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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. Presents an exploration of how 21st Century is going to change not just the way we think, but also what we actually think with - our own individual minds. Editor(s): McGrath, Stefan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Light shelf wear, else as new.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0021064
ISBN
9780141008882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 215 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AVA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408161
ISBN
9781935408161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

paperback. Subtitled 'An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth..and Beyond', ATOM tells the story of matter from the perspective of a single oxygen atom. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 325. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005290
ISBN
9780349114835
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552159609
ISBN
9780552159609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPF; JPHV; KCHS; PDR; PDZM; UMB; UYQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985411
ISBN
9780141985411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Drawing on areas of mathematics from probability theory, number theory, and geometry, this work highlights how ideas, mostly from pure math, can answer these questions. It includes puzzles and problems of varying difficulty. Num Pages: 272 pages, 89 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127972
ISBN
9780691127972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth. Their depths remain largely unexplored, yet ninety-five percent of the planet's habitable space lies within them. And now the life they support is in the balance. This title shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans, and also how we can restore them to life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. map, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241950708
ISBN
9780241950708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.42

Hardback. Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781435148048
ISBN
9781435148048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.75

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: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848312203
ISBN
9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.91

Paperback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 368 pages, 194. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PSGD; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488542
ISBN
9780801488542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784286644
ISBN
9781784286644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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