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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

Paperback. Sean Carroll explores how evolution has shaped nature's wondrous complexity and diversity, from insects to octopuses, from mice to men. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849160483
ISBN
9781849160483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199695980
ISBN
9780199695980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? This book presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena - and a few uncommon ones - and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 color illus. 22 halftones. 97 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152653
ISBN
9780691152653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. The paperback of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841155807
ISBN
9781841155807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.42

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
€ 11.81

paperback. In 1966, a group of respected aerospace engineers revealed that US scientists were perfecting ways to control gravity. Aerospace and defence journalist Nick Cook considers the possibility that America did indeed crack the gravity code, examining German weapons technology along the way. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM; JWX; PDZ; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 109 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099414988
ISBN
9780099414988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. A groundbreaking book from one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists that will revolutionise our understanding of how animals think and feel Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFJD; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780747566694
ISBN
9780747566694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. Naturally occurring DMT may produce prophecy-like states of consciousness and thus represent a bridge between biology and religious experience Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594773426
ISBN
9781594773426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Griffith's first book introduces the issue of the human condition and his biological explanation of it. It describes how the human condition is the result of a conflict between our instinctive self struggling against our intellect's need to understand existence. It presents the understanding needed for our species psychological rehabilitation. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
WTM Publishing & Communications Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780731604951
ISBN
9780731604951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Hardback. The Oxford Illustrated History of Science offers readers an accessible and entertaining introduction to the history of science as well as a valuable and authoritative reference work. Editor(s): Morus, Iwan Rhys. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 93 colour illustrations; 46 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199663279
ISBN
9780199663279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.95

Paperback. Explains that learning new skills doesn't need to be daunting. This book shows that success simply requires the right kind of practice and offers essential advice on setting goals, receiving guidance and motivating ourselves. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; VSPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099598473
ISBN
9780099598473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history, revealing the cosmic, geologic and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 252 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393292695
ISBN
9780393292695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198798323
ISBN
9780198798323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819043
ISBN
9780753819043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3JF; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252666
ISBN
9781781252666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous b/w line illustrations and halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804990
ISBN
9780192804990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A new edition of Rupert Sheldrake's bestseller Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848313064
ISBN
9781848313064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Includes a new preface.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571747075
ISBN
9781571747075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.49

Paperback. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 47. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780099590088
ISBN
9780099590088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

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: 540.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319675
ISBN
9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRKP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264. Worlds in Collision and Ancient Catastrophes Revisited. 160 pages, illustrations. Exploring the key points of Velikovsky's theories, Laird Scranton presents evidence from recent space probe missions and offers scientific explanations for many disputed aspects of Velikovsky's theories, such as how Venus transformed from a comet into an orbiting planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRKP; PDZ. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 10. Weight: 264.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431398
ISBN
9781591431398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions. Num Pages: 416 pages, (90 integrated). BIC Classification: GPJ; KJWS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Sixth Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857028898
ISBN
9781857028898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.42

Hardback. Who was Nikola Tesla? A visionary inventor? Eccentric genius? Outsider rebel? An immigrant from what is now Croatia, Tesla would move to America and go on to create groundbreaking inventions including some that would change the world. This book reveals the life, drama and mystery surrounding the romantic figure. Num Pages: 248 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, include illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435142978
ISBN
9781435142978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

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