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It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millenniaprice includes pnphardback book very good condition a burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the american gold rush
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From tacitu's account of the sack of london in ad60 to the diarie of harold nicholson and richard crossman, the chronicles of london celebrates two vibrant millennia of one of the world's great citiesprice does not include postage/delivery chargesthe chronicles of london, by andrew saint & gillian darley published by weidenfeld and nicolson in extract from description on inner flap: this unique and beautifully illustrated anthology tells the history of london in the words of those that experienced and lived through itsize: approximately 290x225x30 mm collection or delivery by mutual agreement" condition: very good condition - slight damage to jacket slip cover; inside is clean
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With 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 rationalityby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lectureshere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itselfwith 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 lifeorder 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 lifeand so it remained until lron 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 understoodbut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionsfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldcredit and debit cards acceptedhow 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 times
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Brush up your shakespeare! format: paperback type: book publisher: pavilion uk release date: language: englishthe books in this series elucidate the thoughts, theories and declarations that have defined and developed the core of western civilisation over the millennia, from the classics through the renaissance to the information revolution
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For millennia the world's indigenous peoples have acted as guardians of the web of life for the next seven generationsindigenous cultural wisdom shows us how to live in peace with the earth and one another
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Transdisciplinarity goes beyond the dualism of opposing binary pairs: subject/object, subjectivity/objectivity, matter/consciousness, nature/divine, simplicity/complexity, reductionism/holism, diversity/unity which have marked the history of ideas for millennia
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For over two millennia, the tuareg operated the trans-saharan caravan trade connecting the great cities on the southern edge of the sahara via five desert trade routes to the northern coast of africa (mediterranean)eu size 18 - us size 886"); inner diameter cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesilver tested as high-grade silver by a silversmith; grams ozarchitectonic shape inspired by moorish architecture, the shape is reminiscent of the principal tower of a mosque with its four towerstuareg are mostly nomadsa stunning tuareg silver ceremonial mosque ringplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are probably descended from the ancient libyan people of the kingdom of the garamantes, described by herodotusfor a similar example see "magische ornamente silberschmuck der tuareg, museum rietberg zurich ()" pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost all the middle and western sahara and the north-central sahel
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Ultimate experience: battlefield revelations and the making of modern war culture, 1, hardcover by harari, yuval noah, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk for millennia, war was viewed as a supreme testthis new understanding of war as revelation completely transformed western war culture, revolutionizing politics, the personal experience of war, the status of common soldiers, and the tenets of military theoryin the period 1 war became much more than a test: it became a secular revelation
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The game is set in the immediate aftermath of the infinite war, which saw three factions of humanity wage constant war against one another for millennia (the end of the infinite war was the story-line for supreme commander)as a stand-alone expansion it does not require the original supreme commander in order to be playedan alien race called the seraphim attack all of humanity, forcing the three exhausted factions to forge an alliance to ensure the survival of the human raceoxfam bookshop lincoln a stand-alone expansion to supreme commander, a science-fiction real-time strategy game released in earlysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe case is in good condition, with no signs of damageas in supreme commander, the player controls an armoured command unit from which they build and control an army to defeat their opponents, using infantry, tanks, aircraft, naval vessels and colossal experimental unitsthe cd itself has some minor scratches but none that should affect game-playincluded in the case is the instruction manual, which is like-new
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummiespringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesthis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truthssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studies
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He covers two millennia of history, from the countrys first unification to the present day, when the great wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillityfor this riveting account, john man travelled the wall from the far western deserts to the pacific, exploring the grandest sections and many wild onesmutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks and wall-building, until the northward spread of china in the 20th century made the wall redundantbut we are wrongmyths surround itestimates of its length vary from to mileseven its name is deceptive it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different timeshe is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in mongoliaoxfam bookshop cheltenham chinas great wall north of beijing is one of the worlds most famous sightsit cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the moonmillions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountainsit is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-tripwe all feel we know the wallyet behind the confusion are great simplicitiesmany believe that the stone barrier marches across all china, that it has been in existence for over years, and that it is the only man-made structure visible from the moonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein fact, most of it is made of earth, and much of it is not there at allthe many walls are united by two ideas self-protection and unity which go back to the first emperor, who founded the nation in 221 bcfor years, the wall marked the border between china and nomadic peoples to the north and west
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1x pathfinder - legacy of dragons english version instructions in: gb type: role playingpathfinder playerbrief description: for untold millennia, the humanoid races have dwelt alongside mighty wyrmsdragons have helped raise — and destroy — great empires, and wherever they pass they leave a heritage of awe and power
