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It lays bare the hopes, dreams, fears and failures of three infinitely human characters, and is delicately revealing of the choices that shape a human life and our quest for companionship and loveearly one morning, she wakes to find a police hunt outside her window and drama unfolding on her tvonly human is a rich, urgent novel about family, enduring oneself and others, and what is needed when life wears thinemilie's rucksack is found in bea britt's gardenoxfam bookshop cheltenham bea britt lives alone in her grandmother's house in west oslosee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolunteers are scouring the local woods looking for emilie, a missing schoolgirlbut as her spiralling doubts and suspicions take over, is she a suspect, a witness or a potential second victim? the mystery of emilie's disappearance and bea britt's story are intricately bound to the lives of two other women: bea britt's grandmother cecilie, a troubled s housewife whose marriage has broken down, and university student beate, who is desperate for love but plagued by uncertainty
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human drama, thetears of the windcolor of the morningformat: cd (1 disc)tenderness of the heart, the
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In donna tartt&9;s mississippi, the sense of place and sense of the past mingle redolently with rich human drama to create a collective alchemyhere eccentric great aunts bustle about graciously despite faded fortunes and a child&39;s inquiring mind not only unearths telling family artefacts, but stirs up a neighbourhood nest of vipers and larcenysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis isn&39;t good enough for robin&39;s youngest sister harrietbut the world these plucky twelve&45;year&45;olds are to encounter has nothing to do with child&39;s play: it is dark, adult and all too menacingthe little friend is a profoundly involving novel which demonstrates how the imaginary life embraces what literature we read, what special places we inhabit and what kindred souls we recognize, to help crack open even the darkest secrets life has hiding for usoxfam bookshop cheltenham although the cleves generally revelled in every detail of their family history, the events of 39;the terrible mother&39;s day&9; were never, ever discussedon that day, nine&45;year&45;old robin cleves, loved by all for his whims and peculiarities, was found hanging by the neck from a rope slung over a black&45;tupelo tree in his own gardenher closest friend hely &45; who would try anything to make harriet love him &45; has sworn allegiance to her call for revengeeleven years later, the mystery &45; with its taunting traces of foul play &45; was no nearer a solution than it had been on the day it happenedonly a baby when the tragedy occurred, but now twelve&45;years&45;old and steeped in the adventurous daring of favourite writers such as stevenson, kipling and conan doyle, harriet is ready and eager to find and punish her brother&39;s killer
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Filled with idiosyncratic characters from pythagoras to fourier, infinite powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, medicine, philosophy, and much besidesoxfam shop brentwood shortlisted for the royal society science book prize a magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicianssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even deaththis is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculustaking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor steven strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of archimedes to today's breakthroughs in chaos theory and artificial intelligencewithout it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no gps, and no space travel
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What do human rights mean in an age of counter-terrorism? how does globalization affect the protection of human rights? can human rights contribute to the eradication of hunger and the promotion of education for all? this book presents a wide-ranging survey of the scope and significance of international human rights lawthroughout, the aim is to invite reflection on human rights in a way that avoids idealizationfor the authors, international human rights law is a process or tool, which is neither inherently beneficent nor essentially problematic, but always potentially boththis book provides the reader with the necessary background to understand, evaluate and, above all, deploy human rights as a strategy for change in the contemporary worldarranged thematically in alphabetical format, it side-steps the traditional categories of human rights law, to investigate rights in the specific contexts in which they are invoked, debated, and consideredeach entry introduces key concepts, norms and debates, and additionally contains suggestions for further readingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreentries are included on traditional topics such as children, the death penalty, and housing, along with newer issues such as culture, sexuality, and terrorismoxfam bookshop thame very good condition
