The 14th to the 20th centuries
List the 14th to the 20th centuries
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These faux-leather hardcover books contain countless pages of gorgeous poetry spanning from the 14th to the 20th centuriescomplete collection, includes all five volumes: 'langland to spenser', 'marlowe to marvell', 'milton to goldsmith', 'blake to poe' and 'tennyson to yeats'each book has a decorated spine and a gold ribbon bookmarkoxfam shop scarborough poets of the english languagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine is detaching from the front cover on the second volume, but all other copies are perfectly intact, and free from any marks or damage except on the fourth volume as photographedthe books are in excellent conditionthese books would make an excellent gift for yourself or any poetry lovers in your life
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham spanning the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, here are the authentic voices of our ancestors as they went about their daily lives: loving, hating, gossiping and scheming in the kitchens, bedchambers and narrow cobbled streets of old londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing the actual records from the london church courts at doctor's commons, these are the often harrowing true stories from beyond the grave
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Oxfam shop lytham explores the brief but glorious golden age of the ocean liner, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, containing articles and illustrations from the period, concerning how they were built, how they performed, and what the lifestyle aboard was like see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the works of no great composer between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries have undergone a more spectacular reassessment than those of giuseppe verdifor those who have not spent years with verdi literature or who may just be starting to explore some aspect of the giant's life and works, this foundation may seem daunting indeedtoday, verdi scholars build their work on a vast foundation of earlier researchits purpose is to index and describe some of the most significant studies about the composer and his music, presenting enough material - in a sort of stream of consciousness, using annotations that readers may survey the myriad directions verdi research has gone, ascertain the relevance of individual items to their individual interests, and easily pursue significant patterns and threads in which they are interestedit is primarily for these researchers that this volume is intended, although it is hoped that specialists will also find it to be usefulthis verdi biography is dealt with as a simple story to be read in one go - in which thoughts concerning personal and professional events in his life flow in simplicity, while continuing to respect the importance of chronological ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis death brought a crowd of several hundred thousand people to mourn not only the passing of a great artist but also a beloved national heroit is not surprising that a figure such as verdi should have inspired an enormous amount of books, articles, essays, and critical evaluation
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It begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings an interesting read for those interested in aviation historyoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loose the illustrations are all clearr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front cover the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also fadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure
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In this study, nigel moor examines the history and politics of planning, from the beginning of the 20th century to the present dayoxfam bookshop hexham few subjects court such widespread controversy as urban and regional planninglooks unread, in as new condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music olney this is a modern print of a work by the celebrated illustrator jessica wilcox smith from around the beginning of the 20th centurywe have many other of these beautiful prints availableit has been ready mounted in a textured off white matt to fit a standard 10" x 12" framesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop mutley plain the book marks the 20th year of the council of the college of optometristssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth book and dust jacket are in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundit is intended to inform fellows and students of the founding and evolution of the institution
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The book contains almost 150 drawings, which give an idea of the visual trail of thought of architects from the beginning of the 20th century to the s, with the latter marking the starting point of the digital age we live in todayoxfam bookshop hove no d/j as issued; hardback; editors: sandra mälk, mait väljas, anne lass, triin ojari ;  architectural drawings: initial sketches, elaborate perspectives and lofty urban plans the architect has drawn manually on paper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It's an instrument on board vessels which can be given specific orders from the bridge to the engine room12m weight 49kgdiameter 30cm read more
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Oxfam books & music olney this is a modern print of an illustration from around the beginning of the 20th centurywe have many other of these beautiful prints availablesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has been ready mounted in a textured off white matt to fit a standard 10" x 12" frame
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Includes padded mattressto aid digestion and to avoid regurgitation, the next2me can be used in a semi-reclined mode, and the two wheels with brakes and anti-slip feet make the next2me easy to move from room to roomthen progressively detach the next2me from your bed and use it your nursery as your child becomes older and less dependentas your child grows, you can slowly detach the next2me from your bed and use it in your child's bedroom, keeping a familiar sleeping environment for your childthe next2me crib has 6 different height positions so it's adaptable to most beds, the articulated feet let the next2me fit next to under bed drawers and the safe and simple fastening mechanism secures the next2me to the bed safelybrand new still in box- the chicco next2me crib promotes co-sleeping - letting your child rest next to your bed, and allowing you to maintain contact, cuddle and breastfeed
