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oxfam bookshop swanage the complete first season of the popular historical drama seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute controlthe city is a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million peopleepisodes comprise: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils' and 'kalends of february'after eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeset in rome in 52 bbut now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess
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oxfam bookshop newark hardbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morefounded in , yves saint laurent has been one of the greatest names in fashion ever sincein a interview yves saint laurent exclaimed, 'no more ritz, no more asking for the moon, long live the street!' his boutique opened on septemberexploring laurent's progressive approach to fashion, saint laurent rive gauche highlights the cultural impact of the brand, especially its influence on women during the 60s and 70swith three insightful essays and an incredible array of visual material the book celebrates the legacy of rive gauche, one of the most significant fashion lines of the past 50 yearsit was followed in by a rive gauche men's linethe store was a huge successrive gauche revolutionised everyday pieces that were traditionally male; such as the shirt, blazer and trouser suit, for the burgeoning female work forcethe yves saint laurent rive gauche boutiques were soon opened throughout the worldthroughout the years, the groundbreaking designs of the couture house created innovative and trend-setting pieces of clothing and then, yves saint laurent became the first couture house to launch, in , the modern concept of luxury women's ready-to-wear clothing, in a collection called rive gauchethis book tells that storypeople rushed in to buy simple impeccably cut clothes that they carried away in shopping bags emblazoned with the shop's orange and pink logo
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton 'thoroughly engrossing' michael pollan, the atlantic'wonderful, energising' kathryn hughes, the guardian'gripping' the spectator'an eye-opening, stimulating brew' the economistcoffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drugcoffeeland centres on the volcanic highlands of el salvador, where james hill, born in the slums of nineteenth-century manchester, founded one of the world's great coffee dynastiessedgewick reveals the unexpected consequences of the rise of coffee, which reshaped large areas of the tropics, transformed understandings of energy, and ultimately made us dependent on a drug served in a cupaugustine sedgewick's brilliant new history tells the hidden and surprising story of how this came to be, tracing coffee's 400-year transformation into an everyday necessitythe story is one that few coffee drinkers knowadapting the innovations of the industrial revolution to plantation agriculture, hill helped to turn el salvador into perhaps the most intensive monoculture in modern history, a place of extraordinary productivity, inequality and violencethe very word 'coffee' is one of the most widespread on the planetin very good conditionthe book follows coffee from the hill family plantations into the united states, through the san francisco roasting plants into supermarkets, kitchens and work places, and finally into today's omnipresent cafés
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame all 22 episodes from seasons 1 and 2 of the popular historical drama series set in rome in 52 bcthe republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute controlafter eight years of war, two soldiers, lucius vorenus (kevin mckidd) and titus pullo (ray stevenson) unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient romeepisodes are: 'the stolen eagle', 'how titus pullo brought down the republic', 'an owl in a thornbush', 'stealing from saturn', 'the ram has touched the wall', 'egeria', 'pharsalus', 'caesarion', 'utica', 'triumph', 'the spoils', 'kalends of february', 'passover', 'son of hades', 'these being the words of marcus tullius cicero', 'the tortoise and the hare', 'heroes of the republic', 'philippi', 'death mask', 'a necessary fiction', 'no god can stop a hungry man' and 'about your father'but now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham sixteen hundred years after his death, martin of tours - soldier turned holy man and hermit - continues to exert a profound influence on our contemporary experience of the christian faith as we increasingly embrace the celtic spirituality which he inspiredtoday, not only are hundreds of churches dedicated in his honour, but on iona and throughout the british isles, celtic crosses and other ancient monuments can be found to this wise and generous saint whose dynamic leadership of the monastic community he founded directly inspired patrick and columba to their great missionary endeavoursthe story of st martin is the story of the passion and energy of the celtic people encountering the simplicity, heroism and joy of the early church and responding to it in mass conversionmartin's rejection of the superficial establishment christianity of the crumbling roman empire in favour of creating communities of believers as found in the new testament, marked the beginning of a dynamic new era for western christianity and ignited a flame that continues to burn brightly to this daychristopher donaldson's vivid and compelling portrait re-establishes martin of tours as a spiritual leader with a message for our own day
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham the words and music of famous numbers from each of the following operas: ruddigore, patience, the grand duke and trial by juryundated, but between (news chronicle founded) and (death of henry lytton)red cloth board in good condition with slight bumping to spine and corners and a little shelf wear  slightly bowed, but internally, in excellent conditionwith an appreciation by sir henry lytton
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oxfam bookshop lymington everymansee oxfam website for delivery information read morecantata founded upon the old morality play by hthe binding is becoming loose but all the music pages are bright and clean with no annotationsan original copy with wear to the cover edges and corners
