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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

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Captivating and lucid, The Making of the Fittest delves deep into the DNA record to reveal not just how the fittest survive but also how they are made. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247247
ISBN
9781847247247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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

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: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bantam Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780593066126
ISBN
9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.29

Paperback. What is stuff made of? How old is the universe? What causes tsunamis? Who was the first man, or woman? This book elucidates the wonders of the natural world. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Black and white illustrated chapter headings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778053
ISBN
9780552778053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Offers an overview and valuation of the UFO/alien abduction movement as a social phenomenon positioned between scientific and religious perspectives. This book demonstrates the unique place ufology occupies in the twentieth-century nexus between science and religion. Num Pages: 313 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239050
ISBN
9780520239050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 halftones. 41 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176000
ISBN
9780691176000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. String theory has been called the 'theory of everything'. It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. This title presents an introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142890
ISBN
9780691142890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

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

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

Paperback. Steve Jones's highly acclaimed, double prize-winning, bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep.'An essential sightseer's guide to our own genetic terrain.' Peter Tallack, Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 352 pages, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006552437
ISBN
9780006552437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. What key knowledge would you need to start rebuilding civilisation from scratch? Once you've scavenged what you can, how do you begin producing the essentials? How do you grow food, generate power, prepare medicines, or get metal out of rocks? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575832
ISBN
9780099575832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularisers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths' most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848878457
ISBN
9781848878457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 164 color illus. 9 line illus. 43 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166148
ISBN
9780691166148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Whether you drive a Pacer or a Porsche, The Isaac Newton School of Driving offers better-and better-informed-driving through physics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 101, 5 black & white halftones, 96 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874178
ISBN
9780801874178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w throughout, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
V9781454910763
ISBN
9781454910763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. Wine is radioactive? Organic foods have more poison in them than those grown with pesticides? Best-selling author Richard A. Muller enlightens us. Illustrator(s): Manfre, Joey. Num Pages: 144 pages, Color cartoons throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393078268
ISBN
9780393078268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. An engaging and layman's guide through the cutting edge science that reveals a relationship between consciousness and the external world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Watkins Media Limited
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780285719
ISBN
9781780285719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

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
€ 13.43

Paperback. .
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
€ 14.25

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