The Shortest History of the World by David Baker
35.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A fascinating journey through life, the universe and everythingHow did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? The Shortest History of the World follows the continuum of historical change in the ...Show more
The Science Book (Miles Kelly)
28.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
The Science Book is the ultimate encyclopedia, exploring extreme reactions and marvels of the world of science. Packed with hundreds of amazing photographs and fantastic facts, children aged 9 will be pulled in and engrossed from start to finish. The Science Book explores human anatomy including the ner ...Show more
Mysteries of the Quantum Universe by Thibault Damour; Mathieu Burniat
30.00 NZD
Category: Comics & Graphic Novels
The bestselling French graphic novel about the mind-bending world of quantum physics. Famous explorer Bob and his dog Rick have been around the world and even to the Moon, but their travels through the quantum universe show them the greatest wonders they've ever seen. As they follow their tour guide, t ...Show more
Being Human: How Our Biology Shaped World History by Lewis Dartnell
40.00 NZD
Category: History
A unique reframing of human history as shaped by our physical abilities and limitations - by the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Origins Being Human is history made flesh. It will change the way you see the world. We are a wonder of evolution. Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we a ...Show more
The Story of the Brain in 10½ Cells by Richard Wingate
37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Peer into a microscopic world - and fall in love with the beauty of the brain There are more than 100 billion brain cells in our heads, and every single one represents a fragment of thought and feeling. And yet each cell is a mystery of beauty, with branching, intricate patterns like shattered glass. Ri ...Show more
Escape from Model Land - How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do about It by Erica Thompson
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Shortlisted for Best Maths Book of 2022 by Chaulkdust Magazine 'A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used' John Kay How do mathematical models shape our world - and how can we harness their power for good? Models are at the centre of everything we do. Whether ...Show more
Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era by James Barrat
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'I wish it was science fiction, but I know it's not.' Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype'If you read just one book that makes you confront scary high-tech realities that we'll soon have no choice but to address, make it this one.' Washington PostCorporations and government agencies around the world have ...Show more
Murder Isn't Easy The Forensics of Agatha Christie by Carla Valentine
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Fascinating - PrimaEngaging and informative - Guardian Agatha Christie is one of our most beloved authors - a storyteller unparalleled in her clever plots and twisting tales. But Agatha was also a forensic expert; in each of her books she employs an expert weaving of human observation, ingenuity and ge ...Show more
Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence by Paco Calvo, Natalie Lawrence
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'A joy to read ... mind-expanding' Book of the Week, Guardian'A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy kingdom' Telegraph'An impressive exploration and dazzling insight into the lives of plants' Reaction Book Digest What is it like to be a plant?It's not a question we might think to contem ...Show more
The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton
25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
An intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor--the Moon--that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it Every generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and sh ...Show more
How to Solve a Crime: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics by Angela Gallop
30.00 NZD
Category: True Crime
'Endlessly fascinating...meticulously written and thoroughly absorbing book' Financial Times Pre-order now: *Revised and Updated* The gripping new book by the UK's most eminent forensic scientists, Angela Gallop__________ CRIME [Noun]: An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is pu ...Show more
STEM Is Everywhere: Solar Systems by John Lesley
35.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference | Series: STEM Is Everywhere
Where did our Solar System come from Is Pluto still a planet Our Solar System is huge and still full of mysterious places. It is only within the last few hundred years we have been able to see it with telescopes and realise that a twinkling star is much more than a tiny light in our sky.