The next hundred years
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The title, 'six degrees', refers to the terrifying possibility that average temperatures will rise by up to six degrees within the next hundred yearsvast pumping systems keep the water out of most of holland, but the residents of bangladesh and the nile delta enjoy no such protectionwith a little foresight, some intelligent strategic planning, and a reasonable dose of good luck, we can at least halt the catastrophic trend into which we have fallen - but the time to act is nowsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepicture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are nowmost vitally, lynas's book serves to highlight the fact that the world of doesn't have to be one of horror and chaospakistan, crippled by drought brought on by disappearing himalayan glaciers, sees 27 million farmers flee to refugee camps in neighbouring indiaits desperate government prepares a last-ditch attempt to increase the flow of the indus river by bombing half-constructed indian dams in kashmirbut the biggest story of all comes from south america, where a conflagration of truly epic proportions has begun to consume the amazonoxfam bookshop cheltenham an eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of 'high tide'meanwhile, in new york, a category 5-plus superstorm pushes through the narrows between staten island and brooklyn, devastating waterside areas from long island to manhattanon the edge of greenland, rivers ten times the size of the amazon are gushing off the ice sheet into the north atlanticthe pakistani president authorises the use of nuclear weapons in the case of an indian military counter-strikealien as it all sounds, mark lynas's incredible new book is not science-fiction; nor is it sensationalistthis is the first time we have had a reliable picture of how the collapse of our civilisation will unfold unless urgent action is takendisplaced victims of north africa's drought establish a new colony on greenland's southern tip, one of the few inhabitable areas not already crowded with environmental refugees
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Oxfam bookshop newport 'buckinghams: a hundred years in the shoe trade ' charts the history of j buckingham and sons, the family boot and shoe retailers business based in norwich, and the development of the shoe tradethere is a page of additional text on the company history glued in on the inside of the back boardfull-page black and white photographs throughout (see images 2 and 3 for examples)little signs of use and inside the text block and images are bright and cleanunusual, grained papera quality, collectable itemtasteful soft-yellow cloth cover, with taped spine and title lettering in gilt along spine, shows minor wear see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno highlighting or other notesvery good condition for its age
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One hundred years of the motor car by marco ruiz read more
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Title: the hundred years war: english in france, (history and politics)dust jacket: falselist price (msrp)first edition: falsecondition: very good
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Bladestorm: the hundred years war (ps)condition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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Three hundred years of kitchen collectibles (300 years of kitchen collectibles) by linda c
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Fifty pence celebrating one hundred years off girlguiding uk i don’t know how much this is warth
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Celebrating one hundred years of girlguiding uk 50p read more
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Rare fifty pence coin hundred years of girl guidescirculated but in good conditioncash on collection
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle bernard watson's book traces the first 100 years of the salvation army's history text with a number of b/w platessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent pages, a little edge and jacket wear + small inscription to fly-leaf
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He shows how the questions and issues that have intrigued psychologists over the past hundred years or so relate to the child growing up in the 21st centurythis book is for everyone who lives with, works with or studies childrenoxfam bookshop cheltenham * how do we get from helpless baby to knowing, ironic teenager?* is cognition a question of learning and environment or heredity?* what impact do television and computers have on cognitive development?cognitive development - how we learn to think, perceive, remember, talk, reason and learn - is a central topic in the field of psychologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will provide the professional, parent and student with an invaluable introduction to the development of the mindin this highly readable book, david cohen discusses the key theories, research and controversies that have shaped and informed our knowledge of how the child's mind developshow the child's mind develops provides an integrated and thought-provoking account of the central issues in cognitive developmentthe effects on cognitive development of social change and increased exposure to television and computers are also discussedissues such as learning to read and write, performance in the classroom, and measuring intelligence and ability are covered, as are child crime and the development of morality
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Whether a newcomer to the philosophy holmes founded or a veteran reader, you will find great power and practicality in the words that render holmes one of the most celebrated and beloved mystical teachers of the past hundred yearsoxfam bookshop hexham the inspiration of ernest holmes has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his classic works, many of which are just now becoming available in paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoverall in good condition, some minor marks/'stains on the back cover and some slight rubbing to the cornersoriginally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperback
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Oxfam shop fulwood road "a survey of the results of archaeological discoveries during the past hundred years as they affect the authenticity, interpretation and text of the bible" published in , this is a reprintsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A feature of this exhibition was an an extensive collection of photographs covering the last hundred years which had been lent by local peoplethe covers have creases near the spine and some scuff marksoxfam shop mutley plain " in may the plympton stsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe centre pages are loose but all others are securely boundmaurice - the past recalled '" book in good overall condition with clean pages throughoutmaurice civic association staged a very successful exhibition entitled ' plympton stprinted around , first editionpublic interest was such that the association decided to make a selection of the photographs and publish them in book form as a record of life in what was, until , a town in its own right
