Oxfam books music lichfield published
List oxfam books music lichfield published
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oxfam books & music lichfield arthur henry peppercorn, obe (29 january march ) was the last chief mechanical engineer (cme) of the london and north eastern railwaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese were known as some of the best british steam locomotives ever in servicepeppercorn finished several projects which were started by his predecessor edward thompson, but most popular were his lner peppercorn class a1 and the lner peppercorn class a2only one of his famous pacific locomotives, a lner peppercorn class a blue peter, was preserved, but none of the lner peppercorn class a1however, a brand new a tornado, built as the next in the class, has been constructedthe book will detail peppercorn's life with as many personal pictures as possibleit will include black and white and colour pictures of 49 of his a1 locomotives and 15 of his a2 locomotivesit moved under its own steam for the first time in augustthe pictures will show the locomotives under construction, from the lineside and on shedupon nationalisation and the foundation of british railways, he continued in essentially the same job, now titled "chief mechanical engineer, eastern and north eastern regions"; he retired at the end of , two years after nationalisation
12 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield geoffrey de havilland was one of the world's true pioneers of powered flightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit tells the story of british aviation via the people and events with which he was associatedthis autobiography is concerned with much more than the story of his aeroplanes and his company
9 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield how did a new belief move from the backwaters of oppressed galilee to centres around the mediterranean, across europe and to britain? why did the brutal romans turn christianity into a state religion? did the heathen saxons accept the faith earlier than is thought? how did the native celts assimilate the roman church? what happened to the church with the interference of kings and the invasion of vikings? acceptance of christ's resurrection changed the lives of emperors, kings, bishops, abbots and people, sometimes for good and occasionally with dreadful consequencesit recounts the development of our nationhood, culture and religious foundationthis book retells and updates this history of a dark age sometimes receiving christian light using new archaeological discovery and interpretationthe first millennium was a struggle for survival and equally a struggle in beliefprogression of christianity was never inevitable
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oxfam books & music lichfield nearly fine conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea british railways illustrated specialglazed pictorial boards
14 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early usee oxfam website for delivery information read more"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategy"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followinghistory was characterized by an array of competing companies
19 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield while tony stark battles the bottle, james rhodes soars to ever greater heights in the red and gold! he'll test himself against deadly foes radioactive man and the mandarin, then become a west coast avenger after proving his mettle alongside marvel's greatest heroes in the original secret wars! but rhodey's homecoming won't be easyon top of building his own rogues' gallery - the brothers grimm, vibro and the termite - one of rhodey's biggest headaches is the armour itself! collecting: iron man (, iron man annual 6-7 see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield diana the voice of change throws a new light on the most famous woman of her timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough diana may no longer be in flesh, her spirit lives on communicating to us allyou can use these same keys to focus your own destiny, to help you find the voice of change that resonates with your whole being, and assists you to live your soul s purposediscover the truth about diana s extraordinary life principlesthis is the legacy that diana wanted to give the women and men of the world! learn: how diana achieved freedom from oppression how she became a force of liberation that literally shook the world why she was taken from us to become a force of divine inspirationlearn what created her love and the secret keys that focused her destiny
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oxfam books & music lichfield the dream of the cosmos is the story of a multi-layered quest to understand the causes of human suffering and to reconnect with a deeper reality than the one we inhabit in this physical dimension of experienceit is written with two voices: one the voice of a personal quest and the other which explores the historical and psychological causes that have brought into being our present view see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit seeks to answer the questions: "who are we?" and "why are we here, on this planet?" it is offered to those who are looking for something beyond the superficial values of our culture, who may be disillusioned with religious and secular belief systems as currently presented and who question political values which are deeply mired in the pursuit of power
