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A full set of the encyclopedia britannica, science and the future and britannica annualsall beautifully leather-boundamazing condition
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Big history and the future of humanity by fred spier (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Economy and the future a crisis of faith by jean-pierre dupuy (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Islam and the future of tolerance: a dialogue by sam harris (like new)posted by vygantas in books, comics & magazines, books in grays
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The physicist and the philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists todayshe shows how it provoked responses from figures such as bertrand russell and martin heidegger, and carried repercussions for american pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanicsjimena canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of einstein and bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth centuryshe also discusses how bergson and einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival's legacy-bergson during the nazi occupation of paris and einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timebergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of timeeinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsthe physicist and the philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of timeoxfam shop kendal paperback as newcanales explains how the new technologies of the period-such as wristwatches, radio, and film-helped to shape people's conceptions of time and further polarized the public debate
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This expansive collection ranges over, amongst others, bookchin's account of his teenage years as a young communist during the great depression, his experiences of the s and reflections on that decade's lessons, his vision of a libertarian communist society, libertarian politics, the future of anarchism, and the unity of theory and practiceoxfam shop mutley plain  "murray bookchin has been a dynamic revolutionary propagandist since the s when, as a teenager, he orated before socialist crowds in new york city and engaged in support work for those fighting franco in the spanish civil warhe goes on to assess the crisis of radicalism today and defends the need for a revolutionary leftfinally, he states what is to be valued in both anarchism and marxism in building such a left and offers guidelines for forming a new revolutionary social movementprinted in , first editionnow, for the first time in book form, this volume presents a series of exciting and engaged interviews with, and essays from, the founder of social ecologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome dirt marks to the page edges, otherwise very good" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham published to coincide with the methodist conference in june , this work addresses what methodism means to the younger generationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spirited arguments address all areas and the book concludes with a direct challenge to readers
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Macmillan science: the living end: the future of death, aging and immortalitytitle: the living end: the future of death, aging and immortality series: macmillan science format: hardback type: book edition: publisher: palgrave macmillan uk release date: language: english
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Haldane's daedalus or science and the future was first published in , it was greeted by instant controversy due to its predictions of future scientific developments--including "test-tube" babiesall students, teachers, and researchers in the biomedical sciences, ethics, social science, science history, and ethics will want to read this bookoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear, very good overall condition when jincluding contributions from joshua lederberg, mavrion mitchison, and the editor, krishna rao dronamraju, the book offers a unique, thought-provoking examination of how predictions can have a dramatic impact on the development of science, technology, politics, and our philosophy of ethics in generalperutz, freeman dyson and ernest mayr, elof carlson, david weatherall, nnow haldane's daedalus revisited combines a reprint of that classic work together with a discussion by world-renowned scientists (including two nobel laureates) regarding its relevance today and what it tells us about the complex relationship between technology, society, and politicssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Typeset in the future:how the design of science fiction defines o how the design of science fiction by dave addey (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The complete 15th edition of encyclopedia britannica with 8 annuals plus 7 " science and the future " editionsbeautifully presented in a red cover with gold tooling and the science volumes in navy with gold toolingexcellent conditioncollection from sittingbourne47 volumes in totalmuch nicer to handle than searching for information on the internet
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It is a masterful recreation that captures the magic and adventure of the greatest science fiction saga of all timeoxfam shop kingsthorpe vision of the future is the magnificient finale to one of the most suspenseful, action packed, and thought-provoking star wars stories yetsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dan dare pilot of the future – rogue planetthis fantastic science fiction adventure annual is a deluxe collector’s first edition containing attractive facsimile reprints which were originally published in the “eagle” comica very nice copy in particularly good conditionpublished in english by hawk books limitedin “rogue planet” dan travels from earth to the planet cryptos in order to help the crypts overcome their war-like oppressors, the phantsi would prefer the buyer to collect, and pay cash on collection pleasethis book was published without a dust jacketit has been stored in a dry environment away