The China Study - Revised and Expanded Edition by T Colin Campbell; Thomas M Campbell
32.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Reading Level: near fine
The revised and expanded edition of the bestseller that changed millions of livesThe science is clear. The results are unmistakable.You can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes just by changing your diet.More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and h ...Show more
Dutch Light: Christiaan Huygens and the Making of Science in Europe by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science
'At last - a scintillating biography of Christiaan Huygens . . . Hugh Aldersley-Williams has evocatively illuminated this brilliant polymath who laid the foundations of modern European science.'- Dr Patricia Fara, Emeritus Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge'Fascinating . . . an impressive piece of schol ...Show more
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table by Sara Gillingham, Isabel Thomas
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science
Science meets design in this comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe This artful and accessible guide to the periodic table -- the ultimate reference tool for scientists worldwide -- names all 118 chemical elements and helps young readers understand the remarkable w ...Show more
Virusphere - Ebola, AIDS, Influenza And The Hidden World Of The Virus by Frank Ryan
24.99 NZD
Category: General Science
A fascinating and long overdue examination of viruses - from what they are and what they do, to the vital role they have played in human history. What are viruses? Do they rely on genes, like all other forms of life? Do they follow the same patterns of evolution as plants and animals?Frank Ryan answers ...Show more
Bird Love by Wenfei Tong; Mike Webster (Consultant Editor)
55.00 NZD
Category: General Science
Exploring the sex life of birds and their wide range of mating and parenting habits, Bird Love gives you a detailed insight into bird family life. More than 90 percent of birds appear to be monogamous, but beneath the surface there is a huge variety of mating systems in play, from temporary monogamy an ...Show more
Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality by Anthony Aguirre
50.00 NZD
Category: General Science
Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe? Through more than fifty Koans -- pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition -- leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes the reader across the world from Japan to Italy ...Show more
Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Matt McCarthy
38.00 NZD
Category: General Science | Reading Level: 4 Science
Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front lines of a groundbreaking clinical trial testing a new antibiotic to fight lethal superbugs, bacteria that have built up resistance to the life-saving drugs in our rapidly dwindling arsenal. This trial serves as the backdrop for t ...Show more
Wonders of Life by Professor Brian Cox; Andrew Cohen
49.99 NZD
Category: General Science
What is Life? Where did it come from? Why does it end? In this beautiful and definitive new book, Professor Brian Cox takes us on an incredible journey to discover how a few fundamental laws gave birth to the most complex, diverse and unique force in the Universe - life itself. There are thought to be a ...Show more
Archaeology - Discovering The World's Secrets by Gaynor Aaltonen
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science
Covering the complete duration of human history and spanning the entire globe, this volume provides the perfect introduction to the science of the past. It tells the story of the archaeologists who unravel the mysteries ancient and modern. From the Napoleonic expeditions to uncover the Rosetta stone in ...Show more
Darwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
54.99 NZD
Category: General Science
*Carrion crows in the Japanese city of Sendai have learned to use passing traffic to crack nuts. *Lizards in Puerto Rico are evolving feet that better grip surfaces like concrete. *Europe's urban blackbirds sing at a higher pitch than their rural cousins, to be heardover the din of traffic. How is th ...Show more
A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design by Frank Wilczek
30.00 NZD
Category: General Science
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist argues that beauty is the fundamental organizing principle for the entire universe In this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe. As the quest to find the beauty embodied in the univer ...Show more