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Paperback. The metaphor of "science wars" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in the scientific community perceive their profession under threat. Based on interviews with groups with alleged "anti-science" attitudes, this book examines how powerful these critiques are. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698011
- ISBN
- 9780847698011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.16
€ 49.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 115 x 5. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996635509
- ISBN
- 9780996635509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.10
€ 17.10
Paperback. Roundworld is in trouble again, and this time it looks fatal. Having created it in the first place, the wizards of Unseen University feel vaguely responsible for its safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FZC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091951726
- ISBN
- 9780091951726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
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
€ 11.62
€ 11.62
Paperback. The quickest ever way to learn everything, from the physics of black holes to quantum computing. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780871448
- ISBN
- 9781780871448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black and white ill. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. An Integral Theory of Everything. 240 pages, 1 black and white ill. Mystics and sages have maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. This book explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy and includes case studies and a section on animal telepathy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ; VXA. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594771811
- ISBN
- 9781594771811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
Hardback. Series: Science Museum. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 illustrations, 50 in colour. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236599
- ISBN
- 9781780236599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.53
€ 30.53
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
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. A thrilling drama of man versus nature-detailing the fierce, ongoing fight against the mightiest and unlikeliest enemy: rust. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1x8pg 4-c insert. BIC Classification: PDZ; TGMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451691603
- ISBN
- 9781451691603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.07
€ 18.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. The untold story of the woman who helped to make one of humanity's greatest discoveries - DNA - but who was never given credit for doing so. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BG; PDX; PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552116
- ISBN
- 9780006552116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.21
€ 19.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet, despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots can be both ordinary and quite remarkable. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approx 18 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199695980
- ISBN
- 9780199695980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.56
€ 13.99
€ 11.56
Paperback. The No.1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. A fascinating explanation of how evolution works, from bestselling author of THE GOD DELUSION, Richard Dawkins. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226897
- ISBN
- 9781780226897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes - tragic consequences. This book uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of fear? Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Virgin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515532
- ISBN
- 9780753515532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the Year Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813553
- ISBN
- 9780753813553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.71
€ 19.99
€ 14.71
Hardback. By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into a household word. This work takes the reader into Richter's life story, setting it in the context of his family and interpersonal attachments, and the history of seismology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; RBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128078
- ISBN
- 9780691128078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardback. A billion-year history of movement, from bacteria to Olympic athletes. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785780455
- ISBN
- 9781785780455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.45
€ 26.99
€ 17.45
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Prometheus United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616141608
- ISBN
- 9781616141608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.94
€ 22.94
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
€ 15.00
Paperback. Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199236220
- ISBN
- 9780199236220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.99
€ 13.99
€ 12.99
The appendixes provide helpful hints, basic answers to the sample problems, and materials to stimulate further exploration. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68, 67 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897597
- ISBN
- 9780801897597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.95
€ 77.95
Paperback. The appendixes provide helpful hints, basic answers to the sample problems, and materials to stimulate further exploration. Num Pages: 200 pages, 68, 67 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897603
- ISBN
- 9780801897603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.20
€ 40.20
Paperback. However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us? Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk? This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 diagrams, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140297867
- ISBN
- 9780140297867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGC; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141983219
- ISBN
- 9780141983219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
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
€ 15.00