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Algorithms to live by is full of practical takeaways to help you solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindthe authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others
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They are the ten types of humanbut who or what are these types? where do they come from? how did they get into our heads? the ten types of human is a pioneering examination of human natureit looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks whyit explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situationsmixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and visceral true stories, the ten types of human is at once a provocation and a roadmap of the hidden parts of usit is a book to inspire; to refashion our understanding of our many selves and semblances; and ultimately to find fresh ways to be freeoxfam bookshop woodbridge used paperback goodthis book will introduce you to ten peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly they're not entirelybut you're almost certainly unaware of their interventionwho are they? what are they for? how did they get into your head? we want to believe that there are some things we would never dobut how can we be sure? what are our limits? do we have limits? the answer lies with the ten types of human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisionsin a way, you already know themthey inform and shape the most important decisions in your lifeit begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answersin a sense, they are youwe want to believe that there are others we always wouldonly you don't - not really
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Buy and read dianetics: the modern science of mental health by lron hubbard it contains discoveries heralded as greater than the wheel or firethe unconscious, subconscious or reactive mind underlies and enslaves manlearn to control your reactive mind(click to reveal full phone number)it's the source of your nightmares, unreasonable fears, upsets and any insecurityavailable at your local church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dn
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The evolutionary mechanism of human dysfunctional behavior relaxation of natural selection pressures by ivan fuchs (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The first 20 minutes: the surprising science of how we can exercise better, train smarter and live longerdispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is like new
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury drawing together psychology, science and mysticism into the same river of human experience, 'godhead' throws new light on the questions that mankind has pondered for centuriesbook condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and clean - looks like the book has never been readsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Through these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticecan post extra ÂŁ3the box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethe remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipalso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cards
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Oxfam bookshop preston one of the most powerful of the seth books, this essential guide to conscious living clearly and powerfully articulates the furthest reaches of human potential, and the concept that we all create our own reality according to our individual beliefsthe spine is creased and bent, but the book is otherwise in good conditionhaving withstood the test of time, it is still considered one of the most dynamic and brilliant maps of inner reality available todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Equally, 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" 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 explanation" 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 humanthe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesissee oxfam website for delivery information read more" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciencesoxfam 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 culturejoining 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 philosophy
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Eddie stern's one simple thing: a new look at the science of yoga and how it can transform your life explains from both a yogic and a scientific perspective how the human nervous system is wiredif yoga does accomplish all that-as many practitioners report-how exactly does yoga do it? how does yoga work? believe it or not, the answers lie in how the human body and mind functionyoga was created as a science for liberation, but in modern times it is used by many to improve physical and mental health, helping us become more productive at work, more caring in relationships, more responsible contributors to society, and better inhabitants of this planetit describes the mechanics taking place beneath the surface of our bodies and shows how we can consciously use yogic practices to direct and change our lives in positive wayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionon the front cover and spine there is some signs of wear to the dust jacketinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
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In his view, science is a study of laws that exist in nature, while economics is a study of the humanities with the interaction between human nature and the natural universe at its heartleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic scienceoxfam bookshop victoria based on a three-year course prepared by leon maclaren for the school of economic science in london in the late s, this book reassesses the first principles of economicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith original subject matter from his economic course and introducing more recent examples and statistics from australia, canada, new zealand, the uk, and the united states, the study examines the major characteristics of the modern economy-such as banking, taxation, and international trade-and considers the role of the government in economic affairsit concludes with an examination of society's structure as a whole, the part economic activity plays in the bigger picture, and the social and cultural influences that shape the production and distribution of wealth
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Gorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulwhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earththey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezwas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationswith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and the went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly time
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Insurance may be a more efficient way to organise resources than a community barn raising, but the deep social and human ties that are constitutive of community are weakened by the shift from reciprocity to market relationsoxfam bookshop hertford economists celebrate the market as a device for regulating human interaction without acknowledging that their enthusiasm depends on a set of half-truths: that individuals are autonomous, self-interested, and rational calculators with unlimited wants and that the only community that matters is the nation-statehowever, as stephen marglin argues, market relationships erode communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow a farmer whose barn burns down turns, not to his neighbours, but to his insurance company marglin presents an account of how this happened and an argument for righting the imbalance in our lives that this ideology has fosteredin the past, for example, when a farm family experienced a setback - say the barn burned down - neighbours pitched in marglin dissects the ways in which the foundational assumptions of economics justify a world in which individuals are isolated from one another and social connections are impoverished as people define themselves in terms of how much they can afford to consumeover the last four centuries, this economic ideology has become the dominant ideology in much of the world
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Broadcast in and designed to complement kenneth clarke's earlier bbc documentary series 'civilisation', bronowski concentrates on the growing development of human science and technology, of the ways in which humanity seeks to harness and dominate its environment, and the ways in which scientific and intellectual theory across the ages, from galileo to einstein, have broadened our horizonsoxfam bookshop brighton in jacob bronowski was commisioned by david attenborough, then controller of bbc2, to write and present this 13-part documentary series that examines in great depth and with great erudition the intellectual and technological history of the human race from prehistoric times to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Guide to teaching computer science: an activity-based approach by orit hazzantitle: guide to teaching computer science: an activity-based approach format: hardback type: book edition: second edition publisher: springer uk release date: language: english
