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$40Elderflora: A Mordern History of Ancient TreesThe epic story of the planet's oldest trees and the making of the modern world. Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as historian Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely da...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$58The Illusionist Brain: The Neuroscience of MagicHow magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze us How do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly i...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$34Sticky: The Secret Science of SurfacesAt the scale of atoms and molecules things quite often like to stick together. But these tiny interactions don't just matter at the nanoscale; taken together they produce some important larger-scale forces friction for example. This force keeps our cars on the road trains on the tracks and our feet ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$40Night Owls and Early Birds: Rhythms of Life on a Rotating PlanetHorseshoe crabs and hibernating squirrels. Jet-lagged pilots and space station astronauts. Night owls and early birds. All of life is profoundly shaped by the daily monthly and yearly cycles of planet Earth. This book takes the reader on a journey across a broad vista of science to make sense of the...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$40The Coming Wave: AI, Power and the 21st Century’s Greatest DilemmaCofounder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind sounds the alarm on the unprecedented risks to global order posed by a wave of fast-developing technologies like artificial intelligence and genetic engineering A stark and urgent warning on the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing techno...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$30Virtual Society: The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human ExperienceA definitive guide to the metaverse- why it's important, why it matters to society, and how to create a metaverse that works for all of us The metaverse is a vision of how the next generation of the internet will operate. Many people believe it is the future. But what will that future look like? An ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$40Man-MadeWalkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism. aims to open readers' eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change. Winner, 2023 Australian Business Book Awards, Social Responsibility Longlisted for the ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$45Sensational: A New Story of Our SensesA smorgasbord of the senses from a professor of animal behaviour: how they work, why they're there, and what they mean for both human and animal lives. Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. Whittling this high-powered and deliciously varied palette down to just five does a great ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$40An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around UsA grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive the world - from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes.The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand - 2nd EditionInitially published as the first New Zealand title in a successful international series Geoff Moon's compact yet comprehensive guide to birds has gone on to become a bestseller in this country with sales now exceeding 20000 copies. In this fully revised edition with attractive new cover species acco...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Rocks and Minerals of New ZealandThe twelfth book in the popular New Holland series examines New Zealand's fascinating geology. Almost every kind of rock found on Earth can be seen in New Zealand and most of the common minerals too. This handy reference guide will help you recognise and make sense of common (and some rare) rocks an...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New ZealandA Photographic Guide to New Zealand Seashells covers 165 common and a few rarer species of molluscs one is most likely to encounter on New Zealand seashores. Each is treated with colour photographs - sometimes including the live creature - plus descriptive information including reproduction, habitat...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealandshowcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand's alpine zone. The ideal size for slipping into a backpack when tramping, will appeal to walkers, nature lovers, tour guides and educators, and flower photographers wishing to identify their subjects.Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Spiders of New Zealandintroduces over 90 species, focusing on the more commonplace introduced spiders but also featuring some of our rare native species. It gives details on their taxonomy, geographical origins, range and preferred habitat, plus special notes on behaviour, life cycle or diet. Spiders are found everywhere...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of New Zealandthe fourth title in this series of compact, easy-to-use guides that covers much of the flora and fauna of New Zealand. The fishes of New Zealand are part of the Indo-Pacific fish fauna, by far the richest in the world. covers many bony (or teleostean) reef fishes belonging to the Super Class PISCES,...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$29A Photographic Guide to Moths & Butterflies of New Zealandessential to those that want to know more about the species. Given that they are found in a huge range of habitats, from the porch light to the forests, pastures and high country, it is easy to stumble across New Zealand's moths and butterflies. That study is still a 'work in progress': in addition ...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$70Mountains Volcanoes Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural WondersFrom Whakaari / White Island and Huka Falls to the Moeraki Boulders and Milford Sound Aotearoa New Zealand overflows with extraordinary landforms and other natural features.This is not a random quirk of nature but a result of the unique and complex geological history of this part of planet Earth. In...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0 -
$30A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of NZA Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand is an introductory photographic identification guide to all 141 reptile and amphibian species of New Zealand. High-quality photographs from the author and the country's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descr...Buy from Store ⊕ More like this 0 0
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