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100 Discoveries: The Greatest Breakthroughs in History by Peter Macinnis
$45.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Presents the greatest 100 breakthroughs in science and technology, medicine and the major areas of human endeavour over the past ten thousand years.
The Killer Bean of Calabar and other stories:Poisons and Poisoners by Peter MacinnIs
$30.00 NZD
Category: Miscellaneous
Juicy anecdotal and quirky stories of poisons and poisoners that are informative, interesting, ironic and humorous. 'A triumphantly toxic tome. As a dedicated Macinnis fan, I relish this latest display of erudition, story-telling and fun. One of his very best.'Robyn Williams, Head, ABC Science UnitWas A ...Show more
The Speed of Nearly Everything : From Tobogganing Penguins to to Spinning Neutron Stars by Peter Macinnis
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
"The Speed of Nearly Everything" is a fascinating almanac of facts, statistics and stories about the speed of virtually everything. Speed records; comparative speeds; relative speeds; optimal speeds; fastest speeds; slowest speeds; human, animal, mechanical and natural speeds are gathered together in an ...Show more
You Eat Poison Every Day (It's True!) by Peter MacInnis
$14.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: It's True!
Packed with facts about both natural and man-made poisons, from foxgloves and hemlock to rat-killer and lead paints, this book also contains many tales of murder, intrigue and accidental death. Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on poisons you'll ever read. Did you realise that you take poison at l ...Show more
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