from the lightthere are no loose or missing pages, nor are there any tears to them) postage within mainland united kingdom, including northern ireland, at the buyer's own risk, for an additional £7this sale is from a pet, smoke, and covid free homecompiled by mike higgsthese strips originally appeared in “eagle” vol(social distancing would be respected7, between and februaryplease refer to the photographs provided to make your own assessment regarding overall conditionthe book is not marred by notes, or highlightinglarge heavyweight hardbackthere are full colour comic strip illustrations throughout this annualillustrator frank hampsonit has never been read and only been opened to take photographsregret no returns acceptedthe text and coloured illustrations are still bright and clearthere are no stains or discolourationit also has original title-blocked pictorial full colour glossy board covers and illustrated black and white end papersthere is also a small faint v shaped scratch on the frontprinted by bath press colourbooksits binding remains tightthere are a few small indentations on the back cover
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Full set of blue leather macropedia with books of the year and year books of medical and health and science and the futureall in excellent condition read more
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29 volumes with index and "medical and health" and "science and the future" annualsin excellent conditionfull set of edition encyclopaedia britannica leather bound books with gold edge pages
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To year books and science and the future booksÂŁ540 new in , one ownerpropedia, micropedia, macropedia, complete setleather bound and gold leaf topped pagesabsolutely immaculate, always in glass bookcasefull purchase documentation and certificates
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They must once again get back to to save the futuresurviving indian attacks and unfriendly townsfolk it's up to marty to grab the love-struck doc, leave the wild west and get back to the futurein back to the future: part 2, marty and the doc take a trip to the year to resolve a few problems with the future mcfly familyouter cover is scuffedwhen they return home, they discover someone has tampered with time and hill valleyhe finds himself in his hometown thirty years back, where he is destined for some funny surprises and a bag of embarrassmentthe first adventure sees a californian teenager become the innocent victim of a local crackpot's invention - a time machine made from a delorean caroxfam books & music romsey features the popular film trilogy back to the future, back to the future: part 2 and back to the future: part 3see oxfam website for delivery information read morein part 3 of the trilogy, although stranded in the year , marty must travel to to rescue doc brown
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And, after he accidentally prevents the first ever meeting between his own, teenage parents, marty's own future birth and present existence are placed in jeopardy! in 'back to the future part ), accompanied by doc brown (lloyd), marty mcfly (fox) must travel thirty years into the future to save his own children from going to jailwhilst 'back to the future part ) sees marty (fox) go back in time to the wild west of to rescue his friend doc brown (lloyd), who he has discovered is due for a fatal showdown with one of bad guy biff's nasty ancestorstriple bill containing the entire time-travelling series of sci-fi comedy filmsfox) just wants to play electric guitar and date girlfriend jennifer; he is also determined not to end up a loser in life like his own parentswilson), while mother lorraine (lea thompson) is an alcoholicmarty's friend and mentor is the eccentric doctor emmet brown (christopher lloyd), who has successfully invented his own time machine in the form of a plutonium-powered delorean sports carin 'back to the future' (), teenager marty mcfly (michael jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal case and vhs in good conditionfather george (crispin glover) is a weak-willed failure, bullied at work by his former high school tormentor biff tannen (thomas fhowever, after marty travels thirty years back in time, he discovers that he doesn't have enough fuel to return tomeanwhile, the good doc has fallen in love with a newly arrived schoolteacher (mary steenburgen)meanwhile, the aged biff tannen (wilson) steals the delorean time machine to return to the fifties and make his younger self rich, creating an alternative timeline in which marty's father, george, has been murdered
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The future sound of londonfuture sound of london - we have explosivewe have explosive (oil dub) 6:23 the future sound of londonwe have explosive - pt
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The book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developsoxfam 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 centurywithout 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 contextsin 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 endstaking 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 livestocksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford this handbook offers a state-of-the-art overview of quantitative science and technology researchthe 34 chapters are arranged into 5 parts: disciplinary approaches; general methodology; the science system; the technology system; and the science-technology interfacethis handbook aims at four distinct groups of readers: - practitioners in the field of science and technology studies; - research students in this field; - scientists, scholars and technicians who are interested in a systematic, thorough analysis of their activities; - policy makers and administrators who wish to be informed about the potentialities and limitations of the various approaches and about their resultsotherwise pages are immaculateit comprises 34 chapters written by leading specialists in the various sub-domainssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecloth cover has very minor signs of wearthese chapters deal with theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, and highlight their policy context and relevancebook is generally in very good conditionit focuses on the development and application of indicators derived from data on scientific or scholarly publications and patentsauthors present a survey of the research topics they address, and show their most recent achievementsthe editor's introduction provides a further specification of the handbook's scope and of the main topics addressed in its chaptershard back book, no dust jacketsmall folds on lower corners of final three (blank) pages and pages and
