Oxfam bookshop cheltenham with an introduction
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham with an introduction by angus caldersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas angus calder states in his introduction to this edition, 'seven pillars of wisdom is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the first world war'lawrence's younger brothers, frank and will, had been killed on the western front inseven pillars of wisdom is no boys own paper tale of imperial triumph, but a complex work of high literary aspiration which stands in the tradition of melville and dostoevsky, and alongside the writings of yeats, eliot and joyceseven pillars of wisdom, written between and , tells of the vastly different campaign against the turks in the middle east - one which encompasses gross acts of cruelty and revenge and ends in a welter of stink and corpses in the disgusting 'hospital' in damascus
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham with an introduction by victoria glendinning the irish troubles rage, but up at the 'big house', tennis parties, dances and flirtations with the english officers continue, undisturbed by the ambushes, arrests and burning country beyond the gatesfaint vibrations of discord reach the young girl lois, who is straining for her own freedom, and she will witness the troubles surge closer and reach their irrevocable, inevitable climax
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham children's literature is a remarkable area of writing and a growing area of studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morean introduction to children's literature combines a history of writing for children with an assessment of its literary, sociological, and pedagogical rolesthey arouse strong feelings, as demonstrated by recent debates over political correctnessits characters - pooh bear, the wizard of oz, the famous five, peter rabbit - are part of most people's psyche and have strong links to basic myth and archetypesfundamentally a history of british children's literature, hunt identifies fantasy, nostalgia, nature images, a sense of place of territory, testing and incitation, and warmth and security as all key characteristics of children's literature
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham an introduction to language and society explores how our ways of seeing and engaging with the world may be shaped by the categories, systems and patterns of languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis second edition includes new material on gender, register, the speech community, language and subcultures, and language and representation
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oxfam bookshop woodbridge the best-selling introduction to international relations, offering the most comprehensive coverage of the key theories and global issues in world politics, written by leading experts in the fieldno inscriptions or annotations see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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oxfam bookshop skipton with an introduction " charles dickens as a reader" by john hollingsheadsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreend papers discolouredpublisher catalogueb/w frontispiece plus 2ppmoderate tanning and foxing boards are moderately marked and have wear to edges, bumping to corners dark green cloth boards with gilt titles to front and spinegilt bust of dickens to bottom of front cover
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oxfam shop colne road an introduction to poker see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road an introduction to the four surviving works intended to set the poet and his works in their relevant historical and cultural context and develop lines of critical argument to bring out the best in the gawain-poet's works
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With an introduction by robert plantcommunication is key to helping us give you the best experiencepublisher: canongate canons; main - canons edition edition (1 junwe will do our best to turn any less than satisfactory experience into a positive one
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oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames almost as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean introduction to the evolution of single and binary stars provides physicists with an understanding of binary and single star evolution, beginning with a background and introduction of basic astronomical conceptsalthough a general treatment of stellar structure and evolution is included, the text stresses the physical processes that lead to stellar mass compact object binaries that may be sources of observable gravitational radiationreaders will understand the astrophysics behind the populations of compact object binary systems and have sufficient background to delve deeper into specific areas of interestin addition, derivations of important concepts and worked examples are includedno previous knowledge of astronomy is assumed, although a familiarity with undergraduate quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, and thermodynamics is beneficialxii, 262 pages, including index basic concepts of astronomy, stellar structure and atmospheres, single star evolution, binary systems and mass transfer, compact objects, and dynamical systems are covered in the text
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road some creasing to cover and other page corners, otherwise good condition coding techniques: an introduction to compression and error control provides a unique collation of compression, transmission, and error control coding techniques highly readable introduction to the complex subject of coding, an uncluttered mathematical approachit also includes advanced material and design tables and so will be a useful reference for postgraduate students and engineers in industryone of the few books to cover both compression and error controlthis new textbook commences at a fundamental level, and covers most compression and coding material found in undergraduate engineering coursesat the start of the 21st century these techniques have matured into complex signal compression algorithms, such as mpeg video coding, and into complex error correction algorithms as found in turbo codesthey are also found in digital recording, celp speech coders for personal communications, video watermarking, radio data systems, and coding for deep space transmission from satellitesthis book provides the theoretical basis for these and similar coding techniques comprehensively illustrated with 119 examples and 194 diagramscoding techniques are in widespread use, from the simple methods found in facsimile and teletext, to lossless and lossy file storage on disk, to low bit rate videophones, to jpeg, jbig, and wavelet image compression
