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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm this edition was printed during the lifetime of salvador dali and with his consentm (ex adagp) on the lower left corner and the title is printed in the lower right cornerthey feature the copyright from the sle cheval du printemps (horse of spring) 4la licorne (unicorn) 5please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicopyright of the spadem and stamp of the publishers dimensions 36cheval de course (race horse) this suite of works is referenced in « the official catalog of the graphic works of salvador dali » [albert fields]shipped with fedex along with a certificate of authenticityprinted on thick pur chiffon vélin d’arches, the lithographs are in mint condition, plate-signed outside the image and have an embossed seal stamped by the publishers armand & georges israelcheval de troie (trojan horse) 2pégase (pegasus) 6lithographs on vélin d'arches paper plate-signed from the edition ofour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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' morrisseypenguin books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of list of the lost, morrissey's extraordinary novel, on 24 septemberto read a book is to let a root sink downsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road 'beware the novelistlist of the lost is the reality of what is true battling against what is permitted to be truean american tale where, naturally, evil conquers good, and none live happily ever after, for the complicated pangs of the empty experiences of flesh-and-blood human figures are the reason why nothing can ever be enoughpompous, prophetic airshere is the fact of fictionintimate and indiscreet
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morefor centuries uncounted the mortal realms have languished under the yoke of chaosyet, the dark gods' triumph remains incomplete - the realm of heavens resists their armies, its ruler, the god-king sigmar, holding back the hellforged tidestorm clouds roll out across the realms heralding the beginning of a new era - the age of chaos is coming to an end, for this is the age of sigmar! warhammer age of sigmar provides a wealth of background on the mortal realms, its many races and its long history of war and conflictbook comes inside original box, in very good conditionfrom the burning plains of aqshy and the glimmering steel mountains of chamon to the putrefied forests of ghyran and the beast dens of ghur, the thunder of the marching forces of chaos drowns out the piteous cries of tormented tribes and broken peoplesoxfam bookshop carlisle warhammer: age of sigmar - mighty battles in an age of unending wars was the first book of the warhammer: age of sigmar series and introduced the mortal realms settingthis book continues on the warhammer: age of sigmar (starterset book) and begins the story of the age of sigmar in the realm of fire, but also the start of the campaigns in the realm of life and in the realm of metallearn of the age of chaos, the coming of the dark gods and the wars that saw seven of the eight realms reduced to flame and ruin - azyr, sigmar's own realm, alone surviving behind its mighty gatesalongside these exciting histories you will also find warscrolls, battleplans and rules, so that you can forge your own legends in the age of sigmarinside you will find tales of the age of myths and the creation of the realms, along with sigmar's pantheon, and their great and godly deeds during this time of legendsdiscover new battles as the age of sigmar dawns, and the stormcast eternals arrive to push back the forces of chaosthis is a campaign book containing battleplans, warscrolls and time of war rulesnow the time has come to strike back, for at last sigmar's stormcast eternals are ready for war
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly realthe shock of the fall is all of these booksthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for daysoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadi think you're going to like him'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nightand he was never the same after thathis name's simonthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnessit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fiction
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The author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariathere are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedpages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous valueit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedoxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great war
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morejourneying through kittur's streets and schoolyards, bedrooms and businesses, its inner workings and outer limits, adiga conjures a remarkable fictional landscapeoxfam bookshop cheltenham in his compelling new work of fiction, aravind adiga has imagined the small indian city of kittur, an everytown nestling on the coast south of goa and north of calicutsizzling with acid observations, and textured with wicked humour and gentle humanity, between the assassinations is a triumph of voice and imaginationmuslim, christian and hindu, high-caste and low-caste, rich and poor: all of indian life - the 'sorrowful parade of humanity' - is herethrough the myriad and distinctive voices of its inhabitants, an entire indian world comes vividly and unforgettably to lifefrom a middle-aged communist to an islamic terrorist; from the young children of a tamil building-site worker to a privileged and alienated schoolboy; from an idealistic journalist to a brahmin housemaid, adiga has produced a microcosm of indian life in the 80s, the years between the assassinations of indira gandhi and her son rajiv
