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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

paperback. This thought-provoking volume explains Einstein's work in plain language and examines one of the most remarkable figures of all time. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 149 illustrations, 48 colour. BIC Classification: BG; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039603
ISBN
9780500301173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardback. What does quilting have to do with electric circuit theory? This book presents an exploration of some of the many ways that math and physics combine to create something vastly more powerful, useful, and interesting than either is by itself. Num Pages: 424 pages, 84 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135403
ISBN
9780691135403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198758129
ISBN
9780198758129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. The fascinating story of how India is transforming itself into a global science superpower. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444710168
ISBN
9781444710168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 color illus. 5 halftones. 12 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169781
ISBN
9780691169781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.37

Paperback. From the big stuff (life, the universe and everything) to the small stuff (the mind-bending world of quantum physics), here is an accessible guide to the fascinating, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright weird world of physics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782437574
ISBN
9781782437574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.33

Paperback. This book provides an immediate and entertaining way for anyone to gain a basic understanding or to refresh their knowledge of the inside workings of the brain. The authors shows what happens when things go wrong in the brain, and illustrate the work using examples of classic clinical cases. Illustrator(s): Hjelseth, Linn Iril. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104704
ISBN
9781843104704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 114 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857334951
ISBN
9781857334951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509822195
ISBN
9781509822195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results. Num Pages: 336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 81 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Third Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591430827
ISBN
9781591430827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169699
ISBN
9780691169699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408705964
ISBN
9781408705964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardback. A fascinating narrative history of our major psychotropic drugs and the way in which they have shaped us from the author of Opening Skinner's Box. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MMGW; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471136887
ISBN
9781471136887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881679
ISBN
9781633881679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.87

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783827420589
ISBN
9783827420589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 10.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814667005
ISBN
9789814667005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.94

Paperback. One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge in the subject of time. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226808420
ISBN
9780226808420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. Features roughly 1,600 quotes in all. This book includes sections unique to the ultimate collection such as "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, and Freeman Dyson's authoritative foreword. Editor(s): Calaprice, Alice. Num Pages: 576 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 194 x 44. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138176
ISBN
9780691138176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473642713
ISBN
9781473642713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115979
ISBN
9780691115979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Series: Mini Encylopedia. BIC Classification: MFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782743774
ISBN
9781782743774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
WTM Publishing & Communications Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
203
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780646039947
ISBN
9780646039947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. An excellent summary - for the layman and expert alike - of what we understand about key scientific issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378. Good, clean copy. Minor shelfwear on cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KSG0003952
ISBN
9780349111339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062071224
ISBN
9780062071224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584771
ISBN
9781937584771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - and see how the victims changed afterwards. This book explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary individuals whose struggles, resilience and deep humanity made neuroscience possible. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 54. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161033
ISBN
9781784161033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. In China, for the first time, the people who weigh too much now outnumber those who weigh too little. In Mexico, the obesity rate has tripled in the past three decades. This title exposes the practices of some of the recognisable (and profitable) companies and brands of the last half century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: KNDF; PDZ; TDCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
WH Allen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753541470
ISBN
9780753541470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

paperback. Can anyone get a perfect memory? The author used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt art of memory training, discovering mnemonic ancient 'memory palace' technique first practiced by Simonides of Ceos over the years. This title offers a journey through mind, and secrets of how our memory really works. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; JMRM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032139
ISBN
9780141032139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

hardcover. What are things made of? What is the sun? Why is there night and day, winter and summer? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone? Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? This title answers all these questions. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Editon First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593066126
ISBN
9780593066126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418. Ten Scientists' Diaries. 144 pages, 60 b&w photographs. Illustrator(s): Glendinning, Hugo. Editor(s): Turney, Jon. In this volume a young generation of first-class scientists - most of them Royal Society Young Fellows - kept diaries over several months which reveal, with an unusual honesty, the frustrations, comic ironies and occasional breakthroughs in the charged and highly competitive world of science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: BJ; PDZ. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 13. Weight: 424.
Publisher
Central
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903319980
ISBN
9780903319980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.81

Paperback. The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture. Editor(s): Ott, Katherine; Serlin, David; Mihm, Stephen. Num Pages: 359 pages, halftones, 68 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MQWP; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814761984
ISBN
9780814761984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199673544
ISBN
9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Breaking down the complicated concepts of speed, acceleration, torque, fluid mechanics, and surface physics, this book provides an introduction to the basic science underlying the sport of sailing. It also explores how the spectrum, reflection, and polarization of light lead sailors to 'see' wind on the water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 143 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781420073768
ISBN
9781420073768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780563
ISBN
9781783780563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Money doesn't grow on trees. Or does it? From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, nature provides 'natural services', 24/7. This book offers impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs given to cattle, leading to an epidemic of rabies) and also the positive. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685606
ISBN
9781846685606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.45

Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863152375
ISBN
9780863152375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.69

Paperback. "Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful."-Nature Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348262
ISBN
9780393348262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50