The almanac of science fiction
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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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Classic of science fiction contains: war of the worlds; the invisible man, the time machinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoverall condition is very goodbooks in perfect conditionslipcase is marked from shelf useboxed set of 3 books
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95 €
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The golden age of science fiction, an anthologyhardback book in excellent condition
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells earth rising ii, the betrayal of science, society and the soul dr nick begich, james roderick a paperback book in very good condition that appears to be unreadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean examination of new areas of technology and their implications for personal security and the state of democracy in the beginning of the 21st century
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Oxfam shop bishop's stortford unmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to the philosophy of sciencein good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morereprinting of an excellent companion book for philosophy students or other interested readers
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83rd original plate published in the almanac of science fiction, bonelliare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipencil, ink and white tempera on fabriano paper, 42x32please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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3 books that fall into the science fiction genre: - the host by stephenie meyerthis a paperback book in good to fair condition (some spotting on page edges)this is a paperback book in good conditionthe interpreter by brian aldissrevelation space by alastair reynoldsthis is a hardback book in excellent conditionprice is £1 each or all 3 books for £2
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The mass effect series is a groundbreaking epic that has immersed gamers in one of science fiction''s richest universesoxfam bookshop wanstead in good to very good condition- several (mostly light) scratches on either cover, but a few deeper ones on backnow bioware and dark horse are proud to invite fans deeper than ever into the mass effect saga with the art of the mass effect universe! featuring concept art and commentary by bioware on the games'' characters, locations, vehicles, weapons, and more - mass effect 3 - the art of the mass effect universe is the most complete companion available to gaming''s most compelling seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this volume examines the ways in which science is influenced by cultureit also considers the neglect of useful research that does not fit the current intellectual fashion in scienceit explores areas of darkness and forgetting in scientific research, and the use of inappropriate mechanistic metaphors in the understanding of biological systemsoliver sacks offers tour of scientific roads not taken, or taken too latesee oxfam website for delivery information read morerichard lewontin rejects the attempt to reduce the complexity of living things to the simplicity of physicsit highlights the misleading images that have distorted people's view of the history of lifestephen jay gould gives a summary of his critique of conventional "progressive" pictures of evolutionary change, using trees, ladders and conesthe history of science, daniel kevles recounts the the strange story of resistance to the idea that viruses can cause cancerjonathan miller, with typical wit and insight, shows how the discredited panacea of hypnotism could have helped to reveal a non-freudian view of the unconscious - an unconscious that is not simply the dark underside of the mind, but a powerfully enabling form of knowledge
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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 nationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextstaking 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 livestockin 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 ends
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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 creationslight discolouration around the coverthe previous owner has written their name on the front cover, there are no other markings in the book see oxfam website for delivery information read more book is in good condition, crease mark on front cover
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59 €
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Oliver bottini is a fresh and exciting voice in the world of crime fiction in translation; the rhine borderlands of the black forest are a perfect setting for his beautifully crafted mysteriesshe sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown evilwhen her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickersdivorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the pastdreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career - to trail a japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowloxfam shop dumfries the first in a gripping new crime series set in germany - the black forest investigations louise boni, maverick chief inspector with the black forest crime squad, is struggling with her demonsthe repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own lifetranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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His autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselfhenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spinegovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the upublished by peter daviesred top page endsthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifeborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordhis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington hardbackcontents are clean and binding is tightthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityfascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manillustrated with 28 b/w photographsdj has some minor chipsffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionfield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kish
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Oxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacketthere is some rippling to these front pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehinges are starting to crack but pages remain secure to the bindingvery worn and faded in placesblack and white frontispiece ("glacier carrying down stones") back pages, which include the index, show marks at the edges of water-stainingfoxing and damp-staining at the front but the text is clean and unmarked with age-toning and a few sporadic spots of foxingprize certificate from battersea grammar school pasted to fep" a very attractive little volume - price reflects the conditiontitle on spine, just discerniblebound in maroon leather binding with marbled edges and endpapersfrom the author's preface "the ten lectures of which this volume is composed were delivered last spring, in st john's wood, to a large audience of children and their friends, and at their conclusion i was asked by many of those present to publish them for a children's reading book