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Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling astbury hall, ari malik, anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespanning four generations, the midnight rose by lucinda riley sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of india to the majestic stately homes of england, following the extraordinary life of a girl, anahita chavan, from to the present dayoxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the epic novel award in the romantic novelists association books awardseighty years later, rebecca bradley, a young american film star, has the world at her feetbut when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of dartmoor in englandthere, she meets the young donald astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote astbury estate - and his scheming motherin the heyday of the british raj, eleven-year-old anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong princess indira, the privileged daughter of rich indian royaltya lifelong passionbecoming the princess's official companion, anahita accompanies her friend to england just before the outbreak of the great warwhat he and rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the astbury dynastyan endless search
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This volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionhe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturethere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedthe purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, inchowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotations
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Sections paginated separatelybookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebrasmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agencies28x22cm, titles, prelims, pphis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicsplastic comb bindingblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersit looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniacthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleanwe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis joverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subjectour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemarks on front cover from removed labels
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The shipping price for spain is only for the peninsula, please ask for the price for the islandscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableunusual art deco fireplace sculpture with two very stylized herons from the art deco periodthey are sustained on a black marble baseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe photos are part of the descriptiondue to its high prize it will not be sent to cyprus, greece or maltathe front part of the marble is of a variegated brown colour, and in the centre there is an ornament made of steel and brassdue to the size, weight and delicacy of the batch, it will have a customized packaging (wooden frame and protected inside)interestingly enough, the bodies are in technical think and are sustained on the legs, made in brass or bronzeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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[a highly detailed workcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe next four volumes cover to , together with an addenda for the whole periodincluding the numerous publications of karlheinz senghas index of the recorded literature untilorchid bibliography orchideen-bibliographie - publications by members of the orchid society kurpfalz ethe covers are slightly curved, otherwise virtually as new(two of the volumes are signed by the author)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibibliographia orchidacearumquarto, pp 561, pictorial printed laminated boardsapart from genus,species, crosses and hybrids, it includes indexes of non-orchid plants mentioned in the texts, persons including gardeners, nurseries etc, locations, societies, botanical gardens, fragrances, orchids on stamps etc{the first two volumes cover the periodsix volumes, square 8vo, paperbacks, slightly wornvolumes 2 - 6 (in six parts)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea fine collection of orchid bibliography reference books: helga dietrich
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit explains some of the "climbing jargon" in simple terms so you don't need to be a climbing expert to be gripped by the bookoxfam shop macclesfield this nook details in chronological order the attempts on the north face of the eiger, one of the most difficult climbing environments in the worldit is written with pace and is an all action account of the stories behind the various attempts to climb the "eiger nordwand" which was described by sherpa tensing (conqueror of everest with edmund hillary) as "too difficult and too dangerous"one is left in awe of the power of nature and the courage of the men and women who in many cases gave their all to tame itoverall it makes a brilliant job of portraying the people who dared to challenge the mountain and the characteristics of this most savage alpine wallthe book chronicles the gallant failures, successes and tragedies that have happened
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Timely and timeless, 'the planets' will engage and delight as it unravels the mysteries of the cosmossee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether revealing what hides behind venus's cocoon of acid clouds, describing neptune's complex beauty, or capturing first-hand the excitement at the jet propulsion laboratory when the first pictures from cassini at saturn were recently beamed to earth, dava sobel's unique tour of the solar system is filled with fascination and beautyit is of infinite relevance to this age in which new planets are being discovered elsewhere in our galaxyin lyrical prose interspersed with poems by tennyson, blake and others, 'the planets' gives a breathtaking, intimate view of those heavenly bodies that have captured the imagination since humanity's first glimpse of the glittering night skiesoxfam bookshop cheltenham after the huge national and international success of 'longitude' and 'gallileo's daughter', dava sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar systemthis groundbreaking new work traces the 'lives' of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern era's robotic space probes
