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Science: general issues
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins inspires us to look at chemistry through new eyes. Considering the remarkable achievements chemistry has made, he presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry - its structure, core concepts, and contributions to the material comfort and culture of the modern world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683970
- ISBN
- 9780199683970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Hardcover. Chemometrics encompasses a variety of statistical tools used to effectively design, analyze and interpret experimental data. The field has evolved rapidly over the last several years due to the widespread availability of powerful, inexpensive computers and available software packages. Series: Wiley-Interscience Series on Laboratory Automation. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGL; PBT; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471124511
- ISBN
- 9780471124511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.11
€ 206.11
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674015388
- ISBN
- 9780674015388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15€ 61.37
€ 68.15
€ 61.37
Hardback. Mathematicians and historians of mathematics and science will find in The Chinese Roots of Linear Algebra new ways to conceptualize the intellectual development of linear algebra. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJH; PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897559
- ISBN
- 9780801897559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.29
€ 78.29
Hardcover. It is widely-believed that China's entrepreneur class has grown and their businesses are succeeding primarily due to their knowledge of the domestic market, quick adaptation to market changes, and their resourcefulness. But innovation? Forget about it. Well, not quite. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJD; KJH; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470827963
- ISBN
- 9780470827963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.93
€ 41.99
€ 31.93
Paperback. This book, for the first time, describes the topic of chocolate as medicine from a historical perspective but also explores the benefits of cocoa, its positive health effects and the myths around why chocolate was thought to be bad for you. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MMG; PDX; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849734110
- ISBN
- 9781849734110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.75
€ 40.99
€ 40.75
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
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Offers author's systematic theological reflections on the relation between Christian revelation and the unfolding story of the universe. This book includes discoveries some maintain their faith by clinging to a pre-scientific worldview; others conclude that perhaps "the universe has outgrown the biblical God who is said to be its creator." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570757402
- ISBN
- 9781570757402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.88
€ 30.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; LNTJ; MBX; MJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413037
- ISBN
- 9781421413037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.82
€ 35.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. This book seeks to explain why, among the innumerable problems faced by societies, some problems in some places become viewed as critical public issues that shape health policy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; MBX; MJC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413020
- ISBN
- 9781421413020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.57€ 55.23
€ 60.57
€ 55.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Dickinson, Janis L.; Bonney, Rick. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 6 tables, 28 charts. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780801456749
- ISBN
- 9780801456749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. Civil engineering produces the structures of all human settlements worldwide. In this Very Short Introduction, David Muir Wood demonstrates the nature and importance of civil engineering; not only in the history of civilization and urbanization, but its range of facets today, and its challenges for the future. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 112 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199578634
- ISBN
- 9780199578634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Astounding revelations about a hitherto unknown civilization which predates the ancient Egyptians, with far-reaching implications Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. port. BIC Classification: HBA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Watkins Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907486098
- ISBN
- 9781907486098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405179
- ISBN
- 9781421405179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.60
€ 69.60
Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718185855
- ISBN
- 9780718185855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Builds an argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. Regarding evolution's complex achievements as peaks on a metaphorical mountain, this book reveals the ways in which the theory of natural selection can precisely explain the beautiful, bizarre and seemingly 'designed' complexity of living things. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026176
- ISBN
- 9780141026176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; UYQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845423
- ISBN
- 9780907845423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49
Paperback. What makes our species capable of thinking scientifically? Inspired by a debate between Noam Chomsky and Jean Piaget, the author traces the development of natural history from Aristotle to Darwin, and shows how the science of plants and animals has emerged from common conceptions of folk-biology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521438711
- ISBN
- 9780521438711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04
€ 52.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Giere, Ronald N. Series: Minnesota Studies in Philosophy of Science S. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816619795
- ISBN
- 9780816619795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Paperback. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780241958681
- ISBN
- 9780241958681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.73
€ 17.99
€ 13.73