Symphonies of life and death
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Title: a matter of life and deathbinding: audio cdartist: iron maidencondition: good
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A matter of life and deathtitle: a matter of life and deathcondition: goodbinding: audio cdweight: 100 gms
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Christopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store‘tamburlaine the greatnote in ink on first endpaperillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignetteswhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorotherwise the book is in very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copiesstamp on half title page’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legmancover with minor signs of usewritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexityit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagea play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppwill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & trace
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"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 followingoxfam 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 americahistory was characterized by an array of competing companies
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Oxfam shop malmesbury the life and death of john mytton esq of halston shropshire the story of the regency rake and eccentric john mad jack mytton whose colourful life included being expelled twice from school and election as an mp when he spent only thirty minutes in the house of commons after finding the debates boringformerly mp for shrewsbury high sheriff for the counties of salop and merioneth and major of the north shropshire yeomanry cavalry234 pages over four partsspine worn at top and bottomnames and addresses of two separate owners at front the address of one being on the subjects family seat of halston hallnimrod being the pseudonym of charles james apperleytwo detached illustrations but both present17 tissue protected aquatint sporting plates and frontispiece by h alken and t j rawlingsincludes notices of his hunting racing shooting driving and extravagant exploits by nimrodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moregilt title to front and spinespotting and foxing to tissue guards and some pages but fair condition overall red boards with black embossed sporting illustrations to front and spine boards stained and edges bumpedpage edges browned fourth edition published by george routledge and sons of the broadway ludgate hill preface to the first edition by nimrod with an introductory notice
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life and death: poemsrobert creeley ()signed on the title page by the robert creeleywe specialize in fine books in the categories of art, architecture, photography, cinema, nature, literature, including poetry and many anthologies
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The writer takes you into every room, and you can smell the atmosphere as sweat will drip down youfrom lincoln castle to the lonely marshes of suffolk, and tales from normal looking council housesthe debut from stephen briggs, a unique collection of true ghost stories
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John leech's pictures of life and character, from the collection of mr2 volumes from andcombined weight is 4 kgthey have been in a loft for over 60 years!! each volume measures 32 cm x 27 cm x 3 cmad id: delivery service consumer creditin good condition for their age
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His three studies of mahler, the early years (), the wunderhorn years (), and songs and symphonies of life and death (), are among the enduring monuments of postwar mahler literaturewithout understanding the territorial, social and familial conflicts of this time one cannot truly appreciate the impulses behind the major symphonies and song cycles of his later yearsoxfam books & music lichfield available again for a new generation of mahlerians, donald mitchell's famous study of the composer's early life and music was greeted as a major advance on its first appearance inhe was founder professor of music at the university of sussex (), was visiting professor at king's college, london, and is currently a visiting professor at the universities of sussex and yorkthe conflicts which came to mark mahler's music and personality had their beginnings in his childhood and youthfrom his birth in bohemia, then part of the mighty austro-hungarian empire, to a survey of his early works, many now lost, gustav mahler: the early years forms an indispensable prelude to the period of the great compositionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morerevised and updated in the early s, this paperback edition includes a new introduction by the author to bring this classic work once again to the forefront of mahler studiesdonald mitchell was born intwo composers have been central to his writings on music, gustav mahler and benjamin britten
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A matter of life and death the life and death of colonel blimp i know where i'm going see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage 3 classic films from the 40s film auteurs
