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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham with searching eyes he studied the beautiful purple, barren waste of sage' the novel that set the pattern for the modern western, riders of the purple sage was first published in , immediately selling over a million copiesin the remote border country of south utah, a man is about to be whipped by the mormons in order to pressure jane withersteen into marrying against her willeach affordable volume reflects oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabout the series: for over 100 years oxford world's classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globesecrecy, seduction, captivity, and escape: out of these elements zane grey built his acclaimed story of the american westthe punishment is halted by the arrival of the hero, lassiter, a gunman in black leather, who routs the persecutors and then gradually recounts his own history of an endless search for a woman abducted long ago by the mormonshere was the unknown and the perilous
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First edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much morehe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsjürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and french
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Those who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timetranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morea woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconyexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodeselisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citythis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergethe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriend
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Revisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightboard of educationabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertycom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnature
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A renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to bosnia to start work on restoring the sarajevo haggadah, a jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survivalwhen hannah heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetimeas meticulously researched as all of brooks's previous work, 'people of the book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survivalbut the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with ozren karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the new novel from the author of 'march' and 'year of wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the bosnian war, as a young book conservator arrives in sarajevo to restore a lost treasure
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Faust describes how his tiger unit fought pitch battles in the snows of western russia against the full might of the red army: the t34s, stalin tanks, sturmovik bombers and the feared katyusha rocket brigadesfirst published in the late s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war german publicsome readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote, 'now, at last, i know what our men did in the easthis astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the ostfrontoxfam bookshop knutsford wolfgang faust was the driver of a tiger i tank with the wehrmacht heavy panzer battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the eastern front insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the russian front's appalling carnage' today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in world war 2: a crescendo of horror, grom survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer man's destiny
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And her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really areoxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoymore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early yearsthis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timethe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year
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The remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorshipcan post extra £3through these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp £149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgeshambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp £149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticean 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master ch÷gyam trungpa on the reverse sidealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cards
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Available in paperback or ebookfrom the ballrooms and bordellos of london to the hostile spanish mountains battles every bit as deadly as those faced by the nation's soldiers are fought and men die as the two empires struggle for dominanceultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakean agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic warsserving with nelson in the mediterranean archie finds himself stranded in egypt where if he can survive he will play a vital role in the battle of the nile back in england, along with an oddball collection of friends archie risks everything to thwart the violent ambitions of napoleon's spymasterin the tradition of bernard cornwell and his hero sharpe, archie dexter is pitted against the might of napoleons designs on europe, not on the battlefields but in the dark shadowy world of espionagea gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in history
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'most of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scrollpatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?– the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?– emsp 332 format:2 × vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greensladethe story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withinour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Should it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by ait was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgethe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £370; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3the yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeean-13 number read more
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Sarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dpaula deitz is editor of the hudson reviewguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvrebruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumabout the author laura dcorey is consulting curator at the high museum of artputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of art
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Oxfam shop ulverston the first two movies from the popular action adventure franchiseneeding help to get on board the pirates' ship, will enlists eccentric captain jack sparrow (johnny depp) and quickly sets off in pursuithowever, with the crew of the black pearl cursed to spend their time between the living and the dead and only the blood of elizabeth able to lift the spell, the pair face a race against time to overcome the undead crew and rescue her before it's too lateif jack can't find a way to rid himself of davy jones once and for all, it may just spell the end for the three adventurersin 'pirates of the caribbean: the curse of the black pearl' (), when elizabeth (keira knightley), the daughter of governor swann (jonathan pryce), is kidnapped by captain barbossa (geoffrey rush) and his band of pirates, lovelorn will turner (orlando bloom) goes to her rescuewith time running out, jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest' (), once again thrown into the world of the supernatural, jack finds out that he owes a blood debt to the legendary davy jones (bill nighy), captain of the ghostly flying dutchmanbut jack will not give in without a fight, which is especially bad news for will and elizabeth, who get caught up in jack's mishaps
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The fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiloxfam bookshop lymington second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondortolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogywhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Now andy serkis tells his own story about how a three-week commission to provide a voiceover for gollum grew into a four-year commitment to breathe life and soul into the lord of the rings' most challenging screen performancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefilm-making history was made when, in the two towers, an actor's performance and digital animation were seamlessly integrated to create the world's first totally lifelike animated characteroxfam shop ulverston the official tie-in to the return of the king, in which actor andy serkis relates how he and the team of animators brought tolkien's character gollum to lifefully illustrated with more than 100 exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and drawings from the return of the king and the two towers, and with contributions from the many designers and animators who brought gollum to life, this book examines the transition to the big screen of one of tolkien's most popular characters from the hobbit and the lord of the rings
