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The Accidental Scientist

Graeme Donald

Hardcover. The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9781782430155
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When the Earth Was Flat: All the Bits of Science We Got Wrong

Graeme Donald

Paperback. When the Earth Was Flat tells the fascinating story behind scientific theories we once believed to be true, and shows how the way we view the world, and the way we think the world works, has changed completely throughout history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .

Publisher: Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2017
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SKU: V9781782437833
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The Long and the Short of It: How We Came to Measure Our World

Graeme Donald

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
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SKU: V9781782436287
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Why the Sky Is Blue: Discovering the Color of Life

Götz Hoeppe

Hardback. Why is the sky blue? Parents don't know what to say when their children ask. This illustrated work answers this ancient and surprisingly complex question. It takes the reader on a historical and scientific journey to show the various ways people in different times and places have explained why the sky looks blue. Translator(s): Stewart, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 color plates. 35 halftones. 76 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 376
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SKU: V9780691124537
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Neurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters

Gordon M. Shepherd

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: MFGG; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.

Publisher: Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
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Quantify!

Goran Grimvall

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: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.

Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages: 232
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Quantify!: A Crash Course in Smart Thinking

Goran Grimvall

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
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SKU: V9780801897177
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Goethe on Science

Goethe

Paperback. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous for his work on color theory, but he was also an accomplished all-round scientist, studying and writing on anatomy, geology, botany, zoology and meteorology. This book draws together, in Goethe's own words, his key ideas on nature, science and scientific method. Editor(s): Naydler, Jeremy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; RNA; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.

Publisher: Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1996
Edition: 1st
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Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin

Glyn Williams

Paperback. Tales of the intrepid early naturalists who set sail on dangerous voyages of discovery in the vast, unknown Pacific Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 col. illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 396.

Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2015
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The Real Story of Risk

Glenn E. Croston

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Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages: 256
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Phi: A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul

Giulio Tononi

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Publisher: Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages: 352
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Edition: First Edition
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How We Feel

Giovanni Frazzetto

Paperback. What can a brain scan, or our reaction to a Caravaggio painting, reveal about the deep seat of guilt? How can reading Heidegger, or conducting experiments on rats, help us to cope with anxiety in the face of the world's economic crisis? This title takes us on a journey through our everyday lives and most common emotions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.

Publisher: Black Swan
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
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Physics in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

Giles Sparrow

Paperback. The fastest way to learn the facts of physics, from fluid dynamics to quarks and gluons. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.

Publisher: Quercus
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
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Behind the Scenes of the Universe: From the Higgs to Dark Matter

Gianfranco Bertone

Hardback. The author illustrates in non-technical terms how physicists hope to identify the nature of the mysterious form of matter that goes under the name of dark matter, and that seems to permeate the Universe. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Number of pages: 192
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2013
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9780199683086
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Sneaking a Look at God´s Cards: Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum M...

Giancarlo Ghirardi

Paperback. Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Since its inception, physicists and philosophers have struggled to work out the meaning of quantum mechanics. This book sets out what we know about the quantum world, how we came to this understanding, where we disagree, and where we are heading in our quest to comprehend it. Translator(s): Malsbary, Gerald. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 halftones.135 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Edition: Revised
Number of pages: 512
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Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty

Gerd Gigerenzer

Paperback. However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty of exaggerating the chances of some unwanted event happening to us? Are we misled by our ignorance of the reality of risk? This title illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 diagrams, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2003
Edition: New Ed
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Time In Powers Of Ten: Natural Phenomena And Their Timescales

Gerard ´T Hooft

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
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SKU: V9789814489812
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Uncorked: The Science of Champagne - Revised Edition

Gerard Liger-Belair

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
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Lousy Sex

Gerald N. Callahan

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JMS; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages: 240
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Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds

George W. Hudler

Paperback. Leads us on a tour of organisms, which differ radically from both animals and plants. This book ponders the impact of microbes on the evolution of civilization. It offers various tales into an account of the nature of fungi. It discusses topics such as the role of fungi in the Irish potato famine. It is intended for science enthusiasts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 color illus. 43 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSQ; PSTP; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Edition: 5th
Number of pages: 264
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How to Solve it

George Polya

Paperback. A collection of practical lessons that demonstrates how the true mathematician learns to draw unexpected analogies, tackle problems from unusual angles, and extract information from the data. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.

Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1990
Edition: 2nd ed
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SKU: V9780140124996
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Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and ...

George Musser

Paperback. Physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time: nonlocality - the ability of two particles to act in harmony no matter how far apart they may be. If space isn't what we thought it was, then what is it? In Spooky Action at a Distance, the journalist George Musser sets out to answer that question. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black and white illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK; PHQ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 2. Weight in Grams: 268.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

George Johnson

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
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SKU: V9780099464587
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The New World of Mr Tompkins: George Gamow´s Classic Mr Tompkins in P...

George Gamow

Paperback. An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Michael. Editor(s): Stannard, Russell. Translator(s): Bozhe, Wu. Num Pages: 272 pages, 53 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370. George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback. 272 pages, 53 b/w illus. 2 tables. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Michael. Editor(s): Stannard, Russell. An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight: 376. Translator(s): Bozhe, Wu.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2001
Edition: 3Rev Ed
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Untitled on Turing, Shannon, Wiener and Von Neumann: How Four Mathemat...

George Dyson

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
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SKU: V9780141015903
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Global Flu and You

George Dehner

Hardcover. Influenza pandemics are not a new phenomenon; humans have a long history with the influenza virus. This book traces the origins of the disease and outlines the social and cultural changes that have enabled it to become an endemic threat to human health. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages: 256
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SKU: V9781780230283
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Humans are Underrated

Geoff Colvin

Paperback. What hope will there be for us when computers take over most of the tasks that people now get paid to do? Humans are Underrated shows us we must look to unlikely places, learn from the best, and cultivate the human abilities that make us unique. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 182.

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9781857886603
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The Wavewatcher´s Companion

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

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
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SKU: V9781408809761
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The Particle Zoo

Gavin Hesketh

Paperback. The search for the fundamental nature of reality Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .

Publisher: Quercus
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2018
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SKU: V9781784298708
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Adventures in Human Being

Gavin Francis

Paperback. Series: Wellcome. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
Edition: Main
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SKU: V9781781253427
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Number Freaking: The Surreal Sums Behind Everyday Life

Gary Rimmer

Paperback. From the author of "How to Make a Camel Smoothie" comes a book of surreal sums and absurd arithmetic: it's doodling with numbers, doing sums in one's head just for fun, and playing dice with the universe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.

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Publisher: Icon Books Ltd London
Number of pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
SKU: KNW0008302
ISBN: 9781840467512

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The Brain: What Everyone Needs To Know (R)

Gary Lee Wenk

Paperback. This entertaining tour of the brain answers such fundamental questions as, What is the purpose of the brain? What is an emotion? What is a memory? How does food affect how you feel? Dr. Wenk has skillfully blended the highest scholarly standards with illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. .

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2017
Edition: 1st Edition
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An Astronomer´s Tale: A Bricklayer´s Guide to the Galaxy

Gary Fildes

Paperback. Gary Fildes left school at sixteen, got a trade like most of his mates and was soon married with four kids. His life seemed set. But he had a secret. Something he only practised late at night with a few like-minded friends. Then one day, middle age approaching alarmingly, he acted on his lifelong passion. He finally came out. As an astronomer. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; BM; PDZ; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .

Publisher: Cornerstone
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Publication date: 2017
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Count Us in

Gareth Roberts

Paperback. Find out why maths really is for you, for your children and for your grandchildren, and why it's a natural part of your cultural heritage. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 B&W and 8 Colour. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .

Publisher: University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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Bioethics: When the Challenges of Life Become Too Much (ATF Science an...

