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hardcover. What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? This title answers all these questions. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Editon First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593066126
- ISBN
- 9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.00
€ 40.99
€ 27.00
Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about maths in 35 bite-size chapters. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388384
- ISBN
- 9780857388384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. Covering all the basics including fractions, equations, primes, squares and square roots, geometry and fractals, Dr Richard Elwes will lead you gently towards a greater understanding of this fascinating subject. Even apparently daunting concepts are explained simply, with the assistance of useful diagrams, and with a refreshing lack of jargon. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782069454
- ISBN
- 9781782069454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.89
€ 14.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. 'In Richard Fortey's capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic - a remarkable and fascinating book.' SIMON WINCHESTER Num Pages: 256 pages, 132 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551386
- ISBN
- 9780006551386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.45
€ 14.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007209873
- ISBN
- 9780007209873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The paperback of the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals how the earth became the shape it is today. This book will change the way you see the world - permanently. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 b/w, 24 col plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551379
- ISBN
- 9780006551379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. One of the world's most outstanding astrophysicists provides a state-of-the-art investigation into the possibility of time travel. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 Diagram(s),15 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813492
- ISBN
- 9780753813492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. From the legend of Atlantis to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, this book is a cultural, historical and scientific guide to one of the world's most spectacular and deadly natural phenomena. Series: Earth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 colour, 30 black & white. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233475
- ISBN
- 9781780233475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.69
€ 34.69
Paperback. Through the eyes of history, science, and culture, this exciting new book reveals the world behind psychotropic drugs, answering many important, but tricky, questions about where they come from, exactly what they are and how they work. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; MMGW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190235956
- ISBN
- 9780190235956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Hardback. Offers an overview of the life and thought of Charles Darwin and his wide sphere of influence. This title illuminates the ways in which ideas of evolutionary biology have leapt the boundaries of science to influence philosophy, law, religion, literature, cinema, art, and popular culture. It contains more than a hundred essays. Num Pages: 496 pages, 378 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243767
- ISBN
- 9780520243767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.85€ 43.43
€ 53.85
€ 43.43
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 266 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857301161
- ISBN
- 9780857301161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 6.02
€ 10.99
€ 6.02
Paperback. Describes everything from the author's love of beauty to college pranks to how his father taught him to think. In this book, the author takes us behind the scenes of the space shuttle Challenger investigation, where he dramatically revealed the cause of the disaster with a simple experiment. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030883
- ISBN
- 9780141030883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Meet the players in the most fundamental scientific revolution since Copernicus Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688968
- ISBN
- 9781851688968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. From the bestselling author of 59 Seconds. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447273387
- ISBN
- 9781447273387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Bestselling psychologist Richard Wiseman unravels the science behind our beliefs in telepathy, clairvoyants, mediums, ghosts, and more.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447273394
- ISBN
- 9781447273394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. With this reader-friendly book, it doesn't take an Einstein to understand the theory of relativity and its remarkable consequences. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393325072
- ISBN
- 9780393325072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
paperback. Argues that it was cooking that caused the transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. This title focuses on the idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682865
- ISBN
- 9781846682865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology celebrating the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory. Editor(s): Dawkins, Richard. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: DQ; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199216819
- ISBN
- 9780199216819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Left-handedness seems to be no big deal. Many of us are left-handed and those of us who aren't don't tend to give left-handedness much thought. In this title, the author explains why left-handedness continues to be associated with maladies of various kinds, including mental retardation, insomnia, suicidal urges, criminality and shorter life spans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 81 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Edition
- Reprint, Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230436
- ISBN
- 9781780230436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.75
€ 34.75
Hardcover. Presenting an array of historical anecdotes, strange superstitions and weird wives' tales, Rik Smits takes the reader on an enlightening and entertaining odyssey through the puzzles and paradoxes of left-handedness lore. Num Pages: 384 pages, 78 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898739
- ISBN
- 9781861898739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Suspicious Minds decodes the psychology of why we all believe in conspiracy theories--some of us just hide it better than others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472915634
- ISBN
- 9781472915634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.49
€ 16.99
€ 12.49
Paperback. How many socks make a pair? The answer is not always two. And behind this question lies a world of maths that can be surprising, amusing and even beautiful. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781313244
- ISBN
- 9781781313244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199298037
- ISBN
- 9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Godwin, Robert. Series: The NASA Mission Reports. Num Pages: 248 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; PDZ; PGS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Collector's Guide Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896522548
- ISBN
- 9781896522548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46