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Earth Sciences eBooks

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  • The Ministry for the Future

    by Kim Stanley Robinson ...
    ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' Ezra Klein, Vox'A great read' Bill GatesThe Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate ch... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • A Winter Grave

    a chilling new mystery set in the Scottish highlands

    by Peter May ...
    A #4 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the twelve-million copy bestselling author of the Lewis trilogy comes a chilling new mystery set in the isolated Scottish Highlands.A TOMB OF ICEA young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in Kinlochleven discovers the body of a missing man entombed in ice.A DYING DETECTIVECameron Brodie, a Glasgow detective, sets ou... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Old Trade of Killing

    An utterly compelling military thriller

    by Max Hennessy ...
    Series Book 1 - The Shadows of War Collection
    The fighting has long since ended. But the conflict is far from over…Twenty years after the Second World War, five tough veterans return to the Sahara in a desperate search for bomb-buried bullion. But twenty years can change a man.Young ideals have been replaced by greed. Comradeship has vanished along with innocence. And treachery and murder are rife among them.This exciting adventure is set ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Apocalypse Never

    Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All

    by Michael Shellenberger ...
    Now a National Bestseller!Climate change is real but it’s not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem.Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’s last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today’s Green New Deal. And he led a successful effort by climate scientists and activists to keep ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Simply Climate Change

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Simply
    Exploring the science behind climate change has never been easierCombining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Climate Change is an essential introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge.The ebook explains the science that underpins the study of climate change and clearly outlines the pressures humans are putting on the planet.Assuming no ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • The Hiking Trip

    An unforgettable must-read psychological thriller

    by Jenny Blackhurst ...
    ‘A breathtaking page-turner of a mystery’ Susi HollidayDon’t trust everyone you meet here…A young British backpacker goes missing on the West Coast Trail.No one is sure whether she died or simply disappeared.Apart from Laura.Twenty years later, a body has been found.And there’s only one person who could reveal the secret that Laura’s been hiding all this time.But she knows that two can keep a ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quarterly Essay 81 Getting to Zero

    Australia's Energy Transition

    by Alan Finkel ...
    Series Book 81 - Quarterly Essay
    The world is overheating, and despite good intentions and significant efforts, emissions increase nearly every year. The challenge is immense, but there are solutions.In this lucid, inspiring essay, Alan Finkel maps Australia’s path forward. He explains the solar and wind revolution, and addresses the challenge of intermittent supply. He introduces hydrogen, the energy hope of the future. He ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Biocivilisations

    A New Look at the Science of Life

    by Predrag B. Slijepčević ...
    "A brilliant book [that] shows a way out of the destructive trap of Anthropocentric arrogance."—Vandana Shiva, author of Terra Viva"An unusually thought-provoking and ambitious book."—Dr. James A. Shapiro, author of Evolution: A View from the 21st CenturyBiocivilisations is an important, original rethinking of the mystery of life and its deep uncertainty**, exploring the complex c... ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD

  • Kindred

    Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art

    by Rebecca Wragg Sykes ...
    ** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 **'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.' Yuval Noah HarariKindred is the definitive guide to the Neanderthals. Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from th... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Eye of the Storm

    by Terry LePage ...
    When Things Fall Apart, You Don't Have ToCalm is contagious. And courage is contagious. The tools in this book can help you to find calm, purpose, and even joy in hard times. Climate chaos is accelerating, democracy is in peril, species and ecosystems are disappearing, and economic inequality is soaring. These are interconnected parts of a complex and devastating predicament. But you need not ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This One Wild and Precious Life

    A hopeful path forward in a fractured world

    by Sarah Wilson ...
    Will you sleep through the revolution? Or do you want to wake up and reclaim your one wild and precious life?We live in truly overwhelming times. The climate crisis, political polarisation, racial injustice and coronavirus have left many of us in a state of spiritual PTSD. We have retreated, morally and psychologically; we are experiencing a crisis of disconnection - from one another, from our ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Hot Earth Dreams

    What if severe climate change happens, and humans survive?

    by Frank Landis ...
    What will the Earth look like if severe climate change happens, and humans survive?    It is not an easy question to contemplate, let alone answer. If severe climate change happens, the Earth will continue to warm for centuries after we've exhausted our fossil fuels. Civilization will shatter, the great artworks and monuments vanishing as cities fall into rubble and coasts disappear beneath rising ... Read more

