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Paperback. Where did we come from? What the hell are we doing here? Is Elvis alive and kicking in another space domain? What's beyond the edge of the Universe? Did aliens build the stars? Can we live forever? This work presents an eye-opening look at the nature of reality and the place of life in the universe. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571220564
ISBN
9780571220564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.84

Paperback. A tale of maverick science sleuths on an exhilarating hunt for a strange, elusive and all-important particle Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780746470
ISBN
9781780746470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.89

hardcover. A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Condition
New
SKU
9780297609506
ISBN
9780297609506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBDP; MBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228694
ISBN
9781925228694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. The fascinating new book from Chris Smith, the Naked Scientist - laying bare the truth about the science we use everyday. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780349000381
ISBN
9780349000381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.80

Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163932
ISBN
9780691163932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.96

Paperback. The paperback of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841155807
ISBN
9781841155807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

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

€ 15.00

Hardcover. The major new work by the best-selling author of T. Rex and the Crater of Doom--a fascinating history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 pages of color; 60 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061857
ISBN
9780393061857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.89

Paperback. * Subtitled 'The Remarkable True Story of the Penicillin Miracle', this book is a wonderful combination of modern narrative history and popular science. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: MBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117683
ISBN
9780349117683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. What if there was a master control for human behaviour? The author and his team has discovered just such a master switch: a molecule in the human brain. Their experiments to measure a chemical in the bloodstream called oxytocin reveal the answers to those mysteries about why we make the decisions we do. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552164610
ISBN
9780552164610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. We live in a moment of unprecedented complexity, an era in which change occurs faster than our ability to comprehend it. This books offers a map for the unfamiliar terrain opening in our midst, unfolding an alternative philosophy of our time through a synthesis of science and culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791180
ISBN
9780226791180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. A leading researcher in brain dysfunction and a Wall Street Journal science writer demonstrate that the human mind is an independent entity that can shape and control the physical brain. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060988470
ISBN
9780060988470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.65

Hardback. From the presenters of popular podcast Geek Chic's Weird Science comes a book with the answers to all the scientific questions you never knew you should have asked. Num Pages: 336 pages, Line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751564679
ISBN
9780751564679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Have you forgotten the name of someone you've met dozens of times? Or discovered that your memory of an important event was completely different from everyone else's? The author draws on research to show why our memories so often play tricks on us - and how, if we understand their fallibility, we can actually improve their accuracy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMRM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847947611
ISBN
9781847947611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Humans have the ability to imitate and copy behaviours, or memes, from one another. This is an investigation of whether genes and memes can lead to discoveries about the nature of the inner self and whether the inner self is only an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHM; JMRL; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 59. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192862129
ISBN
9780192862129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.82

Hardback. Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies. Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 223 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1412.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781435148048
ISBN
9781435148048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165806
ISBN
9780691165806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Covering all the basics including fractions, equations, primes, squares and square roots, geometry and fractals, Dr Richard Elwes will lead you gently towards a greater understanding of this fascinating subject. Even apparently daunting concepts are explained simply, with the assistance of useful diagrams, and with a refreshing lack of jargon. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069454
ISBN
9781782069454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Beineke, Jennifer; Rosenhouse, Jason. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 color illus. 20 halftones. 80 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164038
ISBN
9780691164038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.07

Paperback. Did you know it's possible to derive the Pythagorean theorem by spinning a fish tank filled with water? Or that the line of best fit for a data set can be found using a mechanical contraption made from a rod and springs? This title demonstrates how to use physical intuition to solve these and other math problems. Num Pages: 200 pages, 56 halftones. 66 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBW; PDZM; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154565
ISBN
9780691154565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.27

Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128054
ISBN
9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.56

Paperback. The latest addition to No Starch Press's EduManga series, "The Manga Guide to Biochemistry" uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the basics of biochemistry. Num Pages: 272 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: FXA; FXZ; PDZ; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
No Starch Press,US United States
Number of pages
253
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593272760
ISBN
9781593272760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.92

