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The book block is good, the paper has minimal discolouration, a few small stains, though mainly cleanare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipping with registrationoriginal linen binding with gilded binding illustration and title - v, 367, iii ppalso with various text illustrations and decorationscontents: bashan and the giant cities, jordan and the dead sea, jerusalem and environs, land of the philistines, galilee and the sea-coast, northern border land: lebanon, hamath, palmyra, damascusbashan was the northernmost of the three ancient divisions of eastern palestine, and in the old testament it was proverbial for its rich pastures and thick forestscondition: the spine has loss of line at the top and is discolouredplease 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 store'bashan, country frequently cited in the old testament and later important in the roman empire; it is located in what is now syriain new testament times, bashan numbered as one of the great granaries of the roman empire’with eight tinted illustrations, of which one is the medallion on the title page, 'fords of the jordan'catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationhas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upoxfam shop hebden bridge the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedwire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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Making their way through a mysterious portal into the real world, murderous butcher hilary briss (mark gatiss), embittered businessman geoff tipps (shearsmith) and sinister pederast herr lipp (steve pemberton) confront their creators in an effort to force them to continue writing about royston vaseythe town of royston vasey is populated by many strange and eccentric individuals'the league of gentlemen's apocalypse' () is the big screen version of the programme in which misanthropic vicar bernice (reece shearsmith) discovers a prophecy that warns of the destruction of royston vaseythe annual panto in royston vasey is at least as creepy and wacky as you'd expect'league of gentlemen at drury lane'() is the live stage adaptation of the popular tv seriesin 'the league of gentlemen are behind you' () the tradition of the great british panto is lampooned by the crackpot crewsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe locals then discover that they are in fact fictional creations of the 'league of gentlemen' comedy troupeoxfam shop edenbridge box set featuring the feature film and two specials from the cult tv programme
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His diary tells of the hope and the carnage; the long journeys and endless nights; the friendships, the horror and the hunger; the family he misses, the news he is anxious to receive; the sound of gunfire and the pain of swollen feet; the fear and the courage in the trenches; the sickness and the injuries; and a very narrow escape from deathoxfam bookshop folkestone one winter morning, barroux was walking down a street in paris when he made an incredible discovery: the real diary of a soldier from the first world warwe just have his words, and in his own words and barroux's extraordinary pictures, this is his storywe don't know who the soldier is or what became of himin this striking black and white graphic novel adaptation of a 100-year-old diary, the events of the first two months of wwi are vividly brought to lifethis is one man's personal account of war, silhouetted against the historical events of that formed and transformed the world we live in todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebarroux rescued the diary from a rubbish heap and illustrated the soldier's wordsour soldier recounts the first two months of the first world war, from the moment france officially declares war and mobilisation is announced, until early september
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In 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited abouthas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationoxfam shop kendal case good cd's very good the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapsin 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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The oldest stamp in this collection was issued in bosnia herzegovina inthe known tourist sights in this collection of stamps are limni voloy in greece, the monastery of las huelgas in spain, svetozarevo in yugoslavia, the corinth canal in greece, castello di ivrea in italy, castello di miramare in trieste in italy, zenica in yugoslavia, the wignacourt aqueduct horsetrough in malta, ravello in italy, thessaloniki in greece, the samaria gorge in greece, the great siege monument in malta, the mosta dome in malta, the torre de belem in lisbon, the cipresso cupressus semper virens in italy, the moinho de porto in santo madeira in portugal, the castelo branco in portugal, the salazar bridge in portugal, the castello di montagnana in italy, the auberge de castile in malta, the castello di montecchio castiglion fiorentino in italy, castello scaligero in sirmione in italy, the castello di mussomeli in italy, barcelona in spain, mnajdra temple in malta, the gazi egitim enstitusu in turkey, the grand harbour in malta, the victory church in malta, the santo mt de veruela in spain, the war memorial in malta, borrominin in italy, la sciabica in campania, the coimbra university in portugal, salamanca in spain, knossos in greece, kibris in cyprus, caesarea in israel, st simeons column in djebelsamaan in syria, and the rosh pinna in israelthe newest stamp in this collection was issued in spain inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 50 stampsa couple of the stamps are a little faded and a little tornthe stamps were issued in the decades of s,s, s, s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome the stamps in this collection will have some of the envelope they were attached to on the backall the stamps in this collection come from countries that have some of there coastline on the mediterranean seathe mediterranean countries in this collection of stamps are turkey, malta, italy, cyprus, spain, palestine, israel, morocco, portugal, yugoslavia, greece, bosnia herzegovina, syria, and greecesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall of the stamps have been used and so will have some of the postmark on them
