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Through these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp £149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgethe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master ch÷gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethe remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipalso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardsshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp £149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticecan post extra £3
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The price of this collection is based on the individual value of the stamps rather than the quality of the collection of the pagesthe stamps in this collection show and also celebrate the queen elizabeth 2nd, qantas airlines, the national developments, the commonwealth parliamentary association conferences, dairy congress, christmas, the australian natives association, the rotary club, sea craft, the united nations, the stock exchange, aboriginal art, the royal australian air force, the rspca, the prime ministers, the australian country women's association, the congress of accountants, the overland telegraph line, the olympic games, the pioneer of inventions, the world health organisation, the labour organisation, the coral crab, the agate rock, the grassland congress, expo 70, the sydney opera house, radio broadcasting, the pioneer society, the brushtail possum, the star sapphire, rugby, the international women's year, the independence of papua new guinea, the prime ministers, performing arts, the helichrysum thomsonii flower, the tiger cat, the platypus, the flannel flower, the waratah plant, the wattle plant, the columbo plan, the golden jubilee of guiding, the self-government of queensland, the commonwealth games, queen victoria, john mcdouall stuart, the melbourne cup, the centenary of the exploration of the northern territory, dame nellie melba, the dingo, the explorer douglas mawson, the first attainment of reaching the magnetic pole, mount coates, the iceberg alley in mawson, the 25th anniversary of the antarctic treaty, the penguin, the antarctic territory, responsible government, the royal flying doctor service, the kookaburra, the australian inland mission, the crossing of the blue mountains, captain tasman, the centenary of the red cross, export, the lyre bird, the koala, hermes and globe, winston churchill, yellow-tailed thornbill bird, the black-backed magpie, the galah bird, the first air mail, john monash, the telecommunications union, the royal life saving society, the tasmanian blue gum plant, the kangaroo paw plant, the lions international, the ywca, the cooktown orchid flower, the pink heath flower, banking, lawrence hargrave the young farmers club, the pan pacific scout jamboree, produce food, tasmaniaoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection 224 stamps on 60 pages from an incomplete stamp collectors bookthe oldest stamps in this collection were issued inthere are many empty pages with no stamps having been foundmany of the stamps have been unusedthe explorers collins and paterson, the royal visit of queen elizabeth 2nd and the duke of edinburgh, florence nightingale, the kangaroo, queen elizabeth the queen mother, king george 6th, the merino sheep, the centenary of the railway, the coronation of queen elizabeth 2nd, the australian red cross, the usa memorial,, the first western australian stamp, the australian national antarctic research expeditions, broken hill, south australia, tradition of nursing, and 3 stmps with the price of the stamp in the middlethe newest stamp in this collection was issued inin this collection of pages 224 of the stamps are already stuck on the pageson many of the pages shows the stamps to collect and the pictures of the stamps to find, which have not yet been foundthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and ssome of the stamps have been used and have a printed postmark clearly shown on themthe pages are hole punched so can easily be filed in any a3 sized filesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach of the pages has the years of issue of the stamps to collect for that pagethe pages are a little faded but are in very good condition
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This will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coversno writing or inscriptionspublished by john murray, londoninternally; is almost goodlacks 2 pages from the appendix between pages 672 and 673 (see picture 54), a couple of maps are taped but still completeitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regiondiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum illustrated with folding frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 13 full-page plates, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravings an account of layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages are tight and clean with occasional, spots, light marks, or foxingour 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 catawiki5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & indexrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, 13 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsplates are clean and bright (please see pictures)securely bound with hinges fully intact, some instances of internal separation but text block sound with no loose or detached pagestop of spine cover missingbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4condition wear at extremities with rubbing and bumping to cornerstitles in gilt to spine
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Its principal focus is the great demographic revolution which occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancybut robert woods also considers the variable quality of the victorian registration system; the changing role of what robert malthus termed the preventive check; variations in occupational mortality and the development of the twentieth-century class mortality gradient; and the effects of urbanisation associated with the significance of distinctive disease environmentsoxfam bookshop chelmsford the demography of victorian england and wales uses the full range of nineteenth-century civil registration material to describe in detail for the first time the changing population history of england and wales between andsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis invaluable reference tool is lavishly illustrated with numerous tables, figures and maps, many of which are reproduced in full colourthe volume also illustrates the fundamental importance of geographical variations between urban and rural areas
