What Shape is Space? by Giles Sparrow
$27.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: The\Big Idea Ser.
What Shape Is Space? is a question with far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles Sparrow's effortless prose style renders them understandable, allowing readers to come to grips with the ov ...Show more
What a Mushroom Lives For: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make by Michael J. Hathaway
$44.99 NZD
Category: Science
How the prized matsutake mushroom is remaking human communities in China--and providing new ways to understand human and more-than-human worlds What a Mushroom Lives For pushes today's mushroom renaissance in compelling new directions. For centuries, Western science has promoted a human- and animal- ...Show more
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Nature
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination.For centuries, owls have capti ...Show more
What's Eating the Universe?: And Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
$28.00 NZD
Category: Science
Combining the latest scientific advances with storytelling skills unmatched in the cosmos, an award-winning astrophysicist and popular writer leads us on a tour of some of the greatest mysteries of our universe. In the constellation of Eridanus, there lurks a cosmic mystery: It's as if something has tak ...Show more
Which Native Fern? (New Ecology Edition) by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Nature | Series: Which...?
This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Fern? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the fern and its environment. As well as the known uses of each fern, from food and medicine, to perfume, making tools, mattresses and track-markers, it also explains how to ...Show more
Which Native Forest Plant? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Nature | Series: Which...?
This best-selling classic by Andrew Crowe includes comprehensive information on the identification, ecology and uses of New Zealand's native plants.This best-selling classic by Andrew Crowe includes comprehensive information on the identification, ecology and uses of New Zealand's native plants.Use Andr ...Show more
Which Native Tree? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Nature | Series: Which...? | Reading Level: very good
A simple, illustrated guide to common New Zealand native trees, including identification, ecology and uses, by best-selling author Andrew Crowe. A simple, illustrated guide to common New Zealand native trees, including identification, ecology and uses, by best-selling author Andrew Crowe. Use Crowe's ...Show more
Which New Zealand Bird? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Nature | Series: Which...?
Use best-selling author Andrew Crowe's method to identify New Zealand birds by size and habitat in this simple, illustrated guide that will appeal to children and adults alike.Which bird is it? Simply note where you spotted the bird and how big it is. Then follow the simple steps to find out which bird ...Show more
Which New Zealand Insect? by Andrew Crowe
$35.00 NZD
Category: Nature | Series: Which...?
Ninety percent of New Zealand's insects are unique. Many of these little-known creatures play an important part in our ecology. This book is both a field guide and a gallery, displaying the variety and beauty of an often-overlooked side of New Zealand’s wildlife. Ideal for children, trampers, mountainee ...Show more
Which New Zealand Seashell? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Nature
An illustrated guide that helps you find out simply and accurately Which seashell is it?
Which New Zealand Spider? by Andrew Crowe
$27.00 NZD
Category: Nature | Series: Which...?
A simple way to identify New Zealand's native and introduced spiders.In this companion to his award-winning Which New Zealand Insect? Andrew Crowe showcases New Zealand spiders, with practical details on how, when and where to find them. The author continues in his typically entertaining style to weave ...Show more
White Holes: Inside the Horizon by Carlo Rovelli
$40.00 NZD
Category: Science
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble - on and on - down thi ...Show more