Gemstones Minerals of Australia by Sutherland Lin ; Gayle
32.99 AUD
Category: Science
This text is an accessible reference and identification guide to all gemstones and minerals found in Australia. The book introduces the reader to the chemical and crystal systems of the stones, before providing detailed descriptions of each stone including composition, structure and distribution.
Pocket Guide Minerals and Gemstones by Dr David c. Cook & Dr Wendy L Kirk
14.95 AUD
Category: Science
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Stephen Hawking
24.95 AUD
29.95 (16% off)
Category: Science
Covering subjects ranging from the personal to the wholly scientific, this is a collection of Stephen Hawking's essays and other pieces, revealing him as scientist, man, concerned world citizen and imaginative thinker. He recalls his first experience of nursery school, punctures the arrogance of those w ...Show more
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar.: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart
12.95 AUD
Category: Science
This lively crash course in philosophy takes us on a hilarious - and at the same time, profound - tour through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts and thinkers. All with a light touch. As if being led on an intellectual adventure by a brilliant stand-up comic, the reader experiences li ...Show more
Upanishads by PARAMANANDA, SW
14.95 AUD
Category: Science
The ancient teachings of Swami Paramananda.
Barron's Pocket Factbook: Weather: Essential Facts about the Earth's Weather by Michael Bright
15.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Barron's Pocket Factbooks
How do hurricanes form? Where is the world's hottest location? Which American city has the largest average snowfall? Readers can find facts on major hurricanes and typhoons of recent decades and the tracks they have taken. They will also find information on reading and understanding weather maps, climat ...Show more
Plato's Republic A Vision of Truth, Justice and the Ideal Society by Alan Jacobs
16.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Sacred Texts
"The Republic" is considered by many authorities to be Plato's greatest work. This is a readable, provocative and enjoyable dialogue between Plato and various Athenian dignitaries in which they discuss the meaning of justice and democracy, the great philosopher's theory of the Forms and the ideal ruler. ...Show more
Eureka!: The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World by Marlene Wagman-Geller
19.95 AUD
Category: Science
The fascinating inspirations behind common inventions and creations from Barbie to Sweet and Low to Mt. Rushmore. The slinky was born aboard a World War II ship. The Barbie doll was inspired by a German sex toy. Weight Watchers began with a Jewish housewife in Queens, New York. "Eureka!" explores the fa ...Show more