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SCIENCE CENTRAL represents the vast science book catalogue at Abbey's Bookshop, 131 York Street, Sydney.
We are Australia's specialist bookstore for science: Medical, Mathematics, Geoscience, Geology, Geography (all the Gs), Biology, Technology, Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, IT - wherever your reading or research interests take you, we have books sourced from publishers large and small, and from university presses across the globe.
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PROMPT: Using a humorous tone, write one short paragraph explaining that we have many books written by humans available to read about the rise of AI but AI is as yet unable to say when AI will be popping around to clean your bathroom.
RESPONSE: "We’ve got shelves groaning under the weight of books written by humans about the rise of AI — everything from thrilling predictions to “should we be worried?” bedtime reads — but rest assured, AI itself still has no idea when it will be turning up to scrub your bathroom tiles. For now, the only thing AI reliably cleans up is your grammar, not your grout."
PROMPT: We actually want AI to clean our bathrooms to save us humans from this burden. Can you revise it to reflect that unfortunately AI can't help with that.
RESPONSE: "Our shelves are packed with human-written books about the rise of AI — thoughtful essays, bold predictions, even the odd doomsday scenario — but sadly not a single one tells us when AI will finally roll up its sleeves and clean the bathroom. For now, despite all the hype, AI can write you a 5,000-word essay on the philosophy of soap but won’t actually pick up a sponge, leaving us poor humans still scrubbing away."
PROMPT: Um, Any idea when AI will be able to clean my bathroom?
RESPONSE: "Not just yet, unfortunately! Right now AI lives mostly in screens and servers, which makes it brilliant at crunching words, numbers, and cat videos—but terrible at wielding a toilet brush. For AI to clean your bathroom, it needs a physical body: think advanced robotics with dexterous hands, strong arms, and the ability to tell the difference between bleach and toothpaste. Companies like Boston Dynamics and Dyson are inching toward robots that can handle household chores, but “bathroom deep-cleaner” is still a few technological leaps away. My best guess? Maybe in the next 10–20 years—but until then, it’s still on your chore list.
Want me to give you a lighthearted “future ad” for the first AI bathroom-cleaning robot?"
PROMPT: Sure. I'll be scrubbing this toilet bowl while you enjoy your wordsmithery.
RESPONSE: "Tired of negotiating peace treaties with soap scum? Exhausted from hand-to-hand combat with your shower grout? Fear not! The ScrubBot 3000™ is the world’s first AI-powered bathroom-cleaning companion—able to detect toothpaste splatter at three meters, identify 47 species of mildew, and politely remind you that three empty shampoo bottles do not count as interior design. Powered by cutting-edge robotics and a questionable sense of smell, ScrubBot 3000™ doesn’t just clean your bathroom—it silently judges your life choices while doing it."
*slow hand-clap*
James O'Hanlon's (Silk and Venom; Sid and the Very Hard to Find Squid) latest book is not a gentle walk through nature. He invites us to meet some of the world's most dastardly creatures, who lie, cheat and deceive for a living.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- This is a collection of stories from Australia’s favourite urban ecologist, Darryl Jones, exploring the connections people have with other creatures and how sometimes nature can take advantage of the changes we have wrought upon the environment.
Engaging with nature doesn’t always have to be in the wilderness, nor does it have to impact upon wild animals, and this book shows that we still know too little about the complexities of the natural world. If we don't engage with what's around us, we risk ecological amnesia – but this is a malady that can be remedied, wherever we are.
From the icy Arctic to the steamy jungles of Borneo, or the African savannah and rural Australia, this is conversational rather than confrontational, and all the more convincing... Lindy
YouTube sensations Dr Matt and Dr Mike ask a lot of questions and provide a lot of answers ...
Did you know that liquorice was used to stave off dehydration by desert-dwelling nomadic tribes? Have you ever considered what happens to someone's body when they don't eat for 382 days?
Dr Matt & Dr Mike invite you on an entertaining, eye-opening A-Z tour of the human body like you've never seen before.
