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The history of fortification by ian hogg - hardcover **mint condition**
45 €
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A spy in the house of love by anais nin - edition, 124 pages, in very good condition for age, no damage
2 €
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames signed and inscribed by shane lynch on the front endpapersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent clean condition in like dust jacket, not price clipped
10 €
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Research on language evolution has burgeoned over the last three decadesits five parts are devoted to insights from comparative animal behaviour; the biology of language evolution; the prehistory of language; the development of a linguistic species; and language creation, transmission, and changeoxfam bookshop preston in the oxford handbook of language evolution, sixty leading scholars present critical accounts of every aspect of the fieldinterdisciplinary activity has produced fundamental advances in the understanding of language evolution and in the evolution of human andanimal communication more generallythe oxford handbook of language evolution will be valued by everyone interested in one of the most productive and fascinating fields in natural and cognitive sciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit highlights the links between different lines of research, shows what has been achieved, and considers promising directions for the futurethis book presents a wide-ranging summation of work in all the disciplines involved
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Constructing a language offers a compellingly argued, psychologically sound new vision for the study of language acquisitionall theories of language acquisition assume these fundamental skills of intention-reading and pattern-findingoxfam bookshop preston in this groundbreaking book, michael tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisitiontomasello argues that the essence of language is its symbolic dimension, which rests on the uniquely human ability to comprehend intentiongrammar emerges as the speakers of a language create linguistic constructions out of recurring sequences of symbols; children pick up these patterns in the buzz of words they hear around themdrawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, tomasello demonstrates that we don't need a self-contained "language instinct" to explain how children learn languagetheir linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilitiesfor all its empirical weaknesses, chomskian generative grammar has ruled the linguistic world for forty yearssome formal linguistic theories posit a second set of acquisition processes to connect somehow with an innate universal grammarsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut these extra processes, tomasello argues, are completely unnecessary-important to save a theory but not to explain the phenomenon
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The horse, the wheel, and language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original indo-european speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilizationthe horse, the wheel, and language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the indo-european languages and english--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the pastbut who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even nazis seeking the roots of the aryan raceoxfam books & music lichfield roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as proto-indo-europeanlinking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, david anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of proto-indo-european, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchangeanthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback ridingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change
14 €
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Oxfam shop great dunmow here is a most informative introduction to language; its origins in the past, its growth through history, and its present use for communication between peoplesthis book was sir john harvey-jones (chairman of ici) choice on "desert island discs" !! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
29 €
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Books / reading / comedy / cartoon / funny dilbert the joy of work by scott adams publisher boxtree rrp 499 collection only houghton-le-spring read more
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Foxing of inside cover and page yellowing consistent with the age of the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop macclesfield the outline of history, by h g wells, cassell and company, london, pp including indexthe whole story of life mankind, covering periods from: the first living things, natural selection and changes of species, changes in the world's climate, reptiles, mammals, man, human language(s), history, of egypt, greece, judea, india, the roman empire, etcmany good quality black and white illustrations throughout
29 €
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Oxfam shop nether edge the book of orange by cooper, cliff publisher:kingsley cooper publishing ltd, edition:hardcover language:english see oxfam website for delivery information read more
40 €
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Sara macdonald and barry craig demonstrate that their comedies, in particular, which are often dismissed as mere entertainments, actually present substantial philosophic and political argumentsin those works, they discover insightful engagements with such ideas as questions of human freedom, the relationship of reason to religion, and the nature of liberal democracy in the american regimeoxfam bookshop byres road both critically and commercially successful filmmakers, the coen brothers have written, produced, and directed numerous acclaimed films over the past three decadesthey examine five of the coen brothers' comedies: raising arizona, fargo, the big lebowski, o brother, where art thou, and hail caesar!see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey demonstrate how sometimes explicitly, but generally implicitly, the coens draw on thinkers such as homer, plato, dante, and hegel, while simultaneously presenting popular entertainment
(England)
50 €
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Publisher: haymarket bookscuba since the revolution oflanguage: this book should contain text in engpublication dateauthor: samuel farber
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop chelmsford in this investigation of virginia woolf's narrative strategies daniel ferrer shows how her writing insistently raises the question of its origins and its connection with madness and suicidethis book should be of interest to students and lecturers of twentieth century english literature, literary theory and women's studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Reprinted issue in 'as new' condition, 1 has slight tear to paper on inside front coverthe great age of exploration by duncan castlereagh beyond the horizon by malcolm ross macdonald charting the vast pacific by john gilbert bridging a continent by martin hillman the frozen world by thayer willis secrets of the sea by carl proujan jungle rivers and mountain peaks by marcia willis the challenge of africa by elspeth huxley carriage on books sent individually £3£4 each individually or all 8 for £28hardback books with cloth spine & no dust covers, as originally sold50 carriage on all 8 together £58 books in the discovery & exploration series by reader's digest
