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Paperback. What is the secret meaning of alchemical symbolism? Could ancient images really turn molten lead into gold with a mere pinch of the Philosopher's Stone? Alchemy is perhaps the last magical art to survive the ravages of the modern world. This book initiates the reader into some of the key concepts and practices of this extraordinary field of study. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; HRQX2; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 82.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263524
ISBN
9781904263524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.13

Paperback. As Jones shows, it can often pay to take an absurd idea seriously. Num Pages: 280 pages, 47, 8 black & white halftones, 39 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403311
ISBN
9781421403311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.71

As Jones shows, it can often pay to take an absurd idea seriously. Num Pages: 280 pages, 47, 8 black & white halftones, 39 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403304
ISBN
9781421403304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.77

Paperback. Taking advantage of advances throughout the sciences, this title shows how scientists have determined the age of everything from the colonization of the New World over 13,000 years ago to the origin of the universe nearly fourteen billion years ago. Num Pages: 256 pages, 58 halftones, 41 line drawings. BIC Classification: HDW; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322933
ISBN
9780226322933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.16

Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754626
ISBN
9780198754626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.72

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. Presents a robust and stark challenge to our tendency to see ourselves as the acme of creation. Human exceptionalism, this book argues, is an error that can infect scientific thought. It aims to overturn popular thinking on human evolution - the key is not what's missing, but how we're linked. Editor(s): Gee, Henry. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284880
ISBN
9780226284880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Hardcover. The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782430155
ISBN
9781782430155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.04

Hardback. Man's fascination with time, its extent and its measurement, is Paul Lyle's starting point as he considers the relationship of deep time and the Earth's geological resources with modern consumer society. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Dunedin Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780460390
ISBN
9781780460390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.58

Paperback. Meet the players in the most fundamental scientific revolution since Copernicus Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688968
ISBN
9781851688968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.41

Hardback. A NASA space scientist maps out the coming solar cycle-and its catastrophic potential to disrupt worldwide power and communications systems. He includes a history of the record of auroral sightings, accounts of communications blackouts from the 20th century, industries sensitive to solar storms, and radiation and health issues. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones / 15 color photos. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120784
ISBN
9780231120784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.86

Paperback. Two leading researchers make the controversial argument that our species is still measurably evolving in important ways--in fact, faster than ever before. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution. 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. Reveals the ongoing interplay between culture and biology in the making of the human race. Ranging across subjects as diverse as human domestication, Neanderthal hybridization, and IQ tests, this title demonstrates that human genetics have changed and can continue to change much more rapidly than scientists have previously believed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight: 396.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020423
ISBN
9780465020423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Paperback. A follow-up to the best-selling "That's Not in My American History Book", this book explains both the ordinary and the bizarre technological marvels that we take for granted and the laws of nature that serve as the baseline for life on earth. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589792906
ISBN
9781589792906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.31

Hardback. Who was Nikola Tesla? A visionary inventor? Eccentric genius? Outsider rebel? An immigrant from what is now Croatia, Tesla would move to America and go on to create groundbreaking inventions including some that would change the world. This book reveals the life, drama and mystery surrounding the romantic figure. Num Pages: 248 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, include illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435142978
ISBN
9781435142978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 greyscale photos and illustrations, integrated. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137432
ISBN
9781472137432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMD; PDZ; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199670598
ISBN
9780199670598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. During the second decade of human life, the body and brain undergo a profound and complex transformation, with emotions and intellect changing as rapidly and unpredictably as weight and height. These changes can be baffling to teenagers and to those around them alike. This title explains the strange and wonderful science of the teenage years. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846271229
ISBN
9781846271229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.78

