What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates'Totally brilliant' Tim HarfordWHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe?And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alt ...Show more
Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake by Tim Peake
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut *Available for Pre-order Now* From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space- ...Show more
Erebus the Ice Dragon - A Portrait of an Antarctic Volcano by Colin Monteath
64.99 NZD
Category: Science
Haunting and searingly beautiful, Erebus has attracted explorers, mountaineers, artists and scientists; each drawn to the mountain by their own particular vision or curiosity. The mountain is a truly unique geological phenomenon - an active volcano sheathed in ice, with hundreds of ice caves, steaming t ...Show more
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan
55.00 NZD
Category: Science
A thousand years from now, our epoch will be remembered as the time when we first left the Earth and saw it from beyond the outermost planet as a pale blue dot, almost lost against the backdrop of the stars. As we complete the preliminary reconnaissance of our Solar System, we hunger for a long-term vis ...Show more
The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku
26.00 NZD
Category: Science
'A majestic story' David Bodanis, Financial TimesFrom the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the FutureThis is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this elusive Holy Grail, a single, revolutionary 'god equa ...Show more
This Is a Book for People Who Love Mushrooms by Meg Madden
29.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: This Is a Book for People Who Love Ser.
A celebratory compendium of nature's weirdest and most wonderful fungi, with gorgeously illustrated profiles of notable mushrooms and information on foraging, understanding, and appreciating these magnificent living thingsFor amateur mycologists and experienced foragers alike, this delightful guide acts ...Show more
Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe by Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
You've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and the odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here.As a species, we may not agree on much, but one thing brings us all together: a need to know. We all wonder, and deep down we all have the same big questio ...Show more
The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages by Tom Ireland
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, 'good' viruses known as phages are infecting and destroying bacteria. These phages are the most abundant life form on the planet and have an incredible pow ...Show more
Deer Man - Seven Years in the Forest by Geoffroy Delorme; Shaun Whiteside (Translator)
27.99 NZD
Category: Science
The astonishing, true account of one man's quest to immerse himself in nature and live with wild deer for seven years. 'Haunting, remarkable and ultimately very moving' Sunday Times 'A story of extraordinary power and tenderness' Charles Foster 'A startling portrait of an animal that is both familiar ...Show more
Many Things Under a Rock The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel
39.99 NZD
Category: Science
"Fascinating... the deepest of octopus books.' Peter Godfrey-Smith 'Mind-blowing and soul-expanding' Sy Montgomery Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none captivates us quite like the octopus. This highly intelligent master of disguise is one of our planet's most intriguing and enigmatic creatures ...Show more
Natural Light: The Art of Adam Elsheimer and the Dawn of Modern Science by Julian Bell
55.00 NZD
Category: Science
Seventeenth-century Europe swirled with conjectures and debates over what was real and what constituted "nature," currents that would soon gather force to form modern science. Natural Light deliberates on the era's uncertainties, as distilled in the work of long underappreciated artist Adam Elsheimer (1 ...Show more
The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War by Tom Whipple
40.00 NZD
Category: Science
Tom Whipple is the science editor at The Times, and a bad loser. His has spent countless hours phoning experts and distilling their knowledge - normally about rather more serious subjects than games. He has also been a feature writer for Times2 - and still writes freelance features for the Economist Int ...Show more