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Paperback. The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of genes can extend far beyond the bodies in which they reside, manipulating the environment and the behaviour of other individuals. A worldwide bestseller and a classic work of scientific exposition. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788911
- ISBN
- 9780198788911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Hardcover. This magical book is a totally original collection that features gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table - plus facts, figures and fascinating stories about each one! Num Pages: 240 pages, 400 full colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579128142
- ISBN
- 9781579128142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.21
€ 33.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Or what about the great catfish that carries the world on its back? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? In this book, the author takes you on a journey from atoms to animals, pollination to paranoia, and the big bang to the bigger picture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 247 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children´s UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857531940
- ISBN
- 9780857531940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Flamingo London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552024
- ISBN
- 9780006552024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784291228
- ISBN
- 9781784291228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.58
€ 17.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173269
- ISBN
- 9780691173269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.73
€ 25.99
€ 19.73
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307907219
- ISBN
- 9780307907219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 28.63
€ 44.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Essential reading following an astounding summer of sport; if you've ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007350544
- ISBN
- 9780007350544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
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€ 11.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906964917
- ISBN
- 9781906964917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781255476
- ISBN
- 9781781255476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.90
€ 13.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846686214
- ISBN
- 9781846686214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Why are female brains better at empathasing? How are male brains designed to analyse systems? And what really makes men and women different? The author explores list-making, lying and two decades of research in a ground-breaking examination of how our brains can be male or female. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241961353
- ISBN
- 9780241961353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. The stories behind scientific peculiarities Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848540897
- ISBN
- 9781848540897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. The presenter of the BBC's The Incredible Human Journey takes us on a tour around our bodies and into the past to uncover the evolutionary secrets hidden in all of us. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Heron Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848664791
- ISBN
- 9781848664791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Over the coming decades, Artificial Intelligence will profoundly impact the way we work and live. Whose interests should such systems serve? What limits should we place on their use? This book is a succinct introduction to the complex social, ethical, legal, and economic issues raised by the emergence of intelligent machines. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190602390
- ISBN
- 9780190602390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
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€ 12.53
Paperback. Sharon Begley examines the whole spectrum of compulsive behaviour, and explains how even the most mild of compulsions can signify anxiety. Num Pages: 304 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: JM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472140111
- ISBN
- 9781472140111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
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€ 13.23
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€ 13.23
Paperback. Did you know that the male brain is a lean, mean problem-solving machine that uses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to find solutions. This guide follows the male brain from infancy to adulthood. It unlocks many secrets and offers insights into a range of subjects, including emotional intimacy, anger, agression, and winning. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553824872
- ISBN
- 9780553824872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
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
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. Genetics is the newest of all sciences - nothing useful was known about inheritance until just over a century ago. Now genetics is exploding, and before long we will have the complete code, written in three thousand million letters of DNA, of what makes a human being. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0012761
- ISBN
- 9781840466362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199675982
- ISBN
- 9780199675982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Hardback. Are chemicals in my brain responsible for my falling in love? Will they fade as I grow older? How long can love last? A follow-up to "Can Cows Walk Down Stairs?" this title answers life's big Questions, as well as the small. Informative, entertaining, humorous, it is suitable for quizaholics, science addicts, and those curious about life on earth. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; JFCA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946452
- ISBN
- 9780750946452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. The author explores these and whole range of pertinent issues. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Serpents Tail
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682056
- ISBN
- 9781846682056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.70
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€ 11.70
Paperback. Gives us an account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future. In this book, the story begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a "Unit of heredity". It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584575
- ISBN
- 9780099584575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40