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 Non-fiction The Decisive MomentSeptember 2009
Whether you’re a pilot responsible for a split-second decision or merely shopping for a couch, how your brain makes up its mind is a fascinating process.  Science and IslamSeptember 2009
The Dark Ages, a period lasting one thousand years in the Western world that was devoid of art, literature, science and technology, coincided with the ‘golden age’ of Muslim thought.  We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About The UniverseFebruary 2010
How do you know our universe is not the only one? How does the fact that teacups break but never unbreak tell us that the universe must have expanded from a Big Bang?  Caveman LogicFebruary 2010
Rather than letting the evolutionary heritage from our Pleistocene past continue to dominate our behaviour today, Hank Davis argues, in his book Caveman Logic, that these instincts can and should be overcome.  Wildlife of AustraliaFebruary 2010
For those who like their glossy wildlife books to cover some of the subtleties of the animal world, Wildlife of Australia is a well-suited compendium.  The Illustrated Atlas of WildlifeFebruary 2010
Reader’s Digest certainly knows how to create a book. The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlife is a truly beautiful journey around the world.  In Search of Time: The Science of a Curious DimensionFebruary 2010
Julius Caesar is alive. Time doesn’t exist. By 2050, making love to robots will be considered normal. If you are able to embrace ideas such as these, you will find Falk’s book to be an entertaining way to pass the, well, non-existent time.  QuantumFebruary 2010
Famous quantum physicists have said that the theory explains “most of physics and all of chemistry”.  Small Wonders: How Microbes Rule Our WorldSeptember 2009
Did you know that some microbes use sulfur compounds as a food source, leaving hydrogen sulfide – the rotten-egg smelling gas – behind as a waste product?  On Our Watch: The race to save Australia’s EnvironmentSeptember 2009
Environmental law is for the protection of species diversity – theoretically. Weak wording, weaker politicians and inadequate funding are causing Australia’s legislation to fail miserably.  The Atmosphere of HeavenSeptember 2009
Scientific progress is often thought of as a string of breakthrough ideas and elegantly designed experiments. In The Atmosphere of Heaven, scientific progress occurs almost as an aside during the chaos of intoxication.  Addiction: A disorder of choiceSeptember 2009
Gene Heyman, a research psychologist at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is going after a medical paradigm and he’s not pulling his punches: addiction is not a disease, it’s a choice, he argues in this book.  Decoding the HeavensSeptember 2009
In 1900, a group of sponge divers were blown off course in the Mediterranean Sea. They happened across an Ancient Greek shipwreck and made a remarkable discovery.  Alex and MeSeptember 2009
When media worldwide whips itself into a frenzy over the death of a parrot, you know it must have been one amazing bird.  The Discovery of Global WarmingSeptember 2009
The book begins with a few key scientists who have found unusual results within the murky, ill-defined field of climate and weather studies. 
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