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Published by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornerswe also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakesa definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatsoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarthis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologyinternally clean and unmarkedpianka and laurie jpart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize
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Vendetta board game vintage the game of chicago in the 's maker - parkercondition is used, one small piece missing but in amazing condition for it’s age - see pictures if you have any questions please feel free to message mei am selling other items, i will combine postage where possible
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Oxfam books & music perth the university of glasgow published by the university, cream card covers illustrated in blue on the front cover with the datessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough five centuries
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Oxfam bookshop newport the duchess of chicago cd cd, box and booklet in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Elvis presley in concert at the university of dayton arena, dayton, ohio, juneticket stub in excellent conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenumber 311 m 10100 % vintage original (not a copie) read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions = 3,7 cm x 6,5 cmthe ticket has been laminated on both sides (see photos)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoriginal vintage elvis presley concert ticket stubare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Nussbaum is ernst freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics at the university of chicagojayal, professor in the center for the study of law and governance, jawaharlal nehru university) about the author wendy doniger is mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicagoreview this is a timely conversation about the resilience of india's pluralist democracy in a variety of spheres, from education and the media to electoral politics, public institutions and the diasporathe essays point to how challenges to a democratic public culture can be resisted by drawing upon india's long historical tradition of critical thinking, argument and dissent
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Oxfam books & music beeston university of chicago press, , paperback good condition, some wear nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the earth by studying its smallest particlesmathews, science see oxfam website for delivery information read morerolfs and william s"one could not wish for a better account of the current state of knowledge (and uncertainty) about nuclear reactions in starsa useful and long-awaited introduction to nuclear astrophysicscauldrons in the cosmos, by claus epagel, nature "written in an informal style that those uninitiated into the jargon of nuclear astrophysics and astronomy will find readable and illuminatingfrom the major discoveries in the field to a discussion of the makeup of stars to an explanation of standard lab techniques, this text provides students and scientists alike a thorough and fascinating survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysicsa classic in its field, cauldrons in the cosmos will surely remain an important reference in nuclear astrophysics for years to comerodney, serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors
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The university of chicago pressvery good condition except for large sticky circle left on front cover, left by stickerbrassaï carefully and affectionately records each of his meetings and appointments with the great artist, building along the way a work of remarkable depth, intimate perspective, and great importance to anyone who truly wishes to understand picasso and his world "read this book if you want to understand mesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea remarkable vision of both picasso and the entire artistic and intellectual milieu of wartime paris, a vision provided by the gifted photographer and prolific author who spent the early portion of the s photographing picasso's worktranslated by jane marie toddoxfam books & music fareham conversations with picasso, by brassai binding tight and pages clean
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Publisher: university of chicago pressauthor(s): frank, arthurpublication dateproduct details
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Besides this a short paper treating of the geology, and particularly of the cenotes or natural wells of yucatan, will appear in the journal of geology of the university of chicagoabout the publisherforgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksoxfam bookshop wallingford excerpt from archaeological studies among the ancient cities of mexicoin december, , a number of gentlemen, representing different branches of scientific research, were invited by mrthe writer was a member of the party and, as curator of anthropology in the field colum bian museum, was expected to examine and describe such archaeologic remains as happened to be encountered during the journeyin rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our editionfind more at wwwcomthis book is a reproduction of an important historical workarmour to accompany him in his steam yacht ituna on a voyage to mexicothe following report, issued for convenience in two parts, is the resultwe do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical workssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforgotten books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copythree months were spent in that most interesting country, mainly in the states of yucatan, chiapas and oaxaca
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Oxfam shop dumfries modes of thought was written 20 years ago from lectures delivered by whitehead at wellesley, the university of chicago, and harvardsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop broughty ferry vintage university of virginia bicentennial plate by wedgwoodthis plate is part of a series commissioned in the s and is titled "pavilion ix"  the plate is a creamy white with a raised relief around the rim highlighting special architectural features of the pavilion, a bust of thomas jefferson (the founder of the university), and the university seal see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe centre of the plate offers a classic view of the pavilion in shades of blue ringed by a deep blue swirl pattern that serves as a frame for the building"bicentennial edition ", the wedgwood makers mark, the jones, the mcduffie & stratton seal as official importers of wedgwood commemorative plates, and the impressed seal of wedgwoodthe back is marked "university of virginia pavilion ix", a cartouche of thomas jefferson's signatureit has two small brown blemishes on the front (as seen in picture), but has no visible chips or cracks this is an export reject and is marked as such
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Subject: military history -roman empire weight: 553g country/region of manufacture:united kingdom language:english author: lawrence keppie publisher:university of oklahoma press publication year: place of publication: oklahoma read moreminimal damage to the book cover egcondition: good: a book that has been read, but is in good condition
