James cooks voyage

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days 'A Scottish Parliament. Not an end: a means to greater ends' - Donald Dewar. 'The new parliament building will be a significant moment in the history of the Scottish Nation...But a Parliament is not a building...it is one of the formal aspects of a political organisation...' - Enric Miralles. This book is from an initially skeptical standpoint James Robertson, the first writer in residence in the Parliament, soon found he admired the building and the enthusiasm of those who sail her. 'Literature, like a parliament, has the capacity to give us back to ourselves better, new, re-imagined.' - Marc Lambert, Scottish Book Trust. It contains politically relevant poems and essays anchoring the new Parliament building to its literary heritage. It includes Enric Miralles's first sketches for the parliament - some never seen before and is from the author of "Joseph Knight", "The Saltire" and "SAC Book of the Year Awards 03-04". With full colour throughout, it will interest those with an interest in Scottish history, culture, politics or architecture, contemporary Scottish poetry and literature in context. Features Summary Here are 11 sonnets and three essays written by James Robertson. They create snapshots of the Scottish Parliament and the people working and living in and around it... Author James Robertson Publisher Luath Press Ltd Release date 20050701 Pages 64 ISBN 1-905222-26-2 ISBN 13 978-1-905222-26-1

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Full title:  Narrative of a Voyage in the Indian Seas in the Nisus Frigate, to the Cape of Good Hope and Seychelles; to Madras; and the isles of Java, St. Paul, and Amsterdam during the years 1810 and 1811. By James Prior. Published in London, Printed for Richard Phillips by G. Sidney, n.d. (1820).  Very good with light wear on first leaf of the side edge and the original marbled softcover endpapers In state before binding.  Includes 3 plates, inciluding a view of Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, Plan of Northwest Coast of the Isle of France, and Plan of the Landing of the British Army in Mapou Bay, Isle of France, but does not include the chart. Includes a detailed description of Mauritius at the time.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved building an important icon for visitors from around the world. The museum now holds over seven million scientific specimens including five million insects, half a million fossil specimens and half a million zoological specimens. It also holds an extensive collection of archival material relating to important naturalists such as Charles Darwin, William Smith, William Jones and James Charles Dale. This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo (the only soft tissue specimen of the species in existence) and the giant tuna (brought back from Madeira on a perilous sea crossing in 1846) to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, David Livingstone's tsetse fly specimens and Mary Anning's ichthyosaur. Also featured are the first described dinosaur bones, found in a small Oxfordshire village, the Red Lady of Paviland (who was in fact a man who lived 29,000 years ago) and a meteorite from the planet Mars. Each item tells a unique story about natural history, about the history of science, about collecting, or about the museum itself. They give a unique insight into the extraordinary wealth of information and the fascinating tales that can be gleaned from these collections, both from the past and for the future. Features Summary This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo and the giant tuna to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle... Author Kate Diston (Editor), Zoe Simmons (Editor) Publisher The Bodleian Library Release date 20181026 Pages 224 ISBN 1-85124-484-0 ISBN 13 978-1-85124-484-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days '[A] beautifully written investigation of grief... As an exploration of love and loss, as a portrait of a person and of the nature of personhood, this book is about as true as any I have read' James McConnachie, Sunday Times An audacious and beautiful account of grief and who we are. Memoir, neuroscience and myth interweave to create a book unlike any other When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks' wife died of cancer, he found himself plunged into the world of the bereaved. As he experienced the pain, alienation and suffering that make us human, his clinician-self seemed to watch on with keen interest. He embarked upon a voyage of experience: a journey through grief, philosophy, consciousness, humanity and magical thinking - seen through the prism of a lifetime's work in neuroscience. Fusing an account of living with and recovering from loss with thought-provoking meditations on the nature of the mind and the self, The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars is an audacious and beautiful work by a writer of astonishing wisdom and compassion. Features Summary '[A] beautifully written investigation of grief... As an exploration of love and loss, as a portrait of a person and of the nature of personhood, this book is about as true as any I have read' James McConnachie... Author Paul Broks Publisher Allen Lane Release date 20180529 Pages 320 ISBN 1-84614-536-8 ISBN 13 978-1-84614-536-0