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Paperback. "Remarkably upbeat, and imbued with wit, wisdom and a palpable sense of awe over our universe."-Tucson Weekly Num Pages: 352 pages, 68 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339987
ISBN
9780393339987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.70

Publisher
United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971072
ISBN
9781597971072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

paperback. Discloses the best time to have a sex change, how to have a virgin birth, when to seduce your sisters or eat your lover. This work takes all creatures worried about their bizarre sex lives, and the letters they write to the Dr Tatiana, the only agony aunt in all creation with a prodigious knowledge of natural history and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099283751
ISBN
9780099283751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616144432
ISBN
9781616144432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.89

hardcover. Einstein's cook was lucky. But you, too, can have a scientist in your kitchen: Robert L. Wolke. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393011838
ISBN
9780393011838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light wear to covers and spine, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004801
ISBN
9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0001114
ISBN
9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.55

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHD0001122
ISBN
9781781250372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.55

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 266 x 10. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pocket Essentials
Condition
New
SKU
9780857301161
ISBN
9780857301161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 7.79

hardcover. Popular science tour de force from bestselling authors, on evolution of intelligence, culture and mind. Num Pages: 340 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 710. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032786
ISBN
9780521571555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A systematic, carefully reasoned, but non-technical analysis of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge. Num Pages: 412 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 766. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032863
ISBN
9780521772297
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike. Num Pages: 254 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press M.D.
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033156
ISBN
9780198503927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848311176
ISBN
9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 7.79

paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034135
ISBN
9780465038299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Based on Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, "Evolutionary Psychology" with its claim that 'it's all in our genes' has become the most popular scientific theory of the late 20th century. This book gathers together some of the most eminent and outspoken critics of this ideology. Editor(s): Rose, Hilary; Rose, Steven. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JM; JPA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034164
ISBN
9780099283195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. From the zeros of the mathematician to the void of the philosophers, from Shakespeare to the empty set, from the ether to the quantum vacuum, there is much ado about nothing at the heart of things. This book covers various aspects of nothingness to reveal how the human mind has had to make something of nothing in every field of human enquiry. Num Pages: 400 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: HP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034290
ISBN
9780099288459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034362
ISBN
9780521827041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034681
ISBN
9780521827041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Series: Oxford Paperbacks. Num Pages: 324 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034444
ISBN
9780198606949
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Explains the science of noetics and how this exciting field of research is set to change the way we view the world forever. This book provides answers to universal questions by unveiling persuasive empirical evidence for the existence of psychic phenomena - from telepathy and clairvoyance to jinxes and prayer. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034446
ISBN
9780552162357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and homeopathy are all discussed in this book which The Ecologist called 'one of the most thought-provoking reads of the year', and which has already gained a almost cult following. Num Pages: 384 pages, Index. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Element
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034640
ISBN
9780007145102
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034797
ISBN
9780226199948
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell? This title reveals the theories set to transform the understanding of our place in the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034835
ISBN
9780141013022
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Biography of Humphry Davy Num Pages: 199 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sutton Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000436
ISBN
9780750932318
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. In 1846, Charles Darwin has a secret: an essay, sealed in an envelope and locked in his study drawer, which will overturn human understanding of time and nature forever. Now he must publish and take the consequences. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000537
ISBN
9780571216093
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. The idea that the speed of light is a constant - at 186,000 miles per second - is one of the few scientific facts that almost everyone knows. This title introduces the reader to modern cosmology, to the implications of VSL (variable speed of light) and to the world of physicists. Editor(s): Mirchandani, Ravi. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR; WNX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 210. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000586
ISBN
9780099428084
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Candy Jar Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957154865
ISBN
9780957154865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.25

paperback. What is Life? To answer this question, Denis Noble argues that we must look beyond the gene's eye view. For modern 'systems biology' considers life on a variety of levels, as an intricate web of feedback between gene, cell, organ, body, and environment. He shows how it is both a biologically rigorous and richly rewarding way of understanding life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HP; MFG; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0035916
ISBN
9780199228362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Reliable Knowledge offers a valuably clear account and a radically challenging investigation of the credibility of scientific knowledge. Series: Canto original series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 48. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036224
ISBN
9780521220873
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Here are six accessible essays by those who walk the line between science and sicence fiction, moving ever further out in discovering the patterns of nature, aimed at readers who share their fascination with the deepest mysteries of the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324464
ISBN
9780393324464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192803061
ISBN
9780192803061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.27

hardcover. Presents the history of the development of fibre optic technology, from its beginning in 19th-century attempts to guide light, for purposes of illuminating the insides of the human body, to the communications technologies. This book also describes the medical technologies developed in the 1960's. Series: Sloan Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 6 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHJ; TJK; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 649. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0037718
ISBN
9780195108187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This text reveals how viruses, with their amazing ability to mutate, have caused devastating diseases in the past and continue to provide one of the greatest challenges to science. The author seeks to provide an accurate account of these nimble parasites and counter media over-dramatization. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous halftones; figures and maps. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM; PDZ; PSGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 122 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036884
ISBN
9780198564812
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037374
ISBN
9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037850
ISBN
9780870819612
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. An experimental biography of Sir Thomas Browne, the 17th century physician, philospher and writer Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGH; BGL; HBTB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Granta
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0037933
ISBN
9781847089007
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This book tells (for the first time) the story of how the 'practical' mathematics of Renaissance artists influenced the development of 'proper' mathematics. The text is clear, lively, and scholarly, and is accompanied by beautiful colour and black and white illustrations. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in science or art. Num Pages: 262 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0038341
ISBN
9780198523949
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. "Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, How the Hippies Saved Physics makes the history of science fun again."-Science Num Pages: 416 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Condition
New
SKU
9780393342314
ISBN
9780393342314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.93

Hardcover. Scientists often talk about the search for meaning, and about explanations that can make sense of the universe. But what do we mean by this, and what information do thse explanations give us? In Explanations, eminent philosophers and scientists from a wide variety of backgrounds address this problem, to provoke and inspire reflection on how and why we explain things the way we do. Editor(s): Cornwell, John. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198607786
ISBN
9780198607786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.21

paperback. From the tiniest microchip to the information superhighway, the modern world is dominated by and dependent upon science. This title examines the relationship between science and religion across time, beginning with the primitive worship of early ancestors and concluding with a vivid portrait of faith in the modern world. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 348. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039291
ISBN
9780553817430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.43