The science of gyroscopes
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First published in ; this is the scarcer danube edition, with a new preface by the authorit lays out koestler's attempt to develop an elaborate general theory of human creativityone or two underlinings in pen; one or two marginal annotations in pencil - otherwise clean/intactunclipped d/j is tatty with a number of tears around the edgesfrom describing and comparing many different examples of invention and discovery, koestler concludes that they all share a common pattern which he terms "bisociation" - a blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated matrices of thought into a new matrix of meaning by way of a process involving comparison, abstraction and categorisation, analogies and metaphorshe regards many different mental phenomena based on comparison (such as analogies, metaphors, parables, allegories, jokes, identification, role-playing, acting, personification, anthropomorphism etcoxfam bookshop newport a study of the processes of discovery, invention, imagination and creativity in humour, science, and the artshence low price for this itemsee oxfam website for delivery information read more), as special cases of "bisociation"
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This book describes the nature of industrial wasteland, showing how the science of ecology can be applied to the rehabilitation of areas polluted by past and present industrial activitiesthe inside pages are all very good and clean, with no marksoxfam books & music wells a rarely available, original hardback version of this bookreclamation of land is one of the most cost-effective ways of controlling pollution and it also contributes to the solving of a great social problem by improving the environment in depressed areasex library copy, with the usual stamps to the frontdustjacket good and covered in filmsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop queen's road this four-disc bbc box-set features the episodes of the classic science fiction series - the mysterious planet, mind warp, terror of the vervoids and the ultimate foe - that make up the trial of a time lord storylinethe tardis is drawn to a space station where the doctor (colin baker) is subjected to a time lord inquiry into his behaviour, presided over by an inquisitorthe prosecuting counsel, the valeyard, presents the first piece of evidence, which consists of a recording played back on a screen linked to the matrixsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit concerns a visit by the doctor and peri to the desolate planet ravolox
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The author also discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literature in the background are the new economic powers based on the development of a coal and iron technology; in the foreground, new social and political problems and new ways of tackling themcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and researchoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationthe book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises fundamental issues about a period of crucial change in british history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culturethe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question mark
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Good conditionno highlighting or other notes beautiful black and white and colour illustrations include those of living artists and the best from previous centuries (see image 2 for example)inside the text block and images are clean and brightthis publication will appeal to the amateur naturalist, botanical student, and plant loverdust jacket shows some signs of wear and scuffing with tears to the top and bottom of spine and page edgesgreen boards have minor rubbing to edges see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport revealing the whole of the plant kingdom in this lavish selection of beautifully reproduced plates and offering an accessible account of the development of botany as a science, 'the art of botanical illustration' has its main theme as the intimate relationship between exploration and illustration in botany
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Oxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacketblack and white frontispiece ("glacier carrying down stones") back pages, which include the index, show marks at the edges of water-stainingprize certificate from battersea grammar school pasted to feptitle on spine, just discerniblefoxing and damp-staining at the front but the text is clean and unmarked with age-toning and a few sporadic spots of foxingthere is some rippling to these front pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery worn and faded in placesbound in maroon leather binding with marbled edges and endpapersfrom the author's preface "the ten lectures of which this volume is composed were delivered last spring, in st john's wood, to a large audience of children and their friends, and at their conclusion i was asked by many of those present to publish them for a children's reading book" a very attractive little volume - price reflects the conditionhinges are starting to crack but pages remain secure to the binding
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Oxfam bookshop ealing the science fiction classic for a time i believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that i stood there alone, the last man left alivearmed with deadly heat rays, the aliens begin their conquest of earthvery good condition: yellowing of pages see oxfam website for delivery information read moreconfronted by powers beyond our control, a technology far in advance of our own, and a race of alien invaders which regard us as no more than ants, humankind faces extinctionwhile the world crumbles under the shadow of the martian menace, one man sets out alone across the desolate wasteland to find his wife" when an alien capsule lands on horsell common, woking, crowds of astonished onlookers gatherbut wonder soon turns to terror when the martians emerge
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Roy hunter is an expert in the field of hypnosishe was specially selected to carry on the work of the grand master of hypnotherapy, the late charles tebbetts, who was a master teacher and contributor to the art/science of hypnosis and hypnotherapy
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Trail - professor of botany aberdeen university published/printed for the perthshire society of natural science bybware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwhite, francis buchanan wwith tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of white and a double page coloured mapin a reduced size facsimile reprint was published of this 1st ed of condition; good/fair, some spotting/foxing on front and end pages, previous owner name (stamp) pso this book belonged to himewing in right corner first title pageedinburgh, th original edition original green buckram hardback with gilt titles on spinepeter ewing's glasgow catalogue, published in() the flora of perthshire edited by james wplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepeter ewing, author of mrsee pics for overall conditionblackwood & sonslix + 407pp, 19,5 x 14 cm it appears that only 500 copies have been printedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The music creates a haunting atmosphere and adds momentum to the filmrival scientists are on his back trying to steel his gloryoxfam bookshop skipton "science fiction adventure" (amazon review) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film might seem a bit long drawn out for the first 40 minutes, but when the expedition gets going it becomes a marvel of adventures with dark mysterious caverns, mushroom forests and underground seasthe plot follows a mad scientist who sets out to find the centre of the earth