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Paper cover now in two parts with split along right spine edge, hence low price for this scarce itemfoxing to edges of text block and first and last few leavesred cloth covered boards with black text to spine, which is fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuperficial scuffs and marks, shelf wear to edgestear along the length of the front hingespine heavily discolouredoxfam bookshop newport a collection of letters from the author to his sons about the christian faithscuffs, marks and discolouration to jacketgreen dust jacket with black texttext block is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedsmall chips and creases to edges
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Banustib - mjr roxbrough, his latest science fiction novel in paperback new and dedicated to you signed by author pppl to england £3:33 we are not ukish and do not post to uklandia, only england condition: new: as newperiod: post-modernism (-today) publication year: literary period/movement: post-modernism country of origin: england modified item: yes language: english not ukish topic: action, adventure modification description: just give details format: paperback publisher: cloc type: novel age level: adults era set in: 66th century genre: science fiction author: mjr roxbrough read moreunread book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages
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Oxfam bookshop byres road this is the third volume in the best science fiction stories of the year serieseach of the 24 stories is introduced with a concise description of its place among the author's other workssee oxfam website for delivery information read morereaders and libraries alike realised he was destined to require some serious shelf spaceit begins with the by-now-expected summation of significant developments in sf during the previous year ()
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4 €
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3 paper back books, science fiction lords of the middle dark, book 1 the rings of the master masters of flux & anchor, book 3 soul rider the wonderland gambit, book 1 the cybernetic walrus good condition, smoke and pet free home viewing/collection, maintaining the social distance guide lines read more
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Large selection science fiction books, £1rose estes andre norton/jean rabe anvil of stars00 per book in death groundlinnea sinclair the chronicles of riddickbrenda cooper finders keeperssteve wright the silver ship and the seaalan dean foster their masters warbill adams/cecil brooks revolt of the dwarvesmick farren the sorcerergreg bear good condition, smoke and pet free home viewing/collection, maintaining the social distance guide lines read morejack whyte first power playjohn miller the unwound way
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Like new soft cover copy of fading suns - science fiction roleplaying from holistic design inccivilization is in decline, and superstition and fear are everywherethe atmosphere of the dramas played out in fading suns is one of tragic ignorance
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science fiction the horus heresy books for salecollection only pleasehardbacks in excellent condition, paperbacks in good conditionhardbacks and paper backs
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a boxed set of four science fiction stories see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Penny george v + free science fiction novel ref g circ pppl england £3:33 due to the corona epidemic we currently do not go to scotland or northern ireland other foreign countries please message for a p&p quotation read more
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Mainly science fictionmay accept offer for lotnot posting read moreclearing garage need rid buyer to pick up in south elmsall within week of purchasebooks £1 each look though pics
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More specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of sciencethe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first timeoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new condition"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 years" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichmenthimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same perioddespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of life
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19 €
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Complete babylon5 science fiction series,on video tapes, episodes 1 to 511, used cond but only watched 3 times buyer to collect or can deliver within reasonable distance for additional charge location is east london read more
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30 €
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Warhammer science fiction books for sale in great conditioncollection only please
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Key features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (eoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernkey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictioncontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacrathomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedthe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxism
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He was the inventor of the detective novel and the father of science fictionsherlock holmes was based on a character poe wrote 60 years before conan doyle and he is universally acknowledged as the inspiration of writers such as h g wells (war of the worlds), jules verne ( leagues under the sea) and as george bernard shaw saidedgar allan poe was one of the world's most influential writers and marked the 200th anniversary of his birth
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth dougray scott and joely richardson star in this star-studded two-part bbc remake of the classic science fiction thrillerfree to roam the planet with a fatal sting, and a retributive taste for human flesh, the triffids begin rapid breedingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is up to dr bill masen (scott) to lead the brave in their epic battle against the triffids' reign of terror in what could be the last days for humankindbut when spectators gather worldwide for a much-anticipated solar storm, billions are left blinded and the few sighted survivors watch as society collapses into chaosin the near future, humankind's search for an alternative fuel supply leads to the discovery of the ominous triffid, a crop cultivated for its fuel that seems to have a life of its ownthe triffids, meanwhile, find their way out of captivityvanessa redgrave, brian cox, jason priestley and eddie izzard co-star
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