The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the herbarium by Prudence Gibson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales — its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.Who gets to collect plants, name them, propagate them, extract their chemicals, sell them and use them? Whose knowledge is it? And what can the people tha ...Show more
The Flying Nurse: Saving lives and swaddling babies from outback Australia to Africa and beyond by Prudence Wheelwright
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Nurse and midwife Prue Wheelwright has worked in the most remote parts of Australia and around the world. In isolated, far-flung locations and on dangerous frontlines, this passionate and dedicated nurse has put her heart, and often her safety, on the line, day after day, year after year. Prue shares al ...Show more
Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking by Mehdi Hasan
$36.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
No one ever goes into an argument intending to lose. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that every single person on the face of the planet has, at some point in their lives, tried to win an argument. Because arguments are everywhere. Whether it is in the comments section on Facebook, or in the Houses ...Show more
Wild Things: How We Learn To Read and What Can Happen If We Don't by Sally Rippin
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
We love wayward children in literature. Not so much in life. When Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read, the best-selling children’s author assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Her son’s dyslexia and ADHD went undiagnosed for years, leaving ...Show more
The Body Illustrated: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
$65.00 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
A new, beautifully illustrated edition of the Number One Bestseller and Sunday Times Science Book of the Year, which takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. A directory of wonders' - Guardian 'Jaw-dropping' -The Times 'It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts in ...Show more
Meanwhile Back on Earth (HB) by Oliver Jeffers
$27.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The captivating new companion to international bestsellers Here We Are and What We'll Build. A father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. This becomes a ...Show more
Tricked - A How-To Guide to Magic and Illusions by Cosentino
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The ultimate book of magic for kids from Australia’s favourite illusionist, Cosentino! With step-by-step illustrations and tips from Cosentino, Tricked is the complete guide to performing magic with confidence. Learn some of Cosentino’s most thrilling acts – from floating rings to self-levitation – ...Show more
Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life by Dr Michael Mosley
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
When it comes to improving our diet, fitness and wellbeing it can be hard to sift the fads from the facts, and harder still to find things that fit into our daily lives. So what if you discovered that eating chocolate helps your heart, singing can reduce inflammation, and your obsession with houseplants ...Show more
Aussie Ark by Tim Faulkner
$45.00 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Tim Faulkner's battle to save Australia's threatened wildlife - a fully illustrated biography featuring stories and lessons from a remarkable life on the frontline of animal conservation. From the time he was old enough to focus on an object, Tim Faulkner has had his eyes glued on things that slither, c ...Show more
Dark Winter: An insider’s guide to pandemics and biosecurity by Raina MacIntyre
$32.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Renowned epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Raina MacIntyre reveals her insights into biological warfare, pandemics and the threats that lie ahead.In Dark Winter, world-leading epidemiologist Professor Raina MacIntyre navigates the past, present and future of pandemics and biosecurity. MacIntyre exam ...Show more
The Wood Age: How One Material Shaped the Whole of Human History by Roland Ennos
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world.'A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood...' John Carey, The Sunday TimesHow did the descendants of small arboreal primates manage to stand on our own two feet, become top predators and ...Show more
The Matter of Everything: Twelve Experiments that Changed Our World by Suzie Sheehy
$29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world.How did a piece a gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays?How did the experiments in the run-up to the Large ...Show more