| Author: | Stephen Hawking |
| Category: |
Science |
'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' Steven Poole, DAILY TELEGRAPH
The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this br... read more
| Author: | Edward Woo; Hannah Schubert (Illustrator); Alissa Dinallo (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Science |
| Reading Level: | 4 Science |
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number?The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extr... read more
| Author: | David Christian |
| Category: |
Science |
How did we get from the Big Bang to today's staggering complexity, in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful enough to transform the planet? And why, in comparison, are our closest primate relatives reduced to near-extinction?
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| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | David Astle |
| Category: |
Science |
Master wordsmith and crossword king David Astle scientifically proves how cryptic crosswords can ward off dementia.
| Author: | Norman Doidge |
| Category: |
Science |
| Series: | The Neuroplasticity Chronicles |
An astonishing new scientific discovery called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the adult human brain is fixed and unchanging. It is, instead, able to change its own structure and function, even into old age.
Psychiatrist and researcher N... read more
| Author: | Yuval Noah Harari |
| Category: |
Science |
| Awards: | Long-listed for Wellcome Book Prize 2017 (UK). |
THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
Sapiens shows us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going.
Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that w... read more
| Author: | Adrian Lister |
| Category: |
Science |
Explore Darwin's pioneering work on fossils in this richly illustrated book. In On the Origin of Species Charles Darwin credited his discoveries of fossils, as much as those of living creatures, as the stimulus for his theory of evolu... read more