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the reality of life on the nhs front lineseven signs of life is abbey's extraordinary account of what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a livingbut what if this was every day? and what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? for aoife abbey, a doctor in intensive care, these experiences are part of the job - from grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake to joy when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song'sensitive, honest and, yes, brave'brilliant, compellingcompulsive reading' nigella lawson 'heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise' julia samuel, author of this too shall pass see oxfam website for delivery information read moreall emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime a hugely life-affirming book' mail on sunday grief
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An imaginary space where nature cradles life (and death); an attempt to communicate the profound connection between nature and men, in the hope that this will help the latter to refocus their thoughts and actionsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablei use water as an environment where colour-matter comes to life, paper and heat to capture the manifestation of energy (moment of transformation of matter), the subject of investigation of artistic researchthis work (series of 2) in acrylic on paper is inspired by the generative, vital energy of nature and by the intimate, biophilic relationship that i have with itmdf support and paper, as a reminder of nature
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The final chapters of "stars" provides unparalleled insights into the death of stars, covering colourful planetary nebulae and the incredible power of supernovae and hypernovae explosionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham "stars" presents a vivid account of the fascinating life-stories of starsthe latest scientific discoveries are explained in an easy-to-understand style that is suitable for novices, enthusiasts and experienced observersthe book begins with an engaging description of stunning nurseries in space that give rise to new stars" stars" is a thought-provoking and highly informative study of the stellar universe and our place in it and is illustrated throughout with breathtaking colour photographs from nasa and esa see oxfam website for delivery information read moreprofessor prinja expertly reveals the remarkable phases that mark the evolution of stars, including detailed observations of dynamic explosions on the sunthe informative and accessible text is combined with breathtaking imagery from the most powerful telescopes to capture the beauty of star birth, the extreme activity of stars and their violent demisehubble space telescope and spitzer infrared images reveal exquisite details of not only the star-formation process in our milky way galaxy but also in extreme environments in other distant galaxies
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The ankh is the egyptian sign of life and indicates that the king or god holding it has the power to give life or take it away from lesser mortalsin ancient egypt, only kings, queens and gods were allowed to carry this symbol
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This beautiful 3-ounce silver coin presents the tree of life, and is the first emission in the innovative dot art series, with designs consisting of dot art & pointilismour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe coin has a special design, is beautifully coloured, has a black proof quality, and comes in a themed casket along with its certificate of authenticityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelimited mintage of only 333 pieces worldwide read more
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The title is the nature of life and its potential to survivethe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale for example: idzthe sleeve condition is new
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Used silver cross pram but still plenty of life and 1 ikea changing table with changing matt included
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Vibrations of love and anger and the ponderance of life and existencethe label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on the labelthe title is the bliss albumvisually this disk may have light visible wear, marks, and or hairlines
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'matter of life and death' sees dr helena russell (barbara bain) reunited with her long-lost husband tony when he arrives at the base with a dire warning for the alphansin 'dragon's domain', astronaut tony cellini runs amok and steals an eagle after years of mental instability'guardian of piri' sees the alphans swayed by the offer of a paradisical existence on the planet piri, but koenig remains suspicioussee oxfam website for delivery information read more'end of eternity' sees koenig forced to take on an immortal psychopathic killer whom he accidentally frees from imprisonment while investigating a passing asteroidin 'the full circle', two eagle crews find themselves transported back to the stone age'the last enemy' sees koenig forced to act as mediator when the moonbase becomes caught up in an interplanetary warin 'breakaway', commander john koenig (martin landau) arrives on moonbase alpha shortly before a nuclear explosion sends it hurtling into space'voyager's return' sees the return of the voyager one probe, now polluting the cosmos with deadly 'fast neutrons' from its faulty drive system'alpha child' sees the first baby born on alpha growing at a vastly accelerated ratein 'war games', moonbase seems to be under attack when it is approached by a fleet of mark 9 hawk warships'space brain' sees the moonbase threatened by a strange space organism which destroys an investigating eaglein 'earthbound', alien visitor zantor (christopher lee) arrives on the moonbase and offers to take one person back to earth on his shipin 'the infernal machine', a living machine arrives on moonbase and demands that koenig