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Paperback. In the American West, pressures to reallocate water to meet urban demands are rising as cities grow, environmental awareness increases, and climate change threatens existing water supplies. The legacy of Owens Valley, however, raises concerns about reallocation. This work considers alternative approaches to the Owens Valley transfer. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 16 figures, 4 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804753807
ISBN
9780804753807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Hardback. The legacy of Owens Valley raises concerns about reallocation. Although it occurred more than 70 years ago, the water transfer from Owens Valley to Los Angeles still plays an important role in public perceptions of water markets. This work considers alternative approaches to the Owens Valley transfer that might have yielded better results. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 16 figures, 4 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753791
ISBN
9780804753791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
59
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616687489
ISBN
9781616687489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.66
€ 50.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSL9; JPVH3; RNFF; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922059093
ISBN
9781922059093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806200
ISBN
9781609806200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. Do you roam the road making a living, or are you enjoying the nomadic life of a retiree with a motor home? Either way, life goes on no matter where you're hanging your hat tonight. Bills still need to be paid, grandchildren grow up way too fast, and you've gotten pretty dependent on your e-mail. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJKR; UDB; UT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582. 364 pages, Illustrations. Do you roam the road making a living, or are you enjoying the nomadic life of a retiree with a motor home? Either way, life goes on no matter where you're hanging your hat tonight. Bills still need to be paid, grandchildren grow up way too fast, and you've gotten pretty dependent on your e-mail. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: TJKR; UDB; UT. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 22. Weight: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
For Dummies
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471784036
ISBN
9780471784036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.93

Paperback. Ever-expanding landfills, ocean gyres filled with floating plastic mush, endangered wildlife. Our garbage has become a massive and exponentially growing problem in modern society. Eco-entrepreneur Tom Szaky explores why this crisis exists and explains how we can solve it by eliminating the very idea of garbage. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626560246
ISBN
9781626560246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.66

Hardcover. Describes the transformative role played by "outsiders" in the growth of the modern life sciences. From Noam Chomsky using linguistics to answer questions about brain architecture, to Erwin Schrodinger contemplating DNA as a physicist would, this book features outsiders who show how much there is to gain from disrespecting conventional boundaries. Editor(s): Harman, Oren; Dietrich, Michael R. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078373
ISBN
9780226078373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.90

Paperback. Describes the transformative role played by outsiders in the growth of the modern life sciences. This volume brings together biographical essays of some of the most remarkable outsiders of the modern era - from Noam Chomsky using linguistics to answer questions about brain architecture, to Erwin Schrodinger contemplating DNA as a physicist would. Editor(s): Harman, Oren; Dietrich, Michael R. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078403
ISBN
9780226078403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Hardback. A powerful affirmation of the necessity and importance of a wide-ranging American space program that can develop lunar outposts and, ultimately, permanently staffed, self-sufficient bases on the Moon. Num Pages: 274 pages, 111 photos, 39 illus. BIC Classification: PD; PGS; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076661
ISBN
9780231076661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.09

Paperback. The cat has been used as a subject for dissection in the study of mammalian anatomy for almost two centuries. This book employs anatomical terms used in human rather than veterinary anatomy and includes illustrations of human anatomy that may be compared with those of the cat. It is useful for students who do not have access to human dissections. Num Pages: 96 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: MFCX; MZH; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295978185
ISBN
9780295978185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.96

Hardcover. From its initial publication this book has been the standard text on the subject. Since then there has been a continuing high level of activity, and work has developed in all major areas. This third edition reflects the latest state of knowledge with fully revised and extended coverage of all topics. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 604 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471930945
ISBN
9780471930945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 345.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD; PSAK; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809319824
ISBN
9780809319824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.60

Hardcover. A celebration of the history and culture of the northern wilderness--the largest forest on the planet--from two acknowledged experts on bushcraft and survival skills. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JHBT; TTVR; WSZV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 280 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1720.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472924988
ISBN
9781472924988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.80

Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004193
ISBN
9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The Kakoli of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus of this study, did not traditionally have a concept of mental illness. They classified madness according to social behavior, not mental pathology.. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857450944
ISBN
9780857450944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.47