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In some ways this book is about finding a resting place for those lost loved onesthrough nora we enter the lives of five women, spanning several generations, all of whom are the beacons of her lifethis loss and that of the author?s first-born daughter are the experiences that have most profoundly affected norasee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost prominent is nora?s mother, an intuitive and discerning cook, who died of canceroxfam shop colne road told in tales from the kitchen, the place where women congregate, particularly mothers and daughters, still, after years of broken traditions and new professional opportunities, nora seton conveys in dazzling prose the rich dialogues between women, the shared comfort of motherhood, the bewilderment of men, and even favourite recipes - coded love messages handed down through the generations
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Formative years spent at eton, oxford and harvard fortified his resolve to enter the political establishment, and by the early seventies he finally achieved his greatest ambitionas an fearless young conservative politician in the seventies and eighties, one who witnessed the fall of heath and the triumph and eventual decline of thatcher, waldegrave was firmly at the heart of one of the most exciting and tumultuous periods of modern british historyoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'why did you go into politics in the first place?'a question that former cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, lord waldegrave's is a life lived through politicsa spectator book of the year - 'refreshingly and engagingly candid' (jane ridley) see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe youngest of seven children, and the son of an earl, waldegrave's quintessentially english upbringing would go on to shape the course of his life, instilling in him a sense of independence and self-discipline needed to steel one for a successful career in governmenthowever just as his star was in the ascent, waldegrave became embroiled in a scandal which tarnished his reputation, but could not dampen his voracious enthusiasm for the political gamean unembroidered account of the narcotic effect of politics from one of the most fiercely intellectual governmental figures of the modern age, a different kind of weather is a beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era
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Why has this shift occurred, and what implications does it have for professionals practicing in the heritage field? in what ways is this a 'difficult' heritage to deal with? this volume brings together academics and practitioners to explore these questions, covering not only some of the practical matters, but also the theoretical and conceptual issues, and uses case studies of historic places, museums and memorials from around the globe, including the united states, northern ireland, poland, south africa, china, japan, taiwan, cambodia, indonesia, timor and australiasuch episodes and locations include: massacre and genocide sites, places related to prisoners of war, civil and political prisons, and places of 'benevolent' internment such as leper colonies and lunatic asylumssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are however increasingly being regarded as 'heritage sites', a far cry from the view of heritage that prevailed a generation ago when we were almost entirely concerned with protecting the great and beautiful creations of the past, reflections of the creative genius of humanity rather than the reverse - the destructive and cruel side of historythese sites bring shame upon us now for the cruelty and futility of the events that occurred within them and the ideologies they representedoxfam books & music lichfield places of pain and shame is a cross-cultural study of sites that represent painful and/or shameful episodes in a national or local community's history, and the ways that government agencies, heritage professionals and the communities themselves seek to remember, commemorate and conserve these cases - or, conversely, choose to forget them
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Of all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroineswidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam shop colne road jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry vi
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreclinical medicine, as a thinking discipline, is concerned not only with what clinicians do, but whythe central focus of the clinician and of this book is the patientaccording to eric cassell, everything else, including the disease, is secondarywhen physicians act in medicine they have some purpose or goal in mindoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , oxford university pressthe care of the dying, what thinking itself is, and finally, why would one want to do this exciting and rewarding but difficult work, come under discussion in this bookusing many examples from real-life medical practice, each chapter examines the different kinds of thought involved in caring for the patientsuch goals cover a wide range of topics centering on patients, the doctor-patient relationship, the acts of doctoring patients, and the goals involved in being a physician among other physicians working within the institutions of medicinethe nature of clinical medicine takes its direction from a catalog of goals of medicine that range from the expected diagnosis and treatment of diseases to wider concerns for patients, for physicians, and for medicine itselfthe chapters are specific in teaching the kinds of knowledge that clinicians require in order to be able to achieve these goalswhat they actually do and how they go about it is in the service of their purposes and their goalscassell takes on a variety of difficult issues, from thinking about values to developing wisdoma very clean and tidy copy