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oxfam books & music lichfield roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as proto-indo-europeansee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even nazis seeking the roots of the aryan racelinking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, david anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of proto-indo-european, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchangethe horse, the wheel, and language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the indo-european languages and english--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the pastthe horse, the wheel, and language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original indo-european speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilizationanthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback ridinghe explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield in this fascinating and innovative look at how the underbelly of victorian london, paul dobraszczyk offers a new account of how the city's sanitation was revolutionised in the s and s by means of gigantic new sewers and magnificent pumping stationsrichly illustrated with maps, engineering drawings, newspaper engravings, and architectural photographs, this book suggests new ways of understanding london's sewers and makes visible these vital, yet hidden spaces of the cityhe focuses on the question of how these new spaces were understood and represented - by both those who planned and promoted them (reformers and engineers) and also by those whom they impacted, namely london's populace
50 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield robert grainer is a day labourer in the american west at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary timessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuffused with the history and landscapes of the american west, train dreams captures the disappearance of a distinctly american way of lifeas his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform america in his lifetimederailed by the loss of his family, grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world shipped by train in into the woods of the idaho panhandle, he grows up, works on logging gangs, falls in love, and loses his wife and baby daughter to a particularly pernicious wildfire
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oxfam books & music lichfield finally, an easy-to-use quick-reference guide that captures the beauty and essence of hatha yoga itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehatha yoga asanas: pocket guide for personal practice features full-color photos, basic movement cues, the english and sanskrit names, and difficulty ratings for over 150 poses, including these bound angle bow bridge chair child's cobra crescent lunge crow dancer i downward-facing dog forward bend garland half moon headstand intense side stretch lord of the fishes lotus pigeon shoulder stand side angle staff tree triangle upward-facing dog warrior wheel simple, attractive, and convenient, hatha yoga asanas: pocket guide for personal practice is the one reference every practitioner and instructor should own
7 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield you're sure to enjoy this triple bill of comedies starring will haysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new schoolmaster (hay) scoffs at the legends of a ghostly piper which haunts the castle - until two headmasters come to a grisly endhe plays the director general of the national broadcasting group (nbg) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happythe effort to expose the dastardly fellow sees hay adopt various disguises in a steady onslaught of mistaken-identity comedyin 'the ghost of st michaels' (), the outbreak of the second world war results in the boys' school of st michaels relocating to dubain castle on the isle of skyewho will become the next victim of the phantom piper? in 'the black sheep of whitehall' (), hay plays professor davis, the intrepid headof a correspondence collegedavis gets wind of the fact that a nazi spy has infiltrated an economic delegation with the intent of undermining attempts to reach a trade agreement between great britain and certain south american countrieshowever, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes jimmy, his head of the complaints department, to programme director'radio parade of ) was one of the first screen outings for hayjimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the actsbut obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the nbg has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars
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oxfam books & music lichfield a sunday independent book of the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environmentbeginning in , when young navy lieutenant 'nick' nixon returned from the pacific and set his cap at congress, farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember nixon as todayhe aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his opening to china was the first great crack in the cold wara deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of america's most complex presidentbut nixon had another legacy: an america divided and polarisedfarrell examines the life and legacy of one of america's most controversial political figuresrichard nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war american political cynicism - and was destroyed by itit was a fine legacy, but nixon cared little for itfinally, in august , two years after the watergate scandal, nixon became the only president to resign in disgracewithin four years of that first win, nixon would be a senator; in six, the vice president; and then presidentin richard nixon, award-winning biographer john ait was nixon who launched the mccarthy era, who set south against north, and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country's elite
14 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield in january stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political lifemillions would die, and many more would sufferhe was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire soviet unionwhere did such great, monstrous power come from? the first of three volumes, the product of a decade of intrepid research, this landmark book offers the most convincing explanation yet of stalin's power
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oxfam books & music lichfield beautifully illustrated throughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield this abridged edition of 'folk-lore in the old testament' welcomes a number of readers who have neither the means nor the leisure to read the original 3 portly volumesthe author has attempted to, on the lines of folk-lore, trace some of the beliefs and institutions of ancient israel backward to earlier and cruder stages of thought and practice which have their analogies in the faiths and customs of existing savages
