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John was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on televisionas presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causeshumphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generala day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcastingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicea day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphone humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careerin typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system today
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Players enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchthese 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 narniain order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecysee oxfam website for delivery information read more• 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 moreoxfam 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 c
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Oxfam bookshop thame this book is a must read for everyone interested in the future role and direction of sciencethis paperback is in very good condition with all pages clean and intactit begins with the description of the new discoveries made at the turn of the previous century, which have culminated in the scientific knowledge we have todayas it chronicles the development of modern science it opens a new window on our understanding of science at the most fundamental level of knowledgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book then discusses the fundamental constants of nature and how they inter-relate and how they may have come to be what they arethis second book compliments and adds a vast new tranche of knowledge to book i of the series, but is at the same time entirely readable in its own right
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Hydrogen and helium are discussed in some detail and it is shown that quantum mechanics enables us to understand the structure of the periodic table without engaging with the complexities of many-electron atomsevery opportunity is taken to illustrate the emergence of the familiar classical, dynamical world through the quantum interference of stationary statesoxfam bookshop knutsford the physics of quantum mechanics aims to give students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material worldthe connections between observables, operators and transformations are clearly explained and the standard commutation rules derived from the properties of spacetimea chapter is devoted to entanglement, quantum computation, density operators and their role in thermodynamics, and the measurement problemthe text stresses the continuity between the quantum world and the classical world, which is merely an approximation to the quantum worldscattering phenomena, including the origin of radioactivity, are handled early on in the accessible context of one dimension, and at the end of the book with some rigour in three dimensionsname written on inside facing page see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit stresses that stationary states are unphysical mathematical abstractions that enable us to solve the theory's governing equation, the time-dependent schroedinger equationit shows that the theory follows naturally from the use of probability amplitudes to derive probabilitiesthe mathematical prerequisites are no more than simple vector algebra, taylor series expansion and the use of integrating factors to solve linear first order differential equationsdirac notation is used from the outset and students are trained to move easily from one representation to another, choosing whichever representation is best suited to a particular problemrigorous algebraic methods are preferred to the solution of partial differential equations
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Charlotte knew her years ago, at school, when another child went missingangel - her three-year-old daughteroxfam shop dumfries the death of her is a haunting psychological thriller from debbie howells, author of the bestselling richard and judy book club success the bones of yousomeone hidden, watching her every move, with their own agenda and their own twisted version of realitymore disturbingly, there's no evidence that she ever lived there, forcing the police to question whether evie's having some kind of breakdownas the police circulate evie's photo, someone recognizes herpraise for the bones of you'a dazzling debutthree days later she comes round, but her memory is damagedshe knows her name - evie - but no more, until she remembers another namewhen the police search evie's home, there's no sign of angelbut even from the darkest place she's ever known, evie believes her daughter is aliveairlifted to hospital, her life hanging in the balance, no one's sure who she isthe police remain unconvinced - unaware that on the fringes of evie's life, there's someone elsehaunting, compelling' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read moreleah danning, who vanished whilst in evie's carea woman's body is discovered on a cornish farm, battered and left for dead in a maize field
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The first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriesoxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its corecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He discusses relationships, health, family and work to illustrate how to ride through life's obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peacethe world's greatest spiritual leader teams up with a psychiatrist to share, for the first time, how he achieved his hard-won serenity and how we can find the same inner peacebased on years of buddhist mediations and a healthy dose of common sense, the art of happiness is a book that crosses the boundaries of traditions to help readers with a difficulties common to all human beingsthrough meditations, stories, and the meeting of buddhism and psychology, the dalai lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, or just an ordinary bad mood
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Gwyneth paltrow stars as intrepid reporter polly perkins, who suspects a connection between the mysterious disappearance of many of the world's top scientists, and a recent attack on new york city by giant robots - and decides to investigatedisc and case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle sci-fi action adventure romp, which pays homage to comics and serials such as flash gordon and supermana race against time begins as our heroes do all they can to save the planet before it is too latethe two, helped by the dextrous franky (angelina jolie) and technical whiz dex (giovanni ribisi), uncover a plot by mad scientist dr totenkopf (laurence olivier in archive footage) to create a 'world of tomorrow' - and destroy the world of todayshe enlists the help of her former beau, heroic flying ace joe 'sky captain' sullivan (jude law)
