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Metamorphosis: A Scientist's Story by Glen Metcalf
$14.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine
Metamorphosis is the story of one woman's transformation from a traditional Kiwi housewife of the 1950s into an internationally known scientist. Born in 1926, married at 21 and a mother shortly after, Glen Metcalf's life changed when at age 35 she met Dr Donald Beaven, the founding professor of the Chri ...Show more
The Final Choice: End of Life Suffering: Is Assisted Dying the Answer? by Caralise Trayes
$16.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: near fine
BE INFORMED FOR YOUR VOTE AT THE REFERENDUM On 17 October 2020 A Kiwi journalist on the hunt for the truth about assisted dying and the End of Life Choice Act. Join her on a journey of discovery as she tells the stories of those with terminal illness and interviews lawyers, doctors, ethicists and cleric ...Show more
Bodily Boundaries, Sexualised Genders & Medical Discourses by Marion de Ras and Victoria Grace (eds)
$14.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: very good
A Life on Our Planet - My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough
$20.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
See the world. Then make it better. 'I am 93. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us ...Show more
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
$14.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: near fine
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in g ...Show more
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
$12.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Oxford Landmark Science Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view ...Show more
The Garden Lovers Guide to Spain & Portugal by Barbara Segall
$10.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: Garden Lover's Guides to Europe | Reading Level: very good
This authoritative new series of guidebooks to the gardens of Europe is the perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler. Each title is a richly illustrated in-depth guide to over 100 gardens, from the famous to little-known hidden treasures, and features colorful ph ...Show more
The Garden Lover's Guide to Britain by Patrick Taylor
$10.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: Garden Lover's Guides | Reading Level: very good
This authoritative new series of guidebooks to the gardens of Europe is the perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler. Each title is a richly illustrated in-depth guide to over 100 gardens, from the famous to little-known hidden treasures, and features colorful ph ...Show more
The Garden Lover's Guide to Italy by Penelope Hobhouse
$10.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: The\Garden Lover's Guides Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This authoritative new series of guidebooks to the gardens of Europe is the perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler. Each title is a richly illustrated in-depth guide to over 100 gardens, from the famous to little-known hidden treasures, and features colorful ph ...Show more
The Garden Lover's Guide to Germany by Charles Quest-Ritson
$10.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: The\Garden Lover's Guides Ser. | Reading Level: very good
A comprehensive guide to over 100 gardens in Germany, this volume includes information on: garden history; local climate; and nearby cultural sites of interest. It also features illustrated plans, and specially created tours with maps and directions.
The Garden Lover's Guide to the Netherlands and Belgium by Barbara Abbs
$10.00 NZD
Category: Gardening | Series: The\Garden Lover's Guides Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The three new titles in the Garden Lover's Guidebook series are richly illustrated, in-depth guides to over 100 gardens. Each is written by a recognized gardening expert on the region. Featuring colourful photography and easy-to-read maps, these guides also include complete visitor information, directio ...Show more
The Age of Intelligent Machines by Ray Kurzweil
$55.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
What is artificial intelligence? At its essence, it is another way of answering a central question that has been debated by scientists, philosophers, and theologians for thousands of years: How does the human brain - three pounds of ordinary matter - give rise to thought? With this question in mind, inv ...Show more