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Beyond Weird ... Quantum Physics ... by Philip Ball
$29.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
An exhilarating tour of the contemporary quantum landscape, addressing the question that most others fail to ask: what does quantum mechanics actually mean? 'This is the book I wish I could have written but am very glad I've read' Jim Al-Khalili 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantu ...Show more
How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology by Philip Ball
$36.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, how to enhance it, and what possibilities it offers. Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works—the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of g ...Show more
Invisible - The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen by Philip Ball
$24.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. But there's no need to feel guilty. Impulses like these have always been at the heart of our fascination with invisibility: it points to realms beyond our senses ...Show more
The Modern Myths - Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination by Philip Ball
$36.95 AUD
Category: Social Thought
With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, it is an epic exploration of literature, new media and technology, the nature of storytelling, and the making and meaning of our most important tales. Myths are usually seen as s ...Show more
The Water Kingdom by Philip Ball
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Everyman's Library Classics
A secret history of China - a fresh new way of thinking about a people, a civilisation, an epic story. The Water Kingdom takes us on a grand journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to grasp the overwhelming complexity and teeming energy of the countr ...Show more
The Water Kingdom by Philip Ball
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The Economist. A secret history of China - a fresh new way of thinking about a people, a civilisation, an epic story. The Water Kingdom takes us on a grand journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to gra ...Show more
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