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  • Math Magic

    How To Master Everyday Math Problems

    National Bestseller: “Tricks for performing accurate mental calculations and fun alternate approaches to common math class difficulties.” —Library JournalMillions of otherwise successful adults are afraid to balance their checkbooks and don’t know how to figure interest on savings or credit. Millions of students dread their math classes and live in fear of the math section of the SAT. But, as ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Longitude

    by Dava Sobel ...
    The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD

  • Build a Mathematical Mind - Even If You Think You Can't Have One

    Would you like to be a proficient mathematician… without using numbers?There is so much more to math than geometry and calculus! It is present in almost every life aspect, from improving your communication skills to how to fit your luggage into your car.Did you always hate math because you couldn't understand complex formulas?Don't let a few equations or a bad teacher deter you from building a ... Read more

    $0.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quit

    The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

    by Annie Duke ...
    **'Brilliant and entertaining' Daniel Kahneman | 'Quit what you are doing right now and read this' Richard Thaler | 'Engrossing, important, and grounded in science' Katy MilkmanWhat if the secret to success is not just hard work, but knowing when to change track?**In this game-changing guide, decision-making expert Annie Duke shows why quitting what holds you back is essential for success. Drawing ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Little Book of Mathematical Principles, Theories & Things

    This little book makes serious math simple—with more than 120 laws, theorems, paradoxes, and more explained in jargon-free terms.The Little Book of Mathematical Principles provides simple, clear explanations for the principles, equations, paradoxes, laws, and theorems that form the basis of modern mathematics. It is a refreshingly engaging tour of Fibonacci numbers, Euclid's Elements, and Zeno's ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Mind For Numbers

    How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

    The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD

  • The Selfish Gene

    40th Anniversary edition

    Series series Oxford Landmark Science
    The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Weapons of Math Destruction

    How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

    by Cathy O'Neil ...
    'A manual for the 21st-century citizen... accessible, refreshingly critical, relevant and urgent' - Financial Times'Fascinating and deeply disturbing' - Yuval Noah Harari, Guardian Books of the YearIn this New York Times bestseller, Cathy O'Neil, one of the first champions of algorithmic accountability, sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life -- and threaten to rip ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Puzzle-based Learning

    An introduction to critical thinking, mathematics, and problem solving

    What is missing in most curricula - from elementary school all the way through to university education - is coursework focused on the development of problem-solving skills. Most students never learn how to think about solving problems. Besides being a lot of fun, a puzzle-based learning approach also does a remarkable job of convincing students that (a) science is useful and interesting, (b) the ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD

  • Modern Engineering Mathematics

    For first-year undergraduate modules in Engineering Mathematics.Develop understanding and maths skills within an engineering contextModern Engineering Mathematics, 6th Edition by Professors Glyn James and Phil Dyke, draws on the teaching experience and knowledge of three co-authors, Matthew Craven, John Searl and Yinghui Wei, to provide a comprehensive course textbook explaining the mathematics ... Read more

    $57.99 AUD

  • Calling Bullshit

    The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

    'A necessary book for our times. But also just great fun' Saul Perlmutter, Nobel LaureateThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit gives us ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Black Swan

    The Impact of the Highly Improbable

    The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertaintyWhat have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper?This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Alan Turing

    The Enigma Man

    Spring 1940: The Battle of the Atlantic rages. Vulnerable merchant convoys are at the mercy of German U-boats controlled by a cunning system of coded messages created by a machine called Enigma. Only one man believes that these codes can be broken - mathematician and Bletchley Park cryptanalyst Alan Turing.Winston Churchill later described Turing's success in breaking the Enigma codes as the ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

  • Nudge

    The Final Edition

    The completely updated, final edition of the global bestseller - one of the most influential books of the 21st century'Few books can be said to have changed the world, but Nudge did. The Final Edition is marvellous: funny, useful, and wise' Daniel KahnemanNudge has transformed the way individuals, companies and governments look at the world - and in the process has become one of the most important ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Undoing Project

    A Friendship that Changed the World

    by Michael Lewis ...
    THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BIG SHORT AND FLASH BOYS'A gripping account of how two psychologists reshaped the way we think ... What a story it is' Sunday Times'You'll love it ... full of surprises and no small degree of tragedy' Tim HarfordIn 1969 two men met on a university campus. Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. They were different in every way. But ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • The Signal and the Noise

    The Art and Science of Prediction

    by Nate Silver ...
    The International Bestseller by 'The Galileo of number crunchers' (Independent)Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. The rise of 'big ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • Skin in the Game

    Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

    From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility'Skin in the game means that you do not pay attention to what people say, only to what they do, and how much of their neck they are putting on the line'Citizens, artisans, police, fishermen, political activists and ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Fooled by Randomness

    The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

    'One of the smartest books of all time' Fortune'The hottest thinker in the world' Sunday TimesEveryone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable?This book is the bestselling sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. It is... ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • The Infinite Game

    From the bestselling author of Start With Why

    by Simon Sinek ...
    The New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game?In The Infinite Game, Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success. He finds that building long-term value and healthy, enduring growth ... Read more

    $18.99 AUD

  • How the World Really Works

    A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    * THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES__________We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD

  • The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

    by Simon Singh ...
    From bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, a must-have for number lovers and Simpsons fans'An entertaining picture of the insanely high-minded nature of the Simpsons' writers' Sunday Times***'***A valuable, entertaining book that, above all, celebrates a supremely funny, sophisticated show' Financial TimesYou may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (an... ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Humble Pi

    A Comedy of Maths Errors

    by Matt Parker ...
    **The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller**'Wonderful ... superb' Daily MailWhat makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life

    “I am hard pressed to think of another book that can match the combination of practical insights and reading enjoyment.”—Steven LevittGame theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuitive, and it ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD

  • Curious and Curiouser

    **From the Master Geek and National Living Treasure"Dr Karl is Australia's incumbent President of Science" The Age**"There's no topic on which Dr Karl does not have an interestingly expressed opinion" The Weekly Review"It is a great nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work." W. Somerset MaughamAre cooked mussels safe ONLY if they are open?Why does alcohol make the opposite sex ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD