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Paperback. One of the world's science superstars presents a brilliantly illuminating, entertaining and cutting-edge account of how language actually works. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: CFA; JMR; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810255
- ISBN
- 9780753810255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. An incredible illustrated tour through the cutting-edge of physics Illustrator(s): Pugh, Oliver. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 169 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848315891
- ISBN
- 9781848315891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Sometimes I confuse myself. I get wildly and pointlessly jealous. I spend too much time hating my bum. And you know what I hate more than my bum? My preoccupation with my bum. I've had sexual experiences with boys I wasn't really in to, but I got a post-coital crush on them. This book is about the female body. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; PDZ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571325245
- ISBN
- 9780571325245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. In our search for truth, how far have we advanced? This book explores the furthest reaches of our understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140278163
- ISBN
- 9780140278163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Read this book and enjoy your own "Aha!moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, 56, 56 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897177
- ISBN
- 9780801897177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.26
€ 36.26
Paperback. A classic since its first appearance in the 1980s, this comprehensive reference continues to be THE history of the spread of new ideas, for academics and professionals alike. Num Pages: 512 pages, 33 figures & 6 tables t-o. BIC Classification: PDG; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743222099
- ISBN
- 9780743222099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.35
€ 33.99
€ 24.35
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
€ 34.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Que Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789754868
- ISBN
- 9780789754868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.07
€ 24.99
€ 6.07
Paperback. A bold exploration of the human brain's potential by the internationally bestselling author of The Singularity is Near Num Pages: 352 pages, 55. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715647332
- ISBN
- 9780715647332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.73
€ 17.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Set to put Carroll alongside our greatest humanist thinkers from Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan to Daniel Dennett and E.O. Wilson Num Pages: 480 pages, 50 greyscale diagrams/illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. .
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786071033
- ISBN
- 9781786071033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.76
€ 17.99
€ 13.76
paperback. Luca Turin was born with a powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the most refined perfumes to the air on the subways. When he began to write reviews of fragrances, everything changed. The secret world of scent creation opened up, and Turin discovered something astonishing: No one understands how our noses work. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099460237
- ISBN
- 9780099460237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; PDZ; PNRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585423316
- ISBN
- 9781585423316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.02
€ 20.99
€ 19.02
paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages, 118 black and white. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- WTM Publishing and Communications
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- V9781741290240
- ISBN
- 9781741290240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.26
€ 20.99
€ 19.26
Paperback. Animate Earth argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are indissolubly embedded - and to which, in the final analysis, we are all accountable. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Green Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900322546
- ISBN
- 9781900322546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.14
€ 24.14
Paperback. What if the numbers that really matter, the ones that hold the key to winning matches, are actually 2.66, 53.4, 50/50, and 0 > 1? What if managers only make a 15 per cent difference? What if Chelsea should have bought Darren Bent? This book shows that every shred of knowledge we can gather can help us to love football and understand it even more. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241963623
- ISBN
- 9780241963623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. We all wish we could predict the future, but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible. This title is a hypothetical journey through the next 100 years of scientific innovation, as told by the scientists who are making it happen. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044248
- ISBN
- 9780141044248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge and the need to search for "consilience": the composition of the principles governing every branch of learning. The author shows how our rise in intellectual mastery is rooted in an ancient Greek concept at its zenith during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111124
- ISBN
- 9780349111124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. Explores the history of science, how scientists have sought to explain our incredible universe and how amazing scientific discoveries have been made. This book helps you discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Copernicus' ideas were contentious and what the discovery of DNA meant. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409350156
- ISBN
- 9781409350156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.80
€ 26.99
€ 18.80
Paperback. Demonstrates that theory of evolution by natural selection discovered by Charles Darwin - is only answer to biggest question of all: why do we exist? Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026169
- ISBN
- 9780141026169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
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Paperback. Examines the relationship between drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. This title focuses on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs and explain why current policies are failing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919741
- ISBN
- 9780670919741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.39
€ 20.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. Useful for those interested in a career in science, the author recounts his unlikely path to becoming a Nobel Laureate. Beginning with his humble origins in Australia, he tells how he developed an interest in immunology and describes his award-winning, influential work with Rolf Zinkernagel on T-cells and the nature of immune defense. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138970
- ISBN
- 9780231138970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
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
€ 26.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. Does your dog know when you've had a bad day? Can your cat tell that the coffee pot you left on might start a fire? Could a chimpanzee be trained to program your computer? This book debunks some commonly held notions about our furry friends. It argues that it may be romantic to ascribe human qualities to critters, but it's not very realistic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126364
- ISBN
- 9780691126364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.91
€ 46.91
Paperback. Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job - and indeed the truth of words - very seriously. She doesn't know it, but her world and ours - Roundworld - is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal row is brewing. The Wizards of Unseen University feel responsible for Roundworld (as one would for a pet gerbil). Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FZC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091949808
- ISBN
- 9780091949808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79