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But what is new is the "wise pivot," a replicable strategy for harnessing disruption to survive, grow, and be relevant to the futurepivot to the future is for leaders who seek to turn the existential threats of today and tomorrow into sustainable growth, with the courage to understand that a wise pivot strategy is not a one-time event, but a commitment to a future of perpetual reinvention, where one pivot is followed by the next and the nextbased on accenture's own experience of reinventing itself in the face of disruption, the company's real world client work, and a rigorous two-year study of thousands of businesses across 30 industries, pivot to the future reveals methodical and bold moves for finding and releasing new sources of trapped value-unlocked by bridging the gap between what is technologically possible and how technologies are being usedwhat has become abundantly clear: in the digital age, conventional wisdom about business transformation no longer works, if it ever didit's a strategy for perpetual reinvention across the old, now, and new elements of any businesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames excellent clean condition in dust jacket, not price clippeddisruption by digital technologies? that's not a new storythe freed value enables companies to simultaneously reinvent their legacy, and current and new businessesrapid recent advances in technology are forcing leaders in every business to rethink long-held beliefs about how to adapt to emerging technologies and new marketsxvi, 264 pages, including index
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science in the laboratory kit features science in the laboratory kit includes uk science museum approvedthink of all the possibilities and how much you could learn simply by running a few tests
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Fascinating stuff! is the future bright? you decidefrom 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 developmentgoogle glass is nextwork, friends, games, reading - all are increasingly digital and virtualoxfam books & music totnes our lives are increasingly spent onlinepaperback in excellent condition showing few signs of wear and tearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow 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 environmentbut 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 evolutionjack 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
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We the future - power to the polls 24x36" signed lithograph print of art by shepard fairey, on creme speckle-tone paperit comes hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist - unlike many of these for sale which come not signed! artist: shepard fairey (obey) year produced / release date: signed size: 60cm x 90cm (24" x 36") this signed lithograph is part of the official we the future print set designed by shepard fairey for the we the future: art for the classroom and beyond kickstarter campaign that raised over $our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare 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 websitethis artwork measures 60cm x 90cm (24” x 36”)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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" 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 explanationequally, 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 humansee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoining 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 philosophythe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesisoxfam 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 culture" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciences
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road in this revised edition of science speaks professor stoner examines the findings of science and the genesis account of creation book is in good condition, crease mark on front cover see oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight discolouration around the coverthe previous owner has written their name on the front cover, there are no other markings in the book
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Funko pop! the all new back to the future: back to the future funko pop! vinyl's are here! marty mcfly is here to join your collection! with his beaming orange puffer jacket instantly making us think of the back to the future trilogy
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Funko pop! movies: back to the future - marty in future outfit vinyl figure and doc
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The author, amongst many fascinating excursions into what the future may hold, discusses the fourth dimension and the obsolescence of the law of gravity, the exploration of the entire solar system and the colonisation of some of it; seas will mined for energy and minerals, and asteroids will be pulled to earth to supply needed materials; men, already bigger than they need be, may be bred smaller to be more efficient on less foodthis is available for cash on collection or p&p ÂŁ2since it was concerned with ultimate possibilities, and not with achievements to be expected in the near future, even the remarkable events of the last decade have dated it very littlebut arthur clarke has gone over the book making corrections and comments where necessary in order to bring it right up-to-datethis book originally appeared in , and was based on essays written during the period
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