Award-winning journalist Walter Marsh (Young Rupert) delves deeply into the truly bizarre story of Colin Wyatt, a mysterious 20th-century collector – Cambridge educated, ski champion, mountaineer, wartime camouflager, artist and amateur naturalist – who made off with 40,000 butterfly specimens from Australian museums.
It's a story of the most audacious serial heist in the history of Australia's museums – and the British gentleman adventurer who got away with it – in a scientific true crime caper stretching from the European Alps to the jungles of Guatemala.
Along the way, Marsh reveals a deeper history of gentleman explorers, scoundrels, and grave-robbers that begs an uncomfortable but vital question – What if Western museums were crime scenes all along?
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly unfolding mass extinction event, Nature’s Last Dance takes readers across hunting grounds, through jungles and oceans, inside communities, through courtrooms, and into the heart of battles to survive against all odds.
Award-winning environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou confronts the extinction crisis with courage and curiosity, charting a new course for nature and showing us why it is so worth fighting for.
Several years ago, Jane Rawson packed up her beloved inner-city home and moved to the bush. Scared about what climate change would do to the big city, and keen to meet more animals, she found a new home in a cottage in the Huon Valley. But in a place where nature never really leaves you alone, she had to confront her uncomfortable relationship with the outdoors.
Lottie Dalziel’s (founder of Banish and BRAD) book seeks to answer the questions that we all have – how to live well but with less impact on the planet, while saving money at the same time …
Dr Sara Webb shares her enthusiasm for the question: What, in the end, will signal the end of the world? It’s the question we all ponder, but what could actually happen?
The Art of Uncertainty
How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance,...
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$26.99
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Liars, cheats and copycats
Trickery and deception in nature...
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$34.99
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Supremacy
AI, ChatGPT and the race that will...
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$24.99
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2026 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere
A Month-by-Month Guide to Exploring...
Paperback
$22.99
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The Unaccountability Machine
Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions...
Paperback
$24.99
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The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
Why Our Species Is on the Edge of...
Paperback
$36.99
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The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman
Émilie du Châtelet and the Making...
Hardback
$54.95
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The Secret Life of the Universe
An Astrobiologist's Search for the...
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$34.99
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Everything Is Tuberculosis
The History and Persistence of Our...
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$36.99
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A City on Mars
Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle...
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$26.99
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Knowledge, as always, is a powerful tool and citizens and corporate leaders are arming themselves with knowledge around the challenges of climate change. Books are at the forefront and we've compiled a search across our site for books on 'carbon, climate, renewables' bringing up over 700 titles. You will find books on all sides of the issues as the battle of ideas plays out.
This is Planet Earth
Your ultimate guide to the world...
Paperback
$24.99
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Computing the Climate
How We Know What We Know About Climate...
Paperback
$82.95 $74.75
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Invisible Lines
Boundaries and Belts that Define...
Hardback
$45
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Biomimetics
How Lessons from Nature can Transform...
Paperback
$25.99
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The Catch
Australia's love affair with fishing...
Paperback
$32.99
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Footprints in the Woods
The Secret Life of Forest and Riverbank...
Hardback
$36.99
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River of the Gods
Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in...
Hardback
$39.99
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The Journey of Humanity
And the Keys to Human Progress
Paperback
$24.99
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Life as We Made It
How 50,000 years of human innovation...
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$22.99
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A Feeling for Nature
A Natural History Memoir - Notes...