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For the islands and the rest of the world, a quote will be provided upon requestare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiitems are shipped with acknowledgement of receiptgilt bronze base and standin the spirit of saxony: a pair of candlesticks with polychrome porcelain cherubsour shipping fees include transport, packing, packaging materials, labour and insurancetotal height: 25 cm x 13 cm x 9 cm ___________________________________ after purchase and payment for the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentflowers made of ceramic slipa free storage service is available for clients who would prefer delivery at a later dateplease 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 storeshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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All of miyazaki's major themes, the power of flight, the bravery of young women, and a world wrecked by change, are captured by beautiful animation and joyous storytellinghayao miyazaki's castle in the sky was the first feature film produced by the legendary studio ghiblithe latest in the perennially popular line of studio ghibli art books, which includes interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels from classics such as spirited away and my neighbor totorotogether they explore the secrets of laputa, a flying city constructed by a long-lost race of peoplesheeta, a girl who has the power to defy gravity, is on the run from pirates when she meets the young inventor pazu
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Shortlisted for the smarties prize, the secret of platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from eva ibbotson, the award-winning author of journey to the river seabut the prince has become a horrible rich boy called raymond trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescueda wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years beforeand when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of london see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition- very goodoxfam bookshop harrogate under platform 13 at king's cross station there is a secret door that leads to a magical islandit appears only once every nine years
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The gothic king - a biography of henry iiiwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!we appreciate the impact a good book can have
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havejust a minute: the best ofwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
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Etching made by pietro testa () himselfare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidelivered in a museum passepartoutreferences: the illustrated bartsch 27; (first or) second state of twothe garden of charityprinted on thin laid papertrimmed on the margins, etching is completevery good dark grey impression with all the detailsin his fluently drawing stylebartsch 27 cropper 9 in very good conditionplease 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 storea woman, charity, surrounded with childrensigned in the plate in the leftcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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There is a protective clear cover on the dust jacketthe inside is clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop hampstead norval morrisseau: travels to the house of invention a colorful collection of four essays and full-color reproductions captures the life and work of this famous shaman and native canadian artist, while also celebrating his works via detailed descriptions and stories from the artist himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in very good condition, with only minimal edge wear to the bottom boards
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Publisher: the london times, undated,circaused very good conditionpictorial frontboards and backboards, stained, rubbed, bumped, shelf-wornspine, stained, rubbed, bumped, shelf-wornblue cloth spine, paper on boardsin arranging the plan of this handbook on the art of driving a car the writer has been largely guided by correspondence on motoring matters received during a numbers of years from readers requests for information from readers of the times, and generally containing requests for information on certain definite points about driving in relation to car maintenancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall edges have handling marks paste-downs have motoring adverts, hinge between pastedown and endpapers, cracked near the bottom all pages clean and completeoxfam shop darlington hardback, quarter bound
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Neatly inked inscription on front endpapervarious scuffs and marks, fading towards outer edges of boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreendpapers discolouredblue cloth covered boards with gilt text and illustration to front, and gilt text to spine, which is heavily discolouredtext block is clean and tight, with sporadic foxing and light but even tanningoxfam bookshop newport far back in the mists of time a primitive man, more imaginative and daring than his fellows, trusted himself to a log or the trunk of a fallen tree to voyage on a stream that would carry him he knew not whither
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No inscriptionspages and cover are clean and intact see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume includes an overview of sankya-yoga and an extensive glossary/indexfor each sutra, a word-by-word translation is supplied, followed by vyasa's commentary and then the author's discussion, which presents the views of pre-eminent commentatorsoxfam bookshop skipton "designed expressly for the serious practitioner of yoga, this is an outstanding work of scholarship that is eminently practical, even to those students who have no previous familiarity with the yoga sutras
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Oxfam bookshop victoria set in the 17th century, eco's third novel tells the story of roberto, a young noblemansee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe survives war, the bastille and shipwreck, and meets a variety of fantastical people, animals and machines as he voyages to a pacific island straddling the date meridian
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!the history of man-powered flight
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!book binding:n/aauthor:brooks, terrythe high druid's blade: the defenders of shannara: 1
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!the bed and the throne: the life of isabella desteauthor:marek, george r
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Having a clear out selling all of my collection from over 20 years of collecting fabric swwtches, of cuts various designs patterns see pics lovely samples in the hope of making a patchwork quilt, cushionsbuyer can collect or pay postagea lovely selections for crafts and sewinghopefully of use to someone else, this bag weighs
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International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsa seal upon the heart god's wisdom and the meaning of marriage: a devotional by timothy keller (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havejoyce and ginnie - the letters: the letters of joyce grenfell and virginia grahamauthor:hampton, janiebook binding:paperbackwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
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Book binding:hardbackwe appreciate the impact a good book can haveauthor:lane, davewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!obsession with carp: the story of one man's quest to catch the biggest fish from the uk's hardest waters
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!author:mccullin, donbook binding:hardback
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!author:harrison, sabrina wardspilling open: the art of becoming yourself
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havethe roots of radical islamwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!author:gilles kepel
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We appreciate the impact a good book can havewe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!book binding:n/aauthor:gilbert, julie goldsmith
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