Paperback. Revelatory story of how all modern non-Africans sprang from a single exodus out of Africa just 85,000 years ago Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 colour photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841198941
ISBN
9781841198941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 151 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833023292
ISBN
9780833023292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.63

Hardcover. An Easy Introduction to the Study of the Heavens. First published in 1928, this introduction to 'the study of the heavens' includes chapters on: 'The Celestial Sphere and its Motions'; 'The Sun and Its Systems'; and 'The Universe of the Stars'. It also features an appendix of interesting astronomical facts. Num Pages: 192 pages, B/W ILLUSTRATIONS. BIC Classification: PG. .
Publisher
Papadakis Dist A C
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906506629
ISBN
9781906506629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; KNG; PS; RNC; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639052
ISBN
9780816639052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association United States
Number of pages
36
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941316245
ISBN
9781941316245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.80

Hardback. Expanded from a February 1989 lecture at Brookhaven National Laboratory, noted physicist Wilkinson romps through modern astrophysical cosmology, contending that we create a multitude of conceptual universes many incompatible in order to try to make sense of peculiar things that happen, like life. An Num Pages: 213 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071840
ISBN
9780231071840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.70

Paperback. This imaginative exploration into living with soul is based of Rudolf Steiner's research into the senses, and offers a lucid introduction to spiritual psychology. Translator(s): Cornelis, Jakob K. Series: Social Ecology & Change. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC; JMM; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Hawthorn Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869890759
ISBN
9781869890759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: PHVB; TQ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes Switzerland
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9782940222889
ISBN
9782940222889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Viking
Condition
New
SKU
V9780525426974
ISBN
9780525426974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; TRLN; WGG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892727049
ISBN
9780892727049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Part-history of the cosmos, part-intellectual adventure, this book travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds, across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world. Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241954638
ISBN
9780241954638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813542812
ISBN
9780813542812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.89

Paperback. Shows that geomagnetism is an enduring area of science, one that offers answers to some of the biggest questions about our planet's past - and maybe even its future. Suitable for those who have struggled with a compass or admired a ragged V of migrating geese, this book demonstrates that education and entertainment need not be polar opposites. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: PH; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006598
ISBN
9780226006598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.22

Paperback. We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? This work looks at the most provocative aspects of human nature - power, sex, violence, kindness, and morality. Num Pages: 300 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JM; PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078826
ISBN
9781862078826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Dundurn Group Canada
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888821898
ISBN
9780888821898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.13

Hardcover. Presents an overview on the different aspects of the energy value chain and discusses the issues that future energy is facing This book covers energy and the energy policy choices which face society. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: RNFY; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119213369
ISBN
9781119213369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.98

Paperback. Explores the creation and history of fossil fuels, their impact on the environment, and how they have become critical to our society. This title shows how adopting sustainable biofuels will be key to the future of energy stability and discuss a renewable energy options and biofuel feedstocks that are replacements for petroleum-based products. Num Pages: 221 pages, 15 tables, 120 color images. BIC Classification: RNFY; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278776
ISBN
9780520278776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Hardback. Tracing mankind's evolution from the birth of life on Earth three billion years ago to the emergence of modern human beings, this volume explains how the field of evolutionary study has been aided by research in comparative anatomy and molecular biology. Translator(s): Friis, Erik J. Num Pages: 158 pages, 70 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231080613
ISBN
9780231080613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.31

Hardcover. Identifies Facial Recognition Technology as an example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as short-sighted solutions to complex social problems Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JPVH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814732090
ISBN
9780814732090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.07

Paperback.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732106
ISBN
9780814732106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JHB; KC; KJ; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520359
ISBN
9781487520359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.20

Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HR; JHB; JP; KC; KJ; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500474
ISBN
9781487500474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.10

Paperback. Until 1997, few people had heard of the seasonal current that Peruvians nicknamed El Nino. This book discusses the scientific, political, economic and cultural developments that shaped our perceptions of this force of nature. It outlines the history of El Nino, an innocuous current that appears off the coast of Peru around Christmas time. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 line illus. 1 halftone. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126227
ISBN
9780691126227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. It provides an important reference for professional conservationists and wildlife biologists. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521101349
ISBN
9780521101349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.04