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The relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalrythe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkableover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universegenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldthe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existencethe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to scienceevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storygenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of sciencevaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedgenius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrative
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It was a brilliant dane, neils bohr, who made the next great leap - into the incredible world of quantum theoryits story is one riddled with jealousy, rivalry, missed opportunities and moments of geniusoxfam bookshop cheltenham all things are made of atoms, little particles that move around in perpetual motion, attracting each other when they are a little distance apart but repelling upon being squeezed into one anotherhe showed the atom consisted mostly of space, and in doing so turned 200 years of classical physics on its headsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the first popular account of the fascinating story of the atomeven today as we peer deeper and deeper into the atom, it throws back as many questions at us as answersmind-bending discoveries about the atom were destined to upset everything we thought we knew about realityyet, he and a handful of other revolutionary young scientists weren't prepared for the shocks nature had up her sleevejohn dalton gave us the first picture of the atom in the early sno one ever expected the atom to be as bizarre, as capricious, and as weird as it turned out to bealmost 100 years later came one of the most important experiments in scientific history, by the young misfit new zealander, ernest rutherford
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Anna fifield examines the growing rivalry between china and japanoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'we've hidden behind a hope that american power and resolve will again prevailtrump tears away any excuse for wishful thinking' michael wesley the second issue of australian foreign affairs examines the united states' sudden shift from the asia pivot to america firstmichael wesley explores the challenges and risks for australia as it rushes to find a new plan for surviving in a post-america asiakim beazley and lgordon flake assess the north korean missile crisis and conclude the risk of war is real and risingit provides insights into donald trump's white house and explores how his unpredictable approach to international affairs is affecting the volatile asian regioncynthia banham explores the essential qualities for an australian foreign ministersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreandrew davies analyses the australian military's dependence on the united states and the trade-off for canberra as it weighs the cost of self-reliancetrump in asia is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the issues facing canberra as australia's closest ally recasts its alliancesdavid kilcullen reports from the united states on trump's strange mix of swagger, fury and orthodoxy, and the implications for australia of this erratic president and his teamaustralian foreign affairs is published three times a year and seeks to explore - and encourage - debate on australia's place in the world and global outlookhamish mcdonald reports on the role of the indonesian military in the mass killings of
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Moses and rhamses (bale and edgerton) have lived their lives as close as brothers until a revelation from their protector nun (ben kingsley) sees a rivalry emerge like nothing beforethe cast also includes sigourney weaver, indira varma and aaron pauldisc in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop brentwood biblical drama directed by ridley scott starring christian bale and joel edgertonwhen moses learns of a prophecy that names him as the liberating leader of egypt, the only thing that stands in the way of his destiny is his ambitious adopted sibling rhamses who is prepared to go to any lengths to secure his own future
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It explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews inthrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestineoxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontiersir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgelawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengethe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty years
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The original 11-volume latin edition, containing 536 maps, put blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, mapmaker johannes janssonius, whose rivalry inspired blaeu to produce a grandiose edition of the largest and most complete atlas to dateour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeauthor: peter van der krogt publishing company: taschen germany format: hardback edition / x 5,7 x 39,4 cm text: french, english, german pages: 512 pp mass: g read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecovering arctica, europe, africa, asia, and america, blaeu’s atlas maior was a remarkable achievement and remains to this day one of history’s finest examples of mapmakingthe finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was joan blaeu’s exceptional atlas maior, completed incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This work describes the high-risk, high-stakes game of art dealing - a game of fierce rivalry and ruthless competitioncopy is in very good condition with minor foxing to top pages of book and some dust jacket wear and tearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop haverfordwest for philip mould, nothing matches the thrilling process of identification, deduction and restoration which can turn a grubby "sleeper" into a major masterpiece