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$34.99
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EARTH SCIENCES
- The Earth: natural history general
- Rocks, minerals & fossils
- Volcanology & seismology
- Geology & the lithosphere
- Soil science, sedimentology
- Geological surface processes (geomorphology)
- Historical geology
- Petrology
- Stratigraphy
- Geochemistry
- Economic geology
- Hydrology & the hydrosphere
- Oceanography (seas)
- Limnology (freshwater)
- Meteorology & climatology
- Palaeontology
GEOGRAPHY
- Geography
- Physical geography & topography
- Arid zones, deserts
- Grasslands, heaths, prairies, tundra
- Wetlands, swamps, fens
- Forests, rainforests
- Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions
- Coral reefs
- Mountains
- Human geography
- Economic geography
- Political geography
- Regional geography
- Biogeography
- Geographical discovery & exploration
- Geographical maps (specialist)
- Cartography, map-making & projections
- Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing
- Geodesy & surveying for maps & charts
ENVIRONMENT
- The environment
- Environmentalist thought & ideology
- Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organisations
- Applied ecology
- Biodiversity
- Management of land & natural resources
- Drought & water supply
- Waste management
- Conservation of the environment
- Conservation of wildlife & habitats
- Pollution & threats to the environment
- Deforestation
- Global warming
- Nuclear issues
- Natural disasters
- Social impact of environmental issues
- Sustainability
- Regional & area planning
- Urban & municipal planning
- Rural planning
- Transport planning & policy
Cave of Bones
A True Story of Discovery, Adventure,...
Paperback
$39.99
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How Life Works
A User’s Guide to the New Biology...
Paperback
$36.99
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Sleeping Beauties
The Mystery of Dormant Innovations...
Hardback
$39.99
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Still Life with Bones
Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains...
Paperback
$32.99
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DNA Demystified
Unravelling the Double Helix
Hardback
$94.95
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Planktonia
The Nightly Migration of the Ocean's...
Hardback
$45
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Australian Falcons
Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation...
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$49.99
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BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
- Life sciences: general issues
- Human biology
- Early man
- Medical anthropology
- Taxonomy & systematics
- Bio-ethics
- Ecological science, the Biosphere
- Xenobiotics
- Evolution
- Genetics (non-medical)
- DNA & Genome
- Neurosciences
- Biochemistry
- Proteins
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
BIOCHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY
- Biochemical immunology
- Toxicology (non-medical)
- Enzymology
- Developmental biology
- Molecular biology
- Cellular biology (cytology)
- Microbiology (non-medical)
- Bacteriology (non-medical)
- Parasitology (non-medical)
- Virology (non-medical)
- Protozoa
- Hydrobiology
- Freshwater biology, limnology
- Marine biology
- Mycology, fungi (non-medical)
PLANTS, ANIMALS, BIRDS, INSECTS, FISH
- Dinosaurs & the prehistoric world
- Wildlife: general interest
- Wildlife: birds & birdwatching
- Wildlife: mammals
- Wildlife: reptiles & amphibians
- Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders
- Wildlife: aquatic creatures
- Sea life & the seashore
- Freshwater life
- Farm & working animals
- Trees, wildflowers & plants
- Botany & plant sciences
- Plant physiology
- Plant reproduction & propagation
- Plant pathology & diseases
- Plant ecology
- Phycology, algae & lichens
- Zoology
- Animal physiology
- Animal reproduction
- Animal pathology & diseases
- Animal behaviour
- Animal ecology
- Mammals
- Marsupials & monotremes
- Marine & freshwater mammals
- Primates
- Vertebrates
- Fishes (ichthyology)
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Birds (ornithology)
- Invertebrates
- Insects (entomology)
- Molluscs
- Crustaceans
- Arachnids
The Facemaker
One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the...
Paperback
$24.99
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From One Cell
A Journey into Life's Origins and...
Hardback
$70.95 $64.11
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The Laughter Effect
How to Build Joy, Resilience and...
Paperback
$34.99
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Remember
The Science of Memory and the Art...
Paperback
$24.99
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The Swedish Art of Ageing Well
life wisdom from someone who will...
Hardback
$29.99
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Dark Winter
An Insider's Guide to Pandemics...
Paperback
$32.99
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The Australian Autism Handbook
The Essential Guide to Parenting...
Paperback
$39.99
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Hippocrates, Volume I
Ancient Medicine. Airs, Waters,...
