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Paperback. A journey from Burning Man to the Akashic Field that suggest how 5-MeO-DMT triggers the human capacity for higher knowledge through direct contact with the zero-point field. Num Pages: 336 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HRLK2; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594772993
- ISBN
- 9781594772993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.79
€ 25.99
€ 22.79
Paperback. Presents Emily Dickinson as one of America's great thinkers. This book weaves together many strands in Dickinson's intellectual culture - philosophy, lexicography, religion, experimental science, the female Bildungsroman - and shows how she developed a lyricized and conversational hermeneutics suited to rethinking the discourses of her time. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496842
- ISBN
- 9781558496842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309087
- ISBN
- 9781477309087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. Shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology textbook. This title explores the development of biology textbooks leading up to the trial and the ways in which the textbook industry created new books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029450
- ISBN
- 9780226029450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 79.56
€ 93.81
€ 79.56
Paperback. 244 pages, illustrations. From one of the world's most influential public intellectuals, an elucidating primer on the foundations of ethics and virtue in the modern age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA; JNV; VSPM. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465031788
- ISBN
- 9780465031788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.32
€ 25.32
Paperback. The truth commission is an increasingly common fixture of democratic states with repressive or strife-ridden pasts. From South Africa to Haiti, truth commissions are at work with varying degrees of support and success. This title examines the use of reparations as social policy and the granting of amnesty in exchange for testimony. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I.; Thompson, Dennis. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPQ; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050720
- ISBN
- 9780691050720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 42.48
€ 52.77
€ 42.48
Paperback. Pins down the qualities that give urban legends their air of authenticity and make them hard to believe yet impossible to dismiss. This book is suitable for those interested in popular culture and events. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070044
- ISBN
- 9780252070044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.22
€ 32.22
Hardback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498065
- ISBN
- 9780226498065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349213
- ISBN
- 9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.90
€ 36.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. In this presentation of a biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; HRCM; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851115245
- ISBN
- 9780851115245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.63
€ 17.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AK Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849350976
- ISBN
- 9781849350976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.83
€ 20.99
€ 20.83
Paperback. Was South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) a "miracle" that depended on the leadership of Mandela and Tutu? Addressing such questions as this, Lyn Graybill explores the political origins, theological underpinnings, and achievements of the world's most ambitious truth commission. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588260574
- ISBN
- 9781588260574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
Paperback. "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission" was established to investigate more than 30 years of human rights violations under apartheid. This book presents Jillian Edelstein's four-year project photographing the victims and perpetrators of apartheid. Num Pages: 196 pages, 120 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJCR; HBJH; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862074460
- ISBN
- 9781862074460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.24
€ 33.99
€ 22.24
hardcover. This work elucidates the concept of truth by tracing its history from the ancient Greeks through to existentialism, Marxism, and modern analytic philosophy. It gives an exposition of the views of a range of thinkers, showing how their ideas engage with our contemporary concerns. Num Pages: 474 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 940. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033049
- ISBN
- 9780198239277
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 120 x 4. Weight in Grams: 57.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037443
- ISBN
- 9781594037443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.98
€ 7.98
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Dust jacket present and in equally good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hampton Roads Publishing Co Charlottesville
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025995
- ISBN
- 9781571744593
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. If children were little scientists who learn best through firsthand observations and mini-experiments, how would a child discover that the earth is round--never mind conceive of heaven as a place someone might go after death? Trusting What You're Told begins by reminding us of a basic truth: Most of what we know we learned from others. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; JMR; JNA; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503830
- ISBN
- 9780674503830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.91
€ 35.99
€ 30.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Anthony; Roepstorff, Andreas. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845867
- ISBN
- 9780907845867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.72
€ 25.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Anthony; Roepstorff, Andreas. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 249 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845560
- ISBN
- 9780907845560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.72
€ 25.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610485104
- ISBN
- 9781610485104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 30.35
€ 49.99
€ 30.35