The man of genius
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Oxfam bookshop newport this book offers a religious, aesthetic, historical and philosophical representation of the nature of the man of genius, of his principles, views of life and also of his errorsspine faded, closed tears to top and wear to all edgeslightly soiled through wearsigns of water damage on edges of several leavessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblue endpapers, discolouredfoxing to edges of and within text blockwoven head and tail bandspencilled annotations throughoutvarious scuffs, marks and discolourationblue cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spine
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventuresfor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete packagehow was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearsa timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois lanefollow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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man of steel (volsuperman: the man of steel (volmore than marvel and dc comics, the original series from the s untilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemore than marvel and dc albums of original series from the s untilour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki\\\\ this complete series, including the key issue, is part of the usa comics collection of i-am foundation, donated by unique edition pressthis series, complete with key issue, is part of the collection of usa comics of i-am foundation, donated by unique edition pressi-amf top collectioncomplete seriesthe albums and their conditions are specified on headed paper i-am foundation - unique edition press
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Oxfam original liverpool the world has made me the man of my dreamsmeshell ndegeocello  format- audio cd- see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Here the genius and ironies behind those discoveries are describedoxfam bookshop thame this book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the present and future place of science in mankind's cultureit finds answers to the deepest questions of modern physics and ultimately describes a unified design of the universe, which has truth beauty and symmetrythis paperback is in a very good clean conditionthis book has great clarity and removes the shrouds of mystery, which envelop one of contemporary science's greatest challengesone such great change occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, when there was a revolution in modern scientific thinkingevery so often science moves by large leaps,sometimes spurred by the realization that the commonly held beliefs of the day need revisingthe subject is the the history and explanation of modern physicssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book then discusses the fundamental constants of nature and how they inter-relate and how they may have come to be what they arethis paperback is in very good condition with all pages clean and intactthis second book compliments and adds a vast new tranche of knowledge to book i of the series, but is at the same time entirely readable in its own rightit begins with the description of the new discoveries made at the turn of the previous century, which have culminated in the scientific knowledge we have todayoxfam bookshop thame this book is a must read for everyone interested in the future role and direction of scienceas it chronicles the development of modern science it opens a new window on our understanding of science at the most fundamental level of knowledgesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bask here in some of the genius of an artist, who as a man lived humbly and quietly, while letting the creativity of his work soar freelyoxfam shop mutley plain a prolific man, an arranger and composer of easy listening and pop versions of film themes, he garnered a worldwide allure, worked across all musical fields and to whatever he turned his focus to, confronted every particular genre, with unwavering skill and accomplishmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevinyl are in immaculate condition, free from scratches and virtually without dustthe case also is unblemished
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis dualism is the key to his work, most of images are stripped to their essentials, the images reflect the heart and the absence of heart in contemporary society from the serie "classic streets" signed with coaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin festivals « la fête du graphisme », paris, « tanja street art » tangier, morocco, international art fair arco, madridbignow condemns the narcissism of modern cultureexhibitions in musée des arts décoratifs paris france,centro el matadero de madrid spain,palais des nations, genève suisse, agora gallery new yorkhis work is in public collections, ministére de la culture du royaume du maroc, instituto cervantes, museo mexicano del diseño, fondation alliance française, celebrities such as pau gasol, omar sharif (rip), grammy winner tomatito … read more
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Title: -floored geniusafter all, you're not the only one who leaves it till the last minute!artist: -julian copethe best of julian cope and the teardrop explodes
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen william cowper was an 18th century evangelical poet and translator, renowned for his celebrated gifts and genius paperback book written by george ella published in see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crimebut when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shatteredits blend of a page-turning story, evocative tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fictionwhen detective kusanagi of the tokyo police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigatedone of the biggest-selling japanese thrillers ever, and the inspiration for a cult film, the devotion of suspect x is now being discovered across the worldoxfam bookshop royal exchange square yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only childsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Michael schumacher - the rise of a genius by luc domenjoz176 pages, hard back, many photosgiven two copies of this book as a present - this copy has not been usedin as new condition
