New Life Stories: More Stories from His Acclaimed Radio 4 Series by Sir David Attenborough
46.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A personal view of the natural world Life Stories 2 is the second installment of Sir David's look back at the wildlife that has captured his imagination and enthusiasm over his distinguished career. It is a fascinating trip around the world in search of extraordinary plants, animals and people, in the c ...Show more
David Attenborough's First Life: A Journey Back in Time with Matt Kaplan by Sir David Attenborough
60.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The epic story of the beginning of life on Earth from the much loved and respected naturalist, writer and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough. Spanning billions of years, First Life reveals the extraordinary story of the evolution of the first life on Earth and how it then evolved into multicellular lif ...Show more
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely
29.00 NZD
31.00 (6% off)
Category: Popular Science
Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, our workplace experiences and our general behaviour, up close and personal. In The Upside of Irrationality, b ...Show more
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society by Bill Bryson (ed.)
55.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. On a damp weeknight in November, 350 years ago, a doz ...Show more
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this e ...Show more
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
29.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange and specialisation, our species has found in ...Show more