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His beautiful photographs feature in the book alongside images of the finished dishes by erik olsson, the photographer behind fävikenthe nordic cookbook, richly illustrated with the personal photography of internationally acclaimed chef magnus nilsson, unravels the mysteries of nordic ingredients and introduces the region's culinary history and cooking techniquesthe nordic cookbook joins phaidon's national cuisine series, which includes mexico, india, thailand, peru and others, and is the most comprehensive source on home cooking from the nordic countriesincluded in this beautiful book are more than 700 authentic recipes magnus collected while travelling extensively throughout the nordic countries - denmark, the faroe islands, finland, greenland, iceland, norway and sweden - enhanced by atmospheric photographs of its landscapes and peoplewith magnus as a guide, everyone can prepare classic nordic dishes and also explore new onesorganized by food type, the nordic cookbook covers every type of nordic dish including meat, fish, vegetables, breads, pastries and dessertssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese recipes are achievable for home cooks of all abilities and are accompanied by narrative texts on nordic culinary history, ingredients and techniques including smoking and home preservingoxfam bookshop folkestone the nordic cookbook offers an unprecedented look at the rich culinary offerings of the nordic region with 700 recipes collected by the acclaimed swedish chef magnus nilssonadditional essays explore classic dishes made for special occasions and key seasonal events, such as the midsummer feastthe nordic cookbook introduces readers to the familiar (gravlax, meatballs and lingonberry jam) and the lesser-known aspects of nordic cuisine (rose-hip soup, pork roasted with prunes, and juniper beer)
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This set is the ideal geography and history referencethe introductory section presents an extensive states and territories guide along with thematic maps and statistics on major world themes giving an accurate picture of today's worldcarrying the authority of the times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative guide to the world - past and present'the times world atlas' is a complete world reference atlas in a convenient and easy-to use format, retaining the authority, style and detail of the larger times atlases'the times compact history of the world' is the most comprehensive small-format single-volume illustrated history of the world, richly enhanced with striking maps and photographs and featuring an accessible text by leading academicsdetailed reference maps in the distinctive and respected times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the worldall the mapping and information in this new edition has been brought fully up-to-date to give an accurate picture of today's worldoxfam shop wolverhampton a lavish pack incorporating two of the times' finest atlases and history bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall place names on the maps are fully indexedit is fully up-to-date with the indian ocean tsunami and the overthrow of saddam hussein
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Why has this shift occurred, and what implications does it have for professionals practicing in the heritage field? in what ways is this a 'difficult' heritage to deal with? this volume brings together academics and practitioners to explore these questions, covering not only some of the practical matters, but also the theoretical and conceptual issues, and uses case studies of historic places, museums and memorials from around the globe, including the united states, northern ireland, poland, south africa, china, japan, taiwan, cambodia, indonesia, timor and australiathey are however increasingly being regarded as 'heritage sites', a far cry from the view of heritage that prevailed a generation ago when we were almost entirely concerned with protecting the great and beautiful creations of the past, reflections of the creative genius of humanity rather than the reverse - the destructive and cruel side of historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch episodes and locations include: massacre and genocide sites, places related to prisoners of war, civil and political prisons, and places of 'benevolent' internment such as leper colonies and lunatic asylumsthese sites bring shame upon us now for the cruelty and futility of the events that occurred within them and the ideologies they representedoxfam books & music lichfield places of pain and shame is a cross-cultural study of sites that represent painful and/or shameful episodes in a national or local community's history, and the ways that government agencies, heritage professionals and the communities themselves seek to remember, commemorate and conserve these cases - or, conversely, choose to forget them
