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Paperback. The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions. Num Pages: 416 pages, (90 integrated). BIC Classification: GPJ; KJWS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Sixth Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857028898
- ISBN
- 9781857028898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. Explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. This title shows that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also has its own unique statistical language. Series: The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: GPFC; UYD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181111
- ISBN
- 9780300181111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.39
€ 17.99
€ 14.39
Hardcover. The Construction of Optimal Stated Choice Experiments provides an accessible introduction to the construction methods needed to create the best possible designs for use in modeling decision-making. It uniquely covers disciplines from marketing to transportation, environmental resource economics to public welfare analysis. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470053324
- ISBN
- 9780470053324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.36
€ 150.36
Paperback. How holographic patterns of information underlie our physical reality Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620556603
- ISBN
- 9781620556603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239736
- ISBN
- 9780226239736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.89
€ 24.99
€ 19.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050079
- ISBN
- 9780472050079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.67
€ 36.99
€ 33.67
The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us ...
McCloskey, Deirdre Nansen, Ziliak, Steve
Hardcover. "Null hypothesis significance testing" is in other words a scientific train-wreck, about which a small group of statisticians have been warning. This book shows how the wreck happened, and reports on the fatalities. It shows how wide the disaster is, and traces the problem to its historical, sociological, and philosophical roots. Series: Economics, Cognition & Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: GPS; PBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070077
- ISBN
- 9780472070077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.15
€ 94.15
Hardback. Ultimately, he reveals the crucial role played by the cybernetics moment-when cybernetics and information theory were seen as universal sciences-in setting the stage for our current preoccupation with information technologies. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10, 6 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416717
- ISBN
- 9781421416717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.97€ 51.74
€ 55.97
€ 51.74
paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222463
- ISBN
- 9780812222463
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Traces our epochal move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. According to the author, the central commodity in our new age of information is not stuff but style, for style is what competes for our attention amidst the din and deluge of new media. He aims to map the frontier that information technologies have created. Num Pages: 316 pages, 27 halftones, 4 diagrams. BIC Classification: GPF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468822
- ISBN
- 9780226468822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.59
€ 33.99
€ 26.59
Paperback. Information is a key issue in decision making in economics and business. Being 'in the know' confers strategic advantages to people, allowing them to lie and/or cheat on their uninformed opponents. This text is designed to take students through key issues to give an understanding of the impact of imperfect and information in an economic context. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GPF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206668
- ISBN
- 9780631206668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bernier, Celeste-Marie (University of Nottingham, UK); Newman, Professor of American Studies Judie (University of Newcastle upon Tyne The University of Nottingham, UK University of Nottingham University of Nottingham, UK University of Nottingham, UK The University of Nottingham, UK University of Nottingham, UK University of Nottingham, UK); Pethers, Matthew. Series: Edinburgh Companions to Literature Eup. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GBC; GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692927
- ISBN
- 9780748692927
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Condition: New
€ 253.36€ 238.15
€ 253.36
€ 238.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BTC; GBC; GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632207036
- ISBN
- 9781632207036
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.72
€ 16.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. Explores the conception of 'risk as feelings' and examines the interaction of feeling and cognition in the perception of risk. This book highlights perspectives on risk arising from cultural worldviews and concerns about specific hazards pertaining to blood transfusion, biotechnology, prescription drugs, smoking, terrorism, and nanotechnology. Series: Earthscan Risk in Society. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849711487
- ISBN
- 9781849711487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.61
€ 65.61
Paperback. This latest edition of The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error ' will help you understand how to move beyond 'human error'; how to understand accidents; how to do better investigations; how to understand and improve your safety work. Num Pages: 192 pages, Includes 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; JMJ; KNXC; LNHH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472439055
- ISBN
- 9781472439055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.31
€ 43.31
Paperback.
A must-read for anyone who makes business decisions that have a major financial impact
Tomorrow's stock price, next month's sales, next year's costs these are all numbers we don't know yet. Yet everyday, we base our personal and business plans on these kinds of uncertainties. Illustrator(s): Danziger, Jeff. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: GPQD; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118073759
- ISBN
- 9781118073759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.51
€ 25.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. The Fundamentals of Scientific Research: An Introductory Laboratory Manual is a laboratory manual geared towards first semester undergraduates enrolled in general biology courses focusing on cell biology. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118867846
- ISBN
- 9781118867846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.94
€ 56.94
The Gallup Poll Cumulative Index. Public Opinion, 1998-2007.
. Ed(S): Gallup, Alec M., Jr.; Newport, Frank
Hardback. The Gallup Poll is the most comprehensive single source of American public opinion. It is the only work that captures the constantly shifting opinions and perceptions of Americans. The Cumulative Index allows researchers easy access to the results of polls conducted between 1998 and 2007. Editor(s): Gallup, Alec M., Jr.; Newport, Frank. Series: Gallup Polls Annual (RL). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; GPS; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742563148
- ISBN
- 9780742563148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.55
€ 254.55
Paperback. Only a few books stand as landmarks in social and scientific upheaval. Norbert Wiener's classic is one in that small company. Founder of the science of cybernetics--the study of the relationship betwee Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306803208
- ISBN
- 9780306803208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Originally published: Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press; London: Sage, A2007. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632205605
- ISBN
- 9781632205605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.69
€ 18.99
€ 16.69