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The binding is soundthe unclipped dustjacket has only light shelf wear, as has the hard coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield the history of quainton hall school in harrow, a preparatory and nursery school set up in and still going strongit includes reminiscences of former pupilscopyright , the book is written and published by peter milner, a former pupil who was headmaster of the school at the time of writingthis book tells the tale of the school from its origins up to when the book was writtenthe pages are clean and unmarked
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Ways of life here, and therefore landscape and architecture, have changed less than in most districts in the last hundred years (as of )pictorial endpaperssticker ghost on rear of jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretan cloth covered boards with green text to spinesuperficial scuffs and marks, light discolouration, mainly to spinetext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedoxfam bookshop newport this is a descriptive guide to three welsh counties which have romantic hill, dale and river scenery unsurpassed in the british islesmuch of it is pastoral and remote country, where the houses and churches are neither rich nor grand but have a strongly-marked, unsophisticated characterone in a series of shell guides glossy pictorial dust jacket
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The goossens family are a musical dynasty unrivalled in their contribution to classical music over the last hundred yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington the goossens - a musical century by carole rosenthis is their biographyhardback with dust jacket
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The next africa captures this storythe next africa will change the way people think about the continentauthors jake bright and aubrey hruby pair their collective decades of africa experience with several years of direct research and interviews
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Fleece spotty sleepsuit / onesie next age years ( months) 2 front pockets the picture makes it look a little brighter pink than it is in life read more
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Fleece spotty sleepsuit / onesie next age years ( months) 2 front pockets the picture makes it look a little brighter pink than it is in life
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Ten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifeafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'for the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timeafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalangry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destitutesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell vcrowds are gathering at the court of common pleasoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneon trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteenher beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbournepickwick' inthe pickwick papersit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesnorton is a laughing stockthe criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywhereby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirt
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Three quarter length boys wetsuitin very good conditiononly worn for a 2 week holiday!
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It was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining "in exile" for the next seventy yearsand depending on where you stood at the time they were seventy years of heaven, or of hell opinions invariably ran to extremes, as did the behaviour of the popes themselvessmall marks to pageblockat the beginning of the fourteenth century anarchy in italy led to the capital of the christian world being moved from rome for the first and only time in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moredustwrapper clean, small mark of glue left by old label on back boardoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , signal booksillustrated in b&wthis is a portrait sketch of that eraand at the centre of the picture is avignon itself, as it grew from being a relatively insignificant town on the rhĂ´ne to become, albeit briefly, one of the great capitals of the worldthe city chosen to replace rome was avignon
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Lovely smart girl's next 3-4 years winter coat, been used but in great condition, been washed, from smoke free homefrom charvil rg10
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They were formed out of the remnants of ritchie clark and the ricochets in and went on to become hitmakers for the next several years in the '60sformed in by former the motions guitarist robbie van leeuwenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemanufactured and distributed by philips records quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) shocking blue profile: dutch rock groupformed in the netherlands by twin brothers chris and gerard koerts, and most popular in the s when fronted by singer jerney kaagman, earth and fire had many chart topping hits in the netherlands and elsewhere in europe, though they never gained much popularity in the united kingdom or the americasthe motions ?– terug in de tijd label: negram ?– hjn 205 format: vinyl, lp, compilation country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: beat quality: vinyl: vg+ (some hairlines) cover: vg+ (name written on backside) the motions profile: the motions from the hague were one of the bigger groups of the s dutch beat explosionquality: vinyl: vg++ cover: vg++ (small sticker damage) earth & fire profile: earth and fire were a dutch progressive and symphonic rock band who over time evolved into a pop groupthe early atlantis () and song of the marching children (), are recommended? includes insert with lyrics, etcearth & fire were able to make some great albums in the processultra rare albums by famous dutch bands shocking blue, the motions and earth & fire            the albums:                                        shocking blue ?– at home label: penny farthing ?– pels 500, penny farthing ?– pelsmanufactured by philips records ltdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableon cover, second on labelpink labels with bicycle logoshortly thereafter, mariska veres came as lead vocalistin and , the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “venus”, followed by several other hit singlesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesee pictures for detailsthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearth and fire ?– atlantis label: polydor ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, gatefold, first press country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock, symphonic rock notes all songs published by new dayglow music, hilversumtheir first single hit the dutch top 40 intheir biggest international hit was "weekend", a number one single in the netherlands, switzerland, germany, denmark and portugalprinted and made by garrod & lofthouse ltd500 format: vinyl, lp, album country: uk released:v genre: rock, pop, folk, world, & country style: pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock notes comes in a front-laminated flipback cover
