New Science and Nature
Great Animal Orchestra: Finding The Origins Of Music In The World's Wild Places
$29.99 – Paperback book / Profile
A fascinating and unique exploration of nature's music, from plants and animals to wind and rain, Now a Radio 4 Book of the Week, starting on 2 April 2012.
Bernie Krause is the world's leading expert in natural sound. He... Buy or find out more →
Connectome: How The Brains Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
$29.95 – Paperback book / Penguin
In this bold and groundbreaking book, renowned neuroscientist Sebastian Seung reveals the secrets of the human brain.
Sebastian Seung is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience. He believes that our identity lie... Buy or find out more →
Behind The Shock Machine: The Untold Story Of The Notorious Psychology Experiments
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Scribe Publications
The true story of the most controversial psychological research of the modern era.
In the summer of 1961, a group of men and women volunteered for a memory experiment to be conducted by young, dynamic psychologist Stanle... Buy or find out more →
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain
$29.99$24.95 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation
Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities that caused teachers to label her slow, stubborn--or worse. As a child, she read and wrot... Buy or find out more →
Madlands
$29.99 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
An idealistic twenty-something environmentalist.
A retired right-wing finance minister.
All their lives, they’ve happily ignored each other.
Until now.
Anna Rose, environmental crusader since the age of fourteen and co... Buy or find out more →
The Emotional Life Of Your Brain
$29.99 – Paperback book / Hodder Headline
This groundbreaking book by a pioneer in neuroscience brings a new understanding of our emotions - why each of us responds so differently to the same life events and what we can do to change and improve our emotional liv... Buy or find out more →
Imagine: The Science of Creativity
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Text Publishing
"New York Times" best-selling author Jonah Lehrer shows us how we can all learn to be more creative.
Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible id... Buy or find out more →
The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Survive Everyday Parenting St
$24.95 – Paperback book / Scribe Publications
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Your eleven-year-old sulks on the bench instead of playing on the field. Do children conspire to make their parents’ lives ... Buy or find out more →
The Calculus Diaries
$29.99 – Hardcover book / Bloomsbury
How maths can help you lose weight, win at the casino and survive a zombie apocalypse.
'I haven't had this much fun learning math since I watched the Count on Sesame Street when I was three. And the Count never talked ab... Buy or find out more →
The Genome Generation
$32.95 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press
The year 2001 saw the completion of the human genome project, the culmination of a 14-year, $3 billion, international race to read every letter of the code that makes up a human being. Reading this code was the most prof... Buy or find out more →
Maintain Your Brain
$27.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins
Within twenty years, dementia is set to overtake heart disease as the number one cause of death in Australia. Recent studies show that almost half our adult population already have a family member or friend with the illn... Buy or find out more →
A More Perfect Heaven
$35.00$29.95 – Hard back / Bloomsbury
During the 1530s, rumours of a potentially revolutionary theory of how the heavens worked emanating from a small city in Poland began to spread throughout Europe. The architect of this theory was a Polish cleric named Ni... Buy or find out more →
Astronomy 2012 Australia
$27.95 – Paperback book /
This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and constellations. It is simply the best publication of its... Buy or find out more →
Packing For Mars: The Curious Science Of Life In The Void
$23.00 – Paperback book / Oneworld Pubn
beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can¿t walk? Is sex any fun? What¿s it like being with a few people for months at a time? From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000 mile-per-hour crash t... Buy or find out more →
Nest: The Art Of Birds
$32.99 – Hardcover book / Allen & Unwin
We tend to take birds for granted, in the landscape or in our neighbourhoods. The presence of birds communicates the health of a place. When they're gone, it's as though there's a hole in the sky, in the air, an absence ... Buy or find out more →
The Science Delusion
$32.99 – Paperback book / Hodder Headline
The scientific counterargument to Richard Dawkin's The God Delusion.
The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality. The fundamental questions are answered, leaving only the det... Buy or find out more →
Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art And Science Of Rememberingeverything
$22.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
'Captivating . . . engaging . . . smart and funny' The New York Times
'Delightful . . . uplifting . . . it shows that our minds can do extraordinary things' Wall Street Journal
We spend roughly forty days every year tryi... Buy or find out more →
Brain Food
$32.99 – Hard back / Pan Macmillan
In his brand new book, Brain Food, Dr Karl places the food industry under the microscope, gives an insight into your insides, reveals how hamburgers can kill, and puts his palate on the line – all in the name of flavours... Buy or find out more →