Winning nobel prize
List winning nobel prize
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Democratic republic of congo nobel prize laureats and orchids s/s mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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Democratic republic of congo nobel prize laureats and space set mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice read more
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He won the nobel prize in economics in and was master of trinity college, cambridgeit would be no surprise if it were to become as defining and as influential as work as edward said's orientalism' soumya bhattacharya, observer 'the winner of the nobel prize in economics is a star in indiaoxfam bookshop harrogate from nobel prize-winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian: writings on indian culture, history and identity brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary indiaout of these conflicting views spring a rich tradition of skeptical argument and cultural achievement which is critically important, argues amartya sen, for the success of india's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace'profound and stimulatinghe deserves the recognitionshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away' the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvardhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointshis books have been translated into thirty languagesthis is a book that needed to have been writtenthe product of a great mind at the peak of its power' william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our times
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nobel prize winning writeroxfam bookshop micklegate cover has tiny tear at bottom, name at top see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Norwegian writer knut hamsun (), winner of the nobel prize for literature in , was a man both brilliant and controversialoxfam bookshop swanage an absorbing biography of nobel prize-winning novelist knut hamsun, based on a wealth of previously unavailable sourcesdj wrapped in cellophanelauded for his literary achievements by hemingway, gide, hesse, and others, he also provoked outrage for his open collaboration with the fascists during the german occupation of norway and for his insistent refusal to renounce his nazi sympathiesyale university press, hardcover, first edition used: good plus condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreex libris stamp on spine and copyright page
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He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy in , russell was awarded the nobel prize in literature "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought" bertrand arthur william russell, 3rd earl russell om frs () was a british polymath, philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and nobel laureate while considering himself a liberal, a socialist and a pacifist, he also sometimes suggested that his scepticism had led him to feel that he had "never been any of these things, in any profound sense"our book is in very nice condition for its age, its illustrated paper-covered boards remarkably unworn apart from a little rubbing of edges, angles, and top & tail of the spine inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages lightly tanned throughout, but cleanoxfam books & music islington published in , and subtitled 'a new social analysis', this book considers the question of power - who wields it, how it should be used, where the desire for it originates, its relationship with morality, with economies, with religions - the author presents an exhaustive collection of thoughts and opinions which, although presented at a time of extreme political upheaval, remain relevant to this day see oxfam website for delivery information read more some small pencil marks on the front endpaper, and a few spots of foxing on endpapers & adjacent leaves, and on the leading edge, but not within the body of the book
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Sebald, who the prize committee admitted had been a leading candidate up until his untimely death inhe fits the nobel prize winner profile too: a european novelist (18 of the last 25 nobels have gone to european writers, including the uk and ireland; 16 out of the past 25 winners are only or primarily novelists), but is he still too unproven? read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikrasznahorkai many see as the heir to was new, appears unread in a fine dust jacket, not price clippedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storekrasznahorkai leapt into contention in , when he won the man booker internationalplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelibrary, not a book club, no remainder or owner's markscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardcover first uk edition, first printing
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Oxfam bookshop st albans envelope commemorating the sharing of the peace prize by prime minister menachim begin and president anwar sadat on 10th december ; stamp franked jerusalem on same date see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pure bred rare breed large fowl brown leghorn cockerel from prize winning stockthese are not hybrid birdsthe strain lay a good size white eggoriginal birds sourced from the leghorn society read more
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Mixture of males and females two years old selling due to move away and selling smallholding they are from prize winning stock the females are laying now eggs will be fertile would prefer them to go together read more
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We also have embryos available from the 1st placed royal welsh winning valais ram inwe have 18 blacknose valais embryos available from our prize winning flock, with some new bloodlines to the uk! these are from our mv, group 1 ram and group 2 ewes (this ram is a new import with some exiting and new breeding to uk)these are limited to only 10 being offeredthe embryos will be sold in groups of 4the embryos are all graded and are ready to be implanted into your recipient ewes and are mv accreditedprice is per embryo
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Steinbeck 'once there was a war' - winner of the nobel prize a corgi book "only john steinbeck could write such a book about the ordinary soldier "corgi reissue datepocket sized book in good condition but somewhat grubby due to age50 uk 4a read more
