Widely considered to be the greatest
List widely considered to be the greatest
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Oxfam shop colne road the reputation of rainer maria rilke has grown steadily since his death in ; today he is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the twentieth centuryfinally, the book presents the poet's two greatest masterpieces in their entirety: the duino elegies and the sonnets to orpheusincluded too are passages from rilke's influential novel, the notebooks of malte laurids brigge, and nine of his brilliant uncollected prose pieces"his work is masterfulthis modern library edition presents stephen mitchell's acclaimed translations of rilke, which have won praise for their re-creation of the poet's rich formal music and depth of thoughtmitchell's versions more clearly than in any others," said wit contains representative poems from his early collections the book of hours and the book of pictures; many selections from the revolutionary new poems, which drew inspiration from rodin and cezanne; the hitherto little-known "requiem for a friend"; and a generous selection of the late uncollected poems, which constitute some of his finest work"if rilke had written in english," denis donoghue wrote in the new york times book review, "he would have written in this english" see oxfam website for delivery information read more" ahead of all parting is an abundant selection of rilke's lifework"rilke's voice, with its extraordinary combination of formality, power, speed and lightness, can be heard in mr
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He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with united winning the premier league for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of british footballover the last quarter of a century there have been seismic changes at manchester unitedsir alex saw manchester united change from a conventional football club to what is now a major business enterprise, and he never failed to move with the timesover the past four years, sir alex has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career and in his new book he will reveal his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of govansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries sir alex announced his retirement as manager of manchester united after 27 years in the rolehe was a man-manager of phenomenal skill, and increasingly he had to deal with global starsit was directly due to his vision, energy and ability that he was able to build teams both on and off the pitchhis relationship with cristiano ronaldo, for instance, was excellent and david beckham has described sir alex as a father figuresir alex created a purposeful, but welcoming, and much envied culture at the club which has lasted the test of timethe only constant element has been the quality of the manager's league-winning squad and united's run of success, which included winning the champions league for a second time in
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He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with united winning the premier league for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of british footballover the last quarter of a century there have been seismic changes at manchester unitedsir alex saw manchester united change from a conventional football club to what is now a major business enterprise, and he never failed to move with the timesover the past four years, sir alex has been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career and in his new book he will reveal his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of govanhe was a man-manager of phenomenal skill, and increasingly he had to deal with global starshard back with dust cover 402 pages good condition sir alex announced his retirement as manager of manchester united after 27 years in the rolethe only constant element has been the quality of the manager s league-winning squad and united s run of success, which included winning the champions league for a second time init was directly due to his vision, energy and ability that he was able to build teams both on and off the pitchhis relationship with cristiano ronaldo, for instance, was excellent and david beckham has described sir alex as a father figuresir alex created a purposeful, but welcoming, and much envied culture at the club which has lasted the test of time
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Alex ferguson my autobiography hardback book worth £25 new my autobiography is the inspiring story of a man who is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of british footballthis book is revealing, endlessly entertaining and above all inspirationalworth £25 new in excellent condition p & p £2
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Rod argent - god gave rock 'n' roll to you (the greatest hits, )condition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 1st class large letter
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Hardback version, brand new, never usedat mickleover, derbymake unusual birthday or christmas giftfor roughly 8-14 year olds"the boys' book how to be the best at everything" by buster books, a popular, quirky book of facts, things to make, experiments,things to do etc
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Brand new - factory sealed wwe jerry lawler it's good to be the king blu-ray, region b some tears to factory seal
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Shipping only!!various artists - now & in time to be (the works of yeats, )jewel case acceptablecondition is very gooddisc: excellent conditiondispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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Oxfam shop inverness set sail for the read of your life patrick o'brian's aubrey-maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever writtenmaster and commander is the first of patrick o'brian's now famous aubrey/maturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever writtenthis brilliant historical novel marked the début of a writer who grew into one of our greatest novelists ever, the author of what alan judd, writing in the sunday times, has described as 'the most significant extended story since anthony powell's a dance to the music of time'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit contains all the action and excitement which could possibly be hoped for in a historical novel, but it also displays the qualities which have put o'brian far ahead of any of his competitors: his depiction of the detail of life aboard a nelsonic man-of-war, of weapons, food, conversation and ambience, of the landscape and of the seait establishes the friendship between captain jack aubrey rn and stephen maturin, who becomes his secretive ship's surgeon and an intelligence agenthis power of characterisation is above all masterlyo'brian's portrayal of each of these is faultless and the sense of period throughout is acute
