Cheltenham an international history
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Angie debo’s comprehensive and compassionate account provides an unrivalled history of american indians from the dawn of their first contact with europeans to the late 20th centurythis illustrated folio edition is in near mint condition read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an introduction to language and society explores how our ways of seeing and engaging with the world may be shaped by the categories, systems and patterns of languagethis second edition includes new material on gender, register, the speech community, language and subcultures, and language and representationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"the book is a pictorial history of europe's largest fun fair in the 20th century the book is in good conditionthere is a text based introduction in which the author has selected numerous highlights, many personal quotes or extracts from contemporary newspapers"see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a 30mm crease on the back cover, near the left edge, with some mild scuffing on the bottom of the spine and some general scuffing to the edges of the both the front and back coverthe front cover shows signs of curling on the top rightoxfam bookshop keynsham softback with glossy coverthe book has a large selection of black and white photos
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An international aluminium gp14 dinghy mast complete with all pulleys, halyards and shrouds in full working order delivery may be possible
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In his entertaining one-man show, an evening with blowers, henry takes his audience on a hilarious journey from his eccentric childhood in norfolk to his schooldays as a prolific batsman at eton and his successful career as an international cricket writer and broadcaster2 x cds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford henry blofeld is one of the greatest characters in cricketfor nearly 30 years his distinctive rich, plummy voice and his famous expression "my dear old thing!" have delighted the millions of listeners to bbc radio's test match special
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If your school has an international dress up day these would be greatamerican - this includes a stars and stripes waistcoat - the waistcoat also has a usa badge on thehere are three sets of children's dressing up clothes with a differenceall of the clothes are one offs, they are brand new and have never been worna white shirt with pocket and trimmings on sleeves and fronta white shirt with an irish flag on the pocket and trimmed sleevesthey include:- - irish - this includes a green waistcoat with shamrocks and irish flag colour buttonsfrom a smoke and pet free home collection please the price includes all three outfitsa leather sporran and lastly a tam-o-shanter tartan hata stars and stripes soft hat and a bolo tie - scottish - this includes a tartan waistcoat, a white shirt with scottish flag pocket and trim on sleeves and fronta bow tie in irish flag colours and a green hat with shamrocks and bucklethey would suit a boy or a girl, all you need to do is add trousers or a skirt/kiltwhat a bargain!! read more
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It provides both an intellectual history and a political critique of contemporary feminism in the united states and in the united kingdomcovering all the major variants of feminist political thought, it offers a unique examination of the archive of modern feminist theory from the publication of the feminine mystique in to current postmodernist and legal feminist textssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music durham this stimulating text presents a concise and accessible introduction to feminist theory today
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The dust jacket is a little rubbed and bumped, with one short (approx 1 cm) tear, and a slightly faded spine, and is in good condition onlyincluding index, three-leaf fold-out plate in place at page 16endpapers printed with a map of the james riveroxfam bookshop henley-on-thames xvii, 168 ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners and spine-ends are slightly rubbed and bumped, and there is a minor mark on the cloth; the binding is sound and tight and apart from an inscription on the front endpaper, the contents of the book are in excellent, unmarked condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham john montague is the senior figure in irish poetry, as both poet and critic, representative of a generation before heaney and mahonthis selection, based on his collected poems published by gallery press in , has been chosen by the poet himselfa spokesman for his people, the rural catholics of northern ireland, and haunted by their history, he also brings an international, modernist sensibility to his writing'his lyrics evoke the landscapes and heritage of rural ireland in a fine, spare diction' oxford companion to english literature see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an entertaining social and cultural history of cycling in post-war europe seen through the eyes of a veteran racing cyclistone more kilometre is a lovely blend of personal anecdote, serious history and informed obsession, combining gentle humour, personal reminiscence and good history into a beguiling wholewritten with great literary and historical relish, one more kilometre examines the spread of cycling's popularity, how it developed into a sport and how the bicycle has changed people's lives - all viewed through the eyes of a seasoned 56-year-old racing cyclist/art critic who keeps eleven racing cycles in his garden shed and who never cycles less than miles a yearthe book starts with the s, regarded as the golden age of cycling, and when the author, 'an unhappy communist child', first discovered cycling and its emancipating powersprogressing through four decades of cycling social history, the author will examine cycling as a continental phenomenon, the rise and fall of the tour de france; the lives of the great 'trackmen'; cycling in its domestic form, cycling for fun, the ever-popular british cycling clubs - some of which are over one hundred years old and are home to many fellow eccentrics, fanatics and old-timers, like the author's friend, 'the yorkshire junior road race champion of , now living in a caravan, crippled and penniless with his much younger companion a taxidermist - beautiful and cruel'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identityproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham here are three eloquent accounts of the practice of history in australiaat a time when history and historians are increasingly the focus of public debate, 'making history' is an intriguing insight into the craft and philosophies of three of its finest practioners: rm crawford, manning clark and geoffrey blainey see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtthe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossarysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham children's literature is a remarkable area of writing and a growing area of studyan introduction to children's literature combines a history of writing for children with an assessment of its literary, sociological, and pedagogical rolesfundamentally a history of british children's literature, hunt identifies fantasy, nostalgia, nature images, a sense of place of territory, testing and incitation, and warmth and security as all key characteristics of children's literatureits characters - pooh bear, the wizard of oz, the famous five, peter rabbit - are part of most people's psyche and have strong links to basic myth and archetypessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey arouse strong feelings, as demonstrated by recent debates over political correctness
