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A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough
$39.99 AUD
Category: Environment
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
Adam Spencer's Numberland by Adam Spencer
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Australia's funniest mathematician returns in 2019 with more rollicking romps through the world of science, technology, numbers and all things nerdy. This terrific new fully illustrated title follows on from Adam's bestselling Big Book of Numbers (2014); World of Numbers (2015), Time Machine (2016), The ...Show more
Coastal Guide to Nature and History: Port Phillip Bay by Graham Patterson
$30.00 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History
On holidays? Walking? Just visiting the coast for a short outing? This book will enrich your appreciation of what you see. Common coastal animals and plants - with lots of photos Landforms - how they are influenced by geology Local history How to get to lesser-known spots
This is Not a Drill by Extinction Rebellion Staff
$19.99 AUD
Category: Environment
Extinction Rebellion are inspiring a whole generation to take action on climate breakdown. Now you can become part of the movement - and together, we can make history. It's time. This is our last chance to do anything about the global climate and ecological emergency. Our last chance to save the world a ...Show more
Flight Lines: Across the globe on a journey with the astonishing ultramarathon birds by Andrew Darby
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Andrew Darby follows the extraordinary migratory shorebirds from Australia's southern ocean to the Arctic and back. On these travels he explores the power of science to reveal the mysteries of these birds, and to heal both their endangered world - and unexpectedly - himself. As the sun lowered and turne ...Show more
We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer
$22.99 AUD
Category: Environment
In We Are the Weather, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a surprising, deeply personal, and urgent new way. Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. B ...Show more
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History
The Paris Agreement was a landmark for humanity. In this timely and important book, two of the principle creators of that agreement show us why and how we can now realise its' promise. I hope it is widely read and acted on' Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger o ...Show more
The Last Lions of Africa by Anthony Ham
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History
An incredible and moving account of one man's journey into the world of lions, why they are fast disappearing and what can be done to save them from extinction and thus save Africa, whose delicate ecosystem depends on these apex predators to keep everything in balance.
The Carbon Club: How a Network of Influential Climate Sceptics, Politicians and Business Leaders Fought to Control Australia's Climate Policy by Marian Wilkinson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Environment
The inside story of how a network of influential climate sceptics, politicians and business leaders fought to control Australia's response to the climate crisis. As the climate crisis threatens more extreme bushfire seasons, droughts and floods, many Australians are demanding their leaders answer the qu ...Show more
Dr Karl's Random Road Trip Through Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History | Reading Level: 4 Science
In this, his 45th book, Dr Karl goes full kolour, with brilliant and funny illustrations to match his dress sense. So take a technikolour trip through science with the intrepid Dr Karl, Australia's favourite science guru. Q: HOW MANY DR KARL BOOKS ARE THERE IN THE UNIVERSE?A: MORE THAN A MILLION! Dr Kar ...Show more
2040: A Household Handbook for the Regeneration by Damon Gameau
$34.99 AUD
Category: Environment
'You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.' Buckminster Fuller Like most of us, Damon Gameau has spent most of his adult years overwhelmed into inaction by the problem of climate change and its devastating ef ...Show more
Is the Moon Upside Down? by Greg Quicke
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science and Natural History
During his younger days working as a bush mechanic and pearl diver in remote WA, Greg Quick spent countless nights lying in a swag and staring at the stars. That daily distraction grew into a passion that has seen him become one of Australia's best known and most engaging astronomers. In recent years Gr ...Show more