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham within the next three years, juliet blaxlands home will be demolished, and the land where it now stands will crumble into the north seathe easternmost house is a stunning memoir, describing a year on the easternmost edge of england, and exploring how we can preserve delicate ecosystems and livelihoods in the face of rapid coastal erosion and environmental changesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein her numbered days living in the easternmost house, juliet fights to maintain the rural ways she grew up with, re-connecting with the beauty, usefulness and erratic terror of the natural world
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Ranelagh in the moment of death which binds this one woman to her cause for the next twenty yearsoxfam bookshop tavistock novembersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher passing would have gone unmourned but for the young woman who finds her and who believes - apparently against reason - that annie was murdered, for the police record the death as a simple rta4Â cassettes, running time approx 5 hoursbut whatever the truth about annie - whether she was mad as her neighbours claimed, whether she lived in squalor as the police said, whether she cruelly mistreated the cats found starving in her house - something passed between her and mrsranelagh so convinced it was murder when, by her own account, annie died without speaking? abridged version, read by caroline goodallbritain is on strikethe dead lie unburied, rubbish piles in the streets - and somewhere in west london a black woman dies in a rain-soaked gutter
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This third volume continues the comprehensive revision of this era, and covers in detail the next fifty years; a very different period during which the empire came perilously close to total disintegration under the pressure of foreign invasions and seemingly interminable civil warthe economy also collapsed and with it the imperial coinage, a desperate situation which was only partially alleviated by the currency reform of aurelian undertaken late in his reignthe complexities of the mint attributes in this chaotic period - lacking as the do in almost instance the name or initial of the responsible mint - have been dealt with in light of recent scholarship
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David bowie ?– the next day etichetta: columbia ?– formato: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, single, shape, limited edition, white paese: europe uscita: 17 jun track list a\tthe next day\t b\tthe next day\t note square-shaped 7" housed in a stickered pvc sleeve made in the eu read morephotograph a side © masayoshi sukita / the david bowie archive 3are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistickered clear sleeve40th anniversary editioncodice a barre e altri identificatori \t\tbarcode (scanned): \t\tlabel code: lc \t\t 2our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedavid bowie ?– "heroes" etichetta: parlophone ?– dbhero 40, parlophone ?– dbhero40, parlophone ?– serie: 40th anniversary – formato: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, single, limited edition, picture disc, remastered, stereo, mono paese: europe uscita: 22 sep track list a\t"heroes" (single version)\t aa\t"heroes" ('marc' show version)\t note made in the eudavid bowie ?– rock 'n' roll suicide etichetta: parlophone ?– dbrock 40, parlophone ?– serie: 40th anniversary – formato: vinyl, 7", single, limited edition, picture disc paese: europe uscita: 19 apr track list a\trock 'n' roll suicide\t aa\trock 'n' roll suicide (ziggy stardust: the motion picture version)\t note 40th anniversaryexclusive release for record store day, aprilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelimited to copiesdavid bowie ?– be my wife etichetta: parlophone ?– dbbmw40, parlophone ?– serie: 40th anniversary – formato: vinyl, 7", 45 rpm, single, limited edition, picture disc paese: uk & europe uscita: 16 jun track list a\tbe my wife\t aa\tart decade (live perth '78)\t note 40th anniversary editioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebowie pointed out that the quotation marks around the title "heroes" are there to denote a sense of irony in the title of the song, as per this latest release, while some other releases in the past have dropped this punctuation
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With actors such as patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brett spiner, levar burton, michael dorn, and majel barrett reprising their roles via voiceovers, star trek: the next generation -- a final unity is the next best thing to watching the show on televisiongenerally considered by the gaming community as one of the first star trek titles to "get it right," star trek: the next generation -- a final unity combines quality voice acting from original cast members with tightly meshed quicktime movies to advance the storythe plot slowly evolves, as missions unlock clues of an ancient race shrouded in mysteryenterprise responding to a distress signal in the neutral zone, and the action becomes intense within minutesthe complexity of ship control functions is also determined by user preference (hands-on or automated)as in many star trek episodes, the story begins with the uas with the cast, equipment is standard star trek fare, with a profusion of phasers, tricorders, med-kits, and typical inventory stockthe level of interaction is left up to the user, partly through the choice of three difficulty levels, partly based on the level of administrative duties assigned to other crewmembers, and partly as a function of personal preference settingssolving the mystery of a final unity requires judicious use of "away team" members' abilities in a series of critical missions, as only four crewmembers can be selected for eachthe adventurous storyline is rich in detail, with a galaxy full of alien races, exploration, discovery, and tension-building confrontations, held together by nicely rendered cut-scenesromulans, garidians, ferengi, klingons and more enter the mix as you beam down to exotic worlds, warp around the galaxy, and chart a new course in the highly detailed star trek universe
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