Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFD; HPM; JMAQ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Foreword
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160948
- ISBN
- 9780691160948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
Hardback. Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. It shows how the recursive mind was critical to survival in the harsh conditions of the Pleistocene epoch. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFD; HPM; JMAQ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145471
- ISBN
- 9780691145471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Hardcover. The advent of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s was a key moment in the history of both biotechnology and the commercialization of academic research. This book brings to life the hybrid origin story of biotechnology and ways the academic culture of science has changed in tandem with the early commercialization of recombinant DNA technology. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; TBX; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 257 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143835
- ISBN
- 9780226143835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.20
€ 46.99
€ 36.20
The Reception of Darwinism in the Iberian World. Spain, Spanish Americ...
. Ed(S): Glick, Thomas F.; Puig-Samper, Migue...
Hardback. Offers a perspective on Darwin's impact in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. Editor(s): Glick, Thomas F.; Puig-Samper, Miguel Angel; Ruiz, Rosaura. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 1KL; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000829
- ISBN
- 9781402000829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardcover. Presents the author's solution to biology's hardest problem - what consciousness is, and why we have it, and what it means for our self perception and our mental health. This title argues that human knowledge evolved to gather knowledge, specifically to extract meaningful patterns from raw information (as we do while playing word games). Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594. How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning. 352 pages, illustrations. Presents the author's solution to biology's hardest problem - what consciousness is, and why we have it, and what it means for our self perception and our mental health. This title argues that human knowledge evolved to gather knowledge, specifically to extract meaningful patterns from raw information (as we do while playing word games). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 31. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020478
- ISBN
- 9780465020478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.18
€ 30.99
€ 25.18
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781482221916
- ISBN
- 9781482221916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.41
€ 217.41
Hardback. After more than 50 years of blockbuster drug development, skeptics fear we may be reaching the end of drug discovery to combat major diseases. A leading researcher in the exciting new science of chemical biology describes this dilemma and the powerful techniques that may bring drug research into the 21st century. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 color illus., 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: MMG; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152129
- ISBN
- 9780231152129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
The Quality of Life in Korea. Comparative and Dynamic Perspectives.
. Ed(S): Shin, Doh Chull; Rutkowki, Conrad P....
Hardback. Examines the objective and subjective qualities of Korean life from comparative and dynamic perspectives. This volume presents non-Western policy alternatives to enhancing the quality of citizens' lives, distinguishing Korea as an Asian model of economic prosperity and democracy. It is intended for those interested in developments in Korea. Editor(s): Shin, Doh Chull; Rutkowki, Conrad P.; Park, Chong-Min. Series: Social Indicators Research Series. Num Pages: 537 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; JHMC; JHMP; M; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 537
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009471
- ISBN
- 9781402009471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.44
€ 248.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617230158
- ISBN
- 9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.93
€ 19.99
€ 16.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; JMS; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408822
- ISBN
- 9781137408822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.24
€ 135.24
Hardback. BIC Classification: JMP; PSG; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426218460
- ISBN
- 9781426218460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. The third edition of The Protein Protocols Handbook introduces 57 critically important new chapters, and significantly updates the previous edition's tried-and-trusted methods. The book offers over 200 key, readily reproducible protocols that ensure results. Editor(s): Walker, John M. Series: Springer Protocols Handbooks. Num Pages: 1984 pages, 64 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 190 x 82. Weight in Grams: 3322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 1456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603274746
- ISBN
- 9781603274746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 400.09
€ 400.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PST; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454863
- ISBN
- 9780226454863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.26
€ 53.26
Paperback. The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; PDA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433091
- ISBN
- 9781137433091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGT; PDX; PNF; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633978
- ISBN
- 9780691633978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.71
€ 258.71
Paperback. As our minds develop we create a personalized inner world based on our experiences. But during periods of intense emotion, such as anger, fear or euphoria, we can literally lose our mind, returning to the mental state we experienced as infants. This book intends to answer how our unique sense of self is created. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007205
- ISBN
- 9780141007205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Hardback. He urges his fellow Christians to refuse to participate in the intellectually stifling debate over evolution and creationism/intelligent design. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894787
- ISBN
- 9780801894787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.81
€ 31.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 836 pages, 106 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 7 ed
- Number of pages
- 836
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412246609
- ISBN
- 9780412246609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.49
€ 160.49
Hardback. Contains some articles on the important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society. Editor(s): Baum, David A.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Moore, Allen J.; Peichel, Catherine Lynn; Schluter, Dolph; Whitlock, Michael. Num Pages: 872 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149776
- ISBN
- 9780691149776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.35€ 97.58
€ 129.35
€ 97.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Baum, David A.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Lenski, Richard E.; Moore, Allen J.; Peichel, Cahterine L.; Schluter, Dolph; Whitlock, Michael C. Num Pages: 888 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175874
- ISBN
- 9780691175874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.33€ 46.81
€ 59.33
€ 46.81