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oxfam bookshop newport toni cannelli presents this step-by-step drumming tutorialsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretopics included are: hand technique, reading rhythm, foot technique, playing and reading 4/4 drum beats, adding cymbals, learning 144 new beats, drum fills and playing up to six songs, including pop, ballad and rock shuffle
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford stories about jewesses proliferated in nineteenth-century britain as debates about the place of the jews in the nation ragedreading a range of texts from popular romance to the realist novel, she investigates how the complex figure of the jewess brought the instabilities of nineteenth-century religious, racial and national identity into uniquely sharp focus tracing the narrative of the jewess from its beginnings in romantic and evangelical literature, and reading canonical writers including walter scott, george eliot and anthony trollope alongside more minor figures such as charlotte elizabeth tonna, grace aguilar and amy levy, valman demonstrates the remarkable persistence of this narrative and its myriad transformations across the centurywhile previous scholarship has explored the prevalence of antisemitic stereotypes in this period, nadia valman argues that the figure of the jewess - virtuous, appealing and sacrificial - reveals how hostility towards jews was accompanied by pity, identification and desire
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove the general perception of the archaeology of the mesolithic in britain and ireland is that the period is somewhat impoverishedthe book's combination of high-quality academic research and comprehensive reading lists ensure that it will be of value to second or final-year students studying a module on the mesolithic, and essential reading for post-graduate studentsthis volume, aimed at a broader archaeological readership, introduces this new generation of researchers and offers an urgently needed teaching resource for students who want a deeper understanding of the periodoften assumed to have an exceptionally limited range of evidence, the period is also perceived as a theoretical backwater, devoid of the vibrant, engaging narratives that have transformed other branches of prehistoric archaeology over the last 20 yearsadditionally, a range of important mesolithic sites are discussed throughout the text, with new interpretations and theories being exploredthe book provides up-to-date information on a variety of important topics: technology, gender, subsistence, analogy, ritual, landscape and deathhowever, new approaches, producing a distinctive 'mesolithic' archaeology, are beginning to supersede the traditional accounts and demonstrate that such assumptions about the mesolithic are wholly misplaced
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chelmsford this collection of specially commissioned essays by academics and practising psychoanalysts, first published in , explores key dimensions of jacques lacan's life and worksthese essays, supported by a useful chronology and guide to further reading will prove invaluable to students and teachers alikeadvocating a 'return to freud', by which he meant a close reading in the original of freud's works, he stressed the idea that the unconscious functions 'like a language'he refashioned psychoanalysis in the name of philosophy and linguistics at the time when it underwent a certain intellectual declinethis volume will bring fresh, accessible perspectives to the work of this formidable and influential thinkerlacan is renowned as a theoretician of psychoanalysis whose work is still influential in many countriesall essays in this companion focus on key terms in lacan's often difficult and idiosyncratic developments of psychoanalysis
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach reading is introduced by the authors, who suggest connections between the reading and others in the anthologyoxfam bookshop folkestone this anthology is intended as a core text for courses in aesthetics or philosophy of art" readings are organized historically within four broad themes so that students can see how concepts of art have evolved and been debatedit contains a wealth of readings from both classic and contemporary sources, and aims to present substantial selections from those texts rather than mere "snippetsunlike other anthologies on the market,the philosophy of artis both comprehensive and affordable, making it the ideal book for course use
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A good reading copysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always domaxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidenceopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and commathough in fact he didhalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedthe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionssitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the materiali don't give a hoot what the writing's like"as the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingin fair conditionin this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)problems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americasome light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title page
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The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alikeoxfam bookshop chiswick the penguin guide to jazz recordings is now firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticismthis is one of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides don't come close' irish times see oxfam website for delivery information read morecds reviewed new discs in this edition over 400 new artist listings 'it's the kind of book that you'll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later' fortune 'part jazz history, part jazz karma sutra with cook and morton as the knowledgeable, urbane, wise and witty guidesfor this completely revised ninth edition, richard cook and brian morton have reassessed each artist's entry, and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional cds
