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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italyit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsbut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spacein europe there are only sevensee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evenews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the world
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Oxfam shop ulverston originally published incontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book this is the fourth edition, reprinted insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But when that master of deduction, sherlock holmes, leads the way, those difficult concepts become crystal clearoxfam bookshop cheltenham learning the basic laws of physics - mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics - can be a strugglethe effect is extremely lucid, and very entertaining for the armchair scientist in all of uswatson, professor challenger of lost world fame, and other favourite conan doyle characters to life to solve a baker street dozen baffling science mysteries: murder on a royal train - divers dead of heatstroke at the bottom of an icy sea - a mysterious lady whose brilliance is matched only by her evil - an epidemic of insanity among the world's top scientistsbruce works out the apparent paradoxes of special relativity and quantum theory in visual and logical termscolin bruce brings holmes, drsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardmaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteau'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticaas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red seain search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south pole
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It deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzeoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our time
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Oxfam bookshop preston a best seller and winner of the antique automobile club of america's prestigious thomas mckean awardcovering a period of time from the s through the s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and eventsracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhauserthe golden age of the american racing car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop victoria when a cyclone whisked dorothy far from the gray prairies of kansas to the colorful land of oz, it not only set a courageous and determined little girl on a series of unforgettable adventures-it blew fresh air into children's literaturethe wonderful wizard of oz is what the author called "a modern fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartache and nightmares left out" see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrank baum's "wondertalein this edition, michael foreman's bright, whimsical watercolors of dorothy and her friends capture the enchanting essence of l" it's now more than a hundred years since dorothy and her endearing companions-her mischievous dog toto, the brainless but practical-minded scarecrow, the cowardly lion, and the kindly tin woodsman who longs for a heart-first marched along the yellow brick road into storybook history
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Himself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same periodmore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of science"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearsunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichment" see oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of lifeoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new conditionthe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first time
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A variety of worked examples are provided'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansthis book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical testsinternal pages are clean and free of marksthe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticiansbook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditionproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detailoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practiceadditional topics include: meta-analysis for summarizing the results of multiple studies of a test; the evaluation of markers for predicting event time data; and procedures for combining the results of multiple tests to improve classificationmain topics include: estimation and comparison of measures of accuracy, including receiver operating characteristic curves; regression frame-works for assessing factors that influence test accuracy and for comparing tests while adjusting for such factors; and sample size calculations and other issues pertinent to study designsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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These and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contextsthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areasin philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfpoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfin addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experienceoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theorywith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychology) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americait is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and sonthe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearscandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had savedamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valley the life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop didsbury 24 page pamphlet published in by soviet news in london from the series of illustrated soviet shilling bookletsthere is also some rusting to the staples on the spineit has also been identified elsewhere that the cover design is by john heartfield, the german dada and political collage artistthe copy is in fair conditionthe pages have yellowed with age, and there are water stains insidethe pamphlet is a collection of official documents relating to the electoral system of the soviet union taken from the constitution of the union of soviet socialist republics5cm see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The volume covers are a little fragile but volumes are considered as a reading copy generally in a fair conditionarranged in double columnsthe imperial gazetteer of england and wales; six volumesvolumes 3-6 other volumes similar layoutpacked with interesting information on the many towns and villages throughout england and walesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicomprehensive gazette all towns and villages and communities without a church called hamlets throughout england and wales showing details of eachdouble-page colour maps and black and white engravings in the six volumeseach volume has maps & engraved views protected by tissue guardsthe 6 volumes dated contain about printed pages in each volumedouble page plan of london, metropolitan burghs and southern and eastern environs and a double page plan of the town & burgh of liverpool with birkenheadcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website25 pages of maps and also engraved viewsall in alphabetical order the history topography industry and situation of eachvolume 1 coloured chart of the bristol channel for the frontispieceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 2 plan of hull for the frontispiece an engraved view of liverpool coloured maps of the channel islands, and a double page plan of leedsdioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: these dated and published 6 volumes were carefully updated with new revised information at the time
