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Hardback. Recounts the true and harrowing tales of the author's adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. This title leads readers on a journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 b&w plates. BIC Classification: MMFP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141404
- ISBN
- 9780691141404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardback. Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are 'hot' in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? This book takes a look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal various misconceptions about luck. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138909
- ISBN
- 9780691138909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. An examination of how we design nature, architecture, computer programs, theologies and the world. It offers an analysis of the tensions that design operates within: between perfection and contingency, between wholes and parts, between the talk we make about the world and the world itself. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AK; AMC; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275967765
- ISBN
- 9780275967765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 67.12
€ 68.92
€ 67.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Almeida, Maria T. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612093079
- ISBN
- 9781612093079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 348.26€ 233.95
€ 348.26
€ 233.95
Hardback. Proceedings of the 5th International Wheat Conference, 10-14 June 1996, Ankara, Turkey Editor(s): Braun, H.-J.; Altay, Fahri (Agricultural Research Institute, Eskisehir, Turkey); Kronstad, W. E. (Crop and Soil Science Dept, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA); Beniwal, Surendra O. S.; McNab, Alma. Series: Developments in Plant Breeding. Num Pages: 582 pages, 277 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Partly reprinted from EUPHYTICA, 1998
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347279
- ISBN
- 9780792347279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.09
€ 363.09
Hardcover. This comprehensive reference consolidates current information on the antioxidant properties of wheat, their beneficial effects, the mechanisms involved, factors affecting availability/bioavailability, and the methods used to measure them. Editor(s): Yu, Liangli L. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470042595
- ISBN
- 9780470042595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.45
€ 142.45
Hardback. Proceedings of the 6th International Wheat Conference, 5-9 June 2000, Budapest, Hungary Editor(s): Bedo, Z.; Lang, L. Series: Developments in Plant Breeding. Num Pages: 788 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from EUPHYTICA, 2001
- Number of pages
- 788
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792367222
- ISBN
- 9780792367222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.50
€ 367.50
Hardcover. Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. Written by a Fellow of the BHI, this book aims to dispel any fears and gives a guide to a satisfying aspect of horology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 line drawings and photographs. BIC Classification: TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 251 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914. A Historical and Practical Guide. 256 pages, 500 line drawings and photographs. Many clock repairers carry out excellent work but avoid cutting their own wheels and pinions, fearing it is too complicated and involved. Written by a Fellow of the BHI, this book aims to dispel any fears and gives a guide to a satisfying aspect of horology. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TDPB1. Dimension: 255 x 251 x 24. Weight: 894.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861262455
- ISBN
- 9781861262455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Seachrist, Judith A. Num Pages: 240 pages, numeros line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195327069
- ISBN
- 9780195327069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.36
€ 21.99
€ 20.36
Hardcover. Provides a review of the mechanisms, concepts, and implications of cell death, with an emphasis on comparisons across species and tissue types. This work covers the major advances in the study of cell death. Editor(s): Lockshin, Richard A.; Zakeri, Zahra; Tilly, Jonathan L. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471219477
- ISBN
- 9780471219477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.53
€ 215.53
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133829
- ISBN
- 9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
Hardback. Emphasizes an integrated approach to the study of fish ontogeny, which is a process during which one event is related to another and everything is related to everything else, encompassing physiology, morphology, behavior and niche. This title covers early ontogeny and metamorphosis, and organism-environment relationships. Editor(s): Copp, Gordon H.; Kovac, Vladimir; Hensel, K. Series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES, 5
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359319
- ISBN
- 9780792359319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.45
€ 195.45
Paperback. Arguments that animals possess an emotional life are often dismissed as sentimental anthropomorphism. This book challenges that notion by proposing that the objective scientific evidence for human emotions is all but non-existent. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JM; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478911
- ISBN
- 9780099478911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.81
€ 19.00
€ 16.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801433863
- ISBN
- 9780801433863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.70
€ 102.70
Paperback. Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Num Pages: 392 pages, 99 line illus. BIC Classification: PBU; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130521
- ISBN
- 9780691130521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.34
€ 30.99
€ 22.34
Paperback. Investigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity. Editor(s): Lindberg, David C.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 47 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCX6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482163
- ISBN
- 9780226482163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
hardcover. Investigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity. Editor(s): Lindberg, David C.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 47 line drawings. BIC Classification: HR; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482149
- ISBN
- 9780226482149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554588978
- ISBN
- 9781554588978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.94
€ 23.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. When the Earth Was Flat tells the fascinating story behind scientific theories we once believed to be true, and shows how the way we view the world, and the way we think the world works, has changed completely throughout history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782437833
- ISBN
- 9781782437833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, colour tables, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: KNG; TNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 4. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Urban Land Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 52
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874202625
- ISBN
- 9780874202625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, xvi, 378 p. BIC Classification: CFB; PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895024
- ISBN
- 9780226895024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; TNCJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887469
- ISBN
- 9781845887469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. Renowned linguist George Lakoff pairs with psychologist Rafael Nunez in the first book to provide a serious study of the cognitive science of mathematical ideas. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 190 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465037711
- ISBN
- 9780465037711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64