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped british and irish history, from stone age britain to the present day, in this fully revised and updated bookcombining over 700 photographs, maps, and illustrations with accessible text, the history of britain and ireland is an invaluable resource for families, students, and anyone seeking to learn more about the fascinating story of the british isles" see oxfam website for delivery information read morespanning six distinct periods of english, welsh, scottish, and irish history, this book is the best way to find out how britain transformed with the norman rule, fought two world wars in the 20th century, and finally came to terms with a new status in a fast-changing economydk's visual guide places key figures - from alfred the great to winston churchill - and major events - from caesar's invasion to the battle of the somme - in their wider context, making it easier than ever before to learn how they influenced britain and ireland's development through the age of the world's greatest empire into the modern era
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the sequel to an act of treachery from bestselling author ann widdecombe, a moving tale of families broken apart by war, and one boy's quest to come to terms with his historywiddecombe skilfully and often movingly uses the boy's struggle with his own painful history to throw light on the troubled years between and the fall ofthe berlin wall in ' sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is a horrifying confrontation between the two families when they meet accidentally in provenceklaus-pierre never knew his father, who was killed before he was born, and his mother was rejected by her family of patriots and resistance workerscared for by his german family, klaus-pierre is loved and happy - but as he grows up in a europe where old enemies are learning to cooperate, he tries to make his own 'act of peace' with his french relativesmeanwhile, klaus-pierre is struggling with another quest to come to terms with his roots, as he tries to find out just what kind of man his father really wasklaus-pierre is the love-child of a young frenchwoman and a senior, married german officer
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an accessible, modern guide to the hugely popular art of tracing your family tree, grow your own family tree offers a concise and comprehensive summary of how to locate and use a range of records and information to track down your own family historyin twenty-nine clear and helpful chapters, alan stewart takes you through every aspect of researching your family history and tells stories about the memorable discoveries that ordinary people have made in their own searchesand unlike other books on the subject, the scope of grow your own family tree extends far beyond britain, to track your migrating relativesas an expert on the internet, he also offers a detailed exploration of the very best websites and current internet resources along the waywith this book to hand, it has never been easier to find out more about our ancestorssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is information on everything from where to find census information or order a birth certificate, to finding out whether your great-great-uncle committed a disciplinary offence whilst in the army
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It emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historyoxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of todaybook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundsome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top guttersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive library
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Based on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholefrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiathe diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold waroxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam husseinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionthe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understood
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham over 2 million copies sold moscowwhen the all-powerful state claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?an international bestseller in over 30 languages an ambitious secret police officer, leo demidov believes he's helping to build the perfect societya thriller unlike any you have ever read but what if the danger isn't from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect?nominated for seventeen international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation, child 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a totalitarian worldfrom the screenwriter of the acclaimed television series, the assassination of gianni versace: american crime storyunder stalin's terrifying regime, families live in fearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large - a threat the state won't admit exists - demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truth
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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 happinesswhat is important is that you feel itthe little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenhooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'see oxfam website for delivery information read morehygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"whether 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 downthe 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 lifethe little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your life
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Later the same year an international company was founded and still trades under the same name today, margarete steiff gmbhoxfam shop redruth history of the steiff bear richard steiff born on february 7th, in giengen, was a german designerwe get to enjoy and collect the steiff bear today, knowing the amazing history and origin behind this little teddy bear! it has a beanie texture and fluffy to the touch it is 9 inches in length see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom onwards, the steiff bear was known and sold as a teddy bearthis particular trip he spent much of his time drawing the residents of the bear enclosurehis sketches of the bear were incorporated into the prototype of the toy steiff bear he created in and codenamed steiff bär 55 pbreplica of steiff bär 55 pb, steiff-museum giengensuccess in the united states quickly followed and in at the stthe steiff bear initially attracted little attention, but its fortunes were saved when an american buyer snapped up the entire lot of 100 steiff bears and ordered another just before the exhibition finishedsteiff attended the school of arts and crafts in stuttgart, where he developed and perfected his