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Paperback. Argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling are represented in the form of literal devices and plots Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249978
- ISBN
- 9780823249978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
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Paperback. Drawing on the research from psychology, neuroscience and biology, this book delves into the mysteries of time perception. It shows us how to manage time more efficiently, why it speeds up as you get older and, ultimately, how to use the warping of time to our own advantage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRP; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847677914
- ISBN
- 9781847677914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
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€ 12.53
Paperback. Explores the hidden dimensions of time, looking at everything from when the present becomes the past to the tribe that see the future backwards, from when sex is best to why the years seem to speed by as we age. This book reveals how we can learn to live in harmony with the secret clock within us, altering our perceptions to transform our lives. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRF0021737
- ISBN
- 9780141034638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244297
- ISBN
- 9780851244297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. Although the dream of flying is as old as the human imagination, the notion of rocketing into space may have originated with Chinese gunpowder experiments during the Middle Ages. Rockets as both weapons and entertainment are examined in this engaging history of how human beings acquired the ability to catapult themselves into space. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 photographs, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: PDX; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245211
- ISBN
- 9780803245211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.99
€ 24.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141980874
- ISBN
- 9780141980874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; TBD; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416826
- ISBN
- 9780674416826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. Presents an exploration of how 21st Century is going to change not just the way we think, but also what we actually think with - our own individual minds. Editor(s): McGrath, Stefan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Light shelf wear, else as new.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KTG0021064
- ISBN
- 9780141008882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Myskja, Arne; Espvik, Ola. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 196
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251918282
- ISBN
- 9788251918282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.92€ 40.49
€ 50.92
€ 40.49
Paperback. Exploring the many surprising facts and myths about our sense of touch, this book reveals how it defines us - and how, by understanding it, we can better know ourselves. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241184066
- ISBN
- 9780241184066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727860
- ISBN
- 9780804727860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
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Paperback. Paperback ressiue, for the Princeton Puzzler's Series, 2013. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 halftones. 72 line illus. 42 tables. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158181
- ISBN
- 9780691158181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
hardcover. Alistair Lax takes a fascinating look at these most devious molecules, explaining the many ingenious mechanisms they use to penetrate our cell's defences, and the deadly pandemics that result. A story not only of disease but also of human rivalry and persistence in our struggle to understand, combat, and harness these powerful toxins. Num Pages: 204 pages, numerous halftones, 1 table, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: MBNH; MMFM; MMGT; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198605584
- ISBN
- 9780198605584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37
€ 64.37
Hardcover. Transform theory and methods are useful to many professionals from various mathematical backgrounds. This introduction to the theory and practice of continuous and discrete transforms integrates knowledge from many branches of mathematics. Series: Wiley-Interscience and Canadian Mathematics Series of Monographs and Texts. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCD; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471008101
- ISBN
- 9780471008101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.46
€ 233.46
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Macmillan Learning
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781429253352
- ISBN
- 9781429253352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.09€ 51.94
€ 52.09
€ 51.94
Paperback. Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25, 13 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866104
- ISBN
- 9780801866104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.84
€ 32.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chen, L. V. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545603
- ISBN
- 9781594545603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.52€ 185.89
€ 273.52
€ 185.89
Paperback. 'In Richard Fortey's capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic - a remarkable and fascinating book.' SIMON WINCHESTER Num Pages: 256 pages, 132 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551386
- ISBN
- 9780006551386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. A personal and transformative journey into mechanical intricacy and philosophical inquiry. Num Pages: 155 pages, 25 drawings. BIC Classification: PD; WGCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874517552
- ISBN
- 9780874517552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.44
€ 17.99
€ 15.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 342 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608765959
- ISBN
- 9781608765959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.33€ 55.91
€ 79.33
€ 55.91
paperback. A collection of lectures given by Chandrasekhar, the astrophysicist. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 halftones, 8 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100876
- ISBN
- 9780226100876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.82
€ 35.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498072
- ISBN
- 9780226498072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.81
€ 34.99
€ 27.81
Paperback. In "Moby-Dick", Ishmael declares, 'Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned ground that a whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me'. This book recovers the story of Maurice versus Judd, an 1818 trial that pitted the new sciences of taxonomy against the biblically sanctioned-view that the whale was a fish. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 color plates. 19 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146157
- ISBN
- 9780691146157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226294797
- ISBN
- 9780226294797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.37
€ 94.73
€ 79.37