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Paperback. Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFXC1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007448319
ISBN
9780007448319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
357
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340624
ISBN
9780393340624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Our brains are the most enchanting and complex thing in the known universe - but what happens when they go wrong? The author explores: how our minds work, and what makes each of us so uniquely human. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099537595
ISBN
9780099537595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. Tells the stories of ten beautiful experiments which changed the world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099464587
ISBN
9780099464587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 414. 501 Mysteries of Life, the Universe and Everything. 384 pages. Now in paperback: the perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI. The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857896223
ISBN
9780857896223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816692538
ISBN
9780816692538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Presents an account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018355
ISBN
9780141018355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. The fascinating story of the king of the dinosaurs as never told before. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp colour plate section and black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472911285
ISBN
9781472911285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.22

Paperback. A compendium of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator - a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator - and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. Num Pages: 576 pages, 28 halftones. 133 line illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149660
ISBN
9780691149660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Paperback. Offers a collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. This title includes "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. Editor(s): Calaprice, Alice. Num Pages: 608 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 38. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160146
ISBN
9780691160146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.89

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. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146355
ISBN
9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.30

Hardcover. Unravelling the latest amazing breakthroughs in theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking guides the reader through the evolution of Einsteinian physics to a universe of ten dimensions and a so-called theory of everything. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition - Later Print Run
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593048153
ISBN
9780593048153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. What links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041902
ISBN
9780141041902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

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

Paperback. Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why modern life makes us so vulnerable to global pandemics, and what new technologies can do to prevent them. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046518
ISBN
9780141046518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; TBN; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176291
ISBN
9780691176291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139838
ISBN
9780691139838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

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. Series: Wellcome. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252802
ISBN
9781781252802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this title shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK; JHMC; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159720
ISBN
9780691159720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.73

Paperback. A biography of the strangest molecule in the universe. Alok Jha takes the most every day of subjects - water - and explodes it into a story that takes us from the Big Bang to the latest developments of modern science Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNK; RBK; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472209535
ISBN
9781472209535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.). A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight: 244.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edit
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809761
ISBN
9781408809761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556527456
ISBN
9781556527456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Mixing scientific fact, personal concern, direct experience and intriguing revelation, the author aims to shed new light on our planetary weather system, and to make more sense of disturbing manifestations like global warming, glacial retreat, and the disruption of currents such as El Nino. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 215. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arrow Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0003036
ISBN
9780099406297
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. This narrative takes the reader on a journey into the past and around the globe, bringing us closer to the science. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141026275
ISBN
9780141026275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Hardback. From the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, this title takes readers on a scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of global climate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone. 33 line illus. 3 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144993
ISBN
9780691144993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. "First published in France under the title Planete blanche, les glaces, le climat et l'environnement, Odile Jacob, 2008." Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173474
ISBN
9780691173474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.26

Paperback. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities. But by relying on her formidable memory, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to 'fix' her own brain, which we now know as neuroplasticity. This book helps in understanding how the brain works. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563587
ISBN
9780099563587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Sylvia Earle puts the current and future peril of the ocean and the life it supports in perspective Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 Black and White Photos, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426206399
ISBN
9781426206399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

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. Focuses on one of the controversial of subjects: consciousness. This title illuminates questions such as: what happens in our minds when we're driving and we suddenly realise that we don't remember the last few miles and how do we remember images and aromas from our past so vividly, and why do we often recreate them so differently in our dreams. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062026682
ISBN
9780062026682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Hardcover. Demonstrates the wonders of science through 52 experiments. This book features 450 colour photographs which take the reader right inside the science just as it's happening and provide a front-row seat to split-second chemical reactions and subatomic activity that defies the naked eye. Num Pages: 240 pages, 450 full colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1130. Experiments You Can Do at Home (But Probably Shouldn't). 240 pages, 450 full colour photographs. Demonstrates the wonders of science through 52 experiments. This book features 450 colour photographs which take the reader right inside the science just as it's happening and provide a front-row seat to split-second chemical reactions and subatomic activity that defies the naked eye. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 260 x 232 x 23. Weight: 1120.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579127916
ISBN
9781579127916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.15