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The mass effect series is a groundbreaking epic that has immersed gamers in one of science fiction''s richest universesoxfam bookshop wanstead in good to very good condition- several (mostly light) scratches on either cover, but a few deeper ones on backnow bioware and dark horse are proud to invite fans deeper than ever into the mass effect saga with the art of the mass effect universe! featuring concept art and commentary by bioware on the games'' characters, locations, vehicles, weapons, and more - mass effect 3 - the art of the mass effect universe is the most complete companion available to gaming''s most compelling seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He explains how the popularizers changed darwin's thought in subtle ways and how these changes colored their perceptions of darwinismoxfam books & music crouch end in germany, more than anywhere else, darwinism was a sensational successsetting his analysis against the background of popular science, kelly follows popular darwinism as it permeated education, religion, politics, and social thought in germanyamong the first purveyors of mass culture, the germans provide valuable clues as to how seminal ideas move through a societysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Gardner weaves together recent research in cognitive science, child development and psychology, in a book that is both intellectually interesting and provocative, but also makes the reader consider his own life and mind, in an effective and attractive crossover of serious and popular psychologyoxfam shop wolverhampton a leading psychologist explres what the development of extraordinary figures (mozart, freud, woolf and ghandi) can tell us of human capabilties and the development of our own mindspicture is a stock picture see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a great anthology of golden age sf published between and coupled with a informative and interesting history of the magazines of that decadethis is available for cash on collection or p&p ÂŁ3
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The authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with othersalgorithms to live by is full of practical takeaways to help you solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind
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Scuffs, marks and discolouration to jacketsmall chips and creases to edgestear along the length of the front hingespine heavily discolouredred cloth covered boards with black text to spine, which is fadedfoxing to edges of text block and first and last few leavestext block is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedpaper cover now in two parts with split along right spine edge, hence low price for this scarce itemsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuperficial scuffs and marks, shelf wear to edgesoxfam bookshop newport a collection of letters from the author to his sons about the christian faithgreen dust jacket with black text
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Methods of marking are discussed and graphical methods are used to illustrate results there is some annotations and discolouration on the edges, the dust jacket also has some tears but still in a good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe methods are fully and simply explained and examples of their applications are givenoxfam bookshop carlisle this book is an attempt to deal with marks in a scientific manneran introduction is given to modern statistical methods of dealing with marks and numerical results
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His only real companions are those from the science fiction stories he lovesthere's only one problemroy has a secret - a secret so terrible that colin can hardly imagine itby the time he comes to face the truth, it's almost too latehis own life is in danger - and no one will believe himcolin jacobs is a shy, awkward, bookish fourteen-year-oldif you listen to the voice, you may never see the dawn againbut his life changes when roy borden, the most popular kid in town, becomes his 'blood brother'please check shipping costs before ordering synopsis the voice of the night can transform childhood fantasy into terrifying reality
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Dr joe demystifies ancient understandings and bridges the gap between science and spiritualitybreaking the habit of being yourself: how to lose your mind and create a new one paperback – 5 mar
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Oxfam bookshop newport the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brainsglossy textual paper coverstext block is clean and tightsuperficial scuffs and markssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He introduces us to cutting-edge artists, musicians, architects, physicists, mathematicians, engineers, chefs, choreographers, and novelists (among others) and uncovers a three-step cycle they all share in creating things that durably matterhere edwards shares how he discovered a way of creating that transcends disciplines and incorporates the principles of aesthetics
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; book appears to be unread but the previous owner's name is written on the first page; minor signs of wear around the edges
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Some shelf wear and rubbing to boards and spine, binding is generally tight except front hinge and loosening in some places, all pages still in tact the book is in overall good condition light foxing mainly to end papers and some throughout texta good reading copyoxfam bookshop leeds 320ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read more , new edition revised
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Start by learning all about what chaos is, how it works, and what the wholeget hands-on, swing into action, and discover the theory of the world around you with the chaos machine kit
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Unused and unopened learn the science of bubbles and water good buy 2 for ÂŁ10 read more
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Using the science of strategy,the strategy book will help you tackle the really important challenges you face both in developing strategies and putting them into actionhow can you engage people with strategy?
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It covers the coast of north americathe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe voyage to australia and tahitivery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' company
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitieswhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordormeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive years
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