Wild Weather - The Myths, Science and Wonder of Weather by Alison Davies
27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Wild Weather is a fun, easy-to-read guide to understanding the wonders of weather - from why it rains to cloud formations, from extreme weather events to the benefits of sunlight. Wild Weather is a beautifully illustrated book that explores the science of weather events and how they happen, but also ...Show more
Where the Wild Things Grow: A Forager's Guide to the Landscape by David Hamilton
49.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
Nestled by the roadside, peeking through the hedgerows, hidden in the woods and even in city streets and parks, wild food is all around us - if you know where to look.From woodland mushrooms and riverbank redcurrants to garden weeds and urban cherry blossoms, Where the Wild Things Grow takes us on a jou ...Show more
Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet by Colin Butfield, Jonnie Hughes
37.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
With an introduction from HRH Prince William After 100,000 years of human history, we stand at a tipping point where the next decade will determine the future for our species, and our planet. Between human population growth, overconsumption, climate change, pollution and industrialisation, the world we ...Show more
Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19 by Alina Chan; Matt Ridley
39.99 NZD
Category: Evolution / Biology
It's the greatest whodunnit mystery of the century: how did the first detected outbreak of Covid-19 start in Wuhan city? We know that the natural reservoir of SARS-related coronaviruses is in bats, but we do not how, where, and when SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, acquired the ability to ...Show more
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Kindred is important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.--The New York Times Book Review A] bold and magnificent attempt to resurrect our Neanderthal kin.--The Wall Street Journal Kindred is the definitive guide to the ...Show more
Eight Improbable Possibilities: The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths by John Gribbin
24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Gribbin casts a wide net and displays his breadth of knowledge in packing a lot into each chapter . . . a brief read, but one that may inspire readers to dig deeper.' Giles Sparrow, BBC Sky at Night Magazine A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holme ...Show more
Beneath the Night: How the stars have shaped the history of humankind by Stuart Clark
24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From Stone Age to space age, people have looked up at the stars and been inspired by their beauty, their patterns, and their majesty.Beneath the Night is a history of humanity, told through our relationship with the night sky. From prehistoric cave art and Ancient Egyptian zodiacs to the modern era of s ...Show more
A Tree A Day by Amy-Jane Beer
39.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
The beauty and power of the world's trees is timeless. Our appreciation of one of the oldest forms of life is particularly relevant in our age of climate concern. Immerse yourself in the world of trees with a tree a day - illuminating tree folklore, botany, tree uses, beauty and history.From the strengt ...Show more
The Science of Hope - Eye to Eye with the Cute and Charismatic (HB) by Wiebke Finkler; Scott Davis (By (photographer))
45.00 NZD
Category: Natural World
A breathtaking visual journey exploring why certain animal species capture our attention, and showcasing hopeful conservation efforts around the world. From polar bears to mountain gorillas, penguins to sea otters, certain animals capture our imagination. These are the animals that become mascots for c ...Show more
The Nation of Plants by Stefano Mancuso
27.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
This playful manifesto - presented for the plant nation by a leading neurobiologist - is an international bestseller. As plants see it, humans are not the masters of the Earth but only one of its most unpleasant and irksome residents. They have been on the planet for only about 300,000 years (nothing co ...Show more
The Seaweed Collector's Handbook - From Purple Laver to Peacock's Tail by Miek Zwamborn; Michele Hutchison (Translator)
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes. Seaweed is so familiar and yet its names - pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack - are largely unknown to us.In this short, exquisitely illustrated portrait, the Dutch poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares her discoveries of its history, c ...Show more
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis by Amitav Ghosh
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science
'Do not miss this book' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes EverythingThe history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis.Tracing the threats to our future to the discovery of the New World and ...Show more