For the Good of the World: Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible? by A. C. Grayling
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Category: Environment
Can we human beings agree on a set of values which will allow us to confront the numerous threats that we and our planet face? Or will we continue our disagreements, rivalries and antipathies, even as we collectively approach what, in the not impossible extreme, might be extinction? To answer these que ...Show more
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence
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Category: Popular Science
A powerful blend of reportage, nature, travel and science writing, deeply researched and beautifully written, underpinned by a startling and urgent message for our time. 'The very treeline is on the move- a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will m ...Show more
Yuval Noah Harari Box Set by Yuval Noah Harari
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Category: Popular Science
Officially available for the first time, Yuval Noah Harari's ground-breaking collection in a 3-book box set. A beautiful box set with Yuval Harari's three phenomenal global bestselling titles-Includes-SAPIENSHOMO DEUS21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY These books are must haves for anyone interested in the ...Show more
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
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Category: Popular Science
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight, yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the p ...Show more
Illustrated Guide to Rocks and Minerals by John Farndon
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Category: Popular Science
This is a fabulous photographic guide to the world of rocks and minerals, as well as how to build your own collection. Expertly written text describes the impact of factors such as time, weather and water erosion on the development of these substances, and the part played by natural phenomena such as vo ...Show more
The Contact Paradox - Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Keith Cooper
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Category: Popular Science
In 1974 a message was beamed towards the stars by the giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, a brief blast of radio waves designed to alert extraterrestrial civilisations to our existence. Of course, we don't know if such civilisations really exist. For the past six decades a small cadre of researchers ...Show more
Summertime: Reflections on a Fractured Future by Danielle Celermajer
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Category: Environment
Philosopher Danielle Celermajer's story of Jimmy the pig caught the world's attention during the Black Summer of 2019-20. Gathered here is that story and others written in the shadow of the bushfires that ravaged Australia. In the midst of the death and grief of animals, humans, trees and ecologies Cele ...Show more
What If We Stopped Pretending? by Jonathan Franzen
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Category: Environment
The climate crisis is here. Our chance to stop it has come and gone, but this doesn't have to mean the world is ending. 'Today, the scientific evidence verges on irrefutable. If you're younger than sixty, you have a good chance of witnessing the radical destabilization of life on earth--massive crop fa ...Show more
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animal by Charles Darwin (Contribution by)
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Category: Popular Science
One of science's greatest intellects examines how people and animals display fear, anger, and pleasure. Darwin based this 1872 study on his personal observations, which anticipated later findings in neuroscience. Abounding in anecdotes and literary quotations, the book is illustrated with 21 figures and ...Show more
Call of the Reed Warbler: Revised Edition by Charles Massy
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Category: Popular Science
Call of the Reed Warbler will change the way we farm, eat and think about food. In this groundbreaking book Charles Massy explores regenerative agriculture and the vital connection between our soil and our health. Using his personal farming experience as a touchstone, he tells the real story behind ind ...Show more
What's that Rock or Mineral? by DK
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Category: Popular Science
The ideal pocket guide for beginners If you have trouble distinguishing slate from shale then this is the book for you. Perfect for beginners, and a handy field guide for the amateur geologist, What's That Rock or Mineral? beautifully pictures more than 140 rocks and minerals, from agate to tourmaline, ...Show more
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
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Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ab ...Show more