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 completesee oxfam website for delivery information read morevoyages 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 vvoyages 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 imagesthey did so in search of spices, gold, silver and slaves, but with rudimentary technology, huge courage and boundless confidence in themselves and their calculationsthe final touches to the pattern of oceans and continents came two-and-a-half centuries later with the voyages of james cook
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Full course materials for 2nd level open university course d215 the shape of the worldbuyer must collect as too heavy to postvery good condition with some highlighting
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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 morefirst 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 frenchjürgen 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 planet
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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 warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is niall ferguson's masterpiece
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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 streetwithin 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 efficiencyplease 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 rainthe night brings strange noises, and mysterious lights drift among the treesthe young couple gathers together with some neighbours, sensing a threat they cannot identify or even imaginean 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 prevailsit has haunted their dreams through the night, and now they find an eerily luminous and silver downpour that drenches their small californian mountain townas hours pass they hear news of extreme weather phenomena across the globe
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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 requestthis is a very comprehensive atlasad id: delivery service consumer credit
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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 (1magic mind - earth, wind & fire (see the light - earth, wind & fire (jupiter - earth, wind & fire (serpentine fire - earth, wind & fire (sunshine - earth, wind & fire (africano - power - earth, wind & fire (live bonus medley - serpentine fire - saturday nite - can't hide love - reasons - earth, wind & fire (6i'll write a song for you - earth, wind & fire (shining star - earth, wind & fire (devotion - earth, wind & fire (brazilian rhyme - earth, wind & fire (2all about love - earth, wind & fire (would you mind (demo version of love's holiday) - earth, wind & fire (14) see oxfam website for delivery information read morein the marketplace (interlude) - earth, wind & fire (gratitude - earth, wind & fire (sing a message to you - earth, wind & fire (yearnin' learnin' - earth, wind & fire (africano - earth, wind & fire (caribou chaser (jazzy jam) - earth, wind & fire (be ever wonderful - earth, wind & fire (can't hide love - earth, wind & fire (celebrate - earth, wind & fire (introduction by mc perry jones - earth, wind & fire (interlude 1 - earth, wind & fire (runnin' - earth, wind & fire (fantasy - earth, wind & fire (oxfam shop okehampton disc 11runnin' (original hollywood mix) - earth, wind & fire (interlude 2 - earth, wind & fire (sing a song - earth, wind & fire (reasons - earth, wind & fire (brazilian rhyme (interlude) - earth, wind & fire (love's holiday - earth, wind & fire (shining star (future star) - earth, wind & fire (sun goddess - earth, wind & fire (happy feelin' - 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 morecenturion 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 declineoxfam bookshop cheltenham 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 volare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall the albums i’ve hardly played read more1 / (albert productions aplpour 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 inthey became the first australian rock act to score an international hit with the single friday on my mindplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 worldoxfam 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 centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor 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 precarious
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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 worldeach month we recycle over 2all of our paper waste is recycled and turned into corrugated cardboardauthor:peter brannen3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sites
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Heavey 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 binding see oxfam website for delivery information read moremild 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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Condition: goodproduct detailsauthor(s): parker, jennifertitle: mcbusted: the story of the world's biggest super band
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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 jovialityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibronze, so it's very heavyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: height: 44 cm base of about 17 cm, approxin 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 moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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 hatoriginal price was over £i wore it once only and it has been dry-cleaned
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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 destinationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwonderful and rare wrought-iron console table, from france, estimated period circaour 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 websitethe lot can be picked up directly from the sellerit is in good conditions, it needs a superficial restoration shipping only within europepackaging on palletscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Twenty-second edition, containing the history of the world to the autumn ofwoven head and tail bandssplit to hinges, revealing linen binding beneathsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecial attention has been given to the affairs of the british empire, political, ecclesiastical, social, commercial, and philanthropicblack cloth covered boards with black leather corners and banded spinevarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolourationendpapers discolouredsticker ghost on front boardfoxing to edges of text block and first and last few leaveschips, tears and delamination to leather, spine torn at rear hingelower rear leather corner missingoxfam bookshop newport relating to all ages and nationswear to edges of boards, particularly to the leather
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Yet, in the face of this unthinkable loss, life must somehow continuewhen you've lost everything, what can you findoxfam shop ringwood when yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry onsoon yui makes her own pilgrimage to the phone box, tooas news of the phone box spreads, people travel to it from miles around? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat happens next will warm your heart, even when it feels as though it is breakingthen she finds takeshi, a bereaved husband whose own daughter has stopped talking in the wake of their lossthen one day she hears about a man who has an old disused telephone box in his gardenbut once there she cannot bring herself to speak into the receiverthere, those who have lost loved ones find the strength to speak to them and begin to come to terms with their grief
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Booksellers price is over £200complete set of 18 books published by heron booksmy price is £50 read moreincluding the war of the world's, the time machine, the invisible man, the history of mr polly etc
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Price includes pnphardback book very good condition a burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the american gold rushit 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 & sealedmeanwhile 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 princesspyotr, a young boy, comes across a magic flying ship that takes him on a journey where he meets all kinds of charactersemmy 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 ship
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicustomers who would like a long-term delivery, a free storage service is availableanne grey marbleour 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 moreour shipment fees include transport, packing, packing material, labour and insuranceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelouis xiv mazarine chest of drawers in precious wood marquetry and blackened pear woodround bun feet on low cornicecrossbow front opening by 3 drawers with gilt bronze escutcheonsitems are shipped as registered parcelfor islands and the rest of the world, a quote will be made upon requestdimensions: h period circacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableafter the item has been paid for in our shop, the shipping process is started: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipment
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