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Paperback. "A stunning book."-Oliver Sacks Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 47. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393329377
ISBN
9780393329377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Offers an account of how biologists discover mechanisms. Drawing on examples from across the life sciences and through the centuries, the authors compile a toolbox of strategies that biologists have used and will use again to reveal the mechanisms that produce, underlie, or maintain the phenomena characteristic of living things. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones, 8 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039794
ISBN
9780226039794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Hardcover. Offers an account of how biologists discover mechanisms. Drawing on examples from across the life sciences and through the centuries, the authors compile a toolbox of strategies that biologists have used and will use again to reveal the mechanisms that produce, underlie, or maintain the phenomena characteristic of living things. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones, 8 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039657
ISBN
9780226039657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 78.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. 59 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166933
ISBN
9780691166933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691178523
ISBN
9780691178523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.88

paperback. Overturning the most common myths about dogs' emotions and behaviour, this book shows how we should really treat our pets, and stands up for dogdom: not the wolf in canine clothes, not the small furry child, not the trophy-winner, but the real dog, who wants to be part of the family and enjoy life - mankind's closest friend. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141046495
ISBN
9780141046495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195148305
ISBN
9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Goudaroulis, Yorgos; Nicolacopoulos, P. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; PDA; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401078603
ISBN
9789401078603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 239.98

Hardcover. The recent series of chemically related disasters has resulted in a preoccupation with safety in the chemical laboratory and in matters relating to the handling of chemicals generally. The main aim of this book is to improve safety in the chemical laboratory. Editor(s): Young, Jay A. Num Pages: 432 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KNXC; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471530367
ISBN
9780471530367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 295.62

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674657
ISBN
9780816674657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Whenever Forty-second Street in New York is temporarily closed, traffic doesn't gridlock but flows more smoothly - why is that? Or consider that cities that build new roads can experience dramatic increases in traffic congestion - how is this possible? This title includes some of these counterintuitive mathematical occurrences. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 line illus. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150024
ISBN
9780691150024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. After decades of analyzing his dreams, a professor of psychology finds that some of them anticipate future events. As his experiments continue to meet with surprising results, the author comes to accept the idea that reality is much more interesting than conventional science has led us to believe. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780995458
ISBN
9781780995458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 87 halftones 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; KCP; KNGS; PDR; TBX; WGGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140322
ISBN
9780691140322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.78
€ 46.32

Paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
VINTAGE London
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099772118
ISBN
9780099772118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. This title uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 441 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207926
ISBN
9780226207926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207919
ISBN
9780226207919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 79.09

hardcover. The need for agricultural research resources in the developing world cannot be underestimated, but the availability of such resources is often poor. This book explores the importance of impact assessment studies in Africa, and assembles evidence to pave the way for investment in agricultural research all over the developing world. Editor(s): Anandajayasekeram, P; Rukani, M.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Liebenberg, F.; Keswani, C. L. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; KCM; KCN; PDR; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cabi United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845932671
ISBN
9781845932671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731109
ISBN
9781613731109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. This book looks at innovations that will change our lives by the year 2062. It covers a wide variety of scientific topics of great interest to the general public, from astrophysics to genetics to robotics to clean energy. Num Pages: 102 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 236 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847053519
ISBN
9788847053519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742539372
ISBN
9780742539372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

Paperback. Many social scientists have sought to show that nature is not an eternal constant but an intrinsically unstable concept - a historical, cultural and social construct with powerful emotional, moral and political connotations. This book sets out to explore some of the implications of and lacunae in this push to 'denaturalise nature'. Editor(s): Roepstorff, Andreas; Bubandt, Nils. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889450
ISBN
9788772889450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.51

Hardcover. Surface imaging by electrochemical methods-one of the hottest areas in the field due to its significant applications in electronic materials fabrication-is the subject of this self-contained fifth volume in the Frontiers of Electrochemistry series. Editor(s): Lipkowski, Jacek; Ross, Phil. Series: Frontiers in Electrochemistry. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDND; PNRH; PNRX; TDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471246725
ISBN
9780471246725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 383.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Helmchen, Fritjof; Konnerth, Arthur. Num Pages: 1084 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MJN; PDN; PSAN; TTBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2718.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879699383
ISBN
9780879699383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 241.25

Hardback. These "images of the fetus may be produced by machines,the authors write, "but they live vividly in the human imagination." Num Pages: 336 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407937
ISBN
9781421407937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.99

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