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Edmunds 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 geniusoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewelch 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 macleod
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The discovery of the bismarck by robert d ballardthe discovery of the bismarck by robert d ballardthis is the story of how hitler’s most famous battleship, the bismarck, was sunk under firethe book is in very good conditionhardback, pages 232 with hundreds of photographs and diagramsthis is also the story of its rediscovery and exploration in words and pictures
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2 books the discovery of middle earth by graham robb mapping the lost world of the celts pilgrims of the mist by sheila stewart short stories told by the travelling people of scotland both in very good condition any questions email me, read more
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I have here a rare book entitled the discovery of lakes rudolf and stefanie: a narrative of count samuel teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial africa in by lieut ludwig von hohnel and translated by nancy belllarge coloured fold out map at the back of this bookour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemany pages are uncutvolume ii only for sale herepublished in by longmans green of londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilt embossed illustration to the front boardgilt title lettering to the spinethis book is in very good condition, the pages are clean and bright and it is tightly bound with no loose or missing pagesabundantly illustrated with 84 illustrations, including full page plates and illustrations within the textthis book is beautifully bound in its original brown linen boards
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discovery of americashipping via registered postedifil specialised catalogue value: €
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Using his extraordinary "journeys in upper and lower egypt", published in , as the basis for a vivid and moving account of the discovery of ancient egypt, the author tells the story of vivant denon's travels in egypt the book is illustrated with drawings and photographs internally the book is clean, bright and tightly boundoxfam bookshop aylesbury black cloth covered book with gilt titles on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read more first published in the uk in by sutton publishing the dust jacket shows some signs of wear with some bending along the upper and lower edges and some creasing to the front the cover is in very good condition
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Spain - discovery of america edifilour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesent by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemnh stamps edifil catalogue value: €250 see pictures
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The black hole - discovery of the mystery shiplight wear to corners otherwise in very nice condition see photos any questions e mail or phone read morelarger than normal annual size hardback book - approx 32 cm x 24 cm family item for many yearswalt disney productions
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The stamps in this collection celebrate the world tin conference, the making of gold, deep level mining, the discovery of the pin cushion star, the centenary of the 1st telephone transmission, the invention of the television, the western european submarine cable system, construction work, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of tb, the opening of the mwenga satellite earth station, the microwave tower in tanzania, the nuclear-powered advanced gas-cooled reactor, telecommunications, satellite communications, automatic sorting of post, the evkom escom in south africa, the centenary of antiseptic in surgery and lister, the anniversary of alexander bell, the keyboard, industry in south africa, geothermal power, the invention of radar, the centenary of geothermal electricity, the antarctic geology research project, the aviator wilbur wright who flew the flyer in , the invention of heart surgery, the discovery of penicillin, the making of manganese, the national giro, and coastline erosion prevention programmessome of the stamps in this collection have been used and have a postmark printed a little on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the stamps are a little faded and a little creasedthe countries that the stamps were issued in in this collection are great britain, zimbabwee, south africa, malaysia, malawi, singapore, tanzania, grenada grenadines, new zealand, hong kong, and rwandathe newest stamp in this collection was issued inall of the stamps in this collection are in adequate conditionthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stampssome of the stamps in this collection have been unusedthe stamps in this collection were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and s
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It details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agooxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutlight shelfwear to edgessmall chips and closed tearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedwear to edges, various other scuffs and marksalone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundpictorial dust jacketvarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardsendpapers discolouredtear to top of spine, which is discolouredturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spine
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The pictures on the stamps show photos of queen victoria during different decades of her reign with pictures like crystal palace and the great exhibition, men voting and a memorial, a sheep and beeton's book of household management, and the discovery of electricitythis sheet of stamp is a first day of issuein this collection there is a sheet of stamps celebrating great britionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis sheet of stamps if the first day of issueoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 10 sheets of stamps that were issued in great britainsthere is a sheet of stamps celebrating the welsh bibleone of the sheets of stamps celebrates the silver jubilee of the british philatelic bulletinthis bulletin was printed by harrison and sons limited inthere is a sheet of stamps with one stamp celebrating the 80th birthday of her majesty queen elizabeth the queen motherthe british music conductors celebrated on the stamps are sir john barbiroli, sir malcolm sargent, sir thomas beecham, and sir henry woodthis sheet of stamps is the royal mail first day coverthis sheet of stamps is the post office first day coverthis sheet of stamps were issued inthe pictures on the stamps show richard parry who was the editor of the revised version of the welsh language bible, richard davies who was the motivator and part translator of the new testament into the welsh language, william salesbury who was the principal translator of the new testament into the welsh language, and william morgan who was the translator of the first complete bible into the welsh languagethe sheet of stamps is the first day of issuethere is a sheet of stamps celebrating the 400th year anniversary of inigo jonesthe stamps were issued to celebrate the investiture of the prince charles the prince of walesall the sheets of stamps are in very good conditionthere is a sheet of stamps celebrating charles darwinthis sheet of stamps were the first day of issuethere is a sheet of stamps on an envelope that is usedthe stamp was issued inthis sheet of stamps is the first day of issuein this collection there is a sheet of stamps celebrating music british conductorsthis sheet of stamps is a first day cover and a first day of issuethere is a sheet of stamps that celebrates victorian britainthe great britons the stamps celebrate are the black prince, henry the fifth, owan glyndwr, and robert the brucethis sheet of a stamp is the post office first day coverthe pictures on the stamps show charles darwin with skulls, reptiles, tortoises, and birdsthe pictures on the stamps show the philosophie naturalis of the principal of mathematics, the motion of bodies in ellipsese, the optick treatise of reflexions refraction inflexions and colour of light, and the system of the worldit is the royal mail first day coverthe stamps were issued inthis sheet of stamps is the british post office first day coverthey are carefully protected in a clear and see-through cellophane coverthis sheet of stamps is a post office first day cover and the first day of issuethe picture on the bulletin show a photo of a gentleman in letterpress, in offset-lithography, and in photogravurethere is a sheet of stamps in this collection that celebrate the scientific discoveries and theories of sir isaac newtonthe picture on the stamp shows queen elizabeth the queen motherthe pictures on the stamps show court masque costumes, st paul's covent garden, the prince's lodging at newmarket, and the court masque stage scene
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Ron hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understoodby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifehow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answers—not from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldand so it remained until lwith them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifehubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lecturesbut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionswith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your lifethe principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalitycredit and debit cards acceptedhere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itself
