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Paperback. How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. This book tells the story of one scientist, and his quest for the key to this geological mystery. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 halftones. 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; PDZ; RBGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126203
- ISBN
- 9780691126203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.52
€ 40.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Devices of Curiosity excavates a largely unknown genre of early cinema, the popular-science film. Primarily a work of cinema history, it also draws on the insights of the history of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 114 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJC; APF; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199860708
- ISBN
- 9780199860708
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Condition: New
€ 54.45
€ 54.45
paperback. Takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking and to normal social behaviour. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRN; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 8th Print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099501640
- ISBN
- 9780099501640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.45
€ 17.99
€ 13.45
Paperback. Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution-creation controversy, dividing the blame equally between creationists and scientists: the former for subscribing to various forms of anti-intellectualism, the latter for discounting science education and presenting science as scientism to the public and the media. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878936595
- ISBN
- 9780878936595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51
Paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312203
- ISBN
- 9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. [Fine s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is. The New York Times Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JM; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340242
- ISBN
- 9780393340242
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.96
€ 19.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right - even other people continue to baffle us. How do we make sense of it all? This title illuminates the harmony underlying our existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141007229
- ISBN
- 9780141007229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472915092
- ISBN
- 9781472915092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. Freeman Dyson has designed nuclear reactors and bomb-powered spacecraft; he has studied the origins of life and the possibilities for the long-term future; Editor(s): Neuenschwander, Dwight E. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814675857
- ISBN
- 9789814675857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.00
€ 40.99
€ 39.00
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
€ 54.72€ 43.46
€ 54.72
€ 43.46
Paperback. * The acclaimed book on Darwin's life and work, from one of our best-known and loved scientists Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 10, chapter heads. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Abacus London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349121413
- ISBN
- 9780349121413
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Launched the Intelligent Design movement: the argument that nature exhibits evidence of design, beyond Darwinian randomness. This book includes an afterword on the state of the debate. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes; index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743290319
- ISBN
- 9780743290319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.88
€ 21.99
€ 18.88
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.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593560
- ISBN
- 9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Whether your kid wants to create his or her own Mount Vesuvius or discover why leaves change colors in the fall, Dad's Book of Awesome Science Experiments will bring out the mad scientists in your family--in no time! Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Adams Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440570773
- ISBN
- 9781440570773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.12
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDZ; PSX; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 173.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275524
- ISBN
- 9781846275524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Disasters and discoveries. Industrial espionage and invention. Warfare and biopiracy. The race to find gold, uranium, precious stones. The history of scientific discovery is packed with fascinating incident. Lars Ohrstrom tells illuminating stories, rich with human interest, each based around a chemical element and principle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743927
- ISBN
- 9780198743927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. A ground-breaking look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body, with advice and tips on how we can all use the latest research to improve our health and our lives Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: MMZ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857868855
- ISBN
- 9780857868855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.60
€ 15.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Series: Best of Edge Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062023131
- ISBN
- 9780062023131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.10
€ 16.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. We can force medicine to undergo its biggest shakeup in history by agitating for access to our medical data and becoming early adopters of practices such as genomic sequencing. This book shows us how. It argues that radical innovation and a true democratization of medical care are within reach, but only if we consumers demand it. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465061839
- ISBN
- 9780465061839
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.40
€ 21.99
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Paperback. Tells a story that uses science to explain what life is and where it first came from, offering answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a fresh solution. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241954690
- ISBN
- 9780241954690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 103 color illus. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBKJ; PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 264 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161730
- ISBN
- 9780691161730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. This title provides an introduction to the intuitive and often-surprising art of ancient Egyptian math. Num Pages: 256 pages, 301 color illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160122
- ISBN
- 9780691160122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. The book that transforms our understanding of what we are and where we came from Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 63. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715651216
- ISBN
- 9780715651216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.22
€ 23.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. What if the numbers that really matter, the ones that hold the key to winning matches, are actually 2.66, 53.4, 50/50, and 0 > 1? What if managers only make a 15 per cent difference? What if Chelsea should have bought Darren Bent? This book shows that every shred of knowledge we can gather can help us to love football and understand it even more. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963623
- ISBN
- 9780241963623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90