Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Translator(s): Brady, Lydia. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780801441189
- ISBN
- 9780801441189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
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
€ 108.08
€ 108.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; MMZR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925228779
- ISBN
- 9781925228779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. This work is a broad history of the growing field of bioethics. Covering the period 1947-1987, it examines the origin and evolution of the debates over human experimentation, genetic engineering, organ transplantation, termination of life-sustaining treatment, and new reproductive technologies. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195171471
- ISBN
- 9780195171471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.08
€ 96.08
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
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. Bestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' (The Times), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening journey into the world of the brain Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782116615
- ISBN
- 9781782116615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Paperback. The human mind and brain are now among the hottest subjects in scientific research. Breakthrough techniques mean we are on the verge of being able to read minds, to control actions direct from the brain, to change or enhance the way our thinking works. Kathleen Taylor explores the astonishing possibilities and the ethical implications. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black and white images and 5 colour images. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683857
- ISBN
- 9780199683857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.07
€ 40.07
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262029315
- ISBN
- 9780262029315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.19€ 55.07
€ 56.19
€ 55.07
Paperback. After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205725
- ISBN
- 9780300205725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.02
€ 21.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. This entertaining tour of the brain answers such fundamental questions as, What is the purpose of the brain? What is an emotion? What is a memory? How does food affect how you feel? Dr. Wenk has skillfully blended the highest scholarly standards with illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190603397
- ISBN
- 9780190603397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.62
€ 14.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. Explores the advances in the discovery of neuroplasticity, showing that the brain has its own unique way of healing. This book discusses a series of recoveries: patients told they would never improve have years of chronic pain alleviated or damage from debilitating strokes undone, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, and more. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980805
- ISBN
- 9780141980805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521794015
- ISBN
- 9780521794015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardback. Her study of this early conservation controversy will fascinate anyone who cares about sea turtles or the oceans in which they live. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36, 34 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: KCM; PSAF; RNK; WNCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405797
- ISBN
- 9781421405797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dudas, Bertalan. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Dimension: 182 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631179372
- ISBN
- 9781631179372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.85€ 178.38
€ 259.85
€ 178.38
paperback. An analysis of the achievements of genetics and molecular biology in the 20th century. This study traces the developments made in the "century of the gene", arguing that the advances made from gene to genome require both a new vocabulary and a new beginning in 21st-century genetics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy showing light age and wear. Highlighting throughout text
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press England
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0025566
- ISBN
- 9780674008250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 222.40€ 216.09
€ 222.40
€ 216.09
Paperback. In 1972, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. In this edition the author reflects on the book and its creation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, biographies, indexes. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- 30th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275980924
- ISBN
- 9780275980924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032175
- ISBN
- 9780226299778
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533393
- ISBN
- 9780262533393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.33€ 49.32
€ 50.33
€ 49.32
The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and E...
(Edited By Peter Beurton, Raphael Falk, Hans-...
hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection of essays questions: what are genes? Editor(s): Beurton, Peter J.; Falk, Raphael; Rheinberger, Hans-Jorg. Series Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 404 pages, 11 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034216
- ISBN
- 9780521771870
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. The author of this text offers a theory of consciousness. He proposes that conscious experience must be understood as an irreducible entity similar to such physical properties as time, mass, and space that exists at a fundamental level and cannot be understood as the sum of its parts. Series: Philosophy of Mind Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 line illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195117899
- ISBN
- 9780195117899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.05
€ 27.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. How holographic patterns of information underlie our physical reality Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GPF; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620556603
- ISBN
- 9781620556603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. A fascinating and unique anthropological study. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JMTK; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753808511
- ISBN
- 9780753808511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.02
€ 10.99
€ 6.02
Hardcover. What drove the evolution of humans, with our uniquely big brains? The Cradle of Humanity presents fascinating and controversial new research which suggests that the geological and climatic history of East Africa's Rift Valley are at the heart of the answer. Num Pages: Approximately 20 black and white figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198704522
- ISBN
- 9780198704522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.01
€ 53.01