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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop herne bay the complete fourth season of the us comedy series revolving around a pair of socially dysfunctional university physicistsepisodes are: 'the robotic manipulation', 'the cruciferous vegetable amplification', 'the zazzy substitution', 'the hot troll deviation', 'the desperation emanation', 'the irish pub formulation', 'the apology insufficiency', 'the 21-second excitation', 'the boyfriend complexity', 'the alien parasite hypothesis', 'the justice league recombination', 'the bus pants utilization', 'the love car displacement', 'the thespian catalyst', 'the benefactor factor', 'the cohabitation formulation', 'the toast derivation', 'the prestidigitation approximation', 'the zarnecki incursion', 'the herb garden germination', 'the agreement dissection', 'the wildebeest implementation', 'the engagement reaction' and 'the roommate transmogrification'leonard (johnny galecki) and sheldon (jim parsons) seem content enough working at physics during the day and playing computer games and hanging out with their fellow scientists and social recluses, howard wolowitz (simon helberg) and rajesh koothrappali (kunal nayyar), at nightthat is, until beautiful, free-spirited penny (kaley cuoco) moves into the apartment next door and opens up the possibility of a whole new world of love
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Special attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timeif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aesthetics
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stamps that were all issued in new zealandsome of the stamps are unusedthe places shown on the stamps of this collection from new zealand are hauraki gulf maritime park, champagne pool, egmont national park, the twin bridges, moeraki boulders, auckland, fox glacier in westland national park, wanganui, mount cook national park, great barrier island, stewart island, tongariro national park and chateau, lake wakatipu, stratford, becks bay, the united nations building in the usa, westminster abbey in england, anzac, marlborough, otago university, lake matheson, ewelme cottage in parnel, routeburn track, drysdale, university of auckland, the ahuriri river clay cliffs, franz josef glacier, lake alexandrina, parliament house in wellington, glacier ice, doubtless bay, castle hill, parliament building, abel tasman national park, and the copland trackthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued are s, s, s, s, s, s, s, and sall of the stamps are in good condition with the exception of a couple that are a little folded and a little worn in placesthe used stamps have a postmark on them and a couple still have a little of the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached to on the backthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the other stamps in this collection celebrate the centenaries of universities and other places in new zealandthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inone of the stamps in this collection celebrates the 25th anniversary of the united nations
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 30 stampsall the stamps are in good conditionthe plants with the latin names shown on the stamps are the durio zibethinus, the lagerstroemie speciosa, the phalaenopsis violacea, the averrhoa carambola, the rhyncostylis retusa, the hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the nephelium lappaceum, the arachnus flos aeris, the elaesis quineensis, the oryzal sativa, the rafflesia hasseltiithe stamp that shows the orchid was celebrating the 4th world orchid conference that took place inthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, and sall the stamps in this collection were issued in malaysiaa couple of the stamps have the original backing of the envelope that they were originally attachedmany of the stamps in this collection have labelled on them the latin name of the plant and flower that is shown on the stampthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe rhodendron scortechinii, the garcinia mangostana, the spathoglottis plicata, the arundina graminifolia, the vanda hootheriana, and the phaeomeria speciosaone of the stamps in this collection celebrates malaysian independence inthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe pictures on the stamps show the rice plant and the rice sheaf, the palm oil plant, the orchid, the pepper plant, the pineapple comosus fruit plantthis can be seen with the postmark printed on themall of the stamps in this collection have been used
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston the star wars saga continues in star wars: the force unleashed for ps3meanwhile, star wars: the force unleashed's revolutionary behavioral-simulation engine, euphoria, enables characters in star wars: the force unleashed for ps3 to move, act and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behavior during gameplay on the fly and resulting in a different payoff every single time you play star wars: the force unleashedthe expansive story of star wars: the force unleashed, created under direction from george lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between star wars: episode iii revenge of the sith and star wars: episode iv a new hopein star wars: the force unleashed for ps3, players assist darth vader in his quest to rid the universe of jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destinydmm incorporates the physical properties of anything in the environment of star wars: the force unleashed for ps3 so that everything reacts exactly like it should; wood breaks like wood, glass shatters like glass, plants on the planet felucia bend like plants on the planet felucia would, and morepaired with the powerful havok physics system, these new technologies create gameplay only possible on the new generation of consolescasting players as darth vader's secret apprentice, star wars: the force unleashed for ps3 promises to unveil new revelations about the star wars galaxyas its name implies, star wars: the force unleashed for ps3 completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies: digital molecular matter (dmm) and euphoria
