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There, the indigenous navi tribe of three-metre-high, human-like beings have long lived a peaceful existence in harmony with their plant-covered world, despite their fearsome warrior skillssam worthington stars as jake sully, a paraplegic war veteran who is selected to participate in the avatar programme, in which genetically-engineered human beings are sent to explore a small moon called pandoraoxfam shop south woodford collector's edition of james cameron's triple academy award and double bafta-winning sci-fi action adventurewhen jake meets navi princess neytiri (zoe saldana), he falls in love with her and becomes integrated into her clan - little knowing that his mission on pandora has a far more sinister aim than he realisedthis edition includes the original theatrical version, the special edition re-release and an extended version (with 15 extra minutes and an alternative opening)see oxfam website for delivery information read morebefore long, jake is caught up in an epic battle that could decide the fate of an entire world
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Your beings can move around the arena, disrupt opponents' patterns, and form new patterns that allow you to summon more beingshere you will find the mystical intrigues of the sylvan, the brutal fury of the highlanders, and the incisive tactics of the imperials
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Tomasello argues that our prehuman ancestors, like today's great apes, were social beings who could solve problems by thinkingoxfam bookshop preston tool-making or culture, language or religious belief: ever since darwin, thinkers have struggled to identify what fundamentally differentiates human beings from other animalsbut they were almost entirely competitive, aiming only at their individual goalstomasello's "shared intentionality hypothesis" captures how these more socially complex forms of life led to more conceptually complex forms of thinkingonce our ancestors learned to put their heads together with others to pursue shared goals, humankind was on an evolutionary path all its owna natural history of human thinking is the most detailed scientific analysis to date of the connection between human sociality and cognitionwhat differentiates us most from other great apes, tomasello proposes, are the new forms of thinking engendered by our new forms of collaborative and communicative interactioneven language and culture arose from the preexisting need to work togetheras ecological changes forced them into more cooperative living arrangements, early humans had to coordinate their actions and communicate their thoughts with collaborative partnersin order to survive, humans had to learn to see the world from multiple social perspectives, to draw socially recursive inferences, and to monitor their own thinking via the normative standards of the groupsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this much-anticipated book, michael tomasello weaves his twenty years of comparative studies of humans and great apes into a compelling argument that cooperative social interaction is the key to our cognitive uniqueness
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There, the indigenous navi tribe of three-metre-high, human-like beings have long lived a peaceful existence in harmony with their plant-covered world, despite their fearsome warrior skillssam worthington stars as jake sully, a paraplegic war veteran who is selected to participate in the avatar programme, in which genetically-engineered human beings are sent to explore a small moon called pandorawhen jake meets navi princess neytiri (zoe saldana), he falls in love with her and becomes integrated into her clan - little knowing that his mission on pandora has a far more sinister aim than he realisedoxfam shop dumfries james cameron directs this triple academy award and double bafta-winning sci-fi action adventuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morebefore long, jake is caught up in an epic battle that could decide the fate of an entire world
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis ceramic-porcelain piece is installed in an acrylic based designed for this workan artist certificate of authenticity is provided with the workplease 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 storeits belongs to the series called "memory beings" by diana valarezo developing from up to presentits a fragile piece that will be send separate from the based to avoid damage, each porcelain piece (15 piece in total) will be packed in bubble wrap and instructions to montage will be attached to itit was created in brussels, belgium in and it was shown in the solo exhibition "memory beings" organized by mythra gallery in rotterdam, netherlands incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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There, the indigenous navi tribe of three-metre-high, human-like beings have long lived a peaceful existence in harmony with their plant-covered world, despite their fearsome warrior skillssam worthington stars as jake sully, a paraplegic war veteran who is selected to participate in the avatar programme, in which genetically-engineered human beings are sent to explore a small moon called pandorawhen jake meets navi princess neytiri (zoe saldana), he falls in love with her and becomes integrated into her clan - little knowing that his mission on pandora has a far more sinister aim than he realisedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle james cameron directs this triple academy award and double bafta-winning sci-fi action adventurebefore long, jake is caught up in an epic battle that could decide the fate of an entire world
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There, the indigenous navi tribe of three-metre-high, human-like beings have long lived a peaceful existence in harmony with their plant-covered world, despite their fearsome warrior skills in 'avatar' (), the multi-award-winning sci-fi action adventure, sam worthington stars as jake sully, a paraplegic war veteran who is selected to participate in the avatar programme, in which genetically-engineered human beings are sent to explore a small moon called pandoradespite coming from opposite ends of the social scale, they soon fall in love, but will their relationship be cut tragically short when the boat crashes into an iceberg? see oxfam website for delivery information read more in 'titanic' (), the most prestigious liner ever to sail the seas sets off on its maiden voyage in aprilrose is less than thrilled at the prospect of spending the rest of her life with hockley, and contemplates throwing herself off the stern of the ship, only to be persuaded otherwise by third-class passenger jack dawson (leonardo dicaprio)when jake meets navi princess neytiri (zoe saldana), he falls in love with her and becomes integrated into her clan - little knowing that his mission on pandora has a far more sinister aim than he realisedoxfam shop magdelen street a double bill of films directed by james cameronbefore long, jake is caught up in an epic battle that could decide the fate of an entire worldamongst the passengers are rose dewitt bukater (kate winslet) and her fiancé cal hockley (billy zane), the heir of a pittsburgh steel magnate
