A period of years
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley a period of transition is the ninth studio album by northern irish singer-songwriter van morrison, released inhowever, 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 moreit 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 costello
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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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Really good condition, a couple of years old, hdcomes with power cable and remote
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge the gravel deposits of the upper thames valley bear extensive evidence of man's settlement over a period of yearsthe survey outlines the importance of the archaeological evidence and the way it has been collected in the past, and brings together for the first time the results of aerial survey and field work over the last 50 yearssome minor wear to the cover, otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is being destroyed at an alarming rate
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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 more 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 bassuithe 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
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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 julybased 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 statewith 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 morethe 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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Davies, the show follows the lives of stephen and celeste lyons (kinnear and t'nia miller), their three children and extended family over the course of 15 turbulent yearsthrough a period of stark economic and political upheaval, single mother rosie lyons (ruth madeley) raises her child, her brother daniel (russell tovey) experiences doubts about his husband, and their sister edith (jessica hynes) becomes involved in political activismsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop stony stratford emma thompson and rory kinnear star in this six-part bbc drama centred on a family from manchestermeanwhile, far-right populist politician vivienne rook (thompson) experiences a remarkable rise to powerwritten by russell t
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Selling our original vintage hardback books of the golden years of the metropolitan railway & the metro land dream by dennis edwards,ron pigram in excellent condition for its age and colin boococks british railways in colour a period of transition for free inside has wear, see pics as they form part of the description large books measuring approximately 30x22cms can post recorded delivery for ÂŁ5selling for only ÂŁ10 read more
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Normal mesh chairs over a period of years can stretch and do not provide the essential back support that is required from an office chairone of these new is ÂŁ168 check out the attached video luxury mesh back executive chair breathable contoured seat pad waterfall seat front prevents eases pressure on the legs multi-adjustable lumbar function soft padded height adjustable armrests multi-adjustable headrest 25 stone (154kg) bifma tested gas lift user weight tilt tension control gas seat height adjustment first grade mesh! unlike normal mesh chairs the ergo-tek uses elasti-meshused chair in excellent condition - superb for anyone with back problems due to the amount of adjustmentselasti-mesh has memory and recovers to its original position, maintaining support and ensuring your chair looks great for years! dimensions (mm) seat height 460 to 560 seat width 530 seat depth 515 back height 520 back width 490 arm height (from floor) 648 to 800 overall width (across arms) 690
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A tragic moment of despair, in fact, interrupted his life when he was only 43 years old, on novemberhe 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 charactercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storedarko teodoro bevilacqua was born in in biglie, sloveniaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein 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 shirahamain japan he was commissioned for a series of works that he did not complete
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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 musterafter a joyous week on safari in the masai mara, they flew on to a beach resort forty kilometres south of somaliaa couple for thirty-three years, they had first met in zambia: africa had played a major part in their life togetherin september judith tebbutt and her husband david set out on an adventurous holiday to kenyapowerful, 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 moreand there, in the early hours of 11 september, tragedy struck themthere, too, she learned the terrible truth that the responsibility of securing her release now rested with her son ollie
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In normal free range conditions they can continue laying for a number of yearsbred to lay like a machine, commercially it is kept for a period of months before it is replaced mainly because its egg quality deteriorateswarren hybrid point of lay ÂŁ14 each the warren pullet is an orangey brown bird that is seen everywhereit is a quiet bird with a lot of good qualitiesthey will lay up to 320 eggs in its first yearin the second year of lay their egg shell can become thinner, and become misshapedit is the original hybrid
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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 booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bath a hardback with dustjacket in fine conditiononce a year: some traditional british customs was first published in establishing homer sykes as one of the uk's leading young photographersthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadthough 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 lifethe dust jacket and boards are in very good condition
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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 cartoonistssee 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 familiesthis generous selection of pocket cartoons captures the sheer bewilderment and exasperation which have bedevilled us all since the referendum
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The clock is in new condition it was used for a couple of years it only needs fixing to a wallthe details are as follows an 8 day winding and chiming clock in a mahogany case british made the dimensions are only roughly and not accurate read more
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A period dutch style chandelier with back sphere base with gold filial and rim from which three 20cm curved arms extendthe 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 ceilingscollection preferred - winchester read moreeach arm ends in a golden swan and the bulb colums are placed on top of the head of each swan
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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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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 cambridgeotherwise tightly bound and clean with no inscriptionskeynes's pathbreaking "treatise on probability" was begun as a fellowship dissertation at cambridge before the first world waroxfam bookshop lymington paperback published by macmillan inpages slightly fadedgrey covers with illustration on frontcovers and spine worn at extremitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhite title on spine and front cover
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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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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 peoplecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storein excellent condition, crisp paperin italian with notes partially in latinplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end inbased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early ssheets = pagesearly 18th century manuscriptthe 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 archive
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Covering the period 15th - 19th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome 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 patriaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstoneour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesoftcover, oblong, 99 ppthis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguesize of the paper samples: caplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome 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 centurya large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillsone of the most popular watermarks after¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copieswith 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 watermarks
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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 cultureoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationthe 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 literaturethe 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 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 themcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 ()churchill'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 etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltda collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own way condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticcondition: goodit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsvolume 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 democraciespages are bright and cleancomplete in four volumeswith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumes
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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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See oxfam website for delivery information read morea must for those who collect british political ephemeraoxfam 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 usedcover is poor, with a cut section and yellowing cellotape on the reversecontains political cartoons from the period, with easily recognisable personages, de gaulle, krushchev, macmillan, wilson etcbut the spine is good with no loose pages or markings content pages fair to goodgiven the flimsy nature of the publication it is a remarkable survivora rare copy of the issue of vicky's cartoons
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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 shatteredon 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 orderinstead 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 ordinationoxfam bookshop cheltenham coming-of-age drama about a novice priest's fight for acceptance in the closed world he has chosensee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 ageinside, the lightly tanned pages are generally clean and bright, however the rear end paper is brownedthe hardcover copy is in good conditionthe binding is firm but the rear board is slightly creaky when openedthe 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 edge" easy to read, and illustrated with black and white drawings and charts, and colour platessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is an account of the work of the people, rather than the politics which guided them
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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 eventsracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhausersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe golden age of the american racing car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden ageoxfam bookshop preston a best seller and winner of the antique automobile club of america's prestigious thomas mckean award
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