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Central to this book is a study of henderson's bitter and long-lasting rivalry with ramsay macdonald and his deep commitment to the league of nations and the cause of world peaceoxfam books & music beeston manchester university press, , hardback with dust jacket very good condition arthur henderson was one of the first working-class mps and held the office of secretary of the labour party for nearly twenty-five yearshis talents as a political manager were central to the labour party's electoral strategy and to the expansion of the constituency organisation which enabled labour to develop from a sectional pressure group into a government partysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreduring the first world war and again briefly after he served as leader of the labour partya key minister in the first two labour governments, he became foreign secretary in and received the nobel peace prize for his dedicated efforts as president of the world disarmament conferencealways a moderate, 'uncle arthur', as he was generally known, was the embodiment of the alliance between the labour party and the trade union movement, a partnership that he incorporated into the fabric of the party through the constitution
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But paul is not the only one vying for her affections, and soon an insidious rivalry takes rootoxfam books & music hereford , paul beckermann arrives at the bauhaus art school and is immediately seduced by both the charismatic teaching and his fellow studentsas political tensions escalate in germany, the bauhaus finds itself under threat, and the group begins to disintegrate under the pressure of its own betrayals and love affairswhen an old friend from the bauhaus resurfaces, he must finally break his silencefrom the author of the award-winning mrs hemingway, naomi wood's the hiding game is a beautifully written, powerful and suspenseful novel about the dangerously fine line between love and obsession, set against the most turbulent era of our recent pastdecades later, in the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, paul is haunted by a secretsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeccentric and alluring, the more time paul spends with his new friends the closer they become, and the deeper he falls in love with the mesmerising charlotte
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In this comic, the arch rivalry between the silver surfer (formerly norrin radd) and thanos is presented in stunning colour panels as their epic fights fill the pagesthis is an ideal addition to any comic fan's collection see oxfam website for delivery information read morecover is in good conditionoxfam bookshop coventry this is the third printing of marvel comics' 50th anniversary spectacular edition of silver surfer: secrets from the surfer's pastinternally clean and bright with no major wearalso, the reader can explore norrin radd's life before he became the silver surfer as just a young boy living with his fathervolume three, number 50, june
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In this series, after returning from asia, bobby (patrick duffy)'s adopted son christopher (jesse metcalfe) strikes up a rivalry with joxfam shop blackheath the complete first season of the updated us soap opera based on the long-running original show which chronicles the familial and political wranglings of the ewing oil empire(larry hagman)'s son john ross (josh henderson)see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes comprise: 'changing of the guard', 'hedging your bets', 'the price you pay', 'the last hurrah', 'truth and consequences', 'the enemy of my enemy', 'collateral damage', 'no good deed', 'family business' and 'revelations'as the two embark on separate projects, bobby gets some unsettling news and considers selling southfork
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Set during one of the most dramatic periods in british regal history, the narrative focuses on the relationship and rivalry between the two boleyn girls and the power game being played by their family in which the sisters are mere pawnssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen mary is ousted in favour of anne, she leaves the king's court to marry a commoner, but is compelled to return when her sister embarks on a reckless plan to try and save herself from ruinthe story is a fictionalised account of the life of mary boleyn (scarlett johansson) who was mistress to king henry viii (eric bana) before he married her sister, anne (natalie portman)oxfam shop elgin big budget hollywood adaptation of the historical novel by philippa gregory
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In this series, after returning from asia, bobby (patrick duffy)'s adopted son christopher (jesse metcalfe) strikes up a rivalry with j(larry hagman)'s son john ross (josh henderson)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle the complete first season of the updated us soap opera based on the long-running original show which chronicles the familial and political wranglings of the ewing oil empirethe episodes comprise: 'changing of the guard', 'hedging your bets', 'the price you pay', 'the last hurrah', 'truth and consequences', 'the enemy of my enemy', 'collateral damage', 'no good deed', 'family business' and 'revelations'as the two embark on separate projects, bobby gets some unsettling news and considers selling southfork
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Freya and killian plan their wedding only to discover an ancient rivalry that could keep them apart for everthings come to a head when the culprit behind freddie's imprisonment is finally revealed, but it may be too late to staunch the poison that's been released in the family and the townfreddie spends his days either on the couch sleeping, or sleeping aroundwhen their father norman helps him find a job on a fishing vessel, freddie's uncontrollable magic causes mayhem aboard the ship and lands him in even more hot waterlevel-headed sister ingrid attempts to maintain the peace between the warring twins, but she has problems of her own: her human boyfriend, detective matt noble, becomes entangled in a complicated investigation, and when the magical creatures at the heart of it come to ingrid for help, she has to choose between helping her kind and staying loyal to her lovesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham *the second book in the series that inspired the major netflix tv drama witches of east end* 'smart, stylish and just a bit wicked' deborah harkness, bestselling author of a discovery of witcheseverything ought to be perfect in the magical long island town of north hampton now that freya beauchamp's twin brother, freddie, is backbut their mother, joanna, has always favoured son freddie, and his assertion-that freya's fiancé killian gardiner (baldur) was the one who set up his downfall-threatens to fracture the delicate family dynamics as the beauchamps are forced to take sides against each other
