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3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sitesauthor:matthew stewarteach month we recycle over 2world of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectly
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The diamond sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of buddhismthe book extensively discusses the content of the sutra and also describes the invention of paper in china and the origins of far eastern printingthe diamond sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest china, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters longthis beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the diamond sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the sutra by sir aurel stein in may in a hidden cave on the edge of the gobi desertoxfam shop burleigh street the buddhist text known as the diamond sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the worldit reveals how the sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the british library employs to preserve itthe oldest dated example of wood block printing, produced some six hundred years before gutenberg's movable type printing in europe, it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in chinasee oxfam website for delivery information read moremade in 868 ad and written in chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faith
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Di & sa geschlossensammlerobjekt, nicht für kindermasters of the universe
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Motu origins lineman at arms (with moustache)lot includes everything seen in imagecastle greyskull with limited edition sorceress
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After he glimpses the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers through a powerful vision sent to him by the allspark, sam once again finds himself the target of the evil decepticons, who have returned to earth under the command of the formidable starscream (voiced by charles adler)in an effort to prevent the decepticons from gaining possession of the 'allspark', a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, the autobots managed to smuggle the object to earth, where they secretly hid itin 'transformers' (), an alien race divided into two camps long ago on the planet of cybertron: the autobots, and the evil decepticonsjoining the autobots' mission to protect humankind is optimus prime (peter cullen), who forms an alliance with international armies for this second epic battlelabeouf reprises his role as sam, the young earthling caught in the raging war between the autobots and the decepticons, in the sequel, 'transformers: revenge of the fallen' ()see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop newquay the s cartoon series is given the big screen treatment with this double bill of big-budget, live-action blockbusters packed with state-of-the-art special effectsnow, hundreds of years later, with the decepticons searching for the cube, it's a race against time, as the autobots enlist the help of young earthling sam witwicky (shia labeouf) to foil the decepticons' plans for world domination
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from the dusty origins of mummification in the deserts of south america and africa to the latest technology hyped on the internet by utah's summum corporation (which promises mummification for millennia for a mere $), "the mummy congress" investigates the allure of mummiesin heather pringle visited the remote chilean port of arica for the world congress on mummy studiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepringle also looks at the uses of mummies for today's historians and scientists and how much they tell us about ancient culturesthis book introduces us to the eccentric world of the researchers and academics who investigate such phenomena as the child mummies of the chinchorro, preserved over years ago, animal mummies from ancient eygpt, the 19th century buddhist tradition of self-mummification to ward off decay, and the political mummification of 20th century demagogues like lenin and eva peronthis research is sometimes bizarre, but often reveals fundamental truths
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Oxfam books & music berkhamsted this book describes the design origins of the whrs garratt and kalahari locomotives in britain, europe and the southern hemisphere see oxfam website for delivery information read more there are also fold-out scale drawings of the locomotiveshardback book in very good condition, shelf wear, particularly to the edges of the spine, small amount of scratching to the covers it continues with an individual history of the work of each of the eight engines in their original environment and more recently in north wales
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But while the evolutionary origins of language have provoked speculation and impassioned debate, music has been neglected if not ignoredin the singing neanderthals, steven mithen redresses the balance, drawing on a huge range of sources, from neurological case studies through child psychology and the communication systems of non-human primates to the latest paleoarchaeological evidencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer steven mithenalong with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us humanlike language it is a universal feature of human culture, one that is a permanent fixture in our daily livesthe result is a fascinating and provocative work and a succinct riposte to those, like steven pinker, who have dismissed music as a functionless and unimportant evolutionary byproduct
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This wave includes on sale iswave 5 of the new line of remade, articulated classic characters
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Unter 14 jahren geeignet! masters of the universe
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Sammlerobjekt, nicht für kindermasters of the universe
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Sammlerobjekt, nicht für kindermo, mi, do & fr uhrmasters of the universe
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Title: celts: origins and re-inventions: origins, myths and inventionspublisher: the history pressauthors: john collislist price (msrp)
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The ultimate dragon age: origins experiencedragon age origins places the survival of humanity into your handstailor your dragon age: origins experience from the very beginning by choose from six different origin stories
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From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, origins reveals the earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisationshow are the himalayas linked to the orbit of the earth, and to the formation of the british isles? by taking us billions of years into our planet's past, professor lewis dartnell tells us the ultimate origin storythe book is in excellent condition, with just very slight bumping to the corners of the hard coverthe human story is the story of these forces, from plate tectonics and climate change, to atmospheric circulation and ocean currentsthe binding is sound and the pages are clean and unmarkedbut how has the earth itself determined our destiny? how has our planet made us? as a species we are shaped by our environmentthere is very little shelfwear to the dust jacketwhen we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, mass migration and decisive warssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedgeological forces drove our evolution in east africa; mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in greece; and today voting behaviour in the united states follows the bed of an ancient seawhen we reach the point where history becomes science we see a vast web of connections that underwrites our modern world and helps us face the challenges of the future
