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oxfam books & music totnes subtitled - “the wonders of god in the wildernesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is goodoriginally published in this is a reprint from the usaoblique cloth band with library ticket present on inside of rear coverthus there is a number on the spine cover, a handwritten note on the ffep and a stamp “st thomas seminary, kenmore, washington” and an owner’s namelight green cloth covered boards with black decoration and a gilt panel on the front with the title in green on itpatterned end pageshardback book with no djit is an ex-library book but with only limited evidence of this previous existenceto which is added an appendix”on the title page there is another stamp - (sodality library, st mary’s church, pendleton ore) there are some ink annotations on the contents page and a few ink annotations on the margins of some of the text pages
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the subtitle reads “ le diable boiteux, gil blas, la bachelier de salamanque, gusman d’alfarache, theatresee oxfam website for delivery information read morea handsome half leather volume with marbled cover to boards and leather to spine and cornersgilt lettering to spine and gile library numbera heavy book so some negotiation may be required over postage costsnouvelle edition ornee de 7 vignettes gravees par ferdinand, après les dessins nap thomas preceee d’une notice biographique et litteraire par m prosper poitevin”a little wear to top and bottom of the spine covermarbled edges to the text blockthe only other evidence of its library provenance in this volume is a pencilled annotation on reverse of title page and a bar code taped on the inside of the rear coversome foxing front and rearfrontispiece of lesagebook plate of charles awdry on reverse of front cover and exeter city library on facing pagethe text, entirely in french, is in two columns throughout5 raised bands to spinethe remaining illustrations show a little foxing
37 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a small book with an abbreviated and simplified history of romesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is also gilt lettering to the spinethe binding is good and there are no other marksthe boards are enclosed in brown cloth with a gilt pattern to front and back and on the spine coverharvey and darton hardback with no djthe first edition was but i cannot find a date for this second editionthere are some pencil annotations on the front end papersthere is a frontispiece if cincinnatusthere are two brown marks on the inside of the front cover and inside the rear cover; they look like the remnants of sellotape
45 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes this book brings all aspects of tensegrity/biotensegrity together for the first time, from its discovery, the basic geometry, significance and anatomy to its assimilation into current biomechanical theorythe author is a practising osteopathmany illustrationsthe majority of listings of this book are in the usaa new view on anatomy and its relation to functionno marks and good bindinghandspring paperback in very good conditionit provides an explanation of why biotensegrity forms part of the basic science that underpins clinical reasoning
199 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a nice little book copiously illustrated with black and white photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno internal markings and good bindingdutton vista hardback with unclipped djblue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinethe story of the evolution of armour matching the parallel development of weaponsdj chipped at the edges and a little grubby
12 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a gorgeous book here in prime conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book itself has boards with green cloth covers and chinese ideograms on the backthe collection was accumulated over many years by the cheng family and bluett and sons was selected to sell a selection of the collection and to produce a commemorative catalogueit is in pristine condition and is contained in a slip case which has some chinese ideograms on the back and with the title on the spinethere is a newspaper cutting inside reporting on a collection at the bath museum of art inbluett hardback with no marksit has an introductory essay by wu hung and then 79 very fine colour photographs with annotationsthe slipcase is in excellent condition, with minor tanning to the edges
110 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this is the third volume of the eliots sequencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe front and back covers have water or grease spots on them the spine cover is a little grimy and the title, in gilt on a blue background is faded and difficult to readotherwise in good condition with no internal annotations and good binding there is quite marked foxing of the end papers and the the edges of the page blockthere is a certificate signed by the author on the ffep and dated september hardback with no dj the bottom of page has a tear and between pages 131 and 158 some of the pages have been cut short
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this annual series started insee oxfam website for delivery information read morean astonishing array of images showing considerable technical and artistic enterprisepaperback with almost complete disruption of the anterior hinge internallythe spine cover has been replaced with black duct tape which, while aesthetically uninviting, does seem to have achieved its purposethe edges of the covers and the text block are a little worn and grimyno marks and the internal binding is goodalthough photograms are defined as pictures created on a sensitive surface without the interposition of a camera, these illustrations are clearly produced by a cameraa large number of black and white pictures from various sources and countriesthere are also several pages of advertisements at the end
