The mirror of nature
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The republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturein these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown voxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredboard of education
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The romance of nature set of 4 hardback volumes wildlife of the british isles in picture and story edited by francis pitt printed by country life limited good condition
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One name in the frontoxfam bookshop micklegate an important booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Looking at topics such as evolution, emotions, sexuality, and death, goodenough writes with rich, uncluttered detail about the workings of nature in general and of living creatures in particularbut in the sacred depths of nature, eminent biologist ursula goodenough shows us that the scientific world view need not be a source of despairindeed, it can be a wellspring of solace and hope
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Early-ish scientific overview ("the present volume is intended to furnish a very general view of the leading appearances of physical nature - the economy of the heavens and the earth-- with incidental notices of the progress of discovery, and pictorial representations of remakrble phenomena and interesting localilties), a diagram of the "phases and movements of the moon (2 ppincludes "phases and movements of the moon round the earth", beer and madler's "selenographic map of the whole visible hemisphere of the moon" (2 ppoxfam books & music belper some shelf wear and slight damage to top and bottom edge of spine), with flanking satellite diagrams, and four "maps of the sidereal heavens showing the position of the stars throughout the year" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Blue boards with silver decorationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpapersin applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasgombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matterfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceno inscriptions
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Collect from milton keynes mk10with a certificate of authenticity (nofrom the 'wonders of nature' collection) in perfect condition, as newsnows of kilimanjaro features elephants
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Title: energizing water: flowform technology and the power of naturepublication dateauthor(s): jochen schwuchow, john wilkes, iain trousdell
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It stresses the common orientation which justifies us in identifying a specifically 'romantic' criticism; but not, i trust, at the cost of overlooking the many important diversities among the writers who concern themselves with the nature of poetry or art, its psychological genesis, its constitution and kinds, its major criteria, and its relation to other original and enduring critics of the time, rather than with the run-of-the-mill reviewers who often had more immediate, though shorter-lived influence on the general reading publicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejohnston, but there was also a discernible continuity in premises, aims and methodsoxfam bookshop byres road the development of literary theory in the lifetime of coleridge was to a surprising extent the making of the modern critical mindthis continuity was broken by the theories or romantic writers, english and german; and their innovations include many of the points of view and procedures which make the characteristic differences between traditional criticism and the criticism of our own time, including some criticism which professes to be anti-romantic the primary concern of this book is with the english theory of poetry, and to a lesser extent of the other major arts, during the first four decades of the nineteenth centurythere were many important differences between, let us say, horace's art of poetry and the criticism of dr
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Along the way, we are led to understand the nature of minds and conscious states of mind in a way that avoids both reductionism (the idea that mental is reducible to the non-mental) and dualism (the idea that mental substances or properties differ dramatically from physical substances and properties)oxfam bookshop preston what are the most fundamental features of the world? do minds stand outside the natural order? is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? the mind in nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physicalmartin emphasizes the importance of non-conscious 'vegetative' systems, which provide clear examples of intentionality in the form of representational usea concluding chapter provides an argument for the view that an ontology of particular substances and properties leads ineluctably to monism: the bus we board with locke takes us directly to the world of spinoza and einsteinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe slide from representational use to consciousness involves a change in the material of use, but not the form of representationmartin, an original and influential exponent of 'ontologically serious' metaphysics, echoes locke's dictum that 'all things that exist are only particulars', and argues that properties are powerful qualitieshe also spells out the implications of this view for philosophical conceptions of causation, intentionality, consciousness, and the mind-body problem
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We ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationaction & adventurewe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblechildren's music & audio stories
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The wizard of oz coat hook and mirrorthe mirror is a chunky pine mirror with two hear cut outs, painted bright white and rubbed and decorated with various things, as you can seeall sealed, rubbed and finished2 tall coat hooks,painted and rubbed for the chic lookthey are both attached to the wall via a screwaccented with silver crush in the central panel and upper and lower partsthen, i've printed and deocupaged the characters onto the boardsdecorated with hand cut letters and hearts, all of the main characters from the story
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In his view, science is a study of laws that exist in nature, while economics is a study of the humanities with the interaction between human nature and the natural universe at its heartoxfam bookshop victoria based on a three-year course prepared by leon maclaren for the school of economic science in london in the late s, this book reassesses the first principles of economicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit concludes with an examination of society's structure as a whole, the part economic activity plays in the bigger picture, and the social and cultural influences that shape the production and distribution of wealthleon maclaren () was a barrister, politician, philosopher, and the founder of the school of economic sciencewith original subject matter from his economic course and introducing more recent examples and statistics from australia, canada, new zealand, the uk, and the united states, the study examines the major characteristics of the modern economy-such as banking, taxation, and international trade-and considers the role of the government in economic affairs
