Bedside book of paradoxes
List bedside book of paradoxes
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Packed with thought experiments, real-life examples, and exercises for you to try, 'paradoxes' is a book that will challenge the way you perceive everything around you'paradoxes' unveils how weird the world of thought can beon the way it will introduce you to topics suc as impossible objects, how to expect the unexpected, and the trouble with time travelideal gift welcome to the perplexing world of the paradoxicaldivided into eight mind-bending chapters, it takes you on a breathtaking journey from the counter-intuitive to the downright absurdit also introduces you to some of the great names in the field of paradoxes, from ancient greek philosophers to albert einstein see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton brand new
9 €
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Gorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfwith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationsas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds
49 €
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Graham and hugh greene’s bedside book includes detailed tips for both the beginner and expert spy, with chapters including: hazards of the profession, tricks of the trade, some simple disguises, and spare time activities"the spy's bedside book" edited by graham greene / hugh greene rupert-hart davis - first uk edition first printing - first edition of this sampler of excerpts from some of the greatest spy novelists of all timejacket design by aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeoctavo, original clothplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
32 €
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A set of two solid pine bedside chest of drawers in fairly good condition, ideal for an up cycled projectheight 74 cm depth 44 cm width 65 cm read more
60 €
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bedside chest of drawers refurbished painted grey and waxed read more
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Alstons bedside chest of draws x2collection in person quick saleg/cond can view
25 €
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Pine two drawer bedside chest of drawerssolid and in good condition other than some surface wear on the top47cm height, 46 width, 38 depth
10 €
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2 drawer bedside chest of drawerswidth 40cm depth 48excellent condition
25 €
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bedside chest of drawers, bottom 2 have child locks easy to remove, central paignton free to pick up read more
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Solid pine bedside chest of drawers, 3 drawersgood condition 13 inches deep 15 inches wide 24 inches high
25 €
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Ikea bedside chest of drawers (blackish-brown in colour) used but in good conditionthis is available only for collectionhappy to provide more details and picture upon request
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5 €
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Solid pine bedside chest of three drawers - finished in dark oak64cm high x 47cm wide x 40cm deep
20 €
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2 bedside chest of drawersmaple wood effectvery good condition40cms width x 58cms height x 39cms depth
50 €
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Two pine wooden bedside chest of drawersthree drawers on metal runners used but fully functionalmeasurements in second photo
30 €
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Paperback book of pickering castle north yorkshire by english heritage this book contains 36 pages of drawings, photos of pickering castle from the grassy mound to the curtain walls and towers of this royal fortress the mound was raised by william the conqueror the inner courtyard is of early 12th century and was built for henry 111 the towers built by order of edward 11 in this book contains a quick tour (centre pages) with descriptions of the buildings and the castles history in its changing role the book is as new also comes free to you only a colour map of over 400 english heritage places to visit ÂŁ2
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Fremantle 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 livingoxfam 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 buddhismusing 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 livingluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryluminous 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 morethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixed
10 €
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The little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifethe little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenthe book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifeoxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat is important is that you feel ithygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"whether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard downhooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'
3 €
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A guide book of united states coins : official red book (guide book of united states coins (hardcover hidden wiro)) (official red book: a guide book of united states coins (spiral)) by ryeoman *excellent condition*
16 €
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No obvious damage to the book coverguiness book of world record the largest animals, biggest movie records and stuff from the guinness book of recordsvery good: a book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent conditionvery little wear and tearno missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the marginssome identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal
53 €
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The great big book of bedtime stories & rhymesa lovely book for young children who enjoy looking at booksthis book will be lovely for children under 6 years of age, although some children will enjoy memorising and singing some of the nursery rhymes and may attempt to read some of the easier wordsin pristine condition301 pages of beautifully illustrated stories and nursery rhymes which any young child will enjoy having read to them
7 €
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"the book of job (fascimile reproduction of edition)" by william blake ernest benn, london - first thus uk edition - all blake present - condition: good, minor wear to original black boards william blake's illustrations of the book of job primarily refers to a series of twenty-two engraved prints (published ) by blake illustrating the biblical book of jobit also refers to two earlier sets of watercolours by blake on the same subject ( and )are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe engraved illustrations are considered to be blake's greatest masterpieces in the medium of engraving,[1][2] and were also a rare commercial and critical success for blakeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
35 €
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The book has 335 pagesbeautiful book with beautiful pictures! read morethe book is in very nice conditionthe great book of tin toys van david presslandare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sleeve has some shelfwarecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis is number 902 of totalour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned by david presslandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
71 €
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Lavishly illustrated with over 130 full-colour photos, the professional's book of budgerigars is a practical, easy-to-read book that will be helpful to the beginning fancier and advanced aviculturist alikeoxfam shop colne road the professional's book of budgerigars is a comprehensive and beautiful book that provides all of the information that is necessary for the proper feeding, care and breeding of these popular pet birdssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
8 €
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He introduces the monks who made the book and guides the reader through the intricate detail of this ancient and exotic bookoxfam bookshop carlisle a beautiful and simple introduction to the book of kells here george otto simms, a world-renowned authority on the book of kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscriptpages clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read more not price clippedwith 60 illustrations hardback with dust jacket in excellent condition
4 €
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book binding:hardbackthe boys' book of airfixwe appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:ward, arthurwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
9 €
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And for ÂŁ1 a book (each)this is quite a collection of guinness book of world recordscollection of 30 x guinness book's of world records dates i am selling these books for a friend, and so do please get in touch if you have any questionsthey're all yourskind regards jed read morecollection would be best but i will delivery these locally for a small fee
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2 pages from the genesis; a page from the book of kings; 3 pages from the book of ezequiel with a picture of the temple of solomon and various other woodcutsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedefects: some foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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40 €
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Islamic prayer book of en'am with gold illumantion ottoman period writing date is hijri / adyou can find a writing date end of the book and i added photo of writing date, you can control itfirst page has a illumantion with gold and this is an islamic art, which is teshib, islamic illumantion artcondition is goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease look at photo carefullycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemiddle of the book, 10 pages has a special gold decorativei added photo of these speacil illumantion pages photocover is a original and leatherour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecontain lot of verses from holy quran and special prayerdimensions is 13 cm x 7 cmespecially borders are goldtotally 100 leaf and 200 pagesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
140 €
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Ie antique rare book of photography focal press : speaking likeness by kurt hutton (kurt hubschmann) a book of quality candid photo of celebrities, such as lloyd george, the king chamberlain, churchill, john gielgud, hemingway ect ectmany antique rare books of photography phoograms / photographs of the year from to all book at ÂŁ10 each collected or posted at costgood condition ÂŁ10 collect from exmouth or courier at cost
10 €
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Oxfam shop colne road the bumper book of marmite is a huge book which explores the strange, beautiful, funny world of marmite and the people, thoughts and events that orbit ita huge publishing event and being produced with the full backing of unilever, this book promises to be one of the biggest (and heaviest) gift books of the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's almost as big as a coffee table
6 €