The Great Dead Body Teachers: An adventure into the world of anatomy and dissection by Jackie Dent
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
'Since I was a child, I’ve been interested in dead bodies. When I was eight years old, I dug up the remains of my pet budgie Zazbut. He had been buried for about eight weeks in a patch of grass outside our house in Dasmarinas, a fortified village in Manila, in the Philippines. ‘The first exhumation was ...Show more
The Naturalist: The remarkable life of Allan Riverstone McCulloch by Brendan Atkins
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
For lovers of natural history, this is the first book to explore Allan Riverstone McCulloch’s scientific genius, artistic talents and his crucial role in the development of the Australian Museum.Allan Riverstone McCulloch (1885–1925) was a leading scientist and talented illustrator, the Australian Museu ...Show more
The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them by Peter Wohlleben
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
The follow-up to the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, offering compelling insights into the lungs of our planet and the fragility of our intertwined futures. Trees can survive without humans, but we can't live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our plant, tr ...Show more
The Superpower Transformation: Making Australia's Zero-Carbon Future by Ross Garnaut
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
In his bestselling Superpower, renowned economist Ross Garnaut showed that Australia - rich in resources for renewable energy and for capturing carbon in the landscape - could become an economic superpower of the post-carbon world. Now, in The Superpower Transformation, he turns that idea into a practic ...Show more
Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe by Phil Plait
$49.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the universe? How would Saturn's rings look from a spaceship sailing just above them? If you were falling into a black hole, what's the last thing you'd see before getting spaghettified? While traveling in person to most of these amazing worlds may ...Show more
A Clear Flowing Yarra by Harry Saddler
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
A passionate, evocative love letter to an iconic waterway, and an opportunity to appreciate the natural beauty right on our doorsteps. They say you can't step in the same river twice, and it's true that the Yarra has been hugely changed - but this book is a glorious and timely reminder that things can ...Show more
A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You by Sean B. Carroll
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
Fascinating and exhilarating--Sean B. Carroll at his very best.--Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for OccupantsFrom acclaimed writer and biologist Sean B. Carroll, a rollicking, awe-inspiring story of the surprising power of chance in our lives and the world Why is the world the way it is? How d ...Show more
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature | Series: Bryson
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got ...Show more
Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence by Kate Crawford
$26.95 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence--from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom"This study argues that [artificial intelligence] is neither artificial nor particularly intelligent. . . . A fascinating history of the data on which machine-learning systems are trained."--Ne ...Show more
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by Library Journal, Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nat ...Show more
Cloud Land: The dramatic story of Australia's extraordinary rainforest people and country by Penny van Oosterzee
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
A sweeping account of Australia's wet tropical rainforest country, from deep time to the legendary time of Australia's first peoples; from the killing times and maniacal destruction of the forests by European settlers, to the present time of growing awareness of forests as the life-force of the planet. ...Show more
Conversations With Trees - Reissue by Kaza Stephanie
$40.00 AUD
Category: Science and Nature
First published in 1993, Stephanie Kaza's heartfelt book helped thousands of readers kindle a sense of spiritual connection through communing with our ancient relatives - trees. Shambhala Publications is proud to reissue this book, with a beautiful new cover and a new Introduction by the author. More pe ...Show more