Oxfam books music nottingham selection of human league
List oxfam books music nottingham selection of human league
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The human leaguechildren's music & audio storieswe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationaction & adventure
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 cultureequally, 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 human" 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 explanationthe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesis" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciencesjoining 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
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oxfam books & music norwich published to coincide with howard goodall's major new bbc tv series, this is an accessible history for all music loverssee oxfam website for delivery information read more the story of music is the story of our urge to invent, connect, rebel -- and entertainhoward goodall's beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavour and a groundbreaking map of man's musical journey for many of us, music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex and specialisedalong the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, what happens in harmony, why some chords sound discordant in his energetic tour through years of music, from prehistoric instruments to pop, goodall does away with stuffy biographies, unhelpful labels and tired terminology and leads us through the story of music as it really happened, so that each musical innovation strikes us with its original forcehe focuses on what changed when and why, picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made sound
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oxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and tsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warsno marks and good bindingbloosbury paperback in "as new"Â conditioneliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodroos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of war
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oxfam books & music aberdeen a man of hugely eclectic tastes, frank zappa was a lover of everything from doo-wop to heavy metal and from jazz-funk to new waveboth cds in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding fully illustrated 16 page booklet with extensive notes by music historian derek barker, this delightful package finally reveals what it was that informed so much of frank zappa s extraordinary musicon that same sunday evening more than 30 years ago, zappa also played records by edgar varese and igor stravinsky, representing his love of modern classical musicvarese was one of zappa s very earliest influences and after discovering the dissonant sounds that this french born composer created, he was hooked on a genre of music that for most of us is anything but easy listeningfeaturing nineteenth and twentieth century mavericks as diverse as wagner, holst, ravel, boulez, stockhausen, schoenberg, penderecki, harry partch and john cage in addition to the aforementioned stravinsky and varese this collection illustrates the impulse for many of zappa s own compositions and works as both an introduction to a style of music rarely heard outside of the most elite communities in the third millennium and as a guide to the music frank vincent took to his very heart and cherished throughout the major part of his tragically short lifebut while an acquired taste the tracks that fill this 2 disc compilation may be, the acquisition of such a taste is a rewarding journey with an even more rewarding destinationindeed a radio show he produced for the bbc in found him spinning records by artists as varied as frankie valli, howlin wolf, the channels, lene lovich, wild man fisher, uk subs, traffic and the rolling stones
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realitythe authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgehardback book with dustjacketon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingthe ffep has been torn outthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgesthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn of
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes an appreciation of the development and evolution of the united kingdom constitution is vital in order to understand the existing nature of the constitution, proposals for reform and the many complex challenges it facesthis second edition has been revised and updated to bring coverage up to the present day, including parliamentary reform; the scottish referendum on independence and further drives for enhanced devolution; the effect of eu membership on the uk constitution; and the impact of the european convention on human rights and the human rights actconstitutional history of the united kingdom offers an accessible and highly valuable overview for students with little or no prior knowledge of british historyvery topical!(as of )drawing on key constitutional themes, constitutional history of the united kingdom provides insight and context to modern constitutional problemsann lyon presents a vivid overview of fourteen hundred years of english legal history taking us on a rich journey from a feudal society to the fractured union of the present daypaperback book in excellent condition, clean and with good binding
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oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreif 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 functioneddie 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 wiredyoga 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 jacketinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedit 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 ways
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music jesmond special investigator of human and mutant affairs ismael ortega teams up with ordinary cop lucas bishop to make sure terrorists from the human resistance movement don't kill hundreds by sabotaging a glamorous movie premiere! house of m tie-invery good conditionminor shelf wear and bumping to top of spine collects mutopia x 1-5