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It should be remembered that maurice maeterlinck was the only belgian writer to receive the nobel prize for literature inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit should be pointed out that there is no written record of this balletthis leaflet is the staging text for the ballet intended for the american publicour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeby maurice maeterlinck in during his stay in america after the second world warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis ballet is one of the last works by maurice maeterlinck who died a few years later in nice, france ina very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the uthis is one of the only known copiescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 websitecincuentin th centenary, series ivcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Pasternak was awarded the nobel prize for literature the following year, an event which embarrassed and enraged the communist party of the soviet unionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"doctor zhivago" by boris pasternak - collins, london - first uk edition, second issue (printed same month as first issue) - 510p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in a very good original dust wrapper with only minor wearthe novel doctor zhivago has been part of the russian school curriculum since , where it is read in 11th gradedue to the author's independent-minded stance on the october revolution, doctor zhivago was refused publication in the ussrour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe novel is named after its protagonist, yuri zhivago, a physician and poet, and takes place between the russian revolution of and world war iiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe novel was made into a film by david lean in , and since then has twice been adapted for television, most recently as a miniseries for russian tv inat the instigation of giangiacomo feltrinelli, the manuscript was smuggled to milan and published indoctor zhivago (/??'v??go?/ zhiv-ah-goh;[1] russian: ??´???? ????´??, ipa: ['dokt?r ??'vag?]) is a novel by boris pasternak, first published in in italycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Collection of 15 silver 10 euro proof coins commemorating: european union council, italian presidency ; genoa european capital of culture , fleur de coin; leonardo da vinci th anniversary of unicef , not proof; italy world football champions , fleur de coin; 100th anniversary of the foundation of the school of the medal th anniversary of the birth of antonio canova th anniversary of the treaty of rome th centenary of the university of perugia th anniversary of the birth of andrea palladio th anniversary of guglielmo marconi's nobel prize ; international year of astronomy th anniversary of the death of annibale caracci ; l'aquila th anniversary of the foundation of the futurist movementare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiitalian republicour 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 websitecoins never taken out of their capsules, in original boxescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It was rumored he was about to receive the nobel prize in literature, but he died shortly before the announcement read morethe woodcuts were printed by antony o'hara and john colemanare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiover his long career, calvino produced only two of his works in english in signed, limited editionswithout question, calvino was one of the greatest of modern italian writers" [the signatures of calvino and frasconi follow] the original italian text is followed by the english version translated by william weaver, calvino’s longtime translatorthe volume is bound in quarter-leather-backed paste-paper boards, enclosed in the publisher’s clamshell box with a paper label on the coverthe paper was hand-made at the cartiere enrico magnani and was printed dampour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe type is handset post mediaeval which was cast by hthe special limited first edition of italo calvino's 'prina che tu dica 'pronto'' (translated into english by william weaver as 'before you say 'hello')"this is copy number 33please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe edition is limited to 75 numbered copies signed by calvino and frasconi) this is copy # 33the printing of the text was completed in the spring ofsigned by italo calvino and antonio frasconi copy #33 of only 75 printedthe colophon reads as follows: "calvino/frasconi "this edition, limited to seventy-five numbered copies and signed by the author and the artist, was printed on an washington handpress at gabriel rummonds & alessandro zanella's plain wrapper press in cottondale, alabamacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe volume is illustrated by 4 multicolored woodcuts by antonio frasconi, and was published in 4to by the plain wrapper press at cottondale, al, usa in
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Page 10 holds the world famous and controversial photo of the later nobel prize winner elie wiesel, lying on a wooden bunk bed with fellow prisoners in buchenwaldin addition with descriptions of the photosare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidespite the title, there are no photos nor text involving arnhem in the bookletschiet is liberated by the allies on 10 apriltake note: the oclc (online computer library center) / worldcat with more than affiliated libraries in more than 90 countries only mentions 5 (!) copies in the collection worldwide, four in the netherlands and one in the usa (as of february )the photo was first published in the new york times on 6 may with the caption ‘crowded bunks in the prison camp at buchenwald’this concerns an extraordinary rare exhibition guide with 24 ppthe material of arnhem is (likely) only shown in the exhibition itselfour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storephotos of the concentration camps were made available by the usis, (united states information service photographic section, amsterdam) en den heer jan schiet fotograaf, amsterdamwith shocking and impressive photos of the just liberated camps and 8 ppsettles as an independent photographer in amsterdam inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe is transferred to zuchthaus siegburg in januaryhe joins the resistance and is sentenced to three years in for ‘beihilfe bildung einer geheimen verbindung’jan schiet (amsterdam - roelofarendsveen )catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It belongs to the "cycle de la révolte" which brings together three works by camus, la peste, l'homme révolté and les justes, which, in part, earned its author the nobel prize for literature inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikila peste is a novel by albert camus published in and awarded the prix des critiques the same yearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehalf-bound in bradel vellum- preserved title coverplease 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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From malala yousafzai as the youngest nobel prize laureate and carmen amaya beginning her remarkable dance career at age four to swimmer diana nyad breaking a world record at sixty- four and doris lessing still penning stories into her nineties, this inspiring volume will compel readers to reconnect with their own dreams and envision new goals to challenge themselves at any stage of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing a foreword by melanne verveer, the director of the georgetown institute for women, peace and security, this new title highlights twenty more innovative and forward-thinking womenoxfam bookshop skipton following the great success of pioneers of the possible, angella nazarian returns with an extraordinary sequel, visionary womensigned by the author: 'dear margaret; reach higher; dig deeper' with dustcover which has a small tear on fold over edge
