Journey to the land of gold
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Dispatched with royal mail 2nd classa field guide to the birds of south-east asia by craig robson (hardback, )condition is like new
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2 by julienne ford (, hardcover) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove paradigms and fairy tales: an introduction to the science of meanings vol
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The first story is "a journey to paris in the year " by drcoeval full havana-coloured binding with embossing and gold edging on the plates; spine redone with inadequate leather; marbled edges and endpapersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihere we describe the fourth volume of the original london edition, which tells of the trips to franceeach volume is illustrated by copious engravingsthe last two narratives concern the mountains: horace-bénédict de saussure’s story "an account of the attempts that have been made to attain the summit of mont blanc"; and louis-fransois ramond's "journey to the summit of mont perdu" dates back tobookplate of thomas fitz gerald on the front counter-platefourth volume of a collection of the most renowned and interesting travels in all parts of the world, consisting of 17 volumes written by the scottish historian and poet john pinkerton, published for the first time in britain inmartin lister, an english naturalist and physician; travels during the years and followed, with a focus on the agricultural resources of france described by the agronomist arthur youngcopy in good condition, except for the redone spine and sporadic mildew or yellowingplease 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 storecover page; 722 numbered pages, inside, 16 tipped-in engraved plates, depicting french views except for one, depicting mont blanc seen from chamounia six-volume american edition of pinkerton's travel collection was published in philadelphia incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Sydney describes how the discovery of gold in central otago in transformed the area inhabited at that time by a few pastoralistshe uses documentation from the period, diaries, contemporary photographs, sketches, prints, to illustrate his narrativehe then adds his own stunning photographs of the landscape and talks of his own determination to help preserve it from the threat of developmentoxfam shop sherwood this is the first printing of 'promised land'the card covers have one tiny bump on the right front, very slight roughness along the top and bottom edges and, in the right light, a few small scratches are faintly perceptible on the surfacethe corners are still crisp and overall the volume is in very good condition indeed for a softback published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morea fascinating story presented in a very attractive volumeinternally the text is impeccable
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The picture may not reflect the books condition or specific editionpublisher: purple moonwe take pride in serving youbooks spine may be slightly creased due to age and wear
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Two famous accounts of travel to the land of the pharaohs of the nineteenth century416; size: 20 x 29 cm; paris ; half leather binding with gold engravings; numerous drawings and lithographs in the textt de belloc "le pays des pharaons"; ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione in english and the other in french218; size 18 x 24 cm; london ; hardcover; 49 engravings in the text protected by tissue paper; small defect on the spine and cracked plate on the back, scattered mildewbartlett "the nile boat"; ppin very good conditionplease 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 storethey have been a valuable source of information throughout the century for those who decided to embark on the "grand tour" along the nilecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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This season treasure x takes you to the land of the ninja! will you reveal the ultimate real gold dipped treasure?16 new ninja treasure hunters to save and collectchop the block to reveal your treasure
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Contents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalist(total of 2 books) read moresee pictures of the table of contentscondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidhe wrote extensively about morocco (’ registered shipping) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedplease 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 storehe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languagethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementarycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 pp
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge in the root of the middle way, nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insightthe present work contains nagarjuna's verses on the middle way accompanied by mabja jangchub tsöndrü's famed commentary, the ornament of reasoninspired by the buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the prajnaparamita sutras, nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident factsapart from some light creasing to the dust jacket at the top of the spine, very light spotting to the upper page edges and one small red spot on the lower page edges this book looks near new; a very attractive copy overallthe late khunu lama tenzin gyaltsen rinpoche, a renowned authority on the subject, often referred to this commentary as "the best there is" a visual outline of the commentary has been added that clearly shows the structure of each chapter and makes the arguments easier to followsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresharp, concise, and yet comprehensive, the ornament of reason has been cherished by generations of scholar-practitionersin a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions such as: "what does it mean for something to occur? what is meant by 'going' or by 'coming'? does the eye see? does fire burn fuel? what is an example of being right? what does it mean to be wrong? nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answersactive in the twelfth century, mabja was among the first tibetans to rely on the works of the indian master candrakirti, and his account of the middle way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of buddhism in tibetyet where are our answers? once we begin to follow nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges-perhaps unexpectedly
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This apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassionoxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunmounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichwhen the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltsseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'
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A day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcastingjohn was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on televisionas presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causeshumphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicea day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphone humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careerin typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system today
