Collected Writings of W.D. Gann Volume 6 - Astrological Letters, Writings & Charts by William D. Gann
$140.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
This collection contains some of WD Gann's most rare writings, those on financial astrology. Many people speculate and argue about just how key astrological work was to Gann's full system, as there is very little direct evidence or outright explanation of how he used astrology. Most of his references we ...Show more
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A life-altering journey through the science of neuroaesthetics, which offers proof for how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts - and how this knowledge can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities. Many of us think of the arts as entertainmen ...Show more
The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai Earth-Based Pathways to Ancestral Stewardship and Belonging in Diaspora by Layla K. Feghali
$55.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A profound and searching exploration of the herbs, foodways, and land-based medicines of Lebanon and Canaan--a deep invitation to remember and reconnect to our roots amid displacement and in diaspora.Herbalist and author Layla K. Feghali shares a nuanced and layered cultural history of the healing plant ...Show more
Who Owns the Moon? : In Defence of Humanity's Common Interests in Space by A. C. Grayling
$39.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles. The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world's superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars. As this new Space Ra ...Show more
The Seaweed Forager by Rebecca Gouldhurst
$46.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Step into the enchanting world of The Seaweed Forager, your guide to the treasures of the coastal shores. Learn to identify, harvest and prepare a myriad of seaweed species found along the stunning coastlines of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Uncover the astonishing nutritional properties of seaweed and the rema ...Show more
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
$65.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
From the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it ...Show more
Feijoa: A Story of Obsession and Belonging by Kate Evans
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants - how we need each other, how we change each other, and the surprising ways certain species make their way into our imaginations, our stomachs, and our hearts. ...Show more
Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we a ...Show more
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature | Series: Best American Ser.
Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022. "What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted," writes gue ...Show more
Bees and Their Keepers - From waggle-dancing to killer bees, from Aristotle to Winnie-the Pooh by Lotte Moller
$50.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly engaging cultural history of beekeeping - packed with anecdote, humour and enriching historical detail. The perfect gift. Beekeeper and garden historian Lotte Möller explores the activities inside and outside the hive while charting the bees' natural order and ha ...Show more
The Golden Mole: and Other Vanishing Treasure by Katherine Rundell
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world's most extraordinary endangered animals. The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. 'Rare and magical book.' - Bill Bryson 'A witty, intoxicating paean to Earth's most wondrous creatures.' ...Show more
On Time and Water by Andri Snaer Magnason
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A unique approach to climate change that recalls W. G. Sebald.