Field Guide to Sea Stingers and Other Venomous and Poisonous Marine Invertebrates by Loisette M. Marsh
$29.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
Our coastline extends from the tropical waters of the north to the temperate waters in the south, and attracts thousands of swimmers, sailors, skindivers, fishers, naturalists and beach walkers. This heavily illustrated and informative book identifies those animals in the sea that might cause injury and ...Show more
Astray: A History of Wandering by Eluned Summers-Bremner
$37.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
A meandering celebration of the indirect and unforeseen path, revealing that to err is not just human -- it is everything. This book explores how, far from being an act limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning -- a force as inti ...Show more
Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses by Aarathi Prasad
$37.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
In a gorgeous history that spans continents and millennia, Aarathi Prasad weaves together the complex story of the queen of fabrics. Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global history, natural history, and future ...Show more
Many Things Under a Rock The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel
$35.00 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
"Fascinating... the deepest of octopus books.' Peter Godfrey-Smith 'Mind-blowing and soul-expanding' Sy Montgomery Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none captivates us quite like the octopus. This highly intelligent master of disguise is one of our planet's most intriguing and enigmatic creatures ...Show more
Evolution: The Human Story by Dr. Alice Roberts
$45.00 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
This unrivalled illustrated guide to human evolution brings you face to face with your ancient ancestors. Travelling back in time almost eight million years, the book charts the development of our species, Homo sapiens, from tree-dwelling primates to modern humans. Evolution investigates each of our an ...Show more
Field Guide to Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-East Asia by Gerald Allen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
This phenomenally successful guide to the wealth and variety of fish in Australias tropical waters including the Great Barrier Reef and south-east Asia has been updated and expanded. The book has sold more than 20,000 copies in its previous editions, and is an invaluable reference for divers and anglers ...Show more
Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History by Kyle Harper
$39.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: The\Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser.
A sweeping germ's-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity's uniquely dangerous dise ...Show more
Tooth and Claw: Top Predators of the World by Robert M. Johnson III, Sharon L. Gilman, Daniel C. Abel
$79.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
Offers an unparalleled look at a side of nature rarely witnessed up close, Stunningly illustrated throughout and brimming with fun facts, Describes ultimate vertebrate predators ranging from sharks and reptiles to raptors, cats, dogs, bears, and marine mammals, Provides rare insights into the biology, e ...Show more
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Reading Level: very good
'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ab ...Show more
The Seaweed Revolution by Vincent Doumeizel
$49.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
As featured on BBC News and TIME 'The potential of seaweed, or marine algae, to transform our world is huge... excellent book'New Scientist The seaweed revolution is a fresh hope for tomorrow. Seaweed develops in water everywhere, from the eternal glaciers to lagoons heated by the sun, from seas satu ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Common Australian Trees by Denise Grieg
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature and Science | Series: Photographic Guides Ser.
A photographic guide to over 200 Australian trees. For each species there is a colour photograph, and facts listed include measurement, habitat, abundance and distribution, as well as a description. The guide should be suitable for both beginners and the more knowledgeable.
Birds in Their Habitats: Journeys with a Naturalist by Ian Fraser
$39.95 AUD
Category: Nature and Science
Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible ever to be imagined as fiction.Birds in Their Habitat ...Show more