A Cold Spell: A Human History of Ice by Max Leonard
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies - and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet. 'In a bracingly original book, Max Leonard makes something we all take for granted into ...Show more
Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate by Sally Coulthard
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
The humble chicken has conquered the world. This unlikely descendant of Tyrannosaurus Rex is now so ubiquitous there are more than 20 billion chickens pecking, strutting and scratching around the planet at any one time. And yet, of all animals, the chicken perhaps best represents the contradictory way w ...Show more
AI: Game On: How to decide who or what decides by Tim Trumper
29.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
AI: Game On is written for today’s business leaders who seek to understand how AI can be leveraged for increased sustainability, improved competitive positioning and/or to drive better customer, shareholder and societal outcomes. The aim of AI: Game On is to help business leaders thrive in a world that ...Show more
Machino Supremo by Brian Janeen
12.95 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
what's your favourite machine? Is it a clanker, a rattler, a whiner, a whoosher, a whizzer, a thimper or grinder? Check out the quirky machine poems in Machino Supremo! Crank up this book for a power of fun! Age 7+.
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
A 25th anniversary edition of the number one, multi-million copy international bestseller that taught us how emotional intelligence is more important than IQ - 'a revolutionary, paradigm-shattering idea' (Harvard Business Review)Featuring a new foreword from the authorDoes IQ define our destiny? In his ...Show more
The Internet of Animals: Discovering the Collective Intelligence of Life on Earth by Martin Wikelski
36.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
For readers of An Immense World, this thrilling book unveils a new scientific technology that tracks animal movements from space and 'could fundamentally reshape the way we understand the role of mobility on our changing planet'. -The New York Times Animal senses are finely tuned to their environments. ...Show more
Make it Zoom! (Whizzy Science) by Anna Claybourne
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics | Series: Whizzy Science
Design a speed boat, create a rocket and make a catapult plane! This book will guide you step-by-step through great crafty experiments, as well as explaining the science of forces and motion.
Moons: The Mysteries and Marvels of our Solar System by Kate Howells
45.00 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
ALMOST EVERY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ONE, SO WHY DO WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT MOONS? Join astronomer Kate Howells on an interplanetary voyage to explore the mind-boggling moons of our solar system, from the volcanic hellscape of Io to the ice mountains and methane seas of Titan. Beautifully illustr ...Show more
Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs by Johann Hari
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus takes a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it sharing his personal experience on Ozempic and examining our ability to heal society's dysfunctional relationship with food, weight and our bodies. In January 2023, ...Show more
Firestorm by Greg Mullins
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
Combines thrilling stories of what it's like to be on the front line of Australia's first giga-fire with the hard truths of human-caused climate change, and what we do about it. Greg Mullins followed his father into fighting bushfires - it was in the blood. He fought major fires around Sydney and the Bl ...Show more
21 Lessons for the 21st Century: 'Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian by Yuval Noah Harari
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics | Reading Level: very good
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What ...Show more
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Mathematics
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing- take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how t ...Show more