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Paperback. Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature. Num Pages: 528 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140276053
- ISBN
- 9780140276053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36
Ironically, transforming the hope of a normal life into a purchasable commodity for people with bleeding disorders made it all too easy to ignore the potential dangers of delivering greater health and autonomy to hemophilic boys and men. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MJF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401157
- ISBN
- 9781421401157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Paperback. Capitalism likes us to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad. But the historical record tells of innumerable roads not taken, all of which could have led to better worlds, and still can. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPVH; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780263298
- ISBN
- 9781780263298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.86
€ 18.86
Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146843
- ISBN
- 9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Series: Prelude Science Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Prelude
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911440574
- ISBN
- 9781911440574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.44
€ 13.99
€ 11.44
Hardcover. Focusing on practice more than theory, this collection offers new perspectives for studying the so-called "humoral medical traditions," as they have flourished around the globe during the last 2,000 years. Editor(s): Hsu, Elisabeth; Horden, Peregrine. Series: Epistemologies of Healing. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBX; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459824
- ISBN
- 9780857459824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.03
€ 162.03
Paperback. With a new introduction by the author, "The Body in Question" continues to provide the reader with an astonishing perspective on illness in its social context, the elaborate workings of human physiology and the ways in which the body functions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: MFC; MFG; PDZ; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665995
- ISBN
- 9780712665995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.71
€ 20.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Drawing on fieldwork in a Dutch university hospital, this title looks at the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. It focuses on medical anthropology, sociology, feminist theory, philosophy, and science and technology studies to reframe such issues as the disease-illness distinction, subject-object relations, and boundaries. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJC; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329176
- ISBN
- 9780822329176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764238
- ISBN
- 9780226764238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. The Body Politic is the first comprehensive history of the significance and struggles over science in America. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137383
- ISBN
- 9781934137383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 600 color photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302862
- ISBN
- 9780764302862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 39.29
€ 54.09
€ 39.29
Paperback. A handy where-to-find-it pocket reference companion to Euclid's Elements. Provides all the propositions and diagrams without the detailed proofs. Readers can use it to see the scope and structure of Elements, identify exactly what Euclid covers and what he doesn't, and to find the location of remembered propositions. Editor(s): Densmore, Dana. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009217
- ISBN
- 9781888009217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.64
€ 13.99
€ 13.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 color photos. BIC Classification: TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404719
- ISBN
- 9780887404719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 39.73
€ 54.09
€ 39.73
Hardback. Over 700 pens and pencils, pictured in full color, with valuable information from two of the world's leading authorities. They also deal with pen company advertising, pen repair, decoration, and valuation. Hundreds of manufacturers are represented. Num Pages: 276 pages, 700+ pens & pencils. BIC Classification: TDPB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 314 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2004.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403941
- ISBN
- 9780887403941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.84€ 64.54
€ 85.84
€ 64.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 183 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTP; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 289 x 17. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351426
- ISBN
- 9780764351426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.71
€ 25.99
€ 20.71
Hardcover. An exposition of the theory of central simple algebras with involution, in relation to linear algebraic groups. It provides the algebra-theoretic foundations for much of the work on linear algebraic groups over arbitrary fields. Editor(s): Knus, Max-Albert; etc.; Merkurjev, Alexander; Rost, Markus; Tignol, Jean-Pierre. Series: Colloquium Publications. Num Pages: 616 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 262 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821809044
- ISBN
- 9780821809044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.93
€ 118.93
Hardcover. Essays explore the world of Michael of Rhodes, examining the historical context, the discovery of his manuscript, and Michael's knowledge of mathematics, shipbuilding, navigation, and other topics. Editor(s): Long, Pamela O.; McGee, David; Stahl, Alan M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 86 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262123082
- ISBN
- 9780262123082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 55.24
€ 56.45
€ 55.24
Paperback. Translator(s): Stoner, Jean. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGHA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590170168
- ISBN
- 9781590170168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.61
€ 24.99
€ 18.61
paperback. From the zeros of the mathematician to the void of the philosophers, from Shakespeare to the empty set, from the ether to the quantum vacuum, there is much ado about nothing at the heart of things. This book covers various aspects of nothingness to reveal how the human mind has had to make something of nothing in every field of human enquiry. Num Pages: 400 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: HP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034290
- ISBN
- 9780099288459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Hardcover. Blends middle school math with fantasy to create an adventure in problem-solving. This title includes word problems that are perilous, do-or-die scenarios of blood-sucking vampires, or a rowboat of 5 shipwrecked sailors with a single barrel of freshwater. It presents problems that are as fun to read as they are challenging to solve. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761163749
- ISBN
- 9780761163749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.58
€ 15.99
€ 15.58