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Oliver bottini is a fresh and exciting voice in the world of crime fiction in translation; the rhine borderlands of the black forest are a perfect setting for his beautifully crafted mysteriesthe repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own lifewhen her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickersoxfam shop dumfries the first in a gripping new crime series set in germany - the black forest investigations louise boni, maverick chief inspector with the black forest crime squad, is struggling with her demonstranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moredivorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the pastdreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career - to trail a japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowlshe sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown evil
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The author also discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literature in the background are the new economic powers based on the development of a coal and iron technology; in the foreground, new social and political problems and new ways of tackling themcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and researchoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationthe book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises fundamental issues about a period of crucial change in british history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culturethe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question mark
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Series 1 episodes are: 'the great tower of druaga (inner)', 'the quest of jil (outer)', 'meskia, city in the tower', 'before we depart', 'band of hands', 'ziusudra's trap', 'the lightning bridge', 'dance with the one-winger', 'the legendary tower', '', 'at summer's end', 'as but a single shield' and 'you zapped tooxfam bookshop glossop road good condition, slightly worn box all 24 episodes from both seasons of the japanese anime series following a group of adventurers attempting to climb the tower of druaga and defeat the monstrous druaga, a god that continues to terrorise the human race even after being defeated by king gilgameshseries 2 episodes are: 'the tower of gilgamesh', 'meskia, capital city', 'meltland, city of dreams', 'into the phantasm', 'the land of shadows', 'the four assassins', 'the mansion of eternal spring', 'once, theysee oxfam website for delivery information read more', 'at the dream's end', 'last resort', 'he who shoots the gods' and 'without letting go'
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomoxfam bookshop ipswich extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by jwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by 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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'lyn macdonald wrirtes splendidly and touchingly of the work of the nurses and doctors who fought their humanitarian battle on the western front' sunday telegraph over the past twenty years lyn macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the first world war'on the face of it,' writes lyn macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the first world waroxfam bookshop cheltenham lyn macdonald's the roses of no man's land is a compelling look at the women who risked their lives on the western frontit was here that young doctors frantically forged new medical techniques - of blood transfusion, dentistry, psychiatry and plastic surgery - in the attempt to save soldiers shattered in body or spirit' yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasionin leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another war, a war against agony and death, as men lay suffering from the pain of unimaginable wounds or diseases we can now cure almost instantlyand it was here that women achieved a quiet but permanent revolution, by proving beyond question they could do anythingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost are published by penguinher books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the first world warall this is superbly captured in the roses of no man's land, a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, yet also of endurance and supreme courage
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Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxoxfam shop evesham hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind
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Brian sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly-recorded beginning and end narration by ian holm, who now stars as bilbo in the feature films based on the lord of the ringssauron's black riders are on their trail as they travel to rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept misty mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying mines of moriapart one, the fellowship of the ring, introduces us to frodo bagginswith his uncle bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil powerit is the ruling ring, taken long ago from the dark lord, sauron, who now seeks to possess it againfrodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across middle-earthoxfam shop colne road with its first broadcast on bbc radio 4 on march , this dramatised tale of middle earth became an instant global classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new in shelfworn jewel caseit boasts a truly outstanding cast including ian holm (as frodo), sir michael hordern (as gandalf), robert stephens (as aragorn), bill nighy (as sam gamgee) and john le mesurier (as bilbo)
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This work draws not only on contemporary, near-contemporary and modern-day accounts of the battle, but also describes the events leading up to the battle, and its aftermaththe lancastrians may have been the victors of the battle of wakefield, but that triumph on that december day ultimately proved a hollow one, for three months later they were virtually annihilated by the yorkists at the battle of towtonthe author describes in detail the troop movements and offers some explanations as to why the duke of york left the safety of sandal castle and engaged an enemy force which outnumbered his four to onesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe most far-reaching consequence of this battle was the death on the field of richard, duke of york, whose untimely demise led to the change in the conduct and direction of the warsoxfam bookshop preston on december 30th, , the fourth battle of the wars of the roses was fought and won at wakefield in yorkshire by a lancastrian force under the command of henry beaufort, duke of somerset
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) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturethrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuoxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (c
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The title page is coming away from the binding, however the rest of the pages are in relatively good conditionthere is some foxing to the back pages and the top of the page edges are also discoloured' this is a hardbound book with some discolouration on the outer boards and spine, and the front board is beginning to come away from the spine at the bottomthe book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc' this is an unusual book which is still valuable to students and scholars today, as it is still being reprintedthere are also several inscriptions on the front page, seemingly the names of previous ownersthe edges along the bottom and sides are a faint redinside, there is also some discolouration to the edges of the first few pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis copy would appeal to those who value old books, and collectorsthe book contains some passages from 'famous poets and orators' with 'critical remarks on themthere are no pencil, pen, or highlighter marksit also states that it has been 'designed for students in the universities'oxfam bookshop lincoln published in , this is the fifth edition of the third volume of 'the method of teaching and studying the belles lettres'