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at large" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreone english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock back"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchilllooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in chinathe new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governedif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality
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There are plenty of twists and turns in a short read that means you're always on your toesoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'every new agatha raisin escapade is a total joy' ashley jensen'no wonder she's been crowned queen of cosy crime' mail on sunday 'a beaton novel is like the archers on speed' daily mail the latest agatha raisin mystery from bestselling author mwill agatha unmask the real killer and clear joseph's name?*praise for mas the village gets ready for the bishop's visit, the twins get overly-excited at the prospect of ringing the special peal of bells created for the occasion and start bullying the other bell ringers, forcing them to rehearse and rehearsein fact, i think she could be living my dream life' entertainment weekly'i've read all the agatha raisin seriesbeaton's agatha raisin series:'the detective novels of m c beaton have reached cult status' the times'irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' anne robinson'agatha is like miss marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lustbeatonthe team of bells at stethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic cotswolds village of thirk magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of england: the twins mavis and millicent dupinif you're like me, you'll have deep affection for agatha' woman's way see oxfam website for delivery information read moreso much so that joseph kennell, a retired lawyer, yells at the sisters that he 'felt like killing them'!when the twins' home is broken into one night and millicent is found dead, struck from a hammer blow, suspicion falls onto the lawyer
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The spanish artist xavi has worked during all these years, illustrating the stories of disney characters such as mickey mouse, donald duck, the beagle boys, mickey mystery, basil, big bad wolf, totally minnie, little mermaid and some of the other characters from disneyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioriginal of mickey, donald and horacemade in pencil and watercolourthis original has a (coa) signed by the authorxavi, (xavier vives mateu) is a spanish disney artist who has been working for more than 30 years in the disney magazines of the egmont publishing house in denmark and in the sanoma publishing house in the netherlandshe has also made the official disney albums of the first films in long footage, oliver and coon a 120g/m2 and 40 x 29,7 cm paperplease 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 storedue to the current circumstances of the health crisis that the world is suffering, the delivery of this article may be delayed, longer or shorter, depending on the severity of the momentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledrawing inspired by the disney short movie of the band concertlittle mermaid and aladdin
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The emphasis of the guide is initially to provide a general background to the area followed by a selection of more specialist trips which progressively explore the structure and development of the basins, the shallow marine sedimentation, the continental sedimentation and finally the uplift, dissection and geomorphic evolution of the sedimentary basinsoxfam bookshop hampstead a field guide to the neogene sedimentary basins of the almerĂa province, se spain the almeria province of se spain, a semi-arid, tectonically active region, has formed the focus of a wide range of scientific teaching and research in the earth sciences by universities and associated bodies from all over the worldthis field guide provides an up-to-date and integrated approach to the geology and geomorphology of almeria province, compiled by active scientific researchers in the regionin very good condition with clean and unmarked inside pagesthe guide assumes a basic knowledge of geology and geomorphology and will be of interest to earth scientists at all levels from the keen amateur through to undergraduate/postgraduate students and academics visiting the regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis field guide provides the first widely published field guide on the almeria province and is unique in both its coverage and integrated earth science approach, providing a valuable support for both teaching and research in the regionthere is slight shelf wear to the cover
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge the harshly magnificent landscape of the elan valley in mid wales was changed utterly in the late s by a reservoir building project initiated by the corporation of birmingham in order to supply water to that expanding citya great feat of civil engineering, the project required the flooding of land by the river elan and the compensating of local landowners; but also made a tremendous impact on the traditions, rights and privileges of the local commoners, and on a flock system of hill farming that had existed for hundreds of yearsoriginally published in , the valley is elizabeth clarke's account of hill farming life in the elan valley and the massive changes wrought upon it between the first period of reservoir construction and a subsequent project that followed the second world warpages are clean and whitedust jacket is price clipped but in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresunning to page edges
