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At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise by Michael Brooks
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All ideas that have revolutionised science - and that were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped: here, Michael Brooks, bestselling author of 13 Things that Don't Make Sense, investigates the new wave of unexpected i ...Show more
At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise by Michael Brooks
35.00 NZD
Category: Science
The atom. The Big Bang. DNA. Natural selection. All ideas that have revolutionised science - and that were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped: here, Michael Brooks, bestselling author of 13 Things that Don't Make Sense, investigates the new wave of unexpected i ...Show more
Developing Swimmers: A Comprehensive Programme for Identifying, Training, and Coaching Excellence by Michael Brooks
34.99 NZD
Category: Fitness
Talent, skill and a passion to compete, these are the characteristics that define elite-level swimmers. As the sport's best coaches know, even the most gifted of athletes won't develop these traits without a plan and one that recognises talent, develops skills and nurtures success. "Developing Swimmers" ...Show more
Hollywood Wants to Kill You - The Science of Death in the Movies by Rick Edwards & Dr. Michael Brooks
32.99 NZD
Category: Science
Asteroids, killer sharks, nuclear bombs, viruses, deadly robots, climate change, the apocalypse - why is Hollywood so obsessed with death and the end of the world? And how seriously should we take the dystopian visions of our favourite films? With wit, intelligence and irreverence, Rick Edwards and Dr M ...Show more
Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation by Michael Chabon; Ayelet Waldman ; Colum Mccann ; Colm Toibin ; Dave Eggers ; Geraldine Brooks ; Jacqueline Woodson ; Mario Vargas Llosa
32.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by such notable writers as Colum McCann, Colm Toibin, Dave Eggers, Madeleine Thien, Eimear McBride, Taiye Selasi and editors Michael Cha ...Show more
Science(ish) : The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies by Michael Rick; Brooks Edwards
32.99 NZD
Category: Science
Just like you, Dr Michael Brooks and Rick Edwards have watched movies and been sucked into those fictional worlds. Unlike you, they've written an amusing book exploring and unpicking these much-loved stories, revealing the science within. They've chatted to some of the most respected names in science to ...Show more
Secret Anarchy of Science by Michael Brooks
29.99 NZD
Category: Science
This is a bold expose of science's mavericks. For more than a century, science has cultivated a sober public image for itself. But as bestselling author Michael Brooks explains, the truth is very different: many of our most successful scientists have more in common with libertines than librarians. This ...Show more
The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilisation by Michael Brooks
38.00 NZD
Category: History
Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as he explains why maths is fundamental to our understanding of the world.Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as h ...Show more
The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook by Michael Brooks
38.00 NZD
Category: Science
This is a landmark in science writing. It resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, emperors and popes. This stubborn and unworld ...Show more
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