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oxfam books & music beeston university of chicago press, , paperback good condition, some wear nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the earth by studying its smallest particlesmathews, science see oxfam website for delivery information read morerolfs and william s"one could not wish for a better account of the current state of knowledge (and uncertainty) about nuclear reactions in starsa useful and long-awaited introduction to nuclear astrophysicscauldrons in the cosmos, by claus epagel, nature "written in an informal style that those uninitiated into the jargon of nuclear astrophysics and astronomy will find readable and illuminatingfrom the major discoveries in the field to a discussion of the makeup of stars to an explanation of standard lab techniques, this text provides students and scientists alike a thorough and fascinating survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysicsa classic in its field, cauldrons in the cosmos will surely remain an important reference in nuclear astrophysics for years to comerodney, serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakersthe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographers
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oxfam books & music beeston a history of british livestock husbandry by robert trow-smith (2 vol) hardback with dust jackets volsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jackets of both books show signs of wear and tearinscription in black ink on first on pagevolume 1 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering on spine in excellent conditionrest of pages tightly bound, clean and unmarkedpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedinscription to first page in black ink and discolouration to pagevery minor scuff mark to edge of spine otherwise boards are in excellent conditionvolume 2 hardback is green cloth covered board with gold lettering no spine
55 €
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oxfam books & music perth the university of glasgowsee oxfam website for delivery information read more published by the university, cream card covers illustrated in blue on the front cover with the datesthrough five centuries
12 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston free association books, , paperback very good condition bollas integrates the contribution of the british school of object relations with the fine texture of problems that have arisen in the author's own clinical practice
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston the origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century by werner bachmann oup english translation illustrated "the development of the technique of bowing stringed instruments was to prove one of the greatest advances in the history of musicfoxing to inside front cover and first page" unclipped dust jacket has wear and tear to edges both front and backhardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine and front, title set in black band on front with motifsmall green label on first page identifying previous ownerpages are tightly bound, clean and unmarkedfoxing to cover front and back
25 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wear this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)it marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedthe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable species
19 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit describes the mechanics taking place beneath the surface of our bodies and shows how we can consciously use yogic practices to direct and change our lives in positive waysinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedif yoga does accomplish all that-as many practitioners report-how exactly does yoga do it? how does yoga work? believe it or not, the answers lie in how the human body and mind functionyoga was created as a science for liberation, but in modern times it is used by many to improve physical and mental health, helping us become more productive at work, more caring in relationships, more responsible contributors to society, and better inhabitants of this planeton the front cover and spine there is some signs of wear to the dust jacketeddie stern's one simple thing: a new look at the science of yoga and how it can transform your life explains from both a yogic and a scientific perspective how the human nervous system is wired
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oxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in excellent condition - it is almost as new inside and out, with just minimal wearplus much more see oxfam website for delivery information read morejonathan little, a highly successful poker professional who has won over $4 million in tournament play in just four years, explains exactly how to succeed in this highly competitive fieldeven regular online tournaments offer substantial prizes running to hundreds of thousands of dollarsplaying technically sound poker is crucial but this is far from the only skill necessaryit teaches the reader: - why tournaments are the most profitable form of poker - when to play small ball and when to play long ball- how to understand effective stack size- how to tailor your play to winning, not just cashingtournament poker is a tough game to play but the rewards for success can be huge"secrets of professional tournament poker, volume 1" deals with the fundamentals of play and how to handle varying stack sizes
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston the last englishman the story of hereward the wake by hebe weenolsen "the last englishman is the story of hereward the wake, who returned from the crusades to find england at the mercy of the normans and fought with every breath of his life for her liberationmap illustration to first and last pagespages have foxing to edges, tightly bound, clean and unmarkedhardback is red cloth covered board with silver lettering to spine and embossed cartouche to front and is in excellent conditionfoxing to inside d/jdust jacket, unclipped and in good condition, has rubbing chips and two tears and small surface damage to spinegreat adventure story based on fact" author explains research at end of the bookvery rare to find book still with dust jacket
30 €
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oxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read morefremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixed
