Medical Mysteries by Kenneth Wapner
24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Medical Mysteries features short, irresistible mystery stories--all about odd medical conditions: a girl who is allergic to water; a person with "fake foreign accent syndrome"; wolf men; and even a man who appears to be turning into a tree.Other fascinating medical conditions that will be explored inclu ...Show more
Francis Crick Discoverer of the Genetic Code by Matt Ridley
25.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Eminent Lives Ser.
Acclaimed author Matt Ridley traces the colourful life of the man who discovered the structure of DNA, the building blocks of life. Building on a biographical tradition that can be traced back to Aubrey's 'Brief Lives', Dr Johnson's 'Lives of the Poets' and Lytton Strachey's 'Eminent Victorians', this e ...Show more
Winter World : The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich
27.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: P.S. (Paperback)
From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable ...Show more
Biochemistry For Dummies by John T. Moore
28.95 AUD
Category: Science
Grasp biochemistry basics, apply the science, and ace your exams Are you baffled by biochemistry? If so here's the good news you don't have to stay that way! Biochemistry For Dummies shows you how to get a handle on biochemistry, apply the science, raise your grades, and prepare yourself to ace any stan ...Show more
Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World by Mark Frauenfelder
29.95 AUD
Category: Science
From his unique vantage point as editor-in-chief of "MAKE" magazine, the hub of the newly invigorated do-it-yourself movement, Mark Frauenfelder takes readers on an inspiring and surprising tour of the vibrant world of DIY. The Internet has brought together large communities of people who share ideas, t ...Show more
Science 101 by George Ochoa
32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Science 101 Ser.
The Ultimate Illustrated Guide for NonscientistsScience 101: Biology provides all the basics of biology in twelve easy chapters, ranging from such fundamental questions as What is life? to the essentials of anatomy, physiology, ecology, genetics, and evolution. This book also covers public controversies ...Show more
Science 101: Weather by Trudy E. Bell
32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Science 101 Ser.
Science 101: Weather is the essential introduction to the Earth's ever-changing weather and climate, from the humid equator to the ice-covered poles. Find out how weather both wreaks destruction and creates breathtaking mirages, rainbows, and other atmospheric marvels.Describes the past and present of t ...Show more
Survival of the Sickest : A Medical Maverick discovers why we need disease by Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince
32.99 AUD
Category: Science
In this groundbreaking and absorbing book, wunderkind Dr. Sharon Moalem delves back into the evolution of man to reveal hitherto unknown and astonishing ways the human body is built to survive. With this revolutionary new book, Sharon Moalem completely turns modern medicine's understanding of disease on ...Show more
Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy by CHRIS JARMEY
32.99 AUD
Category: Science
A user-friendly guide for students of anatomy and anyone interested in the workings of the human body This concise, pocket-sized reference guide is a handy, comprehensive reference for students and practitioners of anatomy, massage, physical therapy, chiropractics, medicine, and physiotherapy--or for a ...Show more
Sustainability by Leslie Paul Thiele
33.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series
The pursuit of sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe, widespread initiatives within civil society and business, historic policies for municipal, regional, and national governments, and crucial protocols and agreements by international organizations. Increasingly ...Show more
The Genius Factory by David Plotz
34.95 AUD
Category: Science
The Genius Factory is the story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank, one of the most radical experiments in human breeding ever. In 1980 millionaire inventor Robert Graham began recruiting Nobel prize-winners and other accomplished men as donors to his genius sperm bank, in the hope of breeding a cadre of ...Show more