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Paperback. 9% nothing, but the thoughts it will inspire are massive. Illustrator(s): Jamison, Lee. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897986
- ISBN
- 9780801897986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. 9% nothing, but the thoughts it will inspire are massive. Illustrator(s): Jamison, Lee. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897979
- ISBN
- 9780801897979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.78€ 69.20
€ 75.78
€ 69.20
Paperback. The quotations trace a broad conversation about Darwin across great distances of time and space, revealing his profound influence on the great thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 552 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894626
- ISBN
- 9780801894626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.96
€ 37.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. Discusses the science behind American football, soccer, cycling, swimming, diving, long jumping, and a host of other competitive sports. This book explains the basic physical properties involved in amazing and everyday athletic endeavors. Num Pages: 232 pages, 36 b&w photos, 34 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893216
- ISBN
- 9780801893216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.84€ 52.52
€ 56.84
€ 52.52
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
€ 40.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 41 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175782
- ISBN
- 9780691175782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41 halftones. 19 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175706
- ISBN
- 9780691175706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Pitici, Mircea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 color illus. 10 halftones. 95 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2015 ed.
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169651
- ISBN
- 9780691169651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones. 18 line illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSC; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167428
- ISBN
- 9780691167428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163932
- ISBN
- 9780691163932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Offers a panoramic view of mathematics in contemporary society; Terence Tao discusses aspects of universal mathematical laws in complex systems; Ian Stewart explains how in mathematics everything arises out of nothing; and Erin Maloney and Sian Beilock consider the mathematical anxiety experienced by many students and suggest effective remedies. Editor(s): Pitici, Mircea. Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 halftones. 26 line illus. BIC Classification: PB; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160412
- ISBN
- 9780691160412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159911
- ISBN
- 9780691159911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Hardback. What are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chicken in a box? Is the Hanukkah dreidel a fair game? Will you be alive ten years from now? This book offers these probability puzzles. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156804
- ISBN
- 9780691156804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory. This book gives us the complete history of this area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 halftones. 67 line illus. BIC Classification: PBUD; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155012
- ISBN
- 9780691155012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.11
€ 20.99
€ 17.11
Paperback. What are your chances of dying on your next flight, being called for jury duty, or winning the lottery? We all encounter probability problems in our everyday lives. This title challenges us to think creatively about the laws of probability as they apply in playful, sometimes deceptive, ways to a fascinating array of speculative situations. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 65 line illus. 42 computer sim. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155005
- ISBN
- 9780691155005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.06
€ 20.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. Answers some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. This title argues that evidence requires the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul, free will, and immortality, and shows how brain science matters for fundamental issues about reality, morality, and the meaning of life. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154404
- ISBN
- 9780691154404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Hardback. A website's ranking on Google can spell the difference between success and failure for a new business. This title offers an account of how scientific rating and ranking methods are created and applied to a variety of uses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. 47 line illus. 60 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154220
- ISBN
- 9780691154220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Describes the discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. This book explains how the search for extraterrestrial life can help bridge the divide that sometimes exists between science and religion. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149882
- ISBN
- 9780691149882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148298
- ISBN
- 9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
Hardback. An anthology that gathers together nearly one hundred selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, it includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics; mathematical histories and biographies; and, more. Editor(s): Wardhaugh, Dr. Benjamin. Num Pages: 392 pages, 39 halftones. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147758
- ISBN
- 9780691147758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.67
€ 59.21
€ 46.67
Hardback. Describes the unmanned space missions that have opened windows on distant worlds. Spanning four decades of dramatic advances in astronomy and planetary science, this book tells the story of eleven iconic exploratory missions and how they have fundamentally transformed our scientific and cultural perspectives on the universe and our place in it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24 color illus. 41 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147536
- ISBN
- 9780691147536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146843
- ISBN
- 9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146355
- ISBN
- 9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Hardback. We know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. This book explores the methods by which animals find their way both near home and around the globe. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 97 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140452
- ISBN
- 9780691140452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92