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The 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 destinationtake 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 everythingoxfam bookshop cheltenham an introduction to the art and practice of meditation, this guide lays down the foundation for ongoing spiritual developmentreaders can also access assistance and have their questions answered by emailthe 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 lifestylethe cd accompanying the book has an audio introduction to meditation and many of the meditations within the book are presented as guided commentariessee oxfam website for delivery information read morerecorded by the author, the commentaries provide the reader with a powerful aid to their meditational practicea 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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He must leave his home and make a perilous journey across the realms of middle-earth to the crack of doom, deep inside the territories of the dark lordall he lacks in his plan for dominion is the ruling ring, which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit bilbo bagginstolkien's masterwork, voted book of the century in major polls sauron, the dark lord, has gathered to him the rings of power - the means by which he will be able to rule the worldthere he must destroy the ring forever and foil the dark lord in his evil purposein a sleepy village in the shire, young frodo baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as the ring is entrusted to his careoxfam shop syston exclusive new seven-volume edition of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This time around, the doctor (smith), along with companions amy (karen gillan) and rory (arthur darvill) - also making their series farewell - are kidnapped by the daleks, transported to the american wild west and find themselves having to save earth from an unlikely invasiondiscs in excellent condition, see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series also marks the introduction of the doctor's latest companion clara (jenna-louise coleman)oxfam shop oadby all 14 episodes from the seventh series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure drama, starring matt smith in his final appearances as the legendary time lordthe episodes are: 'asylum of the daleks', 'dinosaurs on a spaceship', 'a town called mercy', 'the power of three', 'the angels take manhattan', 'the bells of saint john', 'the rings of akhaten', 'cold war', 'hide', 'journey to the centre of the tardis', 'the crimson horror', 'the last cyberman' and 'finale'
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So he set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest ideas and the most cutting-edge research about families of all varieties, novel solutions to make his own family happier bestselling author and new york times family columnist bruce feiler found himself squeezed between caring for ageing parents and raising his childreninstead of the usual psychologists and family 'experts', he sought out the most creative minds - from silicon valley to the set of modern family, from top negotiators to the army - and asked them what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they useoxfam books & music olneyfeiler then tested these ideas with his wife and kidsthe result is a fun, completely original look at how families can draw closer togetherthe secrets of happy families is a timely, counterintuitive book that answers the questions countless parents are asking: how do we manage the chaos of our lives? how do we teach our kids values? how do we make our family happier?written in a charming, accessible style, the secrets of happy families is smart, funny and fresh, and will forever change how your family lives every day cover is a little worn around the edges, but no marks or damagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefelier's life-changing discoveries include a radical plan to reshape your family in twenty minutes a week, warren buffett's guide for setting an allowance, and the harvard handbook for resolving conflict
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This time around, the doctor (smith), along with companions amy (karen gillan) and rory (arthur darvill) - also making their series farewell - are kidnapped by the daleks, transported to the american wild west and find themselves having to save earth from an unlikely invasionoxfam books & music beaconsfield all the episodes from the seventh series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure drama, starring matt smith in his final appearances as the legendary time lordthe series also marks the introduction of the doctor's latest companion clara (jenna-louise coleman)still sealed in original packagingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes are: 'the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe', 'asylum of the daleks', 'dinosaurs on a spaceship', 'a town called mercy', 'the power of three', 'the angels take manhattan', 'the snowmen', 'the bells of saint john', 'the rings of akhaten', 'cold war', 'hide', 'journey to the centre of the tardis', 'the crimson horror', 'nightmare in silver' and 'the name of the doctor'
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The adventures of tintin: the game is an action-packed adventure that takes gamers on a nonstop journey through the world of tintin; the hero and intrepid reporter from hergé's original comic booksplayers will rediscover the movie's enchanting environs including captain archibald haddock's ship "the karaboudjan," omar ben salaad's palace and the exotic city of bagghar and experience many of tintin's exciting adventureswith various elements adapted from tintin comic books the crab with the golden claws, the secret of the unicorn and red rackham's treasure, gamers are able to continue the adventure from the movie solo or with friends in one of three gameplay modesit also includes exotic gameplay elements such as sword fighting, aerial combat and drivingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe single-player campaign offers a unique blend of exploration, puzzles and combatoxfam bookshop kingsbridge based on the highly anticipated feature film the adventures of tintin directed by steven spielberg and produced by steven spielberg, peter jackson and kathleen kennedy, the adventures of tintin: the game will provide tintin fans, both young and old, the opportunity to dive into the world of tintin and relive key adventures from the series
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Shortlisted for the smarties prize, the secret of platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from eva ibbotson, the award-winning author of journey to the river seabut the prince has become a horrible rich boy called raymond trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescueda wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years beforeand when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of london see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition- very goodoxfam bookshop harrogate under platform 13 at king's cross station there is a secret door that leads to a magical islandit appears only once every nine years
