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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: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780393319675
- ISBN
- 9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.14
€ 24.99
€ 18.14
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. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004801
- ISBN
- 9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Aimed at the general reader, this guide to the universe provides a comprehensive account of the present understanding of the physical universe, and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1672. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004563
- ISBN
- 9780099440680
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
hardcover. Einstein's cook was lucky. But you, too, can have a scientist in your kitchen: Robert L. Wolke. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393011838
- ISBN
- 9780393011838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.25
€ 54.99
€ 45.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616144432
- ISBN
- 9781616144432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.86
€ 30.99
€ 28.86
paperback. At last, the redeeming, reconciling and rehabilitating biological explanation of the human condition that brings about the dreamed of dawn of understanding and ends all the suffering and conflict on Earth. The fastest growing realization everywhere is that humanity can't go on the way it is going. Num Pages: 798 pages, 118 b/w images throughout text. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 54. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WTM Publishing and Communications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781741290240
- ISBN
- 9781741290240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.50
€ 24.99
€ 19.50
paperback. Discloses the best time to have a sex change, how to have a virgin birth, when to seduce your sisters or eat your lover. This work takes all creatures worried about their bizarre sex lives, and the letters they write to the Dr Tatiana, the only agony aunt in all creation with a prodigious knowledge of natural history and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099283751
- ISBN
- 9780099283751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.02
€ 15.99
€ 13.02
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971072
- ISBN
- 9781597971072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.91
€ 21.99
€ 20.91
Paperback. "Remarkably upbeat, and imbued with wit, wisdom and a palpable sense of awe over our universe."-Tucson Weekly Num Pages: 352 pages, 68 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339987
- ISBN
- 9780393339987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 24.47
€ 25.00
€ 24.47
Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age. A giant fungus found in Michigan has been alive since the Ice Age, while a dragonfly lives but four months. What accounts for these variations? This book takes you on a tour through the scientific study of longevity and aging. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757896
- ISBN
- 9780226757896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.10
€ 30.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. "Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces woven into the fabric of the universe? And if inevit" Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465090457
- ISBN
- 9780465090457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.51
€ 35.51
hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 994
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195112290
- ISBN
- 9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.83
€ 175.83
paperback. Overturning the most common myths about dogs' emotions and behaviour, this book shows how we should really treat our pets, and stands up for dogdom: not the wolf in canine clothes, not the small furry child, not the trophy-winner, but the real dog, who wants to be part of the family and enjoy life - mankind's closest friend. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141046495
- ISBN
- 9780141046495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. A compendium of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. Num Pages: 576 pages, 28 halftones. 133 line illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149660
- ISBN
- 9780691149660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.97
€ 33.99
€ 24.97
hardcover. An intimate look at the people behind some of the great discoveries of our time. Num Pages: 176 pages, 85 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJCP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 302 x 259 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393061185
- ISBN
- 9780393061185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.72
€ 43.99
€ 41.72
Hardcover. How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? John Heilbron's crisp and witty book tells the 2500-year story and highlights the implications for humankind's self-understanding. Num Pages: 256 pages, Between 20-30 black and white images and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198746850
- ISBN
- 9780198746850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.98
€ 23.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Identifying the Mayan World Tree with the central axis of the cosmos, the author shows how evolution is not random. Num Pages: 368 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594. How Quantum Theory and Mayan Cosmology Explain the Origin and Evolution of Life. 368 pages, illustrations. Calleman shows how the central axis of the universe correlates with the ancient Tree of Life. He presents an alternative to Darwin's theory of biological evolution and suggests that life arises as part of a hierarchy of interrelated systems evolving in a synchronized way. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431046
- ISBN
- 9781591431046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.04
€ 33.99
€ 22.04
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.36
€ 54.36
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.33
€ 34.99
€ 34.33
New York Scientific: A Culture of Inquiry, Knowledge, and Learning
Hargittai, Istvan, Hargittai, Magdolna
Hardcover. New York city is a world center of science and the memorabilia presented introduce the reader to a culture of learning and of creating new knowledge, venues of great medicine, and a number of exceptional schools graduating world leaders in science. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769873
- ISBN
- 9780198769873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.30
€ 49.30