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They are the ten types of humanbut who or what are these types? where do they come from? how did they get into our heads? the ten types of human is a pioneering examination of human natureit looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks whyit explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situationsmixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and visceral true stories, the ten types of human is at once a provocation and a roadmap of the hidden parts of usit is a book to inspire; to refashion our understanding of our many selves and semblances; and ultimately to find fresh ways to be freeoxfam bookshop woodbridge used paperback goodthis book will introduce you to ten peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly they're not entirelybut you're almost certainly unaware of their interventionwho are they? what are they for? how did they get into your head? we want to believe that there are some things we would never dobut how can we be sure? what are our limits? do we have limits? the answer lies with the ten types of human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisionsin a way, you already know themthey inform and shape the most important decisions in your lifeit begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answersin a sense, they are youwe want to believe that there are others we always wouldonly you don't - not really
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It's time to make the world more humanthis book is a manifesto and call to action for a more local, more accountable and more human way of living that will make us more productive, more fulfilled and ultimately happierhe shows us how change is possible, offering the latest research, compelling stories and case studies from all over the world across industry, politics, education, design and social action to show us what can happen when we make our world more humansteve hilton, visiting professor at stanford university and former senior adviser to prime minister david cameron, believes that the frustrations people have with government, politics, their economic circumstances and their daily lives are caused by deep structural problems in the systems that dominate our modern world - systems that are broken because they've grown too far from the human scalesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop byres road government, business, the lives we lead, the food we eat, the way our children are brought up, the way we relate to the natural world around us - it's all become too big and distant and industrialisedit's time to put people firstit's time to do something about it
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Help students visualize human anatomy"for one-semester courses in human anatomythe number-1 best-selling textbook for the human anatomy course, human anatomy, eighth edition is widely regarded as the most readable and visually accessible book on the marketoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street in excellent condition, no wear/damage and pages are clean and unmarkedwithin the text, photos reinforce real-world applications, and cadaver photos and micrographs appear side-by-side with art, working together to help students accurately visualize key anatomical structures" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book's hallmark strengths - detailed art that teaches better and a student-friendly narrative are enhanced through more prominent in-text media references and updated focus figures
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Sweeping through the last thousand years of human development, human race is a treasure chest of the lunar leaps and lightbulb moments that, for better or worse, have sent humanity swerving down a path that no one could ever have predictedover the past millennium of plagues and exploration, revolution and scientific discovery, woman's rights and technological advances, human society has changed beyond recognitionbut which of the last ten centuries saw the greatest changes in human history?history's greatest tour guide, ian mortimer, knows what answer he would giveoxfam shop evesham we are an astonishing speciesbut what's yours? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Questions such as 'what is human nature?', 'is there such a thing as an exclusively human nature?', 'through what methods might we best discover more about our nature?', and 'to what extent are our actions and beliefs constrained by it?' are of central importance not only to philosophy, but to our general understanding of ourselves as part of the human speciesoxfam bookshop preston an understanding of human nature has been central to the work of some of the greatest philosophical thinkers including plato, descartes, hume, hobbes, rousseau, freud and marxthis volume addresses such questions through the inclusion of special commissioned essays by specialists including john cottingham, hans-johann glock, psee oxfam website for delivery information read morehacker, wolfram hinzen, rosalind hursthouse, peter kail, sarah patterson and richard samuels
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2cd q'65 - a & b sides and more brainbox - to you sandy coast - rendez-vous sandy coast - original singles sandy coast - the oroginal hit recordings and more drama - drama cargo - cargo the outsiders - stange things are happening here - the complete singles cd golden earring - the devil made us do it - 35 years all cd's in vg+ up to ex condition shipping postnl registered mailare 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 storedpd-service for some continental countries in europe read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop colne road this book centers on the uses and abuses of language in early english dramathe vice figure is usually very skilled in the use of rhetoric and, in many cases, seems to be so persuasive and entertaining that the moral aims of the drama appear to be jeopardizedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit examines a number of plays alongside classical and sixteenth-century rhetorical treatises and focuses on the appearances of one stock character, the vice figure, to determine how he uses language to dupe, implicate, and control others in the playshayes investigates the moral and rhetorical ambivalence of the vice figure not only in medieval morality plays and tudor interludes, but also in the language of later characters related to the vice such as marlowe's mephastophilis and shakespeare's falstaff and iago