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury weihong bao fiery cinema: the emergence of an affective medium in china, Â Â Â university of minnesota press see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury hannah murphy university of pittsburgh press (2 april )a verty good copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop canterbury  stephen case university of pittsburgh press (30 may ) a very good copy in very good dustjacket see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinein he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe author was born in aberdeencomes with non adhesive transparent dust jacketcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegreen buckram hardbackthomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; fair, despite loosened dedication page and some spotting on first end pages, a further tight and clean copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefirst editiongilt title on spineembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Dickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinein he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe author was born in aberdeencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegreen buckram hardbackthomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; good, tight and clean copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefirst editiongilt title on spineembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to aare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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He has been on the faculty of the princeton university school of architecture and the university of california, losangelesanthony vidler, dean of the irwin schanin school of architecture of the cooper union, is a historian and critic of modern and contemporary architecture
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An account of the history of cambridge university from its foundation to the late 19th centurylongmans, green and coin excellent condition considering its year of publicationvery minor wear and bruising to coversoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morefront end paper slightly detached from spine
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The university of michigan symphony orchestra conducted by kenneth kiesler cd and case are in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes dorian sono luminus dsl evan chambers: the old burying ground
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Hence relatively low pricetop and spine edge of cover sunned, with coffee cup stain on frontsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno highlighting or other notesoxfam bookshop newport this collection of an important architectural theorist's essays considers and compares designs by palladio and le corbusier, discusses mannerism and modern architecture, architectural vocabulary in the 19th century, the architecture of chicago, neoclassicism and modern architecture, and the architecture of utopia
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Simultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centuryit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevara
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It contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelydom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's works107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank lossvery occasional spots of foxing noted  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fep dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, transthe 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 backthe 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 jackettitle etc in black lettering on spineclothed 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 years  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedown  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinside, 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 centuryin 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'it has been widely translated, and remains in print today
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The essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakers
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Edmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasewelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hoxfam books & music bury stin this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleod
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The book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn ofthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themon the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godthe authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgethe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe ffep has been torn outthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgeshardback book with dustjacket
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Putney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artcorey is consulting curator at the high museum of artbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvresarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dpaula deitz is editor of the hudson reviewabout the author laura d
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Oxfam bookshop birmingham the character of christian-muslim encounter is a festschrift in honour of david thomas, professor of christianity and islam, and nadir dinshaw professor of inter religious relations, at the university of birmingham, ukcontributors, excluding the editors, are: clare amos, john azumah, mark beaumont, david cheetham, rifaat ebied, stanislaw grodz svd, alan guenther, damian howard sj, michael ipgrave, muammer iskenderoglu, risto jukko, alex mallett, juan pedro monferrer-sala, lucinda mosher, gordon nickel, jørgen nielsen, claire norton, emilio platti, luis bernabé pons, peniel rajkumar, peter riddell, umar ryad, andrew sharp, sigvard von sicard, richard sudworth, mark swanson, charles tieszen, john tolan, davide tacchini, herman teule, albert walters see oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new condition - still shrink-wrappedthese are set in the context of a focussed theme - the character of christian-muslim encounters - and cast within a broad chronological frameworkthe editors have put together a collection of over 30 contributions from colleagues of professor thomas that commences with a biographical sketch and representative tribute provided by a former doctoral student, and comprises a series of wide-ranging academic papers arranged to broadly reflect three dimensions of david thomas' academic and professional work - studies in and of islam; christian-muslim relations; the church and interreligious engagementrare book, difficult to source
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Oxfam shop ulverston 12 of john philip sousa's marches, performed by the band of the scots guards, director of music: captain james h howe, lram, arcm, psm includes nobles of the mystic shrine, the washington post, the university of nebraska march and high school cadets see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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