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So too with the history of lifethe history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different worldso if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? the tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such earth-like planets may be much rarer than hopedeyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cardsre-run the tape of life, as stephen jinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedinevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely universenow this view is being challengedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally there are some small marks on the back cover and some slight edge wear along the top and bottom of the bookoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsimon conway morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedlygould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence the assassin's bullet misses, the archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford my ladder of life is a depiction of a time gone by in the lancashire mill town of blackburnit starts just before the second world war, and covers 73 years of alan duffy's life as an engineer, company owner and family manthe life of an engineer might appear to be boring but, if alan's own experiences are anything to go by, nothing could be further from the truthalan's career has been rewarding and interesting and sometimes fraught with danger! occasionally events that have befallen him which seem too funny to be true! my ladder of life encompasses such varied events as alan having an audience with pope john paul 2 and seeing frank sinatra on the same dayalan then started a another engineering companybinding is tightsigned and dedicated on the front free end paper, by the authoralan also writes about his family who have brought infinite love and support to him throughout the yearsalan's autobiography is set against an ever-changing social background and serves to remind the reader of the way things used to bealan duffy' hard back book with dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'with best wishesthe pages are in very good condition with clear text and photographsalan discovered he had entrepreneurial skills in his early forties and founded a successful engineering company that in three short years he'd sold on to an american corporation he continued to manage the company until when they relocated to the usathe dust jacket has numerous, slight scratches and some indentations
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There is a mass of sociological and statistical dataoxfam books & music totnes this is a detailed book describing the work done by this committee with many tables and other dataleather binding with gilt lettering to front and spine coverthe scottish liberal federation hardback with no djthere is some wear to the spine coverwithin it is a letter sent from london in january , stating that the presentation was at the instigation of lloyd george in recognition of the services rendered by macleod to the committeepresentation certificate on ffep which appears to have been signed by lloyd georgemarbled end papersit is a presentation copy for mr joseph macleod, who was a member of the highland sub-committeeall gilt edges to the text blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This will be of interest for the archaeology and early travel enthusiast as the number and quality of illustrations, maps and diagrams really elevate this workapart from his great archaeological accomplishment in identifying kouyunjik as the site of the ancient city nineveh, layard provides an extensive analysis of the ancient assyrian world and its history, as revealed by the discoveries, and also writes about the daily life and customs of the countryoverall; good, and tight used copy (please see pictures)some pencil writing on front free endpapercondition wear at extremitiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal brown cloth by edmonds & remnants, with impressive elaborate blind stamping design of great winged bull to front and rear coverspublished by john murray, londoninternally; is almost goodplates are brightitem description first edition of this authoritative study on the assyrian cities of nineveh and babylon based on layard's second expedition to the regionnot really sure of page(s) cut within the (appendix) between pagescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablerubbing and bumping to head and foot of spine, with wear to edges of spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea scarce and an original first edition copy for collectors of austen henry layard, 19th century travel books, and for those interested in nineveh, mesopotamia, iraq, babylonia, babylonians, medes, chaldeans, persians, scythians, cimmerians the middle east, travel and explorationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipages are tight and almost clean with some spots, light marks, or foxingsome rubbing to front inner hingeslight tears or creases to edges of the fold-out plans and map, but still in nice clean condition5cm & number of pages: 686 including appendix & index + 2 pages of publishers’ workssecurely bound with hinges fully intact with no loose or detached pagesdiscoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition undertaken for the trustees of the british museum this volume details layard’s important second british museum expedition in , describing in detail the discoveries that were made, especially focusing on the momentous assyrian artefactsrichly illustrated with fold-out frontispiece ‘ north-eastern façade and grand entrance of sennacherib’s palace (kouyunjik)’, 4 folding plates and plans, 8 tinted lithographic plates, over 20 full-page plates, 1 plate of inscriptions, 2 large folding maps ‘map of assyria, and map of mesopotamia’ at rear, and 232 wood-cut engravingsbook dimensions: 23 x 15 x 4the expedition yielded further important trophies and discoveries, including the cuneiform library of sennacherib's grandson ashurbanipal, on which most modern knowledge of assyrian culture is foundedtitles in gilt to spine
