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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
#1 New York Times Bestseller From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thou ...Show more
Flesh Made New: The Unnatural History and Broken Promises of Stem Cell Research by Carl Power; John Rasko
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
The dazzling promise of stem-cell treatment: does it work and will it save us? Two experts look at the hype For decades, we've been anticipating the dawn of regenerative medicine. Again and again, we've been promised that stem cells will soon cure just about every ill imaginable. If not tomorrow, then t ...Show more
Dr Karl's Surfing Safari Through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Australia's favourite science guru returns with a new haul of extraordinary stories from our incredible Universe - includes pop-up Dr Karl holograms! Dr Karl is surfing the Universe for all that's gnarly, awesome, weird and wonderful.Why is sharpening a pencil in space a risky business?What makes a suns ...Show more
Numb and Number by William Hartston
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
'A wise, witty and insightful guide to clear thinking amid a deluge of percentages and probabilities.' Ian Stewart Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion polls, risk assessments, inflation figures, weather and climat ...Show more
Code Breaker - Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (HB) by Walter Isaacson
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she cam ...Show more
Is the Moon Upside Down? by Greg Quicke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
During his younger days working as a bush mechanic and pearl diver in remote WA, Greg Quick spent countless nights lying in a swag and staring at the stars. That daily distraction grew into a passion that has seen him become one of Australia's best known and most engaging astronomers. In recent years Gr ...Show more
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
From the Big Bang to the theory of relativity, Stephen W. Hawking will challenge your imagination and expand your grasp of the cosmos. This is the classic revelatory science book of the last century. Here is a landmark book written for those of us who prefer words to equations. Told by an extraordinary ...Show more
The Science of Living: 219 Reasons to Rethink Your Daily Routine by Stuart Farrimond
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Explore the science behind your daily living habits and make your day healthier, happier, and more productive. Many of the activities we take for granted are in fact contrary to a healthy lifestyle. In this groundbreaking book, long-held beliefs are exploded by new science: drinking eight glasses a day ...Show more
Remember by Lisa Genova
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of ...Show more
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness by Carlo Rovelli
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
One of the most inspiring and counter-intuitive thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanity. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the ...Show more
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What ...Show more
The Secret Life of Stars: Astrophysics for Everyone by Lisa Harvey-Smith
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
The Secret Life of Stars takes us on a cosmic journey to meet some of the weirdest, most extreme and enigmatic stars in the universe.‘Astrophysics made fun!’Pam Melroy, former astronaut and space shuttle commander‘The most enjoyable stroll through the cosmos’Gerry Griffin, former flight director, Apollo ...Show more