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" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolutionan essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnessreaders of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of nowthrough meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnesshis views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guruoxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of nowin the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his lifeeckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachersyour path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livespracticing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mindthis is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planet
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis first edition by tolkien and published by george allen & unwin is in good condition but with a slight catch on the top right of the dust jacket complete with the map after page 365 please see the picturesthe tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middle-earth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinoroxfam bookshop ipswich the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkien's worldit is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as elrond and galadriel took partthis book was donated to oxfam durham books and music by a local donor
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Alternatively, it could be 'sold' as the result of my intention to reduce entropy of 18 years of scientific work on the topic of the coronary circulation, which was itself meant to diminish the amount of 'useless' energyit would be naive, to assume the present work to be free of erroneous oversimplification, because the very nature of scientific work is related to generating (simple) hypotheses with their subsequent falsificationin that context and bluntly, my primary interest in the field of the collateral circulation was not initiated with a vision of eradicating the consequences of coronary artery disease (cad) by promoting the growth of natural bypassessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe time for such sizeable ideas had passed in the 's with the start of the work by wolfgang schapersuch a process of reducing disarray in a system with the aim of grasping it better is related to simplification, which carries the risk of introducing errorlike new with clean pages insideoxfam bookshop hampstead collateral circulation of the heart by christian seiler the sober explanation for this book is a call by the springer-verlag, london, to edit a publication on 'the functional relevance of the collateral circulation' of the heartthis can be exemplified by the historic view of angina pectoris, which used to be simplified as being always fatal, thus obscuring for nearly two centuries the view of a 'self-healing' mechanism such as the collateral circulation of the heart
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He focuses on five crucial battles and offers new insights into the distinctive methods and motivations of modern warfaresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square in this comprehensive history, john keegan explores both the technical and the human impact of the greatest war of all timein knowledgable, perceptive analysis of the airborne battle of crete, the carrier battle of midway, the tank battle of falaise, the city battle of berlin, and the amphibious battle of okinawa, keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders and the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men and the course of the war as a whole
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Inusual art deco fireplace sculpture with two very stylized herons from the art deco periodcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethey are sustained on a black marble baseplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe photos are part of the descriptiondue to its high price it will not be sent to cyprus, greece of maltathe front part of the marble is of a variegated brown colour, and in the centre there is an ornament made of steel and brassdue to the size, weight and delicacy of the batch, it will have a customized packaging (wooden frame and protected inside)interestingly enough, the bodies are in technical think and are sustained on the legs, made in brass or bronzethe shipping price for spain is only for the peninsula, please ask for the prise to the islandsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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#1 in vfn conditioneach album has been preserved in a special packaging, placed inside special folders to be protected from dustcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemore than marvel and dc comics, the original series from the s untileach comic is preserved in a special packaging: placed inside a folder made on purpose, in order to protect them from dustplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis series, complete with key issue, is part of the collection of usa comics of i-am foundation, donated by unique edition pressmore than marvel and dc albums of original series from the s until\\\\ this complete series, including the key issue, is part of the usa comics collection of i-am foundation, donated by unique edition presssaga of the sub-mariner ( complete seriesi-am foundation top collectionroy and dann thomas present the saga of the sub-mariner, prince of atlantis! the origin of namor, retold in full! the conditions and the albums in the collection are specified on headed paper unique edition pressour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesub-mariner king-size special #1 & #2the albums will be shipped together with their envelopes inside the folders