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Training using drama covers the key issues, including: storytelling; role-plays; coaching; non-verbal communication; spontaneity; trust and awarenesswith information on the theories and principles behind using drama in training, this book also includes the details of 50 activities and shows how to use a diverse range of techniques to improve creativity, leadership, teamwork and personal developmentoxfam books & music wells this soft cover book is in good condition with no internal markings or annotations and no damage to the coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moresometimes, actors are brought into an organization to act as catalysts within a training/role-play setting, but, increasingly, trainers themselves are using the techniquespage ends are tannedwritten by an expert in the field, drawing on her substantial experience in business, training and acting, this practical guide shows clearly how anyone can make use of these techniques easily and effectivelythe use of training techniques originally developed for theatre and improvisation within the workplace has increased enormously in recent years, and the proven effectiveness of this approach has found many enthusiastic followers
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Hi all, 4 human body books1) usborne, first encyclopedia of the human body(good for a present) 2) human body, with flaps to lift & exploreas new condition, priced at ÂŁgood condition, priced at ÂŁ4not bad condition, still lots of use in it, priced at ÂŁ) body basics bones(good for a present) 3) body facts by dr alan maryon davis, what happens when you laugh, sneeze, eat, hear, see & breathas new condition, priced at ÂŁ8
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Squishy human body game/ toy for salebrand new and unused by child who was too squeamish to open and use it! wonderful aid for learning about the human body and how it all worksnote - some slight creasing to box from when it was first sent to us in the post from the shopcollection preferred, or can post for additional ÂŁ3box size 34 cm x 25perfect for the inquisitive learner, including realistic organs to remove from the 'human body' and a booklet to learn from
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Baldur must protect mankind against a powerful nation of machines who desire the end of human lifeoxfam shop kendal based on norse legend, too human is the story of the ongoing struggle between gods, man, and machinesafter disappointments and failures to develop the game on the original playstation and gamecube, too human finally finds a home on the 360the single-player campaign is also available for cooperative multiplayer action through xbox live or a system linkgamers use a combat system designed to seamlessly integrate both melee and ranged-weapon attacks to defeat their foesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers lead baldur through several environments and levels as he defeats enemies and earns points to upgrade both his powers and weaponrygamers take the role of baldur, the norse god of joy, goodness, and forgivenesshowever, this game is not about forgiveness, and baldur's weapons are not full of joy
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A natural history of human thinking is the most detailed scientific analysis to date of the connection between human sociality and cognitionoxfam 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 animalswhat differentiates us most from other great apes, tomasello proposes, are the new forms of thinking engendered by our new forms of collaborative and communicative interactionbut they were almost entirely competitive, aiming only at their individual goalsin 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 uniquenesseven language and culture arose from the preexisting need to work togethersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce our ancestors learned to put their heads together with others to pursue shared goals, humankind was on an evolutionary path all its ownin 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 grouptomasello argues that our prehuman ancestors, like today's great apes, were social beings who could solve problems by thinkingas ecological changes forced them into more cooperative living arrangements, early humans had to coordinate their actions and communicate their thoughts with collaborative partnerstomasello's "shared intentionality hypothesis" captures how these more socially complex forms of life led to more conceptually complex forms of thinking
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Equally, girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergence" he posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became humanthe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesissee oxfam website for delivery information read more" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciencesoxfam books & music lancaster from his groundbreaking violence and the sacred and things hidden since the foundation of the world, rené girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of culturejoining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophy" french philosopher of science michel serres states that girard's theory provides a darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanation
