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This Book Could Fix Your Life - The Science of Self Help by New Scientist New Scientist; Helen Thomson
37.99 NZD
Category: Self Improvement
We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works?From improving creativity to building confidence, self-care to self-esteem, forming better habits and feeling happier, Fix Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help.Can you learn to make bette ...Show more
Why Can't Elephants Jump? And 113 More Science Puzzles Answered by New Scientist
24.99 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? What's the farthest point on land from the sea? Why is frozen milk yellow? And why do flamingos stand on one leg? "Why Can't Elephants Jump?" is the latest (and the fourth) compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the "Last Word" co ...Show more
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions by NEW SCIENTIST
24.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
What time is it at the North Pole? Should you pickle your conkers? Why does my aubergine look like Elvis? Plus 111 other questions answered. "Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?" is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the "Last Word" column of "New Scientist", the world's best-se ...Show more
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions by New Scientist
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps? - the Christmas 2005 surprise bestseller - this new collection ...Show more
Why are Orangutans Orange? : Science Puzzles in Pictures - with Fascinating Answers by New Scientist
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited volume of science questions and answers from "New Scientist" magazine. From ripples in glass to 'holograms' in ice, the natural world's ...Show more
Why the Universe Exists: How Particle Physics Unlocks the Secrets of Everything by New Scientist Staff
34.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: New Scientist Instant Expert
As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons. If the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson piqued your interest, then Why The Universe ...Show more
Will We Ever Speak Dolphin? And 110 other science questions answered by New Scientist
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
The latest title in the bestselling "Last Word" series. Why do birds sing at dawn? What's the slowest a plane can fly without stalling and falling out of the sky? And how long can you keep a tiger cub as a pet? Will We Ever Speak Dolphin? The eagerly-awaited new "Last Word" collection, has the answers t ...Show more
Your Conscious Mind: Unravelling the Enigma of Consciousness by New Scientist
34.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: New Scientist Instant Expert
What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human? The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person's life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a kilogram o ...Show more