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Edmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseaseoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hin this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoxfam books & music bury stwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleod
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The discovery of the bismarck by robert d ballardthe discovery of the bismarck by robert d ballardthis is also the story of its rediscovery and exploration in words and picturesthe book is in very good conditionthis is the story of how hitler’s most famous battleship, the bismarck, was sunk under firehardback, pages 232 with hundreds of photographs and diagrams
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Using his extraordinary "journeys in upper and lower egypt", published in , as the basis for a vivid and moving account of the discovery of ancient egypt, the author tells the story of vivant denon's travels in egyptoxfam bookshop aylesbury black cloth covered book with gilt titles on the spine the cover is in very good condition internally the book is clean, bright and tightly bound the book is illustrated with drawings and photographs first published in the uk in by sutton publishing the dust jacket shows some signs of wear with some bending along the upper and lower edges and some creasing to the frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I have here a rare book entitled the discovery of lakes rudolf and stefanie: a narrative of count samuel teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial africa in by lieut ludwig von hohnel and translated by nancy bellcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis book is beautifully bound in its original brown linen boardsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteabundantly illustrated with 84 illustrations, including full page plates and illustrations within the textlarge coloured fold out map at the back of this bookmany pages are uncutpublished in by longmans green of londongilt embossed illustration to the front boardgilt title lettering to the spinethis book is in very good condition, the pages are clean and bright and it is tightly bound with no loose or missing pagesvolume ii only for sale here
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It details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agooxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight shelfwear to edgespictorial dust jacketturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinealone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundvarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardssmall chips and closed tearssporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedtear to top of spine, which is discolouredwear to edges, various other scuffs and marksendpapers discoloured
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2 books the discovery of middle earth by graham robb mapping the lost world of the celts pilgrims of the mist by sheila stewart short stories told by the travelling people of scotland both in very good condition any questions email me, read more
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Ron hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understoodorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnthe principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalitybut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionswith them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifehere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itselfcredit and debit cards acceptedby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lectureswith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your lifehow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answers—not from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldand so it remained until lfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and life
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Oxfam books & music totnes the contents of this book were written before the discovery of the dead sea scrolls and are, therefore something of a foreword to the author’s the gospel of the essenesthe binding is good and there are no marks apart from the owner’s name on the top left hand corner of the inside of the coverof this book he wrote “we have decided to publish the pure, original words of jesus, translated directly from the aramaic tongue spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john, who alone among jesus' disciples noted with perfect accuracy, his master's personal teachings”the front cover is slightly grubbythe teachings of the essenes from enoch to the dead sea scrolls is the vital key to guide the reader and interpret the communions with angels of earth and heavensee oxfam website for delivery information read morec w daniel paperback
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The story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?– the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?– emsp 332 format:2 × vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greensladeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemost of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scrollparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkthe title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'
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In 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 ownfree to roam the planet with a fatal sting, and a retributive taste for human flesh, the triffids begin rapid breedingbut when spectators gather worldwide for a much-anticipated solar storm, billions are left blinded and the few sighted survivors watch as society collapses into chaosoxfam bookshop aberystwyth dougray scott and joely richardson star in this star-studded two-part bbc remake of the classic science fiction thrillerthe triffids, meanwhile, find their way out of captivityit 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 humankindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevanessa redgrave, brian cox, jason priestley and eddie izzard co-star
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findand allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian carax  translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read moreto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son danieloxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecohidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leaddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecobut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leaddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecobut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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Oxfam shop colne road the discovery of gold by a team of mormon mill workers in sparked a frenzy that shook the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey came from england and france, from ireland and chile, leaving behind their families and everything they owned in the hope of making their fortunes in the new worldin a spellbinding narrative that spans several continents, brands brings the fervour and excitement of the gold rush vividly to lifethey came by ship and overland, braving tierra del fuego and the pestilences of panama, lured by the promise of goldpeople swarmed to california from as far as china and australiathe age of gold is narrative history at its best -- the astonishing tale of one of the most extraordinary speculative frenzies in history, told by a master historian
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leaddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printoxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto eco