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In-depth profiles of standout tailors, clothiers and shoemakers offer insights into the craftsmanship behind the trademark style of each city, from a traditional kimono maker in japan to a bespoke opticians in parisoffering the lowdown on ten of the world's most stylish cities, including florence, new york, stockholm and hong kong - with a further ten cities full of emerging talents presented more briefly in a reference section at the end of the book - each chapter includes listings of the finest local shops and producersa central section offers travel advice from leading style aficionados, including mark cho of the armoury and mats klingberg of trunk clothiers, providing travel tips from those in the knowoxfam bookshop brighton this essential travel guide distils a decade of style expert simon crompton's experiences travelling the world to meet and advise the finest menswear producers and artisans, providing everything the modern man needs to know to travel in style, explaining what to buy and where to buy itwith locator maps to assist the planning of your trip and practical advice on how and what to pack, you will be prepared for any occasionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether you are on a luxurious city break or looking to fill a few spare hours on a business trip, this is the ideal vade mecum for any sartorial adventure
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Michael (harold perrineau) has just gained custody of his nine-year-old son, walt (malcolm david kelley), after the death of his ex-wife - they are a father and son who don't even know each otherlocke (terry o'quinn) is a mysterious man who keeps to himself, and who harbours a deeper connection to the island than any of the othersepisodes comprise: 'pilot (parts 1 & 2)', 'tabula rasa', 'walkabout', 'white rabbit', 'house of the rising sun', 'the moth', 'confidence man', 'solitary', 'raised by another', 'all the best cowboys have daddy issues', 'whatever the case may be', 'hearts and minds', 'special', 'homecoming', 'outlaws', 'stripped of everything, the 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for their survivalcharlie (dominic monaghan) is a faded rock star who harbours a painful secretin translation', 'numbers', 'deus ex machina', 'do no harm', 'the greater good (aka sides)', 'born to run', 'exodus (part 1)' and 'exodus (part 2)'some pin their hopes on rescuea few find inner-strength they never knew they hadkate (evangeline lilly), with no medical training, suddenly finds herself suturing the doctor's woundsjin (daniel dae kim) and sun (kim yun-jin) are a korean couple whose traditions, values and language are foreign and thus causes much to get lost in the translationand self-centered shannon (maggie grace) - who actually gives herself a pedicure amid the chaos - and her estranged controlling brother, boone (ian somerhalder) - constantly bicker and must learn to get along if they are to survivesayid (naveen andrews) is a middle eastern man and former member of the elite republican guard, who must wrestle with the racial profiling directed at him by some of his fellow survivorssawyer (josh holloway) has an air of danger surrounding him, and his intense sense of mistrust for everyone around him could prove to be fatal to his fellow castawayssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop arnold the complete first season of the hugely popular us drama series following a group of people who are lost on a faraway desert island after their plane crasheshurley (jorge garcia) - a man with a warm sense of humour despite the desperate situation - does his best to keep his cool as he helps those around him to survive
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Oxfam bookshop brighton the complete second season of the hbo medieval fantasy drama based on the bestselling novel series 'a song of ice and fire' by george rthe episodes are: 'the north remembers', 'the night lands', 'what is dead may never die', 'garden of bones', 'the ghost of harrenhal', 'the old gods and the new', 'a man without honor', 'the prince of winterfell', 'blackwater' and 'valar morghulis'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe programme follows the battle between the starks and the other noble families of the seven kingdoms of westeros to gain control of the iron throne
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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 cyclistwritten 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 yearone 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 wholethe 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 powerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprogressing 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'
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Martin, an original and influential exponent of 'ontologically serious' metaphysics, echoes locke's dictum that 'all things that exist are only particulars', and argues that properties are powerful qualitiesmartin emphasizes the importance of non-conscious 'vegetative' systems, which provide clear examples of intentionality in the form of representational usehe also spells out the implications of this view for philosophical conceptions of causation, intentionality, consciousness, and the mind-body problemsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe slide from representational use to consciousness involves a change in the material of use, but not the form of representationalong the way, we are led to understand the nature of minds and conscious states of mind in a way that avoids both reductionism (the idea that mental is reducible to the non-mental) and dualism (the idea that mental substances or properties differ dramatically from physical substances and properties)oxfam bookshop preston what are the most fundamental features of the world? do minds stand outside the natural order? is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? the mind in nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physicala concluding chapter provides an argument for the view that an ontology of particular substances and properties leads ineluctably to monism: the bus we board with locke takes us directly to the world of spinoza and einstein
