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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743897
- ISBN
- 9780198743897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
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Paperback. Neanderthals - no less than another kind of human - almost made it, finally dying out just 28,000 years ago. What caused us to survive while they went extinct? Ecology holds the clues, argues Clive Finlayson. It comes down to climate change and chance. There was little in it, and things could have turned out quite differently. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black and white illustrations and 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239191
- ISBN
- 9780199239191
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
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hardcover. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Num Pages: 406 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776. 408 pages, 100 b/w illus. 10 tables. A spellbinding exploration of the history's greatest volcanic events and their impacts on the history of humankind. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 31. Weight: 778.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521641128
- ISBN
- 9780521641128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.74
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The Chemistry of Alchemy. From Dragon's Blood to Donkey Dung, How Chem...
Cobb, Cathy; Fetterolf, Monty L
Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616149154
- ISBN
- 9781616149154
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.94
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Hardback. How did the atom bomb help save the elephant? Have we found the secret to eternal youth? Could a parasite be manipulating you right now? This collection of stories reveal the breakthroughs in science, across all fields. It is a journey of discovery that is suitable for those with a passion for the world around them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 191. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KRA0003657
- ISBN
- 9781780979427
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. Addresses the flood of DNA-related information that has flowed from the recent revolution in biotechnology: information that is transforming the food we eat; the way medicine is practised, and even changing the ways in which crimes are solved. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 135. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868409849
- ISBN
- 9780868409849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Trekking across the technoscapes and the dreamscapes of nanotechnology, the author elaborates a theory of nanovision, demonstrating that nanotechnology has depended throughout its history on a symbiotic relationship with science fiction. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342656
- ISBN
- 9780822342656
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248. A People's Takeover of the World's Food Supply. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight: 246.
- Publisher
- Pari Publishing (USA)
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788895604138
- ISBN
- 9788895604138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
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Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KLN0017641
- ISBN
- 9781408702215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLN0017642
- ISBN
- 9781408702215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Hardcover. In the wrong hands, math can be deadly. Mathematicians Schneps and Colmez tell the story of 10 trials, from the Dreyfus Affair to the Amanda Knox murder trial, in which mathematical arguments were used--and disastrously misused--as evidence. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: LAZ; LNF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465032921
- ISBN
- 9780465032921
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.99
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Paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312203
- ISBN
- 9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.36
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Paperback. [Fine s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is. The New York Times Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JM; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340242
- ISBN
- 9780393340242
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.96
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Paperback. What makes humans unique? This work presents an alternative to this puzzling question. Based on insights into the behavior of chimps and other great apes, our now extinct human ancestors, and existing hunting and gathering societies, it shows the remarkable role that meat has played in these societies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 tables 3 line illus. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 118 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088884
- ISBN
- 9780691088884
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311206
- ISBN
- 9781848311206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.82
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Hardback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 222 halftones. 8 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: GPJ; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167671
- ISBN
- 9780691167671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
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Paperback. A collection of The Conversation's 'Monday's Medical Myths' and 'The Explainer' articles, answering the questions on everyone's mind. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781486300501
- ISBN
- 9781486300501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.44
€ 27.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812565990
- ISBN
- 9789812565990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.49
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Hardcover. The survival of plants on our planet is nothing short of miraculous. They are food for a vast array of organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi, through to insects, and even other plants. Dale Walters explores the fascinating array of evolutionary defences plants employ to survive and avoid being eaten. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black and white halftones and 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745600
- ISBN
- 9780198745600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.84
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Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: JHB; PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164748
- ISBN
- 9780691164748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
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