take the place of its ageing human 'companion''ring around the moon' sees the alphans trapped in an energy ring by the alien tritonsin 'the troubled spirit', botanist dan mateo collapses after attempting to communicate with his plants telepathically'testament of arkadia' sees the moonbase rendered uninhabitable after it stops dead in space and suffers a sudden power lossin 'the last sunset', the alphans discover a planet suitable for colonisation, but an alien force interferes with their plansin 'black sun', koenig turns to professor bergman's new force field when the base is drawn magnetically towards a black sunin 'force of life', technician anton zoref (ian mcshane) becomes obsessed with heat after being taken over by an alien force, and everything he touches freezes instantaneously'mission of the darians' sees the alphans making contact with the cannibalistic inhabitants of a planet which has been travelling through space for 900 yearsin 'missing link', koenig travels through time and space to the planet zenno, where he finds romance with the alien zanain 'collision course', bergman seeks to alter the moonbase's course through space when he realizes that they are due to collide with the planet astheriaoxfam books & music winchester opening twenty-four episodes of gerry anderson's live action sci-fi series'another time, another place' sees regina haunted by visions of duplicate alphans after the base passes through a chasm in space-time'death's other dominion' sees the alphans invited to share 'immortal life' on the ice planet of ultima thule
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'a powerful insight into the life of nurses' the times, books of the year'a remarkable book about life and death and so brilliantly written it makes you hold your breath' ruby wax see oxfam website for delivery information read morein our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, christie is with ustaking us from birth to death and from a&e to the mortuary, the language of kindness is an astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindnesswe watch christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arriveit made me think'it made me cryoxfam bookshop cheltenham read costa award-winning author christie watson's incredible noand in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a handit made me laugh' adam kay, author of this is going to hurt and twas the nightshift before christmas christie watson was a nurse for twenty years1 sunday times bestselling memoir of nursing todayshe is a guide, mentor and friend
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He appeared in a matter of life and death (), the bishop's wife () and enchantment (), all of which received critical acclaimhe may be best known for his roles as squadron leader peter carter in a matter of life and death, as phileas fogg in around the world in 80 days and as sir charles lytton, ahe also began writing books, with considerable commercial success"the phantom", in the pink pantherniven later appeared in the elusive pimpernel (), the toast of new orleans (), happy go lovely (), happy ever after () and carrington vupon the outbreak of the second world war, niven returned to britain and rejoined the army, being re-commissioned as a lieutenantdated: 1st october check nofrom there, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films from to , including a non-speaking part in mgm's mutiny on the bountythis brought him to wider attention within the film industry and he was spotted by samuel goldwyn() before scoring a big success as phileas fogg in michael todd's production of around the world in 80 daysniven resumed his acting career after his demobilisation, and was voted the second most popular british actor in the popularity poll of british film starsborn in london, niven attended heatherdown preparatory school and stowe before gaining a place at the royal military college, sandhurst? amount paid $0david niven this is an original/genuine/authentic hand signed cheque by david niven which has been stamped on the front by the bank of america ? los angeles and is over 54 years oldafter sandhurst he was gazetted a lieutenant in the highland light infantryhaving developed an interest in acting, he left the highland light infantry, travelled to hollywood and had several minor roles in filmhe was awarded the academy award for best actor for his performance in separate tables ()niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for tv255 payable to ?rca communications inc77 born: 1st march died: 29th july james david graham niven was an english actor and novelist who was popular in europe and in the united statesin he appeared in blake edwards' final "pink panther" films trail of the pink panther and curse of the pink panther, reprising his role as sir charles lyttonhe first appeared as an extra in the british film there goes the bride ()this item may be collected or posted read more
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Oxfam shop kingsthorpe the final film created by michael powell and emeric pressburger (their partnership having previously produced 'a matter of life and death', 'the red shoes' and 'the life and death of colonel blimp')see oxfam website for delivery information read moreset on the island of crete during the nazi occupation, the film stars dirk bogarde and david oxley as british officers assigned to kidnap the german commander-in-chief general kreipe (marius goring) and spirit him back to cairoif successful, the morale of the germans would be weakened and the resistance would be strongerbut once he is captured, the british officers have to get him passed german patrols at almost every turning
