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Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity by Carl Wilkinson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: Words That Changed the World Ser.
Understand how Einstein came to write the most famous equation in history and see how the world was changed forever. Broken into 10 bite-sized chapters, this step-by-step journey through Einstein's mind takes his original manuscripts and makes them accessible to budding scientists everywhere.
Champion's Cup (Change the Game Soccer) by Michael Hyde
$15.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Series: Change the Game S.
Join the City Devils as they battle for the Champion's Cup. Will their hard work pay off? Win or lose... YOU decide.
Darwin's Origin of Species by Browne Janet
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Ten Books That Changed the World S.
An enlightening and highly readable introduction to the book that altered forever our understanding of what it is to be human. There is grandeur in this view of life . . . whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beauti ...Show more
Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History by Eric Chaline
$40.00 NZD
Category: World History | Series: Changed the Course of History Ser.
Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History is a beautifully illustrated book that uncovers the fascinating stories of creatures great and small. These are the animals that have played a central role in the evolution of humankind and modern society, but remain at the periphery of our undertsanding ...Show more
Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill Laws
$40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction | Series: Changed the Course of History Ser.
Plants are so ubiquitous, such a common feature of the world around us, that we rarely stop to consider the profound impact they have on our everyday lives. We give flowers on special occasions, spend many dedicated hours nurturing gardens, use them for dyes and construction, and turn them into cosmetic ...Show more
Karl Marx's Das Kapital by Wheen Francis
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Ten Books That Changed the World S.
The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it', wrote Karl Marx in 1845. This is the essence of Das Kapital, a blazing expos of the new capitalist world of the Victorian era, whose ideas would affect the lives of millions and alter the course of world histo ...Show more
On The Bible by Karen Armstrong
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History | Series: Ten Books That Changed the World S. | Reading Level: very good
Second-hand, paperback in reasonable condition. Obvious fold on front cover. A ground-breaking explanation of the single most influential text of all time by the world's foremost religious historian. The Bible is the most widely distributed book in the world. Translated into over 2,000 languages, it i ...Show more
On The Wealth of Nations by P J O'Rourke
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Books That Shook the World | Reading Level: very good
'The Wealth of Nations is, without doubt a 'book that changed the world.' But it has been taking its time. Two hundred and thirty one years after publication, Adam Smith's practical truths are only beginning to be absorbed in full. Although its contents didn't make people gasp, something about The Wealt ...Show more
The Silent Invasion (#1 The Change Trilogy) by James Bradley
$10.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Series: The Change
Plants, animals and humans are being infected by spores from space and becoming part of a vast alien intelligence. When 16-year-old Callie discovers her little sister Gracie is Changing, she flees with Gracie to the Zone to escape termination by the ruthless officers of quarantine. What Callie finds in ...Show more
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