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 youon the way it will introduce you to topics suc as impossible objects, how to expect the unexpected, and the trouble with time travelit 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 newideal gift welcome to the perplexing world of the paradoxical'paradoxes' unveils how weird the world of thought can bedivided into eight mind-bending chapters, it takes you on a breathtaking journey from the counter-intuitive to the downright absurd
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 soulthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedfrom 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 morebirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezwas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfoxfam 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 birdsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationswhether 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 earthwith 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 centuriesas 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 appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and the 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 dustthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly time
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 timeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitejacket design by aoctavo, original clothcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 conditionhappy to provide more details and picture upon requestthis is available only for collection
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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 drawersmeasurements in second photothree drawers on metal runners used but fully functional
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 livingusing 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 enlightenedoxfam 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 buddhismhere, 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 alikeluminous 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 moreaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every moment
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 lifehooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'oxfam 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 morewhether 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 downhygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"what is important is that you feel it
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 tearsome identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimalno missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins
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 jobare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 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 blakeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit also refers to two earlier sets of watercolours by blake on the same subject ( and )please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
35 €
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The book has 335 pagesthe book is in very nice conditionbeautiful book with beautiful pictures! read morethe great book of tin toys van david presslandare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sleeve has some shelfwareour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is number 902 of totalsigned by david presslandplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 manuscript not price clippedwith 60 illustrations hardback with dust jacket in excellent conditionpages clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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book binding:hardbackthe boys' book of airfixwe appreciate the impact a good book can havewe 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!author:ward, arthur
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And for ÂŁ1 a book (each)this is quite a collection of guinness book of world recordsthey're all yourscollection would be best but i will delivery these locally for a small feekind regards jed read morecollection 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 questions
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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 catawikiour 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 itare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimiddle of the book, 10 pages has a special gold decorativecontain lot of verses from holy quran and special prayerfirst page has a illumantion with gold and this is an islamic art, which is teshib, islamic illumantion artour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeespecially borders are golddimensions is 13 cm x 7 cmplease look at photo carefullycondition is goodcover is a original and leatherplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetotally 100 leaf and 200 pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablei added photo of these speacil illumantion pages photo
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 €