Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? This work looks at the most provocative aspects of human nature - power, sex, violence, kindness, and morality. Num Pages: 300 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JM; PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078826
- ISBN
- 9781862078826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Modern science has evolved a unified scenario of the cosmos, based on the concept of change, in which humans are connected to distant space and time. This book explores this common heritage, depicting the origin and evolution of all material structures, from quark to quasar, from microbe to mind. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones, 16 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009875
- ISBN
- 9780674009875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.95
€ 42.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. This concluding volume of Charles Darwin's biography looks closely at the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences which responded to Darwin's ideas. It considers the Darwinian revolution from his point of view and what it was like to become a scientific celebrity. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668378
- ISBN
- 9780712668378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.75
€ 40.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. First edition published: Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2005. Illustrator(s): Zeligowski, Anna. Series: Life & Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology & Psychology. Num Pages: 576 pages, 73 b&w illus., table. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- A Bradford Book
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262525848
- ISBN
- 9780262525848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.06
€ 50.99
€ 39.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 94 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164122
- ISBN
- 9780231164122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 61.86
€ 80.81
€ 61.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AGN; AJC; PSAF; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 203. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152877
- ISBN
- 9780231152877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; PSAJ; PSC; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319475806
- ISBN
- 9783319475806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.34
€ 47.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 162 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: LNKJ; PSAF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319109565
- ISBN
- 9783319109565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.95
€ 63.95
Hardback. Translator(s): Garey, Laurence. Num Pages: 200 pages, Figures: 7,. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164504
- ISBN
- 9780231164504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Bioinformatics and Computer Science provides a completely fresh exploration of bioinformatics, which investigates the interrelationship between bioinformatics, biology and computer science and explores key developments in computer science that are critical for its future. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470035481
- ISBN
- 9780470035481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40
Paperback. This book focuses on the first vertebrates to conquer land and their long journey to become fully independent from the water. It traces the origin of tetrapod features and tries to explain how and why they transformed into organs that permit life on land. Series: Topa Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures, colour. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW3; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671788
- ISBN
- 9780470671788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Paperback. In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. This guide to 'Darwin's dangerous idea' takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of natural selection and the selfish gene. Illustrator(s): Selina, Howard. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311862
- ISBN
- 9781848311862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
€ 11.99
€ 9.82
Water and the Future of Humanity: Revisiting Water Security
Gulbenkian Think Tank On Water And The Future...
Hardback. This book examines actions scientists, policy makers and consumers can take to meet the water management challenges of a warming planet. It details a global water demand model up to the year 2050, accounting for socioeconomic trends and climate change. Num Pages: 262 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; RBP; RGCM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319014562
- ISBN
- 9783319014562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.10
€ 47.99
€ 39.10
Paperback. A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBC; PSA; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318674
- ISBN
- 9781349318674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 11. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415698030
- ISBN
- 9780415698030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007209873
- ISBN
- 9780007209873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The Evolution of Life focuses on key principles to offer a truly accessible, unintimidating treatment of evolutionary biology. With adaptation through natural selection as its central theme, the book adopts a lucid, crystal-clear narrative to explain the mechanism of evolution and its main outcomes. Num Pages: 496 pages, 210 full colour. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 195 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198712572
- ISBN
- 9780198712572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.46
€ 153.46
Paperback. Not only an evolutionary history of consciousness but also an attempt to explain the 'Meaning of Life'. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388292
- ISBN
- 9780857388292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bouchard, Frederic; Huneman, Philippe. Series: Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262018722
- ISBN
- 9780262018722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.46
€ 86.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305114036
- ISBN
- 9781305114036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.76
€ 135.76
Paperback. Steve Jones's highly acclaimed, double prize-winning, bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep.'An essential sightseer's guide to our own genetic terrain.' Peter Tallack, Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 352 pages, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552437
- ISBN
- 9780006552437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.36
€ 16.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. A revised and thoroughly updated edition of this concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology. Series: Biology of Habitats Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732761
- ISBN
- 9780198732761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.76
€ 102.76
Paperback. A comprehensive update to the first monograph on dog behaviour, evolution and cognition. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP; PSVW7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 194 x 256 x 22. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198787778
- ISBN
- 9780198787778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.92
€ 73.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 675 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 194 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304.
- Publisher
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 675
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780763757373
- ISBN
- 9780763757373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.81
€ 99.81