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Practical hints on how to get better (diet, read hello!, helpful pieces of music) are alongside striking quotations, ranging from sentences on crisp packets, to prayers, from russian orthodox writings on silence to collections of slang' whilst the overall structure of sunbathing in the rain moves from dark to light, telling the story of lewis's recovery, its different strands allow a variety of tones and subjects to be explored, from the profound to the frivolousthis unique book offers itoxfam bookshop cheltenham 101 ways to climb out of the slough of despond - a literary guide (part memoir, part companion) to coming through depressionfor above you, if only you can reach it without getting the bends, are sunshine, laughter on a yacht, the clink of plates as a lunch of steaming fish is handed roundfor it will have two voices, one calling from the valley of despair, the other from a safer, calmer new placethe flakes whirl around like motes in the water around your personal shipwreckthe suffering depressive needs help from outside his or her own consciousness, a radical new perspective that makes life possible againsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealongside a paragraph about the proper relationship between the ego, the mind and the emotions nestles a passage on the therapeutic value of nail varnishpart memoir - drawing on her own experiences, both adverse and encouraging, as a depressive and an alcoholic - and part guide or companion, this book brings burton's anatomy of melancholy into the twenty-first century'depression is internal snowthe quicker you dive down to see your sorry state, the better for you in life
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These discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless lives diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis  crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patterns in the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreakthe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemicssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in history
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In particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurytaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestockthe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextswithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nations
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Fremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikeusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingluminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imageryaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhism
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Essential reading for all learner motorcyclistsextra help - explanations and references for every answer so you can really understand the theory, plus practice case studies for each topiceasy to use - test yourself so you can see when you're ready to pass, plus expert advice on what to expect on the daybite-size information - written in an easy-to-remember way which links the theory to your practical riding experience to help you really understandthis new edition has been updated in line with the changes to the motorcycle theory test revision bankpractice questions - includes hundreds of official dvsa theory test revision questions for all 14 topics so you can see how much you've learntprepare to pass your motorcycle theory test first time with this number one best-selling theory test book - the only official expert revision guidesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith references throughout to the official highway code, the official dvsa guide to riding the essential skills and know your traffic signs, this book prepares you fully for the multiple choice part of your theory test, and ensures you re on the road to safe riding for lifethe theory test questions now have just one correct option out of four, making the questions easier to understand and reflecting the real testlearn your way - loads of photos and diagrams, links to more information and videos online, plus hints and tips to help you learnthis edition provides more help than ever before
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For his second biography rogers - a welshman who moved to england - has found the perfect subject: the great welsh poet rthomas's poetry published by penguin modern classics, orion and bloodaxe with substantial sales every yearhere is a man who banned hoovers from his house on grounds of noise, whose first act on moving into an ancient cottage was to rip out the central heating, whose attempts to seek out more authentically welsh parishes only brought him more into contact with loud english holidaymakersto thomas's many admirers this will be a surprising, sometimes shocking, but at last humanising portrait of someone who wrote truly metaphysical poetryhe had a reputation for being an austere, unforgiving, taciturn, wintry manhe is regarded in wales as the national poetit is a hilarious and extraordinary story of a singular manthomas is now accepted, along with ted hughes, philip larkin and seamus heaney, as one of the great post-war british poetsnow byron rogers has unearthed the amazing story of this man's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touchingthis is sure to be widely reviewedit describes the life of one of 20th-century english literature's greatest poetsbyron rogers' previous books for aurum have twice been radio 4 book of the weeksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethomas (an english-educated man who set out to become more and more welsh throughout his life)all his life, he was a minister in the church of wales, at a succession of increasingly remote country parishesoxfam shop dumfries this is the follow-up to the author's previous biography, the critically acclaimed and sales success, "the last englishman"
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The book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifehygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"the little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifewhat is important is that you feel itthe little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenoxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'whether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard down
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The clarity and simplicity of mcteigue's frill-free approach to the golf swing leads the reader to a new experience of power and effortlessnessthe biggest paradox in golf is that the harder you try to hit the ball, the worse you do so
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Weight approx 600 gfrom a pet and smoke-free homegood condition, used – some marking, predominantly to backa heavy german pewter hanging/wall plate with a scrolled, raised rim and illustrations of local buildings in the centrein original, slightly battered, brown cardboard packagingheavy german (believed to be) pewter hanging/wall plate ‘grosse kreisstadt ditzingen’diameter approx 23 cmto the back there is a tab to hang the plate up, and it is stamped with an angel, believed to be the mark for continental pewter
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Disc and case in very good conditionwhen young wizard marek (melanie stone) steals the last shard of the legendary darkspore, she does so with the intention of bringing the artefact to the gods who can protect it from those who would abuse its powershe must fend off those dangers and deliver the darkspore before a dreaded necromancer can use it to summon his dark servants and cover the world in darknesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunfortunately for marek and her companions, she is being hunted by the very people she is trying to get away fromoxfam bookshop carlisle fantasy adventure
