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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 geniussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin 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 stwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicine
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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 bellare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume ii only for sale hereour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis book is beautifully bound in its original brown linen boardsabundantly illustrated with 84 illustrations, including full page plates and illustrations within the textgilt title lettering to the spinepublished in by longmans green of londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis book is in very good condition, the pages are clean and bright and it is tightly bound with no loose or missing pageslarge coloured fold out map at the back of this bookgilt embossed illustration to the front boardcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemany pages are uncut
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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 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 the book is illustrated with drawings and photographs first published in the uk in by sutton publishing the cover is in very good condition the dust jacket shows some signs of wear with some bending along the upper and lower edges and some creasing to the front
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Spain - discovery of america edifilare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemnh stamps edifil catalogue value: €250 see picturesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesent by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The black hole - discovery of the mystery shiplarger than normal annual size hardback book - approx 32 cm x 24 cm family item for many yearslight wear to corners otherwise in very nice condition see photos any questions e mail or phone read morewalt 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 programmesoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stampsthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall of the stamps in this collection are in adequate conditionthe stamps in this collection were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and sthe 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 oldest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps in this collection have been unusedsome of the stamps are a little faded and a little creasedsome of the stamps in this collection have been used and have a postmark printed a little on them
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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 throughoutturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinewear to edges, various other scuffs and markslight shelfwear to edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardsalone 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 foundsmall chips and closed tearsendpapers discolouredtear to top of spine, which is discolouredsporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedpictorial dust jacket
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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 electricitythe picture on the stamp shows queen elizabeth the queen motherthis bulletin was printed by harrison and sons limited insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis sheet of stamps were issued inthis sheet of stamps if the first day of issuethere is a sheet of stamps on an envelope that is usedthis sheet of stamps is the royal mail first day coverit is the royal mail first day coverthey are carefully protected in a clear and see-through cellophane coverthis sheet of stamps is the first day of issuein this collection there is a sheet of stamps celebrating great britionsthe pictures on the stamps show court masque costumes, st paul's covent garden, the prince's lodging at newmarket, and the court masque stage scenethe stamps were issued inthis sheet of stamp is a first day of issuethis sheet of stamps is the post office first day coverthis sheet of stamps were the first day of issuethe stamp was issued inin this collection there is a sheet of stamps celebrating music british conductorsthe 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 worldall the sheets of stamps are in very good conditionoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 10 sheets of stamps that were issued in great britainsthere is a sheet of stamps that celebrates victorian britainthere is a sheet of stamps with one stamp celebrating the 80th birthday of her majesty queen elizabeth the queen motherthe stamps were issued to celebrate the investiture of the prince charles the prince of walesthere is a sheet of stamps celebrating charles darwinthis sheet of stamps is a first day cover and a first day of issuethere is a sheet of stamps in this collection that celebrate the scientific discoveries and theories of sir isaac newtonthis sheet of a stamp is the post office first day coverone of the sheets of stamps celebrates the silver jubilee of the british philatelic bulletinthere is a sheet of stamps celebrating the welsh biblethere is a sheet of stamps celebrating the 400th year anniversary of inigo jonesthe 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 pictures on the stamps show charles darwin with skulls, reptiles, tortoises, and birdsthe picture on the bulletin show a photo of a gentleman in letterpress, in offset-lithography, and in photogravurethe 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 british post office first day coverthe great britons the stamps celebrate are the black prince, henry the fifth, owan glyndwr, and robert the brucethis sheet of stamps is a post office first day cover and the first day of issuethe sheet of stamps is the first day of issue
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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 understoodhow 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 timesby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifewith 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 lifebut 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 lifecredit and debit cards acceptedfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lecturesand so it remained until lthe principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalityhere 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 withinare 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)'most 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 scrollour 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 websiteparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 senses' overall in very good condition, signs of age see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides an insightful accountant of the much neglected issues in terminal care and treatment of people in deathoxfam 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 worldin europe there are only sevenbut 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 todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 italysykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasmineit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identityin 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 todayhow 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 spacethe 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 eveafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groups
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Vaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsthe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablegenius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativeoxfam 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-mindedover 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 universesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalrysome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of scienceevery 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 is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldgenius 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 dysonthe 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 existence
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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 wavessee 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 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 theoryoxfam 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 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 mdccclxiiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidu chaillu: explorations & adventures in equatorial africasir ernest shackleton: south the story of shackleton's last exprdition cburton: first footsteps in east africa or an exploration of harar two volumescaptain sir richard four weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeedward whymper: amongst the alps in the yearcarl bock: the head-hunters of borneofrederick courteney selous: travel and adventure in south-east africahenry savage landor: in the forbidden land an account of a journey in tibetbrowne: a year amongst the persiansplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepeary: the north poledavid livingstone: missionary travels and researches in south africalaurence oliphant: a journey to katmanduthe fifteen books are reprints made inlayard: discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylongeorge barrington: an account of a voyage to new south walescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 sall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 28 stampsthe 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 ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the used stamps have a little of the postmark print on themsome of the stamps in this collection are unusedthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued in
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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 zealandoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 45 stampsthe stamps were all issued in new zealandthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read moremany of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and soverall the stamps in this collection are in good conditiona couple of the stamps are a little fadedthe pictures on the stamps show the tongariro national park and chateaua couple of the stamps are unusedthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued in
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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 alive but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findoxfam bookshop st albans a 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 printto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel  translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand 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 behind
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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 indaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehidden 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 printthen, 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 devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his finda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadwhat 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 behindthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto eco
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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 indaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehidden 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 printthen, 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 devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his finda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat 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 behindthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn them
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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 worldsee 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 worldin a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to lifethe 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 historianpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiathey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of gold
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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 indaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehidden 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 printthen, 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 devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his finda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadwhat 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 ecothis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn them
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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 essenessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front cover is slightly grubbyof 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”the 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 coverthe 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 heavenc w daniel paperback
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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 inheritanceperhaps einar is not dead after allone 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 mothera 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 morethe 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 centurybut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mysteryoxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lakean 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, sverre"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, wood
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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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