Natural History
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Natural History
Paperback. Exploring the geological research, this title explains how advances in the understanding of plate tectonics, seismology, and satellite imagery have enabled us to see the Earth for what it is. It introduces the concepts of continental drift, the earth's structure, sea floor spreading, and the relationship between the atmosphere and the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; RGB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192803078
- ISBN
- 9780192803078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. The earthworm may be small, spineless, and blind, but its role in the ecosystem is profound. It tills the soil, destroys microscopic organisms that cause plant disease, breaks down toxins, and turns soil into rich compost, creating the most fertile areas on earth. This title shows just how much depends on the humble worm. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books (division of Workman) United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565124684
- ISBN
- 9781565124684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 10.21
€ 18.99
€ 10.21
Hardback. Throughout the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. This compendium of tales offers an alphabetical tour of modern myths that illuminates aerodynamically unsound bees, ear-boring earwigs, and libido-enhancing Spanish flies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 drawings. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035409
- ISBN
- 9780674035409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. Why isn't the universe teeming with alien life? This book is a guide to the 'Fermi Paradox'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037783
- ISBN
- 9780141037783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.65
€ 12.99
€ 11.65
paperback. The New York Times bestseller Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: BT; WNGH; WSNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Constable
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472110916
- ISBN
- 9781472110916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival. In order to save their lives, he took them in. This book gives an account of his experiences with these elephants. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250007810
- ISBN
- 9781250007810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- New World Library United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577316299
- ISBN
- 9781577316299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.40
€ 20.99
€ 15.40
Hardcover. A colorful journey through the natural history of coral reefs and of humanity's relationship to them. The most complex of all marine ecosystems, the coral reef is home to a spectacular yet unknown number of species of fishes, shrimps, worms, snails, crabs, sea cucumbers, sea stars, urchins, anemones, sea squirts, and sea plants. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSTS; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471177272
- ISBN
- 9780471177272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.07
€ 38.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNKH1; WNC; WTH; WTHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781553659358
- ISBN
- 9781553659358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 164ill.3d. & laminated boards. BIC Classification: WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Publisher
- Coch-y-Bonddu Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Facsimile edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904784036
- ISBN
- 9781904784036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.12
€ 28.12
Paperback. Since around 1500 CE, humans have shaped the global environment in ways that were previously unimaginable. This book offers an overview of global environmental history throughout this remarkable 500-year period. It examines the connections between environmental change and other topics of early and modern world history. Editor(s): Burke, Edmund, III; Pomeranz, Kenneth L. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256880
- ISBN
- 9780520256880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.08
€ 40.99
€ 29.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Wild Nature Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957394674
- ISBN
- 9780957394674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 372 color photographs, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 585. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252039966
- ISBN
- 9780252039966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.55
€ 125.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 372 color photographs, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081460
- ISBN
- 9780252081460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Like nearly various area of scholarly inquiry, the biological sciences are broken into increasingly narrow fields and subfields, their practitioners divided into ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and more. This title offers a ranging, eclectic collection of writings from more than eight centuries of observations of the natural world. Editor(s): Graham, Michael H.; Parker, Joan; Dayton, Paul K. Num Pages: 560 pages, 4 halftones, 18 line drawings, 39 tables. BIC Classification: PS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305707
- ISBN
- 9780226305707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.29
€ 52.99
€ 40.29
Paperback. Series: Everything. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598692570
- ISBN
- 9781598692570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation Massachusetts
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593370480
- ISBN
- 9781593370480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.65
€ 16.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319256771
- ISBN
- 9783319256771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99
€ 49.99
Paperback. If Darwin had one goal with Expression, it was to demonstrate the power of his theories for explaining the origin of our most cherished human qualities: morality and intellect. This book engages some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and shows the ever-cautious Darwin at his boldest. Editor(s): Messenger, Sharon. Num Pages: 432 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141439440
- ISBN
- 9780141439440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.74
€ 17.99
€ 13.74
Paperback. The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of genes can extend far beyond the bodies in which they reside, manipulating the environment and the behaviour of other individuals. A worldwide bestseller and a classic work of scientific exposition. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788911
- ISBN
- 9780198788911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15