The discovery of muscovy
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Edvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from norway to the shetlands, and to the battlefields of france - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritanceoxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lakea times bestsellermytting's book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - mika provata-carlone, bookanistatranslated from the norwegian by paul russell garrett see oxfam website for delivery information read morean engaging, satisfying read" the times"so cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" scotsmanedvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in norway with his taciturn grandfather, sverre"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, woodbut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mysterythe death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his motherthe sixteen trees of the somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire centuryperhaps einar is not dead after allone day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanship
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King augustus of saxony was the keenest of all seekers after the arcanum, or secret recipe; and this book narrates in great detail the involved and often dark events that eventually led to the discovery of the recipe, and the establishment of european porcelain factories, in particular at meissenbibliography: p see oxfam website for delivery information read morereview: chinese porcelain was much admired and collected in 17th-century europe, and the secret of its manufacture was as eagerly sought after as the secret of turning base metal into gold, and often attempted by the same menoxfam bookshop brighton physical description: xii, 272 pagesthe biography of johann friedrich bottger, the imprisoned alchemist worked to death because of his claim of discovering the formula, is a book in itself, and he is only one of an extraordinary cast of enthusiastic, often misled characters in a story which is eagerly and racily toldbeauty and worth combined to make porcelain so potent a force that conspiracy, imprisonment, bribery, murder and suicide attended its historysummary: an epic tale of power struggles, rapacious potentates and venerated alchemists, this novel recounts the incredible life story of the man who discovered the magic formula of the art of porcelain making, and the huge impact it had on the western world at the timenotes: maps on endpapers
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He tells the story of the unrecognized genius who beat darwin to the discovery of evolution; of samuel mose, his code and how rubber allowed the world to talk; of alfred wegener, the german explorer and father of geologysimon winchester's chronicle of the destruction of the indonesian island of krakatoa in charts the birth of our modern worldin detail he describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside down in a cataclysm whose echoes are still felt today
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It adds detail to the intricate sociological jigsaw which has been painted in status passage and the discovery of grounded theoryit provides an insightful accountant of the much neglected issues in terminal care and treatment of people in deaththis volume, newly available to readers outside the usa, is important in both of these sensesoxfam bookshop hexham 'the partnership of barney glaser and anselm strauss has been an especially productive one which has yielded an important product for sociology and another for those who plan and carry out care of the sick and dying' overall in very good condition, signs of age see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This new edition includes recent updates from stephen hawking with his latest thoughts about the no boundary proposal and offers new information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational wavesoxfam bookshop cheltenham was there a beginning of time? could time run backwards? is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?these are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkersit begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from newton to einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the big bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theoryit was published in tandem with the app, stephen hawking's pocket universesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto this day a brief history of time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders
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Oxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in history in the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreakthe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless lives diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patterns
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Speke: journal of the discovery of the source of the nile mdccclxiicarl bock: the head-hunters of borneoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigeorge barrington: an account of a voyage to new south walescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableedward whymper: amongst the alps in the yearfrederick courteney selous: travel and adventure in south-east africacaptain sir richard flaurence oliphant: a journey to katmandupeary: the north poleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehenry savage landor: in the forbidden land an account of a journey in tibetburton: first footsteps in east africa or an exploration of harar two volumesthe fifteen books are reprints made inlayard: discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylondu chaillu: explorations & adventures in equatorial africasir ernest shackleton: south the story of shackleton's last exprdition cbrowne: a year amongst the persiansdavid livingstone: missionary travels and researches in south africaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The discovery of a body at clarendon house, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could therefore have catastrophic consequencessince his murder, she has vanished, and all the evidence points to her as the killerif he makes a mistake, it could threaten not only the government but the king himselfin the court of charles ii, it's a dangerous time to be alive - a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or deathsigned by the author on the title page, with a label to that effect on the front1 bestselling author of 'the ashes of london' and 'the fire court' comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following james marwoodbut time is running out for everyonea royal scandal that could change the face of england foreveroxfam shop fulwood road from the nosee oxfam website for delivery information read more james marwood, a traitor's son, is ordered to cover up the murderbut the dead man is edward alderley, the cousin of one of marwood's acquaintancescat lovett had every reason to want her cousin dead marwood is determined to clear cat's name and discover who really killed alderley