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Travis ?– the man who label: craft recordings ?– cr format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered vinyl, lp, compilation, remastered cd, album, reissue, remastered cd, compilation, remastered box set, deluxe edition country: uk & europe released: 21 jun genre: rock, pop style: indie pop, indie rock tracklist the man who a1\twriting to reach you\t a2\tthe fear\t a3\tas you are\t a4\tdriftwood\t a5\tthe last laugh of the laughter\t b1\tturn\t b2\twhy does it always rain on me?\t b3\tluv\t b4\tshe's so strange\t b5\tslide show\t the man who b-sides c1\tvillage man\t c2\tonly molly knows\t c3\trock 'n' (salad) roll\t c4\tthe connection\t c5\twe are monkeys\t d1\tthe weight\t d2\tbaby one more time (in session)\t d3\tbe my baby\t d4\triver\t the man who cd1-1\twriting to reach you\t cd1-2\tthe fear\t cd1-3\tas you are\t cd1-4\tdriftwood\t cd1-5\tthe last laugh of the laughter\t cd1-6\tturn\t cd1-7\twhy does it always rain on me?\t cd1-8\tluv\t cd1-9\tshe's so strange\t cd1-10\tslide show\t the man who b-sides cd2-1\tgreen behind the ears\t cd2-2\tonly molly knows\t cd2-3\tyeah yeah yeah yeah\t cd2-4\thigh as a kite\t cd2-5\tbe my baby\t cd2-6\twhere is the love\t cd2-7\tvillage man\t cd2-8\tdriftwood (live)\t cd2-9\tthe urge for going\t cd2-10\tslide show (live)\t cd2-11\triver\t cd2-12\tdays of our lives\t cd2-13\twe are monkeys\t cd2-14\tbaby one more time (in session)\t cd2-15\tcoming around\t cd2-16\tjust the faces change\t cd2-17\tthe connection\t cd2-18\trock 'n' (roll) salad\t cd2-19\tthe weight\t hype sticker on shrink wrap reads: craft recordings deluxe edition of the iconic breakthrough album • includes the timeless singles "writing to reach you", "driftwood", "turn" and "why does it always rain on me?" • 2 lps & 2 cds include the original album, b-sides and live performances chosen by the band • 58-page commemorative book featuring rare and unseen photographs cr read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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It is a hilarious and extraordinary story of a singular manhe had a reputation for being an austere, unforgiving, taciturn, wintry manthomas (an english-educated man who set out to become more and more welsh throughout his life)here is a man who banned hoovers from his house on grounds of noise, whose first act on moving into an ancient cottage was to rip out the central heating, whose attempts to seek out more authentically welsh parishes only brought him more into contact with loud english holidaymakers for his second biography rogers - a welshman who moved to england - has found the perfect subject: the great welsh poet rthomas is now accepted, along with ted hughes, philip larkin and seamus heaney, as one of the great post-war british poetsbyron rogers' previous books for aurum have twice been radio 4 book of the weekto thomas's many admirers this will be a surprising, sometimes shocking, but at last humanising portrait of someone who wrote truly metaphysical poetryoxfam shop dumfries this is the follow-up to the author's previous biography, the critically acclaimed and sales success, "the last englishman"thomas's poetry published by penguin modern classics, orion and bloodaxe with substantial sales every yearhe is regarded in wales as the national poetall his life, he was a minister in the church of wales, at a succession of increasingly remote country parishesnow byron rogers has unearthed the amazing story of this man's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touchingit describes the life of one of 20th-century english literature's greatest poetsthis is sure to be widely reviewedsee 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 unleashedoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endbut 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 firstnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harryafter 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 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 magicbut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolreview: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 futurematching 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 talesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 geniuswelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseaseoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hinsulin 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 macleodoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 sourceas 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 russianhis 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 inwritten 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 beforewilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection availablein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)no cash in handpictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legible
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Includes all the things in the picture david bowie man of word/ man of music - space oddity - unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed - the cygnet committee - janine - wild eyed boy from freecloud - god knows i'm good - letter to hermoine - an occasional dream - memory of a free festival read more
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Fascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manhis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spinered top page endscontents are clean and binding is tightgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordfield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishhis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredj has some minor chipsillustrated with 28 b/w photographsgovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the uoxfam shop darlington hardbackpublished by peter daviesthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifehenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologist
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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 conditionoxfam bookshop aylesbury published in , this book is in fair condition on the inside front cover there are two bits of writing and there is foxing throughout the book the pages themselves are intact including the frontispiecethe front cover has a librarian's  sticker on it this is vol 1 of x11 volumessee oxfam website for delivery information read more the front and back of the binding has discoloured and the corners have buffed