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Born on 15th june, , hr is considered to be the greatest french rockerreal name: jean-philippe smet born june 15th, , he is considered the greatest french rockerdeceased: december 6th, french idol for 60 yearsjohnny hallyday statuette height: 34 cm rarely found item french idol for 60 yearsdied 6th decembercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 catawikihappy bidding! read morehis real name was jean-philippe smetour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop gillingham the godfather: ()considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made, francis ford coppola's epic masterpiece features oscar winner marlon brando as the head of the corleone familygodfather part ii: ()the godfather part ii is one of the rare breed of cinematic sequels which is as good as, and perhaps better than, the originalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe godfather iii: ()in the final instalment of the godfather trilogy, an aging don michael corleone seeks to legitimise his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworldnow in his sixties, michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime, and finding a suitable successormichael is now in charge of all gambling activities in nevada, making certain that any and all political or mob enemies are quickly bought off, compromised, or disposed ofcoppola paints a chilling portrait of a sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in america, and the passage of rites from a father to a son who was previously uninvolved in the businessthroughout the film, michael's travails are paralleled with the early experiences of his father, played in flashbacks by robert deniroal pacino heads the star cast as michael corleone, heir to the criminal empire established by his mafioso father, the late don corleonethat successor could be fiery vincent (andy garcia)but he may also be the spark that turns michael's hopes of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence
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He is widely considered to be one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth centuryappropriatly levinas pursues this project by discussing the work of others, of philosophers among his contemporaries who bring out and champion a thought that realizes and sustains the proximity of person to personthis book brings together fourteen pieces from a large body of uncollected essays
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Lucas van leyden is considered to be the greatest engraver in art historycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions engraving: 10the priest sent him back because he had no childrenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehis wife anna thought joachim had diedas joachim withdrew, anna wept because she thought she was a widow and would die childlessanother version wants joachim to join the golden gate of jerusalem after the revelation of the angel, at his instructionsjoachim and anna are, according to tradition, the parents of mary, the mother of jesusthat is where he was going to meet anna againour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storean angel appeared to anna, who told her that god had answered her prayers and that she would give birth to a child "whom will be much discussed in all the inhabited world"joachim went to the temple to make an offer once againtotal dimensions: 12are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki19th century print of the famous amand durandon beautiful, hand-made paperthey had no childrenat the same time, joachim was also informed by an angel of his pending fatherhood, upon which he returned to annaaccording to the proto-gospel of james, joachim returned to his own home after the angel's vision, where anna awaited him in the doorwayjoachim then allegedly retreated with his herd to the desert where he fasted for forty days
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Ak jr supports dsd, the digital audio format widely considered to be the next-generation in high resolution audiothe ak jr is like carrying a small concert in your pocketlisten to a greater range of audio through dsd
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Ak jr supports dsd, the digital audio format widely considered to be the next-generation in high resolution audiothe ak jr is like carrying a small concert in your pocketsupports all file formats: dsd, wav, aiff, flac, alac, ape, mp3, aac, wma,ogg
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow  translated by james michie and widely considered to be one of the best translations of horace's work, this book was published by hart-davis insome foxing and staining to edges but text bright and clear see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook is hardback bound in green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spinefull dj torn in parts overall in good condition for a book of its ageex-library book with usual stamps and marks
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinessthe book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'the little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifehygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"the little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenwhether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard downwhat is important is that you feel it
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The deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the seriesthe novel's setting on otsego lake in central, upstate new york, is the same as that of the pioneers, the first of the leatherstocking tales to be published ()decorated endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall book plate attached to front pastedowndiscolouration to edges of front and rear pastedownstext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedred cloth covered boards with gilt insignia to front and gilt text within decorative panel to spineshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine, which is also fadedoxfam bookshop newport the last of the leatherstocking tales to be writtenvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration to boardslight wear to edges of boardsthe story begins with the astonishing advance of civilization in new york state, which is the setting of four of the five leatherstocking talesits time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the leatherstocking tales, natty bumppo
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Charles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine noex-library copywe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepencil notes on the last pageashdown’ to head of title-pageoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and sciencespine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labeltables throughouthowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablesrebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeitem is as picturedbabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablesink mark to tail page edgeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikismall tears to some margins, affecting text on ppencil ownership inscription of ‘wrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablestitle-page repaired
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On the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biologysee oxfam website for delivery information read more published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, januarybumping on spine endsoxfam shop darlington hardbackthe book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolutionlight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight binding darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selectionbrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spine
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This is considered to be the grail of the sherman tank and a sought edition, much better than the reprint ofhunnicutt hardback edition published by echo point books and mediathank you for your interest! read morethe book is in near mint condition, not read
