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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham when 14-year-old sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own lifea brilliantly original and fascinating story with many twists and turns, it raises profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universewhy does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? who is the other girl? and who, for that matter, is sophie herself? to solve the riddle, she uses her new knowledge of philosophy, but the truth is far stranger than she could have imaginedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea phenomenal worldwide bestseller, sophie's world sets out to draw teenagers into the world of socrates, descartes, spinoza, hegel and all the great philosophers
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One of akhmatova's 'magic choir' of young leningrad poets, he was joseph brodsky's mentor and lifetime friendborn in , he belongs to that tragic generation of russian poets who for decades went unpublished in the soviet unionthe incarnation of this order in his poetry is the city in which he grew up, the city of leningrad… but in contrast to the dramatic effect usually found in elegiac poets… the death of the world order in rein is accompanied by a vulgar ditty from the 30s or 40sfew among his compatriots would dispute the depth of the despair and exhaustion that darkens these poems… ' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham evgeny rein is one of russia's major living poetshis main theme is the end of things, the end, to put it more broadly, of a world order that is dear – or at least acceptable – to himhe is an elegist, but of a tragic stripeindeed, for rein’s work – and in my view he is the most gifted russian poet of the second half of the 20th century – the cadences of soviet popular music from that era probably had a greater influence than the technical achievements of the best among the russian futurists and constructivists… rein not only radically extended the poetic vocabulary and sound palette of russian poetry; he also broadened and shook up the psychological sweep of russian lyricsbrodsky figures in many of his poems, and brodsky's essay on rein introduces this bilingual selection: 'rein is unquestionably an elegiac poet
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The show focuses on the bizarre experiences of fresh-faced medical intern john 'joxfam shop newquay all 24 episodes from the first season of the popular television seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more' dorian (zach braff) as he embarks on his healing career in a surreal hospital crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patientsepisodes comprise: 'my first day', 'my mentor', 'my best friend's mistake', 'my old lady', 'my two dads', 'my bad', 'my super ego', 'my fifteen minutes', 'my day off', 'my nickname', 'my own personal jesus', 'my blind date', 'my balancing act', 'my drug buddy', 'my bed banter and beyond', 'my heavy meddle', 'my student', 'my tuscaloosa heart', 'my old man', 'my way or the highway', 'my sacrificial clam', 'my occurrence', 'my hero' and 'my last day'
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Barker would become a mentor to david, leading to hugely successful stints in porridge and open all hoursgiving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of british comedy in the s and s: eric idle, michael palin, bob monkhouse, and ronnie barkerit wasn't until , kitted out with a sheepskin jacket, a flat cap, and a clapped-out reliant regal, that david found the part that would capture the nation's hearts: the beloved derek "del boy" trotter in only fools and horsesbook condition: used; very good, signed with dedication on title page, very slight bending on dust jacket, contents clean and unmarkedbut life hasn't all been so easy: from missing out on a key role in dad's army to nearly drowning in a freak diving accident, david has had his fair share of ups and downs, and has lost some of his nearest and dearest along the waydavid's is a touching, funny, and warm-hearted story, which charts the course of his incredible five decades at the top of the entertainment businesshe's been a shopkeeper and a detective inspector, a crime-fighter and a market trader, and he ain't finished yetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenever a one-trick pony, he had an award-winning spell as tv's favorite detective jack frost, took a country jaunt as pop larkin in the darling buds of 05, and even voiced a crime-fighting cartoon rodent in the much-loved children's show danger mouseedition, 392pp, hardbackas del boy would say, it's all cushtyoxfam bookshop beverley the long-awaited autobiography of one of britain's best-loved actors born the son of a billingsgate market porter at the height of world war ii, david jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing
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They are ready to mentor for your friendship to grow and are now close to full sizebeverley read moretake away at the correct ageyou will receive help throughout their life span if requireda male and 3 female barn owls just 8 weeks old and with all the paperwork
