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The Wisdom of Birds Tim Birkhead
For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, and today that fascination is still growing. In 2008 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes throughout the world, and the range of interest runs from the specialist to the …
The Brain That Changes Itself Norman Doidge
An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, travelled around the US to meet both the brilliant scientists championing …
The Bedside Book of Beasts Graeme Gibson
The companion volume to the best-selling The Bedside Book of Birds. Description The Bedside Book of Beasts blends the best writing about lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, hyenas, bears, wolves and other alpha predators and their prey …
The Lotus Quest Mark Griffiths
RRP:$59.95 ABOUT THE AUTHOR DOWNLOAD 300DPI IMAGE THE LOTUS QUEST by Mark Griffiths A magical botanical adventure: a writer’s journey in search of the mystery of the Lotus, sacred flower of religions from Egypt to Japan. Description of book The …
The Curse of the Labrador Duck Glen Clinton
Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of his frenzied obsession to reveal the histories behind the mysterious bird -- a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every …
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing Richard Dawkins
Boasting almost one hundred articles and book excerpts, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything …
Fireflies Honey and Silk Gilbert Waldbauer James Nardi
The beauty of butterflies, the cheerful chirp of crickets, the ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways …
Amazing Rare Things David Attenborough & Susan Owens
Starred Review. Beginning with Leonardo da Vinci, this historical overview of scientific illustrators between the late 1400s and the mid-1700s includes beautiful, intricate specimens from the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, the Metropolitan …
The Metamorphosis of Plants J W von Goethe
The Metamorphosis of Plants,' originally published in 1790, was Goethe's first major attempt to describe what he called in a letter to a friend 'the truth about the 'how' of the organism.' Inspired by the diversity of flora he found on a journey …
Last Chance to See Mark Carwadine
In the 1980s celebrated writer Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and together they embarked on a lively and groundbreaking expedition in search of some of the rarest and most threatened animals on Earth. Twenty years later …
Whether he's discussing how to reconcile economy with ecology, why a warmer world will result in more poison ivy, why Britney Spears gets more hits on Google than global warming does, or why we might need to start eating jellyfish for supper, …
Life and Love of Trees Lewis Blackwell
Trees are vital - the roots and the shelter for our existence. Without them we simply wouldn't be here. From that starting point, Lewis Blackwell celebrates and explores the miracle of the tree in our lives today. In highly accessible text, he …
Necessary Revolution Peter Singer
This is a timely and groundbreaking book from the bestselling author of 'The Fifth Discipline' series and 'Presence'. 'The Necessary Revolution' reveals how corporations and organizations are, in the face of looming environmental crises and …
Richard Hamblyn tells us four true stories, each of which bear historical witness to the earth's unimaginable force, and each of which would prove to be a turning point in the history of science. In engaging and masterful prose, presented in the …
The Grand Design Stephen Hawking
In the last thirty years of his life Albert Einstein searched for a unified theory - a theory which could describe all the forces of nature in a single framework. But the time was not right for such a discovery in Einstein's day.Neither was the …
The Butterflies of Australia Albert Orr & Roger Kitching
The world over people love butterflies but few understand much more about them than their physical beauty. Butterflies of Australia offers a unique guide to help identify the nearly 400 species to which our continent plays host but with its focus …
Atlas of Science: Visualising What We Know Katy Borner
Cartographic maps have guided our explorations for centuries, allowing us to navigate the world. Science maps have the potential to guide our search for knowledge in the same way, helping us navigate, understand, and communicate the dynamic and …
Birds of the World 365 Days Philippe Dubois
Birds 365 gives this perennially popular subject the 365 treatment: ornithologist and conservationist Philippe J. Dubois presents a day in the lifeA' of a different species of bird in each entry, describing the behaviors, habitats and migrations …
The Neurotourist Postcards from the Edge of Brain Science
Acclaimed journalist and intrepid brain 'explorer' Lone Frank embarks on an incredible adventure to the frontiers of neuroscience to reveal how today's top scientists are reinventing human nature, morality, happiness, health, and reality itself. …
A Guide to the Beetles of Australia Paul Zborowski & George Hangay
Guide to the Beetles of Australia provides a fascinating introduction to this huge and diverse group of insects - the Coleoptera. Beetles make up 40 per cent of all insects. The number of known beetle species in the world - more than 350 000 - is …
The author address the question of how to apply ecological understanding to every aspect of our lives. Twenty-seven contributors share their experiences in this coming of age anthology of keynote articles. Social Ecology is of particular …
Evolution The Basics Sherrie Lyons
Evolution: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the history, development and science of the theory of evolution. Beginning pre-Darwin and concluding with the latest research and controversies, readers are introduced to the origins of the …
The Forgotten Islands Michael Veitch
Bass Strait has over fifty cold, dark islands that are regularly pounded by atrocious weather and hardly visited. These islands are rich in atypical Australian history: sealers, lighthouse keepers, feuds, Aboriginal 'resettlements', deadly …
Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia Michael Tyler & Frank Knight
Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining and some species are disappearing totally. In Australia, several species have become extinct in the past 25 years. This revised and updated guide provides concise accounts of all the …
I'm with the Bears Short Stories from a Damaged Planet
The magnitude of the global climate crisis is such that even the most committed environmentalists are liable to live in a state of denial. The award-winning writers collected here have made it their task to shake off this disbelief, bringing the …
The Great Discoveries in Medicine William & Helen Bynum
'Great Discoveries in Medicine' provides an unrivalled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt, India and China to todays latest technology, from letting blood to keyhole surgery, from the theory of humours …
The transit of Venus across the sun in June 2012 will be the last chance in our lifetime to see this rare planetary alignment that has been so important in history. Rich in historical detail and cutting edge science, along with practical …
Australia's Wild Weather Mark Tredinnick
Weather is the oldest story in the worldone we want to keep on telling each other when we meet, as though it were part of who we are, a story that wants to keep on telling itself, and affecting us, whether we like it or not. We breathe it in; we …
The Best Australian Science Writing 2011
From the elemental forces that drive our expanding universe to the delicate hairs on the back of your neck, science offers talented writers the kind of scope that other subjects simply cant match. This dynamic genre of Australian writing has …
Here on Earth: An Argument for Hope Tim Flannery
'We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature - of our true abilities and of our history - is supremely important. We have formed a global civilisation of unprecedented might, driven forward by the power of our minds - a …