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Pablo neruda was always greatly fascinated with the world of birds and it is in art of birds that the chilean nobel prize winner wanted to reflect his passion for these creatures and for the wealth of nature found in his beloved native landare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithere is a bit of yellowing at the top edgethis is a bilingual english-spanish edition, created not only for neruda enthusiasts, but also for nature and literature lovers who are keen to discover a unique book amongst the work of this renowned poetour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredin good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*buyer please pay within 3 days* read more24 x 15 cm in sizecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Through his own lively and eloquent reminiscences, stepping stones retraces the poet's steps from his early works, through to his receipt of the nobel prize for literature and his post-nobel lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham widely regarded as the finest poet of his generation, seamus heaney is the subject of numerous critical studies; but no book-length portrait has appeared until nowin response to firm but subtle questioning from dennis o'driscoll, seamus heaney sheds a personal light on his work (poems, essays, translations, plays) and on the artistic and ethical challenges he faced, providing an original, diverting and absorbing store of reflections, opinions and recollectionsit is supplemented with a large number of photographs, many from the heaney family album and published here for the first time
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Australian, winner of the nobel prize for literature, author of more than a dozen works of fiction, a handful of plays, and many other books, he was known as a creative writer of power, vehemence and intense imaginationout of this mass he has chosen some 600 of the very best to let white tell the story of his life in his own words this stunning selection is the result of more than ten years of work and reflection on the part of white's biographer, david marr for these are the letters of a great writer, a profound critic, a gossip with the sharpest eyes and tongue in the country, a man who loved and hated ferociously, a keen cook, an angry patriot, and a believer never free of doubt thousands survivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe should be thankful that they dooxfam shop gloucester patrick white - letterswhen patrick white:a life was published to great acclaim in , marr had several thousand letters in hand; he has located another thousand since he spent his lie writing letters, huge numbers of them to friends, acquaintances, newspapers, even enemies (of which he had an abundance) shrewd, funny, hauntingly beautiful, dramatic, pig-headed, and above all direct and relaxed, they poured from his pen over a period of seventy years, from childhood until shortly before his death so remarkable are the letters that despite his frequent injunction that they be burned, most recipients insisted on saving them edited by david marr at his death in , patrick white had achieved wide fame as a novelist he was also one of the greatest letter-writers of his timebut patrick white was more than a novelist
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Insulin 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 macleodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseaseoriginally 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 hin 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 geniusoxfam books & music bury stwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicine
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On publishing paper (only ten copies on hollande paper, which were the first prints), but with a lovely message to his colleague george meredith (), one of the most famous english authors of the time and nominated seven times for the nobel prize: “ to george meredith / a small token of my deep admiration and respect / marcel schwob / paris, janare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimarcel schwob: le roi au masque d'or - paris, ollendorf, ppin a lovely period green glazed half calfskin binding, preserved covers and spine, gilded upper edge (19 x 12 cm)a treasured copy of the first edition of this collection of 21 short stories by marcel schwob (), a very famous aesthete and author of the belle epoque and now sometimes considered one of the predecessors of the surrealists” it should also be noted that the author dedicated this book in englishour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website“for my sister maggie” was there perhaps a connection between "maggie" schwob and george meredith? condition: very lightly aged spine, otherwise a lovely copy, uncroppedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam books & music bedford nobel prize insee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst volume of "chronicles"paperback version of this book, which is in portugesethe meetings he had in the tumultuous and nightly grennwich village would mark his lifebob dylan arrived in new york in , when he was not yet twenty years oldbob dylan recalls in 'chronicles' his encounters with musicians, producers and artists and his first loves and tells us about the disorganized library, discovered at a friend's house and which was essential in his training, where he read from tucidides to eliotin good, almost unread condition
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturein this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritieswe are all potential targetsthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedfrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigerin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombcover & spine in very good conditionnow it is much more complexpages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of age
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He was nominated for the nobel prize in literatureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery good condition insidecharles vildrac was a parisian libertarian playwright, and poetour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeavec soixante dessins de madeleine charlétyblue cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardboards a little rubbed and spine slightly fadedhe was author of the earliest children's novel, "l'île rose"histoire de magali - by andré chamsonandré chamson was a french archivist, novelist and essayisthe was the father of the novelist frédérique hébrardgreen cloth covered hardback, with gilt design and title to front boardplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevildrac's first poems were written when he was still a teenager in the swonderful colour illustrations, including charming illustrated end papersles lunettes du lion - by charles vildracslightly age toned pages, but otherwise good condition insidecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableillustré de lithographies en quatre couleurs, par edy legrand
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