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Book: jeopardy - the danger of playing it safe on the path to success (wilfred emmanuel-jones, )clean and good conditionviewings/ collection: pevensey garden, west worthing bn11 5pe (just off grand avenue) - some availability in the week and daytime (not just week-ends and/or evenings) - collection only (no posting/ couriering)
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Quiddler the short word card game for the fun of wordsbox shows signs of wear inside contents are in excellent condition! complete game
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Central to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'alongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourceswhether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrybeautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centurythe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teacherthrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge in
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He reminds us of the danger of taking numbers so seriously at the expense of what is non-measurable, non-calculable: intuition, creativity, imagination, happinessthe government has set itself new targetsthey won't inspire, and they won't tell you precisely what causes whatcounting is a vital human skillthey won't interpretyardsticks are a vital toolpoliticians pack their speeches with skewed statistics: crime rates are either rising or falling depending on who is doing the countingas long as we remember how limiting they are if we cling to them too closelyin this passionately argued and thought-provoking book, david boyle examines our obsession with numbersbut the big problem is what numbers don't tell youoxfam bookshop cheltenham never before have we attempted to measure as much as we do todaywe count people, but not individualswe count exam results rather than intelligence, benefit claimants instead of povertywe are in a world in which everything designed only to be measuredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhy are we so obsessed with numbers? what can they really tell us?too often we try to quantify what can't actually be measuredif it can't be measured it can be ignored
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Isidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaningit contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsthis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's timeisidore compiled the work between coxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (csee oxfam website for delivery information read more615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matter
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In this complex little book the author attempts to demystify wittgenstein while at the same time stimulating the reader's own thoughts on the use of words as instrumentsthe book looks particularly at wittgenstein's use of words and his distrust of philosophical questions such as "what are we reporting about ourselves when we say we believe something?" it stresses the wide range of ways in which these questions arise, and the care and perceptiveness that is needed to expose their limitationsoxfam bookshop preston wittgenstein believed that his writing should not save other people the trouble of thinking for themselvesthere are a few annotations in ink, but this book is otherwise in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a method derived from wittgenstein it shows the reader how to handle difficulties about psychological words, and gives novel interpretations of perplexing passages in the investigations and zettel
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These danger of debt stickers were released exclusively through hayden kays' social mediaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 vinyl stickers with a glossy finishcomes with a signed drawing and message from the artistare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery limited editionthese are not for sale in the marketplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Teenage mutant ninja turtles: danger of the ooze (sony playstation )
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Teenage mutant ninja turtles: danger of the ooze (nintendo 3ds, )
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Teenage mutant ninja turtles danger of the ooze xbox 360 no manual
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The road of looking forward words by deardley-wilmot, music by hermann lohr copyright voice of eventide words by echappell & co ltd where my caravan has rested from romany songs words by edward teschmacher, music by hermann lohr copyrightvintage sheet music the road of looking forward, voices of eventide and where my caravan has rested, music by hermann lohr all have original owner name and date on the top right of the front cover in fair condition for agedelacour music by hermann lohr copyright read more
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words do not exist, there is only their meaning (umberto eco - semiologist)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea colour is composed of 4 primary colours (c, m, y, b), the sum of percentages of primary colour produces the perceived colourpatrizia chiodini, the color of word: complicity art concept: colours do not exist, there are only the waves, and we code them through the perception of coloursare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe same method was applied to words: the sum of 4 percentages of meanings produces the word or signifiersigned by the artist on the worklimited edition noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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words do not exist, there is only their meaning (umberto eco - semiologist)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea colour is composed of 4 primary colours (c, m, y, b), the sum of percentages of primary colour produces the perceived colourare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe same method was applied to words: the sum of 4 percentages of meanings produces the word or signifiersigned by the artist on the worklimited edition nopatrizia chiodini, the color of word: smart working art concept: colours do not exist, there are only the waves, and we code them through the perception of coloursplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The story is told in the words of ordinary people: american infantry, british paratroopers, canadian gunners, australian pilots, new zealand pows and german civiliansoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story, from new year's day to ve day, 8 may , of the conquest of nazi germany in the words of those who were thereneillands paints a broad picture, and tells of events from the participants viewpoint: the men who flew on the dresden raid or fought the battles in the hurtgen forest, the bulge, the reichwald, and at the rhine crossing, those who made the horrific discoveries of belsen, dachau, buchenwald and dorait is the follow-up to robin neilland's "d-day : voices from normandy"he talks to those who survived the concentration camps, and to allied pows who lived through the death marches from the eastsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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New never been used limited edition & signed tidy boys & technikal / audox ?– the danger / tried this, tried that (tried everything) label:tidy ?– tidy270tpd format: vinyl, 12", picture disc country: uk released: sep genre: electronic style: hard house, hard trance this is a signed by the tidy boys and audox
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Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the greek thinker heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words "phusis kruptesthai philei"  taking the allegorical figure of the veiled goddess isis as a guide and drawing on the work of both the ancients and later thinkers such as goethe, rilke, wittgenstein and heidegger, hadot traces successive interpretations of heraclitus' words  the aphorism, usually translated as "nature loves to hide", has haunted western culture ever since and is the subject of this engaging study by pierre hadotfine overall, with dj (unclipped "$")green/black boards with gold titles  clean and tightly bound with no inscriptions or annotations but with very occasional side-linings in textoxfam books & music winchester 399pp  (taken from inside the front of the dust jacket) see oxfam website for delivery information read more  dust jacket in very good condition with very slight signs of shelf wear
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With an alphabetical wordfinder of over words and phrases, additional feature spreads on key topics enabling the student to explore the meaning of words within a context rather than isolation, and fully supported with diagrams and illustrations, it is a key dictionary for secondary level science studentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music troon the dictionary explains the language of the ks3 / 4 curriculum
