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Aided by her highly efficient yet somewhat peculiar secretary mma makutsi (anika noni rose), precious investigates cases and helps people solve problems in their lives - and begins a special friendship with the highly respectable owner of a local garage, jlb matekoni (lucian msamati)the series is a continuation of the original two-hour bbc pilot episode, which was directed by anthony minghella before his untimely death inoxfam shop york based on alexander mccall smith's bestselling novels, this six-part drama series chronicles the adventures of precious ramotswe (jill scott), the proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in botswanasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In he published manhattan transfer, his first experimental novel in what was to become his peculiar style - a mixture of fact and fictionthe fragmented lives it sketches, in a dazzling kaleidoscope of new york city in the s' christopher hudson, evening standard'dos passos has invented only one thing, an art of story-tellinga colourful, multi-faceted chronicle of new york in the early s, manhattan transfer ranks with james joyce's ulysses as a powerful and often lyrical meditation on the modern cityusing experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, vivid descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and the jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, dos passos constructs a brilliant impressionistic portrait of new york city as a great futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedylawrencea modernist masterwork that has more in common with films than traditional novels, john dos passos' manhattan transfer includes an introduction by jay mcinerney in penguin modern classicsjohn dos passos () was born in chicago, the son of an eminent lawyerafter graduating from harvard he served in the us army medical corps during the first world war, and dabbled in journalism before embarking on life as a writersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut that is enough to create a universe' jean-paul sartre'the best modern book about new york'doxfam bookshop st albans 'my literary hero is john dos passos' - adam curtis (filmmaker) 'a modernist masterpiece, capturinghis began a series of panoramic epics of american life with the usa trilogy, using the same technique and tracing, through interwoven biographies, the story of america from the early twentieth century to the onset of the great depression in
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The artist's relationship to both american and european romanticism, his involvement with the surrealist movement, the peculiar mechanics of his work, and a glimpse at his cinematic explorations are accompanied by an illuminating biography and numerous illustrationsoxfam books & music islington joseph cornell remains one of the most popular artists of the 20th centurythis survey brings to life the work of a brilliant artist whose imaginative re-ordering of the world's chaos is still as inspirational as everthis work provides an insight into the artist's remarkable inner world: a universe populated with empty cages, mirrors, clay pipes, postage stamps, marbles, thimbles and paper scraps, cornell collected in his basement repository and fashioned into self-contained constructions, montages, collages and filmssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The same is the case with architecture: an inability to describe the component parts of a building leaves one tongue-tied and unable to begin to discuss what is or is not exciting, dull or peculiar about itthis will enable the reader to better make use of what is to followit will also cover the orders of architecture - doric, tuscan, ionic, corinthian and composite - so that the vital basics of classicism are coveredwith it in your hand, pocket or car, buildings will break down beguilingly into their component parts, ready for inspection and discussionoxfam bookshop brighton rice's architectural primer covers the grammar and vocabulary of british buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from norman castles to norman fosterits aim is to enable the reader to recognise, understand and date any british buildingthere will be no more references to that curly bit on top of the thing with the square protrusionsthis will be a chronological reference section covering, period by period, the windows, doors and doorcases, columns, chimneys, arches, balustrades and pediments that make up the built environmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas matthew rice says, 'once you can speak any language, conversation can begin, but without it communications can only be brief and brutishrice's architectural primer starts with an explanation of the basic 'grammar' of buildings: elevation, plan, roof, gable and eaveungainly and inept descriptions will be a thing of the past and, fluent in the world of volutes, hood moulds, lobed architraves and bucrania, you will be able to leave a cathedral or country house with as much to talk about as a film or playfollowing this is the 'vocabulary'' rice's architectural primer will explain the language of architecture
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In a sunburned country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planetthe result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousitygood condition, paperback, 397 pages every time bill bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break outaustralia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in bill bryson its perfect guidewherever he goes he finds australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful bookhis previous excursion along the appalachian trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller a walk in the woodsdespite the fact that australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, bill bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path
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Yet the man behind the celebrity facade carried a surprising burden of insecurity and struggled with the peculiar challenges of a life lived largely in the spotlight
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