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Paperback. Female and male brains are different, thanks to hormones coursing through the brain before birth. This title argues passionately that the analysis of gender differences deserves far more rigorous, biologically sophisticated science. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PD; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674063518
- ISBN
- 9780674063518
€ 23.99€ 20.84
€ 23.99
€ 20.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, 1 black & white tables, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBS; PSXM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138201866
- ISBN
- 9781138201866
€ 46.28
€ 46.28
Hardcover. An extensively researched account of the history of the cave man character in modern popular culture, tracing its roots back to Victorian Britain Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLL; HBTB; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526113849
- ISBN
- 9781526113849
€ 25.04
€ 25.04
Paperback. BIC Classification: PSA; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 15th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781259921865
- ISBN
- 9781259921865
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. Why women evolved to have orgasms - when most of their primate relatives don't - is a persistent mystery among evolutionary biologists. In pursuing this mystery, this book arrives at another: how could anything as inadequate as the evolutionary explanations of the female orgasm have passed muster as science? Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022461
- ISBN
- 9780674022461
€ 34.99€ 29.48
€ 34.99
€ 29.48
Hardcover. This book explores how the study of isolated and migrant populations can help us to understand disease etiology and the ongoing evolution of Mankind. Editor(s): Roberts, Derek F.; Fujiki, N. (Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Genetics, Fukui Medical School, Japan); Torizuka, K. Series: Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521419123
- ISBN
- 9780521419123
€ 134.99
€ 134.99
Paperback. A wide-ranging and inclusive text focusing on topics in human evolution and the understanding of modern human variation and adaptability. Editor(s): Muehlenbein, Michael P. Num Pages: 634 pages, 98 b/w illus. 28 tables 200 exercises. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 273 x 219 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 634
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521705103
- ISBN
- 9780521705103
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Hardcover. This entertaining tour of the brain answers such fundamental questions as, What is the purpose of the brain? What is an emotion? What is a memory? How does food affect how you feel? Dr. Wenk has skillfully blended the highest scholarly standards with illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190603403
- ISBN
- 9780190603403
€ 52.25€ 40.96
€ 52.25
€ 40.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 2AB; 2ADS; JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
- SKU
- V9788776020514
- ISBN
- 9788776020514
€ 16.99€ 7.88
€ 16.99
€ 7.88
Paperback. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent - but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, this book suggests, lies in the singular impact of snakes on primate evolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061965
- ISBN
- 9780674061965
€ 23.99€ 20.84
€ 23.99
€ 20.84
Paperback. Investigates the emotional and moral lives of the Chinese people as they adjust to the challenges of modernity. Sharing a medical anthropology and cultural psychiatry perspective, this title delves into intimate and sometimes hidden areas of personal life and social practice to observe and narrate the drama of Chinese individualization. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514. The Moral Life of the Person. 322 pages. Investigates the emotional and moral lives of the Chinese people as they adjust to the challenges of modernity. Sharing a medical anthropology and cultural psychiatry perspective, this title delves into intimate and sometimes hidden areas of personal life and social practice to observe and narrate the drama of Chinese individualization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; PSXM. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 20. Weight: 432.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition, What Anthropology and Psychiatry Te
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269453
- ISBN
- 9780520269453
€ 31.99€ 27.95
€ 31.99
€ 27.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP; JMR; PSAJ; PSAK; PSX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160766
- ISBN
- 9780231160766
€ 95.80€ 90.43
€ 95.80
€ 90.43
Hardcover. In this book, the authors provide a fascinating narrative of the mental life of Neandertals, to the extent that it can be reconstructed from fossil and archaeological remains. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HDDA; PDZ; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199742820
- ISBN
- 9780199742820
€ 24.99€ 18.76
€ 24.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Prehistoric settlements Num Pages: 176 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; HDD; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 263 x 14. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Tempus Pub Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425474
- ISBN
- 9780752425474
€ 20.53
€ 20.53
Paperback. While intended primarily for non-majors, this forward looking cancer biology book will appeal to a wide ranging audience. Introductory chapters on molecular, cellular, and genetic information bring unprepared students up to speed for the rest of the book and serve as a useful refresher for those with previous biology background. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156066
- ISBN
- 9781405156066
€ 54.99€ 53.97
€ 54.99
€ 53.97
Paperback. A philosophical examination and celebration of the human hand. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: HPM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617388
- ISBN
- 9780748617388
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Paperback. An account by Michael Werner where he describes how he stopped eating in 2001 and has survived well without food ever since. Werner also describes in detail how and why he came to give up food, and what his life is like without it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Clairview Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905570058
- ISBN
- 9781905570058
€ 16.99€ 13.29
€ 16.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 X 8pp colour. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444737776
- ISBN
- 9781444737776
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. The story of the global response to the HIV epidemic, told from the perspective of community organizers, activists, and people living with HIV in West Africa between 1994 and 2000. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JFFH2; MBNH; MBS; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348740
- ISBN
- 9780822348740
€ 29.99€ 26.63
€ 29.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's "Descent of Man" continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. In this book, the authors call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436310
- ISBN
- 9780140436310
€ 16.99€ 13.29
€ 16.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. A ground-breaking and lively exploration of the latest research on the brain. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white line drawings, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PSX; VFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685943
- ISBN
- 9781851685943
€ 15.99€ 12.60
€ 15.99
€ 12.60
Hardcover. Considers gross, surface features visible using microscopic examination, histological and radiological features of bone, that can be used to help investigate metabolic bone diseases. This book features photographs and line drawings illustrating gross, histological and radiological features associated with each of the conditions. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123704863
- ISBN
- 9780123704863
€ 74.57€ 68.09
€ 74.57
€ 68.09
Hardcover. This book explores the socio-political implications of human heredity from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present postgenomic moment. It discusses eugenics, the modern synthesis, and epigenetics. Meloni argues that thanks to findings in epigenetics we may be witnessing a return to 'soft heredity'. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377715
- ISBN
- 9781137377715
€ 97.34
€ 97.34
Paperback. Neanderthals - no less than another kind of human - almost made it, finally dying out just 28,000 years ago. What caused us to survive while they went extinct? Ecology holds the clues, argues Clive Finlayson. It comes down to climate change and chance. There was little in it, and things could have turned out quite differently. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black and white illustrations and 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199239191
- ISBN
- 9780199239191
€ 13.99€ 11.81
€ 13.99
€ 11.81