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Volume 2 enters what for many will be a less familiar world, that of the european pilot schooners, the remarkable pilot brigs of the hooghly and the small, undecked craft of many of the less famous but equally important, servicesthe first volume of pilots concentrated on the stories of american and british schoonersoxfam furniture shop southampton overall very good condition with only a tear to bottom left hand corner of the front dust jacketthe schooners in this volume range from the hiates of portugal to the beautiful station boats of the north sea ports of germany, the netherlands, belgium and francesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand slight bumping to the inside back fly leaf of dust jacket
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A chapter on knitting math is both easy to follow and invaluable for planning sizes and patterns, while a glossary of shetland knitting terms links a way of life that is largely gone with the knowledge and skills that the art of fair isle knittinghelps to preserveoxfam shop rosemount viaduct from the first small items sold to fishermen and tourists in the nineteenth century, to the highly fashionable androgynous sweaters of the s, to the large starry norwegian patterns popular after world war ii, to the hand- and machine-made yoke sweaters of the s and s, ann feitelson applies ardent dedication to her researchpride in the work of womenpride in a knitting style known throughout the worldan accomplished knitter herself, feitelson presents twenty-three original fair isle designs, and encourages readers to create their ownsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe leads readers through the history of fair isle knitting to an examination of the style's techniques, explicating not only the unique colorways and pattern, but such valuable details as ways to hold the yarnthroughout these wonderful colors and glowing patterns, the art of fair isle knitting conveys an unending sense of pricepride in the dedication of shetland knitterspride in the creation of exceptional garments
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A day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcastinghumphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generalas presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causes humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careerin typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system todayoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicejohn was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on televisionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphone
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The question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moremore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early yearsliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againthis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of alloxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoyand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'timmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timeas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really arebut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year
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With them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifeby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnand so it remained until lhere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itselfhow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answers—not from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesthe principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalitybut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionsfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lecturesfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifecredit and debit cards acceptedwith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your liferon hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understood
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedry stamps of the magritte estate & adagp dimensions 78 x 58 cm (30the lithograph is numbered from the edition of 300, plate-signed by magritte, features the dry stamps of the magritte foundation & adagp and is countersigned in pencil by mrcharly herscovici, president of the magritte foundation and unique representative of the magritte estate8' in) created after the oil on canvas, this lithograph was printed and published in in the art-lithographies studio in paris using thick pur chiffon bfk rives paperare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki100 % hand-made in france, from the production of the paper in arches, to the traditional lithographic printing process, one drawing for each different color, one color per press runplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipped with fedex along with a certificate of authenticityrené magritte (after) - le pays des miracles (the land of miracles) lithograph on bfk rives paper plate-signed and numbered from the edition of 300catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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For thousands of years man has searched, pondered and speculated about the true “meaning of lifehere, then, is the basic book on the theory and practice of scientology, with discoveries embracing every aspect of life, including: the cycle-of-action, revealing what underlies the continuous cycle of creation, survival and destruction—a cycle that seems inevitable in life, but which is only an apparency the conditions-of-existence that comprise all life and livingness—and by which one can truly be the eight dynamics upon which all life is compartmented and by which one can resolve the puzzle of their own existence the affinity, reality and communication triangle, revealing and explaining the underlying principles of true human relations the parts of man, the comprehensive explanation of spirit, mind and body, their anatomy and interrelationship in every being the reason why, answering the questions of “what it’s all about” and giving the very elements of survival, happiness and life itself scientology processes that unlock the life force that is you and, with this book, you won’t just “learn”—you’ll discover these principles for yourself(click to reveal full phone number)because this is scientology—the knowledge of youall credit and debit cards acceptedorder your copy from 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dn” but, in scientology, that search has culminated—for the secret has now been discoveredbased on precision axioms (self-evident truths), these are the answers—answers you’ve been looking for, answers that work
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?– the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?– emsp 332 format:2 × vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greensladeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimost of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scrollplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkthe story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withinthe title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Should it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowerst video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeean-13 number read morethe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ370; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tape
