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The rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingin 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the worldin 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventureoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the cthey must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chairfinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniathe children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their princewhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the move'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronethey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmenalong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narnia
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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 bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationdiscs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with ageonce 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 gandalfin part one of the fantasy trilogy by jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, 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 handsfrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordor
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They are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo 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 overin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilmeanwhile 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 armiesgandalf 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 responsibilitiesonce 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 gandalfwhilst 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-dûrgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorthey 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 doomoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhen 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 handstolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordor
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Young orphan brendan (voiced by evan mcguire) is the nephew of the strict and over-protective abbot cellach (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop york animated feature based on the ancient celtic tale of the 'book of kells'when brendan meets brother aidan (mick lally), a monk from the island of iona, he is fascinated by an uncompleted book that aidan has rescued from the vikings, who have already destroyed the iona monasterysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto the displeasure of his uncle, brendan shows great talent in drawing and enlists the help of magical forest sprite aisling (christen mooney) to help him finish the book and become a master illuminatorthe abbot is obsessed with building a wall to protect the township of kells from the marauding vikings
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Gandalf 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 responsibilitiesoxfam shop new street final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaythey 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 doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 overonce 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 moreoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, 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 handsfrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordor
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf 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 responsibilitiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaythey 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 doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friendsbilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battleoxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)meanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainthe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher lee
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Oxfam shop oxford ralph bakshi's animated version of the seminal fantasy trilogy by jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the way he and his band of friends and cousins must do battle with black riders, a balrog and various other animated perilstolkein, made by overlaying animation on live action actors (a unique pre-computer graphics technique)set in the fictional world of middle earth, the lord of the rings tells the epic story of frodo, a hobbit who must defeat the evil figure sauron who holds the ring of power, which controls the fate of all middle earth
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The annual panto in royston vasey is at least as creepy and wacky as you'd expect'the league of gentlemen's apocalypse' () is the big screen version of the programme in which misanthropic vicar bernice (reece shearsmith) discovers a prophecy that warns of the destruction of royston vaseyin 'the league of gentlemen are behind you' () the tradition of the great british panto is lampooned by the crackpot crewthe town of royston vasey is populated by many strange and eccentric individualsoxfam shop edenbridge box set featuring the feature film and two specials from the cult tv programmemaking their way through a mysterious portal into the real world, murderous butcher hilary briss (mark gatiss), embittered businessman geoff tipps (shearsmith) and sinister pederast herr lipp (steve pemberton) confront their creators in an effort to force them to continue writing about royston vaseysee oxfam website for delivery information read more'league of gentlemen at drury lane'() is the live stage adaptation of the popular tv seriesthe locals then discover that they are in fact fictional creations of the 'league of gentlemen' comedy troupe
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• the palace of holyroodhouse - queen mary’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse – abbey, the nave • the palace of holyroodhouse – duchess of hamilton’s drawing room • the palace of holyroodhouse – the front of the palace • the palace of holyroodhouse – king edward memorial from the palace forecourt • the palace of holyroodhouse – lord darnley’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse - lord darnley’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – panoramic view of the palace and abbey • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – the fountain • the palace of holyroodhouse – the main entrance • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s bath house see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth 12 pictorial postcards from the palace of holyroodhouse & abbey the blue paper envelope that the cards are in is in poor condition but the cards are unused and in good conditionhm office of works, sold for ninepence
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Item is as picturedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteex-library copypencil ownership inscription of ‘wcharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine nospine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelcircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and sciencerebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeashdown’ to head of title-pageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablestitle-page repairedtables throughoutpencil notes on the last pagebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablesink mark to tail page edgerather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()small tears to some margins, affecting text on pwe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’
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• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and morethese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniaoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author csee oxfam website for delivery information read morein order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witch
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We can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morefellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialogueon their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2making excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencean action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable charactersin a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduin
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from ea" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreprisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkabanthis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the gameif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complexthe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemiesthroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up againstkind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesthe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boyalong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friendsfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainbeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friends
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Order of the phoenix charges you with taking up harry's wand to explore the dark corridors, secret rooms and extensive grounds of hogwartsoxfam bookshop chipping norton "the order of the phoenix is billed as potter's most dangerous year in school yetyou can compete in minigames, talk to enchanted portraits and perfect your spell-castingfrom the dementor attack in little whinging to the epic battles at the ministry of magic, this game lets you experience all of the harrowing action of harry's fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the wizarding world in denial about voldemort's return, harry recruits a small group of his fellow students and secretly trains them in practical defensive magicthe group christen themselves dumbledore's armyso, sharpen your wizarding skills, boost your courage, and prepare to battle lord voldemort and his fearsome death eaters in harry's most demanding and dangerous year yet" case, inserts & disc in excellent condition
