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Human biology
Paperback. Engagingly written and deftly argued, God-or Gorilla offers original insights into the role of images in communicating-and miscommunicating-scientific ideas to the lay public. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 308 pages, 32, 28 black & white line drawings, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AGH; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407760
- ISBN
- 9781421407760
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Neanderthals - no less than another kind of human - almost made it, finally dying out just 28,000 years ago. What caused us to survive while they went extinct? Ecology holds the clues, argues Clive Finlayson. It comes down to climate change and chance. There was little in it, and things could have turned out quite differently. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black and white illustrations and 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239191
- ISBN
- 9780199239191
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Series: European Studies of Population. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPA; KCP; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048146277
- ISBN
- 9789048146277
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Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 12. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319310190
- ISBN
- 9783319310190
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Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. The dead tell no tales. Or do they? This book shows that the dead can speak to us - about their lives, and ours - through the remarkable insights of bioarchaeology, which reconstructs the lives and lifestyles of past peoples based on the study of skeletal remains. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line illus., 32 halftones. BIC Classification: HD; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092843
- ISBN
- 9780691092843
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Paperback. Hailed by the Greeks as "the mystery of mysteries", the perplexing question of where babies come from, has puzzled men and women throughout history. This book examines the theory of preformation, which proposed that miniature creatures existed inside potential parents, waiting to be born. Num Pages: 414 pages, 34 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PSC; PSVH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669540
- ISBN
- 9780226669540
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Today?s students require a readable and succinct overview of human anatomy from a modern, integrative perspective. The Human Body provides a means for understanding the exciting underlying scientific principles, with an emphasis on the connection between the structure of the human body and a vast array of scientific disciplines. Series Editor(s): Cartmill, Matt; Brown, Kaye B. Series: Advances in Human Biology. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 20. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471235996
- ISBN
- 9780471235996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.94
€ 113.94
Hardback. The Hidden Mechanics of Exercise reveals the microworld of the body in motion, from motor proteins that produce force to enzymes that extract energy from food, and tackles questions athletes ask: What should we ingest before and during a race? How does a hard workout trigger changes in our muscles? Why does exercise make us feel good? Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PSD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724945
- ISBN
- 9780674724945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. This work addresses the question of: are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? The author examines the evolutionary origins of social and political behaviour. He postulates that egalitarianism is in effect a hierachy in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674006911
- ISBN
- 9780674006911
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.46
€ 50.99
€ 42.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 137 x 73. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118627969
- ISBN
- 9781118627969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.76
€ 169.76
Paperback. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJCJ; MJCM; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048161874
- ISBN
- 9789048161874
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. In the mid-1990s, new treatment options introduced a new era of AIDS. Informed by ethnographic as well as statistical data, this book is a study of this new era and reveals the complex and ambiguous processes of change in the field of HIV/AIDS and beyond. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHMP; MJCJ2; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010484
- ISBN
- 9781402010484
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Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Hardback. The cerebral neocortex, is the subject of much interest as the prerequisite for higher cognitive functions. This volume gives an overview of early cortical development, and discusses the birth, specification, migration and terminal differentiation of neocortical cells. Editor(s): Hohmann, Christine F. Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation. Num Pages: 181 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSF; PSVW7; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540434368
- ISBN
- 9783540434368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.41
€ 194.41
Hardback. Given the very limited capacity of regeneration in the brain, protecting neurons that are on the brink of death is a major challenge for basic and clinical neuroscience. This book brings together leading experts from neurobiology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroimmunology and clinical neuroscience to highlight this field. Editor(s): Alzheimer, Christian. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 501 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 501
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306474149
- ISBN
- 9780306474149
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Condition: New
€ 268.60
€ 268.60
Paperback. Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? Has human evolution stopped, or are we still evolving? This title tackles the big questions in the ongoing debate about the beginnings of human life on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037202
- ISBN
- 9780141037202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018133
- ISBN
- 9780141018133
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Translator(s): Cook, Mercer. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTB; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556520723
- ISBN
- 9781556520723
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.32
€ 18.99
€ 18.32
Hardcover. An exploration of the principles and methods underlying the Human Genome Project and modern molecular genetics and biotechnology. Series: Baker Lecture S. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSX; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 264 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471599081
- ISBN
- 9780471599081
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Condition: New
€ 263.02
€ 263.02
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375751462
- ISBN
- 9780375751462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.36
€ 15.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840226980
- ISBN
- 9781840226980
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Condition: New
€ 7.15
€ 7.15
Paperback. Teaches you the core concepts of human biology and prepares you to make well-informed decisions in your life. This book features useful learning aids, such as section-ending "Take-Home Messages" and a running glossary to help you understand key concepts. Each chapter opens with an application that highlights the relevance of biology. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 11th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305112100
- ISBN
- 9781305112100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.51
€ 115.51
Paperback. The Hopewell peoples lived in the Scioto valley and neighboring areas in Ohio in the first centuries A.D. This is the first book to examine them using a holistic approach. It is based on 10 years of research and analysis of data uncovered at several sites. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 774 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, 86 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2008
- Number of pages
- 774
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441965073
- ISBN
- 9781441965073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 321.78
€ 321.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; MBN; MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319514178
- ISBN
- 9783319514178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardback. Exploring the complex interactions between people and objects in the past, this book offers a fresh approach to the relationships between material culture and individual lives. It gathers together the most recent thinking of established and emerging scholars. Editor(s): White, Carolyn. Num Pages: 227 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFCD; PSXE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441904973
- ISBN
- 9781441904973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.14
€ 132.14