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Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003131
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. "A primer of Population Genetics", third edition, provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to population genetics. The four chapters of the book address genetic variation, the causes of evolution, molecular population genetics and the genetic architecture of complex traits. Num Pages: 215 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sinaeur
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003012
ISBN
9780878933044
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KKD0002945
ISBN
9780007284870
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An unusual biography of Einstein, delving into his marriage in this greatest of scientific romances Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002083
ISBN
9780747561699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. John Humphrys' is a top political commentator and the voice of Radio 4's Today programme. The Great Food Gamble raises enormous questions and is indeed a manifesto for change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KNAC; RNC; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Publication date
2002
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
SKU
KKD0001960
ISBN
9780340770467
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In this book, the author explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life. Num Pages: 592 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001955
ISBN
9780140167344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy? This title looks at how self-organising systems are changing the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001954
ISBN
9780140287752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Sheds light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, the author asks why do we not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? He also delves into the history of science with stories of figures such as Galileo and Darwin. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001855
ISBN
9780099284529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at the work still to be done. Illustrator(s): Wright, Amy Bartlett; Ward, George. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, maps, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001853
ISBN
9780140291612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001852
ISBN
9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides evidence about the spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. This work offers an investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history. Translator(s): Seielstad, Mark. Num Pages: 240 pages, diagrams, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HBTB; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001797
ISBN
9780140296020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Basic. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVX; TJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sanctuary Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001783
ISBN
9781860742729
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A major biography of Emma Darwin of whom the author writes: 'Darwin's debt to Emma can never be fully estimated. Without her he might have been a clever man who yet achieved nothing' Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001644
ISBN
9780747262480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Scientists have discovered that at the most fundamental level humans are genetically linked to every part of the natural world. A dog is 85 per cent genetically identical to a human and humans have only twice as many genes as a worm or a fly. This work brings together these astonishing discoveries, and offers a vision of the impact these findings. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001394
ISBN
9780747558200
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain's most dazzling science writers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001336
ISBN
9780006384205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature come from? Were they created by a higher force, or can they be explained in some other way? This book explores how modern science is beginning to shed light on the mysteries of our existence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition
SKU
KKD0001317
ISBN
9780140158151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486780559
ISBN
9780486780559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 154 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486649276
ISBN
9780486649276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Physics. Num Pages: 470 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Reprint,
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486642284
ISBN
9780486642284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.05

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Electrical Engineering. Num Pages: 848 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: TJFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1180. 848 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TJFM. Dimension: 228 x 178 x 41. Weight: 1180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486498171
ISBN
9780486498171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 1008 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PBKA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 176 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1550. 1008 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PBKA. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 49. Weight: 1550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
1008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486484525
ISBN
9780486484525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486483689
ISBN
9780486483689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Aeronautical Engineering. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHFG; TBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486419633
ISBN
9780486419633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. This volume reconciles the modern scientific understanding of reality with our timeless spiritual yearnings for reverence and continuity, examining topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death. Goodenough writes about the workings of nature and of living creatures in particular. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; PDR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195136296
ISBN
9780195136296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.28

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