Around the World in 80 Games - A Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the Greatest Games by Marcus du Sautoy
$37.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Why do some games seem to be universal while others have a particular connection to the culture of the people playing them? Around the World in 80 Games is about the mathematics of chance, game theory, gamification, gaming strategies and computer games. Traversing the globe, Marcus du Sautoy looks at t ...Show more
Entangled Life Illustrated: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
$75.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller now illustrated with over 100 spectacular full-colour images, showcasing this wondrous and wildly various lifeform as never before'. Astonishing ... it seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer'. Completely mind-blowing ... reads like an advent ...Show more
Wildflowers of New Zealand by Rob Suisted
$9.99 NZD
$19.99 (50% off)
Category: New Zealand Pictorial
Early botanists were astonished at the wealth of new plants they discovered in New Zealand; many of our flowering plants are found nowhere else in the world. The blue of the giant Chatham Islands forget-me-not, the lush yellow of the kowhai and the startling creamy-white Mt Cook lily are just a few of t ...Show more
Science Museum: Periodic Table Fridge Magnets by Science Museum
$26.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Part of the periodic table inspired stationery range, this set contains 118 magnetic tiles featuring all the periodic elements plus a handful of helpful punctuation symbols to enable you to spell out a huge number of everyday words. Get a reaction by creating fun messages on your fridge while you're wai ...Show more
Maths Unwrapped - The Easy Way to Understand & Master Mathematics by Mattias Ribbing; Per Sundin
$39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
Why do so many of us struggle to remember the maths we were taught at school? The answer is that we can successfully memorise things for a short period but we only retain those memories long term if we understand them. Mattias Ribbing is a Grand Master of Memory who will show you how to remember maths t ...Show more
A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease by Shilpa Ravella
$40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A radical new vision of human health and illness revealing the hidden but most significant cause of death in the world today Inflammation has traditionally been thought of as the body's response to injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, what if it were now the root cause ...Show more
Rocks & Minerals: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Your compact and colourful guide to more than 450 rocks, crystals, gemstones, and fossilsExplore Earth's natural treasures, from their primeval origins to traditional uses and modern-day appeal. Featuring sparkling crystals, vibrant gemstones, and other precious materials often prized for their beauty, ...Show more
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray, Nick Mann
$39.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The Elements has become an international sensation, with over one million copies in-print worldwide. The highly-anticipated paperback edition of The Elements is finally available. An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in th ...Show more
Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei
$44.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Journey into the vast depths of the observable universe by visualising the most spectacular images in astronomy in stereoscopic 3D.Welcome to the Universe in 3D takes you on a grand tour of the observable universe, guiding you through the most spectacular sights in the cosmos — in breathtaking 3D. Prese ...Show more
Yuval Noah Harari Box Set by Yuval Noah Harari
$80.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Officially available for the first time, Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking collection in a 3-book box set. A beautiful box set with Yuval Harari's three phenomenal global bestselling titles-Includes-SAPIENSHOMO DEUS21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY These books are must haves for anyone interested in the ...Show more
Allegorizings by Jan Morris
$24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Peerless.' Daily Telegraph'Sprinkled with magic.' Observer'Full of mischief, romance, fun and kindness.' The TimesSoldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, Jan Morris led an extraordinary life, witnessing such seminal moments as the first ascent of Everest, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Eichm ...Show more
A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of AI by Max Bennett
$37.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A Brief History of Brains bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the evolutionary story of how the brain came to be. The entirety of the human brain's 4-billion-year story can be summarised as the culmination of five evolutionary breakthroughs, starting from the very first brains, all t ...Show more