{"product_id":"secondhand-natural-science-bargain-book-box-sp2902","title":"Secondhand Natural Science Bargain Book Box SP2902","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Natural Science Bargain Book Box SP2902\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEighteen books for the reader who finds science as compelling as any novel — from the origin of life to the unweaving of the rainbow, from Darwin's biography to the science of extreme survival. Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, Martin Rees, Paul Davies, Frances Ashcroft: popular science writing at its very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEclipse — David and Carol Allen — a comprehensive guide to the astronomy and spectacle of solar and lunar eclipses, beautifully illustrated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBefore the Beginning: Our Universe and Others — Martin Rees — the Astronomer Royal on the nature and origins of the universe, and the possibility that ours is just one of many.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLife at the Extremes: The Science of Survival — Frances Ashcroft — how life survives at the deepest ocean, the highest altitude, the hottest desert, and the coldest ice: extraordinary biology told as adventure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Mismeasure of Man — Stephen Jay Gould — the definitive scientific and historical refutation of biological determinism and the misuse of intelligence testing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDarwin — Adrian Desmond and James Moore — the landmark biography that placed Darwin's ideas in their full social and political context. Essential Darwin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Story of Light — Ben Bova — the science, history, and philosophy of light, from ancient optics to Einstein and the laser.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eScience at the Extreme — Peter Lane Taylor (foreword by Thomas E. Lovejoy, Smithsonian Institution) — profiles of scientists working at the extreme limits of the knowable world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eUnravelling Piltdown: The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution — John Evangelist Walsh — the detective story behind palaeontology's greatest hoax and how it was finally exposed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History — Stephen Jay Gould — Gould's fifth collection of Natural History essays, covering evolution, extinction, and the contingency of life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Weather (BBC) — John Lynch — the authoritative companion to the science of weather, from daily forecasting to the global systems that drive climate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Pocket Guide to Fossils — Chris Pellant — a field guide to identifying and understanding fossils, compact enough to take into the field.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin of Life — Paul Davies — the physicist and cosmologist investigates how life began, and whether its origin was inevitable or miraculous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDarwin and Fundamentalism (Postmodern Encounters) — a short, sharp examination of the conflict between Darwinian evolution and religious literalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEinstein and the Birth of Big Science (Postmodern Encounters) — how Einstein's work transformed physics into a collaborative, government-funded enterprise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eUnravelling Genes: A Layperson's Guide to Genetic Engineering — Mark Walker and David McKay — a clear and honest guide to what genetic engineering is, can do, and might do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAnimals without Backbones: Volume 1 — Ralph Buchsbaum (Pelican) — the classic introduction to invertebrate biology, as clear and engaging as when it was first published.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAnimals without Backbones: Volume 2 — Ralph Buchsbaum (Pelican) — the companion volume, completing the survey of the most diverse creatures on earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eUnweaving the Rainbow — Richard Dawkins — Dawkins's answer to the idea that science diminishes beauty, arguing instead that understanding deepens wonder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49056537608411,"sku":"SP2902","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2902.jpg?v=1785665487","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-natural-science-bargain-book-box-sp2902","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}