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Paperback. The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of genes can extend far beyond the bodies in which they reside, manipulating the environment and the behaviour of other individuals. A worldwide bestseller and a classic work of scientific exposition. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788911
ISBN
9780198788911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.97

Hardcover. What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? This title answers all these questions. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Bantam Press London
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Editon First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593066126
ISBN
9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. What is a weed," opined Emerson, "but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?" While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Encyclopedic in scope, this book intends to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1254 colour plates, 26 halftones, 125 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST; TVP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226076447
ISBN
9780226076447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. Series: Discover Dorset. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; RBX; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Series: Discover Dorset. 80 pages, 40ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; RBX; WNR. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 6. Weight: 146.
Publisher
Dovecote Press
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874336655
ISBN
9781874336655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.89

Paperback. World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 400 color and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: VF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 856.
Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892819799
ISBN
9780892819799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Illustrator(s): O'Neill, John P.; Anderton, John C.; Dyer, Dale; Schmitt, John. Num Pages: 524 pages, 108, 84 colour plates, 13 black & white halftones, 1 figures, 4 maps, 5 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. 476 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. Illustrator(s): O'Neill, John P. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; PSVW6; WNCB. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
476
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473647
ISBN
9780801473647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.24

Paperback. Guides readers throughout the British Isles. This work states that Britain was once divided into two parts separated by an ocean, that Scottish malt whisky, Harris tweed, slate roofs and thatched cottages can be traced back to tumultuous events which took place many millions of years ago. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DB; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847920713
ISBN
9781847920713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. 'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; PDX; WN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209897
ISBN
9780007209897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 780 maps, 174 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472916532
ISBN
9781472916532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 264 pages, halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700255
ISBN
9781501700255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. This new field guide covers all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, 214 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408127636
ISBN
9781408127636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. A comprehensive field guide to all of the birds of central and southern Indian (Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, including Pondicherry and the Maldives). Covers over 600 species. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 87 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713651645
ISBN
9780713651645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472905710
ISBN
9781472905710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.78

Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated, but rugged and durable, pocket reference guide to clouds and cloud formations, helping the reader to identify every cloud type and to understand its implications for the weather. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 colour photographs. BIC Classification: WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188. How to Understand the Skies. 128 pages, 200 colour photographs. A beautifully illustrated, but rugged and durable, pocket reference guide to clouds and cloud formations, helping the reader to identify every cloud type and to understand its implications for the weather. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WNWM. Dimension: 159 x 136 x 16. Weight: 190.
Publisher
David & Charles
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715337615
ISBN
9780715337615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 142ill. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reprinted edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486234717
ISBN
9780486234717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.72

Hardback. Trees were central to Henry David Thoreau's creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought, and his inner life. This book explores Thoreau's deep connections to trees: his keen perception of them, the joy they gave him, the poetry he saw in them, his philosophical view of them, and how they fed his soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, 102 b/w images. BIC Classification: DQ; PSAF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294042
ISBN
9780520294042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JB; 3JD; BM; WNCB; WNGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408868027
ISBN
9781408868027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Presents geo-ecosystems as dynamic entities constantly responding to changes within themselves, their near-surface environments and external influences, both geographical and cosmic. Num Pages: 338 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & London
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415087100
ISBN
9780415087100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.21

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Manolis, Timothy D. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 452 pages, 31 full page plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 117 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276611
ISBN
9780520276611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Traces the course of a spring which rises on an Iron Age hillfort and gradually broadens into a brook, flows through a nearby village and hamlet, skirts a solitary farmhouse and its orchard, before draining into water meadows and a lake where the wildfowl nest. This book presents the details of this ancient landscape, its people and the habitats. Illustrator(s): Tunnicliffe, C. F. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w engravings. BIC Classification: BM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213006
ISBN
9781908213006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. A collection of essays that attempt to distill the essence of nature, and of life in the country into prose, and to impart the wonder the author feels when immersed in nature. In all the pieces collected in this book, a different aspect of the countryside or its people is brought to life. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880545
ISBN
9781845880545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pelagic Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784271053
ISBN
9781784271053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Beetles are arguably the most diverse organisms in the world, with nearly half a million beetle species described and catalogued in our museums, more than any other type of living thing. This astonishing species diversity is matched by a similar diversity in shape, form, size, life history, ecology, physiology and behaviour. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008149505
ISBN
9780008149505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.30

Hardcover. Beetles are arguably the most diverse organisms in the world, with nearly half a million beetle species described and catalogued in our museums, more than any other type of living thing. This astonishing species diversity is matched by a similar diversity in shape, form, size, life history, ecology, physiology and behaviour. Series: Collins New Naturalist Library. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 155. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008149529
ISBN
9780008149529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.29
€ 49.72

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