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Weight approx 600 ggood condition, used – some marking, predominantly to backa heavy german pewter hanging/wall plate with a scrolled, raised rim and illustrations of local buildings in the centrediameter approx 23 cmin original, slightly battered, brown cardboard packagingto the back there is a tab to hang the plate up, and it is stamped with an angel, believed to be the mark for continental pewterheavy german (believed to be) pewter hanging/wall plate ‘grosse kreisstadt ditzingen’from a pet and smoke-free home
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Weight approx 600 gcollection from newchurch, romney marsh or happy to postgood condition, used – some marking, predominantly to backa heavy german pewter hanging/wall plate with a scrolled, raised rim and illustrations of local buildings in the centrediameter approx 23 cmin original, slightly battered, brown cardboard packagingto the back there is a tab to hang the plate up, and it is stamped with an angel, believed to be the mark for continental pewterheavy german (believed to be) pewter hanging/wall plate ‘grosse kreisstadt ditzingen’from a pet and smoke-free home
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Wanted: chicken coop doesn’t need to be the same as the pic
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If you want a nice dog rehomed let me knowwould like a small to medium doghi i'm looking for a nice dog to be the family pet and also my companion
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The rock and roll hall of fame describes him as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music"jimi hendrix the greatest original sessions french box set jimi hendrix ?– the greatest original sessions label: musidisc ?– ccv format: 4 × vinyl, lp, compilation, box set, compilation country: france released: excellent condition james marshall "jimi" hendrix (born johnny allen hendrix; november – september ) was an american rock guitarist, singer, and songwriterhis mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It was at this exhibition where barbedienne's work in enamel, which was widely considered to be at the forefront of enamel-work, that their wares in enamel were first introducedin they began editing and casting works of art for contemporary artists and by they were producing elaborate decorative arts, including candlesticks, sconces, candelabra, vases, andirons and furnituremodelled as a swallow on a lily-of-the-valley leafbronze pin dish/pen tray by f barbedienne of pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecollas reduction mechanique would become almost synonymous with the barbedienne foundry, as the marking appears on nearly every work they producedplease 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 catawikibarbedienne, one of the most impotent bronze founders and artistthe cachet of aby the firm was simply known as barbedienne and they exhibited extensively at every world fair, receiving numerous medals at these international exhibitions, including the gold medal in and medals in three different classes at london's international exhibitionborn on august 6th of ferdinand barbedienne would go on from his small village in calvados, france to build one of the most important bronze foundries in francein , he changed careers entirely when he partnered with achille collas, inventor of a groundbreaking machine that would allow bronze sculptures to be reduced in size efficiently while maintaining exacting scale and detailbeautiful gold gilt patina, very unique piece by the famous fin he apprenticed to a parisian papermaker and by , barbedienne was a successful manufacturer of wallpaperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey would call their firm "collas & barbedienne" and the two began selling smaller versions of the great historical works of art, copied from museums and cherished by the "grand tour" patrons looking to bring a piece of antiquity into their homes
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It initially received mixed reviews from critics, many of whom found it overblown and pretentious, but later came to be considered one of the greatest albums of all time2) quality: vinyl: vg ++ cover: vg ++ pink floyd ?– the wall label: harvest ?– 1a , harvest ?– 1a format: 2 × vinyl, lp, album, reissue country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: prog rock the wall is the 11th studio album by english rock band pink floyd, released 30 november on harvest and columbia recordsit is a rock opera that explores pink, a jaded rockstar whose eventual self-imposed isolation from society is symbolized by a wallrecorded at abbey road studios, london between june and januarycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesee pictures for detailsthe album was a commercial success, topping the us charts for 15 weeks, and reaching number three in the ukplease 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 catawikioriginally issued in the netherlands in as harvest 5c "the dark side of the moon" is the eighth studio lp to be released by pink floydit was recorded at abbey road studios in london england and released init stands as one of the most successful commercial recordings of all time, and has been released in just about every known country on the entire planetthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectin the us, dsotm has spent more time in the "billboard 200" charts for best selling lp's, than any other release in modern historynow offered these iconic and legendary pink floyd albums the albums 1) quality: vinyl: vg ++ cover: vg ++ pink floyd ?– the dark side of the moon label: emi ?– 1a , harvest ?– 1a format: vinyl, lp, album, repress, gatefold sleeve country: netherlands released: genre: rock style: psychedelic rock, prog rock notes "made in holland" on labels gatefold sleeve with lyricsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The engraved illustrations are considered to be blake's greatest masterpieces in the medium of engraving,[1][2] and were also a rare commercial and critical success for blakecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit also refers to two earlier sets of watercolours by blake on the same subject ( and )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 catawiki"the book of job (fascimile reproduction of edition)" by william blake ernest benn, london - first thus uk edition - all blake present - condition: good, minor wear to original black boards william blake's illustrations of the book of job primarily refers to a series of twenty-two engraved prints (published ) by blake illustrating the biblical book of jobour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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During the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldtitle etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spineb/w frontispiece portrait of the poetthe jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intacthowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneyoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"born to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availablethe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damageinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brightsometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war ifrancis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meathedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanyour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)a keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30
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