How to Land an A330 Airbus by James May
22.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
Being given yet another pointless 'man manual' that told him fifty ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds made James May certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book, in fact. He reckons there are nine vital things that a chap should be able to do. Not stuff you can download from th ...Show more
The Disappearing Spoon : and Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
35.00 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE DISAPPEARING SPOON follow carbon, neon, silicon and gold as they play out their parts in human ...Show more
Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe by Roger Penrose
59.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Reading Level: very good
Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling "The Road to Reality" provided a comprehensive yet readable guide to our present understanding of the laws that are currently believed to govern our universe. In "Cycles of Time", he moves far beyond this to develop a completely new perspective on cosmology ...Show more
Field Guide to Birds of Australia by Frank Knight & Graham Pizzey
45.00 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
First published in 1980, Graham Pizzey's Field Guide to Australian Birds combines a depth and breadth of knowledge with beautiful, fullâ colour illustrations and a clear writing style. The result is a definitive and internationally acclaimed guide to Australian birdlife. Now fully updated and revised ...Show more
Symmetry and the Monster: One of the Greatest Quests of Mathematics by Mark Ronan
23.99 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
Imagine a giant snowflake in 196,884 dimensions...This is the story of a mathematical quest that began two hundred years ago in revolutionary France, led to the biggest collaboration ever between mathematicians across the world, and revealed the 'Monster' - not monstrous at all, but a structure of exqui ...Show more
A Crack in the Edge of the World - The great American earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester
26.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Reading Level: very good
The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative look at the tumultuous sub ...Show more
Euclid's Window by Leonard Mlodinow
24.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
This text leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, via biographical stories, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to contemporary notions of hyperspace. It reveals simple questions that have been the hidden engines of major achievements in science and technology.
Out of Water: From Abundance to Scarcity and How to Solve the World's Water Problems by Colin Chartres
29.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
The Indispensable Guide to the Next Global Crisis: Water "No water, no life. Are you wondering how this planet can be 'running out of water' when it still rains and rivers flow? This book is your guide. Colin Chartres has lived his life to improve the management of the water that gives life to all. His ...Show more
The Book of Universes by John D. Barrow
29.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Reading Level: very good
This is a book about universes. It tells a story that revolves around a single extraordinary fact: that Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity describes a series of entire universes. Not many solutions to Einstein's tantalising universe equations have ever been found, but those that have are all ...Show more
101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius by Brad Graham
44.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE | Series: Evil Genius
Features 101 projects that range from simple to sophisticated and come with a list of required parts and tools, numerous illustrations, and step-by-step assembly instructions. This title includes: scanners and radios, night vision devices, telephone devices, computer monitoring, audio eavesdropping, hid ...Show more
Radar for Mariners Book/CDRom by David Burch
23.95 AUD
Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
Nothing beats radar for guiding your boat through the darkest night or the thickest fog. This manual shows you how to: choose the best radar model for your sail - or powerboat; install, adjust, and operate your system; interpret the images on your radar screen; and pilot your boat and track the movement ...Show more