Gareth Jones

Paperback. Are scientists playing God? Are the artificial reproductive technologies helpful or hazardous?Should human embryos ever be used for research? How do we cope with people who are mentally ill? Do Christians have answers? This book considers a range of topics ranging all the way from early embryos through to old age. Series: University of Otago Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: ATF Press
Edition: First Edition (US) First Printing
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The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius

Gail Saltz

Paperback. A practical and inspiring popular psychology book that encourages embracing traits that would normally be seen as 'problems' and using them to thrive in life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 integrated black-and-white photograph. BIC Classification: MMJ; PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 346.

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2017
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SKU: V9781472139931
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50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know

Gail Dixon

Hardback. The key concepts of science explained in 50 insightful essays Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 208 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.

Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9781784296148
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Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet W...

Gaia Vince

Paperback. From artificial glaciers in the Himalayas to painted mountains in Peru, electrified reefs in the Maldives to garbage islands in the Caribbean, the author found people doing the most extraordinary things to solve the problems that we ourselves have created. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9780099572497
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An Ocean of Air: A Natural History of the Atmosphere

Gabrielle Walker

Paperback. We not only live in the air, we live because of it. At ground level air transforms miraculously; it wraps our planet in a blanket of warmth, while the outer layer of our atmosphere soaks up violent flares from the sun. This book traces a journey of scientific discovery from the first experiments in the Renaissance to findings in space. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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SKU: KMK0003460
ISBN: 9780747592907

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Math Jokes 4 Mathy Folks

G. Patrick Vennebush

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM; WHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.

Publisher: Robert D. Reed Publishers
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2010
Edition: New
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SKU: V9781934759486
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The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

Fulvio Melia

Hardback. Could Einstein have possibly anticipated directly testing the most captivating prediction of general relativity, that there exist isolated pockets of spacetime shielded completely from our own? This book presents evidence that just such an entity, with a mass of about three million suns, is indeed lurking at the center of our galaxy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 40 color illus. 2 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 208
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SKU: V9780691095059
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Learning from Leonardo

Fritjof Capra

Hardcover. Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, inventor, and even musician. But he was also a profoundly modern man. Not only did Leonardo invent the empirical scientific method, but Capra's study of Leonardo's notebooks reveals that he was a systems thinker centuries before the term was coined. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler United States
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 384
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SKU: V9781609949891
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The Tao of Physics (Flamingo)

Fritjof Capra

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill.d. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1992
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Einstein at Home

Friedrich Herneck

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.

Publisher: Prometheus Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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The Scientist as Rebel

Freeman J. Dyson

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Publisher: The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2008
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Origins of Life

Freeman Dyson

Paperback. Second edition of Freeman Dyson's fascinating examination of the origins of life on earth. Num Pages: 112 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Edition
Number of pages: 112
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SKU: V9780521626682
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The Art of Flight

Fredrik Sjoberg

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HPX; PDZ; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2017
Edition: Reprint
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SKU: V9780141980317
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Time Loops and Space Twists: How God Created the Universe

Fred Alan Wolf

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
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SKU: V9780981877136
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Time Loops and Space Twists: How God Created the Universe

Fred Alan Wolf

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
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SKU: V9781938289002
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Mind into Matter

Fred Alan Wolf

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.

Publisher: Moment Point Press Inc,US United States
Number of pages: 188
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
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Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved

Franz de Waal

Paperback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen; Ober, Josiah. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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The storm has many eyes; a personal narrative

Frans de Waal

Hardcover. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Norton Dublin, Ireland
Edition: 1st
Number of pages: 304
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SKU: V9780393073775
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How to Make a Zombie: The Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation...

Frank Swain

Paperback. A super-duper rollicking investigation of the social myth and scientific reality of zombies, from the ingredients of Haitian zombie poison to raising decapitated dogs from the dead, and from behavioural control using brain-implanted electrodes to parasitic wasps and nefarious viruses that take over others' bodies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.

Publisher: oneworld
Number of pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
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SKU: V9781851689446
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Metamorphosis

Frank Ryan

Paperback. An utterly new view of life and evolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.

