No Miracles Needed: How Today's Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air by Mark Z. Jacobson
24.99 NZD
Category: General Science
The world needs to turn away from fossil fuels and use clean, renewable sources of energy as soon as we can. Failure to do so will cause catastrophic climate damage sooner than you might think, leading to loss of biodiversity and economic and political instability. But all is not lost! We still have tim ...Show more
In Pursuit of Champions: The Inspiring Story of the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre by Keith Woodley
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fauna
'For nearly three decades, I have lived beside an estuary. Gleaming shell banks beneath vaulting sky, the clockwork pulse of tides and seasons, and vast muddy flats stocked with birds - these represent home. It is an attachment I cherish, a sense of place and fascination, continually renewed. But it was ...Show more
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
32.99 NZD
Category: Space
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time–war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism–in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of ...Show more
50 Great Trees of the National Trust (HB) by Simon Toomer
21.99 NZD
Category: Natural World | Series: The\National Trust Collection
Presented in a beautiful quarter-bound hardback format and aimed at a general audience, this engaging book presents a selection of remarkable trees in the care of the National Trust.Throughout human history, trees have occupied a role that is central to our existence - providing timber to build our home ...Show more
Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans by Charles Clover
40.00 NZD
Category: Natural World
A landmark, inspiring book showing that the best way to protect our seas is to stand back and let nature repair the damage, from the Co-founder of Blue Marine Foundation and one of the leading figures in marine conservation.'A game-changer!' - Margaret Atwood, Twitter'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree ...Show more
Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution by Richard Dawkins
24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The Wonder of Flight. The Science of Evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. Do you sometimes dream you can fly like a bird? Gliding effortlessly above the ...Show more
The Body Illustrated: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
75.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of the Number One Bestseller and Sunday Times Science Book of the Year, which takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. A directory of wonders' - Guardian 'Jaw-dropping' -The Times 'It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts in ...Show more
Ocean: Exploring the Marine World by Phaidon Editors
100.00 NZD
Category: Natural World | Series: Explorer Series
A richly illustrated celebration of the world's oceans and seas through art, history, oceanography, marine biology, and culture The latest instalment in the bestselling Explorer Series, Ocean takes readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers ...Show more
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and its Role in the Climate Crisis by Annie Proulx
32.99 NZD
Category: Natural World | Reading Level: near fine
From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx – whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth – comes a riveting, revelatory history of our wetlands, their ecological role, and what their systematic destruction means for the planet. A lifelong environmentalist, Annie Proulx brings ...Show more
An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
40.00 NZD
Category: General Science | Reading Level: near fine
A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world - from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes. The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fi ...Show more
The Future is Fungi: How Fungi Can Feed Us, Heal Us, Free Us and Save Our World by Michael Lim, Yun Shu
55.00 NZD
Category: Natural World
The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, ...Show more
Living Planet: the Web of Life on Earth by David Attenborough
49.99 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 to ...Show more