The shape of the world
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The exchange of flora, fauna, diet, disease and culture changed the world within a few generationsoxfam shop thornbury in the three decades between and , european merchants and explorers progressed from relative ignorance about the shape of the globe to knowledge of an atlas that was almost completethe final touches to the pattern of oceans and continents came two-and-a-half centuries later with the voyages of james cookthey did so in search of spices, gold, silver and slaves, but with rudimentary technology, huge courage and boundless confidence in themselves and their calculationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morevoyages to africa, asia, the americas and the pacific and the legacies of those journeys and encounters are here dramatically described through an authoritative text and an original selection of imagesvoyages of discovery also contains 9 facsimile documents, including an extract from captain james cook's diary, and the title page of cortes's second dispatch to charles v
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Full course materials for 2nd level open university course d215 the shape of the worldvery good condition with some highlightingbuyer must collect as too heavy to post
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentshe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much morejürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and french
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Globalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most peoplewhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answersoxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benigninstead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warit is niall ferguson's masterpiecesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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By evening, the town has lost all communication with the outside worldepic in scope, searingly intimate and immediate in its perspective, the taking is a story of a strangely changed and changing world as apocalypse comes to main streetplease check shipping costs before ordering synopsis on the morning that will mark the end of the world they have known, molly and niel sloan awaken to the drumbeat of rainwithin the misty gloom the small band will encounter something that reveals in a terrifying instant what is happening to the world -- something that is hunting them with ruthless efficiencyit has haunted their dreams through the night, and now they find an eerily luminous and silver downpour that drenches their small californian mountain townthe night brings strange noises, and mysterious lights drift among the treesan obscuring fog turns once familiar streets into a ghostly labyrinthfirst tv and radio go dead, then the internet and phone linesthe rain diminishes with the dawn but a moody grey-purple twilight prevailsas hours pass they hear news of extreme weather phenomena across the globethe young couple gathers together with some neighbours, sensing a threat they cannot identify or even imagine
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It has 4 sections: section 1 - the face of the world section 2 - the countries of the world section 3 - the world as we know it section 4 - index i have selected a few random photos to give some impression of it - more can be sent on requestad id: delivery service consumer creditthis is a very comprehensive atlas
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Let the baby bravely explore the unknown worldthe mat is printed with the pattern of the world mapthe mat is made of high quality cotton blended, non-toxic, odorless, all for the health of the baby
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New world symphony - earth, wind & fire (that's the way of the world - earth, wind & fire (that's the way of the world (latin expedition) - earth, wind & fire (1reasons - earth, wind & fire (can't hide love - earth, wind & fire (oxfam shop okehampton disc 11brazilian rhyme (interlude) - earth, wind & fire (sing a song - earth, wind & fire (africano - power - earth, wind & fire (sing a message to you - earth, wind & fire (shining star (future star) - earth, wind & fire (brazilian rhyme - earth, wind & fire (2caribou chaser (jazzy jam) - earth, wind & fire (love's holiday - earth, wind & fire (africano - earth, wind & fire (i'll write a song for you - earth, wind & fire (shining star - earth, wind & fire (interlude 1 - earth, wind & fire (live bonus medley - serpentine fire - saturday nite - can't hide love - reasons - earth, wind & fire (6jupiter - earth, wind & fire (14) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreintroduction by mc perry jones - earth, wind & fire (see the light - earth, wind & fire (devotion - earth, wind & fire (yearnin' learnin' - earth, wind & fire (celebrate - earth, wind & fire (runnin' - earth, wind & fire (runnin' (original hollywood mix) - earth, wind & fire (gratitude - earth, wind & fire (happy feelin' - earth, wind & fire (serpentine fire - earth, wind & fire (sun goddess - earth, wind & fire (in the marketplace (interlude) - earth, wind & fire (all about love - earth, wind & fire (fantasy - earth, wind & fire (would you mind (demo version of love's holiday) - earth, wind & fire (sunshine - earth, wind & fire (be ever wonderful - earth, wind & fire (magic mind - earth, wind & fire (interlude 2 - earth, wind & fire (
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Can castus keep his promise to a woman he has sworn to help? and is anything about this doomed enterprise what it seems? war at the edge of the world is the epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the roman empire, during the reign of the emperor constantinehere he must face the barbarians beyond hadrian's wall, in a mission riven with bloodshed and treacherysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an empire in declinecenturion aurelius castus - once a soldier in the elite legions of the danube - believes his glory days are over, as he finds himself in the cold, grey wastes of northern britain, battling to protect an empire in decline
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The easybeats – australian mercey beat from the sixties (2x) the easybeats – falling off the edge of the world (united artists –uas ) made in usa original lp\\ vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats – the shame just drained, 15 previously unreleased tracks, the vanda young collection vol1 / (albert productions aplpare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey became the first australian rock act to score an international hit with the single friday on my mindcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall the albums i’ve hardly played read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store026) made in australia / vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Making his way by plane, rail, road and boat along windswept coastlines and across sweeping landscapes, connolly travels to the final northern frontier of the inhabited worldfor cook, drake and countless other adventurers, the north west passage was an alluring but impossible journey, but now that the arctic is melting at a rate of square miles a year the journey is finally possible, if precarioussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop gillingham all four episodes of the itv travel series following comedian billy connolly as he takes a ten-week journey from the atlantic to the pacific by way of the north west passage, a legendary route deep within the arctic circle that thwarted explorers and fortune-hunters for centuries