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the ancient kingdom of kutch, now part of the state of gujarat in modern india, is home to a rich tradition of embroidery, quilt-making, jewellery and many other traditional craftspainter and embroiderer lorna tresidder's richly illustrated account of this fascinating region is part-travelog, part history and part social observationcard covers with end-flapsprofusely illustrated in colour by the author2 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine is slightly sunned, and one page has been folded at the cornerbased on several extended periods living in villages, she has produced a unique and intimate record of the peoples of these remote and dwindling communitiesvery good clean condition
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In the final part of the book, he explains how early legislation affected the judiciary and the initial experience of the circuit courts and of the supreme court antecedents and beginnings to is the first of twelve volumes in the oliver wendell holmes devise history of the supreme court of the united statesoxfam bookshop hampstead history of the supreme court of the united states: volume 1 by julius goebel jrgoebel then goes on to depict the constitutional convention, the ensuing debate over ratification, and the framing of the bill of rightsthese three parts are divided into seventeen chapters, together with a statistical analysis of the business of the supreme court from to and substantial notes on manuscript sourcesthe book is organised into three partsdetails the creation of a national judiciary in the united states under the act of and traces the supreme court's development through its first decade of existencethe first part describes the background of american constitutionalismbook is in good condition, few white marks on the spinein this first volume, julius goebel jrsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's workthis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couchedthe military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ringing cedars of russia," the second book of the ringing cedars series, in addition to providing a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the story of how "anastasia" came to be published, offers a deeper exploration of the universal concepts so dramatically revealed in book 1it takes the reader on an adventure through the vast expanses of space, time and spirit from the paradise-like glade in the siberian taiga to the rough urban depths of russia's capital city, from the ancient mysteries of our forebears to a vision of humanity's radiant futureoxfam books & music wells this soft cover book is in very good condition with no markings or damage
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road condition: used, very goodenjoy the original tale of the pied piper of hamelin- a tale of cunning embedded in the morals of a promisethis book is a replica of the antique originalthe condition of the book is used and very good, with little to no signs of wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'hilarious' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read more'what does a hippopotamus eat, dad?' asks philip 'children who ask for stuff in the gift shop,' says his dad"when shawn's son has seen the firework, they will go back indoorsbeing a dad is brilliantthe large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope"those big displays are rubbish," he tells his sonfeaturing original ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text"you can't see a thingoxfam bookshop brigg the perfect gift for that superhero, saint, figure of worship or, if none of those apply, your plain dear old dadfireworks are more expensive than shawn expected'"this delightful book is the latest in the series of ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them'shawn has set up his own firework display in the garden
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Tomorrow she will be fired'hilarious' stylistexplore other essential life companions in the ladybird books of the shed, the meeting, the new you, and moreby discovering all about mindfulness, you can get away from it all by hiding out in the comfort of your own headoxfam bookshop brigg too little or too much company can be stressful' 'alison has been staring at this beautiful tree for five hoursin this way, mindfulness will have solved her work-related stressthe large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to copefeaturing original ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new textvalentine is sadshe was meant to be in the office'valentine became a buddhist because he was interested in dharmahe thought dharma was a type of currydharma is a word for cosmic law and order' this delightful book is the latest in the series of ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about themsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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" the tyranny is epitomized by big brother, the quasi-divine party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality, but who may not even existthe novel is set in airstrip one (formerly known as great britain), a province of the superstate oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation dictated by a political system in the government's invented language, newspeak, called ingsoc under the control of a privileged inner party elite that persecutes all individualism and independent thinking as "thoughtcrimesoxfam bookshop hampstead the complete works of george orwell: volume 9: nineteen eighty-four nineteen eighty-four, sometimes published as , is a dystopian novel by george orwellnineteen eighty-four popularized the adjective orwellian, which describes official deception, secret surveillance, and manipulation of the past by a totalitarian or authoritarian state see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook in very good condition little bit of wear on the dust jacket
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Banias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights region" see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity