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Sydney describes how the discovery of gold in central otago in transformed the area inhabited at that time by a few pastoralistshe uses documentation from the period, diaries, contemporary photographs, sketches, prints, to illustrate his narrativeinternally the text is impeccablethe corners are still crisp and overall the volume is in very good condition indeed for a softback published inoxfam shop sherwood this is the first printing of 'promised land'see oxfam website for delivery information read morea fascinating story presented in a very attractive volumehe then adds his own stunning photographs of the landscape and talks of his own determination to help preserve it from the threat of developmentthe card covers have one tiny bump on the right front, very slight roughness along the top and bottom edges and, in the right light, a few small scratches are faintly perceptible on the surface
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Oxfam books & music lancaster the discovery of mirror neurons in the s led to an explosion of research and debate about the imitative capacities of the human brainin this revolutionary volume jean- michel oughourlian shows how the hypotheses of rené girard can be combined with the insights of neuroscientists to shed new light on the "mimetic brain" offering up clinical studies and a complete reevaluation of classical psychiatry, oughourlian explores the interaction among reason, emotions, and imitation and reveals that rivalry-the blind spot in contemporary neuroscientific understandings of imitation-is a misunderstood driving force behind mental illnessoughourlian's analyses shake the very foundations of psychiatry as we know it and open up new avenues for both theoretical research and clinical practicesome herald a paradigm shift on the order of dna in biology, while others remain skepticalsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book is the tale of a lost race climaxing in the discovery of a secret location occupied by incans, and contains illustrations, including a frontispiece by frances ewanoxfam shop didsbury "a princess of vascovy: her trials and troubles, her adventures, and misadventures and where they brought her" is a romantic novel by john oxenham, otherwise known as william arthur dunkerley, the english journalist, novelist and poet, born in manchester inthe green cloth pictorial boards with gilt lettering along the spine, are lightly rubbed and bumped at the corners and edges inside, the uncut pages are lightly tanned with age, with some foxing throughouta very rare editionthere a small rip to the top of the spine ends and some slight crushing to the spine endssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a crack at the hinge near the back as shown in the photo, and a date has been written on the front endpaperthe hardback is in good condition for its age
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice copy of one of british author john brunner's early novels, centered around a troubled young man on holiday to greece and his relationship with a hitch hiker, and the journey of personal discovery this leads toin good condition, with some discolouration to the edges of the pages from dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Cook islands 20 dollars th anniversary of the discovery of america gold grade: weight 1are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease view the photos to form your own impressionin coin holder, with certificate of authenticitywill be sent as a registered parcelfrom the coin series 'the smallest gold coins in the world'24 grams (± 1/25 oz), diameter ± 13our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest the discovery in the 's early glass plate negatives of montgomery provided the impetus for this booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 16 chapters the authors tell the story of the town and its immediate localitythe book is in excellent condition with some minor damage to the soft corners
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The rocketeer the discovery of a top-secret jetpack hurls test pilot cliff secord into a daring adventure of mystery, suspense and intrigue! cliff encounters an assortment of ruthless villains, led by a hollywood screen star who's a secret nazi spy (timothy dalton)with the help of his actress girlfriend, the young pilot battles enormous odds to defeat his foes, who are anxious to use the device in an evil plan to rule the world! the dangerous mission transforms the ordinary young man into an extraordinary hero! running time: 109 mins dolby surround/ stereo widescreen see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the christmas special, the discovery of an abandoned baby on the convent's doorstep proves to be a catalyst as the community come together to try to trace the child's motherjenny lee (jessica raine) gets her first job at nonnatus house which she soon realises is a nursing convent and not a hospital, as she had assumedas she begins caring for patients, she gradually becomes accustomed to her new environment, making friends with fellow midwives cynthia (bryony hannah), trixie (helen george) and the clumsy chummy (miranda hart)oxfam books & music troon the first two series and the christmas special of the bbc drama adapted from jennifer worth's memoirs about a group of midwives working in east london in the sin series two, it's , and while jenny has her hands full dealing with an abused patient, trixie and sister evangelina (pam ferris) are forced to board a swedish cargo ship to tend to the captain's pregnant daughtersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreelsewhere, jenny finds herself drawn into the mystery surrounding elderly local woman mrs jenkins (sheila reid), while chummy is determined to stage an unforgettable nativity play
