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Oxfam bookshop ilkley a period of transition is the ninth studio album by northern irish singer-songwriter van morrison, released init was his first album in two-and-a-half years, largely forgotten or overlooked by most casual fansat the time of its release it was received with some disappointment by critics and fans: "most were hoping for a work of primeval vocal aggression that would challenge the emerging Ă©lite of morrison pretenders, whose ranks included bruce springsteen, bob seger, phil lynott, graham parker and elvis costellohowever, the album is still notable for several major compositions, including "heavy connection", "flamingos fly", "the eternal kansas city" and "cold wind in august"see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton k leimer - a period of review, original recordings cd in card sleeve with 10 page booklet see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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They also illuminate many of the religious beliefs and superstitions held by fourteenth-century japanese during a period of civil war see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe talks, recorded by one of his disciples, were written in the colloquial japanese of the time, since bassui's followers included not only monks and nuns but also many lay people the talks are as accessible as the works of bankei, while in their eloquence they resemble the more abstract lessons of dogenoxfam shop magdelen street mud and water - wadeigassui - is the only comprehensive record of the dharma talks of the fourteenth-century zen master bassui
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Mr balasingham also devotes a lengthy chapter analysing the ramifications of the indian intervention in sri lanka and the crucial role played by the ltte during that turbulent period fromoxfam bookshop kingston upon thames the tamil national struggle, which spans a period of fifty years, has taken different forms at different times conditioned by the intensity of state repression and by the mode of tamil resistancein this context, the author presents an illuminating study of the early military history of the organisation up to the racial holocaust of julywith the collapse of non-violent struggles, the tamil national movement underwent organisational transformation leading to the birth and growth of the armed resistance campaign spearheaded by the liberation tigers of tamil eelam (ltte)see oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on his personal experience, mr balasingham offers a critical elucidation of all peace efforts the ltte participated in, from thimpu talks to the recent norwegian facilitated negotiationssurveying the entire spectrum of the struggle, mr balasingham points out that non-violent struggles of the early stages generated the spirit of tamil nationalism and mobilised the tamil people into a collective national force, poised against the repressive sri lankan statethe significance of this voluminous study, running into more than five hundred pages, lies in its exposition of a new realm of material, hitherto unknown and the new insights it provides into the dynamics of the tamil liberation struggle
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A period dutch style chandelier with back sphere base with gold filial and rim from which three 20cm curved arms extendcollection preferred - winchester read morethe chandelier is supported from the black sphere by three gold chains linking into a black ceiling rose with gold rim and above this is a further 40 cms of matching gold chain so that it can be used in a room with high ceilingseach arm ends in a golden swan and the bulb colums are placed on top of the head of each swan
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The period around the turn of the century, and extending through the publication of keynes's treatise, was a period of flaming intellectual success at cambridgekeynes's pathbreaking "treatise on probability" was begun as a fellowship dissertation at cambridge before the first world warpages slightly fadedwhite title on spine and front coveroxfam bookshop lymington paperback published by macmillan incovers and spine worn at extremitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreotherwise tightly bound and clean with no inscriptionsgrey covers with illustration on front
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1: a sense of wonder2: poetic champions compose3: no guru, no method, no teacher4: a period of transition5: beautiful vision6: it's too late too stop now (double) read more
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A pair of large famile rose republic period vases in perfect condition beautiful decorative pieces both are 60 cm / 24” tall read more
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A pair of matching large famile rose republic period vases in perfect condition beautiful decorative pieces 60 cm / 24” tall read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story of how, over a period of one hundred and ninety-two days, i was torn away from the life i knew and loved, and dragged down to the depths of despair; of how i endured enforced isolation and near-starvation at the hands of somali pirates; and of how i made a choice to survive by any and all means that i could musterand there, in the early hours of 11 september, tragedy struck thempowerful, moving and at times quite devastating, this is judith tebbutt's story in her own wordsjudith was torn away from david by a band of armed pirates, dragged over sea and land to a village in the arid heart of lawless somalia, and there held hostage in a squalid room, a ransom on her headsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea couple for thirty-three years, they had first met in zambia: africa had played a major part in their life togetherafter a joyous week on safari in the masai mara, they flew on to a beach resort forty kilometres south of somaliathere, too, she learned the terrible truth that the responsibility of securing her release now rested with her son olliein september judith tebbutt and her husband david set out on an adventurous holiday to kenya
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He began his artistic training at the art institute of gorizia, in he had a period of intense and happy artistic production, characterized by mythical-archaic figurativism, with a distinctly narrative characterin japan he was commissioned for a series of works that he did not completeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia tragic moment of despair, in fact, interrupted his life when he was only 43 years old, on novembercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledarko teodoro bevilacqua was born in in biglie, sloveniaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein this phase he produced engaging works in which the sense of the sacred is manifested in terms of intermediation between nature and the deepest spiritual needs of man, between the timeless tension of being and the historical manin he went to japan, working as an assistant to the artist giorgio celiberti, in charge of frescoing the conference room of the kawakyu hotel in shirahamaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The 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 peoplein excellent condition, crisp paperbased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearly 18th century manuscriptin italian with notes partially in latinthe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesheets = pagesthe 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 archiveplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Covering the period 15th - 19th centurysamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonewith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillssome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesoftcover, oblong, 99 ppsize of the paper samples: caone of the most popular watermarks afterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copiesthis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises fundamental issues about a period of crucial change in british history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culturethe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question markwidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and research this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writingthe author also discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literature in the background are the new economic powers based on the development of a coal and iron technology; in the foreground, new social and political problems and new ways of tackling them