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate written by internationally renowned author stella cottrell, this is an essential resource for students looking to refine their thinking, reading and writing skillswith clear explanations, relevant examples and plenty of exercises throughout, this book helps students to develop their analytical reasoning skills and apply them to a range of tasks including reading, note-making and writingthis text will turn even the most hesitant student into a proficient critical thinkerit is suitable for students of all levelsstella cottrell's student-centred approach demystifies critical thinking and breaks down a complex subject into manageable chunksthis is an ideal companion for students of study skills, humanities, social sciences, business and arts programmes, where assessment includes essay and report writing
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the definitive account of the scrum methodology from its co-creator and the ceo of scrum, inci started using it with my business and family halfway through reading the book' - professor jeffrey pfeffer, stanford business school; co-author of the knowing-doing gap see oxfam website for delivery information read more' - shawn achor, new york times bestselling author of before happiness and the happiness advantage'scrum is mandatory reading for any leader, whether they're leading troops on the battlefield or in the marketplacegeneral barry mccaffrey'jeff sutherland is the master of creating high-performing teamsthe project management method known as scrum may be the most widely deployed productivity tool among high-tech companies' - eric ries, new york times bestselling author of the lean startup'engaging, persuasive and extremely practicalthe subtitle of this book understates scrum's impactscrum provides a simple framework for solving what seem like intractable and complicated work problemsjeff sutherlandscrum shows you howthen the fbi turned to scrum, and just over a year later unveiled a functioning system that cost less than a tenth of the first project and employed a tenth of the staffand it's not just grand projects that scrum can help withthe challenges of today's world don't permit the luxury of slow, inefficient worktake the fbi attempt to digitize its records, for exampleleo babauta, creator of zen habits'scrum dramatically increases productivity while reducing employees' frustrations with the typical corporate nonsenseit explains how to define precisely what it is that you are seeking to achieve, how to set up the team to achieve it, and how to monitor progress until the project is successfully completedon a mission to put this tool into the hands of the broader business world for the first time, jeff sutherland succeeds brilliantlyscrum is the revolutionary approach to project management and team building that has helped to transform everything from software companies to the us military to healthcare in major american hospitalsif you don't get three times the results in one-third the time, you aren't doing it right!' - scott maxwell, founder & senior managing director, openview venture partners'this deceptively simple system is the most powerful way i've seen to improve the effectiveness of any teamthis book is the best description i've seen of how this process can work across many industriesfilled with practical examples drawn from all types and organisation it will make you rethink the fundamentals of successful management - and show you how to get things done however everyday or ambitious, however small or large your organisationamazingly, this book will not only make your life at work and home easier, but also, better and happier'full of engaging stories and real-world examplesin other words, success requires scrumsenior leaders should not just read the book - they should do what sutherland recommendssuccess requires tremendous speed, enormous productivity, and an unwavering commitment to achieving resultsevery organisation, whatever its size, constantly has to come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budgetas with so many software projects the first attempt failed, having taken four years and cost over $400 millionin this major new book its originator, jeff sutherland, explains precisely and step by step how it operates - and how it can be made to work for anyone, anywhere
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(from the author) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle the circle of keys forms the basis for creating harmonic left hand chord progressions, modulations and musical introductions and endingsthe circle is interpreted by reading it in a clockwise and anti clockwise direction and seems to be complicated to use, perhaps because of the unfamiliarity of reading a clock face backwardsin my teaching, i use the circle of keys adapted into a 'musical ladder'© figure 3, containing exactly the same information as the circle but much easier to usehere i must establish again that a 'key' of music is also a scale of musicon each step of the musical ladder a keynote is displayed, representing a major 'key' of musicthe circle has been turned around so that the 'f#' and 'gb' key notes are at 3 o'clock and by opening the circle out the f# key note is at the top and the 'gb' key note is at the bottom of the ladder
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oxfam bookshop hertford ist edition, publishedreading programme, stage 3see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Superficial scuffs and marks, small reading creasessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport a fabulously illustrated natural history travel guide, intended for the general reader with an interest in natural history, and for the growing numbers of 'ecotourists' who want to know where to see wildlife in the countries they visitessentially practical, this book first introduces the ecology, geology, and wildlife of spain and the balearic islands, then goes on to describe where to see its natural history at its bestglossy photographic paper coverstext block is clean and tight
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oxfam bookshop lymington wagner - the mastersingers of nurembergsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebinding loose but completebreitkopf & hartelfront cover and endpapers missing, sellotape to spine
