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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552775243
- ISBN
- 9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.93
€ 15.99
€ 11.93
Paperback. An electrifying account of the extraordinary untold history behind Darwin's theory of evolution Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408831014
- ISBN
- 9781408831014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Brings together the various discoveries of microbiology. Of interest to general readers, this book provides a view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of life on the planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; PSC; PSG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210646
- ISBN
- 9780520210646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.40
€ 36.99
€ 32.40
Paperback. This timely book critically examines the capabilities and limitations of new areas of biology, especially epigenetics and neuroscience, that are used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, exploring their implications for policy and practice. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black & white tables, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322344
- ISBN
- 9781447322344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.98
€ 40.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. Focuses on the well-known genes, developmental processes and taxa. This book builds logically from developmental genetics and regulatory mechanisms to evolution at different genetic morphological levels. Num Pages: 272 pages, 296 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405119504
- ISBN
- 9781405119504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.02
€ 91.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, 285. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Roberts and Company Publishers
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936221448
- ISBN
- 9781936221448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 70.03
€ 71.32
€ 70.03
Paperback. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428. A Comprehensive Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. 285 pages, Illustrations. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSA. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 428.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075657
- ISBN
- 9780231075657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
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
€ 102.91
Hardback. This volume explores the linkage of the life sciences with policy (biopolicy). It features two points of departure: the implications of the neurosciences for public policy; and the implications of evolutionary theory for policy-making. It includes several case studies of how these points of departure inform our knowledge of policy. Editor(s): Somit, Albert; Peterson, Steven A. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 253 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; PSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528205
- ISBN
- 9781780528205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.16
€ 137.16
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
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. This classic text continues to provide the basis for understanding genetic principles behind quantitative differences, and extends these concepts to the segregation of genes that cause genetic variation in quantitative traits. Num Pages: 480 pages, tables, references, glossary, index. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Benjamin Cummings
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582243026
- ISBN
- 9780582243026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080208
- ISBN
- 9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
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
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Intends to dismantle objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148168
- ISBN
- 9780691148168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
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
€ 225.89€ 217.37
€ 225.89
€ 217.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom; Chrulew, Matthew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178815
- ISBN
- 9780231178815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384429
- ISBN
- 9780226384429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
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
€ 34.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863155512
- ISBN
- 9780863155512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
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
€ 90.36€ 80.21
€ 90.36
€ 80.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736363
- ISBN
- 9780198736363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.04
€ 77.04
Paperback. Includes a preface and epilogue that brings Wilderness and the American Mind into dialogue with contemporary debates about wilderness. This is a study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history, as well as the origins of the environmental and conservation movements. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSAF; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190380
- ISBN
- 9780300190380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
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
€ 194.22
Paperback. 50 Great Myths of Human Evolution uses common misconceptions to explore basic theory and research in human evolution and strengthen critical thinking skills for lay readers and students. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673928
- ISBN
- 9780470673928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.23
€ 26.99
€ 22.23