Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations by David R. Montgomery
$40.95 AUD
Category: science environment
Dirt, soil, call it what you want--it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that ...Show more
Life On Earth 40th Anniversary Edition by Sir David Attenborough
$49.99 AUD
Category: science environment | Series: Anniversary Ed.
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough's groundbreaking Life on Earth. David Attenborough's meeting with gorillas was one of the most unforgettable moments for millions of television viewers. With Life on Earth, Attenborough created a book and TV series that became a benchmark of q ...Show more
The Righteous Mind - Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
$27.99 AUD
Category: science environment
In this "landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself" (The New York Times Book Review) social psychologist Jonathan Haidtchallenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike. Drawing on his twenty-five years of ...Show more
The Golden Ratio: The Divine Beauty of Mathematics by Gary B. Meisner
$55.00 AUD
Category: science environment
The Golden Ratio examines the presence of this divine number in art and architecture throughout history, as well as its ubiquity among plants, animals, and even the cosmos. This gorgeous book--with layflat dimensions that closely approximate the golden ratio--features clear, enlightening, and entertaini ...Show more
Green Guide: Frogs of Australia by Gerry Swan
$19.99 AUD
Category: science environment | Series: The\Green Guides Ser.
Books of the Green Guide series are not field guides, and so do not include entries for every species. Rather, the focus is on the species commonly found in Australia. Each description is accompanied by a photograph of that species. The information is presented equally across two types of spreads. The f ...Show more
Green Guide: Birds of Australia by Peter Rowland
$19.99 AUD
Category: science environment | Series: Australian Green Guides
There are over 700 species of birds in Australia, and this book provides an introduction to the major groups, with an emphasis on those that the amateur naturalist and nature-lover is most likely to see.
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
$24.99 AUD
Category: science environment
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful ...Show more
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable by Amitav Ghosh
$24.95 AUD
Category: science environment | Series: Berlin Family Lectures
Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability--at the level of literatur ...Show more
Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like Birds by Stephen Debus
$49.95 AUD
Category: science environment
Eagles are awe-inspiring birds that have influenced much human endeavour. Australia is home to three eagle species, and in Melanesia there are four additional endemic species. A further three large Australian hawks are eagle-like. Eagles, being at the top of the food chain, are sensitive ecological baro ...Show more
My Book of Rocks and Minerals: Things to Find, Collect, and Treasure by DK
$24.99 AUD
Category: science environment
This visual reference explains what rocks and minerals are, how they form, and how they're used, and even highlights record breakers and myths. Kids can use the activity pages and checklist to collect and group rocks and discover how different rock types fit into the world around them. Full color.
Field Guide to Australian Fungi by Bruce Fuhrer
$49.95 AUD
Category: science environment
Offers fungi, photographed in their natural environment, with information on fungal biology, ecology, classification, distribution. This book also presents the roles of fungi in nature and spore prints. Descriptions give size range, shape and habitat information as well as spore print colour, spore desc ...Show more
Merchants Of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes
$26.99 AUD
Category: science environment
"Merchants of Doubt should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled. It is, and we ignore this message at our peril."-Elizabeth Kolbert "Brilliantly reported andwritten with brutal clarity."-Huffington Post Now a powerful documentary from the acclaimed directo ...Show more