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Science: general issues
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 b/w throughout. BIC Classification: APT; JFCA; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408842812
- ISBN
- 9781408842812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions. Num Pages: 416 pages, (90 integrated). BIC Classification: GPJ; KJWS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Sixth Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857028898
- ISBN
- 9781857028898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.42
€ 13.00
€ 11.42
Paperback. How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. This book tells the story of one scientist, and his quest for the key to this geological mystery. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones. 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; PDZ; RBGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126203
- ISBN
- 9780691126203
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. War-torn, virtually bankrupt, Russia tried to light its way to the future with the fitful glow of science. Stalin believed that science should serve the state. The human cost of this peculiar marriage between the state and its scientists was horrendous. This book makes clear what Soviet science has done for us. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571290086
- ISBN
- 9780571290086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardcover. The tools of corporate efficiency - expert systems, databases, and operations management - have improved our lives significantly, but with a cost: they're turning us into mindless drones. This book traces how these IT-intensive management systems have come to dominate our lives, with a profound effect in particular on the middle class. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: KJQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465018444
- ISBN
- 9780465018444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.63
€ 30.99
€ 20.63
paperback. Simon Flynn's bestselling selection of enthralling facts, stories, poems and more from science's history Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848315990
- ISBN
- 9781848315990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.25
€ 14.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 488 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KOC0010929
- ISBN
- 9780521603256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 charts, 5 graphs, 4 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1H; KFFK; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- International Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789057270635
- ISBN
- 9789057270635
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.72
€ 24.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. Why are female brains better at empathasing? How are male brains designed to analyse systems? And what really makes men and women different? The author explores list-making, lying and two decades of research in a ground-breaking examination of how our brains can be male or female. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241961353
- ISBN
- 9780241961353
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.84
€ 13.00
€ 11.84
Paperback. Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good' and 'evil' - all of us instead lie somewhere on the empathy spectrum, and our position on that spectrum can be affected by both genes and our environments? Why do some people treat others as objects? This book examines an understanding in a study of what it means to be human. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Non Basic Stock Line
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141017969
- ISBN
- 9780141017969
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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Paperback. Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034525
- ISBN
- 9780674034525
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
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Paperback. In the 1930s, physics was in a crisis. In the post-World War II period, four eminent physicists rose to the challenge and developed a calculable version of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). This book tells the story of these four physicists, blending discussions of their scientific work with biographical sketches. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 768 pages, 28 halftones 47 line illus. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PHK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033273
- ISBN
- 9780691033273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.01
€ 82.81
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Paperback. Offers a social history of Chinese paleoanthropology and a cultural - and at times comparative - history of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. Focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, this book offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; PDX; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738604
- ISBN
- 9780226738604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
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Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: APF; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142816
- ISBN
- 9780231142816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
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Paperback. Gives us an account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future. In this book, the story begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a "Unit of heredity". It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584575
- ISBN
- 9780099584575
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
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Paperback. A ground breaking study of why we choke under pressure and what we can do to ensure we perform at our best. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRN; KJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264. The Secret to Performing Under Pressure. 304 pages, Illustrations. Reveals the astonishing new science of why we choke under pressure. The author explains what happens in the body and mind when everything clicks and the perfect golf swing, tricky mathematical problem, or high-pressure business pitch suddenly become easy. She examines how attention and working memory guide human performance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JMRN; KJ; PDZ. Dimension: 197 x 212 x 25. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849016452
- ISBN
- 9781849016452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
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Hardcover. This book covers the information required for improving the quality of food protein products. It explores the relationships between the structures, functions, and the chemical and physical properties of different food proteins, emphasizing their most useful applications as well as protein behavior during processing. Editor(s): Nakai, Shuryo; Modler, H. Wayne. Num Pages: 390 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KNDF; PDG; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471297857
- ISBN
- 9780471297857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.44
€ 252.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Watanabe, Shota. Num Pages: 78 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628082685
- ISBN
- 9781628082685
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Condition: New
€ 62.69€ 44.98
€ 62.69
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Paperback. How have our conceptions of primate behaviour and society changed since primatology came into its own after World War II? This work studies this question, and reflects on primatology and science in general, and on the relations of both to broader cultural, historical and social issues. Editor(s): Strum, Shirley C.; Fedigan, Linda Marie. Num Pages: 636 pages, 34 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777559
- ISBN
- 9780226777559
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
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Paperback. An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; PD; PSX; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476412
- ISBN
- 9780099476412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; PSAK; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167499
- ISBN
- 9780231167499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
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Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674300620
- ISBN
- 9780674300620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.10
€ 46.99
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Paperback. Compares the politics and policy of the life sciences in Britain, Germany, the United States, and in the European Union as a whole. This book shows how public and private actors in each setting evaluated manifestations of biotechnology and tried to reassure themselves about their safety. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; PDR; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130422
- ISBN
- 9780691130422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardcover. We live in a world increasingly governed by technology-but at what cost? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078992
- ISBN
- 9780393078992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72