Cosmos: The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation by Carl Sagan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: Abacus Science Greats Ser.
Narrado con la proverbial habilidad que tenía Sagan para conseguir que las ideas científicas fuesen comprensibles y apasionantes, Cosmos trata de la ciencia en su contexto humano más amplio y explica cómo la ciencia y la civilización se desarrollan conjuntamente. La obra aborda también el tema de las mi ...Show more
Memory Code by Lynne Kelly
$34.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
In the past, the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape, and the stars in the sky too. Yet most of us struggle to memorise more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines as the key, Lynne Kelly has identified the powe ...Show more
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres
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Category: Nature and Science
The Paris Agreement was a landmark for humanity. In this timely and important book, two of the principle creators of that agreement show us why and how we can now realise its' promise. I hope it is widely read and acted on' Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger o ...Show more
Rivers: The Lifeblood of Australia by Ian Hoskins
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Category: Nature and Science
Rivers have long run in the blood of Australians. Givers of life and subjects of anguish, Australian rivers have shaped the nation from the moment the first Australians arrived tens of thousands of years ago. Offering the vital ingredient for life, they are also guardians of culture, a means of transpor ...Show more
The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide by Alice Roberts, Alice Roberts
$65.00 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
The most detailed guide to the human body available for the general readerThe definitive guide to the development, form, function, and disorders of the human body.The most detailed popular reference book on human anatomy available, this beautiful exploration of the human body is now in its third edition ...Show more
Beyond DNA: How Epigenetics is Transforming our Understanding of Evolution by Benjamin Oldroyd
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Category: Nature and Science
Uncover how a new approach to epigenetics affects the basis for our understanding of evolutionary biologyBeyond DNA is a journey through uncharted territory, advancing new ways of thinking about evolution and adaptation. For nearly a hundred years evolutionary biologists have understood that evolution p ...Show more
Adam Spencer's Big Book of Numbers: Everything You Wanted to Know About Numbers 1 to 100 by Adam Spencer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature and 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
Field Guide Tropical Fish Of Australia by Stuart-Smith Rick & Edgar Graham
$45.00 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
This indispensible field guide the most comprehensive of its kind covers nearly 1,100 fish species from the tropical seas around Australia. Each has a photo and concise written account. The book summarises information on marine fishes living in tropical and subtropical Australian seas, including the Gre ...Show more
Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
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Category: Nature and Science
A fully updated edition of this beautifully illustrated, encyclopedic guide to Earth's oceansAn enhanced edition of DK's exhaustive guide to the underwater worldThis authoritative, sumptuously illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of beautiful and informative art ...Show more
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Category: Nature and Science | Reading Level: near fine
# 1 New York Times BestsellerLibraryReads PickSMLWhat is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? Today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. Now Neil deGrasse Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, within sp ...Show more
Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Category: Nature and Science
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History magazine across a myriad of cosmic topics, from astral life at the frontiers of astr ...Show more
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant
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Category: Nature and Science
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who st ...Show more