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The peafowl of the world by josef bergman saiga hardback book with dustcover99 pages slight creasing to edges and a small tear inrear of cover and a little yellowing offront cover and slight yellowing to top edge of pages otherwise in excellent condition read more
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The ends of the world3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill siteseach month we recycle over 2author:peter brannenall of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboard
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreheavey light damage to spinesmall anotations can be seen throughout the bookoxfam shop magdelen street 'the paradox of the world' by john oman   published in  mild damage to edges of cover and bindingmild foxing to pages
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The end of the world rpg: revolt of the machinesfantasy flight games
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The end of the world rpg: alien invasion, fantasy flight games
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Product detailscondition: goodtitle: mcbusted: the story of the world's biggest super bandauthor(s): parker, jennifer
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Danny and the champions of the world are a heartland rock and soul band
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Luger: the story of the world's most famous handgun by john walter - hardcover *excellent condition*
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This photo/print is signed by the back row players from the winners of the world cup lawrence dallaglio, neil back & richard hill and comes with a certificate of authenticity buyer to collect or to arrange delivery
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The joe longthorne songbook - lp - telstar records tracklist you're my world my prayer always on my mind my mother's eyes just loving you it's only make believe to all the girls i've loved before the end of the world it was almost like a song hurt answer me danny boy i'd be a legend in my time don't laugh at me love is all when your old wedding ring was new condition lp vinyl record - very good condition the sleeve - very good condition postage to uk only - £380 parcel2go the record will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read more
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Impressive sculpture, in the shape of the figure of a young woman holding, half-dancing, a vine branch on her right shoulder, with a face showing jovialitydimensions: height: 44 cm base of about 17 cm, approxbronze, so it's very heavyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the same way, she has a vine headband on her headby the sculptural style, it could be attributed to a member of the paris academy of artsweight: around 8 kg read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The wonderful frill, that just covers the knee, beautifully balances the shape of the jacketi felt amazing in this hot coral sleeveless dress and swing jacket with matching hati wore it once only and it has been dry-cleanedoriginal price was over £
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For the rest of the world the shipping will be agreed after the end of the auction, according to the country of destinationthe lot can be picked up directly from the sellerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwonderful and rare wrought-iron console table, from france, estimated period circacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit is in good conditions, it needs a superficial restoration shipping only within europeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepackaging on palletsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Twenty-second edition, containing the history of the world to the autumn ofspecial attention has been given to the affairs of the british empire, political, ecclesiastical, social, commercial, and philanthropicsticker ghost on front boardoxfam bookshop newport relating to all ages and nationsvarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolourationfoxing to edges of text block and first and last few leavessee oxfam website for delivery information read morelower rear leather corner missingendpapers discolouredsplit to hinges, revealing linen binding beneathwoven head and tail bandsblack cloth covered boards with black leather corners and banded spinewear to edges of boards, particularly to the leatherchips, tears and delamination to leather, spine torn at rear hinge
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There, those who have lost loved ones find the strength to speak to them and begin to come to terms with their griefas news of the phone box spreads, people travel to it from miles aroundthen she finds takeshi, a bereaved husband whose own daughter has stopped talking in the wake of their losswhat happens next will warm your heart, even when it feels as though it is breakingthen one day she hears about a man who has an old disused telephone box in his garden? see oxfam website for delivery information read moresoon yui makes her own pilgrimage to the phone box, toowhen you've lost everything, what can you findyet, in the face of this unthinkable loss, life must somehow continuebut once there she cannot bring herself to speak into the receiveroxfam shop ringwood when yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on
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My price is £50 read morebooksellers price is over £200including the war of the world's, the time machine, the invisible man, the history of mr polly etccomplete set of 18 books published by heron books
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Hardback book very good condition a burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the american gold rushprice includes pnpit is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for millennia
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop herne hill new & sealedemmy award-winning animation from cosgrove hall animators based on a russian folk tale about a tsar who will only let his daughter be married to the first person to present him with a flying shippyotr, a young boy, comes across a magic flying ship that takes him on a journey where he meets all kinds of charactersmeanwhile pyotr has to outwit the evil tsar nikolai, using what he has learnt from the people he has met on his journey, and win the love and hand of the beautiful princess
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Our shipment fees include transport, packing, packing material, labour and insuranceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiafter the item has been paid for in our shop, the shipping process is started: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentdimensions: h period circacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecustomers who would like a long-term delivery, a free storage service is availableitems are shipped as registered parcellouis xiv mazarine chest of drawers in precious wood marquetry and blackened pear woodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days for further information, please contact us: read morefor islands and the rest of the world, a quote will be made upon requestanne grey marbleround bun feet on low cornicecrossbow front opening by 3 drawers with gilt bronze escutcheonsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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