Malcolm and Juliet: Sex, Science and Video by Bernard Beckett
$19.95 AUD
Category: Science
Malcolm is sixteen. With the mind of a science nerd, the body of a teenager, and an ambition to reconcile the two, he embarks upon his latest research project - sex. Join Malcolm on his journey, as he meets the cast of characters who will take him a little closer to the centre of life's mystery. Will Ch ...Show more
Cakes, Custard and Category Theory: Easy Recipes for Understanding Complex Maths by Eugenia Cheng
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
Most people imagine maths is something like a slow cooker: very useful, but pretty limited in what it can do. Maths, though, isn't just a tool for solving a specific problem - and it's definitely not something to be afraid of. Whether you're a maths glutton or have forgotten how long division works (or ...Show more
Field Notes From A Catastrophe: A Frontline Report On Climate Change: A Frontline Report On Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
Elizabeth Kolbert's environmental classic Field Notes from a Catastrophe first developed out of a groundbreaking, award-winning three-part series in The New Yorker. She expanded it into a still-concise yet richly researched and damning book about climate change: a primer on the greatest challenge facing ...Show more
Quantum Age: How the Physics of the Very Small Has Transformed Our Lives by Brian Clegg
$21.99 AUD
Category: Science
The stone age, the iron age, the steam and electrical ages all saw the reach of humankind transformed by new technology. Now we are living in the quantum age, a revolution in everyday life led by our understanding of the very, very small. Today, technologies based on quantum physics account for 30 per c ...Show more
Ten Million Aliens by Simon Barnes
$21.99 AUD
Category: Science
Life on planet earth is not weirder than we imagine. It's weirder than we are capable of imagining.And we're all in it together: humans, blue whales, rats, birds of paradise, ridiculous numbers of beetles, molluscs the size of a bus, bdelloid rotifers who haven't had sex for millions of years and creatu ...Show more
Cosmos: An Infographic Book of Space by Stuart Lowe
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Universe is the ultimate in extremes and superlatives. The biggest. The heaviest. The oldest. The most powerful explosions. Even black holes - which can literally lead to regions beyond our infinite Universe! In this truly mind-blowing book, we use cutting edge infographics to illuminate - in a new ...Show more
Resurrection Science by Mr O'Connor
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
In a world dominated by human interference and rapid climate change, species large and small are increasingly vulnerable to extinction. In Resurrection Science, journalist M.R. O'Connor explores the extreme measures that scientists are taking to try and save them, from captive breeding and translocating ...Show more
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
$59.99 AUD
Category: Science
'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.' Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the hea ...Show more
How Many Moons Does the Earth Have?: The Ultimate Science Quiz Book by Brian Clegg
$16.99 AUD
Category: Science
Why did Uuq become Fl? Why is the sky blue? Why is the sky black? What is spaghettification? There's a problem with the typical pub quiz. It always features far too much sport, 1980s pop and celebrity gossip - and not nearly enough science. How Many Moons Does the Earth Have? is the ultimate solution. T ...Show more
The Magic of Maths by Arthur Benjamin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Magic of Maths is the maths book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples, from ice cream scoops and poker hands that teach you factorials to mnemonics that help you memorize pi, this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and fun behind those formulas and equa ...Show more
Best Australian Science Writing 2015 by Bianca Nogrady
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. How does dust connect the cosmos with our bed sheets? Why do lobsters do the Mexican Wave backwards? And what makes us feel 'wetness' when there's no such thing as 'wet' nerve receptors? Now in its fifth year, The Best ...Show more
A Is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Agatha Christie's detailed plotting is what makes her books so compelling. Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than any other murder method, with the poison itself being a central part of the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random; the chemical and physiologica ...Show more