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Hardback. Are bacteriophage T4 and the long-nosed elephant fish valuable in their own right? Agar defends an affirmative answer to this question by arguing that anything living is intrinsically valuable. The result is a challenge to prevailing definitions of value and a call for a scientifically-informed appreciation of nature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117869
- ISBN
- 9780231117869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.43€ 102.15
€ 134.43
€ 102.15
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.41
€ 35.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, (Over 200 illustrations and photographs), Index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; PDZ; PSXE; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150358
- ISBN
- 9780008150358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.65
€ 46.99
€ 29.65
Hardcover. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, (Over 200 illustrations and photographs), Index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; PDZ; PSXE; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150334
- ISBN
- 9780008150334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.38€ 48.55
€ 71.38
€ 48.55
Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. BIC Classification: PSXE. Dimension: 216 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Edition
- Limited leatherbound edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008227296
- ISBN
- 9780008227296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 297.41€ 192.30
€ 297.41
€ 192.30
Hardcover. Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure's A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment. BIC Classification: PSXE. Dimension: 222 x 155. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Edition
- Limited signed edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008227289
- ISBN
- 9780008227289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.22€ 59.90
€ 89.22
€ 59.90
Paperback. * Covers the influence of natural selection on behaviour an animal s struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114165
- ISBN
- 9781405114165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.73
€ 60.73
Hardcover. Sea urchins and sea cucumbers are highly sought after delicacies growing in popularity globally. The demand for these species is rapidly outpacing natural stocks, and researchers and seafood industry personnel are now looking towards aquaculture as a means of providing a sustainable supply of these organism. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780470960387
- ISBN
- 9780470960387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.56
€ 251.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 107 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DVG; KNAC; P; TB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590336113
- ISBN
- 9781590336113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.40€ 69.72
€ 90.40
€ 69.72
Hardcover. A freewheeling, sharp-shooting indictment of a tech-besotted culture. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393254549
- ISBN
- 9780393254549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. "Magisterial.. Draws an elegant and illuminating parallel between the late-19th-century electrification of America and today's computing world."-Salon Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345223
- ISBN
- 9780393345223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Reveals how automation is affecting our ability to solve problems, forge memories and acquire skills. This book shows how the most important decisions of our lives are now being made by machines and the radical effect this is having on our ability to learn. It argues that we must rethink its role in our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597452
- ISBN
- 9780099597452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.08
€ 11.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062281
- ISBN
- 9780393062281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Editor(s): Catsimpoolas, Nicholas. Series: Biological Separations. BIC Classification: PSB. Dimension: 0 x 0. . 326pp. Cover slightly stained.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Plenum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KHS0069105
- ISBN
- 9780306346026
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 65.99€ 4.99
€ 65.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How the twenty-one-layer Apollo spacesuit, made by Playtex, was a triumph of intimacy over engineering. Num Pages: 380 pages, 26 color illus., 114 b&w illus. BIC Classification: TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262015202
- ISBN
- 9780262015202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.26
€ 53.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. Renowned veterinarian Dr. Nicholas Dodman breaks new ground with the profound recognition that humans' and other animals' minds work in similar ways. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PSVP; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476749037
- ISBN
- 9781476749037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.81
€ 18.99
€ 16.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640228
- ISBN
- 9780691640228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.76
€ 230.76
Hardcover. This title explores the trend towards phased arrays capable of performing diverse functions, and the technological challenges presented. It covers radio astronomy techniques used by radar engineers, and also compares the unique applications of the staring array and the scanning array. Series: Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical Engineering. Num Pages: 426 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471012122
- ISBN
- 9780471012122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.93
€ 257.93
Paperback. Nicholas Acheson's 2 nd Edition of Fundamentals of Molecular Virology builds upon the first issue and focuses more on viruses with even more in-depth and up-to-date sources of information. More context has been contributed by prominent virologists provides a thorough presentation of basic and contemporary concepts in virology. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: MMFM; PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470900598
- ISBN
- 9780470900598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 238.82
€ 238.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; TBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138782785
- ISBN
- 9781138782785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.10€ 49.03
€ 57.10
€ 49.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 8. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845089
- ISBN
- 9780907845089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.24
€ 15.24
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute, in conjunction with the British Academy, Early Human Kinship brings together original studies from leading figures in the biological sciences, social anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics to provide a major breakthrough in the debate over human evolution and the nature of society. Editor(s): Allen, Nicholas J.; Callan, Hilary; Dunbar, Robin; James, Wendy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338782
- ISBN
- 9781444338782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardback. "We all know that safety should be an integral part of the systems that we build and operate. The public demands that they are protected from accidents, yet the two constituencies--industry and government--don't always know how to reach this common goal"-- Num Pages: 443 pages, 73 black & white illustrations, 39 black & white tables. BIC Classification: TJFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781466551602
- ISBN
- 9781466551602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.93
€ 275.93