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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of
A thrilling, witty, genre-busting book on microbes, one of science's hottest topics, by a debut writer with a huge following. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE...
The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years
A brilliant, paradigm-shifting global survey of how human history has reshaped the planet, and vice versa over the last 500 years In this paradigm-shifting global history of how humanity has...
The Descent of Man: Selection in Relation to Sex
"One of the ten most significant books" - Sigmund Freud No book made a greater impact on the intellectual world of its first Victorian readers nor has had such an...
Coral Reefs of Australia: Perspectives from Beyond the Water's Edge
Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to the Pacific Ocean in the East. They have been viewed...
Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore
"This little book is big fun."-Michael Pollan An illustrated mini-encyclopedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings Fungipedia presents a delightful A-Z...
Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines: Our Lifelong Relationship with Fungi
The hidden role of fungi inside and all around us. From beneficial yeasts that aid digestion to toxic molds that cause disease, we are constantly navigating a world filled with...
Secure: The Revolutionary Guide to Creating a Secure Life
Dr Amir Levine, co-author of the groundbreaking, multimillion-copy international bestseller Attached, presents a bold new promise - that anyone can learn to create a secure life - and offers practical...
How Evolution Explains Everything About Life: From Darwin's brilliant
How did we get here? All cultures have a creation story, but a little over 150 years ago Charles Darwin introduced a revolutionary new one. We, and all living things,...
Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female
Spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel tells the riveting story of the female pilots who each dreamed of being the first American woman in space. When the space age dawned in...
Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
Learning how to rest- the smartest lifehack of all In our 24-7 global economy, rest feels like a luxury at best and a weakness at worst. We see work and...
Tasmanian Mayflies: Identification, Ecology, Behaviour and Imitation
Mayflies are one of the world's most diverse, abundant and important aquatic insects. Famous for their brief adult life spans, mayflies play a key role in the ecology of aquatic...
Hawkmoths of Australia: Identification, Biology and Distribution
Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but others are widespread and often encountered in gardens. However, little...
The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worlds For as long as we've studied the mind, we've believed that information flowing from our...