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Hardcover. The Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology addresses the grand challenge for science and engineering today. It provides a foundation for the many sustainability and policy evaluations being performed in institutions worldwide. Editor(s): Meyers, Robert J. Num Pages: 12677 pages, 2177 black & white illustrations, 3613 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PD; RNU; TBC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 435 x 320 x 445. Weight in Grams: 37000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 14764
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387894690
- ISBN
- 9780387894690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 628.86
€ 628.86
Paperback. Explores how "digital formations" emerge from the ever-changing intersection of computer-centered technologies and the broad range of social contexts that underlie much of what happens in cyberspace. This book emphasizes the importance of recognizing the specific technical capacities of digital technologies. Editor(s): Latham, Robert; Sassen, Saskia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119878
- ISBN
- 9780691119878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
€ 58.80
€ 45.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 248 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; PDZ; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896522548
- ISBN
- 9781896522548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.06
€ 24.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271036250
- ISBN
- 9780271036250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.71
€ 43.99
€ 33.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107601741
- ISBN
- 9781107601741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.57
€ 41.99
€ 39.57
Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199298037
- ISBN
- 9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.66
€ 11.99
€ 10.66
Hardcover. The first major book on Isaac Newton's writings on religious topics in over 35 years, Priest of Nature traces the life of the remarkable scientist and examines how he managed the complex boundaries between private and public faith. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; BGT; HRCC9; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199995356
- ISBN
- 9780199995356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Paperback. How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising, amusing and even beautiful. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313244
- ISBN
- 9781781313244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. After several million years of jostling for ecological space, only one survivor from a host of hominid species remains standing: us. Human beings are extraordinary creatures, and it is the unprecedented human brain that makes them so. This book presents step-by-step account of the evolution of the brain and nervous system. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 68 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205725
- ISBN
- 9780300205725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Suspicious Minds decodes the psychology of why we all believe in conspiracy theories--some of us just hide it better than others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472915634
- ISBN
- 9781472915634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.33
€ 16.99
€ 12.33
Hardcover. The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068474
- ISBN
- 9780393068474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.68
€ 29.99
€ 25.68
paperback. A practical guide packed with valuable tips and exercises to help develop your skills and become a more productive scientist. Num Pages: 180 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 378. 184 pages, 20 b/w illus. A practical guide packed with valuable tips and exercises to help develop your skills and become a more productive scientist. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PD. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 10. Weight: 376.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521149617
- ISBN
- 9780521149617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.86
€ 31.99
€ 31.86
Hardcover. The book is concerned with the theory, background, and practical use of transmission electron microscopes with lens correctors that can correct the effects of spherical aberration. The book also covers a comparison with aberration correction in the TEM and applications of analytical aberration corrected STEM in materials science and biology. Editor(s): Brydson, Rik. Series: Royal Microscopical Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470518519
- ISBN
- 9780470518519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.84
€ 69.84
Paperback. Naturally occurring DMT may produce prophecy-like states of consciousness and thus represent a bridge between biology and religious experience Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594773426
- ISBN
- 9781594773426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.80
€ 21.99
€ 21.80
Paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. Editor(s): Dawkins, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: DQ; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199216819
- ISBN
- 9780199216819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.99
€ 18.99
€ 14.99
- Publisher
- Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665770
- ISBN
- 9781552665770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.27
€ 21.99
€ 20.27
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFDT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664001
- ISBN
- 9781552664001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.37
€ 29.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. This is the official lab manual to accompany Sawnson's Integrated Chemistry and Physics, the first book to combine chemistry and physics in a unified course of study for environmental technology. Series: Preserving the Legacy. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; PDN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471360193
- ISBN
- 9780471360193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
paperback. Argues that it was cooking that caused the transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. This title focuses on the idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781846682865
- ISBN
- 9781846682865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.25
€ 14.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Bestselling psychologist Richard Wiseman unravels the science behind our beliefs in telepathy, clairvoyants, mediums, ghosts, and more.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447273394
- ISBN
- 9781447273394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. From the bestselling author of 59 Seconds. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447273387
- ISBN
- 9781447273387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? This book lets you discover about: The Sex Life of Ideas; Delving Deep Inside Your Head; The Rise of the Screenager; How to Clear a Blocked Brain; and, Why We Are So Afraid of Doing Nothing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. How The Digital Age is Changing Our Minds, Why This Matters and What We Can Do About It. 224 pages. What are some of the unexpected consequences of digital information on the 100 billion cells and quadrillion connections inside our brains? This book lets you discover about: The Sex Life of Ideas; Delving Deep Inside Your Head; The Rise of the Screenager; How to Clear a Blocked Brain; and, Why We Are So Afraid of Doing Nothing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDR; VSP. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight: 356.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857885491
- ISBN
- 9781857885491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. The Art of Probability provides an accessible and nuanced coverage of probability. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780201406863
- ISBN
- 9780201406863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.66
€ 99.66
Paperback. Whenever a volcano threatens to erupt, scientists and adventurers from around the world flock to the site in response to the irresistible allure of one of nature's most dangerous and unpredictable phenomena. This book covers the variety of volcanoes, the subtle to conspicuous signs preceding their eruptions, and their atmospheric consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, 85 halftones 46 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: PD; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002491
- ISBN
- 9780691002491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.92
€ 36.99
€ 26.92