Science & Mathematics

Author: J.P. McEvoy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. At the sub-atomic level, one particle seems...

Author: Jenny Gray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 If you've visited a zoo and come face-to-face with a magnificent creature, such as a tiger, elephant or gorilla, you may...

Author: Tully Williams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 Working Sheep Dogs examines and illuminates every aspect of the high-quality working dog. It provides a detailed discussion of the principles...

Author: Grant Palmer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 The Otways and Shipwreck Coast is known for its natural beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year, particularly along the...

Author: Chris Tzaros Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Victoria's Box-Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia. The forests and...

Author: The Royal Meteorological Society Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Weather collects some of the most breathtaking images from Weather Photographer of the Year, the annual competition held by...

Author: Chiara Maria Petrone Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Volcanoes & Earthquakes features the earth sciences at their most spectacular. It reveals the massive internal forces that create and...

Author: Joseph M. Forshaw Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world's leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: they are...

Author: Dasha Kiper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 A husband believes his wife is an imposter. A man's sudden, intense Catholic piety provokes his wife. A mother and daughter...

Author: Erica McAlister Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Enter a hidden world of snail killers, silly names and crazy sex lives in The Secret Life of Flies. In The...

Author: Erica McAlister Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The Inside Out of Flies is a look under the bonnet at the astonishing mechanics of fly anatomy. Erica McAlister reveals...

Author: Paul I. Boon Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 584 The Hawkesbury River is the longest coastal river in New South Wales. A vital source of water and food, it...

Author: Carolyn M King Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 576 The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is the only definitive reference on all the land-breeding mammals recorded in the New...

Author: Pat Hutchings Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 488 The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world....

Author: Geoff Williams Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides a comprehensive introduction to the pollination ecology, evolution and conservation of Australian rainforest plants, with...

Author: James Reeves Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Impossibly wonderful' Daily TelegraphRevised and updated with a brand new chapter. Find peace in a restless world. 'James's heartfelt gentleness and...

Author: Ron Thresher Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 228 Mayflies are one of the world's most diverse, abundant and important aquatic insects. Famous for their brief adult life spans, mayflies...

Author: Blake Chapman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before; we love the beach. But for many people, getting...

Author: Andrew Baker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 328 Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to theformidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of...

Author: Damian Michael Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 184 Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size. They support specialised plants and animals, and...

Author: Joseph M. Forshaw Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 Although not closely related, quail, buttonquail and the Plains-wanderer have much in common. Quail, Buttonquail and Plains-wanderer in Australia and...

Author: Andrew Benwell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia describes the rich flora of this biogeographically distinct region located on the east coast of Australia,...

Author: Roger Spencer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 168 Plant Names is an invaluable guide to the use of scientific, commercial and common names for plants and the conventions for...

Author: Adriana Marais Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Humanity has always looked up at the night sky and wondered what lies beyond our world. Now, we are on the...

Author: David B. Lindenmayer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 204 Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms. Protecting and enhancing...

Author: Erica McAlister Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 216 Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They...

Author: Roger Farrow Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Insects of South-Eastern Australia is a unique field guide that uses host plants and behavioural attributes as the starting point for...

Author: Enid Mayfield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 332 The Illustrated Plant Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, featuring superb colour illustrations to...

Author: Maxwell S. Moulds Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 424 Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but...

Author: Gary Backhouse Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 328 This comprehensive guide describes the 447 species of wild orchids that occur in Victoria, Australia. This region is one of the...

Author: Peter West Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Australia's introduced vertebrate pest species cost at least $1 billion annually in economic, environmental, and social impacts. The Guide to Introduced...

Author: Robin Hansen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Gemstones have been a source of fascination for Millenia, from the icy brilliance of diamond and the soft iridescence of pearl,...

Author: David S. Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 Geelong's Changing Landscape offers an insightful investigation of the ecological history of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula region. Commencing with...

Author: Michael Swan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 The Murray-Darling Basin spans more than 1 million square kilometres across the lower third of Queensland, most of New South Wales,...

Author: Ben-Erik van Wyk Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 520 Plants and plant-derived products make up the bulk of what we eat and drink every day, and people often wonder...

Author: Christine Porter Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 228 The types of plants and animals that live on seashores in temperate regions are similar around the globe, but many of...

Author: Michael J. Tyler Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining, with the survival of many species under threat. In Australia, several...

Author: Benjamin Gray Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 136 Australia is home to an incredible diversity of native animals. While Australian animals are among the most unique in the world,...

Author: Tom Chivers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting . . . I finished it not...

Author: Maxim Samson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 'A wonderfully curious writer' OBSERVER 'This is a book that reshapes our story of global human geography' PROFESSOR DANNY DORLING Mountains,...

Author: Robert Godfree Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Droughts have lurked behind Australia's major nation-shaping moments from European settlement at Port Jackson to Federation. They have caused catastrophic damage...

Author: Anne-Maree Dowd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 340 Cornerstones of Impact Management is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of impact management. It provides insights and expertise...

Author: Sarah M. Hamylton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 344 Australia's coral reefs stretch far and wide, covering 50 000 square kilometres from the Indian Ocean in the West to...

Author: Alicia Cameron Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 How can you increase innovation at local levels and build new technology hotspots? Building an Innovation Hotspot outlines the approaches governments,...

Author: Ian Fraser Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 This is a book of the discovery of birds and the places they live. Everywhere we go there are birds, and...

Author: Barbara Ballentine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Bird Talk delves into new scientific developments to reveal the complexities of how birds make, learn, and use sound in a...

Author: Rebecca Tansley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 The Pacific Ocean has been the focus of our fascination for as long as we have lived beside and on it....

Author: Mr James Dorey Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Bees are the darlings of the insect world. It is a great joy to see these tenaciousinsects hard at work,...