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Baldur must protect mankind against a powerful nation of machines who desire the end of human lifebased on norse legend, too human is the story of the ongoing struggle between gods, man, and machinesafter disappointments and failures to develop the game on the original playstation and gamecube, too human finally finds a home on the 360the single-player campaign is also available for cooperative multiplayer action through xbox live or a system linkgamers use a combat system designed to seamlessly integrate both melee and ranged-weapon attacks to defeat their foesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers lead baldur through several environments and levels as he defeats enemies and earns points to upgrade both his powers and weaponryoxfam shop kendal case and media in good conditiongamers take the role of baldur, the norse god of joy, goodness, and forgivenesshowever, this game is not about forgiveness, and baldur's weapons are not full of joy
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Artist: human leaguetitle: best of the human league
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Good used condition, cost ÂŁ120 new the human tool turns any traditional, stationary chair into a saddle chair with swivelthe human tool is for those who want to beat back pain by getting fitter rather than by supporting their backsitting on the human tool (without touching the backrest) causes the spine to balance and micro-move, and hence to be exercisedspend a lot of time sitting at a desk - improve your balanced posture & core fitness whilst you workit's small, light and easily portableplus it works brilliantly for those for whom walking is relatively comfortable but sitting is notit's a modern ergonomic approach for reversing the damage that static ergonomic sitting is known to causeyou can use it in the office and at home read more
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human body illustrated guide to every part of the human body and how it works over 700 colour photos and illustrations glossary of medical terms read more
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Ijoy board featuresthe human touch ijoy board’ s unique balance challenge works your muscles while you simply keep your balancea unique and exciting way to work out! the human touch board has been engineered to work your muscles by challenging your stancethis balance trainer is a fun and easy way to strengthen, tone, reshape and train your body!3 speedschoose from taking it easy (slow), getting serious (medium) or pump it up (fast)the ijoy board balance trainer workout involves your hips, legs, abdominal and lumbar muscles, and obliqueswireless remote controlyou control the all the action with the wireless remote that slides right into the base of the board when your workout is finishedauto-programthe 15-minute auto program intermittently varies the board''s speed to challenge your balance while it strengthens your muscleson-board display paneleasily see which speed or program is selected by glancing at the on-board display panel read more
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Selection of books on human rights and civil libertiescivil liberties and human rights costigan and stone 11 edn- ÂŁ15 public law cases and materials (2nd edn)- ÂŁ4collection or can meet in london to make exchange
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human universe hardback bookgoes alongside the human universe bbc seriesinteresting read for those interested in astronomy or that enjoyed the serieslike new with the exception of one small tear to the outer cover, as seen in photograph
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The atlas of the human body it has all the answer you need about the human bodythis book is in excellent condition
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Material: 100% human hair 2colour type: natural black human hair 3weight: 100g per bundle size closure 14 free delivery in the ukwatts: machine double weft 5quality: 10a grade 4can be dyed: yes 6products features unproccessed virgin hair 1can be permed: yes 7
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Material: 100% human hair 2colour type: natural human hair 3watts: machine double weft 5quality: 10a grade 4can be dyed: yes 6products features unproccessed virgin hair 1can be permed: yes 7weight: 100g per bundle free delivery in the uk size closure 14
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Illustrated portfolio of human anatomy and pathology: the definitive collection of 30 anatomical charts of the human bodycondition is like new
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Brand new simple human stainless steel 46 litre recycling bin for salerequires simple human h & v custom fit liners - trial packs of both are providedeasily keep regular rubbish apart from recyclables such as plastics bottles and containers, all in one convenient bini have had one of these bins for 6 months and it's been a god send at keep the kitchen free of recycling clutter waiting to be put in the outside binon closing, the lid is designed to slow down and shut silently, preventing unnecessary noise and damagethe lid is operated by a pedal mechanism that is engineered to last for more than steps - enough to last over 20 yearsthe bin is presented in a brushed steel, fingerprint-proof finish, making it a stylish addition to any kitchenfeaturing 2 separate sections, the recycler has a 30 litre main compartment and a 16 litre secondary binretails for ÂŁ149it has a small dimple 2\3 down the right hand side of the bin, but it's very difficult to see due to the finish as you can see from the photographs
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