Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology

More than any other technology, cars have transformed our culture. Cars have created vast wealth as well as novel dreams of freedom and mobility. They have transformed our sense of distance and made the world infinitely more available to our eyes and our imaginations. They have inspired cinema, m...

Australia's first independent guide to buying a caravan. With over 100 brands of caravan currently available in Australia, it's hard for caravan consumers to make good purchasing decisions. The Caravan Buyers Guide explains and illustrates the many types of caravan available, shows how to avoid s...

A world without cars would be unrecognizable. They have altered the shape of our cities, transformed our nations and landscapes, revolutionized the way we make and buy things, and profoundly influenced our relationship with speed itself. Presenting the car as the driving force that accelerated th...

Visitors to Cuba are enchanted by the music, the cigars and rum but above all they love those iconic classic American cars thundering along the crumbling streets of Havana and over the dusty bumpy roads of the island. In the first half of the 20th century Cuba was one of the greatest importers of...

Don Loffler reveals his lifelong interest in all makes of cars on Australian roads in the years 1946 to 1966. He has assembled a remarkable collection of 280 colour slides and black-and-white photographs of owners and their cars, from Austin to Zeta. Makes like Morris, Vanguard, Wolseley, Oldsmob...

"This thrilling book takes the reader into South African caves to discover fossil remains that reframe the human family tree"-- Provided by publisher.

The cell is the basic building block of life. In its 3.5 billion years on the planet, it has proven to be a powerhouse, spreading life first throughout the seas, then across land, developing the rich and complex diversity of life that populates the planet today.