The Mathematical Radio - Inside the Magic of AM, FM, and Single-Sideband by Paul J. Nahin; Andrew Simoson (Foreword by)
$44.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
How a modern radio works, told through mathematics, history, and selected puzzles The modern radio is a wonder, and behind that magic is mathematics. In The Mathematical Radio, Paul Nahin explains how radios work, deploying mathematics and historical discussion, accompanied by a steady stream of intrigu ...Show more
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing- take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how t ...Show more
Hazzard and Harrower: The letters by Brigitta Olubas (Editor); Susan Wyndham (Editor)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Feminism
Two extraordinary writers, one difficult mother and a vanished literary world. Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower met in person for the first time in London in 1972, six years after they began a correspondence that would span four decades. They exchanged letters, cards and telegrams and made occasi ...Show more
How to Forage for Wild Foods Without Dying - An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Identifying 40 Edible Wild Plants by Ellen Zachos
$26.99 AUD
Category: Nature
This on-the-go guide is perfect for new foragers eager to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to find, no matter what region they're in, and provides photos and easy-to-follow identification and use guidelines for the 35 most common--and most delicious--wild plants. How to Forage for Wild ...Show more
The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions by Marek Kowalkiewicz
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives. Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It's here and it's growing. In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recent ...Show more
Alan Joyce and Qantas: The Trials and Transformation of an Australian Icon by Peter Harbison; Derek Sadubin
$36.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Alan Joyce & Qantas - The Trials and Transformation of an Australian Icon is the fascinating, unauthorised story of Alan Joyce's meteoric rise and turbulent 15-year tenure as the CEO of Qantas. The twists and turns of the last 15 years of the Qantas story contains all the ingredients of a corporate ...Show more
Fundamental: How Quantum Mechanics Explains Absolutely Everything (Except Gravity) by Tim James
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
Fundamental does for physics what Tim's first book, Elemental, does for chemistry: it demystifies the topic in his trademark humorous, engaging style, including the most recent developments in the field. At the start of the twentieth century, science appeared complete and the laws of nature were almost ...Show more
UAPs and the Nuclear Puzzle: Visitations, National Security, and the Need for Transparency by Robert Salas
$34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Robert Salas, a retired United States Air Force officer, witnessed firsthand a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon) while visiting and disabling nuclear missiles. He shares his experience as well as the many incidents of similar visits during the last eighty years that have been covered up. In 1969, th ...Show more
Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
$24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of t ...Show more
How to Be Multiple - The Philosophy of Twins by Helena de Bres; Julia de Bres (Illustrator)
$44.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
In How to be multiple, Helena de Bres - a twin herself - argues that twinhood is a unique lens for examining our place in the world and how we relate to other people. The way we think about twins offers remarkable insights into some of the deepest questions of our existence, from what is a person? to ho ...Show more
For The Love of Birds by Steytler Georgina
$59.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Award-winning photographer Georgina Steytler collects some of her most phenomenal images of Australian birds.
Graft: Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land by Maggie MacKellar
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature
A gorgeously written reflection, set in Tasmania, on motherhood, farming, nature and home. In my mind I walk over the land. I run my hands through the grass as if it were the hair on my head. I dig my fingers into the dirt as if the soil were the crust of my skin. Combining pages of her diary, kept thro ...Show more