The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World - And Us by Richard O. Prum
$55.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
In the great halls of science, dogma holds that Darwin's theory of natural selection explains every branch on the tree of life- which species thrive, which wither away to extinction, and what features each evolves. But can adaptation by natural selection really account for everything we see in nature? Y ...Show more
The Gulf - The Making of an American Sea by Jack E. Davis
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
Winner of the 2017 Kirkus Prize for Nonfictio A National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Finalis ANew York Times Notable Book of 2017 One of theWashington Post's Best Books of the Year In this "cri de coeur about the Gulf's environmental ruin" New York Times), "Davis has written a beautiful hom ...Show more
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
$35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard and finds herself dangerously overwhelmed by the challenges and possibilities of adulthood. She studies linguistics and literature, and spends a lot of time thinking abou ...Show more