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Paperback. Douglas Hofstadter's critically acclaimed return to the themes of Godel, Escher, Bach--an original and controversial view of the nature of consciousness and identity. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556. 436 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, a soul, a consciousness, an "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? This title argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the 'strange loop' - a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HP. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 31. Weight: 550.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465030798
- ISBN
- 9780465030798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.36
€ 21.99
€ 20.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBTB; JFSL9; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550177848
- ISBN
- 9781550177848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.34
€ 33.99
€ 29.34
Hardcover. Tells the story of 1,564 Torahs stolen by Nazis from a synagogue in Czechoslovakia, rescued twenty years later, and placed in the hands of people who love them. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 213 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Gefen Books
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652292360
- ISBN
- 9789652292360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. I (Still) Believe explores the all-important question of whether serious academic study of the Bible is threatening to one's faith. Seventeen prominent biblical scholars share real stories from their lives of faith and scholarship. Editor(s): Byron, John; Lohr, Joel N. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310515166
- ISBN
- 9780310515166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.03
€ 25.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475368
- ISBN
- 9780801475368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
€ 41.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores a range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, it considers the moral limits. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305844
- ISBN
- 9780226305844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.39
€ 36.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black and white illustrations and 8 color plates. BIC Classification: HPJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816689231
- ISBN
- 9780816689231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Hardback. Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher brings to life Hypatia's intellectual and political triumphs, uncovers the unique challenges she faced as a female teacher in a man's world, details the tragic story of her murder, and shows why her story has fascinated people for 1600 years. Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190210038
- ISBN
- 9780190210038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.69
€ 47.99
€ 45.69
Hardcover. Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 colour and black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555460
- ISBN
- 9781781555460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.93
€ 35.99
€ 30.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591025207
- ISBN
- 9781591025207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.29
€ 31.99
€ 27.29
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Canterbury Press Norwich
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Melody edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848250628
- ISBN
- 9781848250628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.09
€ 32.09
Hardcover. Hymns A&M was first published in 1861. The new standard edition was introduced in 1983 containing 533 hymns including 333 from the 1950 Revised Edition plus 100 Hymns for Today and More Hymns for Today. Editor(s): Hymns Ancient and Modern. Num Pages: 1248 pages, music. BIC Classification: HRCC91; HRCL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 131 x 48. Weight in Grams: 834. Full Music and Words e. 1248 pages, music. Editor(s): Hymns Ancient and Modern. Hymns A&M was first published in 1861. The new standard edition was introduced in 1983 containing 533 hymns including 333 from the 1950 Revised Edition plus 100 Hymns for Today and More Hymns for Today. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRCC91; HRCL2. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 47. Weight: 844.
- Publisher
- Canterbury Press
- Number of pages
- 1248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Full music edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907547372
- ISBN
- 9780907547372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Sheet music. Useful throughout the church's year, this collection provides fresh alternatives for organists who need short filler pieces during different parts of a service such as offertory and communion. From meditative to exuberant, these miniatures are a perfect backdrop for worship and last up to one minute in duration. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: AVGD; AVRG; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 308 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195377125
- ISBN
- 9780195377125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.22
€ 30.22
Hardback. Placing meanings of health and disease at the center of modern Chinese consciousness, this work reveals how meanings of weisheng, with the arrival of violent imperialism, shifted from Chinese cosmology to encompass such ideas as national sovereignty, laboratory knowledge, the cleanliness of bodies, and the fitness of races. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 415 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240018
- ISBN
- 9780520240018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.40€ 64.45
€ 83.40
€ 64.45
Paperback. Placing meanings of health and disease at the center of modern Chinese consciousness, this title reveals how hygiene became a crucial element in the formulation of Chinese modernity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 420 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283824
- ISBN
- 9780520283824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. A beautifully written and stylishly designed guide to living a more hygge life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; HPX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409167594
- ISBN
- 9781409167594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.78
€ 26.99
€ 18.78
Hardback. Nikhil Anand explores the politics of Mumbai's water infrastructure to demonstrate how citizenship and the rights through which to make demands on the state for public services emerges through the relations between residents, plumbers, politicians, engineers, and the 3000 miles of pipe that bind them. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362548
- ISBN
- 9780822362548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Paperback. Nikhil Anand explores the politics of Mumbai's water infrastructure to demonstrate how citizenship and the rights through which to make demands on the state for public services emerges through the relations between residents, plumbers, politicians, engineers, and the 3000 miles of pipe that bind them. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362692
- ISBN
- 9780822362692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
paperback. Demonstrates that in the early English colonies in North America, constitutional thought and practice were more diverse than historians and political theorists have thought. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346326
- ISBN
- 9780822346326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. Explores the overlap and shift between theistic and naturalistic science through a parallel study of two major scientific figures: James Clerk Maxwell, a devout Christian physicist, and Thomas Henry Huxley, the iconoclast biologist who coined the word agnostic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226164878
- ISBN
- 9780226164878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 78.06
€ 93.97
€ 78.06