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Paperback. The last 20,000 years has seen our world flip from icehouse to greenhouse, provoking earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic outbursts. Like a giant stirring from a long sleep, the Earth beneath our feet tossed and turned. Bill McGuire argues that climate change is once more setting the scene for the giant to reawaken, and we can already see the signs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199678754
- ISBN
- 9780199678754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.95
€ 15.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Written by a neuroscientist, and a "new atheist", this book is suitable for the increasingly large numbers of people who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAM3; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784160029
- ISBN
- 9781784160029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.74
€ 14.99
€ 9.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HRA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231137096
- ISBN
- 9780231137096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.94
€ 35.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136952
- ISBN
- 9780231136952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.68
€ 24.99
€ 22.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814460002
- ISBN
- 9789814460002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.58
€ 57.58
Paperback. Over the years more than 100 individual astronauts and cosmonauts have performed nearly 200 EVAs, (spacewalks), either singularly or in teams in Earth orbit, deep space or on the Moon. This title shows how hardware and crew members are prepared for, protected and supported during every EVA. Editor(s): Shayler, David. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337100
- ISBN
- 9781852337100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.06
€ 42.99
€ 39.06
Hardcover. This book features a multidisciplinary focus on walking as a mode in the context of transportation, urban planning and health. Breaking down the silos, this book presents a multidisciplinary focus bringing together research from transport, public health and planning to show linkages and the variation in experience around the world. Series: Transport and Sustainability. Num Pages: 351 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH; RNU; RPT; TR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787146280
- ISBN
- 9781787146280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.87€ 84.67
€ 93.87
€ 84.67
Paperback. Born into one of the wealthiest families, Walter Rothschild became the best known zoologist of his day - and one of Britain's great eccentrics. Walter's life traversed the fields of politics and finance, as well as zoology, and was packed with achievement and incident. This book presents complexities and conflicts this man faced during his life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Natural History Museum, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565092283
- ISBN
- 9780565092283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.76
€ 16.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. Traces the history of the Wankel rotary engine and its use in various cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles and other applications. This title explains the working of the engine and the technical challenges it presented - the difficulty of designing effective and durable seals, early emissions troubles, high fuel consumption, and others. Num Pages: 182 pages, 78 photographs & diagrams, notes, index. BIC Classification: TGBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786429059
- ISBN
- 9780786429059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99
€ 47.99
Paperback. Gives us a glimpse into our future. This book allows the reader to understand the questions that scientists deal with at the frontiers of research. It explains the kind of problems that extra dimensions might solve and the kind of speculation that is needed even to imagine them. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141012971
- ISBN
- 9780141012971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.48
€ 18.99
€ 14.48
Hardcover. As their roles become more demanding, specialised and far removed from their own inborn predispositions, will the military require ever more years of 'programming'? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; JWM; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042543
- ISBN
- 9781849042543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.88
€ 40.88
Hardcover. Shows how the key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. This title traces how the recursive argument method was first developed by Buddhist scholars and was spread by them throughout ancient Central Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FC; HBLC1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155319
- ISBN
- 9780691155319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.14
€ 44.99
€ 39.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Ekstrom, Karin M. Num Pages: 254 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones, 5 black. BIC Classification: RNH; TQSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138797260
- ISBN
- 9781138797260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.15
€ 55.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; LNKJ; LNZL; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Clarus Press Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905536733
- ISBN
- 9781905536733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.11
€ 101.11
Hardcover. First published in 1953, this authoritative work, which was based on a lifetime's practical experience, has been in continuous demand and is recognized as a classic work on the subject. Its great strength lies in the descriptions and principles of watch and clock construction in an easy-to-follow manner. Num Pages: 432 pages, 300 line drawings. BIC Classification: PD; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780709049951
- ISBN
- 9780709049951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.68
€ 34.99
€ 29.68
Paperback. Suitable for those who want to know how to fix their own watch, this title helps them learn what horology is; the basics of watch and clock repairing; the mechanics of a clock; how the wheels work; the difference between an automatic watch, a stop watch, and a chronograph; and, more. Num Pages: 296 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083731
- ISBN
- 9781616083731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.42
€ 13.99
€ 10.42
Paperback. Tells the story of the watch which spans an incredible 500 years. This book offers a collection of pin-pallet lever watches made for the mass market during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by companies such as Waterbury and Ingersoll. Num Pages: 176 pages, 270 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AGC; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 245 x 16. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714151106
- ISBN
- 9780714151106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.85
€ 23.99
€ 17.85
Hardcover. Contains information on about 90,000 watchmakers working between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries. This directory is useful for watchmakers and clockmakers, collectors, dealers, museums, historians and libraries. Working dates include, where known, dates and places of birth, apprenticeship, freedom, marriage and death. Num Pages: 888 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 888
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 21st Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719803307
- ISBN
- 9780719803307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.58€ 52.29
€ 56.58
€ 52.29
Hardcover. Discribes and illustrates the making of the precision timekeeper, at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. This handbook provides an insight to the enthusiast and watch-collector who, until its publication, had often been able only to admire the superb craftsmanship of a fine watch without understanding how it works. Num Pages: 462 pages, approximately 130 colour / 777 line drawings. BIC Classification: TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 274 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856677045
- ISBN
- 9780856677045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.98€ 57.17
€ 64.98
€ 57.17
Paperback. "A narrative account of how water has shaped human society from the ancient past to the present"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060548315
- ISBN
- 9780060548315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.13
€ 14.99
€ 12.13