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With no other options and time running out, michael holds up a bank to get himself sent down alongside his brotherhis brother, lincoln burrows (dominic purcell), has been convicted of a sensational murder and subsequently put on death row in the fox river state penitentiaryoxfam shop kendal disk in very good conditionwith the blueprints to the prison tattooed on his body, michael plots an elaborate escape to break out lincoln and prove his brother was framedthe episodes are: 'pilot', 'allen', 'cell test', 'cute poison', 'english, fitz or percy', 'riots, drills and the devil', 'behind the walls', 'the old head', 'tweener', 'sleight of hand', 'and then there were 7', 'odd man out', 'end of the tunnel', 'the rat', 'by the skin and the teeth', 'brother's keeper', 'j-cat', 'bluff', 'the key', 'tonight', 'go' and 'flight'not just content to while away the hours until lincoln's execution, michael hatches a plan, helped in no small part by his skills as a structural engineercase in very good conditiondespite the overwhelming evidence against lincoln, michael is convinced of his innocencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall 22 episodes from the first season of the popular drama series created by paul scheuringmichael schofield (wentworth miller) is a desperate man in a desperate situation
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Scuffs, marks and soiling to boardssome pages uncutthe narrator begins by telling us how it is the season in which people are getting ready to make a pilgrimage to canterburythe pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travelendpapers discolouredbeige cloth covered spine with red textoxfam bookshop newport the purpose of this prologue is to give readers a general overview of the characters that are present, why they are present there, and what they will be doingillustrations protected with tissuesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecream paper covered boards with black and gold text and decoration to frontfoxing to text block
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With no other options and time running out, michael holds up a bank to get himself sent down alongside his brotherhis brother, lincoln burrows (dominic purcell), has been convicted of a sensational murder and subsequently put on death row in the fox river state penitentiarywith the blueprints to the prison tattooed on his body, michael plots an elaborate escape to break out lincoln and prove his brother was framedthe episodes are: 'pilot', 'allen', 'cell test', 'cute poison', 'english, fitz or percy', 'riots, drills and the devil', 'behind the walls', 'the old head', 'tweener', 'sleight of hand', 'and then there were 7', 'odd man out', 'end of the tunnel', 'the rat', 'by the skin and the teeth', 'brother's keeper', 'j-cat', 'bluff', 'the key', 'tonight', 'go' and 'flight'not just content to while away the hours until lincoln's execution, michael hatches a plan, helped in no small part by his skills as a structural engineerdespite the overwhelming evidence against lincoln, michael is convinced of his innocencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dalkeith all 22 episodes from the first season of the popular drama series created by paul scheuringmichael schofield (wentworth miller) is a desperate man in a desperate situation
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton enter the fantastic world of narnia once again in ?the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian?see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sequel to the smash hit ?the lion, the witch and the wardrobe?, gives players the freedom to explore this deep universe further than ever controlling up to 20 characters including all of the pevensie children, giants, centaurs and caspian himself
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Eisenstein juxtaposes striking imagery with a stirring score by prokofievin an effort to build bridges he appoints a monk, philip, to be bishop of moscow, but his plan backfires when philip tries to bring ivan under the churches influencein 'ivan the terrible: part 2 (the boyars plot)' (), ivan is feeling isolated and lonely after his attempts to establish a united russia have left him without a wife (poisoned), and the defection to the poles of his most trusted fighterthe first part chronicles his childhood, coronation, marriage and illnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreivan's response is swift and brutal, sending in his own secret police, the oprichniks, against the boyarseisenstein's complex storyline reflects the bloody events of the time, and is full of political in-fighting, family betrayal, assassinations and murderoxfam shop colne road eisenstein's epic production tells the story of one of russia's greatest and most ruthless leaders
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" fine conditionthis richly illustrated handbook reveals how the architecture of the western seaboard has transformed itself through at least four cultures - a compelling story of survival and revivalthis is the ideal accompaniment for anyone withing to visit some of the most haunting landscapes in the world and learn something of those who inhabit themit is a story of holy men and holiday-makers, seafarers, warriors and crofters, and of the enduring infulences of relition and clanship in the face of repeated waves of modernisationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place the western seaboard: an illustrated architectural guide (rias series of illustrated architectural guides to scotland) "drawing on a lifetime's knowledge of this wild corner of britain, mary miers takes us beyond the familiar sounds and scenery of the west highlands and islands to uncover an extraordinary record of human settlement, from the earliest 'terraced' houses on the machair of bronze age uist to scots baronial piles set amid semi-tropical gardenson the way she encounters the shrines and stongholds of medieval gaeldom; planned fishing stations, canals and railways; houses ranging from the fashionable to the vernacular and the highland urbanism of portree, fort william and stornoway
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published in , this is a facsimile published inoxfam bookshop raeburn place sailing tours:Â yachtsman's guide to the cruising waters of the english and adjacent coasts part v the west coasts of scotland, the orkneys, and the west coast of the north sea containing descriptions of every creek, harbour and roadstead, suitable for yachting purposes, from the mull of galloway to duncansby head, with brief account of the coast from the orkneys to the thames with numerous charts
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Oxfam bookshop deal this landmark book explores the great mother as a primordial image of the human psychehe shows how the feminine has been represented as goddess, monster, gate, pillar, tree, moon, sun, vessel, and every animal from snakes to birdsneumann discerns a universal experience of the maternal as both nurturing and fearsome, an experience rooted in the dialectical relation of growing consciousness, symbolized by the child, to the unconscious and the unknown, symbolized by the great mothersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing a new foreword by martin liebscher, this princeton classics edition of the great mother introduces a new generation of readers to this profound and enduring workhere the renowned analytical psychologist erich neumann draws on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies to examine how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistory
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