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oxfam bookshop raeburn place this bestseller provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of counselling and therapypreface and acknowledgements xi references 85 pp index 27 pp see oxfam website for delivery information read moreto help readers, the author has extended the introduction to the book in order to outline the aims of the book and explain its structure so that this is clear to the reader from the outseteach chapter includes: topics for further discussion key terms and concepts suggested further reading case studies and illustrations this book remains the book of choice for students and tutors on introductory counselling courses the book has been thoroughly updated with new references and examples and now has information on topics such as: transactional analysis the use of natural environment in counselling the contribution of arts-based approachesintegrating theory into practicethe pedagogy of this edition has also been improved in order to enhance learning
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillswhile a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipthrough a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillsstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing processthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadthin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignmentsthey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historians
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oxfam bookshop lymington second editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea serious introduction to the then new science of aeronautics and an exciting survey of the future possibilitiesblue cloth hard covers with blue titles on a white panel on the spine, white earth and rocket design on the frontfirst published in , this second edition brought the contents up to date in the light of the achievements of the intervening yearsslight bumping at the top and base of the spineno inscriptionsunclipped dust jacket has a slightly discoloured spine, and creasing at the upper and lower edges
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oxfam bookshop raeburn place fine conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this second edition of an introduction to stata programming, the author introduces concepts by providing the background and importance for the topic, presents common uses and examples, then concludes with larger, more applied examples referred to as "cookbook recipes" this is a great reference for anyone who wants to learn stata programmingfor those learning, the author assumes familiarity with stata and gradually introduces more advanced programming toolsfor the more advanced stata programmer, the book introduces stata's mata programming language and optimization routines
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillswhile a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesstudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing process the book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadthin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignmentsthey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic term through a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillsits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historians
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a perfect introduction to the work of stephen hawking, the world- famous physicist who has mastered the two great theories of twentieth century physics - einstein's general theory of relativity, and quantum mechanics - and who has made breathtaking discoveries about where they break down or overlap, and the big bang
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oxfam bookshop hove paradigms and fairy tales: an introduction to the science of meanings vol2 by julienne ford (, hardcover) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage here comes everybody: an introduction to james joyce for the ordinary reader by anthony burgess , faber and faber, hardcover, first edition good+ conditionneat small name in ffep (see pic)some minor wear to dj otherwise pages clean and bright
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover, otherwise very good condition for more than six decades, the brothers torrance--thomas, james and davidhave had a tremendous influence on the theological world the result is a book that offers both a fresh introduction to the torrance tradition even as it advances the torrance thought along fresh avenues of theological exploration today, a generation of their students around the world find themselves in positions of pastoral and theological leadership the focus of this book is the person of christ (christology), a subject central to the torrance theological vision and one which has had great influence on the presbyterian church they and particularly tf torrance, have a devoted following world-wide and particularly in the us working in both pastoral and academic settings, the torrances have stressed the profound implications of christology for the mission of their church and the daily life of christians their high view of the fully human, fully divine jesus is built upon the foundation of the patristic writers, and the great reformers from calvin to barth the contributors explore the contemporary relevance of torrance christology in such areas as the nature of christ, the atonement, the ministry of the church, epistemology and inclusion in christ
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham the revised edition of this highly successful text provides a clear and accessible introduction to some of the most important questions of political philosophyorganized around major issues, wolff provides the structure that beginners need, while also introducing some distinctive ideas of his own a few pages at the back are slightly creased and the corners of the covers are very slightly bumped