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Among the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthe men who died didn't just drop like fliesoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal hunt"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyeswith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedwith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofthere was nothing quick or easy about itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icethe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocenceleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiece
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Maxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidencethe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionsa good reading copyhalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedas the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingi don't give a hoot what the writing's like"some light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pageproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americain fair conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always doin this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)though in fact he didopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and commasitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the material
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As the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von braun escaped from the ruins of nazi germany, and was taken to america where he began developing missiles for the us armybut america's space agency wasn't created in a vacuumin the s, rockets were all the rage in germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the german armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the treaty of versaillesnasa's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with neil armstrong taking his small step on the moon inoxfam bookshop swanage the incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of nasabreaking the chains of gravity tells the story of america's nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the us militaryone of the key figures in this period was wernher von braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating v-2meanwhile, the us air force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like neil armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the thin upper atmospheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat this point getting a man in space became a national imperative, leading to the creation of the national aeronautics and space administration, otherwise known as nasait was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-soviet world had to offer
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The book includes a listing of the items for sale plus a number of black and white photographshowever, it is held together with staples which have rusted and stained the endpapersthe binding is a little loose but holding togetherthere is a little spotting but otherwise the pages are in good clean condition for the age of the bookoxfam books & music beaconsfield the full title of this catalogue for a sale at christie's in is important pictures and drawings the property of the rt hon almina countess of carnarvon also important early english portraits the property of the rt hon the earl of carnarvonthe sale was held at what was then messrs christie, manson and woods premises in london sw1see oxfam website for delivery information read more a previous owner's name is written inside the frontthe hardback cover is worn and split along the spine
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In this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleod
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Oxfam shop scarborough used - disc in good playable condition ---------------------- lego the lord of the rings is based on the lord of the rings motion picture trilogy and follows the original storylines of the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, the lord of the rings: the two towers, and the lord of the rings: the return of the kinglego the lord of the rings takes players along on the adventures of frodo baggins and his unlikely fellowship as they set out on a perilous journey to destroy the one ring and save middle-earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers will take on the form of their favourite members of the fellowship - frodo the hobbit, aragorn the ranger, gandalf the wizard, legolas the elf, gimli the dwarf, boromir a man of gondor, and frodo's hobbit friends sam, merry and pippin - as they relive the most momentous events from the filmsnow the entire family can team up in pairs as adorable lego the lord the rings minifigures to experience countless dangers, solve riddles and battle formidable foes on their journey to mount doomkids, tweens, teens and parents can traverse the misty mountains, explore the mines of moria, knock on the black gate of mordor, and partake in epic battles with orcs, uruk-hai, the balrog and other fearsome foes while harnessing the humour and imagination of lego gameplay to solve puzzles and explore middle-earth
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But time grows short, and only the phantom hourglass can buy link the minutes he'll need to survivechart courses for your ship by using the stylus to draw a path through the islands - then, as you automatically sail along the path, control the cannon to target oncoming enemieswith the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find tetra - and his way back to the seas he once knewmany months have passed since the events of the legend of zelda: the wind waker, and link, tetra and tetra's band of pirates have set sail in search of new landsfeaturing the cel-shaded style of its predecessor and simple yet effective touch screen controls, you can move and battle with just a few swipes of the stylus, trace a line to throw your boomerang or scribble notes and clues as you progresstetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue heroxfam shop redruth the legend of zelda phantom hourglass for the nintendo dsboxed with game instructionsthey come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned shipfeaturing intuitive touch screen controls and innovative puzzles, the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduction for gamers new to the legend of zeldaset sail for adventure in the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass! see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe epic story of the legend of zelda: the wind waker continues as link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventurewhen he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy's voice
