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Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811736220
- ISBN
- 9780811736220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.42
€ 17.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we are. In this book, the author explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571253432
- ISBN
- 9780571253432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising, amusing and even beautiful. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313244
- ISBN
- 9781781313244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. To many outsiders, mathematicians appear to think like computers, grimly grinding away with a strict formal logic and moving methodically - even algorithmically - from one black-and-white deduction to another. This book reveals that mathematics is a profoundly creative activity and not just a body of formalized rules and results. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 halftones. 48 line illus. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Sixth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145990
- ISBN
- 9780691145990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: MBNH; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160634
- ISBN
- 9780691160634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.68
€ 34.68
Hardcover. Once upon a time 'The Scientific Revolution of the 17th century' was an innovative concept that inspired a stimulating narrative of how modern science came into the world. Half a century later, what we now know as 'the master narrative' serves rather as a strait-jacket - so often events and contexts just fail to fit in. No attempt has been made so Num Pages: 832 pages, 66 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 231 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2004.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089642394
- ISBN
- 9789089642394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.71
€ 208.71
Hardback. The captivating story of how the future of money was born and where it's taking us next Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: KC; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 33. .
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780746586
- ISBN
- 9781780746586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.57
€ 29.99
€ 26.57
Paperback. Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. Num Pages: 388 pages, 42 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620. Inside the Mind of Another Species. 388 pages, 42 halftones, 4 tables. Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 24. Weight: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102467
- ISBN
- 9780226102467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 recorded music items, 28 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; PBT; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180726
- ISBN
- 9780231180726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.84
€ 89.84
Paperback. Explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore and when to change the equation entirely. This book tells us that maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the chaotic surface. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718196042
- ISBN
- 9780718196042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. Tells the incredible story of how astronomers solved one of the most compelling mysteries in science and, along the way, introduces readers to fundamental concepts and cutting-edge advances in modern astronomy.--From publisher description. Num Pages: 384 pages, 46 halftones. 76 line illus. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156286
- ISBN
- 9780691156286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. Offers research about the mind and the brain that provides answers to a number of compelling questions. This book uses exemplary teaching to illustrate how approaches based on what we now know result in in-depth learning. The knowledge calls into question concepts and practices firmly entrenched in our education system. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: JNC; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309070362
- ISBN
- 9780309070362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.04
€ 53.99
€ 45.04
Paperback. We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. This title examines the science behind these curious desires, attractions and tastes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548768
- ISBN
- 9780099548768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 537 colour illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, 500 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: PSBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 275 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815344469
- ISBN
- 9780815344469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.65
€ 99.65
Paperback. Invites readers to explore many of the same fundamental questions that working engineers deal with every day. This title illustrates how physical models are created from abstract mathematical ones. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 color illus. 60 halftones. 180 line illus. BIC Classification: PBWH; TBJ; TBMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149929
- ISBN
- 9780691149929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061479663
- ISBN
- 9780061479663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.48
€ 15.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. This book discusses how computers are shaping contemporary society, with a tight focus on the role of corporations and governments. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470534984
- ISBN
- 9780470534984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.70
€ 45.99
€ 45.70
Paperback. Structural engineering is central to the design of a building. How the building behaves when subjected to various forces the weight of the materials used to build it, the weight of the occupants or the traffic it carries, the force of the wind etc is fundamental to its stability. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119012276
- ISBN
- 9781119012276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.22
€ 85.22
paperback. The first in-depth study of the development of philosophy of science during the Cold War. Num Pages: 434 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034134
- ISBN
- 9780521546898
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. On this blue planet, long before pterodactyls took to the skies and tyrannosaurs prowled the continents, tiny green organisms populated the ancient oceans. The author traces the history of these verdant organisms, which many would call plants, from their ancient beginnings to the diversity of green life that inhabits the Earth today. Num Pages: 576 pages, 121 halftones, 31 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PST; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069777
- ISBN
- 9780226069777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Paperback. "Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, How the Hippies Saved Physics makes the history of science fun again."-Science Num Pages: 416 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393342314
- ISBN
- 9780393342314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.01
€ 20.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. How is it that we can think highly abstract thoughts, seemingly fully detached from the actual, physical reality? This book offers an interdisciplinary introduction to embodied cognitive science, addressing the question of how the mind comes into being while actively interacting with and learning from the environment by means of the body Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739692
- ISBN
- 9780198739692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.61
€ 94.61
Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize finalist is a fascinating, provocative work exploring the mysteries of human thought and behavior. Pinker synthesizes the best of cognitive science and evolutionary biology to explain what the mind is, how it has evolved, and, ultimately, how it works. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393334777
- ISBN
- 9780393334777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.35
€ 24.35
Hardcover. Throughout his career, Donald Pfaff has demonstrated that by choosing problems and methods with care, biologists can study the molecular mechanisms of brains more complex than those of fruit flies, snails, and roundworms. He offers a close-up, conversational perspective on a 50-year quest to understand how behavior is regulated in vertebrates. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660311
- ISBN
- 9780674660311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.88
€ 47.99
€ 39.88