The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka; Larry Korn (Translator); Wendell Berry (Preface by); Frances Moore Lappe (Introduction by)
38.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: New York Review Books Classics
Call it "Zen and the Art of Farming" or a "Little Green Book," Masanobu Fukuoka's manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of ...Show more
The End of the End of the Earth by Jonathan Franzen
35.00 NZD
Category: Natural World
A sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of Freedom and The Corrections In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigour to the themes – both human and literary – th ...Show more
Dinosaurs - 10 Things You Should Know by Dean Lomax
27.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
'A warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide' PROF. STEVE BRUSATTE, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs 'A fun, speedy read for grown-ups who love dinosaurs - a great way to get into the subject' PROF. MICHAEL BENTON, author of The Dinosaurs Rediscovered --------- Travel back ...Show more
The Blue Wonder - Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing, and Other Astonishing Insights from the Ocean by Frauke Bagusche; Jamie McIntosh (Translator)
44.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
An Intimate Account of the Beauty and Mystery of the Ocean, Revealing Why, with each Breath, we are Inextricably Linked to its "Blue Wonder". Book jacket.
The Science of Everything - How Things Work in Our World by National Geographic Staff; David Pogue (Foreword by)
95.00 NZD
Category: General Science
National Geographic answers all the questions about how things work--the science, technology, biology, chemistry, physics, and mechanics--in an indispensible book that reveals the science behind virtually everything. How does the voice of a distant radio announcer make it through your alarm clock in the ...Show more
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur & Jay Burreson
34.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Though many factors have been proposed to explain the failure of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, it has also been linked to something as small as a button, a tin button, the kind that fastened everything from the greatcoats of Napoleon's officers to the trousers of his foot soldiers. When temperature ...Show more
Time - 10 Things You Should Know by Colin Stuart
27.99 NZD
Category: Space
'A gripping exploration of one of the most fundamental, but also perplexing aspects of existence.' PROF. LEWIS DARTNELL, author of Origins'Such an enjoyable read...full of delightful nuggets that you will want to impress your friends and family with.' PROF. JIM AL-KHALILI, NYT bestselling author of The ...Show more
Hot Air: The Inside Story of the Battle Against Climate Change Denial by Peter Stott
32.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The shocking inside story of the fight to halt climate change over the past twenty-five years by a world-renowned scientist. Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it taken so long for the crisis to be recognised? Her ...Show more
Ocean (DK Eyewitness) by .
24.00 NZD
Category: Natural World
A picture-packed guide to the oceans and seas featuring incredible wildlife, ocean explorers, shipwrecks, fishing, and conservation Discover the watery world that covers two-thirds of the globe and find out why oceans are so important to life on Earth. Meet jet-propelled octopuses and hermit crabs, look ...Show more
Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World - and Us by Patrick Roberts
40.00 NZD
Category: Natural World
A new and ambitious history of the world that reveals the deep-rooted and symbiotic relationship between humankind and tropical forest Jungle is a new and ambitious history of the world, telling the remarkable story of the world's tropical forests from the arrival of the first plants millions of years ...Show more
Life Changing by Helen Pilcher
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
In this post-natural history guide, Helen Pilcher invites us to meet key species that have been sculpted by humanity.We are now living through the post-natural phase, where the fate of all living things is irrevocably intertwined with our own. We domesticated animals to suit our needs, and altered their ...Show more
Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning through Making by Anna Ploszajski
34.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials. However, most scientists cannot measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or sculpt stone into all kinds of shapes, or know how it feels to ...Show more