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Constellations facilitator and author francesca mason boring presents this therapeutic method in the context of cultures like the shoshone, of which she is a member, that have seen the world through a prism of interrelationships for millenniaa range of voices from around the world-leaders in the fields of systems constellations, theoretical physics, and tribal traditions-contribute to this exploration of aboriginal perspectives that will benefit facilitators of constellations work, therapists, and human beings who are trying to walk with open eyes and heartsoxfam bookshop folkestone connecting to our ancestral past is a pragmatic, spiritual journey that introduces a variety of specific rituals and conversations in connection with constellations work, an experiential process that explores one's history and powerful events of the past in order to understand and resolve problems of the presentmason boring provides a transformational walk through the universal indigenous field- that place of healing and knowledge used by native healers and teachers for centuries-by describing stories and rituals designed to help people with their particular strugglessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinstead, they stress a comfortable environment whereby the "client," with the help of a facilitator, interacts with people chosen to represent concepts, things, and other peoplethese rituals, such as "facing the good men"-designed to help women who have suffered abuse in relationships with men-reject western notions of over-the-counter medicationshe re-opens doors that have been closed due to the exclusion of indigenous technology in the development of many western healing traditions and introduces new concepts to the lexicon of western psychologyin western culture the word "medicine" is thought of as a concrete object, but mason boring explains that indigenous cultures favor a process of healing as opposed to an itemized substancein constellations work there is an organic quality that requires a discipline of non-judgment, one that is embraced in traditional native circles, where the whole truth of a person's life, roots, and trans-generational trauma or challenge is understood and included
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Oxfam 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 mathematiciansbut before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even deathwithout it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no gps, and no space traveltaking 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 intelligencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefilled 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 besidesthis is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus
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Special chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniaafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescothe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsthey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturecontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500the philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailtechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 maps
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen signed by author on title page first edition published in in this extraordinary, powerful polemic, celebrated writer frederic raphael looks back through two millennia of persecution, explaining not only exactly why it is people have been killing jews for so long, but how this religion continues to survive and flourishsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonistslamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tidesit will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation the book is a good readable copy but does have some water damage to base of spine and several pages but this does not impact on the reading areathe history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas developsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop haverfordwest this book, first published in , provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the ancient greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniquestidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, galileo, descartes, bacon, kepler, newton, bernoulli, euler, laplace, young, whewell, airy, kelvin, g
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He sees the whole of visual creativity as a piece and draws insightful and inspired connections between different continents and cultures and across the millenniaoxfam shop colne road this extraordinary and beautifully written book tells a vivid and compelling new story of art for the 21st centuryconcise, lucid and original, julian bell's account is truly unlike any otherthe result is a rich and seamless tapestry that provides the perfect introduction to the subjectsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebell's remarkable achievement is to take a global perspective and to bring the distinct stories together in one convincing narrativeprevious histories have tended to focus only on the masterpieces of western art, or else consider developments around the world as separate, unrelated phenomena
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This evocative book chronicles colwell's impressive journey, with beautiful illustrations by jessica holm, weaving a gentle tale of discovery interspersed with the natural history of this iconic bird that has fascinated us for millennia - and so desperately needs our helpin curlew moon, mary colwell takes us on a 500-mile journey on foot from the west coast of ireland to the east coast of england, to discover what is happening to this beautiful and much-loved birdoxfam shop walthamstow over the last 20 years numbers in the uk have halved; the eurasian curlew is one of our most endangered birdssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe curlew is showing all the signs of being the next great auk1st uk edition in excellent conditionwith a quarter of the world population breeding in the uk and ireland, this is nothing short of a disaster
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Throughout the millennia of jewish history, from the hebrew bible to modern times, jewish sages have written and spoken words of encouragement, reassurance and hopeedmunds whether you are a person of faith or not, there are always times in every human life when we need to find comfort, to sustain us through times of anxiety, disappointment or pain, times of loss or bereavementthe wisdom in this book is deep and real, and is borne of centuries of suffering endured, faced, understood and overcomethemes included are illness, ageing, patience, loss, memory, grief, faith, immortality and much moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis anthology presents a wide selection of poems, psalms and meditations from all periods of the jewish past and the present day that will provide food for thought, and words of comfort at difficult times of lifeoxfam books & music bury st
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An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millenniathe machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omensas catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omensee oxfam website for delivery information read morein exchange for an impossible demandthe omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominousas zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving richard and kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone's ability to stopoxfam bookshop st albans a kahlan and richard fantasy novel from bestselling author, terry goodkind
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All three of the doctors incarnations, aided by jo grant and unit, must face the wrath of omega - a fallen time lord trapped for millennia in a universe of anti-matterthe time lords are in crisisa powerful force is draining their energy into a mysterious black hole - and they must recruit the doctor to save thembut one doctor isn't enough for this missionoxfam shop york starring jon pertwee, patrick troughton and william hartnelldriven mad by his exile, omega now has one thing on his mind - revenge! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The celestial tribunal has acted thusly for millenniascottish highlands & islands and isle of mannorthern ireland, channel isles