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Step into a world of discovery, exploration and adventure in the legend of zelda: breath of the wildcompatible with nintendo switch only
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The discovery of a long-forgotten key prompts a mission to paal, an easy task to find and open a vault containing treasures from the empire of sindalshadows of sindal is a three-part campaign set against the backdrop of the pirates of drinax
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We owe a great debt to reed for writing it and to caleb smith for unraveling the mysteries of identity and authentication after its discovery a century-and-a-half laterreed s testimony, plucked from the void, found by chance at an estate sale, reminds us, forcefully, that people are not functions of historical narrative the prisoner in prison, the slave in slavery but singularities
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The treat here for the listener is the discovery of klapa singing, a multi-part harmony based styledescended from village and town traditions by way of the folk festivals over the last hundred or two years, the form is now a highly developed and pleasing sound
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Arthur dent (simon jones), an unassuming englishman, is whisked off the planet to safety by his alien neighbour ford prefect (david dixon), and launched on a dizzying journey through space and time, with only a towel and a fish to help them, culminating in the discovery of the meaning of life itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunbeknownst to its inhabitants, earth is to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highwayoxfam shop lytham all six episodes from the popular bbc adaptation of the douglas adams' novel
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle our greatest discovery will become the world's biggest threat when a scientist on the verge of a medical breakthrough begins testing on a young chimpanzee names caesarbut when the chimp develops human-like intelligence and emotions, an epic battle ensues to determine the dominant species on the planet! disc is in very good condition, case in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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An accident leads to the discovery of a mysterious machine that has rested hidden deep underground for countless millenniaas catastrophe approaches, the machine then reveals that it is within its power to withdraw the omenthe omens turn out to be astonishingly accurate, and ever more ominousin exchange for an impossible demandas zedd tries to figure out how to destroy the sinister device, the machine issues a cataclysmic omen involving richard and kahlan, foretelling an impending event beyond anyone's ability to stopsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans a kahlan and richard fantasy novel from bestselling author, terry goodkindthe machine awakens to begin issuing a series of increasingly alarming, if minor, omens
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The discovery of a mayan temple in the yucatan spells paranormal trouble for a group of adventurous travelersonly listened to once£1 postage required as it's a 5 cd set
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The accidental scientist the role of chance and luck in scientific discovery by graeme donald (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop mold discovery the meaning of varied writing forms see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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George: • eventing at 100, ready for novice, but will just as happily start from 80 again • showjumped to 115 and jumps round 130s at home for fun • being my first horse, we’ve grown up together and he’s done a bit of everything including beach rides, tackless, rallies, hunting etc • good to shoe, clip, vet, worm, load, groom, ride&lead, hack alone and in company • price reduced due to the discovery of a grade 1 heart murmur (doesn’t affect him)cardiologist report available on request
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They are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiloxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earth
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Garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)the french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdall of them have been sold out and retiredthey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thit also includes srbritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)references na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)the british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)it includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)tomas picton by britains, referencereferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)french artillery, by king and countryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storereferences andare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”it consists of close to 32 figuresna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontthe 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)the king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargereferences na111regiment of the line, by king and countryit consists of 11 figureseach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguecharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original box
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary(total of 2 books) read more’ registered shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures of the table of contentsotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solid) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixhe wrote extensively about morocco (he adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languagecondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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