Techno: Humans and Technology by Marcus Smith
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
Technology is changing the world. How will the opportunities and risks affect you? In the midst of a technology revolution and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), we all need to understand the relationship between humans and technology. Social media, data surveillance, biometrics, genomics and cr ...Show more
Woo's Wonderful World of Maths by Eddie Woo
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
Why is a rainbow curved? Why aren't left-handers extinct? How is a sunflower like a synchronised swimmer? Why is 'e' a magic number?The answer to these questions is contained within one simple word: MATHS. Because maths is all about patterns, and our universe is extraordinarily patterned.With enthusiasm ...Show more
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
37.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic. BIRDS. Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightn ...Show more
Wild Quests: Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals by Satyajit Das
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
An interrogation of ecotourism, a celebration of animals and an impassioned call for the need to protect our natural world Thirty years ago, two trips to iconic destinations, Africa and the Antarctic, profoundly changed Satyajit Das’s life. Ecotourism — watching wildlife in nature — became his gravitati ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe.In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intri ...Show more
A Really Short Journey Through the Body (HB) by Bill Bryson
44.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
A funny and fascinating, fully illustrated new edition for children, of the bestselling book about everything inside our body, from legendary author Bill Bryson. We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. Want to know why the ...Show more
Kimberley Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia by Madison King, John Horsfall
49.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
Kimberley Bush Medicine is a comprehensive guide to the medicinal plants that were regularly used by the Indigenous people of the Kimberley region, providing alternative treatments and protection from common ailments. Authors Madison King and retired nurse educator John Horsfall have compiled this inval ...Show more
Vector: A surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation by Robyn Arianrhod
44.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
A celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions — sparking both controversy and discovery. A celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions — sparking both controversy and discovery. Vector takes readers o ...Show more
Making Animals Public by Gay Hawkins; Ben Dibley
40.00 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
Natural history television on the ABC has been one of the public broadcaster's most popular formats. For many viewers, TV has been an important contact zone for engaging with animals they would never encounter in everyday life. These animals have also played a critical role in developing environmental a ...Show more
Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry by Richard Flanagan
24.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Is Tasmanian salmon one big lie? In a triumph of marketing, the Tasmanian salmon industry has for decades succeeded in presenting itself as world’s best practice and its product as healthy and clean, grown in environmentally pristine conditions. What could be more appealing than the idea of Atlantic sal ...Show more
Snakes Without Borders: A collection of amazing stories from one of the world's leading herpetologists, who spent 50 years conducting research on snakes by Shine Rick
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
“My name is Rick, and I’m a snake-a-holic.” This book is a collection of amazing stories from one of the world’s leading herpetologists, Rick Shine, who has spent 50 years conducting research on snakes of many different kinds, in many different places around the world, from his home in Australia, throug ...Show more
Eucalyptus: An Illustrated Guide to Identification by Ian Brooker, David Kleinig
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
Updated edition of this illustrated guide to identification. Australia's bush and cities alike are dominated by eucalypts, in habitats as diverse as desert dunes and snowy mountain tops. Eucalyptus' uses are varied: from commercial harvesting for essential oil, timber or fibre, to species with spectacul ...Show more