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Human biology

Hardback. Like Donald Johanson's Lucy, this first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution. A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger's own take on finding Homo naledi, an all-new species on the human family tree. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3B; HDDA; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426218118
ISBN
9781426218118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.37

Paperback. The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science. The author takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe. Num Pages: 217 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226271200
ISBN
9780226271200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

Hardcover. This book uses evolution as the unifying theme to trace the connections between levels of biological complexity from genes through nervous systems, animal societies, and human cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JMAL; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471182191
ISBN
9780471182191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.22

Hardcover. Chronicles the evolution of people from the earliest primates through the emergence of fully modern humans within the past 200,000 years. This book stresses advances in knowledge, including, for example, ever more abundant evidence that fully modern humans originated in Africa and spread from there. Num Pages: 976 pages, 272 line drawings, 49 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1926.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
976
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226439655
ISBN
9780226439655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 80.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFN; PSAK; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138668010
ISBN
9781138668010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.56

Paperback. Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. Num Pages: 272 pages, (16-page colour plate section), With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008125080
ISBN
9780008125080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.57

Paperback. .
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
8
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780500133
ISBN
9781780500133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen; Ober, Josiah. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169163
ISBN
9780691169163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified, human behaviors. Our earthiest instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JHMP; JMM; PSAN; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284135
ISBN
9780674284135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Chivian, Eric; Bernstein, Aaron. Num Pages: 568 pages, numerous colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; PSA; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 226 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
566
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195175097
ISBN
9780195175097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.91

Hardcover. Smell is arguably the most evocative of senses, linked to memories and associations. For most animals it is vital for survival. For us, it enriches our experience of the world, our pleasure in food and drink, and affects all human interaction. Paolo Pelosi describes how scientists are finally unravelling the science of smell. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198719052
ISBN
9780198719052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 173.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846275524
ISBN
9781846275524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Explanations and accounts of our own origins have become one of the popular of various areas in science. The discovery of fossils and artefact's has its own intrinsic interest. This volume is a reference work that sets out and evaluates the basic knowledge and theory relevant to these origins of these abilities. Editor(s): Lock, Andrew; Peters, Charles R. Num Pages: 912 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFF; JHM; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 251 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1658.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216902
ISBN
9780631216902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.23

Paperback. Obesity, autism, mental health problems, IBS, allergies, auto-immunity, cancer. Does the answer to the modern epidemic of 'Western' diseases lie in our gut? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PSX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007584055
ISBN
9780007584055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ranzato, Elia. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
134
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626187986
ISBN
9781626187986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.51
€ 116.23

Paperback. The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857028355
ISBN
9781857028355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Bodies in Doubt breaks new ground in examining the historical roots of modern attitudes about intersex in the United States and will interest scholars and researchers in disability studies, social history, gender studies, and the history of medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; MBDC; MBX; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405834
ISBN
9781421405834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.78

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863153808
ISBN
9780863153808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.66

Paperback. More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. This work surveys life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099913801
ISBN
9780099913801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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