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Title: the inner nature of man: and our life between death and rebirthpublisher: rudolf steiner pressauthor(s): steiner, rudolf
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'chase' finds harry running for his life when a blackmail investigation turns sour 'a kind of wild justice' sees harry's life endangered by the daughter of an old nemesis 'a matter of life and death' sees the team visit malta and attempt to foil some smugglers 'triple cross' has harry and the contessa in an uncomfortable situation when they are ordered to steal some jewels in order to save the life of the kidnapped paul 'numbers game' finds the protectors trying their hand at a spot of codebreaking 'your witness' has a murder witness disappear while under the team's protectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more 'the first circle' sees a vietnam veteran come to the team for help 'vocal' has paul blinded and harry impersonated 'brother hood' sees the team hired to orchestrate a prison break 'thinkback' has harry and the contessa involved in a suspicious car crash 'for the rest of your natural' has the contessa captured by a psychopath 'talkdown' finds harry up in an airplane with a dead pilot on his hands finally, in 'ceremony for the dead', the protectors look after a critically-ill president in 'one and one makes one' the protectors come up against some duplicitious thinking when they agree to rescue an imprisoned canadian agent 'balance of terror' sees harry, paul and the contessa struggle to save london from the devastation of biological warfare 'it was all over lepzig' sees the contessa confront an old lover 'disappearing trick' finds the contessa helping out with a magical disappearing act 'the bodyguards' sees the team charged with protecting a corpse 'it could be practically anywhere on the island' finds the team chasing a poodle in 'with a little help from my friends' harry has some family trouble when he agrees to serve as a bodyguard for a visiting head-of-state 'quick brown fox' sees harry, paul and the contessa on the trail of some nazi fugitivesoxfam shop new street the entire first series of the s tv thriller produced by gerry anderson and following the exploits of crimefighters harry rule (robert vaughn), paul bouchet (tony anholt) and countess caroline di contini (nyree dawn porter) 'a case for the right' has the protectors take a tour of some roman tombs watch out for the hit theme tune sung by tony christie, 'in the avenues and alleyways'in as-new condition throughoutin ' feet to die' a skydiving chum of harry's is endangered by villains'see no evil' has the team get involved in a blackmail case in 'the big hit' paul and the contessa narrowly escape assassination attempts and try to warn harry that he is probably next 'king con' finds our heroes involved in a con game as they attempt to retrieve an expensive antique
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The life and explorations of david livingstone, llrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe missionary explorer - jbook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320published by walter scottplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardcondition solid and firm boardsplates are brightgilt title and vignette of livingstone on spineno foxing, aside from the end papers and otherwise just occasional tanned markslivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsminor wear to spine ends and boards’ cornersillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drall pages are clean
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The life and explorations of david livingstone, llrobertson - walter scott - 19 x 13 cm - 320pp this biography was published a year after david livingstone’s deathit was intended to provide a condensed account of his life for those unfamiliar with the newspaper accounts and those published by the national geographic societyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe missionary explorer - jbook dimensions: 19 x 13cm & number of pages: 320published by walter scottplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublisher's brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration including gilt vignette of a lion with floral frame on front boardgilt title and vignette of livingstone on spinelivingstone and other sephia paint illustrationsillustrated with portrait frontispiece of drcondition boards lightly rubbed, endpapers foxed, else this is a bright, very good copy
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In a way-station between life and death newly deceased people are asked to reflect on their lives and select one memory that will then be recreated for them and become the sole memory of their lifea group of counsellors engage with the recently-deceased for a number of days to assist them when looking for that one significant moment that means the most to themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ilkley meditative drama from acclaimed japanese director kore-eda hirokazu
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In a way-station between life and death newly deceased people are asked to reflect on their lives and select one memory that will then be recreated for them and become the sole memory of their lifea group of counsellors engage with the recently-deceased for a number of days to assist them when looking for that one significant moment that means the most to themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham meditative drama from acclaimed japanese director kore-eda hirokazu
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G - life after death - notorious bdispatched with royal mail 1st class large lettercondition is very good
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