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Paperback. Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018355
ISBN
9780141018355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251157
ISBN
9781781251157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. An informal guide to the evolution of mathematical language and its profound influence on our lives Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472117113
ISBN
9781472117113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. Impulses like these have always been at the heart of our fascination with invisibility. This book offers a history of humanity's turbulent relationship with the invisible. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590439
ISBN
9780099590439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. A beguiling investigation into the remarkable maths behind our everyday lives. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780871608
ISBN
9781780871608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Num Pages: 392 pages, 99 line illus. BIC Classification: PBU; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130521
ISBN
9780691130521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. The elegance in science is not always obvious, but it does play an important role. Here, Ian Glynn selects historical examples from a wide range of sciences to draw out the principle of elegance, highlighting the role of beauty and simplicity in science, and relating it to important philosophical issues related to inference to the best explanation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 48 line drawings and 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668816
ISBN
9780199668816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback. Shows how we need to change our world to fit our hunter-gatherer bodies. This book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. It asks how our bodies got to be the way they are, and considers how that evolutionary history - both ancient and recent - can help us evaluate how we use our bodies. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141399959
ISBN
9780141399959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Explores how graphs can serve as maps to guide us when the information we have is ambiguous or incomplete. This work takes readers on an extraordinary graphical adventure, revealing how the visual communication of data offers answers to vexing questions yet also highlights the measure of uncertainty in almost everything we do. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 color illus. 14 halftones. 81 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: GPF; PBT; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152677
ISBN
9780691152677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; JHM; PDZ; PSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330526104
ISBN
9780330526104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

paperback. Argues that global communications and the internet are helping to link the minds of humanity together to form a single, global brain and consciousness with remarkable potential. Num Pages: 262 pages, 15 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Floris Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156168
ISBN
9780863156168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part. This title shows that this view denies the heart of our being: human nature. Num Pages: 528 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140276053
ISBN
9780140276053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Drawing on the research from psychology, neuroscience and biology, this book delves into the mysteries of time perception. It shows us how to manage time more efficiently, why it speeds up as you get older and, ultimately, how to use the warping of time to our own advantage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRP; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847677914
ISBN
9781847677914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Civil engineering produces the structures of all human settlements worldwide. In this Very Short Introduction, David Muir Wood demonstrates the nature and importance of civil engineering; not only in the history of civilization and urbanization, but its range of facets today, and its challenges for the future. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 112 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199578634
ISBN
9780199578634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

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

Paperback. The author has worked closely with NASA in its mission to detect habitable worlds outside our solar system. In this book, he introduces readers to the advanced methodologies being used in this extraordinary quest. It is a suitable for those who have ever dreamed of finding other planets like ours - and perhaps even life like ours - in the cosmos. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 color illus. 57 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156279
ISBN
9780691156279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Exercise is not only good for the body but it can transform your mind too. This new scientific revolution will teach you how to boost brain cells, protect yourself against mental illness and dementia, and ensure success in exams and the workplace. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849161572
ISBN
9781849161572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895814
ISBN
9780801895814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.09

Paperback. An exploration of one of the four forces in the universe: Gravity Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715644072
ISBN
9780715644072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades - black holes. In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argues that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: APFR; PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 58.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857503572
ISBN
9780857503572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. This book provides many humorous anecdotes and insightful examples of how our daily lives are affected by Game Theory. Game Theory is the mathematical formalization of interactive decision-making - it assumes that each player's goal is to maximize his/her benefit, whatever it may be. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Watkins Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786780102
ISBN
9781786780102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus is fun, accessible, and surrounds us everywhere we go. This book shows us how to see the math in our coffee, on the highway, and even in the night sky. Num Pages: 168 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBKA; PBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157559
ISBN
9780691157559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. A brand-new book from the award-winning SUNDAY TIMES journalist Brian Appleyard. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220154
ISBN
9781780220154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

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