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Charles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine noashdown’ to head of title-pageink mark to tail page edgecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablestables throughoutpencil ownership inscription of ‘wsmall tears to some margins, affecting text on p1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablescircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pageitem is as picturedspine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()however, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesrebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and sciencetitle-page repairedpencil notes on the last pageex-library copy
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In order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and moreplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchthese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author csee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narnia
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In a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduinon their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2fellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialoguemaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencean action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable characterswe can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Throughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up againstthe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemieskind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesalong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friendsoxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from eaobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkabanbeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friendsprisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complex" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boythis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the game
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The lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gameplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progressoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jin the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forwardsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deep
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Dom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's workskarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th centuryvery occasional spots of foxing noted  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fep107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank lossinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between pp our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacket  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownin he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'oxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, trans dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelythe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedownthe yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the backtitle etc in black lettering on spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has been widely translated, and remains in print todayclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those years
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Finally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorein the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allthe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timeoxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'unifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmology
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revival"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title pageset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single dayour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesthe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published in
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Gandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondordiscs are in excellent conditionthe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiltolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogyoxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile 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 armieswhilst 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-dûrthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Oxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionbritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world ordernew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handscolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisisthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreminor signs of shelf wearthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequences
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The sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestlingthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games ofsome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inmany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yementhe oldest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the stamps are a little fadedthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seenthe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stamps
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Oxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stamps that were all issued in hungary and romaniathe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe stamps were all issued in the decades of the s, s, s, s, s, and sall the stamps in this collection have been used and many of them have the postmark showing the date when they were used on themthe sights the stamps show of the places in hungary and romania are the crissan hotel in lebada in romania, and in hungary are budapest, lake balaton at badacsony, dunakanyar visegrad, dunakanyar szentedre, saros patak, holloko, istalyi teglagyar, in homine sce et individue andreas trinitais, kisvarda, magyar optikai movek kulturhaza, sztallinvarosi sporthaz, somlo, szigliget, lehel utilakohazak lehel streetthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthese places are london, the who building, athens, cairo and copenhagenthe condition of the stamps in this collection are goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea couple of the stamps are a little torn and a little foldedthe stamps that show the sights of other countries in the eyes of hungariansmany of the stamps have the envelope that they were attached to on the back when they had originally been usedkepsoes iparmuvesete szakkozepiskola, mavaut kozponti palyaudar, kassai szekesegyhaz, i bor vilagerseny the wine industry areas, veszprem, vegrehajto canacs ulese budapest, the statue of miklos jurisics, martonvasar brunszvik kastely, keszthely festetics kastely, dunaujvaros, the hungarian parliament buildings in budapest, sumegi var, kaposvar, nagyvazsony, ajkacsngervolgyi vajar tanulo, and rakosi matyas kulturhaz in budapest and pest
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In these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightfine unclipped dust-wrapperin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their critics "a forceful, encyclopedic studyrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyond
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It 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 utensilsisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaningthis 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 csee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 (c615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matter
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From the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statein the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leaders
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It also contributes to the understanding of the problems of post-disaster reconstruction and development projectssuch new dynamics of stratification are central to contemporary processes of globalization in the pacific, and more widelythis study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratificationthrough detailed ethnography of the transactions that a displaced people entered into in seeking to rebuild their lives, this book analyses how people re-make sociality in an era of post-colonial neoliberalism without taking either the transformative power of globalization or the resilience of indigenous culture as its starting pointoxfam bookshop beverley in , the pacific island village of matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He demonstrates that only a vigorous theological realism, grounded in the universal lordship of christ, is capable of providing a foundation for local, particular, and ad hoc practices of critiquebourne begins by arguing for the public status of theological political claimsrichard bourne identifies a theological realism found in the work of john howard yoderoxfam books & music lancaster seek the peace of the city provides a robust engagement with the theological foundations and practices of christian social and political criticismbourne develops this account and shows how it is consonant with aspects of the work of a range of contemporary theologians including stanley hauerwas, john milbank, karl barth, and dietrich bonhoeffersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis realism bases social and political criticism in the purposes of a nonviolent, patient, and reconciling godthe book concludes by developing an account of the impact such a theological realism and practice of critique might have on contemporary political theory--with explorations of the doxological nature of social change, the changing shape of the state, governmentality and political sovereignty, and the status and role of religious communities in civil societyin developing this theological realism, the book furnishes an account of christian criticism capable of addressing key debates in contemporary theology and political theory
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With her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesoxfam shop colne road jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Ten years ago, the twentieth century and the bronze age were tossed together by a mysterious eventnow the official battle lines have been drawnsome have turned instead to the renegade coast guard officer william walkerand only one side can emerge the victor" now the adventures of the nantucket islanders lost in the time of the bronze age continues with on the oceans of eternityand for ten years, the two sides have tested each other, feinting and parrying, to decide who will be the ones to lead this brave new world into the futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of these peoples have become alliesin the decade since, the republic of nantucket has worked hard to create a new future for itself, using the technological know-how retained from modern times to explore and improve conditions for the inhabitants of the pastoxfam bookshop cheltenham harry turtledove hailed island in the sea of time as "one of the best time travel/alternative history stories i've ever read," and jane lindskold called against the tide of years "another exciting and explosive tale