325 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall pages are tight and clean and the book is in good condition internallygilt lettering on the spinefront board has an illustration of an arab on a camelthis book deals with the unhappy life of an englishwoman married to a moor of tunis, and gives pictures of the life and sights of tunis and ancient carthagei have here a rare book entitled by the waters of carthage by norma lorimer with coloured frontispiece by bentonfletcher and 32 illustrations from photographs by garrigus of tunis published by hutchinson & cothis is a first edition bookplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeslight bumping to top and bottom of the spinefaded maroon cloth boards with evidence of damp damagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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They came from england and france, from ireland and chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new worldpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiaoxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldthe age of gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historianthey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of goldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to life
10 €
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Smith and published by harper business in , this book is in pristine, as new condition70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel up to and including 1kg: £3written by jon rthe wisdom of teams - creating the high-performance organisationsthe price is inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which is detailed below: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel up to and including 1kg: £3katzenbach and douglas k
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexhibition catalogue of the exhibition "on the verge of visibility" by wolgang tillmans at the museum of contemporary art in serralves ina very lovely book by the famous german photographerthe cover of the book has the particularity of unfolding like a leporello in 3 partsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour 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 available
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It looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniacare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleansections paginated separatelyblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionmurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebrasplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jthe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicsbookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordoverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subjectplastic comb bindingmarks on front cover from removed labelscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available28x22cm, titles, prelims, pp
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69 €
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Made by waddingtonssize is 49 x 36 cmthis is a beautiful picture called the princess of walesas you can see by the picture this 500 piece jigsaw is complete and you can buy with confidencepuzzle is used but in very good condition box is solid and good conditiona lovely puzzle to docomes from a smoke and pet free homepostage may be dearer if going abroad, please ask firsti always try to combine p & p wherever possible, size and weight permittingpostage to uk is £3as you can see by the picture, this piece jigsaw is complete and fairly difficult
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Paul devereux is one of the most powerful politicians in the countryit is always the innocent who suffer to make the powerful richtwo exceptionally talented, successful people brought in to dangerous conflictthe search for her daughter will cost her everything, but as long as she believes that bella is alive she will never surrender and paul devereux must use every means in his power to make sure she is silenced for goodoxfam shop great dunmow no 1 best selling author of "house of cards" and "to play the king" - this is a signed copy of "the touch of innocents" by michael dobbsshe is just one woman against the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebehind this horrific truth, isadora detects the sinister hand of devereuxisadora dean is the rising star of television news journalismizzy cannot accept the death of her baby daughter bellastubborn and at times irrational, her belief that her daughter is alive leads her to the sordid truth - an international black market where babies are sold for cash
12 €
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Published by collins ppthe shadow of thirteen loomed darkly over gatleigh hallhardback, lacking dust jacketfor thirteen years on the fatal anniversary lady chelwyn had returned, in response to some mysterious inner compulsion, to her neglected homejefferson farjeon is an accomplished master of the macabre, and yet he does not exaggerate his effectsis the past really dead? will the present provide an explanation of the past? mrthe shadow of thirteen by jfirst edition of one of prolific crime writer jbook condition: good - minor wear at spine and rear, otherwise tightly bound and clean throughouton the thirteenth of october thirteen years ago there had been a death and a disappearance within its gatesjefferson farjeon's later workssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejefferson farjeonjust what happened in the lodge at gloomy gatleigh hall makes a story frightening in its reality, breathtaking in its suspense
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29 €
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Send message for p&p prices and any other info read morethe diameter of the medallion is one and a half inches (about 4cm) the plastic case is two and a half inches wide (about 6cm)you can pay by paypal or uk sterling chequeroyal hampshire 1st battalion comemorative medallion for the presentation of coulours by the princess of wales at tidworth on 1st augusti can post by royal mail (uk only)
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Smith and published by harper business in , this book is in pristine, as new conditionwritten by jon rthe wisdom of teams - creating the high-performance organisationsthe price is inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which is detailed below: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel up to and including 1kg: £3katzenbach and douglas k85; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel up to and including 1kg: £3
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Britain's conflict with rhodesia over independence formed one of the most exacting diplomatic problems of modern timesselling for over £24 used elsewhere read morein this book all the major figures in the operation which brought rhodesia from the declaration of udi by ian smith in to independence as zimbabwe in speak with the author about the diplomatic effort and the much wider issues it tried to reflect and reconcilethe book provides the evidence of lord carrington, the foreign secretary charged with effecting the independence and others, including robert mugabe and ian smith, to offer a useful source of information on one of the key colonial events of post-war british historythe last colony in africa by michael charlton - 164 pages
8 €
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The diameter of the medallion is one and a half inches (about 4cm) the plastic case is two and a half inches wide (about 6cm)send message for p&p prices and any other info read morecash on collection from ryde, isle of wight or i can post by royal mail (uk only)royal hampshire 1st battalion comemorative medallion for the presentation of coulours by the princess of wales at tidworth on 1st august
3 €
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The promise of patriarchy women and the nation of islam by ula yvette taylor (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The spirit of early christian thought seeking the face of god by robert louis wilken (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Pages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine and front, title set in black band on front with motif" unclipped dust jacket has wear and tear to edges both front and backoxfam books & music beeston the origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century by werner bachmann oup english translation illustrated "the development of the technique of bowing stringed instruments was to prove one of the greatest advances in the history of musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall green label on first page identifying previous ownerfoxing to inside front cover and first pagefoxing to cover front and back
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