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paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004801
ISBN
9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. "Don Hoffman .. combines a deep understanding of the logic of perception, a gift for explaining it with simple displays that anyone can-quite literally-see, and a refreshing sense of wonder at the miracle of it all."--Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 full-color and 130 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton
Condition
New
SKU
9780393319675
ISBN
9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.14

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0000740
ISBN
9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0000760
ISBN
9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0000790
ISBN
9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.07

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

hardcover. Popular science tour de force from bestselling authors, on evolution of intelligence, culture and mind. Num Pages: 340 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032786
ISBN
9780521571555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. A systematic, carefully reasoned, but non-technical analysis of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge. Num Pages: 412 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 766. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032863
ISBN
9780521772297
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike. Num Pages: 254 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press M.D.
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033156
ISBN
9780198503927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848311176
ISBN
9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 6.02

hardcover. Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033912
ISBN
9780226199948
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034135
ISBN
9780465038299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

paperback. Based on Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, "Evolutionary Psychology" with its claim that 'it's all in our genes' has become the most popular scientific theory of the late 20th century. This book gathers together some of the most eminent and outspoken critics of this ideology. Editor(s): Rose, Hilary; Rose, Steven. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JM; JPA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034164
ISBN
9780099283195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

paperback. From the zeros of the mathematician to the void of the philosophers, from Shakespeare to the empty set, from the ether to the quantum vacuum, there is much ado about nothing at the heart of things. This book covers various aspects of nothingness to reveal how the human mind has had to make something of nothing in every field of human enquiry. Num Pages: 400 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: HP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034290
ISBN
9780099288459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

hardcover. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034362
ISBN
9780521827041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034681
ISBN
9780521827041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Series: Oxford Paperbacks. Num Pages: 324 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034444
ISBN
9780198606949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

paperback. Explains the science of noetics and how this exciting field of research is set to change the way we view the world forever. This book provides answers to universal questions by unveiling persuasive empirical evidence for the existence of psychic phenomena - from telepathy and clairvoyance to jinxes and prayer. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034446
ISBN
9780552162357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

paperback. A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Element
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034640
ISBN
9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.40

hardcover. Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034797
ISBN
9780226199948
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

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