Hardback. The ultimate Theodore Gray collection, Completely Mad Science collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and ultimately enlightening scientific experiments-94 in all- into one complete volume. Num Pages: 408 pages, 550 colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: PDN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316395083
ISBN
9780316395083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.54

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. A guide to exploring the world of maths. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, it goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDKN; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 378.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141975863
ISBN
9780141975863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Mathematical savant and bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY, this is Tammet's engaging and personal exploration of what numbers can teach us about our lives and minds. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444737448
ISBN
9781444737448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370. A Journey Through Portals, Relativity, Worm Holes, and Other Adventures in Time Travel. 224 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 14. Weight: 372.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781601631503
ISBN
9781601631503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. Over 150 of the world's leading scientists and thinkers offer their choice of the ideas, and arguments. Every year the author sets them a question, this year that question was: What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit? In this book, their answers are collected and explores philosophy, psychology, and other disciplines. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778480
ISBN
9780552778480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; JMP; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173848
ISBN
9781590173848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of? And if we can't see black holes, how can we be confident they exist? From the Sun and black holes, the authors lead us further into the unknown, to the dark matter and energy that pervade our universe, where science teeters on the edge of theory and discovery. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226283487
ISBN
9780226283487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. In this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft and Theoretical Physicist Stefan Vandoren describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 270 x 14. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814489812
ISBN
9789814489812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hierophant Publishing United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938289002
ISBN
9781938289002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 324 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hierophant Publishing United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780981877136
ISBN
9780981877136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.79

Paperback. Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life as a succession of moments. But just as some of us see God as eternal, so physicists understand the truths of mathematics and the laws of nature as constant, transcending time. This book explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141046525
ISBN
9780141046525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Using no math beyond high school algebra, the authors lay out an approachable explanation of Einstein's special relativity, then move through the fundamental differences between traveling forward and backward in time and the surprising theoretical connection between going back in time and traveling faster than the speed of light. Num Pages: 278 pages, 33 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226045481
ISBN
9780226045481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.10

Paperback. If you ever wanted to set up the latest and greatest grandfather paradox-or just wanted to know if the time-bending events in the latest pulp you read could ever happen-then this book is for you. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400822
ISBN
9781421400822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.24

Paperback. One of the world's most outstanding astrophysicists provides a state-of-the-art investigation into the possibility of time travel. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 Diagram(s),15 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813492
ISBN
9780753813492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Explores the hidden dimensions of time, looking at everything from when the present becomes the past to the tribe that see the future backwards, from when sex is best to why the years seem to speed by as we age. This book reveals how we can learn to live in harmony with the secret clock within us, altering our perceptions to transform our lives. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KRF0021737
ISBN
9780141034638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113218
ISBN
9781782113218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Paperback. Presents an exploration of how 21st Century is going to change not just the way we think, but also what we actually think with - our own individual minds. Editor(s): McGrath, Stefan. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226. Light shelf wear, else as new.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0021064
ISBN
9780141008882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Exploring the many surprising facts and myths about our sense of touch, this book reveals how it defines us - and how, by understanding it, we can better know ourselves. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241184066
ISBN
9780241184066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Paperback ressiue, for the Princeton Puzzler's Series, 2013. Series: Princeton Puzzlers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 halftones. 72 line illus. 42 tables. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158181
ISBN
9780691158181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.47

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

€ 25.99
€ 21.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 342 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608765959
ISBN
9781608765959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.26
€ 54.51

Paperback. From the legend of Atlantis to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, this book is a cultural, historical and scientific guide to one of the world's most spectacular and deadly natural phenomena. Series: Earth. Num Pages: 224 pages, 70 colour, 30 black & white. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233475
ISBN
9781780233475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.89

Hardback. Through lively prose and photos, this revised edition of Uncorked unlocks the door to what champagne is all about. Num Pages: 216 pages, 32 halftones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised edition with a New foreword by Hervé This
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158723
ISBN
9780691158723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.09

