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Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KT00001251
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents an argument that bodies are knowable only through culture and history; they are not in any simple way natural, nor free of relations of power. This book traces the construction of particular deviant bodies, including the homosexual body, the HIV-infected body, the infertile body, the deaf body, the colonized body, and the criminal body. Editor(s): Terry, Jennifer; Urla, Jacqueline L. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 424 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253209757
ISBN
9780253209757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardcover. Leading experts summarize our current understanding of the fundamental nature of turbulence, covering a wide range of topics. Editor(s): Davidson, Peter A.; Kaneda, Yukio; Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. Num Pages: 450 pages, 75 b/w illus. 25 colour illus. BIC Classification: PHDT; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521769440
ISBN
9780521769440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.53

Paperback. This volume presents Steven Weinberg's essays which each struggle in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011205
ISBN
9780674011205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.01

Hardback. This textbook covers a typical modern syllabus in radio frequency or microwave design at final year undergraduate or first year postgraduate level. The content has been chosen to include all of the basic topics necessary to give a rigorous introduction to high-frequency technology. Series: Microwave and Wireless Technologies Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119114635
ISBN
9781119114635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.24

Paperback. Dinky Toys were introduced in 1931 and these diecast metal toys became bestsellers. More than 1000 different subjects were modelled, mostly transport related. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TDP; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 3. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Edition
2nd edition
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747804277
ISBN
9780747804277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.55

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813563688
ISBN
9780813563688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.10

Paperback. Tells about the machines that the author believes have 'soul'. In this book, the author tells stories of the geniuses, innovators and crackpots who put the ghost in the machine. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: TBX; WG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy showing minor shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin UK
Edition
1st
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0014311
ISBN
9780141022925
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197136
ISBN
9780300197136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.62

Paperback. 'One Man and His Dog' meets James Herriot meets the Dog Listener Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; TVH; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Headline
Condition
New
SKU
9780755312351
ISBN
9780755312351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.39

Paperback. Bragg's bestselling account of the greatest figures and discoveries in the history of science from Archimedes to DNA Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minimal reading wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Sceptre
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0022325
ISBN
9780340712603
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
ICE Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
750
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727757098
ISBN
9780727757098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.32

Paperback. Offers an introduction that presents Darwin's theory. This title includes excerpts from Darwin's correspondence, commenting on the work in question, and its significance, impact, and reception. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202856
ISBN
9780872202856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc Singapore
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118881477
ISBN
9781118881477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: RN; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119052845
ISBN
9781119052845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.02

Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570413
ISBN
9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.97

Hardcover. This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the many concepts of this broad subject. Case studies are provided alongside real-life industrial applications illustrating the techniques and theory. This book will be essential reading for students of chemical engineering on particle technology courses. Editor(s): Rhodes, Martin. Num Pages: 472 pages, ill. BIC Classification: TDCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470014271
ISBN
9780470014271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.06

Paperback. A people's history of the global space race in the 1960s, beginning with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and astronaut Alan Shepard and ending with the close of the Mercury and Voskhod programs in 1965. Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 images and a frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBLW3; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226395
ISBN
9780803226395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, their families, technicians, and scientists, as well as Soviet and American government documents, the authors craft a remarkable story of the golden age of spaceflight as both an intimate human experience and a rollicking global adventure. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 25 Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; TRP; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803229792
ISBN
9780803229792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. This book examines how the social and cultural paradigms of contemporary Israel are articulated through the body, constructing a panoramic view of how the Israeli body is chosen, regulated, cared for, and ultimately made perfect. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFC; JFSR1; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750806
ISBN
9780804750806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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