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Science: general issues

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
€ 11.58

Hardback. A website's ranking on Google can spell the difference between success and failure for a new business. This title offers an account of how scientific rating and ranking methods are created and applied to a variety of uses. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 halftones. 47 line illus. 60 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154220
ISBN
9780691154220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518. Thinking from Women's Lives. 336 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK; PD. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497469
ISBN
9780801497469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of nature. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152382
ISBN
9780863152382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. Tells two intertwined stories: how, in early twentieth-century Iran, an emerging middle class used scientific knowledge as its cultural and economic capital, and how, along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle presumably modern problems like the stress of everyday life, people's defective willpower and demographic stagnation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBN; HBJF1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254473
ISBN
9780520254473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.24
€ 63.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
World Health Organization Switzerland
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9789241209991
ISBN
9789241209991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.74

Paperback. The huge international bestseller that takes you on a journey through your mind and gives you the answers to the big philosophical questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. 352 pages. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, history, and pop culture, this title elucidates the questions at the heart of human existence: What is truth? Does life have meaning? Why should I be good? It takes you on a journey through the history of philosophy and offers an introduction to research on the brain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849011020
ISBN
9781849011020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Green Magic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956188618
ISBN
9780956188618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. When the Earth Was Flat tells the fascinating story behind scientific theories we once believed to be true, and shows how the way we view the world, and the way we think the world works, has changed completely throughout history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782437833
ISBN
9781782437833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCD; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554588978
ISBN
9781554588978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.43

hardcover. Investigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity. Editor(s): Lindberg, David C.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 47 line drawings. BIC Classification: HR; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482149
ISBN
9780226482149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.49

Paperback. Investigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity. Editor(s): Lindberg, David C.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 47 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCX6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482163
ISBN
9780226482163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226542027
ISBN
9780226542027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.83

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

€ 30.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Num Pages: 392 pages, 99 line illus. BIC Classification: PBU; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130521
ISBN
9780691130521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801433863
ISBN
9780801433863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.81

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133829
ISBN
9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.00

Hardback. When China Goes to the Moon.. Series: Studies in Space Policy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KNGV; PDN; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319194721
ISBN
9783319194721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.60

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
€ 15.59

Hardback. Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are 'hot' in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? This book takes a look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal various misconceptions about luck. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138909
ISBN
9780691138909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

Hardback. Recounts the true and harrowing tales of the author's adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. This title leads readers on a journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 b&w plates. BIC Classification: MMFP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141404
ISBN
9780691141404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. More than fifty well-known chemists present themselves, their research and their favorite dish, faithful to the Lichtenberg motto "He who knows nothing but chemistry does not know chemistry either" The leading organic chemists are represented, giving a list of the top names in the field. Editor(s): Bell, Hubertus P.; Feuerstein, Tim; Guntner, Carlos E.; Holsken, Soren; Lohmann, Jan Klaas. Series: Erlebnis Wissenschaft. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations, diagrams. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9783527326211
ISBN
9783527326211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.06

Hardcover. This unique exploration of biodiversity breaks down the distinctions between science and economics, dissenting from the prevailing view in challenging the widely cherished assumptions that underpin the seemingly unassailable arguments of environmentalists. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 575 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
489
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400739901
ISBN
9789400739901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 359.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons New Jersey
Edition
Mti
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470114605
ISBN
9780470114605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.38

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