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845430
ISBN
9780907845430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. James Hutton proved that the earth was likely millions of years old, rather than the six thousand calculated by the bible, and that it was continuously shaped and re-shaped by myriad everyday forces rather than any single cataclysmic event. This book tells the remarkable story of this Scottish gentleman farmer. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDZ; RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465013371
ISBN
9780465013371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.72

Paperback. Did you know that the male brain is a lean, mean problem-solving machine that uses analytical brain structures, not emotional ones, to find solutions. This guide follows the male brain from infancy to adulthood. It unlocks many secrets and offers insights into a range of subjects, including emotional intimacy, anger, agression, and winning. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553824872
ISBN
9780553824872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Captivating and lucid, The Making of the Fittest delves deep into the DNA record to reveal not just how the fittest survive but also how they are made. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247247
ISBN
9781847247247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

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. What is stuff made of? How old is the universe? What causes tsunamis? Who was the first man, or woman? This book elucidates the wonders of the natural world. Illustrator(s): McKean, Dave. Num Pages: 272 pages, Black and white illustrated chapter headings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552778053
ISBN
9780552778053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616144333
ISBN
9781616144333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. Long before GPS and Google Earth, humans traveled vast distances using environmental clues and simple instruments. What is lost when technology substitutes for our innate capacity to find our way? Illustrated with 200 drawings, this narrative part treatise, part travelogue, and part navigational history brings our own world into sharper view." Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088078
ISBN
9780674088078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.62

Hardback. We've always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they're worth and practically everything in between. But who decided how we do it, and why? Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDDM; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 138 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782436287
ISBN
9781782436287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.93

Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age. A giant fungus found in Michigan has been alive since the Ice Age, while a dragonfly lives but four months. What accounts for these variations? This book takes you on a tour through the scientific study of longevity and aging. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757896
ISBN
9780226757896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 halftones. 41 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176000
ISBN
9780691176000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.00

Hardback. String theory has been called the 'theory of everything'. It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. This title presents an introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics. Series: Science Essentials. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142890
ISBN
9780691142890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. Steve Jones's highly acclaimed, double prize-winning, bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep.'An essential sightseer's guide to our own genetic terrain.' Peter Tallack, Sunday Telegraph Num Pages: 352 pages, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006552437
ISBN
9780006552437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. What key knowledge would you need to start rebuilding civilisation from scratch? Once you've scavenged what you can, how do you begin producing the essentials? How do you grow food, generate power, prepare medicines, or get metal out of rocks? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575832
ISBN
9780099575832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularisers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths' most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848878457
ISBN
9781848878457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 164 color illus. 9 line illus. 43 tables. BIC Classification: PDZM; WDMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166148
ISBN
9780691166148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.09

Hardback. Whether you drive a Pacer or a Porsche, The Isaac Newton School of Driving offers better-and better-informed-driving through physics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 101, 5 black & white halftones, 96 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874178
ISBN
9780801874178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.50

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

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w throughout, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
V9781454910763
ISBN
9781454910763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

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

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Wine is radioactive? Organic foods have more poison in them than those grown with pesticides? Best-selling author Richard A. Muller enlightens us. Illustrator(s): Manfre, Joey. Num Pages: 144 pages, Color cartoons throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393078268
ISBN
9780393078268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. An engaging and layman's guide through the cutting edge science that reveals a relationship between consciousness and the external world Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Watkins Media Limited
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780285719
ISBN
9781780285719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. The presenter of the BBC's The Incredible Human Journey takes us on a tour around our bodies and into the past to uncover the evolutionary secrets hidden in all of us. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Heron Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664791
ISBN
9781848664791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743897
ISBN
9780198743897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. Why is it that incredibly unlikely phenomena actually happen quite regularly and why should we, in fact, expect such things to happen? This book is aimed at anyone with an interest in coincidences, probability or gambling. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PBT; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170192
ISBN
9780552170192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.08

hardcover. Features over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations that have been specially commissioned to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Bantam Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780593077184
ISBN
9780593077184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.76

