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30-Second Jazz: The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Dave Gelly
$35.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment | Series: 30 Second
For its initiates, jazz is instinctive and engaging - the way that popular music should be. For non-aficionados, it can be slippery and difficult to grasp: without familiar forms or a hard-and-fast format, and largely ruled by improvisation, jazz leaves the novice baffled, not sure how to listen, and as ...Show more
30 Second Leonardo Da Vinci: His 50 greatest ideas and inventions, each explained in half a minute by Marina Wallace
$24.95 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30-Second
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 o ...Show more
30-Second Maths by Richard Brown
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30 Second
The ideal introduction to the key theories and principles of mathematics.
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
$19.99 AUD
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: 30 Second
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 Medicine - The 50 Crucial Milestones, Treatments and Technologies in the History of Health, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Gabrielle M. Finn
$19.99 AUD
Category: Health and Wellbeing | 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 Meteorology: The 50 Most Significant Events and Phenomena, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Adam Scaife
$35.00 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30 Second
If you only have 30 seconds, there is time - using this book - to make sense of the science behind the seeming vagaries of the weather, the controversies, predictions and forecasts for climate change that shape our day-to-day experiences of the great outdoors. Ever since Aristotle first tried to explain ...Show more
30-Second Money; 50 Key Notions, Factors, and Concepts of Finance Explained in Half a Minute by Donald Marron
$27.99 AUD
Category: Business | 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 Mythology by Robert A. Segal
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30 Second
The perfect introduction to the study of mythology, covering essential facts and details in one handy volume.
30 Second Napoleon by Charles Esdaile
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Category: Reference | Series: 30 Second
Almost two centuries since his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains the subject of vigorous debate. On one side are those with a romantic attachment to ideals of liberty and democracy, on the other are those who would rather see him as an ambitious warlord, bent on establishing a colonial empire in the hea ...Show more
30-Second Newton: The 50 Crucial Concepts, Roles and Performers, Each Explained in Half a Minute by Brian Clegg
$35.00 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30 Second
Not only a towering figure in his own era, Newton also left an immense scientific legacy, much of which still underpins key theories today. So if the principal thing you remember about him is that an apple fell on his head, it's high time you learned a little more. 30-Second Newton offers a fast-track u ...Show more
30-Second Philosophies by Barry Loewer
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30-Second
A fascinating guide to the main ideas and influential thinkers in the world of philosophy.
30-Second Photography: The 50 Most Thought Provoking Photographers, Styles and Techniques Each Explained in Half a Minute by Brian Dilg
$24.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: 30 Second