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice copy of one of british author john brunner's early novels, centered around a troubled young man on holiday to greece and his relationship with a hitch hiker, and the journey of personal discovery this leads toin good condition, with some discolouration to the edges of the pages from dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Jackson) and tyson (douglas smith) set out on a perilous journey to the sea of monsters, known today as the bermuda triangle, to retrieve the mythical object that can save their camp - the golden fleeceafter discovering that their demigod training ground, camp half-blood, is in danger of being overrun by monsters, percy (logan lerman), annabeth (alexandra daddario), grover (brandon toxfam shop kendal the second instalment of the fantasy adventure franchise based on the bestselling children's books by rick riordansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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New states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsat the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadminor signs of shelf wearcolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisis
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But now the power-mad emperor jagang confronts richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victimsemperor of the d'haran empire, war wizard, the seeker of truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved kahlan amnell, mother confessor of the midlandsseparated and fighting for their lives, richard and kahlan will be tested to the utmostthis is a boxed set of 3 booksgood condition overallthis mass market boxed set is the second bundle in the bestselling the sword of truth series by terry goodkindbook covers creased, slight yellowing to pages, spines creased and bridgedit includes volumes 4-6: temple of the winds, soul of the fire, and faith of the fallenbook 4: temple of the winds wielding the sword of truth, richard rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the d'haran peoplebut their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway countryoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear to boxbook 5: soul of the fire richard rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the midlandsrichard heads into the old world with cara, the mord-sith, while his beloved kahlan remains behindnow a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless wastebook 6: faith of the fallen emperor jagang is rising once again in the old world and richard must face him, on his own turf
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This beautiful panel shows the friends, the tin man and the scarecrow adventuring through the woods and coming across the field mice who live in the magical land of ozare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe fabulous colour palette highlights the fantasy mood of the story, whilst the figure drawing, composition and exquisite line work highlight this artist’s talenta very rare chance to bid on a panel from georgio trevisan's adaptation of classic 'the wizard of oz' for the comic 'princess tina'the mice all live very close to the field of deadly poppies and mostly stay undergrounditalian artist trevisan moved to milan and joined the studio d’ami agency, from here he worked extensively for british comics and war picture libraries, illustrating many adaptations of literature including ‘a dog of flanders’ by marie louise de la ramée (ouida), the ugly duckling by the brothers grimm, and also stories of sherlock holmes during the sthey aren’t a unique race of rodents who can talk and live on the outskirts between the munchkin country border and the emerald cityplease 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 storetrevisan is now highly regarded for his work for tarot card designsan elegant black mount has been cut and is provided with this piece, however the piece has not been attached to the mount as this leaves room for personal choicethey are all ruled by a mouse queen, whom the tin woodman savescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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For the working class narrator, an apparently straightforward mission to find a missing biochemist becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracyoxfam shop colne road len deighton's classic first novel, whoseprotagonist is a nameless spy - later christened harry palmer and made famous worldwide in the iconic s film starring michael cainethe ipcress file was not only len deighton's first novel, it was his first bestseller and the book that broke the mould of thriller writingthe film of the ipcress file gave michael caine one of his first and still most celebrated starring roles, while the novel itself has become a classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisite: fusionismo di roberto masiaacrylic on canvasorigin: artist’s studiodocuments: declaration of authenticity by the artistplease 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 storeshipping: ups - sda - global serviceextensive curriculum on googlecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" squareoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 160 pages; a beautiful book produced by leonard lueras and marina mahathir as a catalogue of some 120 photographs culled from the portfolios of some of southeast asia's finest photographers and put together for an exhibition that travelled to all (then) six asean capital citiesboth book and dust jacket have some minor wear at extremities (but the jacket is not price clipped)see oxfam website for delivery information read morecontains two small square booklets inside the covers - eyes on eyes and eyes on hpl
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Players assemble a party of adventurers to uncover the source of evil and ominous activity in the land of flanaessoxfam shop wetherby the temple of elemental evil: a classic greyhawk adventure is a literal computer translation of one of the world's most beloved campaign settings, the realm of greyhawkthe improved, easy-to-use turn-based combat system speeds up gameplaythere are also dozens of skills and class abilities, over 50 feats and hundreds of spells from which to choosein addition, multiple quest solutions lead to different paths for different partiesthe game has options for creating up to five characters per party, in a reactive world filled with nonplayable characters (npcs) that react differently to the unique attributes of the adventuring partygamers will also be able to explore over 50 side quests and battle more than 100 monsterssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the first and only pc game to utilize the newly released dungeons and dragons 3the product is used however the casing, manual and disks are in good condition
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One 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 backoxfam 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 more"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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Series 2 episodes are: 'the tower of gilgamesh', 'meskia, capital city', 'meltland, city of dreams', 'into the phantasm', 'the land of shadows', 'the four assassins', 'the mansion of eternal spring', 'once, theyseries 1 episodes are: 'the great tower of druaga (inner)', 'the quest of jil (outer)', 'meskia, city in the tower', 'before we depart', 'band of hands', 'ziusudra's trap', 'the lightning bridge', 'dance with the one-winger', 'the legendary tower', '', 'at summer's end', 'as but a single shield' and 'you zapped tooxfam bookshop glossop road good condition, slightly worn box all 24 episodes from both seasons of the japanese anime series following a group of adventurers attempting to climb the tower of druaga and defeat the monstrous druaga, a god that continues to terrorise the human race even after being defeated by king gilgameshsee oxfam website for delivery information read more', 'at the dream's end', 'last resort', 'he who shoots the gods' and 'without letting go'
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