What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: good
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love h ...Show more
The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being: Evolution and the Making of US by Alice Roberts
29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
'From your brain to your fingertips, you emerge from her book entertained and with a deeper understanding of yourself' Richard Dawkins 'A masterful account of why our bodies are the way they are . . . this book really shines . . . Roberts's lightness of touch is joyous, and celebratory' Observer 'Witty, ...Show more
The Knowledge: The Periodic table by Paul Strathern
22.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: The Knowledge
Introducing a new series of information-led pocket guides aimed at demystifying a wide andeclectic range of subjects. Called The knowledge each book within the series is writtenby an expert in the field providing a lively, and informative, introduction to their respectivetopic.The formulation of the per ...Show more
The Hunt by Alastair Fothergill
29.99 NZD
65.00 (53% off)
Category: Natural World
With over 240 breathtaking photographs and footage from the landmark BBC series, The Hunt captures the dramatic encounters of predator and prey in an entirely new light. Featuring the extraordinary strategies of a huge range of predators, from cheetahs and African wild dogs to killer whales and polar be ...Show more
Collins Field Guide to New Zealand Wildlife by Terence Lindsey
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora
First published in 2000, the Collins Field Guide to New Zealand Wildflife quickly became a classic of its kind. Familiar to both national and international travellers keen to identify the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, freshwater fish andinvertebrates commonly encountered in this country, its com ...Show more
Penguins: Their World, Their Ways by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, Julie Cornthwaite
23.00 NZD
79.99 (71% off)
Category: Natural World | Series: Their World, Their Ways | Reading Level: Near Fine
Penguins are, perhaps, the most loved of birds. We've been fascinated by them for just about as long as we've known they existed. When penguins are on land, their actions appear to us so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for thinking we understand them perfectly, identifying with what looks ...Show more
India: Land of Tigers and Temples by Alex Gomille
49.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
To venture into the jungle and look a tiger in the eye, to marvel at the fantastic monument of the Taj Mahal, to watch pilgrims bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges - moments like these are among the highlights of a trip to India. In this new pictorial work by Axel Gomille, you can experience the magi ...Show more
Adam Spencer's World of Numbers by Adam Spencer
34.77 NZD
39.99 (13% off)
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
What's a 'firkin'? Is a tardigrade animal, vegetable or mineral? How fast is Usain Bolt ... really? And what's the record for the most lobster rolls eaten in 10 minutes? All these questions and more are answered in Adam Spencer's World of Numbers. This is a book for young and old - for anyone who's ever ...Show more
Butterflies of the World by Hoskins Adrian
39.99 NZD
Category: Science And Nature
A lavishly illustrated book covering the butterflies of the world, with informative text written by an expert author who has spent many years watching and studying lepidoptera around the world. Opening chapters cover the evolution, anatomy, lifecycle, ecology and taxonomy of the world's butterflies. Th ...Show more
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
15.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: good
In this mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind.Everything you need to know about modern physics, the u ...Show more
On Natural Selection: Popular Penguins by Charles Darwin
13.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: good
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves--and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and destroyed them. Now, Penguin brings you th ...Show more
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
24.00 NZD
Category: Natural World | Series: Penguin Classics
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in June of 1962. The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and ...Show more