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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
€ 13.47

Paperback. The huge international bestseller that takes you on a journey through your mind and gives you the answers to the big philosophical questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. 352 pages. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, history, and pop culture, this title elucidates the questions at the heart of human existence: What is truth? Does life have meaning? Why should I be good? It takes you on a journey through the history of philosophy and offers an introduction to research on the brain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849011020
ISBN
9781849011020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. "This beautifully written book has the verve of an adventure story."-Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 464 pages, 36 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 144 x 30. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393341324
ISBN
9780393341324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Paperback. Adazzling tour d'horizonof mankind's enduring fascination with, and reliance upon, the extraordinary star at the centre of our solar system. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 196 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416526124
ISBN
9781416526124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.40

Hardcover. Without our domesticated plants and animals, human civilization as we know it would not exist. How domestication happens is as fascinating as it is important. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 245 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393064605
ISBN
9780393064605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.96

Hardcover. Wine is radioactive? Organic foods have more poison in them than those grown with pesticides? Best-selling author Richard A. Muller enlightens us. Illustrator(s): Manfre, Joey. Num Pages: 144 pages, Color cartoons throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393078268
ISBN
9780393078268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: PDZM; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 288. From the Fibonacci Sequence to Luna's Labyrinth to the Golden Section and Other Secrets of Sacred Geometry. 208 pages, b&w. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZM; VX. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Weiser Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578633838
ISBN
9781578633838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.88

paperback. In 1846, Charles Darwin has a secret: an essay, sealed in an envelope and locked in his study drawer, which will overturn human understanding of time and nature forever. Now he must publish and take the consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000537
ISBN
9780571216093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

paperback. Series: Studies in United States Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JNLB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629476
ISBN
9781469629476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.80

Paperback. Born, raised, and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska, Loren Eiseley (1907-77) was a highly respected writer and poet best known for explaining complex scientific concepts in poems easily read and understood by the general public. This volume details a brilliant thinker, accomplished writer, and esteemed man of science. Editor(s): Raz, Hilda. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803219069
ISBN
9780803219069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.28

paperback. Biography of Humphry Davy Num Pages: 199 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sutton Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000436
ISBN
9780750932318
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 97 colour photographs, 53 diagrams. BIC Classification: JFC; PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 283 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1906.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271019772
ISBN
9780271019772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.97

Paperback. A bold exploration of the human brain's potential by the internationally bestselling author of The Singularity is Near Num Pages: 352 pages, 55. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715647332
ISBN
9780715647332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. A tale of maverick science sleuths on an exhilarating hunt for a strange, elusive and all-important particle Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780746470
ISBN
9781780746470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Filled with compelling mathematical explanations, Math Geek sheds light on the incredible world of numbers hidden deep within your day-to-day life. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Adams Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440583810
ISBN
9781440583810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.38

Paperback. Science's most intriguing questions answered by the web's favourite writer, the genius behind xkcd.com. Munroe's hilarious and compelling answers explain everything from the odds of meeting your one true soulmate to how many humans a rampaging T-Rex would need to eat a day. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848549562
ISBN
9781848549562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. Learn electricity at your own pace What makes a light bulb work? What overloads a fuse? How does a magnetic field differ from an electrical field? With Electricity: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more about this powerful, versatile force that everyone uses, yet most of us don't understand. Series: Wiley Self-Teaching Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471264057
ISBN
9780471264057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 39. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553446791
ISBN
9780553446791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.92

Hardback. A Remarkable Journey describes the development of evolutionary theory from Darwin to the present, giving a historical narrative of the conceptual and theoretical discoveries and debates, which led to the theory that we know today. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234465
ISBN
9781780234465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845430
ISBN
9780907845430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

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