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Hardback. Science fiction is more than mere entertainment. Historian H. Bruce Franklin defines it as "the literature which, growing with science and technology, evaluates it and relates it meaningfully to the rest of human existence. " Indeed, science fiction is increasingly converging with science fact. Editor(s): Schneider, Susan. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149068
ISBN
9781405149068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.37

Hardback. This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; ter Meulen, Rudd; Kahane, Guy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195812
ISBN
9781405195812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.21

Paperback. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
David C Cook Publishing Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781434710314
ISBN
9781434710314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 267 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479885855
ISBN
9781479885855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.81

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140877
ISBN
9781846140877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125524
ISBN
9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. George Pine was born in Bristol in 1891. He fought in WW1 and spent his working life on the Bristol trams. When he was 80, George wrote his life story. For the past 10 years his grandson (by marriage) Clive Burlton has been editing, researching and annotating George's story. He has included 200 archive photographs and illustrations. Illustrator(s): Burt, Joe. Editor(s): Jones, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, World War 1 and other archive photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 245 x 10. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Tangent Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906477462
ISBN
9781906477462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. In this first of its kind book, Jessica Finley of the renowned medieval martial arts association, the Selohaar Fechtschule, guides the reader on a journey that begins with the historical background of Ott's wrestling and culminates in step-by-step instruction for practicing the techniques of this ancient fighting art. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439118
ISBN
9781937439118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.95

Hardcover. his study argues that permissive legislation facilitated ocal initiative and debate, and that local initiatives were ften more effective than national legislation. Num Pages: 248 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198201755
ISBN
9780198201755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.50

Paperback. An important historical account by a senior official of the South Vietnamese government, covering the period after World War II to the end of the Vietnam War. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 plates. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213013
ISBN
9780253213013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. One of the founders of existentialism, the eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers, here presents for the general reader an introduction to philosophy. In doing so, he also offers a lucid summary of his own philosophical thought. The foreword provides a brief overview of Jaspers' life and achievement. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300097351
ISBN
9780300097351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Series: Forerunners: Ideas First. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFZ; JHMC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816696840
ISBN
9780816696840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.16

Hardback. Detailed book explores the landing gear systems of World War II German combat aircraft. Num Pages: 246 pages, over 250 photographs, over 250 line schemes and cut-away drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; TTM; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404702
ISBN
9780887404702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Hardcover. Demonstrates the central significance of rhetoric in ancient responses to and receptions of Roman art. Editor(s): Elsner, Jas; Meyer, Michel. Num Pages: 524 pages, 129 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107000711
ISBN
9781107000711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403940742
ISBN
9781403940742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.22

Hardcover. Translator(s): Scully, Terence. Num Pages: 655 pages, 1 black & white illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 186 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1324. The French Cook, the French Pastry Chef, the French Confectioner. 655 pages, 1 black & white illustration. Includes characteristics of medieval cookery, as well as new world ingredients. The watershed from medieval to modern times is crossed in La Varenne's pages. This title presents three important cookery books of the seventeenth century combined in a single volume. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTB; WBN. Dimension: 254 x 186 x 66. Weight: 1328. Translator(s): Scully, Terence.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Prospect Books (UK)
Number of pages
655
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018415
ISBN
9781903018415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 59.72

Hardback. This book defends a new interpretation of Hegel's theoretical philosophy, according to which it has a single organizing focus, giving philosophical force to his arguments in his central Science of Logic, and undercutting prominent worries. The focus is not epistemology or skepticism, but the metaphysics of reason in the world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190204303
ISBN
9780190204303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.11

Hardback. How can an abstract sequence of sounds so intensely express emotional states? In the past ten years, research into the topic of music and emotion has flourished. This book explores the relationship between music and emotion, bringing together contributions from psychologists, neuroscientists, musicologists, musicians, and philosophers Editor(s): Cochrane, Tom; Fantini, Bernardino; Scherer, Klaus R. Translator(s): Jafflin, Kristen. Series: Series in Affective Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVA; HPM; JMQ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199654888
ISBN
9780199654888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.33

Hardback. This volume provides a new perspective on the emergence of the modern study of antiquity, Altertumswissenschaft, in eighteenth-century Germany through an exploration of debates that arose over the work of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann between his death in 1768 and the end of the century. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black and white in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3JF; ACG; HBLA; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695843
ISBN
9780199695843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Golden Sufi Center,U.S. United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890350079
ISBN
9781890350079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.62

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