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30-Second Architecture: The 50 Most Signicant Principles and Styles in Architecture, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Edward Denison; Jonathan Glancey
$22.99 NZD
Category: Architecture & Interiors | Series: 30 Second Ser.
The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant id ...Show more
30-Second Biochemistry: The 50 vital processes in and around living organisms, each explained in half a minute by Stephen Contakes
$32.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
30-Second Biochemistry presents the subjects 50 most important ideas, breaking down the proteins, carbohydrates and more to explain the science of living organisms. 30-Second Biochemistry takes 50 of the most significant ideas relating to the study of the chemical processes connected to living organisms ...Show more
30-Second Biology - The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Theories of Life, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Nick Battey; Mark Fellowes
$22.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
The 50 most thought-provoking theories of life, each explained in half a minute. 30-Second Biology tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most thought-provoking theories of our ecosystem and ourselves. At a time when discoveries in DNA allow us to feel more connected than ever to the na ...Show more
30 Second Chemistry: The 50 elemental concepts in chemistry by Nivaldo Tro
$32.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
As the central science that bridges biology and physics, chemistry explains the diversity of all things tangible at a molecular level. Chemistry is the science of matter--its composition, structure, properties, and how it changes.Understand chemistry, and you'll know why some things oxidize and others e ...Show more
30-Second Classical Music: The 50 Most Significant Genres, Composers and Innovations, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Joanne Cormac
$22.99 NZD
Category: Previous Stock - Music | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Do you know a capella from zarzuela, or your major from your minor? Can you distinguish between a serenade and a symphony? If you only have 30 seconds, there is time - using this book - to understand the creative journey taken by classical music from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Our early ancestor ...Show more
30-Second Engineering: 50 Key Principles, Methods, and Fields Explained in Half a Minute by James Trevelyan; Elizabeth Clinton (Editor); Katie Crous (Editor)
$27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Major buildings, energy supply systems, chemical plants, food processing, and aircraft are all examples of engineering today. Despite such diversity, nearly all engineering fields rely on common principles and methods, and there is remarkable similarity in the daily work of engineers. Engineers spend mo ...Show more
30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci: His Greatest ideas and Inventions, by Marina Wallace
$22.99 NZD
Category: Sale Books | Series: 30 Second Ser.
The bestselling 30-Second... series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Every idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and ...Show more
30-Second Medicine - The 50 Crucial Milestones, Treatments and Technologies in the History of Health, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Gabrielle M. Finn
$22.99 NZD
Category: Medical & Nursing | Series: 30 Second Ser.
What does the Hippocratic oath actually say? Who originally discovered antibiotics? And is it true that technology now allows reconstructive surgery to use customized 3D-printed body parts? Find out the answers to these questions and many others in 30-Second Medicine, an intriguing visit to the world of ...Show more
30-Second Money; 50 Key Notions, Factors, and Concepts of Finance Explained in Half a Minute by Donald Marron
$27.99 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Stock-market crashes show how the world of high finance can negatively impact our daily life, but smart money reveals a two-way street where those savvy to the science of finance can take their personal wealth up a gear. What is a hedge fund? How best to understand private equity? What are the principle ...Show more
30-Second Oceans - 50 Key Ideas about the Sea's Importance to Life on Earth by Mattias Green; Yueng-Djern Lenn
$32.99 NZD
Category: Science | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Explore the importance of our oceans through 50 key topics, each concisely explained by a team of experts.
30-Second Photography: The 50 most thought-provoking photographers, styles and techniques, each explained in half a minute
$22.99 NZD
Category: Photography | Series: 30 Second Ser.
Why was the first human ever captured on film caught by pure luck? Where is the human blind spot, and why don't you realise you have one? What does authenticity mean in an art where originals can be reproduced infinitely and manipulated flawlessly? Packed with world-renowned photographs, from the dagu ...Show more
30-Second Rock Music: The 50 key styles, artists and happenings each explained in half a minute by Mike Evans
$33.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction | Series: 30 Second Ser.
30-Second Rock Music starts with 1950s rock'n'roll (and its roots) and explores blues and folk, progressive and heavy metal, punk, indie and alt rock, profiling extraordinary bands and musicians along the way. Featuring groups as diverse as Wilco, The Killers, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder and The White ...Show more