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From crabs to jellyfish, diatoms to vast geological formations, jungles to flowers, monkeys to human embryos, life is a testament to the magical beauty of life in all its forms and is lanting's most remarkable achievement to dateoxfam shop fulwood road planet earth, home sweet home in the year , world-renowned wildlife photographer frans lanting set out on a personal journey to photograph the evolution of life on earthlanting's true gift lies beyond his technical mastery: it is his eye for geometry in the beautiful chaos of nature that allows him to show us the world as it has never been seen beforehe made pilgrimages to true time capsules like a remote lagoon in western australia, spent time in research collections photographing forms of microscopic life, and even found ways to create visual parallels between the growth of organs in the human body and the patterns seen on the surface of the earththe editor: christine eckstrom is a writer and editor specializing in natural historythe photographer: dutch-born frans lanting has been hailed as one of the great nature photographers of our timethe resulting volume is a glorious picture book of planet earth depicting the amazing biodiversity that surrounds us allsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the past two decades he has documented wildlife and our relationship with nature in environments from the amazon to antarcticashe collaborates with lanting on fieldwork, books, and other publishing projects from their home base in californialanting's previous taschen titles include eye to eye, jungles, and penguinexhibits of his photographs have been shown at major museums in paris, milan, tokyo, new york, madrid, and amsterdam
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We have one simple, but veryimportant mission: 'to maximize the quality of lifefor those living with cancer and other life limiting illnesses&aposhere for sale is an ipod shuffle that was kindly donated to us
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Once, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternthe ancient secret of the flower of life: vnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perception1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junthis book is one of those windows
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Title: lifting the latch: a life on the land - based on the life of mont abbott of enstone, oxfordshire (oxford paperbacks)title: lifting the latch: a life on the land - based on the life of mont abbott of enstone, oxfordshire (oxford paperbacks)
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Many good quality black and white illustrations throughoutthe whole story of life mankind, covering periods from: the first living things, natural selection and changes of species, changes in the world's climate, reptiles, mammals, man, human language(s), history, of egypt, greece, judea, india, the roman empire, etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop macclesfield the outline of history, by h g wells, cassell and company, london, pp including indexfoxing of inside cover and page yellowing consistent with the age of the book
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life is not randomly happening to you: life is responding to you, and only through consciousness you can make life happen your waywhen you finally embrace life as a universal gift of connectionmind power is what you get when you understand the principles of life itselfbenard good condition paperback, no markings or discolourationoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells mpower the shaman: a disquiet shift of consciousness gonzalo w some b/w illustrationsconsciousness, or the energy that can be a healer itself if you allow it toknow how to heal yourself and others through this energy of consciousnessthe rituals of healing and gratitude, and what we can learn from the stones and nature itselfthat was a turning point to understand oneness, and the fact that we are all connected through consciousnessfrom our own rebirthwhen you reach consciousness, when you allow yourself to travel through itwhen you heal yourselfallow the shift to happensee oxfam website for delivery information read morea human living in a higher consciousnessmind is the product of the physical brain and consciousness that comes to you the moment you're bornin his early ages, the author would see people inside glass jars, as a subconscious protection and defencelater on, he understood that glass is breakable and cold, and that what he would see was in fact energy, consciousness, protecting and defending people, connecting them to others and to the universe
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The goal of this book is to help patients improve their ability to function and their quality of life part 3: fibromyalgia diet programme - step-by-step plan including shopping lists, shortcuts for meal preparation & meal schedulespart recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacksthis outstanding fibromyalgia resource provides the necessary hope, support and resources for a condition that is often misunderstood or left undiagnosed and untreated for many yearsin england and wales, there could be up to 1the treatment approach is centred around rebuilding: helping to decrease pain, control inflammation, improve sleep, improve cognitive function (reduce brain fog) and improve energy levelsit uses the seeds of health approach (support, environment, exercise/pacing, diet/drugs, sleep) and has shown significant success rates in patientsoxfam shop dumfries fibromyalgia causes widespread pain and extreme tirednessthe nhs estimates that fibromyalgia affects nearly 1 in 20 people worldwidethere are few books on fibromyalgia that provide a programme for recovery and a cache of anti-fibromyalgia foods and recipes as successfully as this book part 1: understanding fibromyalgia - causes, patient profile, symptoms, assessment tools, diagnosis76 million adults with the condition part 2: managing fibromyalgia - seeds of health program, medications, complementary and alternative medicines, dietary therapy and strategiesgood condition - sticker residue on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book, written by leading experts in fibromyalgia, gives common sense tools that will help fibromyalgia patients help themselves on to a road to improvement and perhaps recoverythe book is also a source of support for family and friends
