Different: What Apes Can Teach Us About Gender by Frans de Waal
$39.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
How different are men and women? Is gender uniquely human or do other primates also learn gendered roles? Drawing on decades of observing other primates, especially our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, world renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores what we know of biological sex ...Show more
Field Guide to Reptiles of NSW: Fourth edition by Glenn Ross; Shea Sadlier Gerry Swan
$45.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
In this new fully updated edition, 'A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales' you will find every gecko, flap-footed lizard, goanna, dragon, skink, snake and turtle known to live throughout the state’s many habitats. The guide narrows down the field of species identification to a manageable size for ...Show more
Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree: A celebration of our connection with trees by David George Haskell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
'My favourite book of the year' - Kate Humble, Radio Times'This is a book for literary connoisseurs, fact-lovers and environmentalists. In short, it is a book about trees and people, for everyone.' - BBC Countryfile'Eclectic, brilliant and beautifully written, David Haskell reboots our aromatic memory r ...Show more
The Whale in the Living Room: A Wildlife Documentary Maker's Unique View of the Sea by John Ruthven
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
The Whale in the Living Room Room follows the thrilling adventures of BBC Blue Planet producer, John Ruthven, on a journey of discovery that helped the marine world flow into your living room via the TV.'Two hundred miles off the coast of New Orleans, in the clear blue open sea, I'm starting to know wha ...Show more
How to Be Animal: What it Means to Be Human by Melanie Challenger
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Combining popular science, history and moral philosophy, this is a wide-ranging and radical take on the human story and what it means for us today. Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? How to Be ...Show more
Aussie Ark by Tim Faulkner
$45.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
Tim Faulkner's battle to save Australia's threatened wildlife - a fully illustrated biography featuring stories and lessons from a remarkable life on the frontline of animal conservation. From the time he was old enough to focus on an object, Tim Faulkner has had his eyes glued on things that slither, c ...Show more
The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants by Karen Bakker
$59.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature's soundsThe natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures acro ...Show more
More Australian Birding Tales by R. Bruce Richardson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
More Australian Birding Tales takes up where the author's very successful first book, An Australian Birding Year, ended. In this new book Bruce Richardson describes his further birding adventures, which take his total 'life list' from 672 to 759, well exceeding his initial target of 700 species. He deli ...Show more
Wood In Australia by Keith R. Bootle
$82.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
A complete textbook and reference book that summarises the main aspects of wood utilisation for the student and the timber producer. The book concentrates on native species, although common non indigenous woods are also covered.
Magic of Mushrooms (Kew Gardens): Fungi in folklore, science and the occult by Sandra Lawrence, Sandra Lawrence
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Featuring images of over 100 species, this book explains the folklore, science and occult of fungi, showing that from saving lives to expanding the mind, the potential of these fascinating organisms should not be underestimated.
The Forests, Fairies and Fungi Sticker Anthology by DK
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Set off on a spellbinding expedition into the deep, dark woods...Page after page of this book is packed with vintage drawings that portray the enchanting beauty of a wild, ancient wood. Journey down snaking pathways, beneath towering trees, and amongst glorious plants and wildlife to uncover the odd mag ...Show more
The Secret Life of Corals: Sex, War and Rocks that Don’t Roll by David E. Vaughan
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
When we think of coral reefs we tend to think of beautiful rock-like structures teaming with colorful fish and other marine life. But what exactly are the "corals" in the coral reef? What are these creatures that start out very small and then have the ability to grow large enough to be seen from outer s ...Show more