Cosmic Chronicles - A user's guide to the Universe by Fred Watson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia | Series: Users Guide to the Universe - Australian
Are we alone in the universe? Where didthe moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there reallybe a future in asteroid mining? In CosmicChronicles, Fred Watson - Australia'sAstronomer-at-Large and bestselling author - explores the hottest topics inspace science and astronomy. Watso ...Show more
30-Second Universe by Charles Liu; Karen Masters; Sevil Salur
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia | Series: 30 Second Ser.
The universe literally encompasses everything we were, are and will be, everything we knew, know and can know. When we decide to understand the universe as a whole, new truths come to light, and unexpected perspectives illuminate our take on life. 30-Second Universe explains all the tantalising concepts ...Show more
Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 9 by Royal Observatory Greenwich; Collins Collins Astronomy (Prepared for Publication by)
$54.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
From the number one Astronomy publisher, a beautiful astrophotography book, showcasing the most spectacular space photography, taken from locations across the globe. Marvel at the wonders of the universe captured by the most talented astrophotographers. A perfect gift for all interested in exploring the ...Show more
Free : The End of the Human Condition : The Biological Reason Why Humans Have Had to be Individual, Competitive, Egocentric, and Aggressive by Jeremy Griffith
$24.95 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
Griffith's first book that introduces the reader to the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the anger and selfishness felt by humans is the result of a conflict between two factions within ourselves -- the gene-based instinctive self struggling against the ...Show more
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
Drawing on cutting-edge research this book demonstrates the brain's ability to change, rewire and heal, from the internationally bestselling author.
The Chloroformist by Christine Ball
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
The historical biography of Joseph Clover and the invention of anaesthesia Operating with bare hands, dressed in his street clothes, he had taken those first steps that every training surgeon must take-gripping the handle of a scalpel and making the first, irrevocable cut into live human flesh. For th ...Show more
At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy by Rachel Riley
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn’t be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley. Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway? Puzzled already? Don’t blame you… ...Show more
Mars - A Journey of Discovery by Rod Pyle; Jim Green (Foreword by)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
All eyes are on Mars. NASA's new lander, InSight, has touched down on the red planet, and in two years Mars 2020 rover will depart Cape Canaveral bound for the red planet. The ultimate challenge is to enable crewed missions to Mars by the 2030s - the next giant leap for mankind. In Mars, NASA historian ...Show more
How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch: In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe by Harry Cliff
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
'Witty, approachable and captivating' - Robin Ince'A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is' - Sean Carroll'A delightfully fresh and accessible approach to one of the great quests of science' - Graham Farmelo'Lays out not just what we know, but how we found out (and what is left ...Show more
The Secret Lives of the Planets - A User's Guide to the Solar System by Paul Murdin
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for example, did you know that Saturn's moon, Titan, boasts ...Show more
Other Minds - The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. What if intelligent life on earth not only evolved on land, but also in the sea? Other Min ...Show more
A Human's Guide to the Future by Dr Jordan Nguyen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sciences & Academia
TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AT THE FASTEST RATE WE'VE EVER SEEN, BUT IT MAY BE THE SLOWEST RATE WE'LL EVER SEE AGAIN! What does this mean for the future of the human race? Do we resist these changes or embrace them?Australian biomedical engineer, inventor and visionary Dr Jordan Nguyen has lived a life of cu ...Show more