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oxfam books & music perth a luxury treasury collection featuring stories from the bestselling british girl comics phenomenon - restored and remastered for the first time! whilst undergoing surgery on her lame leg, cassy shaw is transported into a dystopian future in which people with genetic defects are regarded as second class citizenswill the twins ever be able to reunite and escape by to earth? see oxfam website for delivery information read morebrought back to the aliens' home planet, shona and some other human captives are kept in cages where they are treated and displayed like animals, while jenny is sold to another ownercan she win the golden girl award and prove herself an equal? twin sisters shona and jenny are kidnapped along with their classmates by a superior race of telepathic aliensunable to accept such objectionable discrimination, cassy attempts to rally her peers (the gamma girls) into beating the alpha girls in several sporting events
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Artist: human leaguetitle: best of the human league
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oxfam books & music wells this hard cover book is in good condition and has a full title of "a thousand books on books a selection of english books on book-making book-selling and book-collecting"see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are no internal markings or annotations and no damage to the coverthis is a first edition which was limited to 500 copies
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The human league vinyle record clock 7 inch lp recordgreat gift for any music fan or birthday, christmas presentit will not play on a record player unless its dismantled from clock mechanismrequires 1 x aa battery not suppliedred and black handsthe clock movement is new and is the type that ticksthe record is a real genuine record the record part is used and has no marks and scratches
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The best of the human leaguetitle:the best of the human leagueyour item will be previously owned but still in great conditionthe disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear
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12 popular songs from 's/60's, 8 professional copies of songs from gigi, complete song book from south pacific, selection of 6 waltz/sundry music books, 3 books of various popular tunes/melodies for piano from 's, 1 piano tutor, 3 books of scales/exercises for piano and 2 royal school of music pianoforte examinations
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6: children of the gods! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth spinning out of the pages of dc universe: rebirth and justice league: darkseid war, legendary writer james robinson (jsa: the golden age, starman) comes on board to answer one of the biggest questions of the year: who is wonder woman's brother? taken away from themyscira in the dead of night, the mysterious jason has been hidden somewhere far from the sight of gods and menbut his life and wonder woman's are about to intersect in a terrifying way, bringing them face to face with a cosmic threat they never imagined! from superstar writer james robinson and artist carlo pagulayan comes the next great wonder woman epic in wonder woman vol
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth a prelude to dc universe: rebirth is here in superman: the final days of superman! with his final days upon him, the man of steel reaches out to his loved ones and most trusted allies to say his goodbyestomasi (superman) and illustrated by artists mikel janìn (batman), doug mahnke (superman), paul pelletier (aquaman), dale eaglesham (secret six), scot eaton (the new 52: futures end), ed benes (justice league of america) and jorge jiménez (earth 2: society)alongside batman, wonder woman and supergirl, the man of steel must fight one final battle-seemingly against himselfcollects superman , action comics , batman/superman and superman/wonder womanwill superman die trying to save his adoptive world and those he loves most? the final days of superman marks the beginning of an era, written by peter jyet while he does so, the world is greeted by new threats-a dangerous being alive with fire, who insists to lois lane and anyone else he meets that he is the one true superman, and a black-clad man whose appearance and powers mirror those of superman himself
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music nottingham flux by rich robinson (2xvinyl, ) a1 the upstairs landa2 shipwrecka3 music that will lift mea4 everything's alrightb1 eclipse the nightb2 lifeb3 ides of nowherec1 time to leavec2 astralc3 for to gived1 which way your wind blowsd2 surrenderd3 sleepwalker vinyl(s) and sleeve in very good condition with some minor and superficial surface markingsretains original cellophane cover
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music nottingham warhammer : space marine - the ultimate space marine collector's edition as captain titus of the ultramarines, one of the emperor’s elite space marines, step fearlessly into the heart of combat, unleashing visible violent death against the enemies of mankindinformation cards – this stunning pack of 25 collector’s cards will give you key information on some of the main characters you’ll come across in the game, complete with gameplay hintspurity seal – awarded to those who show themselves to be honourable in battle, this authentic poly-resin purity seal with double cloth ribbon and magnetic attachment is a replica of those worn in-game by titusin very good conditionsoundtrack – musical score by renowned composers cris velasco and sacha dikiciyan, this original soundtrack will transport you back to the epic universe of space marinediscover the full space marine experience with this beautifully crafted collector’s edition box set containing the full game and exclusive collectible itemsart book – packed with art from the game, this hard back art book will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how the world of warhammer was brought to life, complete with developer introduction
