Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris
$20.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds u ...Show more
The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs by Brenda Denzler
$15.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
E=mc2 : A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis
$10.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
'By the end of the astonishing "E=mc2", a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners. It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. I didn't know I cou ...Show more
The Artful Universe: The Cosmic Source of Human Creativity by John D. Barrow
$10.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Science Ser. | Reading Level: good
In this eclectic and entertaining study of the interrelationship between the arts and the sciences, Barrow explains how the landscape of the Universe has influenced the development of philosophy and mythology, and how millions of years of evolutionary history have fashioned our attraction to certain pat ...Show more
The Survival of Charles Darwin: A Biography of a Man and an Idea by Ronald W. Clark
$30.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
Darwin by William Brown
$15.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Darwin College Lectures | Reading Level: good
Charles Darwin can easily be considered one of the most influential scholars of his time. His thoughts, ideas, research and writings have had a far reaching impact and influence on modern thought in the arts, on society, and in science. With contributions from leading scholars, this collection of essays ...Show more
Darwinian Dominion: Animal Welfare and Human Interests by Lewis F. Petrinovich
$20.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Bradford Bks. | Reading Level: very good
The controversial subject of this book is the permissible use of animals by humans. Lewis Petrinovich argues that humans have a set of cognitive abilities, developing from a suite of emotional attachments, that make them unique among species. Although other animals can think, suffer, and have needs, the ...Show more
The Theory of Evolution by John Maynard Smith; Richard Dawkins (Foreword by)
$12.00 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Canto Ser. | Reading Level: good
All living plants and animals, including man, are the modified descendants of one or a few simple living things. A hundred years ago Darwin and Wallace in their theory of natural selection, or the survival of the fittest, explained how evolution could have happened, in terms of processes known to take p ...Show more
Little People: Learning to See the World Through My Daughter's Eyes by Dan Kennedy
$15.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: very good
A week after her birth in 1992, Dan Kennedy's firstborn daughter was diagnosed with achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism. Reassured by doctors that Becky would have normal intelligence and a normal life span, Dan and his wife, Barbara, quickly adjusted to the reality of her condition. What w ...Show more
The Fever Trail : In Search of the Cure for Malaria by Mark Honigsbaum
$16.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: very good
Part science, part riveting historical adventure about one of the great scourges to afflict mankind Every year malaria kills 1.5 to 2.7 million people -- more than half of those deaths are children -- and 300 to 500 million people fall ill with the disease. As of yet, there is no cure. Malaria is a dead ...Show more
The Professional Guinea Pig: Big Pharma and the Risky World of Human Subjects by Roberto Abadie
$14.00 NZD
Category: Medicine | Reading Level: fine
The Professional Guinea Pig documents the emergence of the professional research subject in Phase I clinical trials testing the safety of drugs in development. Until the mid-1970s Phase I trials were conducted on prisoners. After that practice was outlawed, the pharmaceutical industry needed a replaceme ...Show more