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Around the World in 80 Plants by Jonathan Drori; Lucille Clerc (Illustrator)
$45.00 NZD
Category: Science
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 int ...Show more
Healthy Bee Sick Bee by Phil Lester
$30.00 NZD
Category: Science
Phil Lester's first book, The Vulgar Wasp, was about one of the world's most hated insects. His second is about just the opposite the honey bee, arguably one of our best-loved six-legged creatures. People have revered honey bees for centuries. Today we celebrate them with toys, postage stamps and camp ...Show more
Metazoa : the Evolution of Animals, Minds, Consciousness and Sleep by Peter Godfrey-Smith
$37.99 NZD
Category: Science
From the human being to the octopus, the shark to the humble sea squirt, all animals are physical beings made up entirely of cells. And yet they can think, to varying degrees. How did this come to be? How did a mind first grow from the matter that is the body? And at what stage did that clump of cells b ...Show more
30-Second Space Travel - 50 Key Inventions and Destinations That Have Inspired Humanity Toward the Heavens by Charles Liu
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
From the imaginings of science-fiction writers and scientists through the ages, all the way to the Moon landings, and beyond into the realms of easy space-tourism, 30-Second Space Travel will guide you through the hows, wheres, whys, and whens of one of the most remarkable feats of human exploration. ...Show more
30-Second Oceans - 50 Key Ideas about the Sea's Importance to Life on Earth by Mattias Green; Yueng-Djern Lenn
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Explore the importance of our oceans through 50 key topics, each concisely explained by a team of experts.
Expedition Deep Ocean - The First Descent to the Bottom of All Five Oceans by Josh Young
$49.99 NZD
Category: Science
The riveting story of the history-making mission to reach the bottom of all five of the world's oceans - the ultimate frontier of our planet. Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet remain a mystery: the dee ...Show more
Cyber Attack Survival Manual: From Identity Theft to The Digital Apocalypse: and Everything in Between by Selby, Nick
$35.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Survival Ser.
Let two accomplished cyber security experts, Nick Selby and Heather Vescent, guide you through the dangers, traps and pitfalls of online life. Learn how cyber criminals operate and how you can defend yourself and your family from online security threats. From Facebook, to Twitter, to online banking ...Show more
First Light - Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time by Emma Chapman
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science
Astronomers have successfully observed a great deal of the Universe's history, from recording the afterglow of the Big Bang to imaging thousands of galaxies, and even to visualising an actual black hole. There's a lot for astronomers to be smug about. But when it comes to understanding how the Universe ...Show more
Kew - Rare Plants - Forty of the World's Rarest and Most Endangered Plants by Ed Ikin
$79.99 NZD
Category: Science
Rare Plants explores what makes the world's rarest plants so exceptional, and by what means they have become so scarce, telling the story of 40 rare and endangered species through exquisite botanical artworks sourced from the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accompanied by illuminating and au ...Show more
Fossil Men: the Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind by Kermit Pattison
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science
A behind-the-scenes account of the shocking discovery of the skeleton of "Ardi," a human ancestor far older than Lucy - a find that shook the world of paleoanthropology and radically altered our understanding of human evolution. In 1994, a team led by fossil-hunting legend Tim White--"the Steve Jobs of ...Show more
The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 1 - The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020 by Jonathan Strahan (Editor)
$37.99 NZD
Category: Science
A must-have collection of the best short science fiction and speculative fiction of 2019, showcasing brilliant talent and examining the cultural moment we live in, compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. With short works from some of the most lauded science fiction authors, as well as risin ...Show more
One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon by Fishman, Charles
$35.00 NZD
Category: Science
The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic mission to reach the moon. President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970. No group was more ...Show more