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The product is used however the casing, manual and disks are in good conditionthe improved, easy-to-use turn-based combat system speeds up gameplayoxfam shop wetherby the temple of elemental evil: a classic greyhawk adventure is a literal computer translation of one of the world's most beloved campaign settings, the realm of greyhawkgamers will also be able to explore over 50 side quests and battle more than 100 monstersplayers assemble a party of adventurers to uncover the source of evil and ominous activity in the land of flanaessthis is the first and only pc game to utilize the newly released dungeons and dragons 3see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe game has options for creating up to five characters per party, in a reactive world filled with nonplayable characters (npcs) that react differently to the unique attributes of the adventuring partythere are also dozens of skills and class abilities, over 50 feats and hundreds of spells from which to choosein addition, multiple quest solutions lead to different paths for different parties
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Oxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepthe lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gameplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progresssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyin the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forward
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Dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those yearsthe yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the back107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank loss  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fepvery occasional spots of foxing notedin he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedown  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownthe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacketit has been widely translated, and remains in print todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, transdom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's workstitle etc in black lettering on spineit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelyinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppkarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th century
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreinside images are in colour and black and white documenting the political and geographical impact of borders through photography and mixed mediathis is a clean edition with some slight shelf wear on the spinealthough there is nothing new in questioning the supposed neutrality and scientific rigour of geographical lines, which legitimise frontiers as containers of those ideologies linked to the territoriality of the nation-state, various recent developments have pointed to the urgency of finding new ways to locate or map an increasing number of intermediate spaces arising from the hybridisation, superimposition, and crossing of peoples flowing between more stable territorieswith contributions by hans-ulrich obrist, magali arriola, adrian notz, and hkan nilssonoxfam books & music islington proclaimed in by swedish artists carl michael von hausswolff and leif elggren, the kingdoms of elgaland-vargaland (krev) consist of all border territories: geographical, mental, and digital
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This is the most complete and informative book on hangovers that you are likely to needdiscover why we get hangovers, what they are and they're not, what precautionary measures you need to take to avoid them, how you can cure them (from food to exercise), what drinks can zap you back to your usual sparkling form (from the non-alcoholic to hair of the dog cocktails) and what the wits of the world have said about their hangoverssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston the complete guide to getting through the morning after the night beforein its pages you will find all you need to know to get the better of a retribution that has dogged mankind since noah planted the first vineyardthis is the product of personal experience but also draws on the accumulated wisdom of the centuries - from the days of ancient rome when cabbage and a necklace of garlic was recommended up to today's time-honoured cures
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Many writers and intellectuals have always understood this, but instead of embracing our condition we battle against it, with everyone from world conquerors to modern scientists dreaming of a 'human dominion' almost comically at odds with our true stateoxfam bookshop raeburn place signed with signature to title pagewe flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every actiontimes literary supplement books of the year in the soul of the marionette, john gray draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedomthis is a stimulating and enraging meditation on everything from cybernetics to the fairground marionettes of the titledustjacket price unclippedvery good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreakoxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in historythe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless lives diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis  crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patterns
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologythe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timefinally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessalthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'in the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But, making good on his threat, grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most of whom are unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beingsset in , a few months after the events of fantastic beasts and where to find them, and moving from new york to london, paris and even back to hogwarts, this story of mystery and magic reveals an extraordinary new chapter in the wizarding worldoxfam shop worcester the wizarding world journey continues the powerful dark wizard gellert grindelwald was captured in new york with the help of newt scamanderillustrated with stunning line art from minalima with some surprising nods to the harry potter stories that will delight fans of both the books and filmssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald is the second screenplay in a five-film series to be written by jlines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding worldin an effort to thwart grindelwald's plans, albus dumbledore enlists newt, his former hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie aheadrowling, author of the internationally bestselling harry potter books
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They prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can musterfor the british there, life is orderly and genteelbut farrell manages just this here: his imaginative insight and technical virtuosity combine to produce a novel of quite outstanding quality' the times' see oxfam website for delivery information read more'suspense and subtlety, humour and horror, the near-neighbourliness of heroism and insanity: it is rare to find such divergent elements being controlled in one hand and being raced, as it were, in one yokethe siege of krishnapur is a modern classic of narrative excitement that also digs deep to explore some fundamental questions of civilisation and lifethen the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the british community retreats with shock into the residencyas food and ammunition grow short, the residency, its defences battered by shot and shell and eroded by the rains, becomes ever more vulnerableoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the spring of , with india on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, krishnapur is a remote town on the vast north indian plain
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiif you also need assistance to sell your collection at auction, ask for our terms directly at this seller's account! #bookspartnership read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available* françois andré michaux () was a french botanist and the namesake of michaux state forest in pennsylvaniaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemichaux first trekked the allegheny mountains in when trans-allegheny travel was limited to indigenous peoples' trails and one military trail, braddock road, built inin he undertook more extensive travels of which this is his reportsabion quotes this edition, however with a folding map that is missing heremost editions of this monograph are of a different formatrare early monograph on the american regionstranslated from the french it contains accounts relative to the agriculture, natural productions and information about the commercial relations of these regions with othersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store** this lot is part of an important collection that will be auctioned in the coming months through the catawiki collection servicehalf calf with some wear, some foxing and soiling throughout
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[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published inthe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)set in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revival
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The fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doommeanwhile 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 armiesoxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhilst 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-dûrdiscs are in excellent conditiontolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy
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This is the firstcomprehensive field guide to cover the birds of this exciting region,and will enable birders to identify any species found in any of thecountries coveredthe book also has an updated colour distribution map for each species,conveniently placed on interleaved pages within the colour platessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road cover heavily creased with slight tears and sellotape repair attempts, pages very slightly creased, good overall condition this new field guide uses all of the plates from birds of western africa, with a concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all species found in the regionbirds of western africa (helm, ) was the firstsingle-volume guide to cover all species of this region, whichcomprises all countries from senegal and southern mauritania east tochad and the central african republic and south to congoanumber of new images have been painted for this new field guide andseveral of the plates have been replaced
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