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Our truth-tellerthey are concerned with race, gender and globalisationshe revisits the bluest eye, sula and beloved; reassessing the novels that have become touchstones for generations of readersthat may be the meaning of lifethat may be the measure of our livesthe duty of the press and the role of the artist"she was our conscience" - oprah winfreya vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered american writersspanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around usshe used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend themthe sweep of american history and the current state of politicsthroughout mouth full of blood our search for truth, moral integrity and expertise is met by toni morrison with controlled anger, elegance and literary excellencebut we do languageshe speaks to graduating students and visitors to both the louvre and america's black holocaust museummorrison's nobel lecture, on the power of language, is accompanied by lectures to amnesty international and the newspaper association of americamouth full of blood is a powerful, erudite and essential gathering of ideas that speaks to us allthe collection is structured in three parts and these are heart-stoppingly introduced by a prayer for the dead of 9/11, a meditation on martin luther king and a eulogy for james baldwin'the nobel lecture in literature, see oxfam website for delivery information read more'word-work is sublime, she thinks, because it is generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference-the way in which we are like no other lifeshe was a magician with language, who understood the power of wordsit celebrates morrison's extraordinary contribution to the literary world
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreat fifty-seven, george is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazzthen katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to raythe family is not pleased, as her brother jamie observes, ray has 'strangler's hands'katie can't decide if she loves ray, or loves the way he cares for her son jacob, and her mother jean is a bit put out by the way the wedding planning gets in the way of her affair with one of her husband's former colleaguesand the tidy and pleasant life jamie has created crumbles when he fails to invite his lover, tony, to the dreaded nuptialsunnoticed in the uproar, george discovers a sinister lesion on his hip, and quietly begins to lose his mindoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'a painful funny humane novel: beautifully written, addictively readable and so confident' the timesdiscover this brilliantly comic and moving bestselling novel by the award-winning author of the curious incident of the dog in the night-time and the porpoise
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit concerns a visit by the doctor and peri to the desolate planet ravoloxoxfam shop queen's road this four-disc bbc box-set features the episodes of the classic science fiction series - the mysterious planet, mind warp, terror of the vervoids and the ultimate foe - that make up the trial of a time lord storylinethe prosecuting counsel, the valeyard, presents the first piece of evidence, which consists of a recording played back on a screen linked to the matrixthe tardis is drawn to a space station where the doctor (colin baker) is subjected to a time lord inquiry into his behaviour, presided over by an inquisitor
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewhoop, whoop! if anyone can find me another clutch of rebel princesses, let's get crowd-fundingthe lives of these sisters - eleanora, joanna, margaret, mary and elizabeth - ran the full gamut of experiences open to royal women in the middle agesliving as they did in a courtly culture founded on romantic longing and brilliant pageantry, they knew that a princess was to be chaste yet a mother to many children, preferably sons, meek yet able to influence a recalcitrant husband or even command a host of men-at-armsand ably manages to coax the few sparks of evidence into flames of personalityoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'she imagines the experiences of the sisters with empathy and patiencedrawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, daughters of chivalry offers a rich portrait of these spirited plantagenet womenwith their libraries of beautifully illustrated psalters and tales of romance, their rich silks and gleaming jewels, we follow these formidable women throughout their lives and see them - at long last - shine from out of the shadows, revealing what it was to be a princess in the age of chivalrybut they also skilfully managed enormous households, navigated choppy diplomatic waters and promoted their family's cause throughout europe - and had the courage to defy their royal father' hermione eyre, spectatorvirginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized - and largely mythical - notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingersthey might never wear the crown in their own right, but they were utterly confident of their crucial role in the spectacle of medieval kingshipedward's daughters were of course expected to cement alliances and secure lands and territory by making great dynastic marriages, or endow religious houses with royal favouryet the reality was very different, as kelcey wilson-lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of the great english king, edward i
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry vi
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Oxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorspolitical pluralismthe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythere is some slight foxing to the insidethere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthis book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverlater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall inthe bravery of the protestors
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