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Hardcover. This handbook will provide the student or keen amateur with a clear and reliable means of identifying those plants which grow wild in Ireland. This book is a comprehensive re-working of the classic and standard Flora of Ireland: this will be the eight edition of that work. Illustrator(s): Cullen, Elaine. Editor(s): Parnell, John; Curtis, Tom. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; PST. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 153 x 50. Weight in Grams: 984. Illustrations by Elaine Cullen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cork University Press
Edition
8th Revised edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184783
ISBN
9781859184783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 28.42

Paperback. This paperback provides accesible information on the diagnosis and treatment of common diabetes related conditions. Compact and concise, it is well illustrated with colour photographs, line diagrams and tables. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour diagrams, tables, references, index. BIC Classification: MJGD; PSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159. Keywords: "Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - Internal Medicine - Endocrinology - Diabetes,Subjects - Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - I"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KT00001315
ISBN
9781853176142
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 26.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The invention of Johann Gutenberg - printing by movable type - was a discovery waiting to happen in the fifteenth century. His story is full of paradox: his ambition was to reunite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it; he aimed to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his life's work. This book covers his story. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; TBX; TDPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553819663
ISBN
9780553819663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. This is an examination of the feasibility of halving world hunger by 2015. It looks at: BSE, foot and mouth and salmonella; declining food variety/quality; and disappearing topsoil/ biodiversity in rural areas. It argues for a green, low-external input approach that can feed the hungry. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, guide to further reading, guide to relevant organisations/websites, index. BIC Classification: JFFC1; RNF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012689
ISBN
9781842770191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001852
ISBN
9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. John Humphrys' is a top political commentator and the voice of Radio 4's Today programme. The Great Food Gamble raises enormous questions and is indeed a manifesto for change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KNAC; RNC; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
SKU
KKD0001960
ISBN
9780340770467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. *A witty, profound book about how all the most significant scientific discoveries are now all in the past. Also contains exclusive interviews with Stephen Hawkins etc. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004151
ISBN
9780349109268
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004193
ISBN
9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An excellent summary - for the layman and expert alike - of what we understand about key scientific issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSS0000322
ISBN
9780349111339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An excellent summary - for the layman and expert alike - of what we understand about key scientific issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Good, clean copy. Minor shelfwear on cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0003952
ISBN
9780349111339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Overturning the most common myths about dogs' emotions and behaviour, this book shows how we should really treat our pets, and stands up for dogdom: not the wolf in canine clothes, not the small furry child, not the trophy-winner, but the real dog, who wants to be part of the family and enjoy life - mankind's closest friend. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141046495
ISBN
9780141046495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. Provides an illustrated account of the role that charts have played in planning, preventing, conducting and recording war on water. An introduction discusses the major themes with regard to naval warfare, navigation, and chart-making. The first chapter covers the period from earliest recorded history to the fifteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; TRLN; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Conway
Condition
New
SKU
9781844860319
ISBN
9781844860319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 8.87

paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 193 x 8. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226650258
ISBN
9780226650258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, Black and White Photos. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Polyface, Incorporated
Condition
New
SKU
9780963810922
ISBN
9780963810922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PH; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408. Ex Llibris, Virtually Unmarked, Contents Very Clean
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
SKU
KDK0013245
ISBN
9780306456299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: TTVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hardie Grant Books (UK)
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KTG0016708
ISBN
9781784880538
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy showing minor shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin UK
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0014311
ISBN
9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Well read, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
1st
Publisher
Penguin UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KST0004079
ISBN
9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st
Publisher
Penguin UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTM0006366
ISBN
9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists have discovered that at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85 per cent genetically identical to a human and humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly. This work brings together these astonishing discoveries, and offers a vision of the impact these findings. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001394
ISBN
9780747558200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scribner Book Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0012655
ISBN
9781439102367
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241958681
ISBN
9780241958681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617230158
ISBN
9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.66

Hardcover. 188p. dw. First Edition. Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Macroeconomics,Science & Nature - Mathematics - Mathematical Theory," Examines how China's decentralization process has affected and will affect the country's macroeconomic performance and the functioning of the market. This text applies game theory to develop an analytical framework. illustrations, tables. Series: Studies in the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQ; JPR; KCB; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 369
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
204
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1997th Edition
SKU
KON0724797
ISBN
9780333660072
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 64.79

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