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The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves
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The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World
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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....
What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner
Author: Dan Levitt Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Siddhartha Mukherjee, a wondrous, wildly ambitious, and vastly entertaining work of popular...
Seaweed: Foraging, Collecting, Pressing
Author: Melanie Molesworth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 A gorgeous guide to foraging, pressing and using seaweeds for a wealth of home creative projects. Both aspirational and inspirational, this...
Just the Way You Are
Author: Emma Dodd Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 24 A heartwarming story that celebrates unconditional love from internationally bestselling author, Emma Dodd. I love you just the way you are....
Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour
Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Journey into the vast depths of the observable universe by visualising the most spectacular images in astronomy in stereoscopic 3D....
Zoo Matching Games and Book
Author: Emily Emerson Format: Game Number of Pages: 24 An early years memory game and book featuring all kinds of zoo animals. From frogs and flamingos to lions and lemurs,...
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals: Observations from a Family Farm
Author: Rosamund Young Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 We talk about people behaving like sheep, which assumes that sheep all behave in the same way. That has not been...
A Profession's Pathway: Nursing at St Vincent's Since 1893
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The Physical Principles of Astronautics
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Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders
Author: James O'Hanlon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 There are more than 50 000 species of spiders. They surround us in our daily lives and, contrary to popular belief,...
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Author: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 *One of Times Higher Education's Best Books of 2015* *Winner of the 2016 Gregory Bateson Prize, The Society for Cultural...
Gum: The story of eucalypts & their champions
Author: Ashley Hay Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 No matter where you look in Australia, you're more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as...
A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia
Author: Tony Young Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 Australia is world-renowned for its often extraordinary and unique natural environment including many of its plants and animals. This beautiful little...
Curlews on Vulture Street: Cities, Birds, People and Me
Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Darryl Jones, author of Feeding the Birds at Your Table, reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share...
Underground Lovers: Encounters with fungi
Author: Alison Pouliot Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'In the gloom of the forest floor, fallen branches are sheathed with fungal stripes of yellow and purple. But beneath the...
2024 Australasian Sky Guide
Author: Nick Lomb Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 All you need to know about the night sky This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers...
Australian Termites
Author: Phillip HadlingtonFormat: Paperback, 160mm x 270mm, 368g, 148 pagesPublished: NewSouth Publishing, Australia, 2007Shows readers the how, which, when, where, what and why of termite and wood borer control. The...
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...
Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A guide for Australia
Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 *Shortlisted for the 2020 ABIA Small Publisher's Adult Book of the Year* The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year...
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...
Beetles of the World: A Natural History
Author: Maxwell V. L. Barclay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms...
Wasps of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Author: Simon van Noort Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the world. Wasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one...
Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Author: Mark O'Shea Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A gorgeously illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of snakes around the world. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica...
The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet's Bee Life
Author: Dr. Christina Grozinger (Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and Director for the Center for Pollinator Research) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A beautifully illustrated guide to the...
Sharks of the World: A Complete Guide
Author: Dr. David A. Ebert Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 608 The most comprehensive reference guide to the world's sharks - now fully revised and updated Sharks of the World...
Frogs of the World: A Guide to Every Family
Author: Mark O'Shea Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A richly illustrated guide to the world's frogs that includes species from every family. With more than 7,600 known species, frogs...
Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood: A Field Guide
Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 ** Shortlisted, ABIA 2024, Illustrated Book of the Year ** ** Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2024, Illustrated nonfiction ** Interested in...
The World Atlas of Rivers, Estuaries, and Deltas
Author: Jim Best (Jack C. Threet and Richard L. Threet Professor) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world's rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their...
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...
The Lives of Butterflies: A Natural History of Our Planet's Butterfly Life
Author: David G. James Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 There are more than fifteen thousand butterfly species in the world, fluttering through a wide variety of habitats. Bright and...
Paleontology: An Illustrated History
Author: David Bainbridge Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 An illustrated look at the art and science of paleontology from its origins to today Humans have been stumbling upon the...
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...
The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders
Author: Dr. Ximena Nelson (Post-Doctoral Fellow) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the world. Spiders are...
Ocean Life in the Time of Dinosaurs
Author: Nathalie Bardet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 A richly illustrated introduction to the spectacular reptiles that swam the oceans when dinosaurs roamed the land. During the Mesozoic Era,...
Avian Architecture Revised and Expanded Edition: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build
Author: Peter Goodfellow Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Describing how birds...
The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs Third Edition
Author: Gregory S. Paul Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A fully updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed, bestselling dinosaur field guide. The bestselling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs...
Dinosaur Behavior: An Illustrated Guide
Author: Mike Benton, OBE, FRSE Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologist. Paleobiology has advanced from a speculative subject...
The Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and Ecology
Author: David A. Grimaldi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 With an astounding 3.5 million species occupying virtually every habitat on Earth, insects are one of the most diverse groups...
Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners: 20 Mysteries of Honey Bee Behavior Solved
Author: Thomas D. Seeley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 312 Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes readers inside a world seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty...
Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth's Past and Will Shape Our Future
Author: Stephen Porder Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 It is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of...
AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
Author: Verity Harding Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A humanist manifesto for the age of AI. Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time. As AI's...
The Hidden World: How Insects Sustain Life on Earth Today and Will Shape Our Lives Tomorrow
Author: George McGavin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Insects conquered the Earth long before we did and will remain here long after we're gone. They outnumber us in the...
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life
Author: Timothy J. Jorgensen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 440 When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic...
The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words
Author: Virginia Trimble Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 504 The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed...
On the Future: Prospects for Humanity
Author: Lord Martin Rees Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees...
Stochastic Thermodynamics: An Introduction
Author: Luca Peliti Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 The first comprehensive graduate-level introduction to stochastic thermodynamicsStochastic thermodynamics is a well-defined subfield of statistical physics that aims to interpret thermodynamic...