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In 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 geniusoriginally 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 hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee 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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Petipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other sourcepictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legiblein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)as virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianwritten towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever beforeno cash in handhis renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies today"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication inwilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection available
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This work includes an essay on the life and genius of dr johnson  the binding on the lower part of the spine has worn away resulting in slight loosing of the pages; the upper part is in better condition on the inside front cover there are two bits of writing and there is foxing throughout the book the front and back of the binding has discoloured and the corners have buffed this is vol 1 of x11 volumesthe front cover has a librarian's  sticker on it the pages themselves are intact including the frontispiecesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aylesbury published in , this book is in fair condition
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Pizza is the evil genius of the worldoh yes, it's all the fault of pizzastinkbomb & ketchup-face and the evilness of pizza, paperback by dougherty, john; tazzyman, david (ilt), isbn , isbn-13 in this hilarious and, to be honest, pretty random adventure, you'll discover that it's as you always suspectedit has absolutely nothing at all to do with the badgers
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He broke several international speed records with a motorbike he modified in his christchurch shed and still holds several records in the usnow a motion picture called the world's fastest indian and with sir anthony hopkins playing burt, this true-life, little guy beats the odds story is bound to renew interest in one of the legends of land speed racingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame the story of kiwi motorcycling legend, backyard engineering genius, and land speed record holder burt munro
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Title: grand pursuit: the story of the people who made modern economics: a story of economic genius
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Roll the dice & race your opponent to complete the square! the aim of each of the possible puzzles is to complete the square using the nine coloured shapes, once the seven blockers have been positioned
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this guide to advertising from the s to the present day includes special features on cartoons, world war ii advertising, guinness advertising campaigns, including the toucan and pure genius, and the festival of britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Each vinyl record is tucked into a pocket inside a booklet which provides a short description in both english and dutch of each of the birds recordedthis collection of recordings was produced by the european phono club amsterdam in collaboration with the royal society for the protection of birds and the dutch society for bird protectionoxfam bookshop woodbridge secondhand copy of listentraber and originally released around the sa boxed set of twelve vinyl records containing over 120 recordings of bird songs arranged by hans aall of the vinyl records are approximately 7 inches (175 mm) in diameter and are extended play at rpm with recordings on both sidessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe booklets are all in great condition as are all the records
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Please visit us here: instagram: kent_birds facebook: kent birds read morewe offer a professional service providing high quality bred birds at a reasonable price with free lifetime aftercare with all birds purchased from usplease check this advert photos for the various species of birds we breed, source and sellkent birds can source and supply all species of pet, cage and aviary bird you may requireso please contact us with any enquiries you may havewe provide delivery throughout the u
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The genius of oscar peterson19 tracks on first cd and 15 tracks on second cdhis greatest hits14 songs by various artiststhe trumpet jazz collectioncase is slightly crackeddizzy gillespiethe definitive collectionjazzis contemplative soul
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With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music, john lennon: the definitive biography redefines a legendthe final word on music’s greatest legend, in which philip norman reveals a john lennon the world has never seenas new as double presentfeaturing previously unseen photographs, this truly is the definitive john lennon
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Larry adler is living, legendary proof that the mouth organ can take its place at music's top table, his expressive playing and uncanny virtuosity demonstrate the instrument's suitability as a vehicle for works by vaughan williams, milhaud and villa-loboswith the bbc concert orchestra conducted by douglas gamleyoxfam shop kendal used cd in very good conditionissued see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A nice collection of 15 colour chromo lithographs of birds of prey and owlsa fun collection of 15 colours of chromo lithographs of birds of prey and owls from hennecke, 'die raubvögel mitteleuropas'are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: in very good conditioni specialise in flora and fauna printsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepage dimensions: 14 x 20 cmthe lot contains the following animals: plate 7: habichtseule plate 8: lapplandseule plate 9; waldohreule plate 15: feldeggsfalke plate 19: merlinfalke plate 21: rotelfalke plate 22: rotfussfalke plate 23: roter milan plate 24: schwarzflugliger gleitaar plate 25; wespenbussard