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Hall jordan travels to the home planet of sinestro where he finds out that his mentor and friend is a tyrant reigning by terror over his world!! their confrontation follows, along with sinestro’s defeat and his dismissal of the body! us comic book not included in the sale (for information)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioriginal green lantern plate, hall jordan published in the usa in green lantern (first version) n°124 from january !!!! ‘the secret of sinestro’please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Detective mark mcpherson (andrews) investigates the apparent murder of the beautiful laura (tierney) and finds himself falling in love with the deceased womanhe is not the only one with affections for the mysterious laura, however, and as mcpherson attempts to wheedle out the truth behind the cover stories of her mentor, waldo (clifton webb), her fiancé, shelby (vincent price), and her housekeeper, bessie (dorothy adams), another suspect shows upoxfam bookshop swanage otto preminger directs this celebrated film noir based on vera caspary's novel and starring dana andrews and gene tierneysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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When his best friend and mentor harry (donald sutherland) is murdered, professional hitman arthur 'the mechanic' bishop (statham) sets out to wreak his revenge on those responsiblewhen harry's son steve (ben foster) asks if arthur will take him on as an apprentice, the two look set to become the deadliest duo in town, but complications arise as the young student starts to outstrip his masteroxfam shop smithdown road jason statham, ben foster and donald sutherland star in this remake of michael winner's action thrillersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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At a loss, kitty finds distraction in a list of one hundred names her late mentor and boss, constance, has left heras she tracks down the people on the list and tries to work out what connects them, kitty meets some extraordinary peopleas a journalist, she's spent the past few years chasing the big scoops - no matter the consequenceswhen she makes a terrible mistake, she finds herself mired in scandal, her career implodes and even her personal relationships are tested to the limitscan these strangers' stories help her finally understand her own? see oxfam website for delivery information read morekitty's been given one final chance, the most important assignment of her life - to write the story behind the one hundred names as a tribute piece to constanceoxfam bookshop cheltenham the uplifting and captivating new novel from the worldwide bestseller cecelia ahernkitty logan has lost her way
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Now reuben is in a critical condition and ocean is determined to strike back at the man who nearly murdered his mentorhowever, in betraying reuben tishkoff (elliott gould), bank has finally crossed the one man who could bring his entire empire crumbling to the ground - danny ocean (george clooney)oxfam shop gillingham third installment of director steven soderbergh's popular series of glitzy crime comediessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the opening of bank's newest casino draws near, danny and the crew set into motion a bold plan to humiliate the cocksure casino owner and forever tarnish his spotless reputationthe only hotelier in las vegas who can claim that each and every one of his establishments has earned the royal review board's five diamond award, willy bank (al pacino) has made more than his share of enemies during his impressive ascent
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In addition to ezio's award-winning story, the acclaimed online multiplayer experience returns, refined and expanded, with more modes, more maps and more characters that allow players to test their assassin skills against others from around the worldthe latest chapter in the assassin's creed saga also includes revolutionary gameplay, allowing players to manipulate the construct of desmond's memories and the animus to decipher the mysteries of his past and gain insight into the futureit is a perilous path - one that will take ezio to constantinople, the heart of the ottoman empire, where a growing army of templars threatens to destabilize the regionbox still has manual see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop haywards heath in assassin's creed revelations, master assassin ezio auditore walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, altaïr, on a journey of discovery and revelation
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I will mentor thoughtout there lives if needed alsoboth mum and dad hcm negative and fiv/felv negative also cms negative and will be gccf registeredthere will be a holding fee non returnable to secure your kittie i have 1 male and 3 femalesonly i want them going to right homesdue to covid i can send pics weekly and video callvaccines and kitten packall with beautiful personalities only genuine intrest only read morethey will be spayed and neuturedbrought up with dogs and childrenso will kittens beall my cats are raised on homemade raw foodi may ask a few questions on enquiresmy queen gave birth to a litter on the 15th julynot ready for another 7/8weeks
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I will mentor thoughtout there lives if needed alsoboth mum and dad hcm negative and fiv/felv negative also cms negative and will be gccf registeredthere will be a holding fee non returnable to secure your kittie i have 1 male and 3 femalesonly i want them going to right homesdue to covid i can send pics weekly and video callvaccines and kitten packthey will be spayed and neuturedbrought up with dogs and childrenso will kittens beall my cats are raised on homemade raw foodi may ask a few questions on enquiresall with beautiful personalities only genuine intrest onlymy queen gave birth to a litter on the 15th julynot ready for another 7/8weeksi am having trouble putting pictures on so if it is better i can whatap yyou guys read more
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Oxfam shop pershore lose yourself in the breakout sensation of the year shortlisted for waterstones book of the year 'brilliant' joanna cannon'spellbinding' guardian'magic' erin kelly'immersive' sunday times'gorgeous' stella duffy'astounding' anna mazzola emmett farmer is a binder's apprentice in a vault under his mentor's workshop, row upon row of books - and secrets - are meticulously stored and recordedhis job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory then one day emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more if you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it - and you will never have to remember the pain it caused
