Eve: How The Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon
$42.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new scientist and writer. How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? In Eve, Ca ...Show more
The Space Between: Chaos. Questions. Magic. Welcome to your twenties. by Zara McDonald, Michelle Andrews
$37.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
There’s this weird gap in life that’s fuelled by cheap tacos and even cheaper tequila – also known as our twenties. It’s a specific limbo of being suspended between being a teenager and a Proper Adult, and though it’s wildly confusing, often lonely, sometimes embarrassing and frequently daunting, there’ ...Show more
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
$37.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening What makes them powerful The reason ...Show more
The Science of Hope - Eye to Eye with the Cute and Charismatic (HB) by Wiebke Finkler; Scott Davis (By (photographer))
$45.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A breathtaking visual journey exploring why certain animal species capture our attention, and showcasing hopeful conservation efforts around the world. From polar bears to mountain gorillas, penguins to sea otters, certain animals capture our imagination. These are the animals that become mascots for c ...Show more
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
$29.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates'Totally brilliant' Tim HarfordWHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe?And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alt ...Show more
Crystal and Gems: From Mythical Properties to Magical Stories by DK
$35.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Discover the history of precious, semi-precious, and organic gemstones, their scientific properties, their symbolic and mythical powers, and their traditional uses. Humans have been beguiled and fascinated by gemstones and crystals since prehistory, and made use of them for everything from currency and ...Show more
Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal by Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga
$38.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. 'We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become eternal,' Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, in wh ...Show more
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon
$44.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A gorgeous nonfiction book for kids from bestselling artist and author Lisa Congdon The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements leads young readers in an exploration of all 118 known elements. From their discoveries to their uses to their special properties, this vibrant book explores all things el ...Show more
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie
$40.00 NZD
Category: Popular 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
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths by Eugenia Cheng
$39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers Why is -(-1) = 1? Why do odd and even numbers alternate? What's the point of algebra? Is maths even real? From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled ...Show more
The Hidden Life of Trees (Illustrated Edition) by Peter Wohlleben
$55.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
In his international bestseller, The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers? eyes to the wonders and amazing processes at work in the forest. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before. With compelling selections from the original book a ...Show more
Stephen Hawking (Scientists Who Changed the World) by Anita Croy
$24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Scientists Who Changed the World
Steven Hawking is revered as one of the most influential scientists of our time, and his life and career offer a variety of lessons from which readers can learn and grow. Through an engaging narrative structure, quotes about and from the man himself, and in-depth historical context, high school students ...Show more