Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing- take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how t ...Show more
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
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Category: Science
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time–war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism–in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of ...Show more
Cave of Bones A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger, John Hawks
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South African caves to discover fossil remains that compel a monumental reframing of the human family tree. In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the ...Show more
Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'Boyle's writing shines, shifting through time and space, science and sentiment; a luminous read'REBECCA WRAGG SYKES, author of Kindred'A riveting feat of sci ...Show more
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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Category: Science
The acclaimed bestseller that will change the way you make decisions.In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive, and emotional; the other is slower, more delib ...Show more
The Darkness Manifesto: How Light Pollution Threatens the Ancient Rhythms of Life by Johan Eklöf; Elizabeth DeNoma (Translator)
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Category: Science
The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth. Entire ecosystems rely on natural darkness to flourish, from bats and keen-eyed owls capering across the starry sky to the bioluminescent creatures of the deep. But constant ill ...Show more
Alien Earths: Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger
$55.00 AUD
Category: Science
The world expert explains how we hunt new planets, then search them to find if we're alone in the universe For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. The question should have an obvious answer- yes or ...Show more
Sapiens - A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
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 thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
"The dramatic, globe-spanning and meticulously-researched story of two scientific rivals and their race to survey all life. In the 18th century, two men dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying and describing all life on Earth. Their approaches could not have been more different. Car ...Show more
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems - and how we can solve them We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that ...Show more
The Importance of Being Interested by Robin Ince
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Category: Science
The popular comedian and presenter journeys through science, explaining why it should be for everyone - including enthusiastic amateurs. Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons andintimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in ...Show more
Fire and Flood A People's History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present by Eugene Linden
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Category: Science
" From a writer and expert who has been at the center of the fight for more than thirty years, a brilliant, big-picture reckoning with our shocking failure to address climate change. Fire and Flood focuses on the malign power of key business interests, arguing that those same interests could flip the st ...Show more