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This is volume 1 of 2, of johnson's household book of naturethe chrome lithographs / illustrations are all in very good condition as you can see in the photosthis first volume contains all thirty illustrations listed, including the frontispieceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store‘containing full and interesting descriptions of the animal kingdom based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists audubon, wallace, brehm, wood, and othersnote: there are sites selling the chrome lithographs for $ eachthe book itself is in reasonable conditiontrinity college cambridge’edited by hugh craig mthe first section is loose, the rest of the book is firmly boundthere are thirty in this volumeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerare first edition, complete with all full page illustrations accurately and beautifully executed in colour
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mirror of illusion - nik gehenna flexiback novel of mythical legend mirror of illusion is something of a departure for major roxbrough not science fiction, but fantasy very much in the 'game of thrones' mould still in the printing stage - be the first to order an advance copy p&p in england and wales £3 other countries please ask for p&p quote before purchase tem: fantasy novel author: nik gehenna (major roxbrough) type: flexiback read more
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Added: invitation for the opening of the exhibition act of naturewonderful work by lachappellethe signature is from another copy as dedication and signature are mixed-upour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe name of the recipient was left outsigned with a small dedicationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place on our knowledge of the causes of organic naturesee oxfam website for delivery information read more overall, in good conditionfront hinge is exposed to the webbing with 228 pages have been marked with pencil, either underlining or with brackets/lines down the side of the textgreen embossed cloth boards are in very good condition except for small mark at bottom of spine (possible sticker has been removed)by professor huxley published by robert hardwicke, first edition, 156pp, there are no adverts in this edition unlike other copies5" separated at the bottombeing six lectures to working men, delivered at the museum of practical geology
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This is a bilingual english-spanish edition, created not only for neruda enthusiasts, but also for nature and literature lovers who are keen to discover a unique book amongst the work of this renowned poetpablo neruda was always greatly fascinated with the world of birds and it is in art of birds that the chilean nobel prize winner wanted to reflect his passion for these creatures and for the wealth of nature found in his beloved native landplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethere is a bit of yellowing at the top edge24 x 15 cm in size*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morein good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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mirror of illusion - nik gehenna flexiback novel of mythical legend mirror of illusion is something of a departure for major roxbrough not science fiction, but fantasy very much in the 'game of thrones' mould now available in 1st edition - be the first to order a copy p&p in england and wales £3 other countries please ask for p&p quote before purchase read more
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mirror of illusion - nik gehenna flexiback novel of mythical legend mirror of illusion is something of a departure for major roxbrough not science fiction, but fantasy isbn very much in the 'game of thrones' mould now available in 1st edition - be the first to order a copy p&p in england and wales £3 other countries please ask for p&p quote before purchase read more
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mirror of illusion - nik gehenna cd novel of mythical legend mirror of illusion is something of a departure for major roxbrough not science fiction, but fantasy very much in the 'game of thrones' mould now available in 1st edition - be the first to order a copy p&p in england and wales £3 other countries please ask for p&p quote before purchase read more
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mirror of illusion - nik gehenna cd novel of mythical legend mirror of illusion is something of a departure for major roxbrough not science fiction, but fantasy very much in the 'game of thrones' mould now available in 1st edition - be the first to order a copy read more
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Not poetry but philosophical musings on nature in all its aspects; divided into 7 books - the garden, pastoral scenery, woodland scenery, mountain scenery, river scenery, lake scenery and the sea scarce, especially in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more upwards of 180 beautiful and atmospheric engravings by h giacomelli in the style of gustav doré; valuable for these alone one front end paper missing due to weight will be despatched by courier; hence higher carriage charge foxing to front end papers, title page and introductory pages but overall the text is clean, bright and unmarkedoxfam shop barnard castle a classic of high victorian book designdecorated board covers in black and gilt on a red ground; some marks to back, spine darkened and bumped pages gilt edged - clean and bright
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In good conditionone book - the earth, its wonders, its secrets containing lots of interesting information about the miracle of nature, plant, world, animalslots of illustrations
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One book - the earth, its wonders, its secrets containing lots of interesting information about the miracle of nature, plant world, animals, lots of illustrationsin good condition
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Power of nature: northern lights jigsaw puzzle ( piece) heye puzzledispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is used - please note the corner of the box is damaged (see photo)
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French stamps, monaco, - protection of nature and the environment - imperforate - yvert 34 read moreour 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 catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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mirror of the soul -ensemble darcos audio cdmirror of the soul -ensemble darcos region: ensemble darcoswe will be able to cancel your order if it has not been dispatched yethow long until i get my order?
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Forces of natureslowly - trickyif lovin' you is wrong - faithlessa few light marks on the disc, but everything plays perfectlygenuine dreamworks cdeverlasting love - u2love the one you're with - chris tart
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I have for sale a hardback version of walt disney wonders of nature book good condition published author rutherford platt unfortunately i can’t upload any pictures so if you require any further information or pictures please message me can be posted if required please enquire about the cost read more
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