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Season 2 episodes are: 'game change', 'falling ash', 'knightfall', 'partners', 'looking glass', '343 walnut lane', 'clawback', 'london calling', 'fair trade', 'guardians', 'pale fire', 'sanctuary', 'clean sweep', 'rogue', 'origins', 'doublecross', 'arising', 'power', 'wrath', 'shadow walker', 'dead drop', 'crossbow' and 'homecoming'three years after escaping division, the covert government agency that trained her to be an assassin, nikita returns to bring down the organisationnikita's former mentor, michael (shane west), has been instructed to take care of the situation, meanwhile the agency has a mole in its midstseason 4 episodes are: 'wanted', 'dead or alive', 'set-up', 'pay-off', 'bubble' and 'canceled'oxfam bookshop market harborough series one discs look more used than series two, three and four discsbox containing series worn0', 'kill jill', 'rough trade', 'the guardian', 'resistance', 'the recruit', 'phoenix', 'one way', 'dark matter', 'all the way', 'free', 'coup de grace', 'the next seduction', 'alexandra', 'echoes', 'covenants', 'into the dark', 'girl's best friend', 'glass houses', 'betrayals' and 'pandora'all episodes from the us drama following rogue agent nikita (maggie q)season 1 episodes are: 'pilot', '2see oxfam website for delivery information read more0', 'innocence', 'true believer', 'consequences', 'the sword's edge', 'sideswipe', 'intersection', 'aftermath', 'survival instincts', 'brave new world', 'black badge', 'with fire', 'reunion', 'the life we've chosen', 'inevitability', 'tipping point', 'masks', 'broken home', 'self-destruct', 'high-value target', 'invisible hand' and ''til death do us part'season 3 episodes are: '3
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He rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day and mentor to the boy slave, romulus, who dreams night and day of escape and of revengetarquinius is an etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, enemy of rome, but doomed to fight for the republic in the forgotten legionat 13 years old, they and their mother are sold: romulus to gladiator school, fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of a most powerful man in rome, and their mother to the salt minesoxfam bookshop cheltenham historical fictionthe lives of these four characters are bound and interwoven in a marvelous story which begins in a rome riven by corruption, violence and political enmities, but ends far away, at the very edge of the known world, where romulus, brennus and tarquinius find themselves fighting against the parthians and overwhelming oddssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreromulus and fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken noblemanbrennus is a gaul; the romans killed his entire family
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It covers the coast of north americathe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe voyage to australia and tahitivery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadait was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' company
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Seven years after accompanying his mentor captain scott (neil stacy) on his failed mission to reach the south pole, shackleton decides to form his own team to lead on a second attemptoxfam shop sawston four-part drama about explorer ernest shackleton's expedition to the antarctic, starring david schofield in the lead rolesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes are: 'a merchant navy man', 'our dead bodies must tell the tale', 'men wanted for hazardous journey' and 'cape horn - or south georgia?'
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He weaves together the strands of paulo's life, revealing the man behind the world-famous writerpaulo's first official biographer, fernando morais, provides an exhaustive look at paulo's fascinating and varied life, taking several years to research his subject, and interviewing everyone who knows paulothe following year, the alchemist, established his worldwide reputationnow, for the first time, discover the true story of the man behind some of the world's most loved booksat a time when he is coming up to the fantastic achievement of 100 million copies sold worldwide across all his books, his fans will be delighted with the first ever official biography of paulo, an in-depth look at his life and work, and what makes him the much-loved author he is todayoxfam bookshop cheltenham paulo coelho is a worldwide phenomenonas a member of the esoteric underworld, he was put in prison for alleged subversive activities against the brazilian dictatorship and subjected to physical torturelater, paulo joined forces with rock star raul seixas and together they composed songs that revolutionized brazilian rock musicin dachau and later in amsterdam, paulo had a mystical meeting with "j", his new mentor, who persuaded him to walk the road to santiago de compostela, a medieval pilgrim's route between france and spainin paulo walked the road to santiago, and it was there that he reconverted to christianity and found again the faith bequeathed to him by the jesuit fathers of his school yearsas a teenager, he was subjected to the brutality of electric shock treatment in the psychiatric hospital where his parents, who took his rebelliousness as a sign of madness, interned him three timeshippie, journalist, rock star, actor, playwright, theatre director and producer of television programs, this whirlwind life came to an end in , during a trip to europethe novel has already achieved the status of a universally admired modern classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebefore he became internationally known and a worldwide bestseller, he had to overcome many obstacleshe would later describe this experience in his first book, the pilgrimagepaulo coelho was born in rio de janeiro, brazil, in august