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The story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withinour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?– the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?– emsp 332 format:2 × vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greensladeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkmost of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scroll
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It 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' 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 dying
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News of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evesykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italyhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todayin europe there are only seven
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Vaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storythe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to sciencegenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregenius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativethe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablethe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existenceover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universesome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of sciencethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalrygenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the world
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This 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 theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto 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 wondersit was published in tandem with the app, stephen hawking's pocket universe
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Speke: journal of the discovery of the source of the nile mdccclxiifrederick courteney selous: travel and adventure in south-east africaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeedward whymper: amongst the alps in the yearlaurence oliphant: a journey to katmanduhenry savage landor: in the forbidden land an account of a journey in tibetdavid livingstone: missionary travels and researches in south africapeary: the north poleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableburton: first footsteps in east africa or an exploration of harar two volumesdu chaillu: explorations & adventures in equatorial africathe fifteen books are reprints made insir ernest shackleton: south the story of shackleton's last exprdition cgeorge barrington: an account of a voyage to new south walescarl bock: the head-hunters of borneocaptain sir richard fbrowne: a year amongst the persianslayard: discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon
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The stamps in this collection celebrate the 25th anniversary of the economic commission for africa, the millennium, the international conference on social welfare, the year of health in , the 50th anniversary of interpol, the centenary of the universal postal union, the 10th anniversary of kenyan independence, the highway conference in kenya, the 20th anniversary of unesco, the world conference on religion and peace, the importance of water, the centenary of the international red cross, the nursing association of south africa, who - world health organisation, the international year of world communications, world food day, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of tb bacillus and the international union against tuberculosis, the papu plenipotentiary conference and the imf annual meetings in the ssome of the stamps in this collection are unusedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe countries that the stamps were issued in are tanzania, south africa, uganda, kenya, and south arabiathe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are s, s, s, s, and sthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the used stamps have a little of the postmark print on themoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 28 stampsall the stamps in this collection are in good condition
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Ewelme cottage in parnell, the abel tasman national park, the hauraki gulf maritime park, the twin bridges, the fox glacier in westland national park, the university of auckland celebrating the centenary of the university, egmont national park, the new zealand oak tree, the citrus fruit, the manuka plant, the cresset rose, the josephine bruce rose, the superstar rose, otago university celebrating the centenary of the university, the queen elizabeth rose, the kauri tree, the nectarine, the kiwi fruit, the iceberg rose, the lilli marlene rose, the black scree cotula alpine plant, grapes, the sterling silver rose, the diamond jubilee rose, the maori meeting house, arrowtwon, the queen elizabeth rose, the pikiarero flower, the willow leaf hebe plant, the karaka plant, the matua-tikumu flower, the kowhai flower, the kowhai ngutu kaka flower, the citrus fruit, the kauri tree, the puarangi flower, the titoki plant, the michele meilland rose, the koromiko flower, the rata flower, and a stamp celebrating tasman's discovery of new zealandmany of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on thema couple of the stamps are a little fadedoverall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 45 stampsa couple of the stamps are unusedthe stamps were all issued in new zealandthe pictures on the stamps show the tongariro national park and chateauthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and s
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveoxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto eco but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find  translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read moreto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son danieland allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian carax what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning ina page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecodaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning ina page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecosee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printdaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find
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Oxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldthey 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 morethey 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 australiathe 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 historianin a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to life
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning ina page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindoxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecohidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printdaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find
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Oxfam books & music totnes the contents of this book were written before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls and are, therefore something of a foreword to the author’s the gospel of the essenesthe binding is good and there are no marks apart from the owner’s name on the top left hand corner of the inside of the coverc w daniel paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front cover is slightly grubbythe teachings of the essenes from enoch to the dead sea scrolls is the vital key to guide the reader and interpret the communions with angels of earth and heavenof this book he wrote “we have decided to publish the pure, original words of jesus, translated directly from the aramaic tongue spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john, who alone among jesus' disciples noted with perfect accuracy, his master's personal teachings”
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Edvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from norway to the shetlands, and to the battlefields of france - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritanceone day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanshipthe death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his motheroxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lake"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, woodthe sixteen trees of the somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire centuryan engaging, satisfying read" the times"so cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" scotsmanedvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in norway with his taciturn grandfather, sverrebut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mysteryperhaps einar is not dead after alla times bestsellermytting's book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - mika provata-carlone, bookanistatranslated from the norwegian by paul russell garrett see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Contents include;- the discovery of europe;- the countries of europe;- the divisions of europe etcto be collected in person offerall illustrations in black and whitethis first edition book by john hale () is in good condition
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