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

€ 25.53

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159911
ISBN
9780691159911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 222 halftones. 8 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: GPJ; PDZ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167671
ISBN
9780691167671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory of a 'universal machine' reality. This bok is the story behind how the PC, ipod, smartphone and almost every aspect of modern life came into being. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015903
ISBN
9780141015903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this book, the author argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science in fact inspires the human imagination and enhances our wonder of the world. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026183
ISBN
9780141026183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Describes twenty-nine practical experiments, detailing how they are done and the math and physics behind them. The experiments in this book cover a wide field of physics and the borders of chemistry, ranging from dynamic mechanics ('Kinetic Curiosities') to electricity ('Antediluvian Electronics') and combustion ('Infernal Inventions'). Num Pages: 272 pages, 78 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009865
ISBN
9780691009865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.56

Paperback. Once, the ocean of Tethys stretched across the world. It vanished just before Man appeared on Earth. Dorrik Stow tells of the powerful forces that created and destroyed a great ocean, its marine life, its extinctions, its impact on climate, and the many clues by which scientists have put together its story, stretching back 250 million years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 maps and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QS; PDZ; RBG; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 195 x 24. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199214297
ISBN
9780199214297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. A reexamination of Immanuel Velikovsky's controversial Venus theories in light of new astronomical and archaeological findings. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRKP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264. Worlds in Collision and Ancient Catastrophes Revisited. 160 pages, illustrations. Exploring the key points of Velikovsky's theories, Laird Scranton presents evidence from recent space probe missions and offers scientific explanations for many disputed aspects of Velikovsky's theories, such as how Venus transformed from a comet into an orbiting planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRKP; PDZ. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 10. Weight: 264.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431398
ISBN
9781591431398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. A journey through our mental landscape Num Pages: 112 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715647479
ISBN
9780715647479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.81

Paperback. Virus Hunt is a tale of scientific endeavour. Tracing the fascinating twenty year quest to find the origin of the virus that causes AIDS, Dorothy H. Crawford takes us on a journey around the world, to recount the vital research that eventually unravelled how, when, and where the virus first infected humans. Num Pages: 272 pages, A number of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ2; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743873
ISBN
9780198743873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.23

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Harriss, Edmund. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WF; WZS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 213. Weight in Grams: 581.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408888988
ISBN
9781408888988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

paperback. "Don Hoffman .. combines a deep understanding of the logic of perception, a gift for explaining it with simple displays that anyone can-quite literally-see, and a refreshing sense of wonder at the miracle of it all."--Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 full-color and 130 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton
Condition
New
SKU
9780393319675
ISBN
9780393319675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. An insightful introduction to one ofthe most unpredictable forces on Earth. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687251
ISBN
9781851687251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062143
ISBN
9780813062143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Paperback. The last 20,000 years has seen our world flip from icehouse to greenhouse, provoking earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic outbursts. Like a giant stirring from a long sleep, the Earth beneath our feet tossed and turned. Bill McGuire argues that climate change is once more setting the scene for the giant to reawaken, and we can already see the signs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBC; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199678754
ISBN
9780199678754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Written by a neuroscientist, and a "new atheist", this book is suitable for the increasingly large numbers of people who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAM3; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784160029
ISBN
9781784160029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. Gives us a glimpse into our future. This book allows the reader to understand the questions that scientists deal with at the frontiers of research. It explains the kind of problems that extra dimensions might solve and the kind of speculation that is needed even to imagine them. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012971
ISBN
9780141012971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.20

paperback. Presents what may well be the first fully integrated theory of time Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JMR; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814726860
ISBN
9780814726860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060548315
ISBN
9780060548315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 240 colour photographs. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
MACROmedia Publishing United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888138092
ISBN
9781888138092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

hardcover. In this daring book, the author proposes that artistic and literary forms can be understood as modulations of wave forms in the physical world. By the phrase "natural syntax," he means that physical nature enters human communication literally by way of a transmitting wave frequency. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741781
ISBN
9780804741781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPF; JPHV; KCHS; PDR; PDZM; UMB; UYQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985411
ISBN
9780141985411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14