    $27.80 AUD

  • Numbers Don't Lie

    71 Things You Need to Know About the World

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    'My favourite author has done it again. Numbers Don't Lie is by far his most accessible book to date, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is curious about the world. I unabashedly recommend this book to anyone who loves learning' Bill GatesIs flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy?From Earth's nations and inhabitants, through the fuels and foods that ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Venomous Lumpsucker

    WINNER of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023

    by Ned Beauman ...
    ***SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR*'A novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure' Financial Times'Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious' Daily Mail**The venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet. Or maybe it was the most intelligent fish on the planet. Because it might have just gone extinct. Nobody knows. And nobody really cares, either. Except ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Earth Transformed

    An Untold History

    by Professor Peter Frankopan ...
    THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE AND FINANCIAL TIMESA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history' Financial Times**'Vast, learned and timely... ... Read more

    $27.99 AUD

  • Climate Uncertainty and Risk

    Rethinking Our Response

    by Judith Curry ...
    Series series Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative
    World leaders have made a forceful statement that climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century. However, little progress has been made in implementing policies to address climate change. In Climate Uncertainty and Risk, eminent climate scientist Judith Curry shows how we can break this gridlock. This book helps us rethink the climate change problem, the risks we are ... Read more

    $27.99 AUD

  • The Lost World of Genesis One

    Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate

    by John H. Walton ...
    Series Book 2 - The Lost World Series
    In this astute mix of cultural critique and biblical studies, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world and unpacks its implications for our modern scientific understanding of origins.Ideal for students, professors, pastors and lay readers with an interest in the ... Read more

    $32.26 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How High We Go in the Dark

    by Sequoia Nagamatsu ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, Sequoia Nagamatsu's debut is a wildly imaginative, genre-bending work spanning generations across the globe as humanity struggles to rebuild ... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • After the Dinosaurs

    The Age of Mammals

    by Donald R. Prothero ...
    A fascinating study of the thousands of new animal species that walked in the footsteps of the dinosaurs—and the climate changes that brought them forth.The fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially mammals, which in their way were every ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Victory

    A compelling read about Labor's return to power

    by Peter van Onselen, Wayne Errington ...
    The inside story of Labor's return to power.Anthony Albanese's 2022 election victory was the most consequential in decades. As well as ending a 'lost decade' of conservative rule and bringing Labor into Federal power for the first time since 2013, it ushered in a new force in politics. The victory of the teal independents has changed both the face of the parliament and decimated the Liberal Party. ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Every Vow She Breaks: Who's Watching Now 3 (A gripping, suspenseful thriller)

    by Jannine Gallant ...
    Series series Who's Watching Now
    Fans of K****aren Rose, Cynthia Eden, Kaylea Cross and Pamela Clare will love Jannine Gallant's brilliant blend of exciting suspense and emotional romance, with real characters caught in extraordinary circumstances.A promise can follow you to the grave... Claire Templeton is drawn to the majestic beauty of the California Redwoods in the hopes of capturing an unexplained phenomenon on camera. What ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD

  • Island on Fire

    The extraordinary story of Laki, the volcano that turned eighteenth-century Europe dark

    by Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe ...
    Laki is Iceland's largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history's great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and then a poisonous fog for eight long months, the effects of the eruption lingered across the world for years. It caused the deaths of people as far away as the Nile and created catastrophic conditions throughout Europe.Island on Fire is the story not only of ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • North Woods

    by Daniel Mason ...
    'Truly outstanding' Mail on Sunday'Mason teases out the joy and meaning in the sometimes small lives of his characters. North Woods has been heaped with praise and hype, and deservedly so. This is a book that treats life as a miracle and demands the proper awe from its readers' Antonia Senior, The Times'This is a time-spanning, genre-blurring work of storytelling magic . . . **The only constants a ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Otherlands

    A World in the Making - A Sunday Times bestseller

    by Thomas Halliday ...
    FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARA SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERTHE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING - HIGHLY COMMENDEDLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SUNDAY TIMES, TELEGRAPH, PROSPECT, THE NEW YORKER AND BBC HISTORYWATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH'The best book on the history of life on Earth I have ev... ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD