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After he glimpses the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers through a powerful vision sent to him by the allspark, sam once again finds himself the target of the evil decepticons, who have returned to earth under the command of the formidable starscream (voiced by charles adler)joining the autobots' mission to protect humankind is optimus prime (peter cullen), who forms an alliance with international armies for this second epic battlein an effort to prevent the decepticons from gaining possession of the 'allspark', a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, the autobots managed to smuggle the object to earth, where they secretly hid itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, hundreds of years later, with the decepticons searching for the cube, it's a race against time, as the autobots enlist the help of young earthling sam witwicky (shia labeouf) to foil the decepticons' plans for world dominationlabeouf reprises his role as sam, the young earthling caught in the raging war between the autobots and the decepticons, in the sequel, 'transformers: revenge of the fallen' ()in 'transformers' (), an alien race divided into two camps long ago on the planet of cybertron: the autobots, and the evil decepticonsoxfam shop newquay the s cartoon series is given the big screen treatment with this double bill of big-budget, live-action blockbusters packed with state-of-the-art special effects
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Paul the ancient letter writerpublisher: baker publishing groupauthor: weima, jeffrey apublication datelanguage: this book should contain text in 0
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In this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us todayhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitythe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of eveoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein europe there are only sevenafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsnews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the world
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If the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Finally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagestechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescocontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500it gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & nature
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I have here a book entitled elements of geology or the ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geologicla monuments by sir charles lyellare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki794pp 22cm x 15 cmthis book was published in by john murray, london and is the sixth editioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis book is in very good condition the pages are clean and bright, tightly bound with no loose or missing pagesgilt title lettering to the spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit comes with a photograph of charles darwin being a copy of the photograph by colliermarbled endpaperswith illustrations throughout this book within the textcharles lyell befriended the young charles darwin (12 years his junior) and strongly influenced his thoughtsi have no idea about how old this photograph is - the surface appears to be grainedbound in buckram boardsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todaythe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive libraryplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyit emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutter
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Another piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe book was first published in london in by jonathan capecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverthe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahltwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksthe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The shadows of war are drawing over the ancient city of fez, and holmes badly wants the wisdom and courage of his wife, whom he's learned has gone missingshe is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper containing a mysterious arabic phraseas holmes searches for her, and russell searches for herself, each tries to crack deadly parallel puzzles before it's too late for them, for africa, and for the peace of europesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreout in the hive-like streets, she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops, picking pockets and locksoxfam shop colne road in a strange room in morocco, mary russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: who am i? she has awakened with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the doormeanwhile, holmes is pulled into the growing war between france, spain, and the rif revolt led by emir abd el-krim-who may be a robin hood or a power mad tribesman
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Its civilization, which flourished years before churchward's day, was technologically more advanced than his own, and the ancient civilizations of india, babylon, persia, egypt and the mayas were merely the decayed remnants of its colonies the blue boards have gilt lettering and decoration on the front   according to churchward, the lost pacific continent of mu "extended from somewhere north of hawaii to the south as far as the fijis and easter island decorative endpapers rough cut edges a very rare item  the spine is faded but the lettering still clearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" he claimed mu was the site of the garden of eden and the home of inhabitants known as the naacals extensively illustratedoxfam books & music olney signed on the second free endpaper this book is signed by the author and dedicated to mrs carrington interestingly he dates it - before publication
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White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centurytracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todayas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrectvirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearswhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practice
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When young archaeologist alex o'connell (luke ford) is duped into bringing the ancient warlord back to life, he soon realises he has to call in the only people he knows with experience and knowledge of how to battle the undead - his parents, father rick (brendan fraser) and mother evelyn (maria bello)for years the ruthless chinese dragon emperor (jet li) and his vast army of warriors have been frozen in time, cast in clay, waiting for their moment to rise againsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the emperor attempts to re-unite with his massed warriors and finally fulfil his dream of world domination, alex and his family, along with mystical, high-kicking sorceress zi juan (michelle yeoh) and a rival cast of undead, have to pull out all the stops to keep the evil tyrant from achieving his endsoxfam shop kingsthorpe taking off the wraps once more, but this time the action moves to china for round three of the mummy adventure
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"the nabataean arabs were one of the most remarkable peoples of the ancient world but are today known only for their hauntingly beautiful rock-carved capital - petra" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis illustrated book recounts the story of a lost civilization - the development of their multifaceted culture, their relations with their neighbours and the demise of their kings and kingdomsmall 1cm tear at the top of the spinethe book is soft back, with front and back flap, it's slightly cocked forwardstauris & co ltd, x 254 mm; 224 pages; coloured photos on almost every page, with black and white map illustrationsthe book is in good conditionoxfam bookshop keynsham ithough seen most clearly at petra, vivid traces of their creativity and control also appear in the hejaz region of arabia, among the wild rock formations of wadi rum, along trade and pilgrimage routes in the sinai, and in towns and temples throughout jordan and into syria
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Her simple, conversational prose finally makes the ancient wisdom of confucius accessible to all, ultimately unveiling the immense value of confucian teachingsyu dan helps readers attain spiritual happiness and harmonysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham as one of chinas's all-time bestsellers, confucius from the heart unveils the wisdom of the analects, a major text of confucian philosophy that has dominated chinas's intellectual and spiritual culture for more than two milleniain today's increasingly demanding world, confucius from the heart is a beacon of light, ready to soothe our souls with wisdom that has guided a whole culture and withstood the test of time