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oxfam books & music lichfield londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morespine chipped but otherwise good condition
35 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield during penguin celebrated their 70th anniversary with a new biography of penguin's fouder, allen lane, and a comprehensive overview of penguin design, 'penguin by designers' by phil baineswith many designers and former penguin staff in the audience, all contributed to a memorable event and unique celebration of penguin design, the essence of which is captured in this publicationthere was also a display throughout the summer at the v&athe penguin collectors' society added their own contribution organising a study day at the v&a to coincide with, and support, the display
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield this is the first english translation for forty years of a medieval classic, offering vivid and unique insight into the life of a great monastery in late twelfth-century englandjocelin of brakelond was a monk in the abbey of bury st edmunds, and his narrative of events between the years of and provides a unique insight into the life of a medieval religious communitythe translation brilliantly communicates the interest and immediacy of jocelin's narrative, and the annotation is particularly clear and helpful
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oxfam books & music lichfield the third edition of this english-language guidebook toanglesey - the only one of its kindsee oxfam website for delivery information read more264 pages and more than three hundredfull-colour illustrationsa fold-out map is includedthere aremany inset features, including a series of profiles of the island's notablepeople and its natural historythere are three parts to the book - an introduction sets the scene, adetailed gazetteer covers every part of the island, and a directory sectionpresents a classified listing of things to do and places to seethree longer articles summarise anglesey'sseafaring history, its architecture and its cultural heritage
17 €
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oxfam books & music lichfield a unique look at the on-the-edge subculture of hot rodding and drag racing which began during wwii and still thrives today' see oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough its outlaw status, this culture has fuelled garishly decorated custom cars, outlaw rock and artists like robert williams and big daddy ed rothauthor leah kerr begins at the race track and takes you on a full tour, from the first black superstar of racing to the annual blessing the cars' ritual, from old jd movies to death-defying rides
4 €
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oxfam books & music olney paper vocal score published by williamson music, gb see oxfam website for delivery information read morevendor's stamp on front covervocal score and piano selection in booklet with illustrated front coverinternally in very good condition, there is some light cover wear
9 €
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oxfam books & music beaconsfield published in and featuring articles by many of the notable wormen writers and journalists of the timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published in june this copy is third impression from julythe binding is sound and the pages unmarkedin very good condition for the age of the bookthe hardback cover has only very light bumpingthe unclipped dustjacket is in good condition apart from some fading on the spine
15 €
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oxfam books & music hereford published by victor gollancz ltd ()see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: used, very goodcovers and spine in excellent conditiondust jacket in very good condition but price-clippedtext clean and unmarkedgolf-themed detective story
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oxfam books & music nottingham publishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" includes 18 illustrations depicting biblical scenesminor wear to coverlarge book approx 11" x kg"this book is produced in an endeavour to present the continuing plan of salvation as revealed in the biblesmall tear on base of spine/ bottom corner of back cover
22 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music olney published in , this book is a complete record of the coronation of king george vi and queen elizabeth, it contains an exposition by authoritative writers of the history and the inward significance of the coronation and and explanation of its symbolism and ritualunusually complete with dust jacket and in very good conditiondust jacket is torn and markedincludes fold out genealogical chart in rear pocket
9 €
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oxfam books & music hereford published by heritage press ()see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: used, finelimited edition () reprint
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oxfam books & music hereford published by litho arts,, dublin, ()(see photos) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreteacher's handbook for the seriesslightly scuffed on edges and cornersclean text other than name of previous owner inside front covercondition: used good
9 €
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oxfam books & music dorchester published by the dorset natural history & archaeological society, this is a set of 4 volumes of their annual "proceedings"see oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume ) edited by paul lashmar   includes elisabeth frink's memorial to dorset martyrspale green laminate coversvolume ) edited by katherine barker   includes dorchester town libraryvolume ) edited by paul lashmar   includes dewlish roman villa post-excavation reportvolume ) edited by katherine barker   includes the black death in dorseta wonderfully varied collection of academic papers on dorset history and natural history
20 €