skills as a toy makersteiff was unaware that at the same time he had produced his steiff bear, an american toy maker and inventor, morris michtom had come up with his own invention, the teddy bear (named after the american president theodore roosevelt)steiff is internationally renowned for its exceptional quality, steiff still utilizes traditional materials and proven manufacturing techniques to create its unique and highly prized productssteiffs original factoryhe took the steiff bear prototype and it had its debut at the leipzig toy fair inhe was having huge success in the us with his teddy bearin having successfully completing his schooling, steiff joined his aunt margarete's toymaking company and initially started work on a number of other projects before being inspired by a trip to nill'scher zoo in the summer oflouis world's fair, steiffs sold steiff bears and received the gold medal, which was the highest honour at the eventsteiff quick adopted the trademark "steiff - button in ear" to fend off the vast numbers of cheap imitations and to make the company's own high-quality products unmistakabletoday steiff is probably the worlds premier manufacturer of high-end toys and collectiblesthe american buyer, recognising the potential the steiff bear could have back in the states much like michoms teddy bear, so took steiffs invention and ran with it
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an introduction to the art and practice of meditation, this guide lays down the foundation for ongoing spiritual developmentthe lessons cover: an introduction to the practice of meditation; rediscovering the true identity and the nature of self; making meditation practical; the shaping of personality; understanding and exploring different the levels of consciousness; restoring our relationship with god; understanding the natural law that governs the universe; a spiritual understanding of how the dance of life on earth has evolved; understanding the history and geography of time; and how to support meditation and spiritual development with the right lifestyletake your time, be patient with yourself and always be ready to go back to basics, to lesson one, the true identity of the self, which is the foundation of everythingthe cd accompanying the book has an audio introduction to meditation and many of the meditations within the book are presented as guided commentariesrecorded by the author, the commentaries provide the reader with a powerful aid to their meditational practicereaders can also access assistance and have their questions answered by emailsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe guide shows how meditation is more an experience than something you do, more a process than an achievement, more an ongoing inner journey than a destinationa series of ten lessons provide specific insight into raja yoga, with practical exercises to complement and to help your understanding of the method and underlying teachings
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an up-to-date accessible history of the phenomenal rise and fall of the greatest city of antiquity, describing its rise to pre-eminence and rapid demise as the greatest of all greek tragediesthe first history of the city to continue the story through years of obscurity to its romantic revival under byron's influence and up to the present day, is eminently qualified to write this booka classicist by training, he has translated many of the key texts for penguin classics and oup, is intimate with the latest scholarship and travels to greece every yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsan illustrated brief history of china culture, religion, art, invention by wang jian (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham from victorian london to the vibrant port cities of england and france, from gracious stately homes in gloucestershire to the decadence of paris, master of his fate launches an unforgettable new historical seriesbut james hungers for morejames falconer works as a barrow boy in a flourishing london market owned by henry malvernbut tragedy and betrayal threaten the dreams of both james and alexis - and jeopardise everything they hold dearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelondon : queen victoria is empress of india and britain is at its peak of worldwide powerturning away from family tradition, he dreams of building an empire of stores like fortnum and mason's and believes that henry, along with his daughter and heir alexis, could offer him a way to climb beyond his beginnings
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the complete series 1 and 2 of the polemical bbc modern history programme written and presented by political commentator andrew marrseries 2, 'andrew marr's making of modern britain' () goes back further in history to examine the turbulent period between and , from the death of queen victoria to the end of the second world warseries 1, 'andrew marr's history of modern britain' () looks at the key events that have shaped british society since the end of the second world war, including the collapse of empire, britain's uneasy truce with former enemies and allies in europe, and tensions in the 'special relationship' britain has with the united statessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham sarah flannery is a cryptographer and mathematician already with an international reputationin this remarkable book, written with her father, her first maths teacher, she writes about her life, mathematics and making codes - and this extraordinary yearthat is just one of the scores of media comments from all over the world which followed sarah's winning this january, at the age of 16, the irish young scientist of the year award with a highly innovative, speedy and secure system of encoding data on the internether system still needs full peer evaluation but what is not in doubt is the originality of her mathematical mindher book offers many different things: it is a fresh and modest self-portrait by a girl who is the reverse of a comic-strip swot; it is an inspiring account of a mathematical education; with many puzzles and examples it offers a mass of insights into cryptography and numeracycork teenager who takes her leaving certificate next yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince then she has travelled the world and lectured, and had approaches from many computer companies and universitiesshe is also a sport-loving co
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May, charles warren professor of history at harvard university, is one of the world's leading authorities on the history of international relations whose published work during the last forty years has made a major impact on the study of both national and world affairsrethinking international relations is a collection of eleven of his essays, mostly from his writings published in widely scattered places, and thirty-five essays which evaluate his contribution by his former students at harvard university, where he has taught since the soxfam bookshop glossop road some creasing to cover, very good overall condition  ernest rprofessor may's work is multidimensionalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth professor may's own writings and the tribute by his students attest to the stature and influence of a major historian of our time
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