The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science
'Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains and minds transparent' Observer How does the brain perceive and interpret information from the eye? And what happens when the process is disrupted? In The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people ...Show more
How Pleasure Works: Why We Like What We Like by Paul Bloom
$19.95 AUD
Category: Science
We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Drawing on insights from child development, philosophy, neuroscience and behavioural economics, this title shows how certain universal habits of the human mind explain what we like and why we like it.
Woman Who Changed Her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn - or worse. As a child, she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in language, continually got lost, and was physically uncoordinated. She could make no sense ...Show more
The Science of Sin - The Psychology of the Seven Deadlies (and Why They Are So Good for You) by Simon M Laham
$19.95 AUD
Category: Science
"The Science of Sin" is a simultaneously fun and serious work of pop science in which an award-winning social psychologist uses modern research and historical anecdotes to make a case for living a sinful life.
64 Things You Need to Know Now for Then by Ben Hammersley
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science
In 64 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW FOR THEN, Editor-at-Large for Wired magazine and guru of the digital age Ben Hammersley gives us the essential guide to the things we need to know for life in the 21st century. Explaining the effects of the changes in the modern world, and the latest ideas in technology ...Show more
Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford
$23.00 AUD
Category: Science
The Undercover Economist - famed for his explanations - now offers solutions. Tim Harford introduces a new way of thinking about how to solve the world's most urgent problems, from climate change to terrorism, African poverty to global finance - even the problems we encounter in our own daily lives. ...Show more
Down to Earth (HB) by Rhonda Hetzel
$45.00 AUD
Category: Science
I was pulled into simple living before I knew what it was. It crept up on me using the smallest of steps and didn't reveal its true beauty and real power until I was totally hooked. I was searching for a way to live well while spending very little money. What I found was a way of life that also gave me ...Show more
Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
Brings together the author's writings on a variety of contemporary subjects: the differing cultures of Japan and Singapore; music and the movies; what's wrong with the internet; the interactive relationship between writers and readers; and many others.
How To Get Expelled From School: A Guide to Climate Change for Pupils, Parents and Punters by Ian Plimer
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
Are pupils, parents and the public being fed political propaganda on climate change? Now is your chance to find out. Professor Plimer gives 101 simple questions with answers for you to ask teachers, activists, journalists and politicians. The climate industry adjusts the temperature record and withholds ...Show more
The New North : The World in 2050 by Laurence C. Smith
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science
The world in 2050 will be radically different from today. Northern countries - notably Canada, Russia and Scandinavia - will rise at the expense of southern ones. Places like New Zealand, Argentina and interior Brazil will also be winners. Patterns of human migration will be dramatically altered - and w ...Show more
Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present by Nick Lomb
$49.95 AUD
Category: Science
In his new book, Transit of Venus, 1631 to the Present, Dr Nick Lomb - an astronomer at the Sydney Observatpry and the author of the Australian Sky Guide - has produced what may be his most timely publication to date...Dr Lomb has cooked up both a titillating textual treat and a full-bodied visual feast ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
$29.95 AUD
Category: Science
More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. This work surveys life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal ...Show more