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Cd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versionsvery light wear on cdthe item format is a cd
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fascinating pictures of real bog people amazing detailsglob builds up a fascinating picture of the lives of these iron-age people-what they wore,how they worshipped,and even what they ate at their last mealcouple of loose pages otherwise in reasonable conditionpublished by paladin from archaeological and scientific knowledgebook has signs of discolouration due to age but has no tears or creasesglob iron-age man preserved translated from the danish by rupert bruce-mitfordpaperback book by p
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We have yellow and blue in stock now, please kindly let us know which color you prefer product features: >a water-resistant casing that allows you to film fascinating water sports;water-resistant up to 30 meters under water >high definition screen that displays and replays fascinating videos recorded >detachable battery that is easy to replace and prolongs your camera’s service life >video recording while charging >video recording with battery >13megapixel hd wide-angle lens >web camera £ free p & p paypal accepted
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High definition screen that displays and replays fascinating videos recordedhigh definition screen that displays and replays fascinating videos recordedsupport storage cards up to 64gb maximumhd 170 wide-angle lens
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham for many decades a fascinating and sizeable archive of photographs, depicting the operational and ground activities of the raf, has remained unrecorded and largely unseen in thousands of documents held at the public record office at kewmany of the photographs are published here for the first time and give the reader a fascinating kaleidoscope of images depicting the vast range of offensive, defensive and ground-based operations in which the raf was involved during the second world warother equally important images of the raf can be found in the official archives of the ministry of defence in londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretogether these two important collections cover a period from , when the raf's predecessors became interested in the possibilities of military aviation, through to the high-technology application of air power in the gulf war of
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It is a fascinating record of tudor england through the eyes of its monarchedward's diary is complete with explanatory and biographical notes and a detailed chronology, and is a fascinating record of astonishing timesedward reveals an increasing awareness as his reign progresses, showing an interest in religious reform, commerce and political machinationsthe young monarch, edward vi, was the son of henry viii and all the power which that ruler had eagerly amassed found itself in the youthful hands of a frail and sickly childbut he also notes down items which have a personal interest for him - an earthquake in croydon in may , presents from france, jousting on boats on the thamesthe diary narrates all the momentous events in the young king's life but also observes the wider world, noting down news from england and keeping a watchful eye on ireland, scotland and mainland europein january a nine-year-old boy was proclaimed king of englandthat child, england's boy king, would last just six years on the throne before dying of tuberculosis and taking the hopes of many with him to the gravethroughout edward's short reign the young ruler kept a journal, a detailed diary recounting events in his kingdomoxfam shop kendal hardback as newan age in which political and religious parties rushed to secure their influence over the last of the tudor kings whilst still darker forces wait in the wings, with religious revolution and rebellion never far awaysometimes naive, sometimes astute and calculating, the diary is a faithful record of six years in english historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit makes a delightful historical treasure and provides a wonderful insight into the life of an unfortunate tudorvery light pencil markings to some texthe gleefully recounts the fate of traitors and rebels and ponders on the ups and downs of scottish politics
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer steven mithenthe result is a fascinating and provocative work and a succinct riposte to those, like steven pinker, who have dismissed music as a functionless and unimportant evolutionary byproductalong with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us humanlike language it is a universal feature of human culture, one that is a permanent fixture in our daily livesbut while the evolutionary origins of language have provoked speculation and impassioned debate, music has been neglected if not ignoredin the singing neanderthals, steven mithen redresses the balance, drawing on a huge range of sources, from neurological case studies through child psychology and the communication systems of non-human primates to the latest paleoarchaeological evidencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Brainbox includes fascinating facts about almost every sport you have heard ofthis brainbox includes fascinating facts about almost every sport you have heard of and maybe a few you havent! fun and learning