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Heir to the philosophers, in particular voltaire, who had welcomed him by calling him "my dear tibulle" in , parny was now part of the anti-christian literary movement and pronounced, in the style of a theomachic fable in which pagan deities enter into a rivalry of power against the central figures of christianity, a relentless satire of the clerical world (the debauchery of the nuns, the hypocritical bawdiness of the religious, the simony of the popes) and a sharp criticism of some dogmas, in particular the doctrines of the trinity and the virginity of marysecond edition, revised and corrected, of the provocative and quickly censored masterpiece of the pre-romantic reunionese poet evariste parnyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store\t didot, an vii ()la guerre des dieux, poème en 10 chants, : poem condemned by a decree of 27 june but which was often reprinted clandestinelyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelightly rubbed binding, fresh inside, comments in pencil on the first endpaper pages, a nice copyit was in , at the end of an 18th century fertile with philosophical and literary upheavals, that "la guerre des dieux anciens et modernes" by evariste de parny was publishedévariste désiré de forges, knight then viscount of parny, was a french poet born on 6 february in saint-paul de l'île bourbon (now reunion island), and died on 5 december in pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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When alfred performs an awe-inspiring trick for which there seems no logical explanation, the friendly competition shared between the pair turns to deadly rivalry as the enraged rupert determines to uncover his rival's deepest secretsin the world of illusion, however, nothing is ever quite as it seems, and the rules of the physical world simply don't applysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, as bitter competition quickly begins to consume the souls of both performers, the firestorm birthed by their anger threatens to consume all who surround themoxfam shop dumfries thriller starring hugh jackman and christian balerupert angier (jackman) and alfred borden (bale) are london-based magicians of the highest order, both blessed with spectacular powers of deception and both cursed with unrelenting envy for one another's skills
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When several members of both the west ham firm and the millwall crew are jailed following the events of the first film, the rivalry between the two clubs continues, culminating in a brutal football match between the prisoners as a way of settling their differences once and for alloxfam shop dumfries sequel to the drama set in the violent world of british football hooliganismsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Moses and rhamses (bale and edgerton) have lived their lives as close as brothers until a revelation from their protector nun (ben kingsley) sees a rivalry emerge like nothing beforethe cast also includes sigourney weaver, indira varma and aaron paulwhen moses learns of a prophecy that names him as the liberating leader of egypt, the only thing that stands in the way of his destiny is his ambitious adopted sibling rhamses who is prepared to go to any lengths to secure his own futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham biblical drama directed by ridley scott starring christian bale and joel edgerton
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When several members of both the west ham firm and the millwall crew are jailed following the events of the first film, the rivalry between the two clubs continues, culminating in a brutal football match between the prisoners as a way of settling their differences once and for allsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham sequel to the drama set in the violent world of british football hooliganism
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Kousaku's best friend, minori, is waaaaay jelly of his crush on account of her not-so-hidden feelings for him, and a rivalry begins to heat up between her and ringobut the biggest mystery still remains: what's a world-famous pop star doing at an agricultural high school?
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It tries to capture the whole span of this global 18th-century rivalry between britain and francethere are two types of turns in imperial struggle: peace turns and war turnsimperial struggle (1st printing) sw (ex/new)
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Hi i have one black and white male neutered kitten for salehe's being bullied and outcasted by his brother and yet he gets on with other cats, must be sibling rivalry! i feel awful for him as he's really not happy here with me, i have raised him and try all angles to get them to live together but they just don't like each other! i have no choice but to look for pandas forever home, as i feel he would enjoy it with another cat, children or dogthank you, jodiepanda is the softest soul i have met, he is a full on lap cat, he loves laying next to you, and is all up for cuddles, loves children too, seems to put up with it better than any cat ive ever met, he's the unhappy one hereor even alone, as his brother won't give him a breakthank you for reading, any questions or interest, please aski have sibling brothers and got them neutered to stop them growling and bickering but here i am 2 months later still with the same issuesborn on 23rd marchi am selling due to after many attempts, he will not get a long with his brother
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The sr125x and sr225x have had a sibling rivalry for decadesbeing the younger one, the sr125x utilises its quick driver to keep up with any music it plays while also being more affordableeach sr125x is hand-built by their team in brooklyn
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Drive recklessly to take down the competition and let them all bite your dust! fuel the rivalry as you take it up against others to conquer the world of circuit racing��platform: playstation 4
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