Science & Mathematics

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the thunderous arrival of the first steam locomotive on Australian soil to the sprawling transcontinental networks that stitched a vast continent together, Australia's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodFew nations on Earth command such awe and fascination as Australia — an ancient, vast, and utterly singular land that stands apart from the rest of...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNestled beneath a canopy of lush, verdant foliage, A Lake in the Forest invites readers into...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn one of the most dramatic and ill-fated expeditions in the annals of exploration, Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills led a party...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedLong before mammals inherited the Earth, an extraordinary dynasty of creatures ruled every continent for over 160 million years — and The...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodNestled in the lush Strzelecki Ranges of Gippsland, Victoria, Garden in a Valley is a tender and evocative memoir by one of Australia's most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the age of satellites and science, humanity sensed a living force running through the landscape —...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFrom the earliest dreams of vertical flight to the fearsome battlefield machines of the modern era, History of Helicopters chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedFew creatures have captivated and confounded the human imagination quite like insects — and Harry Frauca's Book of Insects presents these remarkable animals in...

Randall Munroe is . . . 'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre 'Totally brilliant' Tim Harford 'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates 'Wonderful' Neil Gaiman AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The world's...

This insightful illustrated study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft carriers to German U-boats during 1939-42. During World War II, over half of Britain's capital...

An illustrated account of the development and action-packed service history of the Jaguar attack jet, featuring first-hand accounts from the pilots that flew it into combat. Developed as a joint...

Using maps, contemporary photographs, and new artwork, this book examines the Hellcat and the naval aviators who flew them. Joining combat in the Pacific in late 1943, the Hellcat squadrons...

Overlooked, under-explored and misunderstood - this is the story of spin, the force which, quite literally, makes the world go round. In this comprehensive and wide-ranging book, Roland Ennos examines...

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our...

An award-winning astronomer and physicist's spellbinding and urgent call for a new Enlightenment and the recognition of the preciousness of life using reason and curiosity-the foundations of science-to study, nurture,...

'Eminently readable' - The TLS Books of the Year, 2024 Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic...

'Eminently readable' - The TLS Books of the Year, 2024 Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic...

The global ocean has through the centuries served as a trade route, strategic space, fish bank and supply chain for the modern capitalist economy. While sea beds are drilled for...

Your ultimate guide to planning a long-distance voyage. Jimmy Cornell is the undisputed authority on long distance voyaging. In the 3rd edition of this book, he and his son Ivan...

The economic growth obsession that dominates our lives cannot go on for ever. Our world is finite and has limits. Sooner or later, one way or another, this way of...

A fascinating and colourful biography of the father of quantum mechanics, by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schr dinger's Cat. Erwin Schr dinger was an...

Many scientists believe we are on the verge of a "Theory of Everything" - a complete unification of all the fundamental forces and particles of nature. In this book, the...

Evelyn Waugh chose the name \"Labels\" for his first travel book because, he said, the places he visited were already \"fully labelled\" in people's minds. Yet even the most seasoned...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely hailed as the greatest series of historical novels ever written. Struck off the Navy List for a crime he did not commit, Jack Aubrey...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodFrom the roaring piston engines of World War II to the supersonic jets of the modern era, Aircraft Anatomy: A Technical Guide to Military Aircraft...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the thundering iron giants of World War I to the sophisticated armoured behemoths of the modern battlefield,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn Rainforest, celebrated Australian painter Charles Blackman transports the viewer into the primordial heart of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems, presenting a stunning collection of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore the age of photography, before the microscope became commonplace, a small and dedicated fraternity of artist-naturalists set...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the age of steam and iron to the twilight of the great gun, The World Encyclopedia of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the smoke-wreathed torpedo boats of the 19th century to the sleek, missile-armed warships of the modern era,...

Edition: reprintsCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: some bumping on corners and spines; internally sound. name penned on feps....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodCondition remarks: some bumping on corners and spines; A landmark reference in the field of pediatric medicine,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodA Sometimes River: The Story of a Kangaroo is a beautifully crafted Australian nature story that chronicles the life of a kangaroo through the lens...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in the history of natural history illustration command the reverence afforded to John Gould, the nineteenth-century...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the golden age of scientific discovery, no voyage captured the imagination of the world quite like Captain...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDrawn from the remarkable collections of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, Australian Flora in...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: sound copy for age; frontispiece loose; map at rear...

Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWhat does it truly mean for a child to be normal, and how should a parent...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the dawn of the 1990s, a team of scientists made one of the most staggering discoveries in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIn the vast, sun-scorched outback of Western Queensland, where the land stretches endlessly beneath a relentless sky, the story of...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: SignedIn the vast pastoral landscapes of nineteenth-century Victoria, one family's story becomes a vivid chronicle of colonial life, ambition,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA garden has long been humanity's most potent symbol of the sacred, and The Faithful Garden: An Ecumenical Florilegium gathers that rich tradition into...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of experimental psychology and learning science stands Behavior Theory and Conditioning,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; slightly creased spineA cornerstone of psychiatric education in Australia, An Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry presents...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew scientific breakthroughs have reshaped humanity's understanding of life itself quite like the discovery of DNA's double helix...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodRising dramatically from the South Australian outback, the Flinders Ranges represent one of Australia's most ancient and awe-inspiring landscapes — and The Flinders Ranges...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA pencil-and-ink love letter to the Australian landscape, Wings, Waves and Weathered Wonders is a captivating sketchbook by...