Publisher: Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
Edition: 1st Edition Thus
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SKU: V9781851689132
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Origins: The Search for Our Prehistoric Past

Frank H. T. Rhodes

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77, 69 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 4 black & white ta. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages: 336
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SKU: V9781501702440
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Neutrino

Frank Close

Paperback. Neutrinos are as near to nothing as anything we know, and so elusive that they are almost invisible. Frank Close tells the story of the neutrino, explaining their growing significance, and looking at how neutrino astronomy is at the threshold of enabling us to look into distant galaxies and to finding echoes of the Big Bang. Num Pages: 192 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.

Publisher: Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
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Nothing: A Very Short Introduction

Frank Close

Paperback. What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and history of the elusive void: from Aristotle's theories to black holes and quantum particles, and why the latest discoveries about the vacuum tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 B&W halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Number of pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9780199225866
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Eclipse - Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon

Frank Close

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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Edition: 1st Edition
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Creating Symmetry: The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns

Frank A. Farris

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 103 color illus. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBKJ; PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 264 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1068.

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
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Einstein: Decoding the Universe (New Horizons)

Françoise Balibar

paperback. This thought-provoking volume explains Einstein's work in plain language and examines one of the most remarkable figures of all time. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 149 illustrations, 48 colour. BIC Classification: BG; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition: Used, Very Good
SKU: KSG0039603
ISBN: 9780500301173

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The Backroom Boys

Francis Spufford

Paperback. Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BG; PDZ; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.

Publisher: Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2004
Edition: Main
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SKU: V9780571214976
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Severed - A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found

Frances Larson

hardcover. A serious and seriously entertaining exploration of the dark and varied obsessions that the civilized West has had with decapitated heads and skulls." Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Edition: Illustrated
Number of pages: 336
Condition: New
SKU: V9780871404541
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Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found

Frances Larson

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.

Publisher: Granta Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2015
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SKU: V9781783780563
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The Teenage Brain: A neuroscientist’s survival guide to raising adol...

Frances E. Jensen

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
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SKU: V9780007448319
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The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body

Frances Ashcroft

Paperback. From before birth to the last breath we draw, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection to the beating of our hearts, electricity is essential to everything we think and do. This title reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce the electrical signals in our cells. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2013
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SKU: V9780141046532
ISBN: 9780141046532

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Behind Deep Blue: Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess ...

Feng-Hsiung Hsu

Paperback. On May 11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess world by defeating the defending world champion, Garry Kasparov. This book reveals the inside story of what happened behind the scenes at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 line illus. 10 halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ; UYQ; WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 320
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SKU: V9780691118185
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Diffusion of Innovations, 5th Edition

Everett M. Rogers

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
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SKU: V9780743222099
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What´s Eating You?: People and Parasites

Eugene H. Kaplan

Hardback. Recounts the true and harrowing tales of the author's adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. This title leads readers on a journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 b&w plates. BIC Classification: MMFP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Edition: 1st Edition
Number of pages: 320
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SKU: V9780691141404
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TransEvolution

Estulin Daniel

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
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SKU: V9781937584771
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How Do You Walk on Fire?: And Other Questions: Bizarre, Weird, and Won...

Erwin Brecher

Hardcover. Astound your friends! Impress party guests! Annoy your relatives! This book contains 100 science puzzles. The answers to each problem explains a scientific principle in easy-to-understand terms, so not only are you solving puzzles, you are having fun while you learn. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 b/w line artworks. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.

Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2010
Condition: New
SKU: KRS0029347
ISBN: 9781847325280

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Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything Revis...

Ervin Laszlo

Paperback. Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black and white ill. BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. An Integral Theory of Everything. 240 pages, 1 black and white ill. Mystics and sages have maintained that there exists an interconnecting cosmic field at the roots of reality that conserves and conveys information, a field known as the Akashic record. This book explains how modern science has rediscovered the Akashic Field of perennial philosophy and includes case studies and a section on animal telepathy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH; PDZ; VXA. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight: 286.

Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Number of pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2007
Edition: 2Rev Ed
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SKU: V9781594771811
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What Evolution Is: From Theory to Fact

Ernst Mayr

Paperback. What we do and do not know about evolution, by one of the field's pioneering thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; YQSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2002
Condition: New
SKU: V9780753813683
ISBN: 9780753813683

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