34 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this is a rare little booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morededication on title page in biro “for stephanie and caroline from daisy fry “light tan in colour with “jimmy bear smoked peacefully” on the frontthe pages are slightly tannedhassell press paperbackno other marks and the binding is goodthe four tales are entitled the baby man, the electric fence, himalaya bear and jimmy the brush-tail ratthere are many black and white drawings scattered through the text they are unattributed - ? by the authorit is of it's time and has references which may be offensive to somethe card covers have turned in flaps
46 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes subtitled: the moral maze of complementary and alternative medicine - this book reveals the numerous ways in which moral, ethical and legal principles are being violated by those who provide, recommend or sell complementary and alternative medicine' (cam)professor emeritus of complementary medicine edzard ernst together with bioethicist kevin smith provide a thorough and authoritative ethical analysis of a range of cam modalities, including acupuncture, chiropractic, herbalism, and homeopathythe events and conundrums described in these scenarios could happen to almost anyoneadditionally the book presents a number of brief scenarios, both hypothetical and real-life, about individuals who use cam or who fall prey to ethically dubious cam practitionersthe corners and edges are slightly bumpedthis book could and should interest all medical professionals who have contact to complementary medicine and will be an invaluable reference for patients deliberating which course of treatment to adoptpaperback book in excellent condition; a good clean copypage 61 and pp have been turned over at some point, but are now not, however page 213 - the beginning of the glossary is turned downthe book analyses both academic literature and internet sources that promote cam
12 €
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oxfam books & music totnes large paperback book in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean interesting directory of contemporary fashion trends in various forms - art, architecture, ceramics, clothes etcthe binding is good and there are no internal markingsshows signs of reading and shelf wear - corners, edges and spine ends slightly bumpedin europe and beyond
24 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes this book grew out of a three-year, seven-campus study aimed at explaining the national loss of 40 to 60 percent of undergraduates from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into non-science disciplinesthis is a landmark study-an essential source book for all those concerned with changing the ways that we teach science, mathematics, and engineering education, and with opening these fields to a more diverse student bodybased on a three-year, seven-campus study, the volume takes up the ongoing national debate about the quality of undergraduate education in these fields, offering explanations for net losses of students to non-science majorsworking from extensive interviews with undergraduates, the authors are able to offer explanations for the loss of able students, including students of colour and womenpaperback book in very good condition; clean, slightly scuffed around the edges, good binding and no internal markingsa landmark study, the volume is an essential source book for all those concerned with changing the ways that we teach science, mathematics, and engineering education, and with opening these fields to a more diverse student bodyconcern about this waste of talent is heightened because these losses occur among the most highly qualified college entrants and are disproportionately greater among women and students of colour, despite a serious national effort to improve their recruitment and retentiondata show that approximately 40 percent of undergraduate students leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biological sciences, and 60 percent leave mathematicsthis intriguing book explores the reasons that lead undergraduates of above-average ability to switch from science, mathematics, and engineering majors into non-science majorsthe authors' findings, culled from over 600 hours of ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions with undergraduates, explain the intended and unintended consequences of some traditional teaching practices and attitudestalking about leaving is richly illustrated with students' accounts of their own experiences in the sciences
29 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes the contents of this book were written before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls and are, therefore something of a foreword to the author’s the gospel of the essenesof this book he wrote “we have decided to publish the pure, original words of jesus, translated directly from the aramaic tongue spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john, who alone among jesus' disciples noted with perfect accuracy, his master's personal teachings”c w daniel paperbackthe teachings of the essenes from enoch to the dead sea scrolls is the vital key to guide the reader and interpret the communions with angels of earth and heaventhe binding is good and there are no marks apart from the owner’s name on the top left hand corner of the inside of the coverthe front cover is slightly grubby