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The volume also considers questions such as which ancient readers read early christian apocrypha, their place in christian spirituality, and their place in contemporary popular culture and contemporary theological discourseoxfam bookshop victoria the oxford handbook of early christian apocrypha addresses issues and themes that arise in the study of early christian apocryphal literatureit discusses key texts including the gospel of thomas, the gospel of mary, the gospel of peter, letters attributed to paul, peter, and jesus, and acts and apocalypses written about or attributed to different apostlessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese include their contribution to our understanding of developing theological understandings of jesus, the apostles and other important figures such as marypart one consists of authoritative surveys of the main branches of apocryphal literature (gospels, acts, epistles, apocalypses, and related literature) and part two considers key issues that they raiseit also addresses the value of these texts as potential sources for knowledge of the historical jesus, and for debates about jewish-christian relations, the practice of christian worship, and developing understandings of asceticism, gender and sexuality, etc
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It also introduces you to some of the great names in the field of paradoxes, from ancient greek philosophers to albert einstein see oxfam website for delivery information read moreideal gift welcome to the perplexing world of the paradoxicaloxfam bookshop brighton brand newpacked with thought experiments, real-life examples, and exercises for you to try, 'paradoxes' is a book that will challenge the way you perceive everything around youdivided into eight mind-bending chapters, it takes you on a breathtaking journey from the counter-intuitive to the downright absurd'paradoxes' unveils how weird the world of thought can beon the way it will introduce you to topics suc as impossible objects, how to expect the unexpected, and the trouble with time travel
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For ouri na's dark reign has woken the ancient terrors of legend, and their vengeance will be swift and all-consumingbut she has vanished behind enemy lines, and even a brave band of heroes may not be able to reach her in timemore than a century has passed since the mighty struggle between the wizards and the mages ended in their mutual destruction, and more than forty years since the empress ouri na became the divine incarnation of the devouring moonyet there is a small chance for hope, if one foreordained princess can surviveappointing twelve deadly sorcerers as her priests, she rules the land in darkness unending
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Fantasy book for children 8/15 years: fay-nights an intriguing adventure story as the young fynn moves from a believable world into a captivating tale of friendship and survival inside the ancient lands of the watcheye and the game: it is called fay-nightsplease don 't hesitate to contact me for any further information and many thanks for just viewing some of my workthe novel champions understanding between different beings/peoples, encouraging harmony and friendship, making the book an excellent gift for any young personkind regards, miggy j
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Battle ancient forces of eviltomb of the dragon emperorcondition very goodof the rob cohen film
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The system of ancient hawaiian wisdom, known as huna, teaches us how to focus the light of our own being to make magicmany hawaiians believe that light is knowledge in a pure state and that magic is the very fabric of life
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Imbued with the ancient powers of the "scribe", she discovers that hidden among the bright lights, and high stakes hustle of the vegas strip, is dark and twisted reality that conceals some of fictions most terrifying, and magnificent creaturesa small time journalist, chelsea nobles, is thrown into the tumultuous underworld of of las vegas, nevada"carpe noctem is a horror story unlike anything that has come beforeoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the complete 6 volume "lost vegas" series collected into one volume" genre: horror written by martin dunn co-plot and art by derrick fish see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop balham records of the ancient parish of lee and parts of its immediate neighbourhood, from pre-historic times to the present day, illustrated with old prints, photographs and special drawingscover shows signs of wear, grubby and markedinterior firm, clean pages, no foxingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregenerally good condition, exterior blue, with gold lettering, spine scuffed
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Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system as you immerse yourself in a cinematic single-player campaignoxfam shop magdelen street containing every release from the award-winning action shooter franchise to date, including the new large expansion, destiny: rise of iron, destiny - the collection is the perfect opportunity for new guardians to join the fight for humanity's survivalupgrade your character to create a powerful hero as unique as yourselfdestiny brings you into a bold world of action and adventure where you are a guardian of the last safe city on earth wielding incredible powersspar with your fellow players in a variety of competitive multiplayer modesjoin up with friends in three or six player co-op activitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Using period reconstructions, 3d graphics and new location footage to explore this period of time, it also includes interpretations and analysis from several leading authorities on the subjectoxfam shop kendal both the case and disc are in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis documentary focuses on the roman conflict with the jewish population of palestine and its consequences
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Expect the unexpected: a creativity tool based on the ancient wisdom of heraclituswe appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:von oech, rogerwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!book binding:hardback
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Fitted with a plate hangeroxfam shop poulton le fylde plate in perfect condition5" see oxfam website for delivery information read morecertificate of authenticityattractive print enhanced with gilding
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Fearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentswith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who livedoxfam shop magdelen street in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedmeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies aheadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own hands
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Fearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentsin harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedwith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who liveddiscs in excellent conditionmeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies aheadoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own hands
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton "the order of the phoenix is billed as potter's most dangerous year in school yetorder of the phoenix charges you with taking up harry's wand to explore the dark corridors, secret rooms and extensive grounds of hogwartsyou can compete in minigames, talk to enchanted portraits and perfect your spell-castingfrom the dementor attack in little whinging to the epic battles at the ministry of magic, this game lets you experience all of the harrowing action of harry's fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the wizarding world in denial about voldemort's return, harry recruits a small group of his fellow students and secretly trains them in practical defensive magicthe group christen themselves dumbledore's armyso, sharpen your wizarding skills, boost your courage, and prepare to battle lord voldemort and his fearsome death eaters in harry's most demanding and dangerous year yet" case, inserts & disc in excellent condition
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Harry potter and the order of the phoenix: by jfirst edition printed by clays ltd, st ives plc first edition of the first uk hardback bloomsbury edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenixrowling bloomsburycondition is very good dispatched with royal mail 2nd classdust jacket is in very good clean condition the page edges are gently yellowed, but otherwise the book is very clean and good with no owner's name inside, and the binding is solid
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