Paperback. What makes humans unique? This work presents an alternative to this puzzling question. Based on insights into the behavior of chimps and other great apes, our now extinct human ancestors, and existing hunting and gathering societies, it shows the remarkable role that meat has played in these societies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 tables 3 line illus. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 118 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088884
ISBN
9780691088884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Neanderthals - no less than another kind of human - almost made it, finally dying out just 28,000 years ago. What caused us to survive while they went extinct? Ecology holds the clues, argues Clive Finlayson. It comes down to climate change and chance. There was little in it, and things could have turned out quite differently. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black and white illustrations and 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239191
ISBN
9780199239191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. What would the universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This work is written by the author of novels such as "Spies", plays ("Copenhagen" and "Noises Off") and films ("Clockwise"). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571232185
ISBN
9780571232185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881563
ISBN
9781633881563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. Susan Greenfield, one of the world's pre-eminent scientists, takes the reader on a guided tour of the final frontier in human understanding: the brain. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226910
ISBN
9781780226910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

paperback. The structures and workings of our bodies explained in 200 illustrations Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 B&W. BIC Classification: PDZ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 127. .
Publisher
Greenfinch
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786481238
ISBN
9781786481238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. A beautifully-written, insightful and urgent enquiry into man's relationship with nature and our impact on the planet. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PDZ; RNT; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365012
ISBN
9780755365012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous b/w line illustrations and halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804990
ISBN
9780192804990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, this book offers an appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this discipline. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686810
ISBN
9781851686810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.30

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct and accessible guide to the key episodes in the story of life on earth - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199226320
ISBN
9780199226320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.27

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

€ 12.99
€ 11.27

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845402204
ISBN
9781845402204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Visible Ink Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578593743
ISBN
9781578593743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. The stories behind scientific peculiarities Num Pages: 304 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540897
ISBN
9781848540897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632865687
ISBN
9781632865687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Hardback. New book by the bestselling author of A Universe From Nothing, award-winning physicist and public intellectual, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the scientific discoveries that see through the visible world and create our grand vision of the universe and our place within it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158377
ISBN
9781471158377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775243
ISBN
9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in the context of mathematics and science as a whole. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683374
ISBN
9781846683374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Hardback. Takes the reader on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253006042
ISBN
9780253006042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.59

Paperback. A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 b/w plates (16pp), (+ maps & diagrams). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; PDZ; TNCB; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001852
ISBN
9780006531234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408840214
ISBN
9781408840214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Presents scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe. This title reveals the Model dependent realism, the multi verse, the top-down theory of cosmology, and the unified M-theory. It also includes discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 colour illustrations integrated throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 384.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819229
ISBN
9780553819229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683505
ISBN
9780199683505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

Paperback. Shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. In this book, the author asks questions such as: Is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop? Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023267
ISBN
9780141023267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 41 halftones. 41 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175782
ISBN
9780691175782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

paperback. Argues that global communications and the internet are helping to link the minds of humanity together to form a single, global brain and consciousness with remarkable potential. Num Pages: 262 pages, 15 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Floris Books Edinburgh
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156168
ISBN
9780863156168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. Reveals how automation is affecting our ability to solve problems, forge memories and acquire skills. This book shows how the most important decisions of our lives are now being made by machines and the radical effect this is having on our ability to learn. It argues that we must rethink its role in our lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099597452
ISBN
9780099597452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House Canada Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385685771
ISBN
9780385685771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: JHB; PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164748
ISBN
9780691164748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

Paperback. Gives us an account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future. In this book, the story begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a "Unit of heredity". It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDR; PDX; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584575
ISBN
9780099584575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardcover. While geeks' obsessive desire for data makes them constant curators of useless information, it also drives them to great lengths to find the solutions to everyday problems. This book reveals the geeky secrets to living smarter, offering scientifically sourced advice for dealing with everything life throws at you. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233005058
ISBN
9780233005058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.43