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oxfam books & music nottingham publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are in excellent condition"pathway to the pure land: training in powa - the transference of consciousness" (quite scarce copy) "heart jewel: the guru yoga of je tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his dharma protector" "prayers for the long life of venerable geshe kelsang gyatso rinpoche" "wishfulfilling jewel: the guru yoga of je tsongkhapa combined with the sadhana of his dharma protector" (this is a longer edition of heart jewel)4 beautifully illustrated booklets from tharpa publicationseach booklet is decorated with gilt lettering and patterns on the front cover
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oxfam books & music nottingham published" see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages in excellent conditionillustrated with dozens of colour photographslight wear to jacket"the superyachts is a showcase; not just for the owners of the yachts, but also for the naval architects, interior designers, stylists, builders and craftsmen who devote their lives to the creation of these amazing works of artexamination of the pages of this volume will reveal not only the quality of this work, but the sheer effort that has gone into it
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuryin particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockwithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contexts
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oxfam books & music nottingham publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a story of fantastic visionaries, incredible flying machines, great moments of triumph and, ultimately, of spectacular disasterin 'transatlantic airships' john christopher recounts the fascinating story of the lighter-than-air 'pond hoppers' from the earliest schemes and bold pioneering flights, including the triumphant double-crossing by the r34the book goes on to describe the rise of the zeppelins and the ambitious british scheme to connect its far-flung empire, the us navy's lighter-than-air craft and the incredible post-war proposals for colossal atomic-powered leviathansminor shelf wear to edges of jacket
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oxfam books & music lichfield the dream of the cosmos is the story of a multi-layered quest to understand the causes of human suffering and to reconnect with a deeper reality than the one we inhabit in this physical dimension of experienceit is written with two voices: one the voice of a personal quest and the other which explores the historical and psychological causes that have brought into being our present view see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit seeks to answer the questions: "who are we?" and "why are we here, on this planet?" it is offered to those who are looking for something beyond the superficial values of our culture, who may be disillusioned with religious and secular belief systems as currently presented and who question political values which are deeply mired in the pursuit of power
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)the author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violenceon top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevant
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationit is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human mindthis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the worldthe art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imagerydescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and value
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oxfam books & music totnes our lives are increasingly spent onlinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut he is also clear that we can't hope to understand the effects and implications fully without a better understanding of how the mind came to be what it is over the course of human evolutiongoogle glass is nextfrom there he looks at how our past will influence our future, giving us a glimpse of what collaboration with cyberous environments will bring to our minds and to 'self' in the future - a glimpse of what and who we will becomeso he takes us on a historical and biological tour of the human-mind-in-its-environment and focuses on three 'trajectories' in particular: 1)our capacity to recognise patterns (which includes our capacity to use and understand metaphor), 2) vision (which is much more than sight), 3)post-birth developmentpaperback in excellent condition showing few signs of wear and tearfascinating stuff! is the future bright? you decidework, friends, games, reading - all are increasingly digital and virtualin doing so, he suggests three futures of the mind: 1) unknowable mind, 2)absentee mind, 3)transcendent mindjack huber is clear that what he calls 'the cyberous' is changing the whole way that our minds workhow are these extraordinary changes affecting our brains, our minds and the way we think, talk and relate? parents, scientists, doom-mongers and sociologists are among the many people speculating about what is going to become of us as we become increasingly absorbed by electronic media and ever more remote from our natural environment
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oxfam books & music olney paper vocal score published by williamson music, gb see oxfam website for delivery information read morevocal score and piano selection in booklet with illustrated front covervendor's stamp on front coverinternally in very good condition, there is some light cover wear
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The human league - the best of (), mirror man, louise, human, seconds, in condition with some signs of use and handlingselling all my cds, happy to combine postagefrom smoke free and pet free homesent 2nd class standard post
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Title: human league - dareartist: human league - daremissing information?
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