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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music norwich the use of clinical and laboratory information to detect conditions and predict patient outcomes is a mainstay of medical practicethis book describes the statistical concepts and techniques for evaluating the accuracy of medical testsa variety of worked examples are providedbook cover contains a few marks but item is in generally good conditionproblems relating to missing and imperfect reference data are discussed in detailthe book also covers the theoretical foundations for statistical inference and will be of interest to academic statisticiansadditional 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 classification'the statistical evaluation of medical tests for classification and prediction' will be of interest to quantitative researchers and to practicing statisticiansmain 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 designinternal pages are clean and free of marks
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedit casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grailthis unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daythere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemlaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositorieshe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuries
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroines
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edgetext block is clean and binding solidhe shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religionvery good black clothgerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meanings"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of sienainstead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religion
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries this volume combines argument about the nature of history with case studies of how good history is written and researchedrichard evans is the author of "death in hamburg" (winner of the wolfson literary award for history) and "rituals of retribution"he demolishes the wilder claims of postmodern historians who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, and explains the political dangers of losing a historical perspective on the way people live their livesat a time of deep scepticism about people's ability to learn anything from the past, even to recapture any serious sense of past cultures and ways of life, richard evans shows readers why history is both possible and necessary
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington first editiongreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spinethe globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookthe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spinethe author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknownno inscriptionsslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the light
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroines
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries between her birth in as the illegitimate daughter of the duke of milan, to her death in as a member of the powerful medici family, caterina sforza's life crossed the firmament of italy's high renaissance like a shooting starshe was painted by botticelli, slandered by machiavelli, and feted by pope sixtus ivshe was celebrated as a warrior who fearlessly led her own troops into battle, and ruthlessly defended her city-state of forli, but caterina was eventually defeated, imprisoned and raped by cesare borgiain her 46 years she bore eight children and buried three husbandsher youngest son would become - like her - a brilliant soldier and a national hero, and the next four generations of her descendants would include two dukes of tuscany, a queen of france, and a queen of englandremembered as the author of a recipe book that went through more than 100 editions, caterina was honoured at her death as 'without a doubt the first lady of italy'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury stin this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniuswelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford this handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of quantitative science and technology researchsmall folds on lower corners of final three (blank) pages and pages andit comprises 34 chapters written by leading specialists in the various sub-domainsthe editor's introduction provides a further specification of the handbook's scope and of the main topics addressed in its chaptersotherwise pages are immaculatecloth cover has very minor signs of wearthis handbook aims at four distinct groups of readers: - practitioners in the field of science and technology studies; - research students in this field; - scientists, scholars and technicians who are interested in a systematic, thorough analysis of their activities; - policy makers and administrators who wish to be informed about the potentialities and limitations of the various approaches and about their resultsit focuses on the development and application of indicators derived from data on scientific or scholarly publications and patentshard back book, no dust jacketbook is generally in very good conditionauthors present a survey of the research topics they address, and show their most recent achievementsthe 34 chapters are arranged into 5 parts: disciplinary approaches; general methodology; the science system; the technology system; and the science-technology interfacethese chapters deal with theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, and highlight their policy context and relevance
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Tall ships - show of hands () see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal case and disc in excellent conditionexile - show of hands (crow on the cradle - show of hands (the setting/mary from dungloe - show of hands (the galway farmer - show of hands (5you're mine - show of hands (the keeper - show of hands (the downeaster 'alexa' - show of hands (country life - show of hands (armadas - show of hands (captains - show of hands (the blind fiddler - show of hands (are we alright? - show of hands (the train/blackwaterside - show of hands (the bristol slaver - show of hands (the falmouth packet/haul away joe - show of hands (cold frontier - show of hands (santiago - show of hands (innocents' song/gwithian - show of hands (the oak - show of hands (hard shoulder - show of hands (columbus (didn't find america) - show of hands (port isaac - show of hands (be lucky - show of hands (cousin jack - show of hands (roots - show of hands (longdog - show of hands (the preacher - show of hands (widecombe fair - show of hands (the blue cockade - show of hands (
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturenow it is much more complexwe are all potential targetsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedpages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agefor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigerfrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentcover & spine in very good conditionthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritiesin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politics
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oxfam shop darlington hardbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, januarybrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spine on the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selectionlight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight bindingbumping on spine ends
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop petersfield a pair of earrings for pierced ears from oxfam the earrings are fans of material
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3- peerage of ireland see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop moortown in three volumes history books2- peerage of scotland1- peerage of england
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage the book of common prayer and an administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the united church of england and ireland together with their proper lessons for sundays and other holy days and the new version of the psalms of davidleather bound with metal clasprubbing to spine and head and foot of spineinscription on front fly sheet28 pages loose but intact
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop exmouth a rich salmon pink coloured pair of unbranded unlined curtainsw56 x l88 inchesmaterials 55% cotton, 45% polyesterlittle sign of weara lovely pair of curtainslovely material with a sheen effect and stylised floral pattern