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbackthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moresimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were suffered there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removedemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedtext is unmarkedannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century
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This book examines the origins of english surnames, looking at occupational names; locational names, or names that record places; nicknames and personal names; names from the continent; and symbolic namesin the origins of english surnames, you will find the english people at a key moment in history, revealing the way they spoke, the jokes they made, and their memories of ancient cultures-all at a time when land-based feudalism was crumbling and people sought better livesoxfam bookshop victoria surnames carry the history of people in a very personal wayuniquely, surnames describe medieval lives not captured by any other recordsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhere genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created themthey tell us what these people did, where they went, and what they noticed, and give clues about their culture and memoriesin england, surnames were mostly established by the end of the 14th century-by ordinary people, for ordinary people
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origins dives into the thrilling battles of the inter-war and early-war periodwing leader: origins is the third expansion for gmt�s wing leader systemthis expansion matches biplanes against fast monoplanes in combat over spain, china, and poland
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Witches examines this persecution and the religious hysteria that inspired it, tracing its roots back to the savage suppression of the heretical waldensian sect by the catholic churchwitches is a thorough and absorbing account of the persecution of this group of people throughout the world see oxfam website for delivery information read more143 pages clean and tightoxfam shop colne road colour illustrated boardsnumerous illustrations
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Over watch origins edition good condition comes with origins edition code for xbox 1 ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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Batman: arkham origins (ps3) video game here i have my batman: arkham origins (ps3) video gameplease view my other stuff for saleincludes booklet in very good condition collection from hall green, wakefield, wf4 3nn -------------------------------------------------------------------- i delete all my ads that have sold so if you can see this i still have it
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Batman arkham origins, nintendo wii u game, batman arkham origins, nintendo wii u game
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Batman: arkham origins (ps3) video game here i have my batman: arkham origins (ps3) video gameincludes booklet in very good condition collection from hall green, wakefield, wf4 3nn -------------------------------------------------------------------- i delete all my ads that have sold so if you can see this i still have itplease view my other stuff for sale read more
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Marvel hero origins 4 book collectionbrand new sealed! marvel hero origins 4 book collectionbrand new sealed!posted by rajeev in books, comics & magazines, books in stanmore
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The title is the origins of the irishfor example: idzthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale condition newthe sleeve condition is new
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The title is the origins of the first world warfor example: idzthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for salethe sleeve condition is new
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A thought-provoking account of idealism, origins confronts the limitations of materialism and empiricism while salvaging the roles of agency and freedom that have been neglected by the biological sciencessee oxfam website for delivery information read morearguing that ego development is produced not only by consciousness but also evolves from unconscious genesis, he makes the controversial claim that an unconscious semiotics serves as the template for language and all meaning structuresoxfam bookshop glossop road very sligth shelf wear, otherwise very good condition in the first comprehensive work to articulate a psychoanalytic metaphysics based on process thought, the author uses dialectical logic to show how the nature and structure of mental life is constituted
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Oxfam books & music beeston the origins of bowing and the development of bowed instruments up to the thirteenth century by werner bachmann oup english translation illustrated "the development of the technique of bowing stringed instruments was to prove one of the greatest advances in the history of musicsmall green label on first page identifying previous ownerfoxing to inside front cover and first pagehardback is blue cloth covered board with gold lettering to spine and front, title set in black band on front with motifsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are tightly bound, clean and unmarked" unclipped dust jacket has wear and tear to edges both front and backfoxing to cover front and back
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Oxfam books & music nottingham batman: arkham origins (xbox 360) pegi 16 your enemies will define youa world of firsts experience batman's encounters with some of his greatest allies and enemiesblack masks assassins face off against 8 of the deadliest assassins in the dc universe as they compete for a $50 million dollar prize prowl the streets of gotham city explore a vast gotham, stop crimes in progresssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexpand your arsenal equip the versatile remote claw and devastating shock gloves as you stalk the city streets and take down your enemies in exciting new wayssolve the mysteries, and search for rogue hackers blackmail data
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Why are we so prone to guilt and embarrassment? why do we care so much about how others see us, about our reputation? what are the origins of such afflictions? rochat argues that it is because we are members of a species that evolved the unique propensity to reflect upon themselves as an object of thoughts; an object of thoughts that is potentially evaluated by othersbased on empirical observations, this is a book of ideas, tapping into both developmental and anthropological phenomena and guided by strong existential intuitions regarding the human conditionno inscriptionsat the core of these intuitions, there is the idea that human psychic life is predominantly determined by what we imagine others perceive of usoxfam bookshop skipton in this book, philippe rochat explores self-consciousness, how it originates and how it shapes our lives, arguably the most important and revealing of all psychological problemsappears unread see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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