The Matter of Everything: Twelve Experiments that Changed Our World by Suzie Sheehy
$33.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world.How did a piece a gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays?How did the experiments in the run-up to the Large ...Show more
This Book is a Plant: How to Grow, Learn and Radically Engage with the Natural World by Unnamed
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The way we think about plants is about to change forever: this is your handbook to a new natural world. We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives. But it's time to change our minds. New research shows ...Show more
This Is the Voice by John Colapinto
$38.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A New York Times bestselling writer explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. Finally, a vital topic that has never had its own book gets its due. There's no shortage of books about public speaking or language or song. But until now, there h ...Show more
This Way to the Universe: A Journey into Physics by Michael Dine
$37.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
This Way to the Universe is a celebration of the astounding, ongoing scientific investigations that have revealed the nature of reality at its smallest, at its largest, and at the scale of our daily lives. The enigmas Professor Michael Dine discusses are like landmarks on a fantastic journey to the edge ...Show more
Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World by Cade Metz
$26.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
'This colourful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective . . . Metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling.' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs____________________________________________________This is the inside story of a small group of maver ...Show more
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
$26.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
*Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Science & Technology Book of the Year* In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural historian shares a lifetime of wisdom and a hopeful vision for the future. See the ...Show more
The Psychology of Stupidity by Jean-Francois Marmion
$25.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The Number One International bestseller'We need books like this one' - psychologist Steven PinkerAt last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday.Stupidity is all ...Show more
The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses by Guy Leschziner
$38.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
''From the opening paragraph, I was spellbound, entranced. Through real stories about what happens when our fragile perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner connects us back to our senses.''Professor Alice RobertsWhere are you now?Look around you; what can you see?Close ...Show more
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson
$29.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a compelling account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she c ...Show more
Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand: The Definitive Guide by Andrew Matheson; Murray Reid
$60.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
For more than 25 years Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand has been the bible for New Zealand beekeepers. The only comprehensive guide to keeping bees in New Zealand, it provides both amateur and professional beekeepers with details on honey bee management throughout the year, advice on handling hive pr ...Show more
The Sloth Lemur's Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present by Alison Richard
$38.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.Madagascar is a place of change. A biodiversity hotspot and the fourth largest island on the planet, it has been home to a spectacular parade of animals, from giant fl ...Show more
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Substances and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury
$38.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
'A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.' -- Kathy ReichsAs any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring -- and popular -- weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of a ...Show more