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This book has some shelf wear which includes bumping to the corners and creasing to the back coverpolitical pluralismusing newly available archive material, the early chapters trace the emergence of the gdr out of the soviet zone of occupationthe enduring appeal of west germany's social market economythe disintegration of the regime in is explained in the light of: the chronic weakness of gorbachev's soviet unionthere is no spine creasing, the binding is tight and there are no loose pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some slight foxing to the insideoxfam books & music bridport this new book investigates communist rule in east germany from its establishment as a sphere of soviet influence after world war ii to its rapid collapse after the fall of the berlin wallthis clear and comprehensive survey marshals secondary and original primary sources in order to give a unique insight into the gdr's struggles and achievementsthe subsequent stabilisation of the gdr and the establishment of an uneasy compromise between the ruling elites and the population in the later s and s are explained with reference to a range of internal social, economic and political factorsthe bravery of the protestorslater chapters cover the dramatic episodes of the uprising against soviet dominance and the building of the berlin wall in
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Nearly a thousand documents, many of them published here for the first time, record the fortunes of the jews and their relationships with the authorities and their christian neighboursmuch new information has come to light, and many facets of jewish life in sicily have been uncoveredit is new in appearance and has a protective cellophane coverthe abundance of historical records in the archives of the crown and of local authorities compares favourably with the relative scarcity of surviving documentation in earlier centuriesalthough john continued the policies of his father alphonso towards the jews of the island, there is a distinct deterioration in their position during his timesthe volume is provided with additional bibliography and indexes, while the introduction has been relegated to the end of the series on the jews of the islandduring that period the jewish minority of sicily continued to flourish economically and sociallyit is the sequel to the first five volumes and covers the events during the rule of king johntherefore, again, many documents had to be reported in summary formafter years of incitement by the members of the mendicant orders, anti-jewish riots broke out in various parts of the sicilyoxfam bookshop hampstead the jews in sicily, volume ) by shlomo simonsohn this volume in the series documentary history of the jews in italy illustrates the history of the jews in sicily from tothe worst of them was the massacre in modica insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe inside pages are clean and bright
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The work as a whole is designed to fill a gap in the literature on wittgenstein, and the doctrines and ideas chosen for close discussion are those which the author believes reveal the general structure of wittgenstein's thoughtvolume i and ii form a continuous study of wittgenstein's philosophy, but they are designed to be read independently of each otheroxfam bookshop preston this is the second of two volumes which describe the development of wittgenstein's philosophy from the "notebooks" and the "tractatus" to "philosophical investigations" and his other later writingspears aims to relate the general to the particular within a clearly delineated framework, thereby hoping to make wittgenstein more accessible to students of philosophy and to non-specialiststhis volume covers his later philosophy from onwardsit traces two lines of thought, one starting from the treatment of solipsism in the "tractatus" and the other developing out of the early theory of language proposed in that booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morespine is creased, and there are annotations throughout, but the book is otherwise in good condition
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Luling tells of the secrets passed along by her mute nursemaid, precious auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined and where peking man was discovered; of the crumbling ravine known as the end of the world, where precious auntie's bones lie, and of the curse that luling believes she released through betrayalluling can only look on, helpless: her prickly relationship with her daughter does not make it easy to discuss such mattersin turn, ruth has begun to suspect that something is wrong with her mother: she says so many confusing and contradictory thingsluling young is in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old agetrying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in chinameanwhile, her daughter ruth, a ghostwriter for authors of self-help books, is losing the ability to speak up for herself in front of the man she lives withsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelike layers of sediment being removed, each page unfolds into an even greater mystery: who was precious auntie, whose suicide changed the path of luling's life?set in contemporary san francisco and pre-war china, 'the bonesetter's daughter' is an excavation of the human spiritwith great warmth and humour, amy tan gives us a mesmerising story of a mother and daughter discovering together that what they share in their bones through history and heredity is priceless beyond measureruth decides to move in with her ailing mother, and while tending to her discovers the story luling wrote in chinese, of her tumultuous life growing up in a remote mountain village known as immortal heartoxfam bookshop cheltenham a major novel from the internationally bestselling author of 'the joy luck club', 'the kitchen god's wife' and 'the hundred secret senses'
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'see no evil' has the team get involved in a blackmail case in 'the big hit' paul and the contessa narrowly escape assassination attempts and try to warn harry that he is probably next 'brother hood' sees the team hired to orchestrate a prison break 'the bodyguards' sees the team charged with protecting a corpse 'numbers game' finds the protectors trying their hand at a spot of codebreaking 'a matter of life and death' sees the team visit malta and attempt to foil some smugglers 'for the rest of your natural' has the contessa captured by a psychopath 'the first circle' sees a vietnam veteran come to the team for help 'vocal' has paul blinded and harry impersonated 'thinkback' has harry and the contessa involved in a suspicious car crashoxfam shop new street the entire first series of the s tv thriller produced by gerry anderson and following the exploits of crimefighters harry rule (robert vaughn), paul bouchet (tony anholt) and countess caroline di contini (nyree dawn porter)in ' feet to die' a skydiving chum of harry's is endangered by villains in 'one and one makes one' the protectors come up against some duplicitious thinking when they agree to rescue an imprisoned canadian agent 'talkdown' finds harry up in an airplane with a dead pilot on his hands 'it was all over lepzig' sees the contessa confront an old loverin as-new condition throughout 'it could be practically anywhere on the island' finds the team chasing a poodle 'king con' finds our heroes involved in a con game as they attempt to retrieve an expensive antique 'your witness' has a murder witness disappear while under the team's protection 'triple cross' has harry and the contessa in an uncomfortable situation when they are ordered to steal some jewels in order to save the life of the kidnapped paul 'chase' finds harry running for his life when a blackmail investigation turns sour watch out for the hit theme tune sung by tony christie, 'in the avenues and alleyways' in 'with a little help from my friends' harry has some family trouble when he agrees to serve as a bodyguard for a visiting head-of-state 'a case for the right' has the protectors take a tour of some roman tombs 'disappearing trick' finds the contessa helping out with a magical disappearing actsee oxfam website for delivery information read more 'a kind of wild justice' sees harry's life endangered by the daughter of an old nemesis 'balance of terror' sees harry, paul and the contessa struggle to save london from the devastation of biological warfare finally, in 'ceremony for the dead', the protectors look after a critically-ill president 'quick brown fox' sees harry, paul and the contessa on the trail of some nazi fugitives
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The latest satellite images are showcased in the imagery section with 32 pages of stunning imagesas with all atlases in the times series it offers great authority, outstanding quality, and attention to detailthis feature is a first for world atlases and will dramatically illustrate the rapidly changing world we live ina unique collection of maps from the last 150 years of times atlases is also included in a historical mapping sectionupdated plans of 32 of the world's great cities are also included; a geographical reference section with flags, statistics, and facts for all the world's countries; and a comprehensive index to more than place names top off this crowning achievement in world atlas presentationthis is the second edition, published inthe reference mapping, produced in the beautifully clear and distinctive times style, has been completely updated with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical change around the worldin very good condition, in slip casesee oxfam website for delivery information read morespecific geographical information beside each map gives the reader a greater understanding of each areaoxfam shop tunbridge wells the perfect world atlas for readers who want the authority and accuracy of a times atlas at an affordable pricea completely new edition of a world atlas in the most prestigious atlas collection in the world, this comprehensive book showcases 170 pages of mapping to provide an amazingly detailed view of the world
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Various scuffs and marks to boardsbuff cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and gilt text to spine, which is discolouredcreases to lower leading corners of first few leaves of text block, which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and boardsoxfam bookshop newport generally referred to by its shortened title, the wealth of nations, this is the magnum opus of the scottish economist and moral philosopher adam smith see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published in , the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economicsdecorated endpapers (everyman design)by reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free marketsneatly inked name to front free endpaper
