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Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.27

Hardcover. An intriguing work of history, philosophy, and popular science that explores the human desire to quest. Scientists continually look for the genetic factors that make humans so very different in appearance and behaviour from most animals -- the genes that are uniquely human. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470851449
ISBN
9780470851449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780285635944
ISBN
9780285635944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Seachrist, Judith A. Num Pages: 240 pages, numeros line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195327069
ISBN
9780195327069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.71

Paperback. What if the numbers that really matter, the ones that hold the key to winning matches, are actually 2.66, 53.4, 50/50, and 0 > 1? What if managers only make a 15 per cent difference? What if Chelsea should have bought Darren Bent? This book shows that every shred of knowledge we can gather can help us to love football and understand it even more. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963623
ISBN
9780241963623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. "Remarkably upbeat, and imbued with wit, wisdom and a palpable sense of awe over our universe."-Tucson Weekly Num Pages: 352 pages, 68 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339987
ISBN
9780393339987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.47

Paperback. Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the Year Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813553
ISBN
9780753813553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018133
ISBN
9780141018133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? Has human evolution stopped, or are we still evolving? This title tackles the big questions in the ongoing debate about the beginnings of human life on earth. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037202
ISBN
9780141037202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782432555
ISBN
9781782432555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Here is the captivating history of maths from prehistoric times to our digital age, looking at the people and their cultures, their beliefs and aims behind the discoveries that fundamentally changed the way we see the world. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black-and-white diagrams. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 12. .
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782437673
ISBN
9781782437673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. "Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces woven into the fabric of the universe? And if inevit" Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465090457
ISBN
9780465090457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Perigee Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399165863
ISBN
9780399165863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.74

Hardback. 8vo. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First U. S. Edition
SKU
KEX0265183
ISBN
9780520233690
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 45.00

Paperback. Blood is a vital component of the bodies of most multicellular animals. Chris Cooper discusses blood's critical role in both biology and in human society, ranging from its place in religious rituals to its uses in modern medicine. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 26 black and white images. BIC Classification: HRLF; MJF; PDZ; PS. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199581450
ISBN
9780199581450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. "Christopher Wanjek uses a take-no-prisoners approach in debunking the outrageous nonsense being heaped on a gullible public in the name of science and medicine. Wanjek writes with clarity, humor, and humanity, and simultaneously informs and entertains. " -Dr. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MB; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc New Jersey
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471434993
ISBN
9780471434993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Radioactivity - the breakdown of unstable atomic nuclei, releasing radiation - is a fundamental process in nature, and used to provide important applications in science, medicine, and energy production. But it remains misunderstood and feared. In this Very Short Introduction, Claudio Tuniz explains the nature and mechanisms of radioactivity. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, Approx 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199692422
ISBN
9780199692422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115979
ISBN
9780691115979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.73

Hardback. Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781435148048
ISBN
9781435148048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. Covering such subjects as astronomy, magnetism, optics, sound, heat, mechanics, waves, and electricity, the book provides a rich source of material for teachers and anyone interested in the physics of everyday life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 25, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872631
ISBN
9780801872631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

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