Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 258 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940363806
- ISBN
- 9781940363806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. In China, for the first time, the people who weigh too much now outnumber those who weigh too little. In Mexico, the obesity rate has tripled in the past three decades. This title exposes the practices of some of the recognisable (and profitable) companies and brands of the last half century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; PDZ; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- WH Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753541470
- ISBN
- 9780753541470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.50
€ 23.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Explores the extraordinary way in which the technology that surrounds us and allows us to live our modern lives has actually been developed. With examples, from laser printers to powerplants, the author reveals how our own problem-solving skills and creative vision can evolve alongside these technologies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: KN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First British Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141031637
- ISBN
- 9780141031637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
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Paperback. Can anyone get a perfect memory? The author used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt art of memory training, discovering mnemonic ancient 'memory palace' technique first practiced by Simonides of Ceos over the years. This title offers a journey through mind, and secrets of how our memory really works. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; JMRM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032139
- ISBN
- 9780141032139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
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Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781773
- ISBN
- 9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.55
€ 13.99
€ 10.55
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418. Ten Scientists' Diaries. 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. In this volume a young generation of first-class scientists - most of them Royal Society Young Fellows - kept diaries over several months which reveal, with an unusual honesty, the frustrations, comic ironies and occasional breakthroughs in the charged and highly competitive world of science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- Central
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319980
- ISBN
- 9780903319980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.86
€ 11.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture. Editor(s): Ott, Katherine; Serlin, David; Mihm, Stephen. Num Pages: 359 pages, halftones, 68 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MQWP; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814761984
- ISBN
- 9780814761984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. In this introduction to philosophy of biology, Kim Sterelny and Paul E. Griffiths present both the science and the philosophical context necessary for a critical understanding of the debates shaping biology at the end of the 20th century. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 halftones, 25 line drawings, further reading. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226773049
- ISBN
- 9780226773049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673544
- ISBN
- 9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.24
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€ 14.24
Paperback. Breaking down the complicated concepts of speed, acceleration, torque, fluid mechanics, and surface physics, this book provides an introduction to the basic science underlying the sport of sailing. It also explores how the spectrum, reflection, and polarization of light lead sailors to 'see' wind on the water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 143 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781420073768
- ISBN
- 9781420073768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.61
€ 72.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780563
- ISBN
- 9781783780563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
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€ 12.95
Paperback. Money doesn't grow on trees. Or does it? From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, nature provides 'natural services', 24/7. This book offers impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle, leading to an epidemic of rabies) and also the positive. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846685606
- ISBN
- 9781846685606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.65
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Hardback. Includes the papers that present the research and policy evaluations which represent an evolving record of policy and research on high technology small firms through many changes in economic conditions and government policy approaches over the years. Editor(s): Oakey, Ray; Cook, Gary; Groen, Aard. Series: New Technology Based Firms in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNTX; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848557826
- ISBN
- 9781848557826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.53
€ 112.53
Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152375
- ISBN
- 9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
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€ 15.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Price, Campbell; Forshaw, Roger; Chamberlain, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 maps, 17 colour illustrations, 122 black & white illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992439
- ISBN
- 9781784992439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.48
€ 164.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168724
- ISBN
- 9780231168724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Aizawa, Kenneth; Gillett, Carl. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137562159
- ISBN
- 9781137562159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Paperback. "Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful."-Nature Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348262
- ISBN
- 9780393348262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854568
- ISBN
- 9780192854568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
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Paperback. The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; PDA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433091
- ISBN
- 9781137433091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Paperback. Blue Mind is a fascinating account using compelling new research to understand our relationship to the planet's most omnipresent resource - water. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139579
- ISBN
- 9780349139579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486451008
- ISBN
- 9780486451008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.84
€ 11.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670055
- ISBN
- 9780816670055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Linear algebra is a fundamental area of mathematics, and arguably the most powerful mathematical tool ever developed. This dynamic and engaging book uses numerous examples, question and answer sections, and historical biographies to provide an introduction to linear algebra for undergraduates in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering. Num Pages: 616 pages, 209 b/w line drawings, 18 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: PBF; PBW; PDE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1296.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199654444
- ISBN
- 9780199654444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.93
€ 52.93