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Monster of God by David Quammen
79.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
Great and terrible flesh-eating beasts have always shared the landscape with humans. Now, of course, as humans spread and despoil the planet, predators may only survive on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. David Quammen is no armchair evolutionary theorist, and, in The Song Of The ...Show more
The Flight of the Iguana : A sidelong view of science and nature by David Quammen
30.00 NZD
Category: Science
As he examines everything from species survival on islands to vegetarian piranhas, Quammen's funny and offbeat essays offer a unique glimpse of the natural world and, at the same time, clarify the larger biological issues and their effect on humankind.
The Kiwi's Egg : Charles Darwin & Natural Selection by David Quammen
60.00 NZD
Category: Science
Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for HOW evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that 'natural selection' among competing indi ...Show more
The Kiwi's Egg - Charles Darwin and Natural Selection by David Quammen
29.99 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: Science
Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for HOW evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that 'natural selection' among competing indi ...Show more
The Tangled Tree - A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
22.99 NZD
Category: Science
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018. Our understanding of the 'tree of life', with powerful implications for human genetics, human health and our own human nature, has recently completely changed. This book is about a new method of telling the ...Show more
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