Living Planet by David Attenborough
39.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough's seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet. Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt t ...Show more
Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles
32.99 NZD
Category: Natural World | Reading Level: very good
'A remarkable book' Robert Macfarlane 'A distinctive new voice: attentive and tender' Amy Liptrot 'Elegant, understated, urgent and nourishing' Jessica J. Lee Home is many people and places and languages, some separated by oceans. Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was ...Show more
The Eloquence of the Sardine: The Secret Life of Fish & Other Underwater Mysteries by Bill Francois
37.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
Humans have identified just a fraction of the 2.2 million species living in the sea. Roughly 91% of all marine species remain unknown: myths still to be written, discoveries still to be made, blank pages with room to dream . . .As a small boy, Bill Fran ois was frightened of deep water. Until a chance e ...Show more
The Whale in the Living Room: A Wildlife Documentary Maker's Unique View of the Sea by John Ruthven
37.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
The Whale in Your Room follows the thrilling adventures of BBC Blue Planet producer, John Ruthven, on a journey of discovery that helped the marine world flow into your living room via the TV.''Two hundred miles off the coast of New Orleans, in the clear blue open sea, I''m starting to know what being i ...Show more
The Arbornaut by Meg LOWMAN
36.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
Nicknamed the 'Real-Life Lorax' by National Geographic, the botanist and conservationist Meg Lowman takes us on an adventure into the eighth continent of the world's treetops, along her journey as a scientist, and into climate action. One of the world's first tree-top scientists, Meg Lowman is as innov ...Show more
Electric Universe : How electricity switched on the modern world by David Bodanis
31.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
For centuries, electricity was viewed as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an explosion of knowledge and invention, transforming our world. The force that once seemed in ...Show more
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet by Jane Goodall; Douglas Abrams
38.00 NZD
Category: Natural World | 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 ...Show more
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth
36.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Anil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our understanding of perception and reality, doing for brain science what Dawkins did for evolutionary biology.
The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet by Arthur Turrell
37.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From a young, award-winning scientist, a look at one of the most compelling and historic turning points of our time--the race to harness the power of the stars and produce controlled fusion, creating a practically unlimited supply of clean energy. The most important energy-making process in the univers ...Show more
The Brilliant Abyss: True Tales of Exploring the Deep Sea, Discovering Hidden Life and Selling the Seabed by Helen Scales
39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet. For centuries, myth-makers and storytellers have concocted imaginary monsters of the deep, and now scientists are looking there to find bizarre, unknown species, chemicals to make new medicines, and to gain a greater understanding of how this worl ...Show more
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman
24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Drawing on cutting-edge research this book demonstrates the brain's ability to change, rewire and heal, from the internationally bestselling author.
The Invention of Surgery by David Schneider
27.99 NZD
Category: General Science
"Bold and compelling... Uniformly excellent, and often wryly amusing."" - The Wall Street Journal"A globetrotting historical adventure, told from the inside of the operating room... Medical writing at its most exhilarating." - Michael Paul Mason"Comprehensively researched, deftly told, and radiating bot ...Show more