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Guillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvreabout the author laura dputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artcorey is consulting curator at the high museum of artbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumsarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dpaula deitz is editor of the hudson review
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Hard-to-find volumes of the work in which christopher tolkien elaborates on the work of his father jpart 5: the lost road and other writingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith a lot of unpublished work and backgrounds of the world of tolkienfourth edition pagesthe history of middle-earthare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 4: the shaping of middle-earthplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefirst edition pagesparts 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the history of middle-earthpart 7: the treason of isengardall volumes in good condition: slight damage to paper dust jacket (see pictures); interiors in perfect conditionfour volumes: parts 4, 5, 6 and 7part 6: the return of the shadowcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesheets = pagesthe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peoplebased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sthe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archivein italian with notes partially in latinin excellent condition, crisp paperearly 18th century manuscriptcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Contact them here: https://wwwour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeyou will receive this tracking code as soon as the parcel has been dispatched, and can track your parcel if you enter your track & trace code under 'shipment number' on wwwde - if you have any questions regarding the status of your parcel, its current location and estimated delivery time, it's best to contact dhl parcel directly via messenger on facebookgorgeous life size head in the style of an oni - ife - former kingdom of benin-nigeria very beautiful head of an oni, former ifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecom/dhlforyou/ read morethe holes on the neck are to attach the mask to a wooden dummy for exhibitions to the public during the ceremoniesthey reply within 24 hoursheight: 33 cm - weight grams early 21st century origin: nigeria bronze head with a serene expression on the face, and the streaks represent facial scarifications, which are characteristic of the "classic" period of the art of ifeshipping: - the sculpture will be packaged carefully and sent registered with a track & trace code via dhl parcelin the yoruba tradition, the grooves on the neck, were considered a sign of beautycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Lithographs on vélin d'arches paper plate-signed from the edition ofprinted 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 israelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm this edition was printed during the lifetime of salvador dali and with his consentthey feature the copyright from the sm (ex adagp) on the lower left corner and the title is printed in the lower right cornercheval de troie (trojan horse) 2la licorne (unicorn) 5are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitele cheval du printemps (horse of spring) 4cheval 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 authenticitypégase (pegasus) 6copyright of the spadem and stamp of the publishers dimensions 36catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Meanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomthe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondortolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogywhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûr
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He argues over the book's eight chapters that a great deal of the period’s literary output takes the form of a critique of reason, its political value, and the types of knowledge attainable through itannotation © ringgold, incthe author is a faculty member of lincoln college and university of oxford in the ukhe examines the works of kant, burke, wollstonecraft, coleridge, wordsworth, shelley, and many other writers and philosophers of the periodportland, or ()british romanticism and the critique of political reason, hardcover by michael, timothy, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk author timothy michael gives readers an in-depth examination of the political philosophy that dominated britain and france in the romantic period
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His autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselfdj has some minor chipshis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington hardbackborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordhenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the upublished by peter daviesgovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionred top page endsfield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishfascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of mancontents are clean and binding is tightillustrated with 28 b/w photographsboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spine
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By using these newfound powers of his, he must work together with his new friends and save the forest realmoxfam shop lytham collection of four family filmsin 'the adventures of chris fable' (), chris (solomon ray), a young thief and runaway, learns that his father is in needalong with a motley collection of streetwise strays, the pair find themselves caught and transferred to a secret space laboratory where after some intensive training they learn they've been selected for a space flight missionleaving his friends, he embarks on a journey throughout a mystical wilderness where a range of obstacles stand in the way of a better lifein 'the tin soldier' (), when a young boy begins hanging out with the wrong crowd the gift of a tin soldier changes his perspective; the soldier comes to life and uses his army training and principles to set the boy back on the straight and narrowin 'space dogs' (), after escaping from the local dog pound, homeless stray strelka teams up with belka, canine canonball of the local state circus, when her trajectory takes an unexpected pathbut the soldier also has a few problems of his own as he has fallen in love with a toy ballerinatim (paul danaceau), gives him a book of spells, the book opens a gate to another world in which max is enlisted to help local elves battle their enemies, the unseeliesbut when his neighbour, mrsealed, as good as new! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'max magician and the legend of the rings' (), max (timothy stultz) is interested in magic, isn't very popular and gets picked on by bullies
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Fully illustrated with more than 100 exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and drawings from the return of the king and the two towers, and with contributions from the many designers and animators who brought gollum to life, this book examines the transition to the big screen of one of tolkien's most popular characters from the hobbit and the lord of the ringsnow andy serkis tells his own story about how a three-week commission to provide a voiceover for gollum grew into a four-year commitment to breathe life and soul into the lord of the rings' most challenging screen performancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefilm-making history was made when, in the two towers, an actor's performance and digital animation were seamlessly integrated to create the world's first totally lifelike animated characteroxfam shop ulverston the official tie-in to the return of the king, in which actor andy serkis relates how he and the team of animators brought tolkien's character gollum to life
