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Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain by Allan ROPPER & B.D. BURRELL
$25.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
"What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping and illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the life-altering afflictions that he and his staff are confronted with at the Neurology Unit of Harvard's Brigham and Women's ...Show more
Opium - How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World by David Blistein; John H. Halpern
$28.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Opioid addiction is fast becoming the most deadly crisis in American history. In 2018, it claimed nearly fifty thousand lives -- more than gunshots and car crashes combined, and almost as many Americans as were killed in the entire Vietnam War. But even as the overdose crisis ravages our nation -- strai ...Show more
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
#1 New York Times Bestseller From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thou ...Show more
Drawn to the Wild - Paintings of New Zealand Birds by Nicolas Dillon
$60.00 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Nicolas Dillon is one of New Zealand's leading wildlife painters, who has built a reputation over the last 30 years for his masterful portraits of our wildlife, in particular birds. His evocative, moody paintings are deeply considered observations of nature and the environment. At the heart of his pract ...Show more
An Exquisite Legacy: The Work and Art of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs
$60.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
The biography of one of New Zealand's greatest naturalist-artists, G. V.Hudson. George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insec ...Show more
Whales and Dolphins of Aotearoa New Zealand by Barbara Todd
$45.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Richly illustrated, entertaining and highly educational, Whales | Tohora brings the fascinating underwater world of cetaceans to life with a special focus on the whales and dolphins of the South Pacific. For centuries whales have captured our imaginations and ignited our emotions. We have revered and my ...Show more
Survival of the Friendliest - Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity by Brian Hare; Vanessa Woods
$43.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our secret to success as a species is our unique friendliness "Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring--and a riveting read. Hare and Woods have written the perfect book for our time."--Cass R. Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-aut ...Show more
Dark Skies - A Journey into the Wild Night by Tiffany Francis-Baker (Illustrator)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky. For a year, Tiffany travels through different nightscapes across the UK and beyond. She experie ...Show more
Joy of Forest Bathing by Melanie Choukas-Bradley
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
A simple antidote to our nature-starved lives, The Joy of Forest Bathing is an enticing and comprehensive introduction to forest bathing--or Shinrin-yoku, in Japan--the meditative practice of connecting with nature and disconnecting from the distractions of daily life. Full sensory immersion in the be ...Show more
Out of the Woods by Luke Turner
$28.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK AWARD At a crossroads in his life, the demons Luke Turner has been battling since childhood are quick to return - depression and guilt surrounding his identity as a bisexual man, experiences of sexual abuse, and the ...Show more
Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness
$35.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
When Joe Harkness suffered a breakdown in 2013, he tried all the things his doctor recommended: medication helped, counselling was enlightening, and mindfulness grounded him. But nothing came close to nature, particularly birds. How had he never noticed such beauty before? Soon, every avian encounter to ...Show more
Irreplaceable The Fight to save our Wild Places by Julian Hoffman
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
All across the world, irreplaceable habitats are under threat. Unique ecosystems of plants and animals are being destroyed by human intervention. From the tiny to the vast, from marshland to meadow, and from America to England, Greece, and India, they are disappearing. Irreplaceable is not only a lo ...Show more