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit was released on 22 march in the united kingdom by emi records and in the united states by harvest and capitol recordsthe album was also controversial, particularly in the united states, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyricssince the release of the number of the beast and its subsequent tour the beast on the road, "the beast" has become an alternate name for iron maiden and was later used in the titles of some of their compilations and live releases, including best of the beast and visions of the beastcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepostage is insured and tracked read morethe album produced the singles "run to the hills" and "the number of the beast", the former of which became the band's first top-ten uk singlestunning riaa gold record award for iron maiden's "the number of the beast" presented to the band! the number of the beast is the third studio album by english heavy metal band iron maidenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe number of the beast was met with critical and commercial success, and became the band's first album to top the uk albums chart and reach the top 40 of the us billboard 200the album was their first to feature vocalist bruce dickinson and their last with drummer clive burr
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The chapters are specific in teaching the kinds of knowledge that clinicians require in order to be able to achieve these goalscassell takes on a variety of difficult issues, from thinking about values to developing wisdomwhat they actually do and how they go about it is in the service of their purposes and their goalssuch goals cover a wide range of topics centering on patients, the doctor-patient relationship, the acts of doctoring patients, and the goals involved in being a physician among other physicians working within the institutions of medicinethe nature of clinical medicine takes its direction from a catalog of goals of medicine that range from the expected diagnosis and treatment of diseases to wider concerns for patients, for physicians, and for medicine itselfthe care of the dying, what thinking itself is, and finally, why would one want to do this exciting and rewarding but difficult work, come under discussion in this booka very clean and tidy copythe central focus of the clinician and of this book is the patientwhen physicians act in medicine they have some purpose or goal in mindaccording to eric cassell, everything else, including the disease, is secondarysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclinical medicine, as a thinking discipline, is concerned not only with what clinicians do, but whyoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , oxford university pressusing many examples from real-life medical practice, each chapter examines the different kinds of thought involved in caring for the patient
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(oral history forms a large part of the bookoxfam books & music durham what happened to the allied armies in normandy in the months after d-day, ? why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland from the beaches? why did the british take so long to capture caen? why did the us infantry struggle so much in the bocage south of omaha beach? who was right about the conduct of the land campaign - eisenhower or montgomery? how did the germans, deprived of air support, manage to hold off such a massive allied force for more than two months? and if enigma was allowing the allies to read german battleplans, why did things go wrong as often as they did?the battle of normandy re-examines the demands and difficulties of the campaign and sheds new light on both with the aid of accounts from veterans on both sidescontroversial and at times catastrophic, the battle of normandy was the last great set-piece battle in history and is long overdue for reassessment) it also analyses in detail the plans and performance of the commanders involved: eisenhower, bradley, patton, montgomery, crerar and, of course, rommelsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governedlooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in china"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchillone english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock backoxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at largeif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book should be on the desk of every practitioner who has to advise upon this branch of law and every advocate who has to present a case in which it ariseswritten in convenient narrative form, it contains full cross-referencing to the relevant cases, statutory provision and policy circularsthe law of compulsory purchase sets out the practice, procedure, policy and valuation of a compulsory purchasethere is some little shelf wear and a few marks to the page edge on the bottomthe practical structure, style and indexing ensures that the relevant statutory provisions and cases to the matters in issue are easy to findit both simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity the difficult areasthis authoritative new book is your single accessible volume to this complex and wide-ranging area of the lawoxfam bookshop hampstead the law of compulsory purchase by guy roots being spread across several statutes of varying antiquity and many judicial decisions, the law relating to compulsory purchase and compensation can appear dauntingthis is a first edition in a very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensationit provides a summarised statement of the law, complete with footnotes to enable you to access further informationfind the answers you need quickly and easily
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Your path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)in the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his lifeat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolutionhis views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guruthrough meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnessthis is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planeteckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachers"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morean essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnesspracticing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mindoxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of now" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday lifereaders of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of now
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In particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurythe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationsthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contexts
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Oxfam bookshop victoria despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poorchapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case studychapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons learned from a rich set of "good practice" evaluations of poverty projects which have been reviewed for this handbookfor some of the more in-depth statistical methods discussed, the reader is referred to the technical literature on the topicthis handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impactit is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statisticsbut for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? are resources being spent efficiently? these are the types of questions that can only be answered through an impact evaluation, an approach which measures the outcomes of a program intervention in isolation of other possible factorschapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poorchapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methods
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He shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religionvery good black clothinstead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religionoxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edgegerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meanings"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of sienatext block is clean and binding solid" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Returning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut something much darker has yet to be unleashedafter 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 friendsbut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolbut 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 firstoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endreview: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 futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallmatching 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 talethe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrybut 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 magic
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Richard heads into the old world with cara, the mord-sith, while his beloved kahlan remains behindthis mass market boxed set is the second bundle in the bestselling the sword of truth series by terry goodkindseparated and fighting for their lives, richard and kahlan will be tested to the utmostbook 5: soul of the fire richard rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guideunwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the midlandsbut their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway countrybook covers creased, slight yellowing to pages, spines creased and bridgedgood condition overallit includes volumes 4-6: temple of the winds, soul of the fire, and faith of the fallenbut now the power-mad emperor jagang confronts richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victimsnow a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless wastesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a boxed set of 3 booksbook 4: temple of the winds wielding the sword of truth, richard rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the d'haran peopleemperor of the d'haran empire, war wizard, the seeker of truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved kahlan amnell, mother confessor of the midlandsbook 6: faith of the fallen emperor jagang is rising once again in the old world and richard must face him, on his own turfoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear to box
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