Hardback
$51.95
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A Silent Fire
The Story of Inflammation, Diet...
Paperback
$35
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Dementia and Old Age Mental Health
A History of Services in Australia...
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$55
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Asylums
Essays on the Social Situation of...
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$26.99
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The Book of Phobias and Manias
A History of the World in 99 Obsessions...
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$29.99 $12
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HISTORY & PROFESSION
- Medicine
- History of medicine
- Medicine: general issues
- Medical profession
- Medical ethics & professional conduct
- Doctor patient relationship
- Medical equipment & techniques
- Medical laboratory testing & techniques
- Medical research
- Clinical trials
- Telemedicine
- Public health & preventive medicine
- Medical screening
- Personal & public health
- Hygiene
- Environmental factors
- Dietetics & nutrition
- Birth control, contraception, family planning
- Health psychology
- Epidemiology & medical statistics
- Health systems & services
- General practice
- Mental health services
- Medical administration & management
- Medical insurance
- Medico-legal issues
- Medical sociology
FOUNDATIONAL SCIENCES
- Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences
- Anatomy
- Cytology
- Histology
- Regional anatomy
- Dissection
- Physiology
- Cellular physiology
- Regional physiology
- Metabolism
- Biomechanics, human kinetics
- Human reproduction, growth & development
- Reproductive medicine
- Infertility & fertilisation
- Embryology
- Human growth & development
- Maturation & ageing
- Medical genetics
CLINICAL & INTERNAL
- Clinical & internal medicine
- Medical diagnosis
- Examination of patients
- Diseases & disorders
- Congenital diseases & disorders
- Hereditary diseases & disorders
- Infectious & contagious diseases
- Venereal diseases
- HIV & AIDS
- Hospital infections
- Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
OTHER BRANCHES OF MEDICINE
- Other branches of medicine
- Anaesthetics
- Pain & pain management
- Palliative medicine
- Dentistry
- Oral & maxillofacial surgery
- Pathology
- Cytopathology
- Histopathology
- Medical microbiology & virology
- Medical parasitology
- Pharmacology
- Medical toxicology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychiatry
- Clinical psychology
- Psychotherapy
- Accident & emergency medicine
- Trauma & shock
- Burns
- Intensive care medicine
- Nuclear medicine
- Medical imaging
- Ultrasonics
- Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR & MRI)
- Radiology
- Tomography
- Forensic medicine
- Environmental medicine
- Aviation & space medicine
- Diving & hyperbaric medicine
- Occupational medicine
- Tropical medicine
- Sports injuries & medicine
- Therapy & therapeutics
- Eating disorders & therapy
- Obesity: treatment & therapy
- Speech & language disorders & therapy
- Addiction & therapy
- Sleep disorders & therapy
SURGERY
- Surgery
- Surgical techniques
- General surgery
- Gastrointestinal & colorectal surgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Critical care surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Plastic & reconstructive surgery
- Cosmetic surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Orthopaedics & fractures
- Peri-operative care
NURSING
- Nursing & ancillary services
- Nursing
- Nursing fundamentals & skills
- Nursing research & theory
- Nurse patient relationship
- Nursing specialties
- Accident & emergency nursing
- Intensive care nursing
- Paediatric nursing
- Geriatric nursing
- Psychiatric nursing
- Surgical nursing
- Terminal care nursing
- Nursing pharmacology
- Nursing sociology
- Community nursing
- Nursing management & leadership
- Midwifery
- Birthing methods
- First aid & paramedical services
ANCILLARY SERVICES
- Radiography
- Chiropody & podiatry
- Pharmacy & dispensing
- Optometry & opticians
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)
- Medical counselling
- Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation: brain & spinal injuries
- Biomedical engineering
- Orthotics
- Prosthetics
- Mortuary practice
MEDICAL STUDY
- Medical study & revision guides & reference material
- Medical study & revision guides
- Medical revision aids: MRCP
- Medical revision aids: MRCS
- Medical charts, colour atlases
VETERINARY MEDICINE
- Veterinary medicine
- Veterinary medicine: small animals (pets)
- Veterinary medicine: large animals (domestic & farm)
- Equine veterinary medicine
- Veterinary medicine: laboratory animals
- Veterinary medicine: exotic & zoo animals
- Veterinary anatomy & physiology
- Veterinary pathology & histology
- Veterinary nutrition
- Veterinary medicine: infectious diseases & therapeutics
- Veterinary bacteriology, virology, parasitology
- Veterinary pharmacology
- Veterinary radiology
- Veterinary surgery
- Veterinary anaesthetics
- Veterinary dentistry
- Veterinary nursing
- Complementary medicine for animals
COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
The Mathematical Mechanic
Using Physical Reasoning to Solve...
