Da Vinci Books

June 1, 2006

Plagues on our doorstep - the threat of infectious disease in New Zealand.

Filed under: Environental Issues, Health, Science — Julie @ 10:22 am

By Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD

Published by Tandem Press, NZ, 1999

paperback

NZ$10.00

Offering a straightforward framework that explains why infectious diseases appear when & where they do, this book makes sense of the variety of perils we face from the unseen worlds of viruses, bacteria & other agents. It also examines the risks associated with the intentional use of infectious agents by biological terrorists.

May 23, 2006

The Presence of the Past

Filed under: Science — Julie @ 10:23 am

By Rupert Sheldrake

Published by Fontana, UK, 1989

Paperback, large

NZ$25

An explosive scientific theory that postulates that memory is inherent in nature, in all natural systems from crystals to man inherit a collective memory of their kind….

April 26, 2006

Harmonic 33

Filed under: Science, Ufology — Julie @ 11:13 am

By Captain Bruce Cathie

Published by AH & AW Reed, 1977 reprint

Paperback

NZ$20.00

Harmonic 695 - the ufo and antigravity

Filed under: Science, Ufology — Julie @ 11:11 am

By Captain Bruce Cathie and Peter N Temm

Published by AH & AW Reed, 1971, First edition with dustwrapper

NZ$55.00

Harmonic 695 - the ufo and antigravity

Filed under: Science, Ufology — Julie @ 11:09 am

by Capt Bruce Cathie and Peter N Temm

Published by AH & AW Reed, NZ, 1974 reprint

Hardback with dustwrapper

NZ$35.00

Anatomy of a phenomenon - unidentified objects in space, a scientific appraisal

Filed under: Science, Ufology — Julie @ 11:01 am

By Jacques Vallee

Published Henry Regnery Company US, 1965, 3rd Printing.

Hardback, no Dustwrapper

NZ$25.00

December 30, 2005

Space Race - the untold story of two rivals & their struggle for the moon

Filed under: Science — Julie @ 9:07 am

By Deborah Cadbury
Published by Fourth Estate, UK, 2005
Paperback
NZ$18.00
Accompanies the BBC series. The untold story of Sergei Korolov ‘The Chief Designer’ the genius of the Russian rocket programme and Werner von Braun, ex-Nazi and head of the American race for space. Using source materials never before seen, Cadbury tells the story of the Cold War, of espionage and ambition, of ingenuity, passion and the final mind-bending voyage beyond the bounds of the Earth.

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