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Popular science
Paperback. The last 100 years has seen science deal with issues outside itself, communicate with the public and try to answer questions long considered the province of religion. A collection of accessible essays exploring the big questions of contemporary science. Editor(s): Appignanesi, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0001111
- ISBN
- 9781840463514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KKD0002945
- ISBN
- 9780007284870
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy? This title looks at how self-organising systems are changing the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001954
- ISBN
- 9780140287752
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001852
- ISBN
- 9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An excellent summary - for the layman and expert alike - of what we understand about key scientific issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0000322
- ISBN
- 9780349111339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Natural disasters bedevil our planet, and each appears to be a unique event. Leading geologist Susan W. Kieffer shows how all disasters are connected. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393080957
- ISBN
- 9780393080957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.74
€ 27.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. "A sparkling, thought-provoking account of sexual differences. Whether you're a man or a woman, you'll find his conclusions gripping."-Jared Diamond Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352313
- ISBN
- 9780393352313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. "If you are an amateur weather geek, disaster wonk, or budding student of earth sciences, you will want to read this book."-Seattle Times Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349917
- ISBN
- 9780393349917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. "Eye-opening .. memorable.. Rosenblum's enthusiasm is contagious and his prose accessible."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393339376
- ISBN
- 9780393339376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. The author of Dirt and Oak brings to life this quickest, most sustaining, most communicative element of the earth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345391
- ISBN
- 9780393345391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.79
€ 33.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. "Impey combines the vision of a practicing scientist with the voice of a gifted storyteller."-Dava Sobel Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343861
- ISBN
- 9780393343861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. "Shows that the story of metrology .. can in the right hands make for a riveting read."-The Economist Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDDM; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393343540
- ISBN
- 9780393343540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54
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
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardcover. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Norton Dublin, Ireland
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073775
- ISBN
- 9780393073775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.66
€ 30.99
€ 25.66
Hardcover. The scientist in the kitchen tells us more about what makes our foods tick. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393058697
- ISBN
- 9780393058697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.10€ 48.31
€ 52.10
€ 48.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Visible Ink Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578593743
- ISBN
- 9781578593743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.06
€ 42.99
€ 36.06
Hardcover. Without our domesticated plants and animals, human civilization as we know it would not exist. How domestication happens is as fascinating as it is important. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 245 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064605
- ISBN
- 9780393064605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72
Paperback. Presents what you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven lessons. In this introduction to modern physics, the author explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 284 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141981727
- ISBN
- 9780141981727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
€ 13.99
€ 10.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 color illus. 2 halftones. 9 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157054
- ISBN
- 9780691157054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this title shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159720
- ISBN
- 9780691159720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Hardback. Provides readers of different abilities with an accessible summary of the ideas, people, and impact of the fields of scientific research. Series: Science 101. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313341205
- ISBN
- 9780313341205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.07
€ 70.07
Paperback. A radically new, and easily learned, way to outstrategize your rivals. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349894
- ISBN
- 9780393349894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.76
€ 25.99
€ 22.76
Paperback. Eureka! Discover the real stories behind the history of science Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848542013
- ISBN
- 9781848542013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780875897
- ISBN
- 9781780875897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81