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitymany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitytranslated by chiara peri and philip rdrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israeldavis see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental context
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Classical, historical and modern tarts are all included, as are the childhood experiences of making jam tarts, eating them bubbling hot from the oven and invariably searing one's mouth in the haste to devour themfrom the most classic of tarts, the quiche lorraine and the strawberry tart, to the airy heights of a tomato and prosciutto tart on a puff pastry base, anyone can bake a tart, and everyone will enjoy cooking their way through this bookthe doucet tart, enjoyed by chaucer and the court of henry iv, with its intoxicating marriage of honey and saffron, will surprise even the most sophisticated palate, as will the rich, delicate perfection of tamasin's souffled crab tart and the ambrosial peach, vanilla and amaretti tarte tatinsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretarts, tourtes, quiches, tartelettes, the myriad variants of both form and content, are celebrated in this collection of ninety tarts for all seasons and all occasionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the marriage of textures and flavours, colours and aromas make tarts the most satisfying of foods to make and eat
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There's another link between them, though: the lovely mark smeaton, wunderkind musician, the innocent on whom, ultimately, anne's downfall hingedsuzannah dunn has wit, a mastery of dialogue, brilliant characterization, lack of pretence, and good humoureveryone knows the story of anne boleynhenry viii divorced his longstanding, long-suffering, older, spanish wife for a young, black-eyed english beauty, and, in doing so, severed england from rome and indeed from the rest of the western worldthen, when henry had what he wanted, he managed a mere three years of marriage before beheading his wife for alleged adultery with several men, among them his own best friend and her own brothersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe queen of subtleties adds to that mix a wonderfully balanced, strong story and the result is sensationalthis is the context for suzannah dunn's wonderful new novel, which is about - and told by - two women: anne boleyn, king's mistress and fated queen; and lucy cornwallis, the king's confectioner, an employee of the very highest status, who made the centrepiece of each of the feasts to mark the important occasions in anne's ascentoxfam bookshop cheltenham a tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of anne boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of henry's queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the tudor court
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Plus, just in time for the fun, it's the return of master storyteller jae lee to the role of penciler! don't miss it! collects dark tower: the battle of jericho hillsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe satanic plan of the crimson king to return all of existance to the primal state of chaos is nighoxfam shop darley street a bold new story featuring roland deschain and his beleaguered ka-tet on the run following the complete destruction of their beloved city of gilead! and when such as gilead falls, the pillars of reality itself - the six beams holding all of existance together - begins to crumble
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe lithograph is numbered from the edition of 300, plate-signed by magritte, features the dry stamps of the magritte foundation & adagp and is countersigned in pencil by mrrené magritte (after) - la voix du sang (the voice of blood) lithograph on bfk rives paper plate-signed and numbered from the edition of 300copyright of the magritte succession & adagp dimensions 78 x 58 cm (30charly herscovici, president of the magritte foundation and unique representative of the magritte estateare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki100 % hand-made in france, from the production of the paper in arches, to the traditional lithographic printing process, one drawing for each different color, one color per press runplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipped with a certificate of authenticity stamped & signed by our company, the worldwide exclusive printer and publisher of rené magritte lithographs since8' in) this lithograph was printed and published in in the art-lithographies studio in paris using thick pur chiffon bfk rives papercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the sthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredthe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar dayssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are givenpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'oxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringsome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt with
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Follow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemiesa timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois laneoxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventuressee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearsfor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete package
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The shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnessbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadand he was never the same after thatthere are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly realsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nightit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for daysthe shock of the fall is all of these booksi think you're going to like himoxfam 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 brotherhis name's simon
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Tony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracythis book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesthe binding is soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentionhe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrumoxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationsthere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tears
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By placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightoxfam bookshop hexham cthe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedthe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klantheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallin an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotrythe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearduring the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuethe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationsrich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all odds
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Thomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morecontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacrathe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (eissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedkey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodern
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