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The northern Adriatic Sea is transient, most recently flooded between 18,000 to 6,000 years ago following the last glacial maximum, and it will drain again with the onset of the next glacial period. This book enables us to understand better the ecological structure of the Adriatic's floor. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones, 49 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QS; PSAF; PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132428
- ISBN
- 9780231132428
Condition: New
€ 108.29
€ 108.29
Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDZ; PHVG; RBGL; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122443
- ISBN
- 9780231122443
Condition: New
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Through the ages, salt has conferred status, preserved foods, and mingled in the blood, sweat, and tears of humanity. Mixing literary analysis, history, biology, physics, economics, art history, political science, chemistry, and linguistics, this book talks about the everyday substance that rocked the world and brings zest to the ordinary. Translator(s): Mader, Mary Beth. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121989
- ISBN
- 9780231121989
Condition: New
€ 55.36
€ 55.36
Paperback. Andrews offers a new plan for making decisions as individuals and as a society based on emerging issues of ethics and science by providing the first detailed glimpse into how genetic testing can change your self-image, your relationships with loved ones, and your expectations about your children. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121637
- ISBN
- 9780231121637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231120791
- ISBN
- 9780231120791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.05
€ 45.05
Paperback. This new approach to the study of multiculturalism focuses on its applications to science and technology. It explores new studies that describe the role of culture and power in the making of theories, facts and machines. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables, 7 figs. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101974
- ISBN
- 9780231101974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.63
€ 49.63
Paperback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101776
- ISBN
- 9780231101776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Outlining a plan for mapping phytodiversity in the next half century, this book focuses on the protocols and procedures for collecting, documenting, storing, and preserving specimens and consider methods of retaining images for plants that cannot be sampled, surveying advanced computerized video applications including virtual reality. Editor(s): Stuessy, Tod F.; Sohmer, S.H. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101363
- ISBN
- 9780231101363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Num Pages: 808 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088015
- ISBN
- 9780231088015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.64
€ 121.64
Num Pages: 766 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1953
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087995
- ISBN
- 9780231087995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.41
€ 127.41
Num Pages: 767 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publication date
- 1934
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 767
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087971
- ISBN
- 9780231087971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Num Pages: 827 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1934
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 827
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087964
- ISBN
- 9780231087964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.13
€ 128.13
Num Pages: 835 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRQX2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 835
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231087940
- ISBN
- 9780231087940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.23
€ 128.23
In a sophisticated (but clear and understandable) exposition, Rosen (physiology and biophysics, Dalhousie U.) rejects both the necessity and the sufficiency of the mechanistic model/metaphor for biological life, and proposes an alternative, drawn equally from experience in biology, physics, and mat Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075640
- ISBN
- 9780231075640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.84
€ 136.84
Documents the challenges and the social, political, and economic factors involved in the planning and technological achievement of the Mariner 10 mission, and features more than one hundred high-resolution photographs of the surface of Mercury. Num Pages: 162 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGS; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231039963
- ISBN
- 9780231039963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.47
€ 115.47
Num Pages: 663 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231001212
- ISBN
- 9780231001212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.22
€ 187.22
Hardback. Sir Arthur Clarke Award Winner Many environmentalists think going into space detracts from solving problems on Earth. Most space explorers feel environmentalism hampers their exploration of space. Leading astro-biologist Prof. Cockell argues that environmentalism and space exploration have one and the same objective, to ensure humanity has a home. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 276 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007529
- ISBN
- 9780230007529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Hardcover. A guide to beekeeping that follows a year in the life of the author and his bees. It shows how keeping bees and making your own honey is something anyone can do. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp f/c insets. BIC Classification: TVHH; WNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224086899
- ISBN
- 9780224086899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.10
€ 30.99
€ 26.10
Hardcover. This book covers the chemistry of the major processes involved in the manufacture of integrated circuits. The authors describe all the major processes in use, together with some processes which are currently being developed and hold future promise. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFD5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216920057
- ISBN
- 9780216920057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.81
€ 250.81
Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140192469
- ISBN
- 9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.76
€ 21.99
€ 19.76
Editor(s): Gondor, Anita. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780128033951
- ISBN
- 9780128033951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 166.78
€ 166.78
Editor(s): Sun, Da-Wen. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780128022320
- ISBN
- 9780128022320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.24
€ 205.24
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124159952
- ISBN
- 9780124159952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.83
€ 145.83
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123849847
- ISBN
- 9780123849847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.44
€ 196.44