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Science: general issues

Paperback. In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. This guide to 'Darwin's dangerous idea' takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of natural selection and the selfish gene. Illustrator(s): Selina, Howard. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311862
ISBN
9781848311862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. A user's guide to the solar revolution - and why we must all get on board before it is too late. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225333
ISBN
9781780225333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
210
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461478904
ISBN
9781461478904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.93

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998084
ISBN
9780295998084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. "Bruce Schneier's amazing book is the best overview of privacy and security ever written."-Clay Shirky Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; UR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352177
ISBN
9780393352177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. A neuroscientist tells the remarkable story of how she rewired her own brain--and came to see the world anew Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286. A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions. 256 pages, 30 b/w illustrations. When neuroscientist Susan Barry was fifty years old, she took a trip to Manhattan. She saw the city in an astonishingly new way. With each glance, she experienced the deliriously novel sense of immersion in a three dimensional world. Giving an account of the brain's capacity for change, this title describes Barry's remarkable journey. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BM; PDZ. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight: 286.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020737
ISBN
9780465020737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.38

Paperback. * Published as part of the prestigious Wiley-Blackwell - UFAW Animal Welfare series. * A complete and balanced overview of the issues surrounding the use of animals in scientific research, with a focus on animal welfare implications and ethics of animals in research. Series: UFAW Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDN; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119967071
ISBN
9781119967071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Hardback. Fraud in science is not as easy to identify as one might think. This title looks at actual cases in which fraud was committed or alleged, explaining what constitutes scientific misconduct and what doesn't, and providing readers with the ethical foundations needed to discern and avoid fraud wherever it may arise. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: JFMG; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139661
ISBN
9780691139661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. He reveals massive logistical operations as critical in determining the war's outcome. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419374
ISBN
9781421419374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 47.39

Paperback. Presents an account of the reconstruction of prehuman history of the earth. This title takes readers from the post-Napoleonic Restoration in Europe to the early years of Britain's Victorian age, chronicling the staggering discoveries geologists made during the period. Num Pages: 648 pages, 125 halftones, 40 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226731292
ISBN
9780226731292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Discover why the odds are better than you'd think in this mathematical tribute to the great coincidences of life Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780749006
ISBN
9781780749006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417106
ISBN
9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Weissenbacher, Stephen P. Weldon, and Tomoko Yoshida Editor(s): Ferngren, Gary B. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421728
ISBN
9781421421728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.47

Paperback. Scholars from disciplines as diverse as political science and art history have offered widely differing interpretations of Kuhn's ideas, appropriating his notions of paradigm shifts and revolutions to fit their own theories, however imperfectly. Destined to become the authoritative philosophical study of Kuhn's work. Bibliography. Translator(s): Levine, Alexander T. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226355511
ISBN
9780226355511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. In this lively expedition into the origins, evolution, and workings of our planet, John Gribbin does what he does best: gathers 4.5 billion years of geological history and shares the best bits. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Oneworld
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688289
ISBN
9781851688289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199655984
ISBN
9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Ada's Algorithm tells the story of Ada Lovelace's turbulent life, and tells through the story of her life how she could have started the digital revolution two centuries ago but was thwarted by the then prevalent disregard for the intelligence of women. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PBC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Gibson Square Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783340712
ISBN
9781783340712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Lidgard, Scott; Nyhart, Lynn K. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226446455
ISBN
9780226446455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399165245
ISBN
9780399165245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

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