The natural world
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Colour presents his favourite earthy, natural colour palette, which provides the perfect backdrop for hits of brighter natural huesin texture, he revels in the textures and patinas of natural materialsstill life reveals hans' passion for creating displays that showcase treasured pieces, while plants and flowers celebrates the beauty of nature and the cycles of the natural worldin the second part of the book, homes, through a series of case studies, hans explores houses and apartments that showcase the beautiful simplicity and elegance of the natural looksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop horsham influential art director and stylist hans blomquist starts off by exploring the essence of his style
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A definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earththis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatsin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarpart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futureaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersinternally clean and unmarkedpart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socializepianka and laurie jwe also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakes
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A distinguished natural science essayist, quammen's reporting is masterful and thought provoking and his curiosity and fascination with the world of living things is infectiousfrom tales of vegetarian piranha fish and voiceless dogs to the scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah, quammen captures the natural world with precisionoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the award-winning author of the song of the dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examinedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplease note - ex-library copy
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These difficulties, he contends, reflect an understandable - but surmountable - failure to see how we might integrate what sellars calls "the logical space of reasons" into the natural worldthis approach also overcomes other obstacles that impede a generally satisfying understanding of how we are placed in the worldoxfam bookshop preston modern philosophy finds it difficult to give a satisfactory picture of the place of minds in the worldmuch as we would like to conceive empirical thought as rationally grounded in experience, pitfalls await anyone who tries to articulate this position, and mcdowell exposes these traps by exploiting the work of contemporary philosophers from wilfrid sellars to donald davidsonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby returning to a pre-modern conception of nature but retaining the intellectual advance of modernity that has mistakenly been viewed as dislodging it, he makes room for a fully satisfying conception of experience as a rational openness to independent realitysome annotations in ink but otherwise in excellent conditionin "mind and world", based on the john locke lectures, john mcdowell offers his diagnosis of this difficulty and points to a curewhat underlies this impasse is a conception of nature that has certain attractions for the modern age, a conception that mcdowell proposes to put aside, thus circumventing these philosophical difficultieshe illustrates a major problem of modern philosophy - the insidious persistence of dualism - in his discussion of empirical thought
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How the world works, hardcover by dorion, christiane; young, beverley (ilt), isbn , isbn-13 this fun, interactive book introduces the earth's important cycles and encourages children to think about the impact of human actions on our world, inspiring respect for the natural world and all its harmonies
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The sports events that are celebrated in this collection of stamps are the empire games and the commonwealth games, the rugby world cup, the football world cup, the ryder golf cup tournament, the winter olympic games, the summer olympic games, and the international lightning class championships for sailingthere are photos in the book of vintage sports equipment, famous athletes who had taken part in the commonwealth games in previous years, the natural world of victoria, the beautiful sights of victoria, and photos of some of the sports that were taking place at the commonwealth gamessome of the stamps are unusedthe book in a cellophane cover shows the full set of commonwealth games from canadathe book describes the city of victoria and its surrounding countrysidethere are two copies of each stampthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s and soxfam emporium manchester in this collection there is a book about the commonwealth games stamps that were issued in canada in that took place in victoria in canadait details a brief history of the commonwealth games that took place in canadathe pictures on the stamps in this book show the high jump, wheelchair racing, indoor cycling around a velodrome, bowling and divingit is a book of 8 pagesalong with the book included in this pack of sports there are 57 individual stampson the inside of the back cover there are white and brown stamps that are neatly presents in a cellophane coveringone of the stamps shows the national stadium of jamaicathe book is written in both english and frenchthe book describes the triumph of the personal achievements that the athletes gain while being able to participant in the commonwealth gamessome of the stamps stills have a little of the envelope they were originally attached to still visiblethe countries that these 57 stamps were issued in are australia, ajman state, new zealand, north korea, great britain, finland, afghanistan, germany, antigua, hungary, guinea ecuatorial, ireland, jamaica, bulgaria and canadathe oldest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps have a clearly shown printed postmark on themthe sports shown on the stamps in this collection of the 57 stamps are hang-gliding, fencing, football, fun running, kayaking and canoeing, skateboarding, netball, white water rafting, sailboarding, diving, dance, fishing, horse racing, cycling, golf, running over hurdles, tenpin bowling, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, ice hockey, downhill skiing, mountain biking, squash, beach cricket, tenpin bowling, ski boarding, life guard swimming, kite flying, skiing, shooting, rock climbing, snorkelling, and tennisit briefly explains some of the cultural traditions of victoria in canadaall the stamps in the book have been unused, although they are not neatly presentedsome of the stamps are a little foldedoverall the stamps in this pack are in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe newest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps are a little faded
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Based on this concept, nick's book will inspire a new generation of naturalists to make the most of the world around themoxfam shop evesham a practical and inspirational introduction to observing, understanding and studying the natural world, written by tv wildlife expert, nick baker being a naturalist is about combining different skills, tricks of the trade and investigative techniquesgerald and lee durrell's the amateur naturalist was first published in and quickly became a classicwith information on how to get started, nick then goes on to guide you through: - choosing the necessary equipment, kit and clothing - hands-on activities and investigations that can be done at home - profiles on mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish and insects - introduction to plants and trees fact-packed, and brimming with practical tips and techniques, this is the perfect family reference guide for all up-and-coming naturalistssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new amateur naturalist is the ultimate reference book for budding naturalists of all agesdrawing on his experience from all over the world, nick focuses on how you can find animals in the field, by interpreting tracks and signs, setting bait, listening for sounds, and the best ways to watch themfrom communicating with wild animals to catching bugs or setting up an aquarium, this is the book to will teach you how
