Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs That Changed Our Minds by Lauren Slater
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Category: Literary Science Writing
A groundbreaking and revelatory history of psychotropic drugs, from "a thoroughly exhilarating and entertaining writer" (Washington Post)Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not eve ...Show more
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb
$49.99 NZD
Category: Literary Science Writing
In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: ...Show more
She Has Her Mother's Laugh - The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity by Carl Zimmer
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Category: Literary Science Writing
Heredity is redefined in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human society--a force set to shape our future even more radically. One of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018 One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2018 One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2018 One of Mental Flos ...Show more
The Beginning of Everything - The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself by Andrea J. Buchanan
$42.99 NZD
Category: Literary Science Writing
Longlisted for the PEN E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA real-life neurological mystery and captivating story of reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of The Daring Book for Girls.Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning. The cold winter ...Show more
The World in a Grain - The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization by Vince Beiser
$50.00 NZD
Category: Literary Science Writing
The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer scr ...Show more
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