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Brief accounts of great men from world war ii, discovery & invention, history, sport etcinscription inside front cover, otherwise unmarked internally see oxfam website for delivery information read moregeorge and the dragoncoloured boards endpapers illustrated in colour with stillustrated in colour throughout: winston churchill, friar roger bacon, don bradman, joe louis & many moredustjacket torn and chipped (see illustrations)oxfam bookshop thame cloth spine worn top and bottomundated edition
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Aided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceanswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway lands
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From describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation" - a blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorisation, analogies and metaphorshence low price for this item), as special cases of "bisociation"it lays out koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativityunclipped d/j is tatty with a number of tears around the edgesoxfam bookshop newport a study of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humour, science, and the artssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone or two underlinings in pen; one or two marginal annotations in pencil - otherwise clean/intacthe regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etcfirst published in ; this is the scarcer danube edition, with a new preface by the author
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In centuries of change bestselling historian ian mortimer takes you on a whirlwind tour of the last ten centuries of western historyour understanding of change will never be the same again, and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us allthe pages show some signs of use and a small 1-2cm stain on the first few pagesthe black cloth boards are in very good conditionit is a journey into a past vividly brought to life and bursting with ideas, that pits one century against another in his quest to measure which century saw the greatest changewe journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scalecenturies of change is a journey into the past like no otherthe pages are tighthere is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women - a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket shows some minor shelf wearthere are two sections of colour illustrationsoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in good condition
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge this book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the renaissance to the presentit was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for european dominationmartin lynch opens with the invention, sometime before , of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copperthe dust jacket has a plastic loose protective cover, inside clean and unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read morein an engaging, concise and fast-paced text, he presents the interplay of personalities, politics and technology that have shaped the metallurgical industries over the last 500 yearslynch also discusses the industrial revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steam engine; the era of the gold rushes; the massive mineral developments and technological leaps forward which took place in the usa and south africa at the end of the 19th century; and, finally, the spread of mass metal-production techniques amid the violent struggles of the 20th century
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Welch medal of the american association for the history of medicineedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseaseoriginally 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 hin 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 geniusinsulin 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 macleodoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Gombrich's sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages "all stories begin with 'once upon a time" so begins a little history of the world, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and old for adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, gombrich's little history enchants and educateshe paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests; of grand works of art; of the advances and limitations of science; of remarkable people and remarkable events, from confucius to catherine the great to winston churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the berlin walloxfam bookshop cheltenham the international bestseller: erather than focusing on dry facts and dates, esee oxfam website for delivery information read moregombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic age' and that's just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time
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An illustrated brief history of china culture, religion, art, invention by wang jian (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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An interesting read for those interested in aviation historyoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front cover at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain wr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and the illustrations are all clearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loose the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure it begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker
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Oxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamaan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all present" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementsthe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrations
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The mothers of invention (frank zappa) 1the mothers of invention ?– my guitar / dog breath (reprise records ?– ra ) made in germany original 45 w/ps | vinyl: vg++ (excellent) | cover: vg+ (excellent) see scans read moremothers of invention ?– why don't you do me right / big leg emma (verve records ?– vk ) made in sweden original 45 w/ps | vinyl: vg++ (excellent) | cover: vg++ (excellent) clean | see scans 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 store
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Voyages of discovery also contains 9 facsimile documents, including an extract from captain james cook's diary, and the title page of cortes's second dispatch to charles vvoyages to africa, asia, the americas and the pacific and the legacies of those journeys and encounters are here dramatically described through an authoritative text and an original selection of imagesoxfam shop thornbury in the three decades between and , european merchants and explorers progressed from relative ignorance about the shape of the globe to knowledge of an atlas that was almost completesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe exchange of flora, fauna, diet, disease and culture changed the world within a few generationsthe final touches to the pattern of oceans and continents came two-and-a-half centuries later with the voyages of james cookthey did so in search of spices, gold, silver and slaves, but with rudimentary technology, huge courage and boundless confidence in themselves and their calculations
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From the scots pine to the one-flowered wintergreen, "scottish wild plants" provides a wealth of detailed factual material about over 40 of the most rare and interesting species, focussing on special features of interest, the history of their discovery and their particular ecological needsinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked in every corner of scotland, wild plants grow in habitats specific to their needs and evolution, from open moorland to mountain ledges and from grasslands to wetlandssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionexternally the cover is in very good condition with minimal signs of wearit is superbly illustrated throughout with sydney clarke's stunning photographs
