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   Non-fiction Earth in 100 Groundbreaking DiscoveriesFebruary 2012
Douglas Palmer's book is a journey through Earth's history, from the birth of a planet to the present.  Arrival City: The Final Migration and Our Next WorldJanuary 2012
Doug Saunders tries to understand what drives Chinese, Indian, Polish, Turkish or African peasants to become urban migrants, leaving their villages and rural lives to knock on the doors of the world's cities.  Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star that Gives Us LifeJanuary 2012
Richard Cohen, travelled to 18 countries on six continents to write this book. The sheer breadth of topics is staggering, as he bounces from photosynthesis to Pythagoras and even covers skin cancer and the Beatles.  Making Girls and Boys: Inside the Science of SexJanuary 2012
Jane McCredie's book questions why we restrict gender to only male or female and sensitively describes the ramifications for people who can't be so easily labelled.  The Lust For BloodJanuary 2012
Why are we fascinated by death, murder and horror? Curious psychologist and counselling professor Jeffrey A. Kottler delves into why everyday people are so attracted to violence.  The PollutersJanuary 2012
The Polluters looks at the U.S.'s pollution history from the 1860s to the 1960s, and reveals the buried truth about how industries used economic and political power to dodge environmental regulation.  Seven Wonders of the Universe that You Probably Took for GrantedJanuary 2012
This author makes a big promise: to explore seven wonders of not just the world, but of the entire universe, in a book only a few hundred pages long.  The Wonder of GeneticsJanuary 2012
"The creepy, the curious and the commonplace" take centre stage in this new book by Richard Knowles, as he takes readers on a vibrant tour of genetics that links discoveries with their real-world implications.  Steve JobsJanuary 2012
The biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs - drawn from three years of exclusive interviews with author Walter Isaacson - is probably the definitive portrait of the difficult genius.  The Best Australian Science WritingNovember 2011
A snapshot of the scientific thoughts and musings that circulated in 2011, this compilation preserves some of the most interesting and appetite-whetting highlights of the year in science.  The World's Greatest IdeaOctober 2011
From abstract concepts to realised innovations, the direction of our civilisation has swerved with these world-changing ideas.  Geek NationAugust 2011
India is a country on the verge of becoming a scientific superpower, supported by a pool of scientifically engaged labourers - or 'geeks'.  Sex, Genes and Rock 'n' RollJune 2011
Rob Brooks takes you on a whirlwind tour of how evolution has shaped the modern world.  The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksFebruary 2011
As you read this review, cell culture laboratories around the world will be using an immortal cell line known as HeLa, which was taken from the cervix of a black woman named Henrietta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in 1951. But she never knew cells were taken from her, and never consented to them being used long after her death.  Tell Me the Truth: Conversations With My Patients About Life and DeathFebruary 2011
There are downsides to every job, but few people have to tell someone they barely know on a daily basis, "I'm sorry, but you have cancer." Ranjana Srivastava is an oncologist in one of Australia's biggest public hospitals. In Tell Me the Truth: conversations with my patients about life and death, Srivastava writes with honesty and reflection on day to day moments with the people she takes care of. 
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