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Hardcover. The perfect introduction to the central ideas of physics in 50 concise essays. Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848667068
ISBN
9781848667068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015903
ISBN
9780141015903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. A classic exploration of the sea, this work includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNCS1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229383
ISBN
9780571229383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Guides you through the ideas, and charts the progress we have made in understanding the universe - from Galileo and Newton to Einstein and the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the Higgs boson. This title explains how we decide what questions to ask; and how risk, beauty, creativity and truth play a role in scientific thinking. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532088
ISBN
9780099532088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Molecules are the building blocks of matter. Using the molecules of life as a springboard, Philip Ball provides a new perspective on modern chemistry. He shows how molecular scientists are capturing the dynamism of biological molecules in synthetic systems, promising to reinvent chemistry as the central creative science of the new century. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 117 x 11. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854308
ISBN
9780192854308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. We are born with the instinct to create and invent. Indeed, our ability to do so is what separates us from the rest of the animal world. But have our creative ideas always produced desirable results? And have they always served us well? This title traces the history of our attempts at self-improvement but also questions their value. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819557
ISBN
9780553819557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us? Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk? This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 diagrams, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140297867
ISBN
9780140297867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. "From one of the world's most influential and cited sociologists, Everything is Obvious reveals how variable is human common sense and how, as individuals, societies and businesses, we delude ourselves into thinking we can know the future." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330. Why Common Sense is Nonsense. 320 pages. "From one of the world's most influential and cited sociologists, Everything is Obvious reveals how variable is human common sense and how, as individuals, societies and businesses, we delude ourselves into thinking we can know the future.". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight: 262.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872165
ISBN
9781848872165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.00

Paperback. Revelatory story of how all modern non-Africans sprang from a single exodus out of Africa just 85,000 years ago Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841198941
ISBN
9781841198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. From crime figures to health scares, election polls to stock market forecasts, numbers make the news all the time. But are they accurate? This title travels through the pages of an average newspaper, revealing how mathematics is at the heart of the articles we read everyday - even horoscopes and the sports pages - and how often they mislead us. Series: Penguin science. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140251814
ISBN
9780140251814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298037
ISBN
9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. An engaging and layman's guide through the cutting edge science that reveals a relationship between consciousness and the external world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Watkins Media Limited
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780285719
ISBN
9781780285719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we are. In this book, the author explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571253432
ISBN
9780571253432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.30

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KLN0017641
ISBN
9781408702215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edit
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809761
ISBN
9781408809761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Why do testicles hang the way they do? Is there an adaptive function to the female orgasm? What does it feel like to want to kill yourself? Does 'free will' really exist? And why is the penis shaped like that anyway? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MFK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165792
ISBN
9780552165792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Why monsters came to be and what made them so terrifying. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276. 256 pages. Modern audiences do not find dragons frightening. Fascinating as mythical creatures, yes, but terrifying, no. Yet, present them with a story about a virus that can kill a healthy adult in hours and they will have nightmares for weeks. This title explores monsters that have haunted humanity throughout the ages, from Medusa to sea serpents, giants. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; VXQM. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 20. Weight: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472101150
ISBN
9781472101150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFD; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781808139
ISBN
9781781808139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM; WHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Robert D. Reed Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934759486
ISBN
9781934759486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Games are played everywhere: from economics and online auctions to social interactions, and game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way, and how to maximize their outcomes. This VSI reveals, without mathematical equations, the insights the theory can bring to everything from how to play poker optimally to the sex ratio among bees. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 line drawings and half tones. BIC Classification: HP; PBUD; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 117 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Oxford
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199218462
ISBN
9780199218462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311176
ISBN
9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.08

Paperback. Cells are the basis of all life in the universe. Our bodies are made up of billions of them: a complex society that governs everything, from movement to memory and imagination. This title presents an explanation of the science that underpins our lives. It explains how our bodies function and how we derived from a single cell - the embryo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571239122
ISBN
9780571239122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. If you find yourself challenged by a particular part of your body, use the appropriate affirmations daily until you achieve positive results. This title brings you 54 affirmation treatments designed to help you achieve a beautiful, healthy, happy body. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Hay House
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781561706020
ISBN
9781561706020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 halftone. 13 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168630
ISBN
9780691168630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

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