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General Popular Science
Below is a selection of the latest major Popular Science books from Cambridge University Press Australia and New Zealand.
To view our complete range of Popular Science books, please click the All Titles link to the left.
Click on individual titles for more information - many including downloadable sample pages, index and more.
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 | | The Mystery of the Last Supper
Reconstructing the Final Days of Jesus
Colin J. Humphreys
AUD$32.95 (price inclusive of GST)
This 2011 book examines inconsistencies between the gospel accounts of the final week of Jesus and proposes an answer to this apparent contradiction.
Published April 2011 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521732000 | In stock | |
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| | The Changing Body
Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700
Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel, Bernard Harris, Sok Chul Hong
AUD$54.95 (price inclusive of GST)
This fascinating and groundbreaking book by an eminent team of scholars provides an accessible introduction to anthropometric history.
Published March 2011 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521705615 | Available, despatch within 3-4 weeks | |
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| | Darwin, God and the Meaning of Life
How Evolutionary Theory Undermines Everything You Thought You Knew
Steve Stewart-Williams
AUD$21.95 (price inclusive of GST)
Examines the implications of evolutionary theory and evolutionary psychology for some of the most important philosophical questions.
Published January 2011 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521762786 | In stock | |
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| | The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion
Edited by Peter Harrison
AUD$51.95 (price inclusive of GST)
Explores the historical relations between science and religion and discusses contemporary issues with perspectives from cosmology, evolutionary biology and bioethics.
Published October 2010 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521712514 | In stock | |
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| | The Artist and the Scientists
Bringing Prehistory to Life
Peter Trusler, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Thomas H. Rich
AUD$65.95 (price inclusive of GST)
Through science, art and personal recollection, this book recounts the evolution of prehistoric life.
Published September 2010 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521162999 | In stock | |
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| | Gravity's Fatal Attraction
Black Holes in the Universe
2nd Edition
Mitchell Begelman, Martin Rees
AUD$56.95 (price inclusive of GST)
Second edition for introductory undergraduate courses and amateur astronomers on our current understanding of black holes.
Published April 2010 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521717939 | Available, despatch within 3-4 weeks | |
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| | The Quest for Artificial Intelligence
Nils J. Nilsson
AUD$51.95 (price inclusive of GST)
The definitive history of artificial intelligence (AI), from the dreams of early pioneers to the achievements of modern research.
Published February 2010 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521122931 | Available, despatch within 3-4 weeks | |
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| | Disturbances of the Mind
Douwe Draaisma, Translated by Barbara Fasting
AUD$49.95 (price inclusive of GST)
Reconstructs the lives of twelve psychiatrists and neurologists whose names have become synonymous with a disease, syndrome, or autistic disorder.
Published December 2009 | Hardback | ISBN-13:9780521509664 | In stock | |
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| | Beyond Belief
Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal
Martin Bridgstock
AUD$43.95 (price inclusive of GST)
This book has been written to provide an integrated understanding of what an evidence-based approach to the paranormal involves.
Published October 2009 | Paperback | ISBN-13:9780521758932 | In stock | |
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