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Given the symptoms of sleep loss, depression, and a lower quality of life than even those with diabetes mellitus, effective and beneficial treatment is a must for these peoplethis seminal work should guide the reader in daily practiceapart from minimal shelf wear to the spine, the book appears as newin five sections: diagnosis, neurophysiology and urodynamics of oabdrs kreder and dmochowski, both recognized experts on voiding dysfunction and urodynamics, have assembled a distinguished team of experts from around the globe to share with the reader, whether qualified or in-training, their perspectives based both on best practice and personal experience in evaluating and managing the overactive bladderneuromodulationsurgical therapyspecial considerationsoxfam books & music beaconsfield overactive bladder (oab) affects millions of men and women dailycopyright see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Inside, you ll discover how to combine core ev3 elements like blocks, data wires, files, and variables to create sophisticated programsas you follow along, you ll program your robot to: react to different environments and respond to commands - follow a wall to navigate a maze - display drawings that you input with dials, sensors, and data wires on the ev3 screen - play a simon says style game that uses arrays to save your high score - follow a line using a pid-type controller like the ones in real industrial systemsyou ll also learn good programming practices, memory management, and helpful debugging strategies general skills that will be relevant to programming in any languageoxfam bookshop hertford with its colorful, block-based interface, the lego mindstorms ev3 programming language is designed to allow anyone to program intelligent robots, but its powerful features can be intimidating at firstsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe art of lego mindstorms ev3 programming is a full-color, beginner-friendly guide designed to bridge that gap all of the book s programs work with one general-purpose test robot that you ll build early on
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You can cruise lake titicaca and immerse yourself in rural life with a homestay in a small villagebecause they run their own treks, they can ensure the fair treatment of their porters and the quality of food and equipment, which means you’re free to enjoy the beauty of the regionwander the cobblestoned streets of cusco before breaking a sweat hiking mountain passes along the inca trail on your way to machu picchucom/worldwidetoursandcruises/#classicincatrailperu#incatrail #peru #heathrow #heathrowairport #manchester #edinburgh#glasgow#birmingham #hotelsandresorts #guesthouses #camping #homestay #floatingisland #uros #laketiticaca#guidedtours #sacredvalley #tour#potterymaking #machupicchuperu #cultural #treasures #cruise #laketiticaca #loveitseeitbookit #debbiedesignertravelclassic inca trail, peru return flights from london heathrow airport manchester airport edinburgh airport glasgow and airport birmingham airport 12 nights from £ per person accommodations: hotels/guesthouses (7 nights), camping (3 nights), homestay (1 night)meals:11 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners floating islands of uros visit lake titicaca guided tour sacred valley guided tour pottery-making demonstration inca trail guided hike with cooks and porters (4 days) machu picchu guided tour internal flight all transport between destinations and to/from included activities shared hotel transfers for full itinerary: give me a call or drop me an email• feel like a local at a lake titicaca homestay • climb the inca trail to machu picchu • sample the seafood in lima • explore ancient ruins and villages https://www(click to reveal full phone number) email click to contact book now for a deposit of £125 per person amazing compact tour of the archaeological highlights and cultural treasures of the andean highlands offers it all(click to reveal full phone number)
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It's the perfect guide for anybody who wants to get their life in order, be more efficient throughout the day and finally learn the best way to fold that tricky fitted sheet! read morewhether you need advice on how to end an argument, iron a shirt or keep your inbox under control, erin has spoken to experts including arianna huffington, gretchen rubin, rachael ray and dr oz, and condensed their wisdom into easy to follow steps for all of life's simple and not-so-simple tasks, such as: - working from home effectively - keeping a houseplant alive - unplugging from your phone - walking into a room with confidence, and many more the little book of life skills offers simple strategies for streamlining your lifean unused present with original posting boxwe all have areas of our lives that make us feel disorganised, unprepared or stressed outfrom creating a calmer morning routine to setting yourself up for a good night's sleep, and everything in between, there are easy and proven ways to do things better
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A goldmine of information and a clear window on life in the ’sslight foxing/tanning at the top of some pages but does not detract from the quality of the bookthe people’s own paper, for the homes of working peopleblue leather boundthis book 27cm x 37cm has 144 readable pages, it is in good condition with spine and binding intactpublished in london for the religious tract society; a rare victorian antique book£50 plus postagefull of stories, articles and illustrations throughout