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()volume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesa collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdcondition: goodcomplete in four volumesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peopleschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcpages are bright and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumes condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are aged) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own wayit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlantic
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A period re-upholstered chaise longue in a moquette type material' hardly used and in good conditionno cost but has to be collected
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Bred to lay like a machine, commercially it is kept for a period of months before it is replaced mainly because its egg quality deterioratesin normal free range conditions they can continue laying for a number of yearswarren hybrid point of lay ÂŁ14 each the warren pullet is an orangey brown bird that is seen everywherethey will lay up to 320 eggs in its first yearit is the original hybridit is a quiet bird with a lot of good qualitiesin the second year of lay their egg shell can become thinner, and become misshaped
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But the spine is good with no loose pages or markings content pages fair to gooda rare copy of the issue of vicky's cartoonsa must for those who collect british political ephemeracontains political cartoons from the period, with easily recognisable personages, de gaulle, krushchev, macmillan, wilson etcgiven the flimsy nature of the publication it is a remarkable survivorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover is poor, with a cut section and yellowing cellotape on the reverseoxfam shop balham home and abroad: a selection of evening standard cartoons by vicky, with a foreword by osbert lancaster softcover publisher: an evening standard publication used
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However, once he enters the novitiate, a period of spiritual training observed by senior monks, andrea's preconceptions of monastic life are shatteredoxfam bookshop cheltenham coming-of-age drama about a novice priest's fight for acceptance in the closed world he has chosenon the outside, twentysomething andrea (christo jivkov) has everything going for him, but after a personal crisis he decides to withdraw from the world and join a monastic ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinstead of finding a life of quiet introspection and prayer, andrea's every move and thought are analysed by the priests, eager to find any flaw that would disqualify him from ordination
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Oxfam shop didsbury an interesting social history of the period between , Â a history of everyday things in england "has been written for boys and girls of public-school ageit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided them" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platesthe beige cloth boards with dark green titling and decoration are marked in places with corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed and a scuff to lower edgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when openedthe hardcover copy is in good conditioninside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is browned
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Over a period of almost seven years, he travelled the country photographing around 100 traditional british customs, with over 80 appearing in the bookoxfam bookshop bath a hardback with dustjacket in fine conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadthe dust jacket and boards are in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethough inspired by the 19th century photographer benjamin stone, homer sykes approached the events with a distinctly modern sensibility, creating dynamic images which focus mainly on the tradition that is being re-enacted against a background of everyday lifeonce a year: some traditional british customs was first published in establishing homer sykes as one of the uk's leading young photographers
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Covering a period of time from the s through the s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and eventsthe golden age of the american racing car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston a best seller and winner of the antique automobile club of america's prestigious thomas mckean awardracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhauser
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A great insight into domestic life of the periodoxfam books & music olney undated but published around (has gift inscription from this date)this is a library of information for the home in a single volumein good condition, the biding is intact but a little loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a highly informative and interesting work covering a period of military history that has been largely neglectededmunds this book tells the tragic story of the spanish civil war through the eyes of writers, artists and musicians who were deeply involved and close to itby means of chronological chapters covering the major phases the author describes the roles of figures such as arthur koestler, ernest hemingway, pablo picasso, george orwell, esmond romilly, martha gellhorn (hemingway's lover), salvador dali, the poet federico lorca (who was killed) etcthe progress of the war is followed from the outbreak rebellion of summer , through seville, the war in the aragon mountains, madrid, malaga, the arrival of the international brigades in , the notorious destruction of guernika by the german condor legion, barcelona and franco?s victorious march, checked briefly on the ebrosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury stother famous names include the spies kim philby and anthony blunt
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Coupled with the most newsworthy stories of the period and other relevant backdrop information, the book attempts an understanding of life in donegal during the 20th centuryeach locality has its own rich plethora of lore, tales anecdotes and historical dataoxfam bookshop wallingford donegal is a county which is steeped in historythe book is an attempt to present a sampling of these storiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The granitos base is signed masson art deco periodfor information, you should expect approxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilarge sculpture in spelter full of green patina, depicting a couple of greyhounds on a rockcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe delivery time may be longer (approx 3 weeks, depending on the country)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedue to the fragility and the weight of this sculpture, we prefer to use specialist carriersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website€ for france, € for europe
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Some of the cartoons favour one side or the other, but most celebrate (or at least commemorate) a period of unique bafflementoxfam bookshop victoria not for many years has there been such a divisive issue as brexit, and like all divisive issues it has provided a bonanza for cartooniststhis generous selection of pocket cartoons captures the sheer bewilderment and exasperation which have bedevilled us all since the referendumsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the emphasis much more on ordinary people than on the politicians, the penguin book of brexit cartoons will bring together at christmas-time even the most riven families
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Each section covers a different period of theatre history, covering the minstrels and strolling players of the 15th and 16th centuries, the "fashionable" theatre of walter scott's day, through to 20th-century theatreoxfam shop darlington paperbackall edges cleanthis volume celebrates the theatre in all its manifestations in scotlandpictorial front cover, blue and black letter corners creasedpublisher:polygonused very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepictorial spine, red and black letters, minor creases through readingback red cover, white and yellow letters, unmarkedall pages very clean and complete
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Maker - daalderop kmd signed - on the bottom origin - netherlands style - art deco material - brass with bronze colored period - size - 25a pair of art deco geometrical vases by daalderopare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease view photo’s carefully for the condition5 cm high weight - grams condition - good condition - small signs of aging and blemishesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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