Inventions: Leonardo Da Vinci by Lawrence & Hawcoc
$19.99 NZD
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Category: Science & Nature | Series: Inventions
When We are No More: How Digital Memory is Shaping Our Future by Abby Smith Rumsey
$36.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Our memory gives the human species a unique evolutionary advantage. Our stories, ideas, and innovations--in a word, our "culture"--can be recorded and passed on to future generations. Our enduring culture and restless curiosity have enabled us to invent powerful information technologies that give us inv ...Show more
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
$35.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: Women in Science
It's a scientific fact: Women rock! A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of strik ...Show more
The Virago Book Of Women Gardeners by Deborah Kellaway
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: very good
From diggers and weeders, to artists and colourists, writers and dreamers to trend-setters, plantswomen to landscape designers, women have contributed to the world of gardening and gardens. Here Deborah Kellaway, author of The Making of an English Country Garden and Favourite Flowers , has collected ext ...Show more
Riding Home: The Power of Horses to Heal by Tim Hayes
$27.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Throughout history, people have loved, owned, and ridden horses. They fascinate us, and we are drawn to books like The Horse Whisperer , events like The Kentucky Derby, and movies like Steven Spielberg's War Horse. Owners and non-horse owners alike have also discovered the amazing abilities of horses to ...Show more
Beasts in My Belfry by Gerald Durrell
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: Pan Heritage Classics Ser.
"A loving chronicle of jitter-bugging gnus, singing duets with a bear, stealing eggs to feed the Arctic foxes, practising tiger sniffs . . . Highly entertaining and informative" The TimesOver a year at Whipsnade Zoo we encounter a typically absurd cast - including Albert the lion, who's a dab hand at ve ...Show more
Color Atlas of Pathophysiology by Stefan Silbernagl
$0.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Understanding pathophysiology is the first step toward clinical medicine. This book presents the most important mechanisms of how disease develops in nearly 200 vivid color plates accompanied by clear text. Every double page, with text on the left and pictures on the right, gives a rapid and comp ...Show more
Running Science: Revealing the Science of Peak Performance by John Brewer
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Running can encompass the absolute extremes of human performance, from speed to endurance. Running Science uncovers the fundamental science that underpins this ubiquitous sport, bringing together the study of biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, health and injury prevention, and the technical developmen ...Show more
30-Second AnatomyThe 50 Most Important Structures and Systems in the Human Body, Each Explained in Half a Minute by GABRIELLE M. FINN
$22.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: 30 Second
The 50 most important structures and systems in the human body, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant i ...Show more
The Periodic Table: A Visual Guide to the Elements by Tom Jackson; Gail Dixon
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Which is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive? From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic Table. Combining cutting edge science with fascinating facts and stunning inf ...Show more
The Little Guide to Butterflies by FROST/DAVIES
$14.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Series: Little Guides
Enter the secret world of the butterfly with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Butterflies offers a modern reference to identifying these glorious insects. Featuring 40 of the most distinctive butterflies from around the world, this book is the perfect ...Show more
Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life by Peter Godfrey-Smith
$25.00 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: very good
'Brilliant' GuardianWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (March) SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? ...Show more