Paperback
$34.99
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Who's Counting?
Uniting Numbers and Narratives with...
Paperback
$34.95 $31.19
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Reactionary Mathematics
A Genealogy of Purity
Hardback
$61.95
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The Spirit of Mathematics
Algebra and all that
Hardback
$36.95
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Pre-Calculus
1001 Practice Problems For Dummies...
Paperback
$52.95
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The Ten Equations that Rule the World
And How You Can Use Them Too
Paperback
$26.99
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Escape from Model Land
How Mathematical Models Can Lead...
Paperback
$34.99
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Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce,...
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$26.99
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FOUNDATIONS & CALCULUS
- Mathematics
- History of mathematics
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Mathematical foundations
- Mathematical logic
- Set theory
- Number systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Algebra
- Groups & group theory
- Number theory
- Pre-calculus
- Calculus & mathematical analysis
- Calculus
- Real analysis, real variables
- Complex analysis & variables
- Functional analysis & transforms
- Differential calculus & equations
- Integral calculus & equations
- Calculus of variations
- Numerical analysis
- Maths for computer scientists
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them
A Journey to the Edge of Physics...
Paperback
$26.99
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Astrotopia
The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate...
Hardback
$39.95
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The Irresistible Attraction of Gravity
A Journey to Discover Black Holes...
Hardback
$37.95
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Strong Interactions of Hadrons at High Energies
Gribov Lectures on Theoretical Physics...
Paperback
$71.95
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The Magick of Matter
Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry...
Hardback
$45
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Chemistry for Breakfast
The Amazing Science of Everyday...
Paperback
$32.99
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A First Course in Continuum Mechanics
Paperback
$170.95 $136.38
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Origins
Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic...
Paperback
$32.95
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ASTRONOMY & COSMOLOGY
- Astronomy & Cosmology
- Popular astronomy & space
- Theoretical & mathematical astronomy
- Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods
- Cosmology & the universe
- Galaxies & stars
- Solar system: the Sun & planets
- Astronomical charts & atlases
- Time (chronology), time systems & standards
PHYSICS
- Physics
- Classical mechanics
- Elementary mechanics
- Analytical mechanics
- Fluid mechanics
- Wave mechanics (vibration & acoustics)
- Dynamics & statics
- Gravity
- Energy
- States of matter
- Low temperature physics
- Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)
- Physics of gases
- Plasma physics
- Thermodynamics & heat
- Light (optics)
- Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
- Atomic & molecular physics
- Nuclear structure physics
- Particle & high-energy physics
- Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
- Relativity physics
- Statistical physics
- Mathematical physics
- Applied physics
- Astrophysics
- Medical physics
- Geophysics
- Atmospheric physics
- Biophysics
- Chemical physics
- Cryogenics
CHEMISTRY
- Chemistry
- Analytical chemistry
- Chromatography
- Magnetic resonance
- Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Organometallic chemistry
- Polymer chemistry
- Physical chemistry
- Colloid chemistry
- Catalysis
- Electrochemistry & magnetochemistry
- Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry & radiation
- Quantum & theoretical chemistry
- Solid state chemistry
- Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics
- Surface chemistry & adsorption
- Crystallography
- Mineralogy & gems
The Living Soil Handbook
The No-Till Grower's Guide to Ecological...
