Native Insects of Aotearoa by Julia Kasper; Phil Sirvid
$27.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
This handy and accessible introduction to the range of insects commonly encountered throughoutNew Zealand is aimed at the general public, museum visitors and tourists, with a 1950s-inspired giftabledesign and delightful illustrations. It provides insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections, and ...Show more
The Language of Trees: How Trees Make Our World, Change Our Minds and Rewild Our Lives by Katie Holten
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The Language of Trees is a gorgeously illustrated homage to the hidden wonders of the forest and our indelible connection to trees, filled with prose, poetry and art from over fifty collaborators, including Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Macfarlane, Zadie Smith, Radiohead, Elizabeth Kolbert, Amitav Ghosh, Ri ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Games - A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games by Marcus du Sautoy
$38.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Why do some games seem to be universal while others have a particular connection to the culture of the people playing them? Around the World in 80 Games is about the mathematics of chance, game theory, gamification, gaming strategies and computer games. Traversing the globe, Marcus du Sautoy looks at t ...Show more
The Forgotten Forest: In Search of the Lost Plants and Fungi of Aotearoa by Robert Vennell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
A guide to the spectacular oddities of the New Zealand forest, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees and Secrets of the Sea. Deep in the forest, in places you would never think to look, are some of the most remarkable creatures. Overlooked and unsung, this is the forgotten forest: a world ...Show more
Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
$42.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new scientist and writer. How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? In Eve, Ca ...Show more
Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles by Samuel Graydon
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS.THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAIN. His face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, he's a figurehead as much as a man, symbolic of things larger than himself: of scientific progress, of the human mind, even o ...Show more
New Zealand Bird Calls [Listen with a QR Code] by Lynette Moon
$30.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
New Zealand is known for its birds, and the melodic quality of their song. Here is a selection of 60 of the most popular, important or interesting birds. In New Zealand Bird Calls, each bird entry includes information about habitat, distribution, appearance and behaviour of the bird, along with a descri ...Show more
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination.For centuries, owls have capti ...Show more
2024 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring the Skies Above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa by Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion, Collins Astronomy
$23.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2024. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from ...Show more
Ten Trips: The Reality of Psychedelics by Andrew Mitchell; Andy Mitchell
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
In Ten Trips neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell takes ten different psychedelic drugs in ten different settings, puncturing the hype while providing the fullest picture yet of their limitlessly fascinating possibilities.Once demonised and still largely illegal, psychedelic drugs are now officially a 'break ...Show more
The Brilliance of Birds: A New Zealand Adventure by Skye Wishart; Edin Whitehead
$50.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
Who knew that the morepork, our forest-dwelling owl, can turn its head 270 degrees? Or that the eastern bar-tailed godwit doubles its body weight before undertaking an epic and continuous migration of 11,000 kilometres? Or that the tui has a specially placed voicebox, enabling it to duet with itself, so ...Show more
Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science & nature
The natural history of humankind, told through our long relationship with birds For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been i ...Show more