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Paperback. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century's runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. This work argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; JP; TB. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight: 190.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958309
- ISBN
- 9781841958309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780767908184
- ISBN
- 9780767908184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.03
€ 24.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. The author describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This title is about his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 185 x 39. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 23rd Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161859
- ISBN
- 9781784161859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. This book traces the history of population dynamics. It details the problems that scientists face when governments ask them for reliable predictions to help control epidemic, manage renewable resources, or anticipate demographic evolutions such as aging. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857291141
- ISBN
- 9780857291141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.98
€ 57.98
Paperback. Brain imaging has revolutionised the field of Psychology, yet it can be a minefield whichever discipline you approach it from. This book shows how brain imaging can advance a true neuroscience of human cognition. It is accessible for those starting out in imaging, whilst also informative for those who have already acquired some expertise Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; MJN; MMH; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198709138
- ISBN
- 9780198709138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.57
€ 74.57
Paperback. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHF; PHK; PHU; TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319256054
- ISBN
- 9783319256054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.22
€ 56.22
Hardcover. Covers the basic tools of modern analysis within the context of the fundamental problem of operator theory: to calculate spectra of specific operators on infinite dimensional spaces. This book features diverse tools that provide the basis for refined methods, allowing one to approach problems that go beyond the computation of spectra. Series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953007
- ISBN
- 9780387953007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.14
€ 173.14
Hardcover. The book offers a direct and up-to-date introduction to the theory of one-parameter semigroups of linear operators on Banach spaces. The book is intended for students and researchers who want to become acquainted with the concept of semigroups. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKB; PBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387313412
- ISBN
- 9780387313412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.45
€ 113.45
Paperback. Suitable for a one-semester course in general relativity for senior undergraduates or beginning graduate students, this text clarifies the mathematical aspects of Einstein's theory of relativity without sacrificing physical understanding. It concludes with introductory chapters on gravitational radiation and cosmology. Num Pages: 292 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387260785
- ISBN
- 9780387260785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.02
€ 94.02
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and technology/SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Methods. Num Pages: 119 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBMS; PBP; PDE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319059563
- ISBN
- 9783319059563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.82
€ 97.82
Hardcover. How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; TRLN; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068795
- ISBN
- 9780393068795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.34
€ 27.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. How a scientific outsider came up with a revolutionary theory of light and saved untold numbers of lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTM; TBX; TBY; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393350890
- ISBN
- 9780393350890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.22
€ 16.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241273357
- ISBN
- 9780241273357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. 'One Man and His Dog' meets James Herriot meets the Dog Listener Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Headline
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780755312351
- ISBN
- 9780755312351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.39
€ 11.99
€ 10.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817640286
- ISBN
- 9780817640286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.47
€ 61.47
Hardcover. Written in the Socratic/Moore method, this book presents a sequence of problems which develop aspects in the field of semigroups of operators. The reader can discover important developments of the subject and quickly arrive at the point of independent research. Series: Problem Books in Mathematics. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBF; PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Problem Books in Mathematics. 148 pages, black & white illustrations. Written in the Socratic/Moore method, this book presents a sequence of problems which develop aspects in the field of semigroups of operators. The reader can discover important developments of the subject and quickly arrive at the point of independent research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PBC; PBF; PBG. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 14. Weight: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461404293
- ISBN
- 9781461404293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBC; PBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486796840
- ISBN
- 9780486796840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Hardcover. There are few marine creatures as spectacular as the Basking Shark. At up to 11 metres in length and seven tonnes in weight, this colossal, plankton-feeding shark is the second largest fish in the world. Join us for a journey amidst wild seas, places, people and conservation history in the battle to protect this iconic creature. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8-page colour section. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVW1; RNKH; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Wild Nature Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957394681
- ISBN
- 9780957394681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.12
€ 37.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. Technical ideas may be solid or even groundbreaking, but if these ideas cannot be clearly communicated, reviewers of technical documents are likely to reject the argument for advancing these ideas. This book presents a scientific approach to writing that mirrors the sensibilities of scientists and engineers. Series: IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118832523
- ISBN
- 9781118832523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.32
€ 56.32
Paperback. This linguistic guide to writing a scientific paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal also demonstrates how to address referees' comments and responses. It focuses less on grammar and vocabulary than on vital elements of discourse such as tenses. Num Pages: 114 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; MBGR; PD; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441997876
- ISBN
- 9781441997876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
A Scenario for Interstellar Exploration and Its Financing (SpringerBri...
Bignami, Giovanni F., Sommariva, Andrea
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Space Development. Num Pages: 101 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 183.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847053366
- ISBN
- 9788847053366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.98
€ 70.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Stillman, B. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 1978th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387903484
- ISBN
- 9780387903484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.33
€ 134.33
Hardcover. Taking off from Euclid's famous assertion to the contrary, this book leads the reader on a clear path - a royal road - through the elements of modern algebraic geometry from algebraic curves to the present shape of the field to Grothendieck's theory of schemes. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642192241
- ISBN
- 9783642192241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.58
€ 110.58
A Route to Chaos Using FPGAs: Volume I: Experimental Observations (Eme...
Muthuswamy, Bharathwaj, Banerjee, Santo
Hardcover. Series: Emergence, Complexity and Computation. Num Pages: 219 pages, 131 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBWR; TJFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319181042
- ISBN
- 9783319181042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92