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Biology, life sciences
Hardcover. Plants have cultural histories, and their culturally known applications change through time and across contexts. The impact of individual plant species on human cultures has been profound, whether it is the coca and quinine from South America or tea and coffee from the Old World. This pattern is seen in all types of uses that humans make of plants. Editor(s): Hsu, Elisabeth; Harris, Stephen. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450601
- ISBN
- 9781845450601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.29
€ 162.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008163853
- ISBN
- 9780008163853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.28
€ 13.28
Paperback. Plants are a fundamental part of the biosphere and their evolution has directly affected animal life, and the Earth's climate. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise account of the nature of plants, their variety, their evolution, and their importance and uses, stressing the importance of conservation for the future. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 174 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199584062
- ISBN
- 9780199584062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.04
€ 14.04
Paperback. Written by the world's leading experts, this book focuses major topics like the physics required to develop novel plasma discharges for medical applications, the medicine to apply the technology, and the biology to understand complicated bio-chemical processes involved in plasma interaction with living tissues. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs, colour plates. BIC Classification: MJF; PHFP; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 193 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470689691
- ISBN
- 9780470689691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.74
€ 102.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Managadze, George. Num Pages: 297 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PGS; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613245101
- ISBN
- 9781613245101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 311.60€ 211.20
€ 311.60
€ 211.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gonzales, Favian E. Rivera; Lopez, Magdalena I. Num Pages: 169 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620813706
- ISBN
- 9781620813706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.86€ 162.20
€ 237.86
€ 162.20
Hardcover. An excellent textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in the biosciences that features a series of chapters describing the latest advances in the basic knowledge of plasmid biology, the specialized functions plasmids confer to the host cell, and the practical utilization of plasmids for discovery, medicine, and agriculture. Editor(s): Tolmasky, Marcelo E.; Alonso, Juan. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSAK; PSB; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 218 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1874.
- Publisher
- ASM Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555818975
- ISBN
- 9781555818975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.13
€ 147.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Rutherford, Jeremiah M. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: PSB. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631173530
- ISBN
- 9781631173530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.91€ 158.23
€ 231.91
€ 158.23
Paperback. The essays collected here were presented at the workshop Plasticity and Pathology: History and Theory of Neural Subjects at the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley. Editor(s): Bates, David. Series: Berkeley Forum in the Humanities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; MB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823266142
- ISBN
- 9780823266142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardback. Editor(s): Takeda, Ken; Kawada, Tomoyuki. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH2; MJG; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634824538
- ISBN
- 9781634824538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.19€ 216.61
€ 290.19
€ 216.61
Paperback. Offers information to understand how the human body moves and maintains posture. This pocket atlas contains 40 anatomical illustrations in colour, and describes almost every part of the moving body. It also has tables of muscles, joints, posture and movement patterns, definitions of technical terms, and a listing of common types of injury. Illustrator(s): Wadmore, Anne. Num Pages: 72 pages, 65 illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: MFC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091865122
- ISBN
- 9780091865122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.16
€ 19.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Covering the prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise text, photograph and map for each, this is a pocket guide for a diverse and often conspicuous and attractive group of animals. Num Pages: 240 pages, Over 350 photos plus maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GBC; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713674255
- ISBN
- 9780713674255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 114 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811711739
- ISBN
- 9780811711739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.43
€ 20.99
€ 17.43
Hardcover. 760 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Riet-Correa, F.; Pfister, James Alan; Schild, A. L.; Wierenga, Terrie L. A collection of up-to-the-minute research in the field of poisonous plants that investigates the effects of toxins on animals and humans. It covers the effects of poisonous plants on the liver, the reproductive system, and the nervous system, as well as exploring the field of herbal medicine. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: MZ; PSBT. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 47. Weight: 1796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938338
- ISBN
- 9781845938338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.67
€ 190.67
Hardcover. This book present edited papers from the 6th International Symposium on Poisonous Plants, held in Scotland in August 2001. It covers a range of topics from plan biochemistry to toxic effects in animals (particularly grazing farm animals) and humans. Editor(s): Stewart, C.S.; Acamovic, T. (Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)); Pennycott, T. (SAC, Auchincruive). Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- CABI
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996141
- ISBN
- 9780851996141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.14
€ 177.14
hardcover. As the expansion into rural areas and the use of rangelands increases, an understanding of plant toxicology has become ever more important. This book represents the product of a wide-range of research aimed at solving the various issues surrounding poisonous plants. Editor(s): Panter, Karen L.; Wierenga, Terrie L.; Pfister, James Alan. Num Pages: 570 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PSBT; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cabi United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845932732
- ISBN
- 9781845932732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.50
€ 363.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palmer Higgs Australia
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980634808
- ISBN
- 9780980634808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.46
€ 51.46
Hardback. Captivating, accurate, and inspiring, Polar Bears belongs in the hands of all who love the wild. Num Pages: 264 pages, 157, 153 colour illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403052
- ISBN
- 9781421403052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Hardcover. Historians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. This book reveals that two evolutionary and political traditions developed in England in the wake of the 1832 Reform Act: one Malthusian, the other decidedly anti-Malthusian. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JP; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226108490
- ISBN
- 9780226108490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.40
€ 51.99
€ 40.40
Paperback. A major work by one of the more innovative thinkers of our time, 'Politics of Nature' establishes the conceptual context for political ecology - transplanting the terms of ecology into more fertile philosophical soil than its proponents have thus far envisioned. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013476
- ISBN
- 9780674013476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.90
€ 45.99
€ 37.90
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kaiser, Benjamin J. Num Pages: 368 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616686697
- ISBN
- 9781616686697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 368.68€ 249.66
€ 368.68
€ 249.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Raskin, Nichole D.; Vuturro, Patrick T. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 263 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612096346
- ISBN
- 9781612096346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.21€ 148.71
€ 221.21
€ 148.71
Hardback. Covers various aspects of pollination biology. This book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and, how they share complex interactions with beetles, birds, bats, bees, and other creatures. It also covers the ecology of these interactions. Num Pages: 792 pages, 301 color illus. 308 line illus. 93 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSTL; PSTS; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 209 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128610
- ISBN
- 9780691128610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.64€ 103.49
€ 129.64
€ 103.49
Paperback. Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment is a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of environmental pollutants that are of current concern to human health. Clearly structured throughout, the main body of the book is divided by pollutant type with a chapter devoted to each group of pollutants. Editor(s): Plant, Jane, CBE; Voulvoulis, Nick; Ragnarsdottir, K. Vala. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470742600
- ISBN
- 9780470742600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.89
€ 105.89