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

€ 27.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; PDZ; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558618398
ISBN
9781558618398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected society and changed everyday life forever. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Quercus
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247681
ISBN
9781847247681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; TH; WGM. Dimension: 283 x 261 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Integrity Research Institute
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935023272
ISBN
9781935023272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Presents the story of order in the universe, the harmony that comes from cycles in sync. This book considers a range of applications - human sleep and circadian rhythms, menstrual synchrony, insect outbreaks, superconductors, Lasers, secret codes, heart arrhythmias and fads. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141007632
ISBN
9780141007632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. This optimistic and richly-informed book evaluates all the options and explains how we can greatly reduce the amount of material demanded and used in manufacturing, while still meeting everyone's needs. Series: Without the Hot Air. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: AMCR; PDZ; RNU; TGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Publisher
UIT Cambridge Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition, Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906860301
ISBN
9781906860301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.59

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Suspicious Minds decodes the psychology of why we all believe in conspiracy theories--some of us just hide it better than others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472915634
ISBN
9781472915634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209873
ISBN
9780007209873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.04

Paperback. A multi-faceted story of heroes and villains, mystics and sceptics, earnest seekers of truth and charlatans, a narrative that bristles with the names of remarkable scholars, many famous, some now obscure. Num Pages: 320 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472135926
ISBN
9781472135926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. This seminal book injects the topic of superintelligence into the academic and popular mainstream. What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. Num Pages: 390 pages, black and white line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198739838
ISBN
9780198739838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Tells the story of how scientists are using the modern techniques to draw information out of the oldest rocks on Earth. This title also reveals the human story of the Altantis-seeking visionaries and madmen, who have been imagining lost or undiscovered continents for centuries. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ; RBGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080417
ISBN
9781847080417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.77

Paperback. Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand its many mysterious phenomena, this Very Short Introduction also explores the deep implications of the theory, and its potential to revolutionize the physics and technology of the future. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 B&W halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540907
ISBN
9780199540907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Que Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789754868
ISBN
9780789754868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 6.01

Hardback. This groundbreaking narrative explores the surprising power of suggestibility and how our minds can shape our response to pain, major diseases and everyday events. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426217890
ISBN
9781426217890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. Bestselling author Leland Gregory turns his nose for nuttiness toward the world of science. Series: Stupid History. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238. Chronicles of Weird Experiments, Mad Scientists, and Idiots in the Laboratory. 288 pages, illustrations. Bestselling author Leland Gregory turns his nose for nuttiness toward the world of science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; WHX. Dimension: 179 x 128 x 15. Weight: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780740779909
ISBN
9780740779909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.40

Paperback. An exploration of human creativity. From the everyday objects in our homes to the most extraordinary new materials that will shape our future, it reveals the inner workings of the man-made world, the miracles of craft, design, engineering and ingenuity that surround us every day. Num Pages: 272 pages, 65 x b/w integrated. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955185
ISBN
9780241955185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199671939
ISBN
9780199671939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691178349
ISBN
9780691178349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 17 halftones. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PNRL; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165035
ISBN
9780691165035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. How does mathematics enable us to send pictures from space back to Earth? Where does the bell-shaped curve come from? Drawing on areas of mathematics from probability theory, number theory, and geometry, this work highlights how ideas, mostly from pure math, can answer these questions. It includes puzzles and problems of varying difficulty. Num Pages: 272 pages, 89 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127972
ISBN
9780691127972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. This book opens the audience s eyes to the extraordinary scientific secrets hiding in everyday objects. Helping readers increase chemistry knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, the book is perfect as a supplementary textbook or gift to curious professionals and novices. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119265269
ISBN
9781119265269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.21
€ 43.35

Paperback. Brings physics into our daily lives and makes it fascinating. Our world is full of patterns. This book explains some of the most toolbox of science - a toolbox we need in order to make sense of what is around us and arrive at decisions about the future, from medical advances to solving our future energy needs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 273.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160753
ISBN
9781784160753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardcover. Charts the impact wind has had on history, including the Roman invasion, the Spanish Armada, the transformation of the Fens, the D-Day landings, and much more Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930377
ISBN
9781909930377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.59