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For millennia, their hunter-gatherer culture flourished in small pockets across ice age europe, the distant forerunner to the civilisation we live in nowby flickering firelight, they drew bison, deer, and mammoths on cavern walls - vibrant images that seize our imaginations after thirty thousand yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecro-magnons were uscro-magnon reveals human society in its infancy, facing enormous environmental challenges from glaciers, predators, and a rival species of the humans - the neanderthalsthey survived by their wits in a snow-bound world - hunting, and sometimes being hunted by, animals many times their sizeoxfam shop magdelen street this is a first edition, hardback book with a slip-coverbestselling author brian fagan brings these early humans out of the deep freeze with his trademark mix of erudition, cutting-edge science, and vivid storytellingthey are known to archaeologists as the cro-magnons - but who were they? simply put, these people were among the first anatomically modern humans
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Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of military progress: who pays for it, how can its returns be measured, and to what extent does it explain the rise of the west to global dominance over two millennia? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit places in context particular key events in the history of armed engagement, from the greek victory at marathon, through the introduction of gunpowder in medieval england and france, to the jungle warfare of vietnam and the strategic air attacks of the gulf waroxfam shop ulverston the cambridge illustrated history of warfare provides a unique account of western warfare from antiquity to the present daythe book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defence; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing armies; cavalry and infantry; chivalry and blitzkrieg; guerrilla assault and nuclear arsenals
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It takes you on a tour of thirty millennia of artistic expression, covering the artistic movements, major artists, and indispensable masterworks, and the world events and cultural trends that helped spawn themthere is a little creasing to the top edge of the cover, a little wear to the opening edge and some bumping to the cornerswith the help of stunning black-and-white photos throughout, and a sixteen-page gallery of colour images, it covers: the rise and fall of classical art in greece and rome; the differences between renaissance art and mannerism; how the industrial revolution spawned romanticism; how and why post-impression branched off from impressionism; constructivism, dadaism, surrealism and other 20th century isms; what's up with today's eclectic art scene art history for dummies is an unbeatable reference for anyone who wants to understand art in its historical contextsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, the binding is sound and the pages are all clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop new milton used, good condition, soft coverwhether you're an art enthusiast who'd like to know more about the history behind your favourite works and artists, or somebody who couldn't tell a titian and a de kooning-but would like to-art history for dummies is for you
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Oxfam shop kendal very good condition hardback'in the secular, sceptical, post-christian world of the west, continuing faith in angels is both anomaly and comfort'there is no better navigator through the space in which art, culture and spirituality meet than peter stanford' cole moreton, independent on sunday see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut what exactly are angels, and why have so many in different times and contexts around the globe believed in them? what is their history and role in the great faiths and beyond their walls? are angels something real, a manifestation of divine concern? or part of the poetry of religion? and can they continue to illuminate a deeper truth about human existence and the cosmos? these are not new questionsthey have been asked over millennia, right up to the present day, as writer, journalist and broadcaster peter stanford explores in angels, his latest investigation into the history, theology and cultural significance of religious ideas' - the sunday times: nick rennison 'in a poll, one in 10 britons claimed to have experienced the presence of an angel, while one in three remain convinced that they have a guardian angel'an intriguing exploration of the many roles that angels have played in spiritual lifethese are huge numbers and mean that, on some counts, angels are doing better than god
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'there is no better navigator through the space in which art, culture and spirituality meet than peter stanford' cole moreton, independent on sunday see oxfam website for delivery information read more'in a poll, one in 10 britons claimed to have experienced the presence of an angel, while one in three remain convinced that they have a guardian angelbut what exactly are angels, and why have so many in different times and contexts around the globe believed in them? what is their history and role in the great faiths and beyond their walls? are angels something real, a manifestation of divine concern? or part of the poetry of religion? and can they continue to illuminate a deeper truth about human existence and the cosmos? these are not new questionsthey have been asked over millennia, right up to the present day, as writer, journalist and broadcaster peter stanford explores in angels, his latest investigation into the history, theology and cultural significance of religious ideasoxfam shop kendal very good condition paperbackthese are huge numbers and mean that, on some counts, angels are doing better than god' in the secular, sceptical, post-christian world of the west, continuing faith in angels is both anomaly and comfort
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Translated by wenguo panselected masterpieces of contemporary chinese calligraphers, compiled by wenguo pan & yongzheng zhangsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: good - slight wear to spine and corners, but tightly bound and clean throughout) herein, helpfully accompanied with english translationthe artists featured include juntao qian, zhiliu xie, peiqiu chen, wenshu hu and numerous othersand first among them', and passionately explains how they have adapted and survived as a form of writing for millennia, before praising the modern-day chinese calligraphers who have put both physical and digital efforts to paint the poems of the tang dynasty ( ain the preface, compiler wenguo pan describes chinese characters as 'the eighth wonderpublished by household world pp
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Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universepraise for the culture series: 'epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' independent on sunday 'banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' guardian the culture series: consider phlebas the player of games use of weapons the state of the art excession inversions look to windward matter surface detail the hydrogen sonata see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothingbanks, a modern master of science fictionthen it disappearedoxfam bookshop brigg the fifth culture book from the awesome imagination of iain m
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