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This is a sad sale but due to me leaving for university at the end of summer i will no longer be able to give him the quality of life that he deservesyou can view him if you wish before making a decisionalso with the price will be 2 heat mats, a temperature and humidity sensor, red light, an additional small vivarium used to put him in while cleaning his main vivarium, 1 1/2 bags of aspen bedding and some cleaning sprayvivarium measurements: width- 38cm (1ft 2inches) length- 115cm (3ft 8inches) depth- 41cm (1ft 3inches) snake- male and approx 3 years old he is very friendly and has been handled a lot so is use to human contactthe price includes everything with the photo include the vivarium, the complete ornaments inside which consist of a log, 2 hiding caves, 2 water bows, climbing branch, various gemstone decorations and lead decorations and a large cavehe has been handled by children before and is great for someone who is ill experienced with handling snakes or as a great first petfeel free to message me for more informationitems will not be sold separately
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This is a sad sale but due to me leaving for university at the end of summer i will no longer be able to give him the quality of life that he deservesyou can view him if you wish before making a decisionalso with the price will be 2 heat mats, a temperature and humidity sensor, red light, an additional small vivarium used to put him in while cleaning his main vivarium, 1 1/2 bags of aspen bedding and some cleaning sprayopen to offers !! vivarium measurements: width- 38cm (1ft 2inches) length- 115cm (3ft 8inches) depth- 41cm (1ft 3inches) snake- male and approx 3 years old he is very friendly and has been handled a lot so is use to human contactthe price includes everything with the photo include the vivarium, the complete ornaments inside which consist of a log, 2 hiding caves, 2 water bows, climbing branch, various gemstone decorations and lead decorations and a large cavehe has been handled by children before and is great for someone who is ill experienced with handling snakes or as a great first petfeel free to message me for more informationitems will not be sold separately
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Tree of life using high quality gemstone chips perfect for a gift, every tree is unique, price doesn't include p&p read more
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This is a quality pieceit is the same technique which has been used for thousands of yearstilnarart collections the mo-home spun bamboo range engineers bamboo into an exclusive range of beautiful shapesit stands approx 51 cm tall x 50 cm wide x 20 cm deepphoto's do not do this justiceit is very striking with a very deep multi layered lacquer finish which gives the look of ceramic, with trade mark black striations still visible through the lacquer
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The male (ebden) is of unknown age as he was given to me by an elderly couple, and he has angel wing, but this does not affect his quality of life and has seen off many a fox over the yearsthe two females (one ebden & one toulouse) are 2 years old and both very good layersto be sold all together £65 for the trio read morehere i am selling my trio of geese
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham take a break from your mind and step into the present moment with mindfulness for lifemindfulness is more than a set of tools to help manage the stresses of life; it's also about enhancing your overall wellbeingthis book is also accompanied by daily online exercises to help your mind work more effectively and build your confidencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein mindfulness for life, mindfulness teacher oli doyle shows you how living in the present moment can help in all areas of your life, including work, relationships, family life, creativity, memory and decision makingthe easy-to-follow plan is broken down into six-week segments, with each week focused on a basic mindfulness principle
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Syllable quality creates life wireless headphones gcondition is newdispatched with royal mail 1st class
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life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match itweaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itselfso can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new?in this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator paul davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersectoxfam bookshop preston for generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental questionand yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mysterysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, the demon in the machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computingat the heart of these diverse fields, davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe
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This will be a wonderfully stimulating read and act as an invaluable guide as to what is truly important in living life, whether facing success, failure, justice, wrong, love, loss or any of the other profound experience life throws outa life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the human condition is inherently important and such an approach will help us to deal with real personal dilemmasits aim is not to persuade readers to accept one particular philosophical point of view or theory, but to help us consider the wonderful range of insights which can be drawn from an immeasurably rich history of philosophical thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregrayling's 'the last word' column in the guardianthinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and upliftingconcepts covered include courage, love, betrayal, ambition, cruelty, wisdom, passion, beauty and deathoxfam bookshop cheltenham a refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the ukthis book is an accessible, lively and thought-provoking series of linked commentaries, based on a
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