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes this is the fourth edition of the american publicationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe frontispiece and transparent cover are completely detached but in good conditionthe paper used is somewhat thick and is rough trimmed at its front edgeit was originally published by stone and kimball inand very faded to the spine coverrather faded gilt lettering to frontthe spine cover is stained and bumped at each enda few of the pages have a damp stain along their upper margins but this does not extend to the printed surfacegreen cloth covered boards with damp marks around bordersthe five additional illustrations are all present and securely boundhardback book with no djthere are photogravure illustrations by maxfield parrishthe end papers are an illustration of a knight on horseback by a riverall of the corners are bumpedno other marks and good binding
25 €
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oxfam books & music totnes sub titled: “ integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioural sciences”see oxfam website for delivery information read morepage 14 is turned over, the corners are slightly bumped and the front cover and some of the pages look to have been bent over at some pointthis text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusionsmixed methodology has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniquesthe spine cover is not creasedsage paperback with no marks and good binding
48 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a catalogue of art and artefacts from around the world to be sold during the month of may by the auctioneers sothebys at their various officessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has a few marks on the cover, but overall is is in a very good conditionan interesting and varied selectionthe cover and first internal page has a small tear at the top
14 €
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oxfam books & music totnes an exciting collection of poems by wislawa szymborskasee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen here was published in poland, reviewers marveled, "how is it that she keeps getting better?" these twenty-seven poems, as rendered by prize-winning translators clare cavanagh and stanislaw baranczak, are among her greatest everhoughton mifflin harcourt hardback with intact djwhether writing about her teenage self, microscopic creatures, or the upsides to living on earth, she remains a virtuoso of form, line, and thoughtnot to mention arms, legs, and astonished headthe russian text is one side and the english translation on the facing pagelike nowhere else, or almost nowhere, you're given your own torso here, equipped with the accessories required for adding your own children to the restblack cloth on board covers with gilt lettering to spinetranslation by clare cavanagh and stanislaw baranczak of some 27 poems by the sometime nobel laureatefrom the title poem: i can't speak for elsewhere, but here on earth we've got a fair supply of everythinghere we manufacture chairs and sorrows, scissors, tenderness, transistors, violins, teacups, dams, and quips
10 €
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oxfam books & music totnes the title continues “ comprising descriptions of more than nine hundred species and varieties accompanied by instructions for their cultivation and mode of management”see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe frontispiece is a double page black and white picture of “the large observatory in the victoria nursery” and is attributed to w g smithwilliams hardback with no djthere is some discolouration of the lower corner of the front cover and the free edge of the rear coverthere are a number of illustrationsthe remaining illustrations, many on fold out pages, some across facing pages and some embedded in the text, are not attributeda little foxing, particularly of the fold out platesdark cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spinethere are several editions of this book and the number of species increases in eachthere is an owner’s name dated on the ffepin the preface it is said that the woodcuts are original, some from friends and colleagues
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes hardback with clean clipped dustjacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreover 400 british collar badges depicted in life-size b/w photographswith price guideincludes cavalry, yeomanry, infantry, militia, volunteer, and territorial regiments, women's units, royal marines, and officers' training corps
12 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a book of essays written to subvert from the story of the author's lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has a section at the back of the book entirely in chinesepaperback book in good condition, although a little scuffed and marked in places, the binding is good and there are no internal markingsthe book has been translated by ngai-lai cheng
9 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a collection of 21 essays offering fresh approaches to questions of relativism in philosophy and a range of cultural disciplines, with an introduction by michael krausz  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is sound and the text pages are clean with no annotation so this volume is perfectly acceptable for study purposesthis book show some wear to the cover
9 €
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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 realityon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgesthe ffep has been torn outthe 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 dustjacketthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titling
