Hill of Content Summer Catalogue 2016/17 | Page 16

Science and Nature

Being a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz

Time Travel
James Gleick

PB $32.99
In Being a Dog, Horowitz, a research
scientist in the field of dog cognition,
explores what the nose knows by
taking an imaginative leap into what
it is like to be a dog. From revealing
the spectacular biology of the dog
nose, to following a tracking dog
being put through his paces and
trying herself to become a better
smeller, Horowitz covers the topic of
noses—both canine and human—
from surprising, novel, and always
fascinating angles.

PB $29.99
Gleick's story begins at the turn of the
twentieth century with the young H.
G. Wells writing and rewriting the
fantastic tale that became The Time
Machine. Gleick tracks the evolution of
time travel as an idea in culture and
examines the porous boundary
between pulp fiction and modern
physics. Finally, he delves into a
temporal shift that is unsettling our
own moment: the instantaneous
wired world.

Science: A History in 100
Experiments
John and Mary Gribbin

Timekeepers
Simon Garfield

HB $49.99
Everything in the scientific world view
is based on experiment, including
observations of phenomena
predicted by theories and
hypotheses. From the discovery of
microscopic worlds to weighing the
Earth, from making electricity to the
accelerating Universe and
gravitational waves, this stunning
book by renowned science writers
John and Mary Gribbin tells the
history of science through the stories
of 100 groundbreaking experiments.

HB $32.99
The compelling stories in this book
explore our obsessions with time.
Timekeepers is a vivid exploration of
the ways we have perceived,
contained and saved time over the
last 250 years, narrated in Simon
Garfield's highly inventive and
entertaining style. As managing time
becomes the greatest challenge we
face in our lives, this multi-layered
history helps us tackle it in a sparkling
new light.

The Wasp that Brainwashed the
Caterpillar
Matt Simon
HB $29.99
The Wasp That Brainwashed the
Caterpillar is a jaunt through
evolution's most unbelievable, most
ingenious solutions to the problems
of everyday life, from trying to get laid
to finding food. Join science writer
Matt Simon as he introduces you to
the creatures that have it figured out,
the ones that joust with their
moustaches or choke sharks to death
with snot, all in a wild struggle to
survive and, of course, find true love.

Are We Smart Enough To Know
How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal
HB $34.99
What separates your mind from an
animal's? Your ability to design tools?
Your sense of self? In recent decades,
these claims have been eroded by a
revolution in the study of animal
cognition. With astonishing stories of
animal cognition, expert science and
de Waal's deeply enquiring mind, Are
We Smart Enough to Know How Smart
Animals Are? challenges everything
you thought you knew about animal
and human intelligence.