The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future by Jonathan E. Hillman
$36.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
An expert on China's growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks. Its vast infrastructure projects now extend from the ocean floor to outer space, and from Africa's megacities into rural America. China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, re ...Show more
New Life Stories: More Stories from His Acclaimed Radio 4 Series by Sir David Attenborough
$46.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
A personal view of the natural world Life Stories 2 is the second installment of Sir David's look back at the wildlife that has captured his imagination and enthusiasm over his distinguished career. It is a fascinating trip around the world in search of extraordinary plants, animals and people, in the c ...Show more
Deep Country: Five Years in the Welsh Hills by Neil Ansell
$26.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
'I lived alone in this cottage for five years, summer and winter, with no transport, no phone. This is the story of those five years, where I lived and how I lived. It is the story of what it means to live in a place so remote that you may not see another soul for weeks on end. And it is the story of th ...Show more
Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide by DORLING KINDERSLEY
$70.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
This is a breathtaking and inspirational exploration of planet Earth. From the fiery mass of the Earth's core to the tip of the highest ice-capped mountain, discover every aspect of our planet in awe-inspiring photographic detail with Earth. Visit 400 of the tallest, longest, widest, most significant an ...Show more
In Search of the South Pole by Kari Herbert; Huw Lewis-Jones
$49.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
In 1911 the world was watching, waiting, hoping, attention focused on a desolate spot at the very end of the earth, as two men raced to conquer the South Pole. A hundred years after Roald Amundsen's triumph and Robert Scott's tragic demise, our fascination with the Antarctic remains as acute as ever. On ...Show more
Galapagos: Preserving Darwin's Legacy by Tui De Roy
$75.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
This sumptuous large-format book was first produced in 2009 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Charles Darwin Foundation on Galapagos. The book comprises a series of invited essays under the editorship of world-renowned photographer and long-term Galapagos resident, Tui de Roy, w ...Show more
The 50 Greatest Wonders of the World by Aaron Millar
$24.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar reveals the greatest wonders of the world and the insider secrets on how to see them at their awe-inspiring best. Featuring selections from around the globe, and a number of new and never-seen-before entries, this compendium of bucket-list experiences is designed ...Show more
Mrs Moreau's Warbler : How Birds Got Their Names by Stephen Moss
$36.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
We use names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? And where did they come from? From the common starling to the many-colored rush tyrant, the names we have given to birds are some of the most vivid and evocative words in the English language. They can ...Show more
The Storm Before The Storm - The beginning and the end of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan
$27.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in ...Show more
Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage by Gooding, Mel
$65.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had never ...Show more
The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
$37.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
An enthralling look at one of the world's most beautiful and resilient animals, and the role they play in our ecosystem Butterflies are beloved across the globe, adorning gardens, parks and zoos. Their feats are staggering - monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres each year. They are smarter than we th ...Show more
Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Happened by Andrew Marr
$39.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good