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Watching the pair with a beady eye, is an outsider, a cripple, destined to become the genius of his age - the poet alexander popearabella is in need of rich husband, but knows that girls have been ruined by risking an affair like the one she contemplatesoxfam bookshop st albans what would you do if you were faced with a dangerous temptation you feared you couldn't resist? "the scandal of the season" tells the story of the real-life seduction of the beautiful, clever arabella fermor by the charming, enigmatic nobleman robert petre, seventh baron of ingatestonethe object of her desire is also flirting with a perilous jacobite plot against queen anne see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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And it was here that women achieved a quiet but permanent revolution, by proving beyond question they could do anythingher books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the first world war'lyn macdonald wrirtes splendidly and touchingly of the work of the nurses and doctors who fought their humanitarian battle on the western front' sunday telegraph over the past twenty years lyn macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the first world waroxfam bookshop cheltenham lyn macdonald's the roses of no man's land is a compelling look at the women who risked their lives on the western frontin leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another war, a war against agony and death, as men lay suffering from the pain of unimaginable wounds or diseases we can now cure almost instantly'on the face of it,' writes lyn macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the first world warmost are published by penguinit was here that young doctors frantically forged new medical techniques - of blood transfusion, dentistry, psychiatry and plastic surgery - in the attempt to save soldiers shattered in body or spirit' yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall this is superbly captured in the roses of no man's land, a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, yet also of endurance and supreme courage
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Living in the shadow of their fathers' extraordinary fame brought sara and dora great privilege, but at a terrible costgrowing up in the shadow of genius, each girl made it her life's ambition to dedicate herself to her father's writing and reputationoxfam bookshop cheltenham dora wordsworth and sara coleridge, were life-long friendsthey were also the daughters of best friends: william wordsworth and samuel taylor coleridge, the two poetic geniuses who shaped the romantic ageanorexia, drug addiction and depression were part of the legacy of fame, but so too were great friendship and lovein different ways, each father almost destroyed his daughterdrawing on a host of new sources, katie waldegrave tells the never-before-told story of how two young women, born into greatness, shaped their own legaciessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pizza is the evil genius of the worldstinkbomb & 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 suspectedoh yes, it's all the fault of pizzait has absolutely nothing at all to do with the badgers
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Alongside batman, wonder woman and supergirl, the man of steel must fight one final battle-seemingly against himselfoxfam books & music perth a prelude to dc universe: rebirth is here in superman: the final days of superman! with his final days upon him, the man of steel reaches out to his loved ones and most trusted allies to say his goodbyesyet while he does so, the world is greeted by new threats-a dangerous being alive with fire, who insists to lois lane and anyone else he meets that he is the one true superman, and a black-clad man whose appearance and powers mirror those of superman himselfcollects superman , action comics , batman/superman and superman/wonder womantomasi (superman) and illustrated by artists mikel janìn (batman), doug mahnke (superman), paul pelletier (aquaman), dale eaglesham (secret six), scot eaton (the new 52: futures end), ed benes (justice league of america) and jorge jiménez (earth 2: society)see oxfam website for delivery information read morewill superman die trying to save his adoptive world and those he loves most? the final days of superman marks the beginning of an era, written by peter j
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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 ussee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow 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 racingoxfam bookshop thame the story of kiwi motorcycling legend, backyard engineering genius, and land speed record holder burt munro
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The man who would be king: the life of philippe d'orlans, regent of francetitle: the man who would be king: the life of philippe d'orlans, regent of france format: paperback type: book publisher: phoenix uk release date: language: english
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Because sally met a manexcept that the man on the news is a man sally has never seen beforeinstead, she booked a week off work and treated herself to a secret holidayoxfam bookshop cheltenham agatha christie fans will love queen of crime sophie hannah's third stunning psychological suspense novelalso perfect for fans of clare mackintosh and paula hawkinsdesperate for a break from her busy life juggling work and a young family, sally didn't tell her husband that the trip had fallen throughmark bretherickand ended in murderall she wanted was a bit of peace - some time to herself - but it didn't work out that way'addictive' marie claire'irresistible' guardianit began with an affairlast year, a work trip sally had planned was cancelled at the last minuteand geraldine and lucy bretherick are both deadsally is watching the news with her husband when she hears a name she ought not to recognise: mark brethericksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall the details are the same: where he lives, his job, his wife geraldine and daughter lucy
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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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The man in the red coat is at once a fresh and original portrait of the belle epoque - its heroes and villains, its writers, artists and thinkers - and a life of a man ahead of his timeonly very minor wear to top corner of back coverwitty, surprising and deeply researched, the new book from julian barnes illuminates the fruitful and longstanding exchange of ideas between britain and france, and makes a compelling case for keeping that exchange aliveoxfam bookshop wanstead condition: very goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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