Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans by Charles Clover
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A landmark, inspiring book showing that the best way to protect our seas is to stand back and let nature repair the damage, from the Co-founder of Blue Marine Foundation and one of the leading figures in marine conservation.'A game-changer!' - Margaret Atwood, Twitter'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree ...Show more
Tapestries of Life: Uncovering the Lifesaving Secrets of the Natural World by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The second book by the bestselling author of Extraordinary Insects Trees clean air and water; hoverflies and bees pollinate our crops; the kingfisher inspired the construction of high-speed trains. In Tapestries of Life, bestselling author Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson explains how closely we are all connected ...Show more
Pests and Pestilence - The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand by Phil Lester
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
‘Pestilence’ is a word that conjures up destruction at a large scale. It can be a plague of ravenous rabbits, millions of wilding pines that swallow up landscapes, a virus that brings the world to its knees within weeks of emergence.In Phil Lester’s new book we dive deep into the world of pestilence. We ...Show more
Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maar - A Window into Miocene Zealandia by Uwe Kaulfuss; Daphne Lee; John Conran
$60.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
In Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maar, authors Daphne Lee, Uwe Kaulfuss and John Conran share their passion and knowledge for Foulden Maar in Otago, New Zealand, a paleontological site of international significance and home to countless rare, well-preserved fossils. This beautifully illustrated book reve ...Show more
Magic of Mushrooms (Kew Gardens): Fungi in folklore, science and the occult by Sandra Lawrence, Sandra Lawrence
$33.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Featuring images of over 100 species, this book explains the folklore, science and occult of fungi, showing that from saving lives to expanding the mind, the potential of these fascinating organisms should not be underestimated.
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wr ...Show more
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams; With Gail Hudson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature | Series: Global Icons Series
A legendary conservationist. A lifetime spent fighting for nature. An indispensable message of hope.The world-renowned naturalist and conservationist Jane Goodall has spent more than a half-century warning of our impact on our planet. From her famous encounters with chimpanzees in the forests of Gombe a ...Show more
The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the microscopic world around us by Keith Seifert
$37.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
An enthralling look at our relationship with fungi, from an author who has spent more than forty years studying them on five continents.Fungi are essential to all life on Earth and yet fungal diseases lead to over one million deaths each year. How can we strike a better balance with our microbial cousin ...Show more
A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul
$25.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
‘A vaulting triumph of a book’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding. A master storyteller, Weidensaul communicates so much joy in the sheer act of witnessing and such exhilaration in the advances of the science behind what he sees that we are slow to grasp the extent of the ecological crisis that he outline ...Show more
The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop by Tristan Gooley
$30.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Telegraph Best Books of 2021 'Marvellous...Gooley's witty, conversational writing makes reading a joyful breeze' Geographical Magazine 'A sensitive study that combines theoretical physics with beautiful nature writing.' - Telegraph Best Books To Read On A Summer Holiday 'The Secret World of Weather ...Show more
A History of the Universe in 100 Stars by Florian Freistetter
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
'Inventive [...] done beautifully' - TLSFrom the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars.Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars that have almost nothing in common. Some are bright and famous, some shine so feebly ...Show more
Man on the Moon - The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin
$32.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
'Impressive and illuminating' -Tom Hanks The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their 'giant leap for mankind' across a ghostly lunar landscape, they were watched by some 600 million people on Earth 240,000 miles away ...Show more