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'or john wilkes seated between vice and virtue', by adrian hamiltonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is not accompanied by contemporary the special reading copylimited edition of copies, this copy printed as numberhardback, quarter cloth and decorated paper boards, some shelf wear to the board edges, and mark to the cloth spine - see photosinterior unmarked
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morepacked with tips, tricks and amazing visuals 'the ultimate guide to fortnite' is essential readingoxfam bookshop newport enter the incredible world of fortnite and become part of a global phenomenon! this computer game giant, with an estimated player-base of more than 45 million is the biggest success story ofnot ex-library and no notes or highlightingscuffs, minor blemishes) but overall no significant flawssome signs of previous use (e
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop woodbridge lavishly illustrated with maps and photographs this authoritative work work will be invaluable reading for all those with an interest in the history, archeology and natural history of this fascinating countypaperback, very good condition
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oxfam bookshop lymington little songs of long agosee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis would make a good reading copy or could be used as a source of the lovely pictures"more old nursery rhymes"despite all this the thirty odd illustrations are in very good order and the music pages are brighttop and base of spine bruised and cover discolouredfoxing to fore edge and some finger marksthe original tunes harmonized by alfred moffat, illustrated by hwillebeek le mairhardcover no dust jackethinge cracking and binding loose with one page detached and with a piece missing
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham it&39;s and author juliet ashton can&39;t think what to write nextsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreout of the blue, she receives a letter from dawsey adams of guernsey &45; by chance, he&39;s acquired a book that once belonged to her &45; and, spurred on by their mutual love of reading, they begin a correspondencewhen dawsey reveals that he is a member of the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society, her curiosity is piqued and it&39;s not long before she begins to hear from other membersas letters fly back and forth with stories of life in guernsey under the german occupation, juliet soon realizes that the society is every bit as extraordinary as its name
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extraordinaryreading the book is a charged and thrilling aesthetic experience and one remembers gratefully that this is what the novel can do, and indeed does, better than any other art form - it gets the human condition' william boyd, observer 'underworld is his biggest, most daring novel yetthe reward is its great depth, shimmering prose and the feeling when we've put it down that we're a little wiser than we were' peter mckay, daily mail 'don delillo's latest novel really is one of the finest of the century' john burnside, scotsman see oxfam website for delivery information read moresimultaneously a reprise, summation of, and advance on everything that he has done before, it is a literary colossus, equal to any (and surpassing most) of the vaulting novels which strive for the immensity of the american mythic' geoff dyer, sunday telegraph 'with underworld, delillo confirms himself in the select group of great american writers truly equal to the temper of very strange times' times literary supplement 'mr delillo writes beautifullyunderworld is a rousingly impressive achievement in almost every novelistic department - dialogue, structure, timing, precise description, heartfelt veracity and the restunderworld demands our full attentionin underworld we have a mature and hugely accomplished novelist firing on all cylinders, at the sophisticated height of his multifarious powers
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop woodbridge a further collection of maritime history, compiled by john jefferies from his extensive collection of yachting history compelling reading for those interested in the history of yachting and seafaringextensively illustrated with black & white and colour photographsthis edition produced in celebration of the america's cup jubileesigned by authorlarge format paperback, very good condition
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oxfam bookshop woodbridge a very special maritime history book, compiled by john jefferies from his extensive collection of yachting historycompelling reading for those interested in the history of yachting and seafaringdedication from author on inside front cover to"colchester librarian richard" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreextensively illustrated with black & white and colour photographslarge format paperback, very good condition
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oxfam bookshop carlisle romantic dramasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe does not like this and uses his new found powers to ruin her by reading her mind and selling her ideas as his ownafter an accident he discovers that he can hear what women are really thinking about and is upset that his showing off techniques are not popular with his female colleaguesbut soon his plan backfires as she starts to fall in love with him and there seems to be no way outto make matters worse his dream of being promoted to a higher position has been thwarted by man-eating, new team member darcy (helen hunt)disc and case in good conditionhot shot advertising executive nick marshall (mel gibson) thinks he's god's gift to women and can get anyone he wants
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport the chief object of this book is to moderate as far as possible the difficulties of reading presented by the hand written in england for administrative, legal or business purposes during the past eight or nine centuriestext block is clean and tight and free from annotation and marginaliaglossy blue pictorial dust jacket700 to the middle of the nineteenth centurythe invaluable series of 36 plates shows 56 examples of english handwriting from cblue cloth covered boards, some scuffs, marks and discolourationvarious superficial scuffs and dents, discolouration to outer edges and spinepale blue endpapers
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