And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?: A Biographical Portrait of Oliver Sacks by Lawrence Weschler
$44.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
Lawrence Weschler began spending time with Oliver Sacks in the early 1980s, when he set out to profile him for The New Yorker. Almost a decade earlier, Dr. Sacks had published his masterpiece Awakenings but the book had hardly been an immediate success, and the rumpled clinician was still largely unknow ...Show more
Everything in Its Place: First Loves and Last Tales by Oliver Sacks
$39.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
From the bestselling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests - from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's. Oliver Sacks, scientist and storytelle ...Show more
First on the Moon - The Apollo 11 Fiftieth Anniversary Experience by Rod Pyle
$69.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 mission, this lavishly illustrated book--featuring stunning photographs, many previously unpublished, and other rarely seen images and documents--tells the incredible story of the first men on the Moon.Acclaimed science author Rod Pyle (Mi ...Show more
Hillary's Antarctica - Adventure, exploration and establishing Scott Base by Nigel Watson
$49.99 NZD
Category: Science & Nature | Reading Level: good-very good
Beautifully illustrated with Jane Ussher's photographs of the hut restoration in Antarctica, plus historic images and never-before-seen ephemera and diary entries, this is a treasure. Sir Edmund and New Zealand were supposed to be a support act to the British Commonwealth Antarctic crossing party. By he ...Show more