Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors - not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. This title is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060715
- ISBN
- 9780674060715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
paperback. Series: The Receptors. Num Pages: 516 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461288503
- ISBN
- 9781461288503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 242.72
€ 242.72
Paperback. If humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. This title argues for the need for ecology to engage with philosophical values and economic motivations in a political process of negotiation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 b/w illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285200
- ISBN
- 9780520285200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. What is it like 'on the inside' for nonhuman animals? Do they feel anything? Most people happily accept that dogs, for example, share many experiences and feelings with us. But what about simpler creatures? Fish? Honeybees? Crabs? Turning to the artificial realm, what about robots? This book presents answers to these questions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190278014
- ISBN
- 9780190278014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 40.72
€ 43.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Our origins as a slave species and the Anunnaki legacy in our DNA. Num Pages: 576 pages, 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFH; PSAJ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431510
- ISBN
- 9781591431510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58
Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148305
- ISBN
- 9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.06
€ 39.06
Paperback. The Handbook of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Volume III reviews the origins, onset, course, and outcome of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The text illustrates new developments in conceptual models and research methodology. Editor(s): Ritsner, Michael. Num Pages: 478 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MJN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798724
- ISBN
- 9789400798724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 276.41
€ 276.41
Paperback. Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? This title shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past - a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment. Num Pages: 263 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 263
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224865
- ISBN
- 9780520224865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
€ 31.99
€ 23.01
Hardcover. Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano lays out an audacious new theory to account for the deepest mystery of them all: what is consciousness? Linking consciousness with social intelligence, Graziano discusses the science, the philosophy, and the implications. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928644
- ISBN
- 9780199928644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Hardcover. The most authoritative cognitive neuroscience text is also the most accessible. Editor(s): Gazzaniga, Michael S.; Mangun, George R. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 87 color illus., 183 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2804.
- Publisher
- A Bradford Book
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- fifth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262027779
- ISBN
- 9780262027779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.79€ 215.49
€ 225.79
€ 215.49
Hardback. The definitive work on the philosophical nature and impact of the theories of Charles Darwin, written by a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149129
- ISBN
- 9781405149129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.05
€ 108.05
Paperback. Originally published in 1979, "The Darwinian Revolution" was a comprehensive synthesis of the history of evolutionary thought. For this edition, Michael Ruse has written an afterword that takes into account the research published since his book's first appearance. Num Pages: 362 pages, 12 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731698
- ISBN
- 9780226731698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. An anthology of essential writings that cover some of the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of Darwinism, since the publication of "On the Origin of Species". Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 592 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135540
- ISBN
- 9780691135540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.04€ 44.59
€ 57.04
€ 44.59
Paperback. Michael Ruse, a leading expert on Charles Darwin, presents a fictional dialogue among characters with sharply contrasting positions regarding the tensions between science and religious belief. Series: New Dialogues in Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442262065
- ISBN
- 9781442262065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.98
€ 45.98
Paperback. With the sensitivity of a dedicated doctor and the curiosity of an accomplished scholar, Trimble offers an insightful analysis of how the study of people with paradigmatical neuropsychiatric conditions can be the cornerstone to unraveling some of the mysteries of the cerebral representations of our highest cultural experiences. Num Pages: 306 pages, 19, 12 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JM; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411897
- ISBN
- 9781421411897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.82
€ 38.99
€ 32.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231177801
- ISBN
- 9780231177801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Assuming only a basic knowledge of bioinformatics, Bioinformatics for Geneticists: A Bioinformatics Primer for the Analysis of Genetic Data illustrates the value of bioinformatics as a constantly evolving avenue into novel approaches to study genetics. Editor(s): Barnes, Michael R. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470026205
- ISBN
- 9780470026205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.03
€ 101.03
Paperback. In the past decade there has been an explosion of research into the psychology of well-being. However, it is only recently that researchers have started to investigate the specific genetic factors that influence well-being. This landmark book summarizes the state of knowledge regarding heritability and molecular genetics in positive psychology. Editor(s): Pluess, Michael. Series: Series in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JMH; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686674
- ISBN
- 9780199686674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.30
€ 104.30
Hardcover. Series: Clinics in Developmental Medicine. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908316806
- ISBN
- 9781908316806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.22
€ 154.22
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research. This book describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 19 halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853929
- ISBN
- 9780192853929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Campbell, Michael O'Neal. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579532
- ISBN
- 9781622579532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.73€ 115.01
€ 168.73
€ 115.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694051
- ISBN
- 9780847694051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 35.35
€ 44.99
€ 35.35
Hardback. Comprising research papers in evolutionary and systematic biology, this text encompasses chapters concerning the recovery of information from living biota, and takes into account the limitations of sampling and the steady rate of contemporary extinction of taxa. Editor(s): Novacek, Michael J.; Wheeler, Quentin. Num Pages: 253 pages, 14 tables, 94 figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074384
- ISBN
- 9780231074384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 76.31
€ 99.82
€ 76.31
Hardcover. The objective of this volume is to survey the emerging field of molecular systematics of DNA sequences. It focuses on the topics of DNA sequence data acquisition, phylogenetic inference, congruence and consensus problems, limitations of molecular data and integration of molecular data sets. Num Pages: 368 pages, halftones, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 783. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KMB0000172
- ISBN
- 9780195066982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.51
€ 25.51