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Hardcover. Some 30,000 years ago, deep in the prehistory of humankind, an individual crammed a sharpened stone into a split in a sturdy piece of wood - and found that this new handled axe made quicker work of cutting than a hand-held rock alone. This work is suitable for history buffs, pop culture lovers and seekers of littleknown lore. Num Pages: 304 pages, 525 colour photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426204203
- ISBN
- 9781426204203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.74
€ 40.99
€ 35.74
Hardcover. Overseen by distinguished neuropsychiatrist Dr. Richard Restak, Brainis both a practical owner's manual and a complete guide to the brain's development and function. Num Pages: 240 pages, 272 colour photographs. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426205477
- ISBN
- 9781426205477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.04
€ 40.99
€ 39.04
Paperback. Centuries of scientific thought in one volume Num Pages: 432 pages, 2000 colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426208089
- ISBN
- 9781426208089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.84
€ 31.84
Paperback. Complete with a foldout timeline and map illustrating the worldly contributions of Muslims, remarkable photographs and colourful illustrations, artefacts, historic documents and drawings, this book not only reveals 1001 Muslim inventions, but provides insight into the everyday life of the historic Muslim society and related Western growth. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, colour li. BIC Classification: 3F; 3J; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 202 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426209345
- ISBN
- 9781426209345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.79
€ 29.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Engaging format that is entertaining for the mind and easy on the wallet, this book is logically organised by subject, every chapter features the true tales that have attracted millions of fans with their oddness and their power to amaze. It is backed by science, fuelled by wonder, these stories have to be seen to be believed. Editor(s): Braun, David. Num Pages: 544 pages, 150 Black and White Photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426209659
- ISBN
- 9781426209659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.78
€ 18.99
€ 18.78
Hardcover. Argues passionately and articulately for continuing to push the boundaries of our knowledge of the universe and, specifically, for focussing assets, intellect, and policy toward sending humans to the planet Mars by the year 2032. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426210174
- ISBN
- 9781426210174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.23
€ 26.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. Intends to make readers pause and think if the 'brilliant' inventions they use in their daily lives are really worthy of 'Eureka!' This title helps prove that not all amazing inventions are the greatest thing since sliced bread - not even sliced bread (which is literally just a pre-cut loaf for lazy loafs). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440500107
- ISBN
- 9781440500107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.43
€ 14.99
€ 14.43
Num Pages: 344 pages, 93 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 290 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239265
- ISBN
- 9781442239265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.22
€ 27.99
€ 26.22
This volume is the fourth and concluding part of a survey which brings to light the contributions of about 1000 nineteenth-century women whose published work appeared in journals listed in the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800-1900. Volume IV concerns women authors from Imperial Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247413
- ISBN
- 9781442247413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.34
€ 187.34
This book describes the paleomagnetism of sediments and sedimentary rocks, how sediments and sedimentary rocks become magnetized, and how the physical and chemical processes involved can affect the accuracy of paleomagnetism. Num Pages: 164 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335026
- ISBN
- 9781444335026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.01
€ 125.01
Paperback. Invasion ecology is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of organisms to areas outside their native range. This book brings together the insights of more than fifty authors to examine the origins, foundations, current dimensions and potential trajectories of invasion ecology. Editor(s): Richardson, David M. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white tables, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444335866
- ISBN
- 9781444335866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.75
€ 109.75
The abundance of insects can change dramatically from generation to generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density changes or "outbreaks" may be abrupt and ostensibly random, or population peaks may occur in a more or less cyclic fashion. Editor(s): Barbosa, Pedro; Letourneau, Deborah; Agrawal, Anurag. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337594
- ISBN
- 9781444337594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.18
€ 153.18
Nonlinearity, Complexity and Randomness in Economics
. Ed(S): Zambelli, Stefano; George, Donald A....
Paperback. The "great crash of 2008" and its associated banking crisis have revealed the limitations of mainstream economics. Nonlinearity, Complexity and Randomness in Economics presents a variety of cutting edge papers by leading economists, scientists, and philosophers. Editor(s): Zambelli, Stefano; George, Donald A. R. Series: Surveys of Recent Research in Economics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350319
- ISBN
- 9781444350319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. The robots are coming! MAKE Volume 27 shows you how to build robots that walk, fly, swim, play music, dance, and even extinguish fires. Editor(s): Frauenfelder, Mark. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449302467
- ISBN
- 9781449302467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.71
€ 15.99
€ 14.71
Paperback. MAKE Volume 33 has great projects for makers of all skill levels - Arduino projects, internet gadgets, food, music, personal fabrication, astronomy, electronics, and more. In our special Codebox section you'll learn about software of interest to makers, including circuit board design, 3D CAD and printing, microcontrollers and creative coding. Editor(s): Frauenfelder, Mark. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: GBCS; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449327651
- ISBN
- 9781449327651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Garage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we'll show you how to build wheeled wonders that'll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style. Build a longboard skateboard by bending plywood. Build a crazy go-kart driven by a pair of battery-powered drills. Editor(s): Frauenfelder, Mark. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 9. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449397593
- ISBN
- 9781449397593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.99
€ 15.99
€ 14.99
Provides a comprehensive cross-referenced compilation of chemical resistance data that explains the effect of thousands of exposure media on the properties and characteristics of commodity thermoplastics. This title covers the chemical resistance properties of high consumption volume commercial thermoplastics. Editor(s): Ebnesajjad, Sina; Woishnis, William. Series: Plastics Design Library. Num Pages: 3526 pages. BIC Classification: TDCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 216. Weight in Grams: 7820.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- William Andrew Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 3526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455778966
- ISBN
- 9781455778966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 717.32
€ 717.32
Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PBUH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461269823
- ISBN
- 9781461269823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.50
€ 73.50
Fractal Geometry, Complex Dimensions and Zeta Functions: Geometry and ...
Lapidus, Michel, Van Frankenhuijsen, Machiel
Hardcover. In its Second Edition, this in-depth study of the vibrations of fractal strings interlinks number theory, spectral geometry and fractal geometry. Includes a geometric reformulation of the Riemann hypothesis and a new final chapter on recent topics and results. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 570 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBKF; PBKJ; PBKL; PBKS; PBWR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 899.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461421757
- ISBN
- 9781461421757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.09€ 127.24
€ 130.09
€ 127.24
Paperback. Renowned veterinarian Dr. Nicholas Dodman breaks new ground with the profound recognition that humans' and other animals' minds work in similar ways. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JM; PSVP; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476749037
- ISBN
- 9781476749037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.92
€ 17.99
€ 15.92