: |
Science |
One hundred years ago, physicians marvelled at patients with bacterial infections who appeared to have been spontaneously cured of deadly tumours. What was a miraculous mystery then is now hard scientific fact- immunotherapy is the cutting ... read more
| Author: | Wallace J. Nichols |
| Category: |
Science |
Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about ... read more
| Author: | Adam Spencer |
| Category: |
Science |
Australia's funniest mathematician is back in 2019 with a small format edition of 2018's bestseller. Which number terrifies Ogdokontaheptaphobes? Why would you watch the same clock for 14 years? And have you met the 23-million-digit prime? The answers to all of these questio... read more
| Author: | James Doyle; Claire Goble |
| Category: |
Science |
Why Can't I Feel the Earth Spinning? is an irreverent and informative introduction to tricky questions about science. How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? Why does medicine taste so bad? Why don't airplanes fall down?... read more
| Author: | Karl Kruszelnicki |
| Category: |
Science |
Get your pulse racing with Australia's most popular scientist, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.Discover why people tell lies, why some planets are hotter than stars and how humans are terraforming the Earth. Is cockroach milk really the next Superfood? Why are birds so smart? Why do trees need ... read more
| Author: | Guy Leschziner |
| Category: |
Science |
| Reading Level: | 7 |
'With my job on Today, I have become obsessed with sleep. The Nocturnal Braininterweaves bizarre real life stories with cutting edge neurological science in the true tradition of Oliver Sachs. A fascinating read.' - Martha Kearney, BBC Radio ... read more
| Author: | Hilde Østby; Ylva Østby |
| Category: |
Science |
| Reading Level: | 4 Science |
What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what, exactly, is a memory? Diving for Seahorses answers these questions and more, offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties: our memory. Sisters Hilde and Ylva Østby - one ... read more
| Author: | Charles Darwin; William Bynum (Editor, Notes by, Introduction by); Janet Browne (Editor); Damien Hirst (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Penguin Spinner Non-fiction |
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin's classic treatise on his theory of evolution and natural selection and is among the most important works in the history of science and evolutionary biology. When on board H.M.S. Beagle, as naturalist, I was much s... read more
| Author: | Oliver Sacks |
| Category: |
Science |
| Series: | Picador Classic |
With an introduction by Will Self A classic work of psychology, this international bestseller provides a groundbreaking insight into the human mind. If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self ... read more
| Author: | Hamish McKenzie |
| Category: |
Science |
From a journalist and former writer for Tesla comes the astounding story of the most revolutionary car company since Ford, revealing how, under Elon Musk's 'insane mode' leadership, it is bringing an end to the e... read more
| Author: | Richard Dawkins |
| Category: |
Science |
The God Delusioncaused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hard... read more
| Author: | Daniel J. Siegel |
| Category: |
Science |
The groundbreaking bestseller on how your capacity for insight and empathy allows you to make positive changes in your brain -- and in your life Daniel J. Siegel, widely recognised as a pioneer in the field of mental health, coined the term 'mindsight' to d... read more