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fascinating insights into the dynasty that once ruled this yorkshire roost' daily mail'an aristocratic tale of epic proportions, this gripping novel cleverly interweaves interviews, letters and historical factfascinating' easy livingcatherine bailey read history at oxford universityoxfam bookshop cheltenham catherine bailey's black diamonds is an extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynastyblack diamonds tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their partit is england's forgotten palace which belonged to britain's richest aristocratspeels back the grand façade of wentworth toreveal a family riven with fueds, mental illness and forbidden love' tatler'a compelling new historyshe is a successful, award-winning television producer and director, making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century historythis is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of english society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth centurywentworth in yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of menshe lives in west londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the finest and largest georgian house in britain and belonged to the fitzwilliam familyshe is the author of black diamonds and the secret rooms: a true gothic mysterybut coal, one of the most emotive issues in twentieth century british politics, lies at its heart
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1 sunday times bestseller from the million-copy best-selling author of the island, the thread, and the returnan ambitious couple are about to open the island's most spectacular hotel, where greek and turkish cypriots work in harmonybut beneath the city's façade of glamour and success, tension is buildingturkey invades to protect the turkish cypriot minority, and famagusta is shelledin the summer of , famagusta in cyprus is the most desirable resort in the mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortuneoxfam shop dumfries 'intelligent and immersivein the deserted city, just two families remainpraise for the sunrise'fascinating and moving' the times 'an imaginative tour de force, and a great read' daily mail 'an absorbing tale about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal' good housekeeping 'heartbreaking' essentials 'vibranthislop brings history to life in this compelling tale' tatler 'fascinating' sunday mirror see oxfam website for delivery information read moretwo neighbouring families, the georgious and the özkans, are among many who moved to famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the islandforty thousand people seize their most precious possessions and flee from the advancing soldierswhen a greek coup plunges the island into chaos, cyprus faces a disastrous conflictthis is their storya poignant, compelling family saga' the sunday times the no
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Oxfam shop evesham explore 100 fascinating and iconic citiesexperience fascinating insights into the canyon-like streets of modern super-cities, or take a stroll through picturesque lanes all across the continentsthis book will transport you to the greatest metropolises and the most beautiful cities around the globe - from africa to asia and 'down under', and from europe to north and south americasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese cities have so much to tell - about the greatest events in world history, and also the local stories that constitute the life of a city, every single day
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Cat counsellor is packed with fascinating case studies and tips on every aspect of cat relationships, including those with all things furred and featheredit also includes the fascinating results of the relationship survey, giving cat owners from all over the world the chance to share their feelings about their feline companionsif you have ever wondered why you love your cat so much, then this is the book for you! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square if cats were asked how they would truly like their owners to show affection, what would they say? are we giving them what they want? is just loving them ever going to be enough? can we love them too much?vicky halls, author of the bestselling cat confidential, has devoted her life to studying the human/feline relationshipin cat counsellor she explores the origins of this emotional bond and shows how miraculous results can be achieved by merely changing the way we relate to our cats
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It moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildingsthe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"he later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismkay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian rootsoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unread
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Their fascinating book is for everyone interested in the relations between meaning, culture, ideas, and wordsthis fascinating book is for everyone interested in the relations between meaning, culture, ideas, and wordsthe authors consider a range of analytical issues including lexical polysemy, semantic change, the relationship between lexical and grammatical semantics, and the concepts of semantic molecules and templatesthe book opens with a review of the neglected status of lexical semantics in linguisticssome are basic like men, women, and children or abstract nouns like trauma and violence; others describe qualities such as hot, hard, and rough, emotions like happiness and sadness, or feelings like painoxfam bookshop preston in a series of cross-cultural investigations of word meaning, cliff goddard and anna wierzbicka examine key expressions from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, physical, sensory, emotional, and socialthey ground their discussions in real examples from different cultures and draw on work ranging from leibniz, locke, and bentham, to popular works such as autobiographies and memoirs, and the dalai lama on happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey focus on complex and culturally important words in a range of languages that includes english, russian, polish, french, warlpiri and malay
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Yet, behind these words lies a fascinating story, steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday lifefrom hundreds of commonplace and more quirky terms, to names of streets, cities and public houses, this fascinating and fun book answers the questions you've always had about the wonderful language we all use, yet seldom think aboutso if it's all greek to you and seems like hocus pocus, for pete's sake don't be left on tenderhooks, have a gander at this idiosyncractic tomemake no bones about it - it's the bee's knees! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham whilst we might choose our words carefully, we rarely think about the origins behind the many phrases, place names and expressions we use everyday