Paperback
$70.95 $64
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The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals
Observations from a Family Farm...
Hardback
$34.99
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Common Sense Natural Beekeeping
Sustainable, Bee-Friendly Techniques...
Paperback
$34.95 $15
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Ranunculus
Beautiful Buttercups for Home and...
Hardback
$39.99
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The Parrot and the Igloo
Climate and the Science of Denial...
Hardback
$67.95 $64.95
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Managing Australia's Pest Animals
A Guide to Strategic Planning and...
Paperback
$49.95
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Under a Big Sky
Facing the elements on a New Zealand...
Paperback
$34.99
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Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia
Historical and Cultural Relationships...
Paperback
$59.99
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Natural Asset Farming
Creating Productive and Biodiverse...
Paperback
$44.99
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How Vaccines Work
The Science and History Behind Every...
Paperback
$34.99
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The Cow Book
A Story of Life on an Irish Family...
Paperback
$24.99
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Starry Messenger
Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation...
Paperback
$32.99
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AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture & farming
- Agricultural science
- Agricultural engineering & machinery
- Irrigation
- Sustainable agriculture
- Organic farming
- Animal husbandry
- Animal breeding
- Dairy farming
- Apiculture (beekeeping)
- Poultry farming
- Agronomy & crop production
- Cereal crops
- Fertilisers & manures
- Smallholdings
- Pest control
- Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques
- Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques
- Horticulture
- Viticulture
- Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques
HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, METHOD
- Philosophy of science
- Scientific nomenclature & classification
- Scientific standards
- Mensuration & systems of measurement
- Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation
- Science funding & policy
- Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques
- Microscopy
- Impact of science & technology on society
- History of science
- Popular science
Computing the Climate
How We Know What We Know About Climate...
Paperback
$82.95 $74.75
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The Dark Cloud
how the digital world is costing...
Paperback
$35
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The Digital Silk Road
China's Quest to Wire the World...
Paperback
$26.99
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Disconnect
Why We Get Pushed to Extremes Online...
Paperback
$29.99
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Analogia
The Entangled Destinies of Nature,...
Paperback
$26.99
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Proving Ground
The Untold Story of the Six Women...
Paperback
$34.99
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The Crypto Book
How to Invest Safely in Bitcoin...
Paperback
$22.99
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I, Human
AI, Automation, and the Quest to...
Hardback
$49.99
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Dawn of the New Everything
A Journey Through Virtual Reality...
Paperback
$29.99
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Should You Believe Wikipedia?
Online Communities and the Construction...
Paperback
$55.95 $47.33
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DIGITAL LIFE & COMPUTER SCIENCE
- Computing: general
- Health & safety aspects of computing
- Ethical & social aspects of computing
- Legal aspects of computing
- Digital lifestyle
- Internet guides & online services
- Online shopping & auctions
- Internet searching
- Internet gambling
- Online finance & investing
- Internet browsers
- Email: consumer & user guides
- PDAs & other handheld devices: consumer & user guides
- Digital music: consumer&user guides
- Digital photography: consumer & user guides
- Digital video: consumer & user guides
- Mobile phones: consumer & user guides
- Digital TV & media centres: consumer & user guides
- Computer games: strategy guides
- Computer science
- Mathematical theory of computation
- Maths for computer scientists
- Systems analysis & design
- Computer architecture & logic design
- Artificial intelligence
- Signal processing
- Image processing
- Audio processing
- Virtual reality
- Human-computer interaction
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
- Business applications
- Integrated software packages
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Works
- OpenOffice
- iWork
- Spreadsheet software
- Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Presentation graphics software
- PowerPoint
- Accounting software
- Enterprise software
- SAP (Systems, applications & products in databases)
- Mathematical & statistical software
- Project management software
- Collaboration & group software
- Graphical & digital media applications
- Web graphics & design
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Desktop publishing
- 3D graphics & modelling
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