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Mackenzie's document explores numerous controversies and reveals dozens of previously undisclosed episodes from britain's secret war against the axiswho were the agents parachuted in germany? what became of schemes designed to protect gibraltar from a spanish invasion? why did so many circuits suffer enemy penetration? when did soe decide to collaborate with the nkvd and infiltrate soviet spies into eastern europe? these and other wartime mysteries are packed into one of the most controversial documents of our timegiven access to both personnel and the surviving wartime files, mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agencies in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of whitehall insidersoxfam shop poole at the end of world war ii, the cabinet office commissioned an eminent academic, professor william mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of special operations executivenow, this highly classified account has been made availablenever before have soe's operations across the world been described in such detail and with total authoritythe book is in very good condition with no marks or foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Nicole dupré died leaving behind a bestselling novel and an incomplete sequeloxfam shop colne road 'wonderfully heartfelttasked with finishing the book, bridget is thankful to have her foot in the publishing door, even if it means relocating to cornwall for the summer and answering to nicole's grieving husband, charliejoin bridget on a journey to put her world back togetherher best book yet!' heat, five star review 'a gorgeous, warm novel' adele parkswhen life feels like a puzzle, sometimes it's the small pieces that make up the bigger picturea successful travel journalist, bridget has ambitions to turn her quirky relationship blog about the missing pieces of her heart into a bookbravo' owlsandstags '5 of 5 stars to the last piece of my heart by paige toon' overflowingklc 'i just finished the last piece of my heart and it was amazing!!! i love it so much!'livsescape praise for the one we fell in love with: 'you'll love it, cry buckets and be uplifted' marian keyes 'i blubbed, i laughed and i fell in love'you'll laugh, you'll cry and be hooked from page onea beautifully written, heart-wrenching journey of love and loss' ok!  'poignant and lovely, warm and wise' milly johnson  'paige's writing is brilliant' mhairi mcfarlane 'i loved it' lindsey kelk 'interrupting my weekend away from twitter to say i've just finished the last piece of my heartbut after a spate of rejections from publishers, she accepts an alternative propositionutterly heart-wrenching' giovanna fletcher see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Received patent of nobility from the king of polen inetching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingthan returned to haarlem where he stayed the rest of his lifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe itood for a renewal of print art and rejected the somewhat dull french style from the periodmost known for his graphic workfrom a series of wrestling scenes invented by the famous wrestler and wine merchant nicolaes petter who had great interest in classical greece and began to give wrestling lessons to other merchants in his wine shop on the prinsengracht in amsterdamkolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (hreference: hollstein landwehr lit), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevan nierop et alromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdamright wrestlerl lying on the ground and kicking the left of the other wrestler with his right leg, while pulling the latter towards the ground by his hairour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successthis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodin a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stains
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Zen and spiritual developmentoxfam bookshop holmfirth shaolin kungfu has been considered by many as the best martial art in the worldno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moresecrets of the mastersyet it is written in a language easy to understandprofound concepts and difficult techniques are explained systematically with many illustrationsinteresting stories and legends of shaolinits scope and depth is amazing, touching on, among many other things, poetry and enlightenmentfor the first time ever, this inspiring book, written by an internationally acclaimed shaolin grandmaster, brings to you the crystallization of shaolin wisdom and practice spanning many centuriesprinciples and methods of force trainingbut kungfu is just one of the three treasures of shaolin, the other two being chi kung and zenthe book includes: - the background and scope of kungfuenergy training and mind trainingmaintaining one's health and vitality and the healing of so-called incurable diseasesform and combat applicationstraditional chinese weapons
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Oxfam books & music hereford skilfully interwoven with each other, theo aronson's accounts of the reigns of european royalty, abdications and exiles capture the scope and variety of what victoria used to call the royal mobever since the instant success of his first book the golden bees: the story of the bonapartes, theo aronson has steadily built up his reputation as an historical biographer specializing in the royal houses of europe owing to a production fault, the book has not been trimmed square so that top & bottom of pages are not parallel to lines of printamong his many widely read books are napoleon and josephine: a love story; crowns in conflict: the triumph and the tragedy of european monarchy and the king in love: edward vii's mistressessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The wider influence of the catalogue is considered in chapters on pindar and the lyric tradition, on hellenistic poetry, and on the poem's reception at romein this collection a team of international scholars offers an attempt to explore the poem's meaning, significance and receptionthis collection provides a significant approach to the study of the catalogueindividual chapters examine the organization and structure of the poem, its social and political context, its relation to other early epic and hesiodic poetry, its place in the development of a pan-hellenic consciousness, and attitudes to womenthe catalogue of women, ascribed to hesiod, one of the greatest figures of early hexameter poetry, maps the greek world, its evolution and its heroic myths through the mortal women who bore children to the godssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Luminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedfremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book is an account of his life and workit describes his multiple achievements as architect, founder of the royal incorporation of architects of scotland, and creator of the edinburgh college of artoxfam books & music lichfield the late-victorian scottish architect, rowand anderson, was a pioneer of building restoration and a key influence upon the development of scottish architecturearguing that victorian design involved far more than the reproduction of historical styles, the author describes anderson's campaign against an over-emphasis on visual and picturesque values and his promotion of an authentic national stylesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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