19 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a strong link exists between movement and emotionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecard backing with ring binding - this attractive book is in very good condition with no marks and good bindinga few line drawings and graphsdifferent portions of the book are printed on distinctive coloured paperthis title explores that link and provides 180 practical activities with a rationale for the use of dance movement to enrich therapy programmesthis book originated in the us and commands large prices thereit is a practical manual for an instructor of modern dance
24 €
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oxfam books & music totnes "the concise and entertaining text is illustrated with over 300 photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pictorial dj is in excellent condition, along with the bookand illustrates the high-technology of sudbury of present daya large book with black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the front and spinethere is a 2 line handwritten note on the ffepit traces sudbury, massachusetts' evolution from indian settlements to puritan english plantation, to the largest town in revolutionary war middlessex county, to a quiet farming community, to a rapidly expanding metropolitan suburbon the inside of the front and rear covers are mapsit records many episodes of sudbury's exciting past
29 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes over the centuries, european debate about the nature and status of images of god and sacred figures has often upset the established order and shaken societies to their corein excellent condition apart from page 237 has the top corner turned downout of this debate, an identifiable doctrine has emerged of the image in general and of the divine image in particularicon extends beyond the immediate concerns of religion, philosophy, aesthetics, history, and art, to engage them allno marks and good bindingjohn of damascus and theodore of studionthis fascinating work concentrates on these historical arguments, from the period of late antiquity up to the great and classic defenses of images by st
10 €
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oxfam books & music totnes cover has minor edge damage and markingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretextblock edges are lightly soiled with clean and unmarked pages
179 €
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oxfam books & music totnes subtitled - a day in the lifesome tanning to the top of the dj and text block see oxfam website for delivery information read more'every day in the village is just like every otherin this sinister wonderland for those who know too much ever to know freedom, the average day is just a trip to the grocer's, a conversation with a numberthis series on television in the sixties of the last century, provoked enormous interest and discussion and had quite a cult followingblack cloth covered boards with silver lettering to spinethe accredited author on the spine was thomas disch but within the book itself and on the dj it is (correctly) labelled as the work of hank shinepatrick mcgoohan was the actor playing the central partand a chance to escape'there's the beach and the theatre, and the tennis courtdobson science fiction hardback with intact djand the mysterious underground chamber where every move is watcheda first edition in very good condition with no marks and good binding
44 €
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oxfam books & music totnes subtitled: “mind and body in psychoanalysis”see oxfam website for delivery information read moreother press paperback with no djthe author explains the nature of the mind-body problem, focusing on how psychoanalysis is distorted and limited by the concepts of "mind" and "body" he applies this to both theoretical and clinical topics and presents the possibility of a "bodymind-centered analysis" the principal aim of this book is to suggest ways in which we can reassure ourselves, on every level from the primal to the metaphysical (and really the two are closely linked), that we in fact are bodies; that it is with, in and through our bodies that we both feel and think; and that this way of experiencing is profoundly "psychoanalytic", and in fact restitutive of something important which has gone missing from psychoanalysisthe book is clean and the binding is good with no internal markings
17 €
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oxfam books & music totnes a story of the fight against the dust bowl erosion of canadian agricultural landnice copy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreseveral intercalated black and white photographsthe dj has a small eroded area on the rear and a stain on the front fore edge hardback with intact djthe underlying boards are covered in green cloth with silver lettering to front and spinethere is a discursive dedication on the ffep in biro but no other marks
9 €
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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 evolutionwork, friends, games, reading - all are increasingly digital and virtualpaperback in excellent condition showing few signs of wear and tearfascinating stuff! is the future bright? you decidegoogle glass is nexthow 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 environmentso 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 developmentfrom 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 becomejack huber is clear that what he calls 'the cyberous' is changing the whole way that our minds workin doing so, he suggests three futures of the mind: 1) unknowable mind, 2)absentee mind, 3)transcendent mind
10 €