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Astronomy in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant by Giles Sparrow
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes
What happens when a star dies? How many asteroids are in our solar system? Can galaxies collide? What is dark energy? Astronomy in Minutes answers all these questions and more as it condenses 200 key concepts into easily digestible essays. From Trojan asteroids to stellar black holes, and from superclus ...Show more
Big Ideas in Brief: 200 World-changing Concepts Explained in an Instant by Ian Crofton
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes Ser.
Ian Crofton, former editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia, has written a wide range of other general reference books, including Philosophy (Teach Yourself Instant Reference) and Science Without the Boring Bits. With Big Ideas in Brief, Crofton provides an accessible tour of 200 key concepts that ...Show more
Draw Faces in 15 Minutes : Amaze Your Friends With Your Portrait Skills by Jake Spicer
$26.00 NZD
Category: Design | Series: Draw in 15 Minutes
Capture a likeness with pencil and paper. Yes, you can draw! "Draw Faces in Minutes" sets out to show you how. Furthermore, by the end of it you should be able to create a lifelike portrait in only minutes! The book takes you through a series of carefully crafted lessons, starting with some basic drawin ...Show more
Economics in Minutes by Niall Kishtainy
$25.00 NZD
Category: Business | Series: in Minutes
Economics in Minutes condenses key economics concepts into 200 short and easily digested essays. Featuring not only fundamental ideas, such as the role of money and how the stock market works, but also subjects that are increasingly important to us today - unemployment, government debt and corporate tax ...Show more
Evolution in Minutes by Darren Naish
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes Ser.
Evolution in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of evolution, revealing how biological populations change over successive generations. Covering the basics of speciation, genesis, and extinction in animals, plants, and humans alike--from the origins and d ...Show more
Life Drawing in 15 Minutes Amaze Your Friends with Figure Your Drawing Skills by Jake Spicer
$26.00 NZD
Category: Design | Series: Draw in 15 Minutes
Life Drawing in 15 Minutes is the latest addition to the best-selling Draw in 15 Minutes series. Following the success of Draw Faces and Draw People, artist and drawing expert Jake Spicer introduces you to the most important skill in the artist's repertoire: life drawing. From understanding relationship ...Show more
Maths in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant by Paul Glendinning
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes
Both simple and accessible, Maths in Minutes is a visually led introduction to 200 key mathematical ideas. Each concept is quick and easy to remember, described by means of an easy-to-understand picture and a maximum 200-word explanation. Concepts span all of the key areas of mathematics, including Fund ...Show more
Myths in Minutes by Neil Philip
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes
The world's great fables, sagas and legends dramatically retold. Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, they are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal themes of creation and destruction, fate and cunning, heroism and cruelty, sensuality and war. Retold he ...Show more
Numbers in Minutes by Julia Collins
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes Ser.
The quickest explanation of math, in 200 essential numbers. Why 60 seconds in a minute? Who invented zero? What exactly is pi? Why do mathematicians hunt prime numbers? And how can you get a number bigger than infinity? To find out, take a tour through 200 important, fascinating and unusual numb ...Show more
Philosophy in Minutes by Marcus Weeks
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes
'Philosophy in Minutes' distils 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections. The core information for every topic - including debates such as the role of philosophy in science and religion, key thinkers from Aristotle to Marx, and introductions to morality a ...Show more
Physics in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant by Giles Sparrow
$18.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction | Series: in Minutes
Physics in Minutes covers everything you need to know about physics, condensed into 200 key topics. Each idea is explained in clear, accessible language, building from the basics, such as mechanics, waves and particles, to more complex topics, including neutrinos, string theory and dark matter. Based on ...Show more
Psychology in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant by Marcus Weeks
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: In Minutes
To what extent is memory based on mood? Why do we compare ourselves to others? Are there different types of intelligence? How do we change with age? This book answers all these questions and many more in 200 short and accessible essays. From Pavlov's dogs to experimental ethics and from the development ...Show more