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To this day a brief history of time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wondersthis new edition includes recent updates from stephen hawking with his latest thoughts about the no boundary proposal and offers new information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational wavesoxfam bookshop cheltenham was there a beginning of time? could time run backwards? is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?these are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkersit begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from newton to einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the big bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theoryit was published in tandem with the app, stephen hawking's pocket universesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencesthe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefit recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprogression of christianity was never inevitable
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King george discovery (psychedelic rock, prog rock) king george discovery ?– king george discovery (haparanda al 02) made in germany original first pressing lp | vinyl: nm (mint-) | cover: nm (mint-) george clemons has an illustrious past to say the leastare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiupon leaving covay's band, george clemons added 'king' to his name and released his first solo single ”drive on james” in , backed by members of ray charles' band and legendary soul drummer bernard purdiecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe played gigs in harlem, made friends with jimi hendrix and performed with jimmy castor (of the jimmy castor bunch)completing the line-up was lennart 'lilly' bergman, and together they made one 7”, the motown sounding ”i'm the best” backed with pop soul track ”hold me closer” for the swedish columbia label ina scandinavian promoter found out about king george and asked him to come over to europe for a three month tour with the sweden based band harlem kiddiesan album followed in , curiously enough the second outing on the haparanda label that later turned to swedish dance bands and budget albums with uncredited cover versions of current hits”king george discovery” is on one hand funkier than what the preceding single suggested it would be, on the other softer and a tad more psychedelic (sometimes in the direction of 'b' grade soul outfit the chambers brothers)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteclemons sang back-up on his classic ”have mercy”, covered by the rolling stones the following yearborn in and raised in virginia, he moved to new york in the 60's where he performed at the legendary apollo theater with soul singer don covayin he teamed up with guitarist anders nordh and bassist paul sundlin, both formerly of trolls that made a couple of singles in the 60's and later to form lifeonce here, they made a couple of recordings together, and as it happened, king george remained in swedenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Framed glass ship " hms discovery " framed glass ship " hms discovery " framed glass ship " hms discovery " framed glass ship " hms discovery " read more
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Royal mail ‘world of invention’ prestige book and miniature sheetimmaculate unmounted mint
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Bbc wallace and gromit's world of invention hardback book by penny wormsi'm selling other items, please take a lookcondition is like new
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrank zappa the mothers of invention* ?– uncle meat label: bizarre records ?– ms , reprise records ?– ms format: 2 × vinyl, lp, album, stereo country: germany released: read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Rare dutch release of frank zappa & the mothers of invention a1 \thungry freaks daddy \t a2 \twowie zowie \t a3 \tmotherly love \t a4 \tdeseri a5 \tyou're probably wondering why i'm here \t a6 \tyou didn't try to call me \t a7 \tstuff up the cracks \t b1 \tplastic people \t b2 \tbrown shoes don't make it \t b3 \twho needs the peace corps \t b4 \tconcentration moon \t b5 \tmom & dad \t b6 \tcall any vegetable \t b7 \twhat's the ugliest part of your body cover has light wobble on the bottom end due to moistureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevinyl near perfect! read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Unique collection of 3 mothers of invention albums consisting of - absolutely free, album released in , verve v/v made in germany, very good condition - burnt weeny sandwich, album released in , cbs records, rslp , made in england, good condition, but with visible scratch on side motels, double album of original soundtrack of american-british musical, with royal philharmonic orchestra and aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteringo starr, including 16 page booklet, united artists records 5c made in the netherlands, inner sleeve torn and an audible tick on side 1, but otherwise in very good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It adds detail to the intricate sociological jigsaw which has been painted in status passage and the discovery of grounded theoryit provides an insightful accountant of the much neglected issues in terminal care and treatment of people in deaththis volume, newly available to readers outside the usa, is important in both of these sensesoxfam 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 dying' overall in very good condition, signs of age see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop lytham spirograph revolving stencils - a new invention for everyone - vintage retro 's - complete see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead norval morrisseau: travels to the house of invention a colorful collection of four essays and full-color reproductions captures the life and work of this famous shaman and native canadian artist, while also celebrating his works via detailed descriptions and stories from the artist himselfthe inside is clean and unmarkedthere is a protective clear cover on the dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in very good condition, with only minimal edge wear to the bottom boards
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The 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 unknownthe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spineslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe 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 bookunclipped 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 spineoxfam bookshop lymington first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno inscriptions
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A powerful, sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the american deep south in the nineteenth century, the invention of wings evokes a world of shocking contrasts, of beauty and ugliness, of otherwise respectable people living daily with cruelty they fail to recognise; and celebrates the power of friendship and sisterhood against all the oddsshe also knows that she cannot accept another person as a presentand so, indeed, the trouble beginson sarah's eleventh birthday, hetty 'handful' grimké is taken from the slave quarters she shares with her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to sarah as a gifther mother says she's difficult and her father says she's remarkablesarah knows that what she does next will unleash a world of troublesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square sarah grimké is the middle daughter
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"rich in information about our past, from european discovery to settlement, the creation of the townsite, incorporation, and the development of the modern town, while preserving its village charactercondition: very goodvery light wear" - jack collins, mayor, qualicum beachwylie, qualicum beach, bc, canadasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean and unmarkedoxfam shop southport bradley c219 pages including bibliography and black and white illustrations
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Oxfam shop purley the mothers of invention 'weasels ripped my flesh' cd see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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La invencion de hugo cabret / the invention of hugo cabretwe 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!product details we appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:selznick, brian
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