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston oblivion is the quintessential role-playing game for the next generation and another leap forward in gamingfirst person melee and magiccreate and play any character you can imagine, from the noble warrior to the sinister assassin to the wizened sorcereroblivion is the latest chapter in the epic and highly successful elder scrolls saga and utilizes the latest pc and next-generation video game hardware to fully immerse you into the experienceopen-ended game play; short challengesthis groundbreaking ai system gives oblivion's characters full 24/7 schedules and the ability to make their own choices based on the world around theman all-new combat and magic system brings first person role-playing to a new level of intensity where you feel every blowto turn the tide of darkness, you must find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of tamrielnon-player characters eat, sleep, and complete goals all on their ownwith a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challengesstep inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever createdthey even engage in unscripted conversations with each other and youthe enormous world of oblivion is open for you to explore at your own pace, and shorter challenges such as fighting bandits, mixing potions, creating magic items and persuading friends keep the challenges comingoblivion's features over non-player characters who come to life like never before with facial animations, lip-synching, and full speechafter the mysterious and untimely death of the emperor, the throne of tamriel lies emptywith the empire ready to crumble, the gates of oblivion open and demons march upon the land-laying waste to everything in their pathnext generation graphicspixel-shader effects and high definition televisions are fully supported to create unprecedented visuals, including lifelike towns, dungeons, and the most realistic forests ever created in a gamekey features: live another life in another worldrealistic characters
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sinceas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-state" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington paperback first edition published in by penguinotherwise clean and very readable, tightly bound with no further inscriptionsowners' stamp inside front coverunclipped illustrated dust jacket tanned and worn at extremitiesspine and covers worn at extremitieslight blue illustrated card covers with black title on spine and black and white title on font coverpages lightly tanned
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallanderas the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative teambut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysteryhåkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesthe inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotterythe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentthings soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsin the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heatin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanshe tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious the pure life, a religious sect buried deep in the woodsfinally van veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely on
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There are a few faint scuffs to the back cover see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant by shelley wachsmann during the bronze age, the ancient societies that ringed the mediterranean, once mostly separate and isolate, began to reach across the great expanse of sea to conduct trade, marking an age of immense cultural growth and technological developmentin seagoing ships and seamanship in the bronze age levant shelley wachsmann presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination of how the early eastern mediterranean cultures took to the sea--and how they evolved as a resultbass's foreword frames the study's scholarly significance and discusses its place in the nautical archaeological canonthere is minimal edge wearthe author surveys the blue-water ships of the egyptians, syro-canaanites, cypriots, early bronze age aegeans, minoans, mycenaeans, and sea peoples, and discusses known bronze age shipwrecksvan soldt offer new and illuminating translations of ugaritic and akkadian documents that refer to seafaringthese intersocietal lines of communication and paths for commerce relied on rigorous open-water traveloffering an abundance of line drawings and photographs and written in a style that makes the material easily accessible to the layperson, wachsmann's study is certain to become a standard reference for anyone interested in the dawn of sea travelthe inside is very clean and unmarkedlenz delves into the homeric greek lexicon to search out possible references to the birdlike shapes that adorned early ships' stem and sternhocker provides a useful appendix and glossary of nautical terms, and george fin very good conditionand, as a potential superhighway, the mediterranean demanded much in the way of seafaring knowledge and innovative ship design if it were to be successfully navigatedit is new in appearancethis broad study is further enhanced by contributions from other renowned scholarsthis book brings together for the first time the entire corpus of evidence pertaining to bronze age seafaring and will be of special value to archaeologists, maritime historians, philologists, and bronze age textual scholarshoftijzer and wrelying on archaeological, ethnological, iconographic, and textual evidence, wachsmann delivers a fascinating and intricate rendering of virtually every aspect of early sea travel--from ship construction and propulsion to war on the open water, piracy, and laws pertaining to conduct at sea