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His long, impassioned and often paradoxical life makes him one of the great british scholar-eccentricsthe story of his archaeological investigations and his wide-ranging observations of arabia and desert life were published in as the famous arabia deserta, with its haunting opening sentence "a new voice hailed me of an old friend when, first returned from the peninsula, i paced again in that long street of damascus that is called straightin the s doughty spent two years wandering through arabia, first with the haj pilgrimage, then joining nomadic bands of arabs, sometimes staying as a virtual prisoner in far-flung desert townshe often seemed possessed by an almost messianic vision of himself and found among the bedouin a chivalry and honour that suited his temperament, as it did thesiger's";feted by the literary establishment, doughty risked all many times over in his obsesssive quests in arabiaoxfam bookshop cheltenham explorer, scholar, travel writer and poet, charles doughty was the progenitor of a noble tradition that includes lawrence of arabia (to whom he was a mentor) and wilfred thesiger: british writers who have been fascinated by the bedouin, and in particular by that strange, mythic part of the world, the empty quarter (a phrase which doughty introduced to the west)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreunyielding in his independence of mind, the tall, red-bearded doughty's aggressive refusal to conceal his christianity made his travels all the more dangerous: he was threatened with death several times, spurned, insulted and often beaten by angry mobsoften, too, he found himself at odds with the authorities, his work and his genius, as he saw it, neglected
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This volume brings together exciting new field data by more than two dozen andean scholars who came together to honour their friend, colleague, and mentorthe pages are in a very good conditionoxfam bookshop newark large paperbackthese new studies cover the enormous temporal span of moseley's own work from the preceramic era to the tiwanaku and moche states to the inka empireand, like moseley's own studies -- from maritime foundations of andean civilization to chan chan: the desert city to cerro baul's brewery -- these new studies involve settlements from all over the andes -- from the far northern highlands to the far southern coastoverall probably very good minus a little wear to the edges and small creases to the coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morean invaluable addition to any andeanist's library, the papers in this book demonstrate the enormous breadth and influence of moseley's work and the vibrant range of exciting new work by his former students and collaborators in fieldwork
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Included in this ministry were homilies on the old testament by john chrysostom and written commentaries by his mentor diodore and his fellow student theodore, and later by theodoretthough the biblical text was admittedly jewish in origin, "the text and the meaning are ours," claimed chrysostom; and the great bulk of extant remains reveals the pastoral priority given to this often obscure materialin the course of this survey, readers will gain an insight also into antioch's worldview and its approach to the person of jesus, to soteriology, morality and spiritualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morestudents and exegetes of the old testament and its individual authors and books will be introduced here to antioch's distinctive approach and interpretation by commentators reading their local form of the greek bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the period between the councils of nicea and chalcedon in the fourth and fifth centuries, the faithful in the churches of the ecclesiastical district of antioch were the beneficiaries of the ministry of the word from distinguished pastors
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When his mother is locked up for standing up to his tormentors, dumbo is befriended by timothy mouse (voice of edward brophy), who appoints himself as his mentor in an attempt to find a way to make him happy againafter then discovering that dumbo's oversized ears give him the ability to fly, the pair set out to put on a showstopping routine at their next circus performancethe film follows baby circus elephant dumbo, who is mocked by all the other animals because of his enormous earsoxfam shop kendal case good cd very good classic disney animated featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In this murky business, the killjoy trio come under threat from khlyen (rob stewart), dutch's former mentor whose commissions cause tension in the group and put them in grave dangeroxfam shop kingsthorpe all ten episodes from the first season of the sci-fi dramathe episodes are: 'bangarang', 'the sugar point run', 'the harvest', 'vessel', 'a glitch in the system', 'one blood', 'kiss kiss, bye bye', 'come the rain', 'enemy khlyen' and 'escape velocity'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethree intergalactic bounty hunters, or killjoys, dutch (hannah john-kamen), john (aaron ashmore) and d'avin (luke macfarlane), collect criminals from around the quad, navigating planetary politics
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Barker would become a mentor to david, leading to hugely successful stints in porridge and open all hoursgiving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of british comedy in the s and s: eric idle, michael palin, bob monkhouse, and ronnie barkerit wasn't until , kitted out with a sheepskin jacket, a flat cap, and a clapped-out reliant regal, that david found the part that would capture the nation's hearts: the beloved derek "del boy" trotter in only fools and horsesbut life hasn't all been so easy: from missing out on a key role in dad's army to nearly drowning in a freak diving accident, david has had his fair share of ups and downs, and has lost some of his nearest and dearest along the waydavid's is a touching, funny, and warm-hearted story, which charts the course of his incredible five decades at the top of the entertainment businesshe's been a shopkeeper and a detective inspector, a crime-fighter and a market trader, and he ain't finished yetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenever a one-trick pony, he had an award-winning spell as tv's favorite detective jack frost, took a country jaunt as pop larkin in the darling buds of 05, and even voiced a crime-fighting cartoon rodent in the much-loved children's show danger mouseas del boy would say, it's all cushtythe long-awaited autobiography of one of britain's best-loved actors born the son of a billingsgate market porter at the height of world war ii, david jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing