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Saber with lion's head and the words, the eyes of the lion red stones, german? made for export?, do not know exactly how and this sabre and how oldexactly the same as in photographs, total length + _ 98 cm read more
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The faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesauthor:arthur, maxbook condition:likenewworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectlybook binding:n/a
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They must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chairwhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the moveoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the clewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniathe children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their prince'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronealong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narniathey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmenin 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the worldin 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventurethe rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingfinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixteen months, the one before barely half a yearfrom an author who has described all of henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power and education at the court of a medieval killerbut henry adores his new bride and kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regentoxfam shop colne road why would a woman marry a serial killer? because she cannot refusebut she cannot save the protestants, under threat for their faith, and henry's dangerous gaze turns on herthe traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire and the king's name is on the warrantbut is this enough to keep her safe? a leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in english, kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her ownsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekateryn parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - king henry viii - commands her to marry him
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But a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harryreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the futureafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut something much darker has yet to be unleashedmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale
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Tetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue herwhen he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy's voiceset sail for adventure in the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass! see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find tetra - and his way back to the seas he once knewboxed with game instructionsoxfam shop redruth the legend of zelda phantom hourglass for the nintendo dsfeaturing intuitive touch screen controls and innovative puzzles, the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduction for gamers new to the legend of zeldabut time grows short, and only the phantom hourglass can buy link the minutes he'll need to survivemany months have passed since the events of the legend of zelda: the wind waker, and link, tetra and tetra's band of pirates have set sail in search of new landschart courses for your ship by using the stylus to draw a path through the islands - then, as you automatically sail along the path, control the cannon to target oncoming enemiesfeaturing the cel-shaded style of its predecessor and simple yet effective touch screen controls, you can move and battle with just a few swipes of the stylus, trace a line to throw your boomerang or scribble notes and clues as you progressthey come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned shipthe epic story of the legend of zelda: the wind waker continues as link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventure
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Yet they find courage in the face of extreme danger and become the friends they never were beforeused to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the dardanelles, then on the western frontand eventually they meet the kind of men worth giving up their precious independence for - if only they all surviveoxfam bookshop cheltenham in , two spirited australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with themprofoundly moving, it pays tribute to the men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peaceat once epic in scope and extraordinarily intimate, the daughters of mars brings the first world war to vivid life from an unusual perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Only the collector, mr hopkins, senses dangerlife is dull, but the trappings of civilization must be earnestly preservedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in , the british community continues its serene existence, complacently ignoring the rumours of trouble among the native troops elsewhere in hindustan
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Main theme - original soundtrack (exploring the island - original soundtrack (opening titles - original soundtrack (59) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe englishman abroad - original soundtrack (pirates! - original soundtrack (friday - original soundtrack (adrift - original soundtrack (oxfam shop herne hill disc 11danger! - original soundtrack (distant shores - original soundtrack (crusoe alert - original soundtrack (away from home - original soundtrack (smugglers - original soundtrack (crusoe's youth remembered - original soundtrack (alone (part two) - original soundtrack (catching dinner - original soundtrack (wild goats - original soundtrack (poor robinson - original soundtrack (palm trees (part two) - original soundtrack (alone (part one) - original soundtrack (the shelter - original soundtrack (palm trees (part one) - original soundtrack (the adventures of robinson crusoe: suite (opening titles/main theme/away from home/catching dinner/cl - original soundtrack (6(no data) - original soundtrack (scanning the horizon/flashback - escapades in york - original soundtrack (in search of rescue - original soundtrack (a civilised man - original soundtrack (closing titles - original soundtrack (solitude - original soundtrack (cannibals - original soundtrack (
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Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century ad, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses' milk to remove wrinklesthis copy has slightly foxed page edges and reading creases to the spine, slight foxing to first page, but otherwise very good internallypliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed pompeii in ad 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the natural history - a book that proved highly influential right up until the renaissance and that his nephew, pliny the younger, described 'as full of variety as nature itself'oxfam bookshop kingsbridge pliny's natural history is an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoologysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigned on the plate by james gillrayengraving painted in watercolours and printed on strong cardboardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was a caricaturist, printer and engraver, famous for his etchings with political and social satire subjectscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished on 1 december by hhumphrey, londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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His own life is in danger - and no one will believe himroy has a secret - a secret so terrible that colin can hardly imagine itbut his life changes when roy borden, the most popular kid in town, becomes his 'blood brother'colin jacobs is a shy, awkward, bookish fourteen-year-oldthere's only one problemhis only real companions are those from the science fiction stories he lovesif you listen to the voice, you may never see the dawn againby the time he comes to face the truth, it's almost too lateplease check shipping costs before ordering synopsis the voice of the night can transform childhood fantasy into terrifying reality
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Collection only, i would post but liability of courier due to the danger of posting- which makes it a pain!! read moreball and co 3 x boxes of f77 stopgap resin and hardener each box is 14kg contains: 1 unit of resin and 1 unit of hardener brand new and sealedordered for a job a few weeks back but have too many, so selling due to not being able to return as lapsed time
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