David Barrie, geboren 1953, aufgewachsen in Lymington, Hampshire, war nach seinem Studium der Psychologie und Philosophie in Oxford lange im diplomatischen Dienst und anschließend im Cabinet Office tätig. Er ist Schmetterlingsforscher, im Vorsitz verschiedener Stiftungen, passionierter Segler und lebt in London. Bei mare erschien 2015 von ihm « Sextant: Die Vermessung der Meere ».
11 Ebooks par David Barrie
David Barrie: Sextant
With 2014 marking the tercentenary of the Longitude Act, this eloquent celebration of the sextant tells the story of this elegant instrument and explores its vital role in man’s attempts to map the …
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€8.99
David Barrie: Sextant
Award-winning author David Barrie explores the history of the Sextant and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world.Since its invention in 1759, a mariner’s most prized …
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€23.06
David (University of Western Australia) Barrie: Police in the Age of Improvement
The study of police history in Scotland has largely been neglected. Little is known about the Scottish police »s origins, development and character despite growing interest in the machinery of law en …
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€48.64
David (University of Western Australia) Barrie: Police in the Age of Improvement
The study of police history in Scotland has largely been neglected. Little is known about the Scottish police »s origins, development and character despite growing interest in the machinery of law en …
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€48.20
David Barrie: Incredible Journeys
THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR’A compelling investigation of navigation in the animal kingdom.’ Mail on Sunday’David Barrie, who himself has sailed the oceans using a sextant, is passionate …
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€3.99
David Barrie: Unglaubliche Reisen
Sie müssen ohne GPS auskommen und finden doch ans Ziel, ob schwimmend, fliegend oder krabbelnd – Fische und Vögel, Insekten und Meeressäuger auf dem Weg zu Partnern, Nahrung oder ihren …
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€13.99
David (University of Western Australia) Barrie & Susan (University of Western Australia, Australia) Broomhall: A History of Police and Masculinities, 1700-2010
This unique collection brings together leading international scholars to explore how ideologies about masculinities have shaped police culture, policy and institutional organization from the eighteen …
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€74.92
David (University of Western Australia) Barrie & Susan (University of Western Australia, Australia) Broomhall: A History of Police and Masculinities, 1700-2010
This unique collection brings together leading international scholars to explore how ideologies about masculinities have shaped police culture, policy and institutional organization from the eighteen …
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€74.92
David Barrie: Supernavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way
“Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book.”—Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book Review Publisher’s note:
S …
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€15.99
David Barrie: Sin, Sanctity and the Sister-in-Law
This is the first book specifically devoted to exploring one of the longest-running controversies in nineteenth-century Britain – the sixty-five-year campaign to legalise marriage between a man and h …
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€50.79
David Barrie: Sin, Sanctity and the Sister-in-Law
This is the first book specifically devoted to exploring one of the longest-running controversies in nineteenth-century Britain – the sixty-five-year campaign to legalise marriage between a man and h …
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€51.21