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oxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremuch of the material in this invaluable book has never been available before, due partly to the 30-year rule concerning government documents, and partly to the sensitive military nature of the worka vertical empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the uk in the s and sat one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the us and russiathe projects were cancelled one by one as britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two superpowers weakened, as a consequence of treasury pressure and the belief that there was no economic future in space technologythe projects covered include rocket-propelled aircraft, large military missiles such as the medium range ballistic missile blue streak, the test rocket black knight and the re-entry experiments it carried, and the satellite launcher black arrow internally the margin on page 145 has two red inked symbols in the margin, bit otherwise the pages are in excellent condition - clean and tight, with little sign of usethere is also considerable political analysis of why these projects were eventually discontinuedin addition, proposed projects that could have been developed from these vehicles are covered in depth the cover is in very good condition, with just slight general wear
14 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this is a copy of the folio society edition of charles darwin's classic account of "the voyage of the hsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" the book is in very good condition, with minimal wear inside and out the black slipcase is present, and in very good condition, apart from slight wear marks and a little bumping at the lower front cornerbeagle - round the world under captain fitz roy, r
29 €
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oxfam books & music beeston moon the loon the amazing rock and roll life of keith moon by dougal butler, chris trengove and peter lawrence contains black and white photossee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages tightly bound and unmarked" some wear and slight creasing to cover, foxing to edge of pagesbeing the extraordinary story of dougal butler's life with keith moon, late drummer of the who, and their adventures together in the ten years dougal spends as moonie's minder and personal assistant"a rock and roll memoir
15 €
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, inexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosain an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked the story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai rivers
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oxfam books & music beeston this hardback book is in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe chapters include examples and particular computations, with all special calculation included so as to be self-containedthe authors devote space to discussing mahlers measure and to giving some convincing and original examples to explain this phenomenon the cover has a somewhat faded spine which is bumped a little at the bottom, but is otherwise in very good condition apart from a touch of corner wearthere are one or two small marks on the page edges, but internally the pages are in very good condition - clean, tight and unmarkedthis includes a large body of results on mahlers measure of the height of a polynomialthe authors'approach is very down to earth as they cover the rationals, assuming no prior knowledge of elliptic curves the main theme of this book is the theory of heights as they appear in various guises
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oxfam books & music totnes dorian sono luminus dsl evan chambers: the old burying groundthe university of michigan symphony orchestra conducted by kenneth kiesler cd and case are in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston a history of emmanuel college cambridge by sarah bendall, christopher brooke and patrick collinson hardback with dust jacket "emmanuel college was founded by the royal minister sir walter mildmay in ; he chose a leading moderate puritan, laurence chaderton, as first master, and aimed to educate godly ministers and good preachershardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine in excellent conditionpages bright, tightly bound, clean and unmarkedthis history presents its development from these beginnings to the present day" dust jacket in excellent condition with bumping to edges only
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oxfam books & music nottingham grey size: l unisex 80% cotton, 20% polyester chest: 42" outer sleeve: 75" length: 25" hem: 40" machine wash see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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oxfam books & music beaconsfield one of a limited edition of 500 printed privately by the author's estatesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredavid chipp had a distinguished career as a journalist which culminated in 17 years' service as editor in chief of the press association in fleet streetthis book contains the memoirs of david chipp's life in peking together with six essays that he wrote on the history of english journalism, and a miscellany of reflections on some of the diverse aspects of his lifeabsolutely minimal shelf wear to the dust coveran excellent clean copywith black and white and colour photographshe was the first non-communist western correspondent to be granted residency by the communist government and he spent 30 months in peking
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oxfam books & music hereford published by heritage press ()see oxfam website for delivery information read morelimited edition () reprintcondition: used, fine
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport the duchess of chicago cd cd, box and booklet in very good condition