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"beagle" round the world ward lock - - hardcover - xvi + 381pp from the minerva library of famous bookscharles darwin - journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of h9th edition reprint from the enlarged edition of contains frontispiece - 15 full-page illustrations, and numerous illustrations in textbinding still very firm, page edges and endpapers marbled, backstrip has raised bands and gilt decorationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibook description: blue polished leathergilt still quite bright, cover has some general light wear and rubbingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery good / near fine read moreportrait frontis, engraved plates
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Its properties can seem impossible to grasp, but this series uses the evidence found in the natural world around us to explain the fundamental principles that underpin the laws of nature such as light, gravity, matter and timein 'wonders of the solar system' (), professor cox demonstrates how the forces that shaped our world are also responsible for creating some of the most breathtaking sights in our solar systemsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal new and sealed two bbc science documentary series presented by physicist brian coxepisodes are: 'empire of the sun', 'order out of chaos', 'the thin blue line', 'dead or alive' and 'aliens'vast, complex and almost infinite, the universe has been the subject of human fascination and scientific exploration for thousands of years'wonders of the universe' () is an exploration of the universe and its effect on human life
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The mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library hardcover – titles: the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: fact index a-kl the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: fact index l-z the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: history & culture 1 the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: history & culture 2 the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: man & society the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: men & machines the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: science & the universe the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: the modern world the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: the natural world the mitchell beazley joy of knowledge library: the physical earth wiling to separate the set read more
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The living world of animals - readers digest animal compendiumfirst it deals with animals in their natural surroundings -polar regions,coniferous forest,temperate forests, grasslands,deserts,tropical forests,mountains,oceanic islands, inland waters and oceanswith the aid of 30 plus contributors countless photographers and illustrators432 pages long great condition posting options available at extra costafter which it discusses the animal kingdom-invertebrates,fish,amphibians,reptiles,birds and mammelsa small section explores animal behaviour, then the relationship between man and animals, followed by a schematic cladogram of the entire kingdom of animaliathen it records the past,present and future of animal life-evolution,behaviour and relations with man
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The gift of our new bee barrel connects you to the natural worldthe hole sizes of this habitat are precisely specified to attract non-swarming bees like the red mason bee, leafcutter bee and other solitary beeswildlife & pets
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Encourage an interest in science and the natural world! the goods are your responsibility until they reach our warehousebuild a mini volcano, and watch as you mix components to make it fizz and erupt! hands-on learning that's great to do together
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The first two sections cover the place of the mind in the natural world: its ontological status, how it fits into the causal fabric of the universe, and the nature of consciousnessthe third section focuses on the much-debated subjects of content and intentionalitythe volume concludes with a section on self, personhood, and agencysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe fourth section examines a variety of mental capacities, including memory, imagination, and emotionthe oxford handbook of philosophy of mind will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and scholars of philosophy, and also for researchers in neighbouring disciplines seeking a high-level survey of the state of the art in this flourishing fieldoxford university press now presents the most authoritative and comprehensive guide ever published to the philosophy of mindthe fifth section looks at epistemic issues, in particular regarding knowledge of one's own and other mindsoxfam bookshop preston the study of the mind has always been one of the main preoccupations of philosophers, and has been a booming area of research in recent decades, with remarkable advances in psychology and neurosciencean outstanding international team of contributors offer 45 specially written critical surveys of a wide range of topics relating to the mind
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In her numbered days living in the easternmost house, juliet fights to maintain the rural ways she grew up with, re-connecting with the beauty, usefulness and erratic terror of the natural worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe easternmost house is a stunning memoir, describing a year on the easternmost edge of england, and exploring how we can preserve delicate ecosystems and livelihoods in the face of rapid coastal erosion and environmental changeoxfam bookshop cheltenham within the next three years, juliet blaxlands home will be demolished, and the land where it now stands will crumble into the north sea
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Whether or not you ever plan a trip to the arctic, 'a woman in the polar night' offers thoughtful reflections on isolation and the place the natural world holds in the human psycheoxfam bookshop tavistock for most of us, the arctic conjures up images of freezing and forsaken solitudewon over, ritter joined her husband and grew to love life on this small isle off norway's coast, and in this charming memoir she describes her experiences, with insight and wry humorbook is in very good condition, clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehence, austrian painter christiane ritter was at best ambivalent when her husband asked her to join him on the small arctic island of spitsbergen in a tarpaulin-covered hut sixty miles from the nearest neighboryet his descriptions were filled not with cold and hardship but tales of remarkable wildlife, alluring light shows, and treks over water and ice
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Whether he was writing about his native ohio, the natural world, love lost and found, or the luminous resonant italy of his later work, wrights mastery of language and his powerful, haunting voice marked him out as one of the finest writers of his time, a poet whose work caught the spirit of americas anxious yet hopeful post-war yearsoxfam shop arnold james wright is one of the most significant, most enduring figures in modern american poetry, the central figure of a greatly talented generationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis collected poems won the pulitzer prize for poetryjames wright was born in martins ferry, ohio, in
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Kings and queens: the history of the british monarchy, paperback by ganeri, anita, isbn , isbn-13 offers factual and practical information for children on a range of popular subjects, including machines, history and the natural world
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Land of the mammoth. the frozen kingdom.
