The Mind and the Brain - Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force by Jeffrey M Schwartz; Sharon Begley
37.99 NZD
42.99 (11% off)
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Conventional science holds that "the mind" is only an illusion, a side effect of the activity of the physical brain. Now comes a book, based on cutting-edge research, that argues exactly the opposite--that the mind has a life of its own. Review Quotes: "A daring rescue of the concept of the free hum ...Show more
The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics by Gary Zukav
40.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Featuring a new introduction, an exploration of quantum physics and relativity theory is presented for the layperson reader in an accessible and occasionally whimsical format. By the author of The Seat of the Soul.
Wonders of the Solar System by Brian Cox; Andrew Cohen
59.99 NZD
Category: Science
Taking readers on a breathtaking visual and scientific adventure, renowned physicist Brian Cox reveals the Solar System as you have never seen it before: from Saturn's moons, where giant ice fountains spout into space and oceans are made of liquid methane, to Jupiter, where storms rage that are twice th ...Show more
Seeing Further - The Story of Science and the Royal Society by Bill Bryson (ed.)
49.99 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
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. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pi ...Show more
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
27.99 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
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 Number Mysteries: A Mathmatical Odyssey Through Everyday Life by Marcus du Sautoy
44.99 NZD
Category: Science
From the most famous mathematician in Britain comes the ultimate handikit to mathematics. From hopscotch to Wayne Rooney with lots and lots of games to play, The Number Mysteries shows why mathematics really is at the heart of everything we do. 'Mind-bending, fascinating and useful too. Maths didn't us ...Show more
Geekspeak: Why Life + Mathematics = Happiness by Graham Tattersall
34.99 NZD
Category: Science
The quirky offspring of 'QI' and 'Freakonomics', 'Geekspeak' melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life. Curiosity is our human birthright, and destiny. As a species we are to prone to think, ruminate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate and philosoph ...Show more
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
27.99 NZD
Category: Science
Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Predictably Irrational is an intriguing, witty and utterly original look at why we all make illogical decisions. Why can a 50p aspirin do what a 5p aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? Why ...Show more
The Address Book : Our Place in the Scheme of Things by Tim Radford
44.99 NZD
Category: Science
At the start of each school term, at the age of about 10, I did something that I suppose a million other 10-year-olds have done! The Address Book starts with some of the fundamental questions asked by everyone, in every culture since the beginning of civilisation. Who am I? Where am I? Where am I going ...Show more
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
36.99 NZD
Category: Science
In this fascinating and often hilarious work, pre-eminent psychologist Daniel Gilbert shows how - and why - the majority of us have no idea how to make ourselves happy. We all want to be happy, but do we know how? When it comes to improving tomorrow at the expense of today, we're terrible at predicting ...Show more
Collins Dictionary of Mathematics by E.J. Borowski
24.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: Collins Dictionary of
A fully revised and expanded edition of the popular (over 50,000 copies sold) and authoritative Collins Dictionary of Mathematics. With over 9.000 definitions and 400 diagrams, this new edition has been fully revised to ensure it is fully congruent with mathematics as it is taught at A level and 1st yea ...Show more
The Gecko's Foot : How scientists are taking a leaf from nature's book by Peter Forbes
26.99 NZD
29.99 (10% off)
Category: Science
This is a cutting-edge science book in the style of "Fermat's Last Theorem" and "Chaos" from an exciting and accessible new voice in popular science writing. Bio-inspiration is a form of engineering but not in the conventional sense. Extending beyond our established and preconceived notions, scientists, ...Show more