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Gerardus tuningius, a pupil of hugo donellus, was his main mentorare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiselectarum juris quaestionum libri duohe was appointed rector of the college of humanities in the hague inin he was reassigned to leiden to hold the chair of law and was promoted to extraordinarius professor institutionum, a position created for him until his deathvinnius attended law school at the university of leiden from and graduated inadditae sunt simonis vinnii, arnorationes duae, & alia quaedam vinnius, arnold () handwritten bookplate, definitive edition, 638 pages, on laid paper, latin text, published by sumptibus sebastiani ketteler, in decent condition arnold vilnius (january monster - september leiden) is one of the leading dutch jurists of the 18th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemade a doctor in he could not teach at this university because he had expressed negative opinions about the facultya prolific author, he published numerous books such as "iurisprudentiae contractae sive partitionum iuris civilis libri iiii", the hague, ; "tractatus iv de pactis, jurisdictione, collationibus, transactionibus"; amsterdam, ); he annotated the reissue of petrus peck's comments on maritime laws, but his most famous work remains in quartet libros institutionum imperialium commentarius academicus et forensis which was reissued 54 times from its first edition in in leiden until in spaincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablearnoldi vinnii, jc
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis implicit criticism of louis xiv' s absolutism immediately appeared as a transparent manifesto in favour of natural law versus divine lawthus, montesquieu described it as “livre divin de ce siècle” and was inspired by it by adopting the same process of disassociation in his “lettres persanes”messire françois de salignac de la mothe fénélon - les aventures de télémaque, fils d'ulysse - xl + 448 pagesdelivery service provided by chronopost within a few daysbinding in good condition, work in its period brown full leather binding, covers and spine in good condition, adorned ribbed spine, gilded titling on a morocco label, lovely and elegant bindinga nice edition of this book that combines the educational novel and the anti-absolutist political manifestoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeand for good reason: fénelon tells of the wanderings of telemachus, accompanied by mentor, avatar of minerva - pretext for a moral and political education, which was also seen at the time as a satire of the reign of louis xivthis novel, both an epic and a treatise on morality and politics, caused both fénelon's disgrace at court and his immediate and subsequent fameinside in good condition, light soiling, lovely headbands, complete of the frontispiece and 10 wonderfully executed out of text plates, marbled endpaperscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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When charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees to mentor goldie in exchange for her help solving the mystery utilizing her smarts, random skills, and connections with the hotel staff and various folks in townfrom nancy drew to veronica mars, we really dig girl detectives! eisner award-winning writer hope larson (a wrinkle in time: the graphic novel) and brittney williams (patsy walker, a1-4 of the ongoing series collects issues no16-year-old marigold "goldie" vance lives at a florida resort with her dad, who manages the place, and dreams to one day become the hotel's in-house detectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea hellcat!) present the newest gal sleuth on the block with goldie vance, an exciting, whodunnit? adventure that mixes the fun of eloise with the charm of lumberjanes
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She meets fellow author simone de beauvoir (sandrine kiberlain) and the two women form a close bond, with simone becoming violette's mentor and introducing her to many key intellectual figures such as jean genet (jacques bonnaffé)the story follows violette's life and the progression of her career until she finally finds mainstream success with the publication of her memoir 'la bâtarde' inin the latter years of the second world war violette is encouraged to write by maurice sachs (olivier py), with whom she is living, despite their loveless relationshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aberystwyth biographical drama about the life of french author violette leduc, portrayed by emmanuelle devos
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Suddenly she finds herself torn between loyalty to the fiery woman who could help her realise her ambitions and the devastating truth that her mentor may not be all she seemson dry land, savage rumours begin to circulate: did lady duff gordon save herself at the expense of others?tess's dream of becoming a skilled dressmaker is within her grasp but now she is faced with a terrible choiceoxfam bookshop hertford torn between her dreams and the truth, she was faced with an impossible choicetess, an aspiring seamstress, is stunned at her luck when the famous designer lady lucile duff gordon hires her to be a personal maid on the titanic's doomed voyage*shortlisted for the goodreads historical novel award* see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen disaster strikes, tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat - her employer also survivesauthentic and honest, the dressmaker is a compelling and vivid story that will have you holding your breath until the last page
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