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This charming autobiography draws you into the details of this fascinating life lived to the fulloxfam bookshop cheltenham from an eccentric childhood in the south of france, malaysia and occasionally the uk to her years as a young new reporter in algeria and italy during world war ii suzanne st albans has had a most unusual and fascinating lifeeventually suzanne and her two siblings went to proper schoolswhen world war ii started the family was split up and suzanne started her working life as a library assistantfollowing her idiosyncratic childhood, where schooling took a back seat, we meet her parents, minders, governesses, family retainers and many other local;characters; against a backdrop of extraordinary animals, vegetation and landscapeonce there she wrote with wit and erudition about life in the news section in algiers and when the war ended she was offered by her reluctant boss a new assignment, as news editor in vienna, where on her first day she met her future husbandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe eventually wormed her way into the secret service
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It affords a fascinating glimpse of fin de siecle europe and of a transport network that was shortly to be devastated by the greatest war the world had ever seenoxfam shop colne road *as seen on michael portillo's bbc2 hit 'great continental railway journeys'!* following its bestselling edition of 'bradshaw's handbook ', old house brings you this fascinating guide to europe's rail network on the very brink of the first world warpublished in , it is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent, short guides to each city and notable destination and features, and a wealth of advertisements and ephemeral materials concerning hotels, restaurants and services that might be required by the early twentieth century traveller by rail*this highly collectable volume includes fold-out maps, a transparent protective jacket and a bookmarker!* see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural contextall these games have been thoroughly reassessed with the aid of modern software technology and the new light this sheds on these classic masterpieces is fascinatingkasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideasgarry kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his predecessors to a rigorous analysisthese books are more than just a compilation of the games of these championsthese magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first two parts of garry kasparov's definitive history of the world chess championshipthe chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiatorsin very good condition with light bumps to cornersoxfam bookshop birmingham the battle for the world chess championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but also of the public at largesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one features the play of champions wilhelm steinitz (), emanuel lasker (), jose capablanca () and alexander alekhine ( and )
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Sufi practitioners, historians, and anthropologists will come to a deeper understanding of this timeless and enduring tradition with this fascinating record of a seminal sufi masteroxfam bookshop cardiff this biography of the saint and iman abdallah al-haddad takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th- and early 18th-century yementhe life of this renown spiritual master-whose teachings and personal example continue to influence lives around the world-is examined, from his early attraction to sufi poetry and visit to the tomb of the prophet hud to his rise as a sufi master, his hajj journey to mecca, and his deaththe biographical facts of al-haddad's life are interspersed with 35 black and white photographs and ruminations on his spiritual teachings, including his take on the "nine stages of certainty," the five investitures of taqwa, the stages of gnosis, and karamat and super natural eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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For the nostalgic, the patriotic and those who want to reduce their carbon footprint, this fascinating book will delight and surprisebut with global brands on the up and up, is it still possible to buy british? which consumer products are still made in the uk? "made in britain" gives potted histories and fascinating photographs from days gone by of businesses such as: marshall amplifiers, founded in london in and loved by jimi hendrix; morgan cars, whose output of nine cars a week is still assembled by hand - they will be celebrating 100 years of fast living in ; and, cadbury, opened in birmingham in by a young quaker, purveyors of such beloved chocolatey essentials as the creme egg and the flakesome companies are household names, others are newer or more unusualoxfam shop colne road 'like beans on toast, big red buses and cups of tea, there are some things that are just plain britishsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith burberry closing british factories and moving part of its production to china amongst media outcry, and the main supermarket chains importing a quarter of their groceries, we all want to know whether our trusty british weetabix and marmite are still as british as we think
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This book is full of fascinating facts and fun gameslee publications yes & know invisible ink book 48 pages fascinating facts & funinvisibly printed answers get revealed using the invisible ink penincludes: 48 page book and invisible ink pen book size: 6
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Read fascinating information about each nasa photograph in the colourful educational bookletview 24 nasa photographs with this fascinating projector which also transforms into a cool nebula night lightto change the slides simply press the button on the side of the projector to releasediscover the universe with your very own space explorer room projector
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If required i can post the booka fantasy book for all children and those young of heartthe novel champions understanding between different beings/peoples encouraging harmony and friendship, making the book an excellent gift for any young personthe book encased in a dramatic jacket embracing its word text based around the age-old battle between good & evilplease don't hesitate to contact me for any other information and many thanks for just viewing some of my workkind regards, miggy jfay-nights an intriguing adventure story as the young fynn moves from her believable world into a captivating tale of friendship and survival inside the ancient lands of the 'watcheye' and the game: it is calledthe signed edition with free watcheye bookmark direct from authorthe price includes post and packing for u
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