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Profusely illustrated, the past is a foreign country shows that although the past has ceased to be a sanction for inherited power or privilege, as a focus of personal and national identity and as a bulwark against massive and distressing change it remains as potent a force as ever in human affairssome aspects of the past are celebrated, others expunged, as each generation reshapes its legacy in line with current needssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing on all the arts, the humanities and the social sciences, the author uses sources as diverse as science fiction and psychoanalysis to examine how rebellion against inherited tradition has given rise to the modern cult of preservation and pervasive nostalgiaoxfam shop smithdown road in this remarkably wide-ranging book professor lowenthal analyses the ever-changing role of the past in shaping our livesa heritage at once nurturing and burdensome, the past allows us to make sense of the present whilst imposing powerful constraints upon the way that present develops
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Hardback in good conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle a study into the impact of man on climate changesome minor foxing to page edgesnot price clipped see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A team of tibetan authors, scholars and people of affairs joined in to complete this rich portrait of their homelandoxfam bookshop cheltenham glorious photographs of wilderness trips, inside monasteries, tibetans doing their work, pasture lands, animals, faces, architecture and much moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morealmost all the photographs are in full colour and some are double page296pp including chronology and bibliographyeighteen of china's top photographers undertook an epic expedition to all corners of tibet in order to take photographs for this book
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And its allies might do in the areas of foreign and defense affairs to meet itoxfam bookshop victoria with its expanding economy and formidable military growth, china is positioning itself to challenge the united states as the greatest international power on the world stagecontributing authors include dan blumenthal, ellen bork, nicholas eberstadt, robert kagan and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe rise of china is a collection of essays about the nature of that challenge and what the u
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The path she chooses for herself is less safe and conventional and her love affairs never really satisfy heremily looks up to her wiser and more stable older sister and is jealous of her relationship with their absent father, and later her seemingly golden marriagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans even as little girls, sarah and emily are very different from each otheralthough the bond between them endures, gradually the distance between the two women grows, until a tragic event throws their relationship into focus one last time
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Whether it be in the depiction of the complications of divorced families, grown-up daughters, estranged sisters, office friendships or fleeting love affairs, the pieces in this collection showcase richard yates's extraordinary gift for observation and his understanding of human frailtysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the stories in liars in love are concerned with troubled relations and the elusive nature of truth
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These are ordinary people, from former ballroom dancers to retired computer programmers, who have an extraordinary ability to predict the future with a degree of accuracy 60% greater than averagethey show the methods used by these superforecasters which enable them to outperform even professional intelligence analysts with access to classified data in superforecasting, tetlock and his co-author dan gardner offer a fascinating insight into what we can learn from this elite groupoxfam bookshop st albans what if we could improve our ability to predict the future? everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfoldtetlock's latest project - an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting tournament involving over a million individual predictions - has since shown that there are, however, some people with real, demonstrable foresightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of how things are likely to turn outand they offer practical advice on how we can all use these methods for our own benefit - whether in business, in international affairs, or in everyday lifethe problem is, we're not very good at itin a landmark, twenty-year study, wharton professor philip tetlock showed that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guessworkthey are superforecasters
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“noi e il mondo”, noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith contributions of the best illustrators of the time, from dudovich to bernardini, pompei, salvadori, and otherslot of 31 magazines of literature, illustrated stories and current affairs, composed of: “il secolo xx°”, , nos“varietas”, noin good overall conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipages: 108 approx“rivista mensile del touring”, nopublished by corriere della sera, sonzogno, società editoriale italiana and la tribuna, romepaperback booklets, 24some issues with a few folds due to reading and small creases“il romanzo mensile”, , january, march, august, october; , january, april, june, july, august, september, november; , august, november, december; , june, november, decemberplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The pursuit of plentyhow and why china invaded india in and the consequences which are relevant todaypre-owned thirty-nine page a5 booklet frompackaging and receipted postage just £1 or collect from old hall, warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area providedin good condition and written by the seasoned broadcaster and lecturer on asian affairs, brian crozier
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A visual voyage through time, the book features stylish photography, informative text and the owners stories of their love affairs with their vansmy cool campervan celebrates the new wave of interest in campervans and motorhomes, and the diverse ways that owners are styling themit includes over 30 examples from the uk, us, europe and australia, including classics such as the dormobile, vw, commervan and winnebagowith an engaging text and beautifully styled photography, my cool campervan aims to inspire a new generation of campervan ownersfree uk mainland postage read moremy cool campervan is unique in celebrating all types of campervan looking beyond the vw to vans from other manufacturers and earlier erascampervans have always had a certain appeal to those who buy into the notion of the open road but the current interest in all things retro has led to a new generation exploring the freedoms which they offerthe caravan club estimate that there are motorhome owners in the uk and it is a fast growing sectormy cool campervan book and mug the ideal gift for a campervan enthusiast – brew yourself a tea or coffee in your new mug, sit down in the great outdoors and enjoy a good read
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We are having to re-advertise our last two male, castrated kid goats due to a customer timewasterthey are the grandsons of our original nanny goat and have a lovely temperamentcastrated male goats do not smell and are generally more friendly and docile than uncastrated billy goatsthe twins were born onplease drop me a message if you are interested and would like further details, or to visityou will require a cph (county parish holding) number to keep livestock - these are easily obtainable from defra (department for environment, food and rural affairs)thank you for your interest
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His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film programsfrom prize-winning journalist to chat show king on a show voted one of the top 10 british tv programs of all time, michael parkinson's starry career spans over four decadeshis wide interests and expertise include jazz, film, soccer, and cricketnow an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colorful yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest, at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinatedwitty, humorous, and blessed with exceptional intellectual clarity, michael parkinson's memoir is a joy to readgood condition, hardback with dust jacket - 384 pages, weight 800 gr
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Rté was regularly lampooned - religious programmes, the news and various current affairs offerings got the treatmentrunning tome 72 mins region 2 only cert gfrank hall was its presiding genius and he introduce each week's edition from behind his editor's chair with a wide-eyed innocence that hid a rapier withall's pictorial weekly (incorporating the provincial vindicator) enjoyed great success on rté television during the seventies and early eightiesthe riordans provided frank and his creative partner, john condon, with richly comic pastures on more than one occasion
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Bahamut seldom interferes in the affairs of mortal creatures, though he makes exceptions to help thwart the machination of tiamat the dragon queen and her evil broodas a lesser god, he has the power to grant divine spells
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Wedgwood necklace, i am selling à wedgwood necklace, in original box - i found it in my mother’s affairs, not sure if it was ever worn
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