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paperback. Now available in paperback following huge critical acclaim. In a frank, edgy and entertaining style that pulls no punches, Michael Stebbins says what most scientists and politicians are afraid to about what research can and, perhaps more importantly, cannot deliver. He debunks the myths surrounding some of the most controversial topics in science. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230521124
- ISBN
- 9780230521124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.37
€ 39.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFF; JPA; JPS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602564
- ISBN
- 9780230602564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFD; JFSJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622081
- ISBN
- 9780230622081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312158422
- ISBN
- 9780312158422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312230517
- ISBN
- 9780312230517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765754
- ISBN
- 9780387765754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 50.25
€ 53.46
€ 50.25
Paperback. Examines Polish women's oppression before, on the cusp and after the collapse of communism. The book analyzes the relationship between Solidarity, state capitalism, nationalism and feminism by drawing on a wide variety of source material. Series: Women's Studies at York Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349123414
- ISBN
- 9781349123414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. The statistics in this book cover 48 minerals and provide information on world reserves, world mine production, reserve/production ratios, world smelter production, world capacity, consumption by country/region, end use patterns, substitutes, technical possibilities, prices, marketing arrangements. Editor(s): Crowson, Phillip. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KN; PDZ; PNR; RBGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349125661
- ISBN
- 9781349125661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.24
€ 68.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451043
- ISBN
- 9781349451043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.58
€ 139.58
Paperback. A classic collection of correspondence between two Nobel Prize winners, The Born-Einstein Letters, is also highly topical: scientists continue to struggle with quantum physics, their role in wartime and the public's misunderstanding. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349729111
- ISBN
- 9781349729111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.70
€ 48.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. This collection examines the subject of identification and surveillance from 16th C English parish registers to 21st C DNA databases. The contributors, who range from historians to legal specialists, provide an insight into the historical development behind such issues as biometric identification, immigration control and personal data use. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPP; JPQB; JPS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346431
- ISBN
- 9781349346431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.54
€ 138.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806200
- ISBN
- 9781609806200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.23
€ 19.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857334968
- ISBN
- 9781857334968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Copernicus
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319166933
- ISBN
- 9783319166933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.05
€ 21.99
€ 21.05
Hardcover. This book examines quantum mechanics, one of humanity's most remarkable intellectual achievements, through interviews with seventeen leading scientists and philosophers. They illuminate the discipline, offering valuable insight on its past, present and future. Editor(s): Schlosshauer, Maximilian A. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PHJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642208799
- ISBN
- 9783642208799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.36
€ 79.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; TH; WGM. Dimension: 283 x 261 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Integrity Research Institute
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935023272
- ISBN
- 9781935023272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
paperback. Series: Studies in United States Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JNLB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629476
- ISBN
- 9781469629476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.57
€ 46.57
Paperback. Explores the values, assumptions, and consequences of the circulation of DNA in popular culture Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030040
- ISBN
- 9780472030040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616147532
- ISBN
- 9781616147532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.84
€ 25.99
€ 25.84
paperback. The Darwinian theory of evolution is a well-known, well-explored area. But there is one aspect of human life which this theory fails to account for: chance. The author argues that chance was in fact one of the decisive factors in the evolution of life on this planet, and that, with a flip of coin, everything could have been very different indeed. Num Pages: 352 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; RBX; WN; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099273455
- ISBN
- 9780099273455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
paperback. How does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike? Blending science with history, biography with myth, the author conjures up an inimitable cast: the omnipresent Einstein, mad genius Kurt Godel, and Villani's personal hero, John Nash. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099581970
- ISBN
- 9780099581970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
hardcover. First Snow White encounters one of the Little People, then one of the Even Smaller People, and finally one of the Truly Infinitesimal People. And no matter how diligently she searches, the only dwarves she can find are collapsed stars. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHP; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780387955667
- ISBN
- 9780387955667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.05
€ 53.99
€ 48.05
paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441930590
- ISBN
- 9781441930590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 43.43
€ 53.99
€ 43.43
paperback. From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCX8; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326. Very good copy showing minor age and wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025751
- ISBN
- 9781857027129
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12