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The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
Author: Dava Sobel Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 'A biographical orrery - intricate, complex and fascinating' The Observer 'A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and...
The Reality Frame: Relativity and our place in the universe
Author: Brian Clegg Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 Weaving together the great ideas of science, in this, his magnum opus, Brian Clegg builds up reality piece by...
Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves
Author: Caitlin O'Connell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others....
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Author: Manjit Kumar Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 For most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science. And yet for many years it was equally baffling...
Urban Pest Management in Australia
Author: Ion Staunton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 For 23 years and through four editions, Urban Pest Management in Australia has been the major reference work for Australian pest...
The Art of Logic in an Illogical World
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Author: Eugenia Cheng Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth world In a world where fake news...
Harmless Naturalism: The Limits of Science and the Nature of Philosophy
Author: Robert Almeder Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 235 In seeking to defend a form of naturalism that avoids both scientism and the reduction of philosophy to science,...
The Universe
Author: Naumann and Gobel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Delve into this book and discover a wealth of fascinating information about our universe. Learn how the rings of Saturn were...
A Short History of the World in 50 Animals
Author: Jacob F. Field Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A Short History of the World in 50 Animals provides a new perspective on the grand sweep of our planet's...
Invisible Lines: Boundaries and Belts That Define the World
Author: Maxim Samson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 Our world has innumerable boundaries, ranging from the obvious - like an ocean - to subtle differences in language or climate....
Know Thyself: The New Science of Self-Awareness
Author: Stephen M Fleming Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 How do you know when you've studied enough to pass an exam? Should you accept the testimony of an eyewitness?...
The Mind of a Bee
Author: Lars Chittka Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees. Most of us are aware of the hive mind - the...
Superpower: Australia's Low-Carbon Opportunity
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Testosterone Rex Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds
Author: Cordelia Fine Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 Shortlisted 2018 Orwell Prize 'In addition to being hopeful, Fine is also angry. We should all be angry. Testosterone...
Longitude
Author: Dava Sobel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how...
Behave :The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Author: Robert Sapolsky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 800 Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that...
Adam Spencer's World of Numbers
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Inferior: The true power of women and the science that shows it
Author: Angela Saini Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 'Inferior is more than just a book. It's a battle cry - and right now, it's having a galvanising...
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
Author: James Hannam Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilised behaviour. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could...
We Are Electric: The New Science of Our Body's Electrome
Author: Sally Adee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome - the bacterial fauna that populates our gut and can...
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
Author: Atul Gawande Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty -...
What Are You Thinking?: Why We Feel and Act the Way We Do
Author: Nicky Hayes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 The science of how we think is fundamental to understanding why we are who we are, and why we do what...
The Lives of Seaweeds: A Natural History of Our Planet's Seaweeds and Other Algae
Author: Julie A. Phillips Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The Lives of Seaweeds presents an inside look at the remarkable world of seaweeds and other algae. Coming in all...
Life In His Hands
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Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth
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How to Save the World For Free
Author: Natalie Fee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'Just what we need to get the job done' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Smart, easy ways to make a positive impact' Foreword Reviews...
Einstein: His Life and Universe
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The Explorers
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The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science: Costa & Royal Society Prize Winner
Author: Andrea Wulf Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016 'A thrilling adventure story' Bill...
Discovery: The Quest for the Great South Land
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E=mc2
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Apocalypse How?: Technology and the Threat of Disaster
Author: Oliver Letwin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 As the world becomes better connected and we grow ever more dependent on technology, the risks to our infrastructure are multiplying....
Buzz
Author: Adam Langstroth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Buzz captures bees in all of their moods, from serious (every bee has a job to do) to quirky (they communicate...
Karl, the Universe and Everything
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The Meat Paradox: 'Brilliantly provocative, original, electrifying' Bee Wilson, Financial Times
Author: Rob Percival Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Our future diet will be shaped by diverse forces. It will be shaped by novel technologies and the logic of globalisation,...
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars: The 10 Global Problems We Can Actually Fix
Author: Rowan Hooper Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 If you had a trillion dollars and a year to spend it for the good of the world and the advancement...
The Brain That Changes Itself
Author: Norman Doidge Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Meet the ninety-year-old doctor who is still practicing medicine, the stroke victim who learned to move and talk again and the woman...
The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods
Author: Danna Staaf Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world's most interesting and charismatic marine creatures. Dive deep into the...
Mending the Mind: The Art and Science of Overcoming Clinical Depression
Author: Oliver Kamm Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'A tour de force . . . an important, affecting and effective book' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL '[A] gorgeous and urgent book' STEVEN...
Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book: Everything you need to know about surf, sand and rips
Author: Rob Brander Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 How do waves break and what makes good surf? What are dangerous rip currents and how do you spot one? What...
The Climate Book
Author: Greta Thunberg Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 The world's leading climate activist has gathered over one hundred voices to tell the biggest story in the world We still...
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future
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Wooden Wonders: Victoria's Timber Bridges
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The Lives of Sharks: A Natural History of Shark Life
Author: Daniel Abel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A richly illustrated and comprehensive introduction to the world's sharks. Sharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales...
Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf
Author: Kevin Handreck Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 560 For 25 years, Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf has been a core text for horticulture students and an essential...
Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
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Human Origins: A Short History
Author: Sarah Wild Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a...