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What became of these men, did fate smile upon them or was luck to desert them? time and again new and unexpected stories came to light, embroidering the already rich tapestryin october , he joined raf bomber command's noa story of friendship, bravery, and sacrifice, acted out against the nightly threat of never returning to this sceptred isle againan epic tale of a wealthy young man, whose mother died during his birth, who lived for excitement, and who went on to join the raf inmatthew drummond henderson wilson went on to become a ferry pilot, a flying instructor and finally a test pilotthis hardback and its dust jacket are in near new conditionoxfam bookshop wallingford on 11 april , a stricken short stirling royal air force bomber crashes into fields to the east of godmanchester in cambridgeshire, englandhours earlier the commitment and skill of the crew had been tested to the limit confronting the formidable searchlight and flak defences of the german city of essenxv squadron becoming a squadron leader, and taking part in numerous raids on brest and the ruhrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreauthor roger leivers' meticulous and comprehensive research has brought to life the remarkable story of the godmanchester stirlingthis event, hidden for so long, had drifted into the fog of history, but a chance email led to this amazing story revealing itselfstirling to essen is also the story of the men who served alongside their pilot, and the unbreakable bond of friendship they found as they soared over the deadly skies of the third reich and occupied europe
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The girls encompass the diversity of ethnicities that are found within large urban communities and how they negotiate and manage their friendships across ethnic divisions is a key aspect of this bookby focussing on the constitution of the friendship groups, questions of 'leadership' and 'popularity', 'race' and ethnicity and 'bullying' are interrogated and their resonance for the 'exclusionary' and 'inclusionary' practices which often characterise friendship groups are examinedoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear to cover, creased cover and spine, very good overall condition what are the processes of exclusion and inclusion amongst girls' friendship groups? can friendship and bullying coexist? is the leader in the class always the most popular member of the class? what is the role of the teacher in consolidating group friendships? how are culturally diverse friendships negotiated? what impact does the process of transition from primary to secondary school have on existing friendship networks? through an exploration of the emotional and social dynamics of young girls' friendship groups, this book addresses these and other questions, which are important in their livesthis book highlights the emotional investment girls make in their friendships and will support teachers, youth workers and others working within educational contexts, in making visible this previously unattended aspect of young girls' livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe schools are all located within an urban context and represent the state and public sector of educationthe girls that feature in this book are inner city preadolescent girls as they transfer from their inner city primary school to their secondary schools
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Oxfam books & music fareham trade and trust in the eighteenth-century atlantic world: spanish merchants and their overseas networks by xabier lamikizin particular, it explores the processes of trade, trading networks and communications, seeking to understand merchant behaviour, especially the choices made by individuals when conducting business - and specifically with whom they chose to deal boydell press covers are slightly faded in very good conition fruitfully combining approaches from economic history and the cultural history of commerce, this book examines the role of interpersonal trust in underpinning trade, amid the challenges and uncertainties of the eighteenth-century atlanticit focuses on the nature of mercantile activity in two parts of spain: cadiz in the south, and its trade with spain's american empire; and bilbao in the north, and its trade with western and northern europe paperback with laminated covers see oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing from a broad range of spanish, peruvian and british archival sources, the book reveals merchants' experiences of trusting their agents and correspondents, and shows how different factors, from distance to legal frameworks and ethnicity, affected their ability to rely on their contactsxabier lamikiz is associate professor of economic history at the university of the basque country
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The episodes are: 'the north remembers', 'the night lands', 'what is dead may never die', 'garden of bones', 'the ghost of harrenhal', 'the old gods and the new', 'a man without honor', 'the prince of winterfell', 'blackwater' and 'valar morghulis'oxfam shop herne bay the complete second season of the hbo medieval fantasy drama based on the bestselling novel series 'a song of ice and fire' by george rsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe programme follows the battle between the starks and the other noble families of the seven kingdoms of westeros to gain control of the iron throne
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