Defying Gravity - The Fisher and Paykel Story by Keith Davies
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Injured Brains of Medical Minds by Narinder Kapur (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: very good
This book provides a unique perspective on what it is like to be brain-damaged, seen through the eyes of doctors or neurosurgeons who have themselves suffered a brain injury or brain illness. Each of the personal accounts, written over the past 120 years, is accompanied by a commentary written by the au ...Show more
Fortress Kent by Roy Ingleton
$25.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and pleasant land.
Let My People Go Surfing - The Education of a Reluctant Businessman - Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual by Yvon Chouinard
$16.00 NZD
Category: Business | Reading Level: very good
"Brillient" - Daphne (Staff) In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. Fro ...Show more
Spikes - Exploring the Neural Code by Fred Rieke; David Warland; Rob De Ruyter Van Steveninck; William Bialek
$85.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Series: Computational Neuroscience | Reading Level: very good
What does it mean to say that a certain set of spikes is the right answer to a computational problem? In what sense does a spike train convey information about the sensory world? Spikes begins by providing precise formulations of these and related questions about the representation of sensory signals in ...Show more
The Orbitofrontal Cortex by David H Zald; Scott L Rauch
$65.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: very good
The orbitofrontal cortex comprises the ventral surface of the frontal lobe, and is critical for functions ranging from olfaction and emotion to learning and behavioral flexibility. Since the time of Phineas Gage, this enigmatic brain region has intrigued clinicians due to its association with personalit ...Show more
The Gift -12 Lessons to Save Your Life by Edith Eger
$8.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
'I will be forever changed by Dr Eger's Story' Oprah This practical and inspirational guide to healing from the bestselling author of The Choice shows us how to release your self-limiting beliefs and embrace your potential. The prison is in your mind. The key is in your pocket. In the end, it's not what ...Show more
The Ape and the Sushi Master - Cultural reflections by a primatologist by Frans de Waal
$15.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
The Longman Literary Companion to Science by Walter Gratzer (ed.)
$18.00 NZD
Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
Geek Wisdom - The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture by Stephen H Segal (ed.)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
We live in the era of the geek. Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book heroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, the geeks know something that other folks don't - something we'd all do well to learn from. So here it is: "Geek Wisdom", painstakingly ga ...Show more
Maori Health and Government Policy 1840-1940 by Derek A Dow
$40.00 NZD
Category: Maori | Reading Level: very good
Persepolis - The Story of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
$14.00 NZD
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Pantheon Graphic Library | Reading Level: very good
A New York Times Notable Book A Time Magazine "Best Comix of the Year" A San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times Best-seller Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic str ...Show more