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Praise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforehe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramafans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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The author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violenceoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)on top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles - representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Turning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashdrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actthe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnoin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmafrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of raceat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedhe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agooxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalityjob training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupssee oxfam website for delivery information read morequadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallyit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todaythis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programssome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class
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The art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedit is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human mindloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imageryoxfam books & music lancaster the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationthis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and value
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A truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - jordan bwe are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsedreaders of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issuespeterson in his devastating new book the madness of crowds, douglas murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and raceoxfam original liverpool the sunday times bestseller a times and sunday times book of the year 'douglas murray fights the good fight for freedom of speechhe ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysteriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'narrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal - and, as murray shows, the casualties are mountingin their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news media
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Various scuffs and marks to boardsbuff cloth covered boards with blind embossed design to front and gilt text to spine, which is discolouredcreases to lower leading corners of first few leaves of text block, which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine and boardsoxfam bookshop newport generally referred to by its shortened title, the wealth of nations, this is the magnum opus of the scottish economist and moral philosopher adam smith see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published in , the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economicsdecorated endpapers (everyman design)by reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the industrial revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free marketsneatly inked name to front free endpaper
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Nor was she expecting him to be an ancestor of edward fitzberrangerit will appeal to girls and boys of upper primary and lower secondary age - primarily 8-12 - and to parents and teachers reading the book aloudellie's meddling has consequences she could never have foreseenellie's investigations into the spirit world have reached a medieval castle, where archaeologists are digging for the fabled sword of st merrellellie discovers that behind a legend of chivalry and bravery lies a dark and nasty truththis time, she may have gone too farand worse is to comebut she didn't expect to meet a real medieval knightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing the success of his award-longlisted childish spirits and its sequel the spirit of london, prolific children's author rob keeley is back with the sword of the spirit, the third instalment in his thrilling and suspenseful spirits seriesthe sword of the spirit works both as a standalone novel and as part of a series
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From the big bang until todaythe social and natural sciences have more in common than most of us may suspectvery good conditionthe focus on the formation, differentiation and transformation of configurations, regimes, and on the ever-changing reactions and interactions between them produces a simple, dynamic and reality-congruent structure with which to view the whole of historyit contributes to a better understanding of some long-standing academic controversies such as the root causes behind the origins of humankind, the rise of agriculture and the emergence of early statesoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the structure of big historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea few traces of erased pencil markings to first pagethis thought-provoking study presents a single straightforward structure which unites the latest scientific views on the history of the universe, the solar system, the planet, life and humankind
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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 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 coverr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and 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 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 hawkeroxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight the illustrations are all clear an interesting read for those interested in aviation history it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure 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 faded
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The overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gama" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the f
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There a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centuryemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedsimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbacktext is unmarkedthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy
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Bound in leather with blind tooling, five bands to spine and neat title label with gold letteringbinding good and tightas relates to her domestic history, & to the eventful period of the reign of charles the first" this small book is in good condition for ageimprinted for longman, brown, green, & longmans, paternoster row over against warwick lane in the city of londonoxfam bookshop sevenoaksthe style of printing and general appearance of this volume have been adopted by the publishers merely to be in accordance with the design of the author, who in this work personates a lady of the seventeenth centurygold tooling to edges of boardsmarbled endpapersred edges to blockfull page crest, book plate for alice courtney, plus two previous owners' names, leather is scuffed and marked as expected with age, and very rubbed at edges of boards and to spine, small split to leather at top edge of rear boardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethird edition note "to the reader
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Oxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the growth of industry in cornwall during the industrial revolution the book is in good condition with most signs of damage limited to the dust jacket (fraying on the edges, chipping and fading of the spine), internally the binding is strong and the pages cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read more present in this edition but absent in the first (published ) is a look at the religious and social changes also brought about by this period of technological development while primarily looking at the growth of the mining industry, covering copper mining, the growth of tin mining and the introduction of steam power, this book also looks at the changes in the local agriculture and fishing industries
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