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Book in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundoxfam shop mutley plain fully indexed, the edition of the "yearbook" is the most comprhensive and authoritative reference about the work of the united nations, other international organizations and related bodiesthis volume of the "yearbook" details the activities of the united nations, its many organs, agencies and programmes, working together to rekindle a ne form of multilaeral cooepration for a better worldsome light foxing to top edge of pages, otherwise very goodthe book is designed not just for use by diplomats, officias and shcoalrs but also by other researchers, writers, journalists, teachers and studentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit records the dicverse and globe-encompassing activities of the united nations and its enduring efforts to deal witht eh world;s pressing concerns, particualrly matters of international peace and security, disarmament, human rights, th settlement of regional conflicts, economic and social development, the preservation of the environment, control of drugs and narcotic substance abuse, crime prevention, adequate shelter, youth and the aging and humanitarian assistance for refugees as wel as disaster relief
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Some of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysthis book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the sthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'oxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are given
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There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly reali think you're going to like himit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for daysbut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nighthis name's simonand he was never the same after thatthe shock of the fall is all of these books
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There are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsthe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedoxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous valuethis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariapages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The purpose of the series is to highlight the basic features of commonly shared patterns of culture and social institutions among the different lowland filipino ethnolinguistic groupsthis volume addresses the following questions: is it possible to speak of a generalized filipino kinship and family organization, or, is it too risky to make such a generalization because of the geographical distances and dialect differences? felipe landa jocano was a filipino anthropologist, educator, and author known for his works in philippine anthropology, in particular for documenting and translating the hinilawod, a western visayan folk epichowever, the text block appears to be clean a free from annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis paperback edition is in a reasonable, used conditionoxfam bookshop hexham this book is the third in the series of integrated studies on filipino society and culturethere are marks on the front cover and the corners are creased and bumpedhe has authored numerous books on various aspects of filipino society and culturejocano served as professor emeritus at the asian center of the university of the philippines and executive director of punlad research house, inc
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedescription country: pitcairn islands year: face value: 2 dollar metal: silver finenesssymbolising such character traits as creativity, intelligence, dependability, and calmness, those born during the year of the goat love to dream and ponderthe goat is the eighth animal in the twelve year zodiac cycleto the left of the design, the gold gilded chinese character for goat is set against a proof quality backgroundpackaging this gilded silver lunar year of the goat coin comes packaged in an ingot-shaped coin case and lunar-themed printed outer casereverse this coin face features a relief engraved goat of a contemporary style, set against a detailed background illustrating the global community of cultures in which we livethose born during this lunar year are often quiet of personality and very fond of naturecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available999 weight: 1 oz ( g) diameter: mm edge: milled mintage: pcs finish: proof new zealand mint is releasing four beautiful lunar coins to celebrate the year of the goatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeobverse this features the ian rank-broadley effigy of her majesty queen elizabeth iiare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam shop newquay the s cartoon series is given the big screen treatment with this double bill of big-budget, live-action blockbusters packed with state-of-the-art special effectsnow, hundreds of years later, with the decepticons searching for the cube, it's a race against time, as the autobots enlist the help of young earthling sam witwicky (shia labeouf) to foil the decepticons' plans for world dominationin an effort to prevent the decepticons from gaining possession of the 'allspark', a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, the autobots managed to smuggle the object to earth, where they secretly hid itin 'transformers' (), an alien race divided into two camps long ago on the planet of cybertron: the autobots, and the evil decepticonslabeouf reprises his role as sam, the young earthling caught in the raging war between the autobots and the decepticons, in the sequel, 'transformers: revenge of the fallen' ()see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter he glimpses the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers through a powerful vision sent to him by the allspark, sam once again finds himself the target of the evil decepticons, who have returned to earth under the command of the formidable starscream (voiced by charles adler)joining the autobots' mission to protect humankind is optimus prime (peter cullen), who forms an alliance with international armies for this second epic battle
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The true identity of akira takizawa - a former member of the 'selecao', who are now intent on killing him - may also become known as the intrepid eden of east members search for the truthsaki and her colleagues are nonetheless determined to get to the bottom of the identity of the enigmatic mr outsideoxfam bookshop thame the concluding part of the big-screen sequel to the mystery romance anime seriessaki morimi and her fellow eden of the east members are in trouble: they have been accused of engaging in terrorist activities and a number of powerful organisations, including the police, have a strong interest in silencing themsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Discs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with agefrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthoxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein part one of the fantasy trilogy by jfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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In 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of j
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dwesterdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsfine old patina overallprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppthe facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower faceit dates back to the perioddimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinathe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightobtained from him by hplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteclassic idimu handle mask – lega – dsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over
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Gandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doom
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Bilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friendsoxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogyin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townthe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlemeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)
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Pappano's tosca now becomes the modern version to havethere are, indeed, two distinct stars: the outstanding soprano angela gheorghiu in an assumption of the title role which is awe-inspiring in its breadth of emotion and dramatic range; and the conductor, antonio pappano, whose intimate knowledge of puccini's score illuminates page after page and detail after detailit is lavishly presented (billed as the original motion picture soundtrack of benoit jacquot's film), superbly engineered and boasts a first-rate castif roberto alagna's portrayal of cavaradossi does not quite scale the dizzying heights of gheorghiu's tosca, he is nevertheless capable of much subtletythe chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden give their all for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepappano possesses a complete grasp of the operatic situation, faultlessly pacing the whole opera to bring about a spine-tingling climaxruggero raimondi's scarpia is all the more evil for his multi-layered approach to this characteroxfam shop clitheroe the complete opera tosca by giacomo puccini, with libretto by giuseppe giacosa and luigi illica the original motion picture soundtrack to the film directed by benoit jacquot starring angela gheorghiu, roberto alagna, ruggero raimondi, maurizio muraro, enrico fissore and david cangelosi with the tiffin boys' choir, and the chorus and orchestra of the royal opera house, covent garden, conducted by antonio pappano looked at from virtually any angle, this tosca is a triumph
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