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop newquay queen elizabeth is graciously pleased to give and grant to the town council of newquay, her majesty`s royal licence and authority, that they will use on sealsthis beautiful,decorative plate displays the newquay coat of armsdated 23rd februarythe coat of arms was founded in under the newquay urban district council
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hull open copy of the second edition three boards, some marking on the surfaces which only shows against the light - not spillage, possibly due to poor storage? the box shows a good deal of wear and some damage7 on board game geek, with a weight of 3 contents include *plastic miniature figures in six colours - it looks like one or two figures are missing from a couple of the colours * 12 red dice * plastic coins * nation tokens (punched) * un-punched tokens * 3 playing boards * cards (un-sleeved) cards are linen press finished, un-sleeved but look like they have hardly been handledarea control political wargame from eagle games, for 2 - 6 players aged 10contents are sorted and sealed in the original packing bagsbut some of the miniatures are still sealed in bags and some tokens remain un-punchedthe game is incomplete - among other things the rules are not present so it wasn't possible to determine exactly what is missing and whether it is playable as it iseven if not playable, the game will be valuable for replacement parts especially the cards which show no signs of use
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport the author writes about her celebrated artwork comprising a triangular structure with 39 dinner placings for women who are fundamental to our heritagethe middle section of the triangle incorporates the names of 999 other important women in our cultural historythe 39 guests include sappho, emily dickinson, mary wollstonecraft, hildegarde of bingen and virginia woolf, to name only the prominent literary personaed/j intact though scuffed at top and bottom ends of spinetwo of the plates in those placings are in images 2/3 and a detail of the endpapers in image 4no highlighting or other notes/markstext block clean/intact
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield paperback, as newa collection of articles in response to the first 3 years of the ministry of musalaha
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham storage needs vary enormously from household to householdthis book helps readers to identify their own storage requirements and the amount of space available to themit then explores the merits and potential of various forms of storage
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham soup has to be one of the healthiest and most versatile of mealsfrom butternut squash and goat's cheese to pea and bacon, and from moroccan lamb and chickpea to carrot and coriander, this selection includes quick family favourites, dinner party delights and everything in-betweenwhether you're looking for a quick and easy lunch or want try something a little more adventurous, it's all here in a little book of soupshere at new covent garden soup company, we've been using great ingredients to make fresh, delicious soups sinceour recipes have been honed and perfected over time and we're still making the soups you love todaynow, hundreds of recipes later, we've picked fifty of our all- time favourites from our books to share with you in this handy padded pocket-sized edition
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham portraits if the past is a detailed record of an exciting period in the history of the old county of monmouthshire when its natural resources and manpower were combined to produce a social and economic revolution during the period of to
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this dictionary relates in a succinct, readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of european art is basedcross-references enable the reader to identify the subject of a picture simply from some characteristic object or figure in itthe "dictionary" also explores the "lost language" of symbol and attribute, thus opening up the whole field of allegoryhere in a single volume are combined religious and historical themes
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the most comprehensive guide ever published to english furnishing, decorating and style over the past hundred yearsthis studio was started in by arthur silver and quickly became a leading independent commercial studio of the period, selling designs mainly for wallpapers, textiles and floor coverings, also for silverware, graphics and ceramicsthe designs were available from a variety of retailers and manufacturers both in britain and the usa, including jeffrey & coit covers every aspect of house decoration from the colour of the paintwork to the pattern of the wallpaperthe illustrations, mainly in colour, re-capture "english style" interiors, and include many design details such as borders, furnishings, carpets, wallpapers and the use of colourmost of the illustrative material and design ideas have been taken from the silver studio collection in london; published for the first time in book formthe book is divided into four distinct periods; - victorian devotion to the delights of home decoration, - edwardian opulence;& new art, - in praise of english past and - a division of tastesthe silver studio "look" spread throughout britain, and sub- sequently aroad, in particular france, belgium and the usa
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of the moment and a special relationshipa powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war americasara and jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstanceas the party gets into full swing, in walks jack malone, a us army journalist back from a defeated germany and a man unlike any sara has ever met before - one who is destined to change sara's future foreverbut finding love isn't the same as finding happiness - as sara and jack soon find outin post-war america chance meetings aren't always as they seem, and people's choices can often have profound repercussionsin this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, the pursuit of happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destinyin this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, sara must fight to survive - against jack, as much as for himnew york, - sara smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's thanksgiving eve party
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham this is the seventh edition, published in , volume 1 onlythe dustjacket is very sunned on the spine, rubbed and bumped along all edges, and there is a small tear on a back cornerthis first volume provides a general introduction to bacteriology, including an account of the morphology, physiology and variability of bacteria, disinfection, antibiotics, bacterial genetics and bacteriophages, bacterial ecology and the normal flora of the body and the bacteriology of the air, water and milkthe second area is that of immunology and explanations for many of the processes involved in the response to infection and work on immunoglobulins, lymphocyte functions and the major histocompatibility complexthose engaged in other branches of clinical medicine and virology may also need it for purposes of referencethe binding is slightly cocked but otherwise the volume is in a reasonable, used conditionvolume 1 provides a firm foundation for the general microbiologist who intends to work on bacterial chemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering or the prevention and control of infectious diseasesit is complete with its dustjacket and is bound in blue-cloth boards which are gilt-stamped on the spinethe page block is clean but yellowing and a little warped
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' overall in very good condition, signs of age see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham 'the partnership of barney glaser and anselm strauss has been an especially productive one which has yielded an important product for sociology and another for those who plan and carry out care of the sick and dyingit adds detail to the intricate sociological jigsaw which has been painted in status passage and the discovery of grounded theorythis volume, newly available to readers outside the usa, is important in both of these sensesit provides an insightful accountant of the much neglected issues in terminal care and treatment of people in death
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