Science

	Neutrino Hunters - Ray Jayawardhana Neutrino Hunters: The Thrilling Chase for a Ghostly Particle to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe by Ray Jayawardhana takes us on a thrilling journey into the shadowy world of neutrinos and the colourful lives of those who seek them.	ZAR 150.00
	The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution - Steve Jones, Robert Martin and David Pilbeam The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution edited by Steve Jones, Robert Martin and David Pilbeam. A wide-ranging introduction to the human species that places modern humans in evolutionary perspective. Contents: List of Reference Tables.List of Maps. List of Contributors. Introduction: What Makes Us Human? Patterns of Primate Evolution. The Life of Primates.	ZAR 125.00
	Earth Story - Simon Lamb & David Sington Earth Story: The Forces That Have Shaped Our Planet by Simon Lamb & David Sington is a wonderful introduction to geoscience, which integrates diverse fields to explain the intimate connections between fascinating and seemingly unrelated phenomena - the shapes of continents, earthquakes, the locations of mountains and volcanoes, weather and climate, and the evolution of life.	ZAR 90.00
	The Origin of Humankind - Richard Leakey The Origin of Humankind by Richard Leakey provides an account of how the early hominids of the African Savanna developed into modern human beings. Leakey has always been interested in far more than the mere physical features presented by the fossils, and here he is particularly concerned with non-tangible human attributes.	ZAR 90.00
	Brilliant Blunders - Mario Livio Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal mistakes by great scientists that changed our understanding of life and the universe by Mario Livio draws on the lives of five great scientists to illuminate the path to scientific discovery.	ZAR 150.00
	Air - William Bryant Logan Air: The Restless Shaper of the World by William Bryant Logan is written with the passionate narrative style and wide-ranging erudition that makes William Bryant Logan's work a touchstone for nature lovers and environmentalists. Air is, like the contents of a bag of seaborne dust that Darwin collected aboard the Beagle, a treasure trove of discovery. Air sustains the living.	ZAR 120.00
	Edible - Daniella Martin Edible: An Adventure Into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet by Daniella Martin is a rollicking excursion into the world of edible insects. Martin takes us to the front lines of the next big trend in the global food movement and shows us how insects just might be the key to solving world hunger.	ZAR 195.00
	Tasty - John McQuaid Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat by John McQuaid is a fascinating and deeply researched investigation into the mysteries of flavour--from the first bite taken by our ancestors to scientific advances in taste and the current "foodie" revolution.	ZAR 135.00
	Does Anything Eat Wasps? and 101 Other Questions - New Scientist Does Anything Eat Wasps? and 101 Other Questions: Questions and answers from the popular 'Last Word' column by New Scientist is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack?	ZAR 55.00
	The Floating Egg - Roger Osborne The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology by Roger Osborne is an entertaining book which allows the reader to witness the birth of a new science - the science of geology. Twenty-five stories are contained in this text, beginning with the search for an alchemist's secret, and ending with the re-imagination of a past world.	ZAR 70.00
	Me, Myself, and Why - Jennifer Ouellette Me, Myself, and Why: Searching for the science of self by Jennifer Ouellette is a fascinating survey of the forces that shape who we are and how we act.	ZAR 110.00
	How the Mind Works - Steven Pinker How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational - and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do we fall in love? And how do we grapple with the imponderables of morality, religion, and consciousness? ?How the Mind Works?	ZAR 65.00
	Amazonia - Ghillean T Prance and Thomas E Lovejoy Amazonia: Key Environments edited by Ghillean T Prance and Thomas E Lovejoy is a scientifically accurate, concise and well illustrated account of the Amazon environment which is under threat.	ZAR 120.00
	The Ice - Stephen J Pyne The Ice: A Journey to Antarctica by Stephen J Pyne is a descriptive work on the most complex ice form - the massive berg - along with packs, sheets, glaciers & domes. The contents are: 1: The pack 2: The exploration of Antarctica 3: The shelf 4: The literature and art of Antarctica 5: The glacier 6: The earth sciences in Antarctica 7: The sheet 8: The geopolitics of Antarctica.	ZAR 90.00
	Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You - Dan Riskin Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You: A Lively Tour Through the Dark Side of the Natural World by Dan Riskin is a fun exploration which reveals the fascinating, weird, often perverted ways that Mother Nature fends only for herself. It may be a wonderful world, but as Dan Riskin explains, it’s also a dangerous, disturbing, and disgusting one.	ZAR 110.00
	Gulp. - Mary Roach Gulp. Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavours and smells? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts? Can constipation kill you? Did it kill Elvis?	ZAR 130.00
	Earth Shock - Andrew Robinson Earth Shock: Hurricanes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Other Forces of Nature by Andrew Robinson draws on dramatic evidence of recent years to evaluate the state of the planet - and man's effect on it - in the new century. When will another big shock shake Tokyo or Los Angeles? Can people create deserts and eventually wipe out a civilization?	ZAR 90.00
	Teach Yourself Geology - David A Rothery Teach Yourself Geology: A Complete Introduction by David A Rothery covers the essentials of most school and university courses on Geology.	ZAR 145.00
	A Tale of Seven Elements - Eric Scerri A Tale of Seven Elements by Eric Scerri starts in 1913 when English physicist Henry Moseley established an elegant method for 'counting' the elements. Soon afterwards, it became clear that there were precisely seven elements missing from the periodic table-those that had yet to be isolated among the 92 naturally occurring elements from hydrogen (#1) to uranium (#92).	ZAR 120.00
	The Marvelous Learning Animal - Arthur W Staats The Marvelous Learning Animal: What makes human nature unique by Arthur W Staats presents a new way of understanding humanness—in the behavioral nature of the human body, in the unique human way of learning, in child development, in personality, and in abnormal behavior.	ZAR 150.00
	Big Questions in Science - Harriet Swain Big Questions in Science edited by Harriet Swain is a collection of short articles by a group of distinguished thinkers. Each question, from `Does God Exist?' to `What is Life About?', is introduced by a journalist who provides an overview of contemporary thinking on the issue, followed by a short paper from an expert in the field.	ZAR 60.00
	Numberland - Mitchell Symons Numberland: The World in Numbers by Mitchell Symons interprets the world around us through numbers, breaking the most fascinating and revealing of facts down to their bare bones. The world is full of fascinating facts and statistics, but presented without context and in no particular order they can be overwhelming.	ZAR 120.00
	The Beautiful Invisible - Giovanni Vignale The Beautiful Invisible: Creativity, Imagination, and Theoretical Physics by Giovanni Vignale challenges the image of theoretical physics as a dry discipline and shows that this highly abstract science is in fact teeming with beautiful concepts, and the task of imagining them demands profound creativity, just as creative as the work of poets or magical realist novelists such as Borges	ZAR 155.00
	The Runaway Brain - Christopher Wills The Runaway Brain: The Evolution of Human Uniqueness by Christopher Wills explains the evolution of the brain from microorganisms from millions of years ago, to the current status of our brains.	ZAR 90.00