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham research has revealed that an optimistic approach to life leads to concrete mental, emotional, and physical results, including a longer lifespan, reduced stress, and a better chance of recovering from serious illnessauthor lucy macdonald teaches readers to develop the confidence, resilience, and peace of mind that unlock this positive changelearn to be an optimist, the latest title in our popular mind, body, and spirit series, explores the benefits of a good attitudepacked with appealing illustrations and practical exercises, learn to be an optimist examines the nature of optimism and its emotional and physical impact, and then helps readers to bring optimism into every aspect of life, from relationships and parenting to school and the workplace
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham at an inn in the berkshire mountains of western massachusetts, seven former schoolmates gather for a weddingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebridget, the mother of a fifteen-year-old boy, has agreed to marry bill, an old high school lover whom she has recently remet, despite uncertainties about her health and futureagnes, now a history teacher at kidd is a woman who longs to tell a secret she cannot reveal to the others, a secret that would stun them allthis is anita shreve's most ambitious and moving novel to date, probing into human motivation with extraordinary grace and skillavery, who still hears echoes from a horrific event at kidd academy twenty-six years ago, has made a life for himself in toronto with his wife and two sonsnora, the owner of the inn, has recently had to reinvent her life following the death of her husbandindeed, it is bill who passionately wants this wedding and who has brought everyone together for an astonishing weekend of revelation and recrimination, forgiveness and redemption
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oxfam bookshop wanstead book in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis hands-on book begins with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of playplaying with color is a highly accessible, fun approach to learning color application and principlesthe awareness and sensitivity to form, color, material and craft gained through these visual experiments will increase the designer's confidence in their personal and professional design workthis book can be used in the classroom or independently, and readers can go directly to exercises that appeal to themit then leads to a series of experimental design projects with an emphasis on color, providing the reader with a "toolkit" of ideas and skills
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sequel to an act of treachery from bestselling author ann widdecombe, a moving tale of families broken apart by war, and one boy's quest to come to terms with his historywiddecombe skilfully and often movingly uses the boy's struggle with his own painful history to throw light on the troubled years between and the fall ofthe berlin wall in ' sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is a horrifying confrontation between the two families when they meet accidentally in provencecared for by his german family, klaus-pierre is loved and happy - but as he grows up in a europe where old enemies are learning to cooperate, he tries to make his own 'act of peace' with his french relativesklaus-pierre never knew his father, who was killed before he was born, and his mother was rejected by her family of patriots and resistance workersmeanwhile, klaus-pierre is struggling with another quest to come to terms with his roots, as he tries to find out just what kind of man his father really wasklaus-pierre is the love-child of a young frenchwoman and a senior, married german officer
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oxfam bookshop shrewsbury 257 pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with black and white drawings and graphsprevious owners name in ink to inside front boardhardback with laminated picture boards in near fine conditionforeword by sir harry melville the book also includes an eight language vocabulary with indexes in french, german and italian, and a section on the use of si units
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham set in the years to , an ice cream war follows the fortunes of two english brothers who enlist and fight in german east africacontrasting the vibrant chaos of east africa with the quiet gentility of edwardian england, the novel tracks the brothers' very different but equally tragic experiences in the war and the pressures and sorrows of those they leave at home
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham paperback edition includes an afterword with new information on the kelly casesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea daily telegraph book of the yearin march british forces invaded iraq after tony blair said the country could deploy weapons of mass destruction at 45 minutes' noticeit is brave, relentless, dazzlingly revealing' peter obornea few months later, government scientist dr david kelly was unmasked by blair's officials as the assumed source of a bbc news report challenging this claimwithin days, dr kelly was found dead in a wood near his homeyet key questions remain: could dr kelly really have taken his life in the manner declared? and why did blair's government derail the coroner's inquest into dr kelly's death? in this meticulous account, award-winning journalist miles goslett shows why we should be sceptical of the official story of what happened in that desperate summer of'this searing excavation of the mysterious death of dr david kelly is investigative journalism at its best'a compelling, authoritative insight into possibly the most controversial death in britain this century' the observerthis book made me proud of my trade as a journalist' daily mailblair immediately convened the controversial hutton inquiry, which concluded dr kelly committed suicide'goslett's like poirot; he asks questionsspooky and scary' evening standard
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham firefighting in suffolk an illustrated history volume i (one) 1 pre see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham in the hunt for a spy, he exposed a conspiracy***winner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction*** paris, : an army officer, georges picquart, watches a convicted spy, alfred dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowda breathtaking historical spy thriller from robert harris, author of munich, conclave and the acclaimed cicero trilogy see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his lifedreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down
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