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oxfam books & music bedford hand of fate by pamela ward and paul cherrington based in northamptonshire, pamela ward and paul cherrington have been playing and writing music for 30 yearsfrom winning the brewhouse music prize in they have toured the utrack listing a sidea1 yarmouth town a2 the sandgate dandling song a3 i live not where i love a4 the grinder's hardships (sheffield grinders) a5 victory rag a6 there but for fortune b side b1 freight train b2 sportin' life blues b3 delia b4 fairytale lullaby b5 when i was in my prime b6 the greenwood laddie b7 dargai see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of their work has been recorded and performed by other artists on the uthey have been session recording artists and studio guests for a variety of projects, including late night programmes the early show and night ride for bbc radio 2 and commissioned work from japan and denmarkand parts of the middle east and mediterraneanthey are acclaimed song writers and finalists in international song writing competitions
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oxfam books & music berkhamsted edition of the automobiles version of observer's books see oxfam website for delivery information read moretwo small closed tears, one (2cm) to the top front edge, the other (1 cm) to the back bottom edge, have been repaired on the inside with transparent tapewith dust jacket in good to very good conditionslight bumping to the ends of the spine hardback book in very good conditionwith a foreword by stirling mossends of spine bumped and creased, shelf wear and light creasing to edgesdamp stain to inside of front fore edgenot price clipped (5/-)the cover features a hillman imp saloon
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Country life booksoxfam books & music fareham art of the modern potter by tony birkssee oxfam website for delivery information read more in good conditionfourteen of the world's leading potters and their works are gathered together in this book interior is foxed hardback with dust jacket
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oxfam books & music perth history of vale of leven co-operative society limited by thomas b stirling, printed by vale co-operative society ltd in see oxfam website for delivery information read more a map of the area included, part of the map is still attached to the book - the rest of it is loosephotograph at the front of the book of "dalmonach school, bonhill" is missing some of the pages have detached from the spine
45 €
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oxfam books & music islington collection of 3 photo albums, late 19th century, and s5cm see oxfam website for delivery information read moresadly, as so often with family albums, there is no clue as to the identity of the people depicted - but perhaps they were members of george miller's familythe two scottish photo albums are much of a size, one being considerably more worn than the other - indeed, the front cover is detached, with the spine coveringtwo of these albums feature photographs of scotland, evidently taken during two different motoring holidays (the cars featured have different number plates)page edges are all giltthe third is a presentation 'flower album' given to one george miller by his twelve classmates in the bible class, possibly at a school founded by archibald reith (whose memorial features in one of the photographs)the spine, however, is missing, and the covers badly rubbed and worn, particularly at the cornersone album helpfully labels the pictures, while the other does not, though there are photographs by signposts, which offer cluesinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages are all rather grubby and somewhat foxed; photos placed randomly through the volumeno loose pages, however, with lovely photography of scottish scenes all albums are not fully complete19 x 26 x 3cm / 20 x 27 x 3 cm / 23the flower album is a heavy book, and would have been handsome when new - bound in full leather with impressed decoration on front and back, and a strong metal clasp
50 €
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oxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteausee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depths'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardin search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south polemaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red seain 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antartica'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malle
19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield places of pain and shame is a cross-cultural study of sites that represent painful and/or shameful episodes in a national or local community's history, and the ways that government agencies, heritage professionals and the communities themselves seek to remember, commemorate and conserve these cases - or, conversely, choose to forget themthey are however increasingly being regarded as 'heritage sites', a far cry from the view of heritage that prevailed a generation ago when we were almost entirely concerned with protecting the great and beautiful creations of the past, reflections of the creative genius of humanity rather than the reverse - the destructive and cruel side of historythese sites bring shame upon us now for the cruelty and futility of the events that occurred within them and the ideologies they representedwhy has this shift occurred, and what implications does it have for professionals practicing in the heritage field? in what ways is this a 'difficult' heritage to deal with? this volume brings together academics and practitioners to explore these questions, covering not only some of the practical matters, but also the theoretical and conceptual issues, and uses case studies of historic places, museums and memorials from around the globe, including the united states, northern ireland, poland, south africa, china, japan, taiwan, cambodia, indonesia, timor and australiasuch episodes and locations include: massacre and genocide sites, places related to prisoners of war, civil and political prisons, and places of 'benevolent' internment such as leper colonies and lunatic asylums
19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music berkhamsted ashes of middenheim is part i of paths of the damned, an epic adventure trilogy for warhammer fantasy roleplayin addition to the adventure itself, this book also contains a full description of middenheim, including a detailed city map and descriptions of neighbourhoods, key ncps, and a host of important locations hardback book in very good condition, slight shelf wear, particularly to the corners, some scratching to the covers
15 €