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Paperback. Why Evolution is True focuses on the hard evidence that proves evolution by natural selection to be a fact. Weaving together and explaining the latest discoveries and ideas from many disparate areas of modern science, this succinct and important book will leave no one with an open mind in any doubt about the truth-and the beauty-of evolution Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199230853
- ISBN
- 9780199230853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.16
€ 14.99
€ 12.16
Paperback. Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind. This title shows us that the key to understanding our behavioral inconsistencies lies in understanding the mind's design. It explains the roots and implications of our inconsistent minds, and why it is perfectly natural to believe that everyone else is a hypocrite. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154398
- ISBN
- 9780691154398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.93
€ 24.99
€ 18.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318011
- ISBN
- 9780226318011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.41€ 51.58
€ 60.41
€ 51.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 264 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318158
- ISBN
- 9780226318158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.94
€ 31.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547213
- ISBN
- 9780813547213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.69
€ 32.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. Why are there two sexes? How different are they and why? Why can't a woman be more like a man? Or should the question be: why can't a man be more like a woman? Controversy rages around sex and gender, but just what are the differences and how are they determined? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JMU; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571279258
- ISBN
- 9780571279258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.26
€ 15.26
Paperback. Editor(s): Sekercioglu, agan H.; Wenny, Daniel G.; Whelan, Christopher J. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226382630
- ISBN
- 9780226382630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.52
€ 49.99
€ 38.52
Hardback. In a world increasingly concerned with the human species and its future, Marian Stamp Dawkins argues that we need to rethink some of the fundamental questions regarding animal welfare. How are we justified in projecting human emotions on to animals? What kind of mental lives do they have? What can science tell us about their quality of life? Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199587827
- ISBN
- 9780199587827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.65
€ 24.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. A leading neuroscientist makes an incendiary argument defending free-will and responsibility, against the prevailing 'deterministic' view of how our brains control our behaviour. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137524
- ISBN
- 9781472137524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Damon, Joseph P. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631171574
- ISBN
- 9781631171574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.11€ 123.66
€ 184.11
€ 123.66
Paperback. This is a detailed history of one of the most important and dramatic episodes in modern science, recounted from the novel vantage point of the dawn of the information age and its impact on representations of nature, heredity, and society. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 472 pages, 29 half-tones. BIC Classification: MBX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734172
- ISBN
- 9780804734172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.68
€ 46.99
€ 31.68
Paperback. Researchers from diverse research communities in cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, MR-diffusion tensor imaging, and algorithm development have contributed articles that explore the potential for diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to measure and model white matter tracts in the human brain. Editor(s): Ulmer, John L.; Parsons, Lawrence; Moseley, Michael; Gabrieli, John. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573315463
- ISBN
- 9781573315463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.43
€ 136.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wyatt, Michelle. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634631167
- ISBN
- 9781634631167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.77€ 186.93
€ 280.77
€ 186.93
Hardcover. Offers a creative introduction of potty training as various animals go about their business and then young readers lift-the-flaps to find the "poop" in all types of places out in the wild, as well as at home. Illustrator(s): Hartung, Susan Kathleen. Num Pages: 20 pages, col. BIC Classification: JNLB; PSV; VS; YBC; YBL; YFP; YNNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 222 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 20
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Ltf
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060530891
- ISBN
- 9780060530891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.91
€ 10.99
€ 8.91
Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.55
€ 29.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. Arguments that animals possess an emotional life are often dismissed as sentimental anthropomorphism. This book challenges that notion by proposing that the objective scientific evidence for human emotions is all but non-existent. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JM; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099478911
- ISBN
- 9780099478911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.21
€ 20.99
€ 16.21
Hardcover. Provides a review of the mechanisms, concepts, and implications of cell death, with an emphasis on comparisons across species and tissue types. This work covers the major advances in the study of cell death. Editor(s): Lockshin, Richard A.; Zakeri, Zahra; Tilly, Jonathan L. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471219477
- ISBN
- 9780471219477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.90
€ 206.90
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Seachrist, Judith A. Num Pages: 240 pages, numeros line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195327069
- ISBN
- 9780195327069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.35
€ 19.99
€ 15.35
Hardcover. This comprehensive reference consolidates current information on the antioxidant properties of wheat, their beneficial effects, the mechanisms involved, factors affecting availability/bioavailability, and the methods used to measure them. Editor(s): Yu, Liangli L. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470042595
- ISBN
- 9780470042595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.27
€ 137.27
Hardback. Series: Species and Systematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781498714549
- ISBN
- 9781498714549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.95
€ 189.95
Hardcover. This new edition of What's Wrong With My Mouse? continues to provide the most thorough overview of mutant mouse technology and a readable introduction to the field of behavioural neuroscience as applied to behavioural phenotyping of transgenic and knockout mice. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471471929
- ISBN
- 9780471471929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.21
€ 153.21
Paperback. Research suggests chimpanzees may understand some of the epitemological aspects of visual perception, such as how the perceptual act of seeing can have internal several interpretations. These 15 studies were conducted with chimpanzees and young children on their understanding of visual perception. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224525
- ISBN
- 9780631224525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.90
€ 59.90
Paperback. How has bioethics evolved into a legitimate specialty? When is such expertise necessary? How do bioethicists make their decisions? And whose interests do they serve? This book addresses these questions while reflecting on the ethical dilemmas that the author's ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has provoked. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066776
- ISBN
- 9780226066776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.85
€ 31.99
€ 24.85
paperback. Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology. Num Pages: 275 pages, 41 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 465 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107442603
- ISBN
- 9781107442603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67€ 53.36
€ 53.67
€ 53.36