Science & Medicine

A series of special editions of the best popular science books to explore the patterns of our planet. Designed by Patternity, the award-winning creative studio and pattern consultancy.

Girl Stuff 8–12 is the essential younger girl's guide to puberty and the pre-teen years. Fully revised and updated edition 2019/2020

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going.

A dramatic, minute-by-minute account of one of the most shattering events of the Cold War, from an award-winning historian.

Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most revered writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness.

An easy and accessible guide to boosting your brain power by an acclaimed neurosurgeon and neuroscientist.

**Sapiens showed us where we came from. 21 Lessons guides us through the here and now.**

The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body. 

For readers of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal and Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm, an unforgettably powerful and heart-breaking book about how to live.

Stunningly repackaged edition of the international bestseller

For far too long, those who are naturally quiet, serious or sensitive have been overlooked. The loudest have taken over - even if they have nothing to say. It's time for everyone to listen. It's time to harness the power of introverts.

We all want to age well, but what does that really mean? Should we be playing endless Sudoku to stimulate our brains, or power-walking our way to eternal youth?

Now in spectacular full colour throughout, a special 10th anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling journal that started it all-with more than 7 million copies sold!

Michael Palin brings to life one of the greatest adventures of all time

The incomparable Bill Bryson travels through time and space to introduce us to the world, the universe and everything in this groundbreaking book, the best selling popular science book of the 21st century.

One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril.

An award-winning journalist reveals the secrets of why you do what you do - and how to change

A call to arms from Patrice Newell who has dedicated her life to land management at Elmswood in the Hunter Valley.

A riveting exploration of the remarkable power of walking.

A beautiful, award-winning picture book by much-loved children’s book creators Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch about the remote and precious World Heritage site, Macquarie Island, and the battle to save it from environmental destruction.

Real marketing isn't about racking up clicks and tweets; it's about connection, empathy, and making a difference.

A compact and up-to-date photographic guide to Australia’s birds from the author of Birdscaping Australian Gardens.