The Comparing guides are a complete set of resources and each guide will compare the two texts paired by VCAA. Features of each Comparing guide include: a detailed overview of the two texts a comparison of the two texts ... read more

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as th... read more

This is a landmark in science writing. It resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the sixteenth century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, emper... read more

After the runaway bestsellers Enormous Book of Numbers (2015) and Number Crunchers (2016), Australia's funniest maths dude is back with another bumper activity book for young and eager minds. Bursting with games, puzzles, quizzes - along with heaps of stuff... read more

'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' Steven Poole, DAILY TELEGRAPH
The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this br... read more

Journalist Rachel Love Nuwer plunges the reader into the underground of global wildlife trafficking, a topic she has been investigating for nearly a decade. Our insatiable demand for animals - for jewellery, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and f... read more

There is so much confusing and conflicting information about the world in which we live that the truth can be impossible to find. The rise of modern scepticism against fake news ' is to be celebrated, but this cultural shift has led to a world where opinion is as valuable as fact. The exi... read more

This is a new edition of this popular title, which provides a fantastic reference point for students studying for their SATs and GCSE's. Split into 6 colour coded sections covering all aspects of the curriculum, such as radioactivity, heat, sound and elect... read more

"Witty, insightful. . . .The story of jellyfish. . . is a significant part of the environmental story. Berwald's engaging account of these delicate, often ignored creatures shows how much they matter to our oceans' future." ... read more

Grab your towel and hitchhike across the galaxy with Australia's most popular scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. Learn about Dr Karl, the universe and everything, and discover how air-conditioning is sexist, how you can kill a spinning hard drive by shouting at it and... read more

The latest book from renowned Holden historian Norm Darwin covers Monaro models from 1968 to 2006 including Pontiac GTO, HSV and HQ SS. The history is crammed full of details on models, their design, colours, stripes, Id information, options and production numbers. Printed on good quality... read more

A history of Early Australian car design 1895-1953 covers early inventors and tinkerers, designer and builders of early cars and motor bodies. Development of the motor body building industry, establishment of Holden design office, the first desi... read more