plate 26: wespenbussard plate 32: adler plate 36: falkenbussard plate 37: rauffussbussard plate 38: steinadler, goldadler dimensions image: 11catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This is followed by the plates, reproduced in full along with 60 close-ups of individual birds the quintessential bird: the art of betty temple watts allows readers a glimpse into bettys joyous world of birdsoxfam shop magdelen street betty temple watts () developed an interest in birds in her early married life while living in iran and papua new guineabetty spent much of her time practising drawing, but was constantly critical of the resultssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein spite of her harsh selfjudgement, others had a high opinion of her skill and, in , she received her first commission, going on to provide bird illustrations for numerous publications until she was in her late eightiesalthough she had studied art formally as a nineteen year old, it was not until she was 48, and settled in melbourne, that she decided to immerse herself in her bird art
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The titles are 'look again at garden birds' and 'look again at birds feeding'oxfam bookshop aylesbury two 111' super 8 films produced by the royal society for the protection of birds in the mid 'sthey were produced in and from original film by the rspb film unitthey appear to be in good condition but are untestedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop richmond best for birds wall clock by esschert designthe 22cm clock face features 12 different birds which are accompanied by the sound of the different bird song being played on the hour(except between ) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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• african birds – fish eagleoxfam books & music perth 10 postcards of birds • rspb postcard showing an osprey (henry) at loch garten• osprey (a81), photo by neil mcintyrephoto by dave osborne, published by art publishers durbin• grey-hooded sierra finch ()photo by carlos bognithe postcard is used and is in good conditionpostcard is unused and is in good conditionthe bottom right corner is slightly damaged (bent) but it is, otherwise, in good condition• cape sugarbirdpublished by sapra studio nairobi• the golden eagle, photograph by ws thomsonpostcard is used and it is in good condition• lesser double collared sunbird – photo by mark skinner, published by bateleur publishing• peruvian pelican () photo by calos bogni• magellan penguin, postcard from patagoniasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe postcard has not been posted but there is writing on the back, it is in good condition
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It depicts a couple of birds looking after their nest, a symbol of peace, family union and loveare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe sculpture will be shipped with a proper packaging and tracking number included in the shipping priceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebas-relief made of limestone from the val di notocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Just downsizing on the amount of birds we haveour barnavelders are lovely heavy birds and laying an egg every daythey are strong large birds and have been raised since day old with uswe have two stunning barnavelder hens looking for their new forever homecollection co9 post code will take £30 for them, contact me for more info and picshave hatched fertile eggs out of them, as they have been raised with cockrels, make great mum’s want them to go together as they are sisters and have been raised together
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I have a pair of birds i believe they are fisher love birdsthey chirp and sing all daywas left here by a ex i’m not sure on the best feeds and care for them so looking for a new homecomes with cage and accessories read more
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Also has 65 drawings on wood( first edition?)an illustrated book of "the book of canaries and cage birds" by win due to retirement and death the publisher changed name to cassell onlygreen morocco cover with spine lettering in goldprinted by cassel, petter55 coloured picture plates each with tissue guardsswayland and august f
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The observer book of birds of australia first edition hardback vgc read more
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The observer book of birds of australia first edition vgc
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The little book of birds by anne jankeliowitch (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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We have a large variety of birds available in our specialist bird section at just for pets in malvernplease note stock availability changes daily jfp read morewhy not pay us a visit at just for pets located at the three counties retail park, townsend way, malvern wr14 1py please adhere to the social distancing measures when visiting our store also why not join our facebook group “jfp bird care & advice” where you can see more pictures and videosfrom finches to parakeets we can cater for all your feathered friend’s needs! we have expert, knowledgeable staff on hand, happy to help with all aspects of bird care
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The observer's book of birds' eggs by penguin books ltd (hardback, ) very good condition but for minor discolouration to cover jacket read more
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True pair of satinettes lovely healthy birds box not included price is for the pair of birds read more
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256 species of birds af all types found in temperate climatesmore than 800 illustrations in colour and black and white in a work of reference and field guideit deals with anatomy,flight,migration,reproduction, nesting and diet
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Also i have alot of experince with birdshi i'm looking for cockateil, budgies, canarys, lovebirds, ringnecks and various other types of birds to add to my collection5 star home offeredcan also rehome any bird and also if you have some for sale reasonable prices paid
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