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  • Benighted
    J. B. (John Boynton) Priestley
    A dark night in the Welsh countryside. A group of stranded travelers seeking refuge from a storm. An isolated house offering shelter, but concealing a terrifying secret. J.B. Priestley’s 'Benighted' masterfully blends suspense and horror in this gripping tale.As the storm rages outside, tensions rise within the ancient walls. Each guest harbors their own anxieties, but a shared...
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    20,09 €

  • History of England
    John Priestley
    The author, an Oxford graduate writes a traditional history - kings queens, battles, treaties, Acts of Parliament. He also sets out to discover who the British people really are, with material on the ethnic background of the population. There is still room for plenty of standard history, including the glorious feats of the English sailors of the eighteenth century, the develo...
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    24,04 €

  • Geography of China
    John Priestley MA MSc
    As everyone knows, China has become the workshop of the world, so here is an account of how that has come about, and what China is like on the ground today. Some of the statistics are truly amazing - China is for example by far the largest producer of both electricity and steel in the world, and also produces more motor vehicles than any other country. All this has been achi...
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    19,24 €

  • History of Science
    John Priestley MA MSc
    This is a book about the history of science from the ancient Greeks through to modern times. Al the great names are here - Newton, Davy, Faraday, Maxwell, Einstein, Crick and Watson.This emphasis of this book is on science, not the lives of scientists, nor technology. It is intended for the general reader and does not require any special knowledge beyond basic school science....
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    19,21 €

  • Armchair Geology
    John Priestley MA MSc
    What is the real role of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Why is the climate no warmer now that it was a thousand years ago, when the level of carbon dioxide has nearly doubled?Why do we have deserts? Why are they sometimes there, along the subtropics, and sometimes not?Why did the last ice age end so quickly, so that the temperature in Greenland rose by seven degrees Celsius ...
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    20,98 €

  • Tyke on a Bike
    John Priestley
    This is the story of how a computer consultant threw off the weary chains of work and got on his bike. His journey took him around the canals of northern England and Scotland. He slogs his way round hundreds of miles of canals, passing through many major towns and cities including Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool, Sheffield, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Off the bike and on f...
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    18,06 €

  • Jeeves and Wooster Short Stories
    John Priestley
    Many of us love the Jeeves and Wooster stories of P G Wodehouse, but unfortunately he isn’t writing any more of them! Here are eleven more, written in the style of Wodehouse, which I hope will appeal to Jeeves fans. ...
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    9,02 €

  • Oracle e-Business Consultancy Handbook
    John Priestley
    This book is based on my experiences as a consultant over a period of thirteen years, the first four of them working for Oracle. In those years I had the titles Manufacturing and Financials Consultant on different sites. The essays in this book are largely designed to cover the more complex areas of the system, including intercompany and internal sales orders, outside processin...
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    71,66 €

  • History of the British Isles 1714-2010
    John Priestley
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    15,53 €

  • The Sword and the Claymore
    John Priestley
    A complete political history of the British Isles to 2010, right from the repopulation of the country at the end of the Ice Age to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. This book is also available in two parts, as 'History of The British Isles to 1714 AD' and 'History of the British Isles 1714-2010'. The book includes the histories of Scotland, Ireland and Wales and well as England. Rev...
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    30,32 €

  • The Theological and Miscellaneous Works of Joseph Priestley; Volume 16
    John Towill Rutt / Joseph Priestley
    This is Volume 16 of 'The Theological and Miscellaneous Works of Joseph Priestley,' a comprehensive collection edited by John Towill Rutt. Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a highly influential 18th-century figure known for his work as a theologian, clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist. This volume offers insight into Priestley’s theological ...
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    29,79 €

  • A Vindication of the Doctrine of Scripture, and of the Primitive Faith, Concerning the Deity of Christ
    John Jamieson / Joseph Priestley
    In 'A Vindication of the Doctrine of Scripture, and of the Primitive Faith, Concerning the Deity of Christ, Volume 1,' John Jamieson offers a detailed response to Dr. Priestley’s historical interpretations of early Christian beliefs. This volume engages directly with Priestley’s arguments, presenting a defense of traditional doctrines concerning the deity of Christ as understoo...
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    31,76 €

  • A Vindication of Certain Passages in a Discourse
    John Pye Smith / Joseph Priestley / Thomas Belsham
    'A Vindication of Certain Passages in a Discourse' offers a detailed response to critiques of a sermon delivered on the death of Dr. Joseph Priestley. Thomas Belsham defends Priestley’s character and writings against the animadversions of John Pye Smith. This work provides insight into the theological debates of the early 19th century, specifically concerning Unitarianism and i...
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    20,12 €

  • Tracts; Volume 7
    John Smith / Joseph Priestley / Richard Price
    Tracts, Volume 7 is a collection of essays and pamphlets addressing theological and sociopolitical issues of the late 18th century. Authored by prominent Unitarian thinkers such as John Smith, Richard Price, Joseph Priestley, and others associated with the Unitarian Society, these tracts reflect the intellectual ferment of the Enlightenment and the burgeoning movement for relig...
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    26,12 €

  • History of the British Isles to 1714 AD
    John Priestley
    This is a general history of the British Isles, from the retreat of the ice caps through the prehistoric period, the Iron Age, the Roman era, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Norman Conquest and right through to the Tudor and Stuart dynasties. ...
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    21,33 €