"Lively and entertaining: a splendid saga for the general reader.
Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For anyone who has ever wondered and been afraid to ask, here is a rich miscellany for your secret questions about toxins.
With ripping yarns and unusual views of famous people, Macinnis explains the whys and wherefores of poisons and poisoning.
Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on poisons you'll ever read. Did you realise that you take poison at least once a day?
This is a revised version of a print book, optimised for reading on your mobile phone or tablet. He has worked as a volunteer on land care projects on North Head since 2013, and his photos of his finds fill this book.
100 Discoveries presents the greatest 100 breakthroughs in science and technology, medicine and the major areas of human endeavour over the past 10,000 years.
A fascinating history of the development of rockets from gunpowder-filled sticks of bamboo to interstellar commercial satellites.
Australian Backyard Earth Scientist is full of fantastic photos and fascinating information that help explain different aspects of earth science - a science that discovered how old the Earth is, what fossils tell us, how mountains were ...
Curious Minds brings to life the stories of the naturalists and settlers who made the unfamiliar familiar and who contributed to developments in natural science.
This book is written by Peter Macinnis, the recipient of the Eve Pownall award in the 2010 Children's Book Council of Australia Awards for the sister publication, Australian Backyard Explorer.
Packed with facts about both natural and man-made poisons, from foxgloves and hemlock to rat-killer and lead paints, this book also contains many tales of murder, intrigue and accidental death.
Australian Backyard Explorer tells the stories of many intrepid individuals who explored the Australian continent in the first 120 years of European settlement.
This is the extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one.
Examines some of the social, commercial and environmental issues relating to the automobile in today's society.
It also encourages them to thinkabout how Australia has evolved as a nation. This is a book to dipinto and savour. Author Peter Macinnis's enthusiastic retelling of Australia'sstory is infectious.
100 Discoveries presents the greatest 100 breakthroughs in science and technology, medicine and the major areas of human endeavour over the past 10,000 years.
This book is for people who give curious names to their computers.
All Australian children are given an account of the chase for gold in Australia that runs like this: Nobody knew there was gold in Australia, Edward Hammond Hargraves discovered gold in New South Wales in 1851, and then the rushes began ...
This work explores the strange coming-together of means, opportunity and motive in the middle of the 19th century, and the lasting social changes that followed when the lawn emerged as the dominant feature of the modern built environment.
Later the doctrine of humours ruled, and from then onwards, the practice of medicine made perfect sense, if you accepted the crazy model that the medical people were working from.That was often a big ask, but this book helps you to ...
This book is dedicated to those who, like Schrödinger's other cat, think outside the box.
We hear far less about the amazingly successful Gregory brothers or Charles Sturt; and what Australian child gets to hear about Harry the camel? This is a study of the hows and whys of Australian exploration.
Text for the one-unit New South Wales Higher School Certificate applied studies course.
This is a book for people who wonder why rocks are as they are.
New to this edition, there are 14 short stories telling of some of the triumphs that various monsters have had. The book is written to be read to young readers, or to be read by them.
For too long, the story of how Australia was on the winning side in three wars (Boer War and two World Wars) has been hidden, thanks to government suspicion, fear, duplicity and inertia.
We look into some of them as well.This is the story of the unknown players, both the thieves and the thief takers, who roamed Australia's bush.
By year's end, other people, discoveries and inventions had changed the world forever, and society was converging in a global culture. This book tells the story of how the change came about.
This is a canonical collection of English verse that young people of all ages can benefit from encountering.
The story of a day in the Australian desert.
A field guide for monster-philes of all ages, focusing on 64 curious creatures. This spotter's manual explains what they look like, their annoying habits, what they eat and even if they are useful for anything. Ages 7+.
These are gathered together in an easy-to-follow, original design, and explained in an engaging narrative by leading science writer Peter Macinnis.
Originally presented as the author's thesis.
In the 'Slam Dunk' series for 8-12 year olds.
In this new title, Peter Macinnis seeks to begin training young people in the art of safety in the Australian environment. For ages 8+.
Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For anyone who has ever wondered and been afraid to ask, here is a rich miscellany for your secret questions about toxins.
This is a practical introduction to the art of curiosity across Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, or STEAM to the cognoscenti. The book aims to nurture curiosity, wisdom and joy in learning.
Children's picture story book which shows a tree snake searching for food as it journeys through an Australian rainforest.
Combining the heroic, the tragic, the bizarre and the humorous, this popular history book looks at the lesser known explorers, Aborigines, women and convicts of Australian exploration.
Companion volume to Frog watch : field guide by Martyn Robinson, Australian Museum, 1991.
In der Geschichte der Menschheit haben großartige Entdeckungen und Erfindungen immer wieder zu bemerkenswerten Sprüngen in unserem Verständnis der Funktionsweise des Universums geführt und den menschlichen Fortschritt beschleunigt. 100 ...