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45 original illustrations of the natural world to colour in, accompanied by inspirational quotes on mindfulnesscolour, create and de-stress5 ad id: delivery service consumer creditnew the little book of mindfulness colouring book
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Of green leaf, bird, and flower artists' books and the natural world by elisabeth rinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsfairman (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working days
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This essential volume includes a foreword written by a world leader in palliative care-jan stjernsward, former chief of the cancer and palliative care program of the world health organization and currently international director of the oxford international centre for palliative care in the united kingdomthis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientspain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge explores the challenges and barriers preventing satisfactory pain management for patients who urgently need itpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations also offers an important look at pain management programs geared toward several specific underserved populations in both developing and developed countries, including native americans and inmates in a new zealand prisonpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge addresses issues of vital importance for the global health care community, such as: why do so many people in the developing world suffer excruciating pain for months and years, when simple inexpensive medication could make them comfortable? they get mri scans; why don't they have access to palliative care? why do some palliative care programs fail to reach the needy? how could a palliative care delivery system be adapted to local needs? why are medical and nursing students not taught the fundamentals of pain management? what direction should palliative care education take? could health care resources be channeled to deliver care in a more just and equitable manner? this book chronicles the efforts of ambitious pain management care professionals to confront these questions, working toward an end to needless, preventable pain and sufferingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries essential information for anyone involved in palliative care programs for deprived patients! in this comprehensive resource, leading healthcare professionals describe pioneering work on the front lines of pain and palliative care service planning and implementation for underserved populationsillustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health carethis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and othersit examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international expertsall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in india
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sinceusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic poweras the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnam"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction
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Completely revised and expanded, the natural death handbook now includes a collection of essays by eminent writers, and a directory of uk and ireland natural burial grounds, progressive funeral directors and suppliers of green coffins and urns 3 paperbacks in a cardboard case see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop reading the essential and influential guide covering the practical, emotional and spiritual aspects of death and dying, now in its fifth edition
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Annals of the former world is the winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfictionlike the terrain it covers, annals of the former world tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through itthe structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title annals of the former worldas clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern non-fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston the pulitzer prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 46 billion years twenty years ago, when john mcphee began his journeys back and forth across the united states, he planned to describe a cross section of north america at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with
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Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the amazon forestwill they return alive? the book and cd tell an abridged version of the lost world by sir arthur conan doylebut this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for themlevel 2 with 700 headwordsoxfam shop cowley road paperback book plus cd audio recording of the complete textsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand he sends his young reporter, malone, on a strange journey into south america with the famous professor challenger new and sealed in original shrinkwrap'you said that you wanted danger, didn't you?' says mcardle, the editor of the daily gazettepublished by oxford university press in their dominoes series for english language teaching
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But when the doorway to the hidden world closed, ben was trapped on the wrong sideit was said that once every 10 years, a secret pathway was revealed to a world long since goneprimordia ii explores a prehistoric world and travels over mountains, through swamps, strange jungles, and dives below a primordial ocean, in the stunning sequel to the blockbusting primordiathey went, and what they found was a place of wonders and of horrorsonly ben and his childhood love, emma, surviveda cocktail of prehistoric coolin december , ben cartwright, former special forces soldier, and a team of naive explorers, followed the clues left by his ancestor to a hidden plateau in the middle of the amazon jungleoxfam bookshop st albans it was true - it was all true - and we were never meant to be therethis time she'd be readythis time she had everything she needed to go back to that hellish place and survive"Â grim reader reviews see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, emma has waited 10 long years for the doorway to open againall she needed was for ben to be alive when she got there
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4 set readers digest - the magical world of opera in excellent condition(2 cassettes still sealed) world famous arias, all-time favourites, great voices, beautiful melodies, unforgettable moments, the world's favourite choruses, magical moments from golden operas, favourites forever and timeless souvenirspaypal acceptedprice includes uk p&pnext day dispatch guaranteed
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4 set readers digest - the magical world of opera in excellent condition(2 cassettes still sealed) world famous arias, all-time favourites, great voices, beautiful melodies, unforgettable moments, the world's favourite choruses, magical moments from golden operas, favourites forever and timeless souvenirsprice includes uk p&ppaypal accepted (plus fees unless sent as a gift) next day dispatch guaranteednext day dispatch guaranteed
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