The Brain that Changes Itself: stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science by Norman Doidge
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Category: Science & Natural History | Series: The Neuroplasticity Chronicles | Reading Level: very good
An astonishing new scientific discovery called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the adult human brain is fixed and unchanging. It is, instead, able to change its own structure and function, even into old age. Psychiatrist and researcher Norman Doidge, MD, travelled around th ...Show more
Breakthrough - How to Think Like a Scientist, Learn How to Fail and Embrace the Unknown by Camilla Pang
45.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A scientist's journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realisations. Science helps us to understand ourselves in a world where we often feel like strangers - but what we know about the world around us, what has a ...Show more
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A stunning account of this century's most intense urban fire, and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind In May 2016, Fort McMurray, Alberta, the hub of Canada's oil industry, was overrun by wildfire. The multi-billion-dollar disaster turned entire neigh ...Show more
To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before: A Joyous Journey Through All of Science by Luke O'Neill
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. This hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.For example, we meet Charles Darwin as he w ...Show more
Alien Earths: Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger
55.00 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
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 no ...Show more
The Science Museum a Brief History of Stuff: The Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Objects by DK
42.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Explore the past, present and future of the everyday stuff in your home, from tinned food to tampons.Learn how 30,000 bath toys and the work of amateur beachcombers have helped scientists study ocean currents. Explore how the search for a death ray led to the creation of the microwave oven and ready mea ...Show more
Determined Life Without Free Will by Robert M Sapolsky
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Category: Science & Natural History
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences.Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and w ...Show more
The Astronomers' Library: The Books that Unlocked the Mysteries of the Universe by Karen Masters
59.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Liber Historica Ser.
Indulge in this collection of the best astronomy books from the past 800 years. The Astronomers' Library is a rich history of astronomy (and astrology) publishing across Europe. This is a carefully selected arrangement of publications from all over the continent - Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, ...Show more
Healthy Dog, Happy Dog: Help Your Dog Live a Healthier, Longer Life With a Fresh Food Diet by Rhian Allen
29.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Take charge of your dog's health with a fresh, unprocessed diet. Feeding dogs a fresh, wholefood diet can help with digestive issues, skin conditions, weight management and overall wellbeing. In <i>Healthy Dog, Happy Dog</i>, Rhian Allen and her team of pet nutrition experts show you how to ...Show more
The Golden Mole, And other living treasure by Katherine Rundell
32.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world's most extraordinary endangered animals - a treasure trove of vanishing wonders. A pangolin's tongue is longer than its body. It keeps it furled in a nifty pouch near the hip.A swift flies 200,000 miles in its lifetime. That's far enough to ...Show more
Why Do Birds Do That? Over Fifty Answers to the Most Often Asked Questions by Grainne Cleary
32.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Reading Level: very good
An entrancing, informative book filled with answers to many of the common questions we ask about birds and their lives. For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - an ...Show more
What Is Inside a Black Hole? by Stephen Hawking
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Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Brief Answers, Big Quest Ser.
'If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out'What is inside a black hole?Is time travel possible?Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In What Is Inside a Black Hole? Hawkin ...Show more