Enchanted Forests The Poetic Construction of a World Before Time by Boria Sax
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Linking literature, philosophy, art, and personal experience, a moving exploration of the wooded landscape's power. In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State, which had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish, and Communist grandparents as a buffer against what they felt was a hostil ...Show more
The Lives of Seaweeds: A Natural History of Our Planet's Seaweeds and Other Algae by Julie A. Phillips
$59.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: The\Lives of the Natural World Ser.
An engaging and richly illustrated exploration of the natural history of seaweeds and other algae As photosynthetic organisms, seaweeds and other algae transfer billions of tons of carbon globally from the atmosphere to the deep ocean each year. Coming in all manner of colors, shapes, and sizes, from ...Show more
Carnivorous Plants by Dan Torre
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Botanical Ser.
An exploration of the science and cultural significance of carnivorous plants, now in paperback. Carnivorous plants are a unique botanical group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill, and consume small creatures. As a result, they are often depicted as killers in films and literature--from Audre ...Show more
The Golden Mole: and Other Vanishing Treasure by Katherine Rundell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
A gloriously illustrated and fascinating bestiary of the world's most extraordinary endangered animals. The world is more astonishing, more miraculous and more wonderful than our wildest imaginings. 'Rare and magical book.' - Bill Bryson 'A witty, intoxicating paean to Earth's most wondrous creatures.' ...Show more
When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness by David M. Peña-Guzmán
$27.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Arc humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? David Peña-Guzmán brings together the latest behavioral and neuroscientific research on animal sleep with philosophical theories of dreaming, showing how dreams provide an invaluable window into the cognitive a ...Show more
The Mind of a Bee by Lars Chittka
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities ...Show more
The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods by Danna Staaf
$59.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: The\Lives of the Natural World Ser.
An engaging and beautifully illustrated introduction to some of the world's most interesting and charismatic marine creatures Dive deep into the fascinating world of cephalopods--octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and the mysterious nautilus--to discover the astonishing diversity of this unique group of int ...Show more
The Darkness Manifesto: How Light Pollution Threatens the Ancient Rhythms of Life by Johan Eklöf; Elizabeth DeNoma (Translator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth. Entire ecosystems rely on natural darkness to flourish, from bats and keen-eyed owls capering across the starry sky to the bioluminescent creatures of the deep. But constant ill ...Show more
Beetles of the World - A Natural History by Maxwell V. L. Barclay; Patrice Bouchard
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: A\Guide to Every Family Ser.
A richly illustrated guide to the astonishing variety of beetles around the world Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms on Earth: almost 400,000 species have been formally described so far, and it is likely that this number merely sc ...Show more
The Museum of the Wood Age by Max Adams
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history. As a material, wood has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability. It has been our partner in the cultural evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny. Tracing that p ...Show more
Rocks and Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide by Mill press Cider
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Illustrated Field Guides
The essential illustrated rocks and minerals guide. Learn how to identify rocks and minerals and appreciate the beauty of the natural world with Rocks & Minerals: An Illustrated Field Guide. Expert geologist Dr. Evelyn Mervine takes you through 50 profiles of these natural materials, including th ...Show more
Tasmanian Tiger: The Tragic Story of the Thylacine by David Owen, David Pemberton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
The tragic story of how ignorance, fear and lack of care led to the disappearance of the famous Tasmanian tiger. This updated edition includes the latest research on whether it could ever be cloned and returned to the wild.