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Contents include;- the discovery of europe;- the countries of europe;- the divisions of europe etcthis first edition book by john hale () is in good conditionto be collected in person offerall illustrations in black and white
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Various titles by various authors: travels in the interior of india; travels in the interior of africa; voyagers' tales; voyages in search of the north-west passage; a journey to the western isles of scotland; the discovery of muscovy; the voyages and travels of sir john maundeville ktinterior foxingcassell's national libraryminor shelf wear and fading to dark blue boardsall bindings tightoxfam books & music belper cassell & companysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: generally goodthe black death and the dancing mania; voyages and travels of marco polo; wanderings in south america
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanuswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moremancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this era
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The stamps in this collection celebrate the world tin conference, the making of gold, deep level mining, the discovery of the pin cushion star, the centenary of the 1st telephone transmission, the invention of the television, the western european submarine cable system, construction work, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of tb, the opening of the mwenga satellite earth station, the microwave tower in tanzania, the nuclear-powered advanced gas-cooled reactor, telecommunications, satellite communications, automatic sorting of post, the evkom escom in south africa, the centenary of antiseptic in surgery and lister, the anniversary of alexander bell, the keyboard, industry in south africa, geothermal power, the invention of radar, the centenary of geothermal electricity, the antarctic geology research project, the aviator wilbur wright who flew the flyer in , the invention of heart surgery, the discovery of penicillin, the making of manganese, the national giro, and coastline erosion prevention programmesthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe stamps in this collection were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and sthe countries that the stamps were issued in in this collection are great britain, zimbabwee, south africa, malaysia, malawi, singapore, tanzania, grenada grenadines, new zealand, hong kong, and rwandathe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are a little faded and a little creasedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stampsall of the stamps in this collection are in adequate conditionsome of the stamps in this collection have been used and have a postmark printed a little on themsome of the stamps in this collection have been unused
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The final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoveryit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication insee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsit covers the coast of north americathe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe voyage to australia and tahitiit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyors
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Trio of muscovy ducks already in lay i have a trio of muscovy ducks for sale one is lavender/white and the other 2 chocolate/whiteif you would like to purchase please message or ring
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle in july the discovery of the staffordshire hoard by a metal-detectorist immediately captured the world's attentioncomprising almost 6kg of precious-metal objects, and found in a deliberately dismantled state, it remains the largest anglo-saxon treasure ever discoveredfinally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first century written by a team of specialists in anglo-saxon archaeology and history, and expert conservators with unparalleled access to the hoard, the text is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, maps and explanatory drawingsthe staffordshire hoard: an anglo-saxon treasure tells the story of the staffordshire hoard's discovery, its acquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacturepages are in fine condition, boards are in very good condition board corners are a little worn, back board has a faint scratch see oxfam website for delivery information read morework on conserving and researching the hoard has revealed a wealth of information on the high culture of the ruling class of seventh-century england at a critical period of warfare and religious conversionkey chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the hoard's intricate ornament, the techniques of anglo-saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in britain and europe, to place this most exceptional find in context
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morehe regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etcoxfam bookshop newport a study of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humour, science, and the artsunclipped d/j is tatty with a number of tears around the edgesfrom describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation" - a blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorisation, analogies and metaphors), as special cases of "bisociation"it lays out koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativityhence low price for this itemfirst published in ; this is the scarcer danube edition, with a new preface by the authorone or two underlinings in pen; one or two marginal annotations in pencil - otherwise clean/intact
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Beautiful pair of muscovy 5 months oldmale and female also have a younger pair of muscovy, trio of khaki campbells and chickens for sale as reducing numbers collection nottingham read more
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8 books in the discovery & exploration series by reader's digestthe great age of exploration by duncan castlereagh beyond the horizon by malcolm ross macdonald charting the vast pacific by john gilbert bridging a continent by martin hillman the frozen world by thayer willis secrets of the sea by carl proujan jungle rivers and mountain peaks by marcia willis the challenge of africa by elspeth huxley carriage on books sent individually ÂŁ3ÂŁ4 each individually or all 8 for ÂŁ28hardback books with cloth spine & no dust covers, as originally sold50 carriage on all 8 together ÂŁ5reprinted issue in 'as new' condition, 1 has slight tear to paper on inside front cover
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Various ages of muscovy duck, mixed colours, i have mainly got black and white but do have a nearly pure white 1 drake 6 ducksmust be seen to be appreciated all at age of laying, a few from last years hatch the rest are the year before ÂŁ20 each read more
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The black hole - discovery of the mystery shipwalt disney productionslarger than normal annual size hardback book - approx 32 cm x 24 cm family item for many yearslight wear to corners otherwise in very nice condition see photos any questions e mail or phone read more
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Trio of muscovy ducks for sale, 2 x females and 1 unrelated drakehatched summer for the three
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I'm selling my breeding quartet of muscovy ducks, ÂŁ40 for the lotcheers read more
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I have three pairs of muscovy ducks for sale which were hatched in for the pair read more
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