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New gcse ocr cgp computer science 9-1 exam practice workbook00 or free collection read moreno writing inside hundreds of exam-style questions for entire specification with answers delivery ÂŁ2
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New cgp gcse ocr computer science 9-1 revision guidedelivery ÂŁ2 or free collection read moreexcellent condition contains full explanations of specifications and includes exam tips
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Interdisciplinary activity has produced fundamental advances in the understanding of language evolution and in the evolution of human andanimal communication more generallythe oxford handbook of language evolution will be valued by everyone interested in one of the most productive and fascinating fields in natural and cognitive scienceresearch on language evolution has burgeoned over the last three decadessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits five parts are devoted to insights from comparative animal behaviour; the biology of language evolution; the prehistory of language; the development of a linguistic species; and language creation, transmission, and changeit highlights the links between different lines of research, shows what has been achieved, and considers promising directions for the futurethis book presents a wide-ranging summation of work in all the disciplines involvedoxfam bookshop preston in the oxford handbook of language evolution, sixty leading scholars present critical accounts of every aspect of the field
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Gcse aqa computer science: the revision guide & exam practice work book by cgp in excellent condition with no pages marked read more
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Gombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic agerather than focusing on dry facts and dates, esee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins a little history of the world, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and oldgombrich's sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages  "all stories begin with 'once upon a timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham the international bestseller: e for adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, gombrich's little history enchants and educateshe paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests; of grand works of art; of the advances and limitations of science; of remarkable people and remarkable events, from confucius to catherine the great to winston churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the berlin wall' and that's just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time
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A level and as level computer science ex library copy has some light wear and library marks otherwise condition is very good read more
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Ocr gcse computer science (9-1) for new gcses from may great condition
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Gcse computer science books x 3 all in very good condition as unused collection from chatham, kent read more
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Gcse computer science revision guide in very good condition as unused collection from chatham, kent read more
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What do human rights mean in an age of counter-terrorism? how does globalization affect the protection of human rights? can human rights contribute to the eradication of hunger and the promotion of education for all? this book presents a wide-ranging survey of the scope and significance of international human rights lawthroughout, the aim is to invite reflection on human rights in a way that avoids idealizationfor the authors, international human rights law is a process or tool, which is neither inherently beneficent nor essentially problematic, but always potentially boththis book provides the reader with the necessary background to understand, evaluate and, above all, deploy human rights as a strategy for change in the contemporary worldarranged thematically in alphabetical format, it side-steps the traditional categories of human rights law, to investigate rights in the specific contexts in which they are invoked, debated, and consideredeach entry introduces key concepts, norms and debates, and additionally contains suggestions for further readingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreentries are included on traditional topics such as children, the death penalty, and housing, along with newer issues such as culture, sexuality, and terrorismoxfam bookshop thame very good condition
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Three are maths one is computer science collection only from chatham read more
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In addition to various telekinetic and teleportation abilities, these children have a secret base, the lab, and a futuristic talking computer named timoxfam shop hebden bridge a classic s sci-fi television series, the tomorrow people follows the adventures of british teens who have reached the next stage of human evolution and possess super powerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the first storyline, the slaves of jedikiah, the tomorrow people attempt to find a boy who is developing special abilitiesfinally, the vanishing earth saga marks the final regular appearances of carol (sammie winmill) and kenny (stephen salmon)in the medusa strain, the tomorrow people jump into hyperspace to investigate an unknown objecthowever, they're not the only ones looking for him
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A natural history of human thinking is the most detailed scientific analysis to date of the connection between human sociality and cognitionoxfam bookshop preston tool-making or culture, language or religious belief: ever since darwin, thinkers have struggled to identify what fundamentally differentiates human beings from other animalswhat differentiates us most from other great apes, tomasello proposes, are the new forms of thinking engendered by our new forms of collaborative and communicative interactionbut they were almost entirely competitive, aiming only at their individual goalsin this much-anticipated book, michael tomasello weaves his twenty years of comparative studies of humans and great apes into a compelling argument that cooperative social interaction is the key to our cognitive uniquenesseven language and culture arose from the preexisting need to work togethersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce our ancestors learned to put their heads together with others to pursue shared goals, humankind was on an evolutionary path all its ownin order to survive, humans had to learn to see the world from multiple social perspectives, to draw socially recursive inferences, and to monitor their own thinking via the normative standards of the grouptomasello argues that our prehuman ancestors, like today's great apes, were social beings who could solve problems by thinkingas ecological changes forced them into more cooperative living arrangements, early humans had to coordinate their actions and communicate their thoughts with collaborative partnerstomasello's "shared intentionality hypothesis" captures how these more socially complex forms of life led to more conceptually complex forms of thinking
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Description: glow in the dark science set features: - this fun science set includes a variety of glow-in-the-dark activities - make a glowing bouncy ball - create amazing luminous science effects - glow in the dark star stickers - have fun with glowing creepy crawlies - enjoy the glistening fluffy snow - grow glowing crystals - for ages 10+ - box measures 35
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The ideas presented here form a major addition to the widespread current interest in evolutionary theory as applied to human behaviourthese papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the upper palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called neolithic revolution? the contributors to this volume are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop leeds 259pp
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