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg since they formed in , the beautiful south have become on of the biggest selling acts in the uktheir greatest hits album compilation was, for a while, the fastest selling release in the uk, and their album "blue is the colour" sold 1from the early days of norman cook and the housemartins, right up to the released of the new album in the autumn of of ; from paul heaton's outspoken left-wing politics with attitude to his twin obsessions of sheffield united and italian football; from the acrimonious split from go! discs to a profile of the city of hull, its pubs, and its influence on the several members of the and who were born and bred there, "the liar's bar" is a definitive book about the beautiful south5 million copiesthis book is the authorized story of the beautiful southmike pattenden, of "the times", "vox" and "arena", has been granted access behind the scenes to the band themselves and their associates, both past and present, in order to tell the story of the last decadethey have also run up 17 hit singles
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacket"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centuryaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographythis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportagethere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spineit begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical sensethe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spineall the pages are clean and unmarkedat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costthe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are good
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road a swedish crime writer as thrilling as mankell, a detective as compelling as wallanderas the body count rises, a media frenzy descends upon the town and the pressure to find the monster behind the murders weighs heavily on the investigative teambut van veeteren's investigations at the pure life go nowhere fastchief inspector van veeteren is recruited to help solve the mysteryhåkan nesser's the inspector and silence is the fifth gripping crime novel in the van veeteren seriesthe inspector and silence is followed by the sixth book in the series, the unlucky lotterythe strange priest-like figure who leads the sect - oscar yellineck - refuses even to admit anyone is missingyet even in the face of these new horrors, the remaining members of the sect refuse to co-operate with van veeteren, remaining largely silentthings soon take a sinister turn, however, when a young girl's body is discovered in the woods, raped and strangled; and yellineck himself disappearsin the heart of summer, the country swelters in a fug of heatin the beautiful forested lake-town of sorbinowo, sergeant merwin kluuge's tranquil existence is shattered when he receives a phone call from an anonymous womanshe tells him that a girl has gone missing from the summer camp of the mysterious the pure life, a religious sect buried deep in the woodsfinally van veeteren realizes that to solve this disturbing case, faced with silence and with few clues to follow, he has only his intuition to rely on
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham sherlock holmes and mrs hudson are faced with a new challengetheir investigations take in snow-shrouded streets, a toyshop full of wonders, a tumultuous covent garden as the new year rings in and even theatre dressing rooms in stepneyan extraordinary condition is attached: the gem must be displayed at london's sumptuous blenheim hotelhe works as a consultant in the broadcasting industrydangerous magicians! precious gems! dastardly plans! sherlock holmes is just the manthe malabar rose isn't the only exotic attraction stirring up excitement in the city, howeverthis fresh twist on classic victorian mystery will delight fans and new readers alikewith all this excitement and a peculiar disappearance in ealing, mrs hudson and flottie have their hands full this festive seasonhow can the safety of this priceless jewel be assured? the authorities wisely enlist the help of sherlock holmes and his colleague dr watso  but fortunately for them, they are also on the receiving end of help from holmes's redoubtable housekeeper mrs hudson and her able assistant, flotsam the housemaidmartin davies grew up in north-west englandworld famous magician the great salmanazar will be amazing the lucky few who can secure tickets at a once-in-a-lifetime spectacularnot only that, but the world's most beautiful woman - the glamorous, if rather risqué, fire dancer lola del fuego - will be joining him on the billbut what if holmes isn't the only brains at baker street?as snow falls on baker street, the wintry city is abuzz with excitement: the malabar rose - a fabled and enormous ruby - has been sent as a gift to queen victoria by the marharajah of marjoudhin addition to the holmes & hudson mysteries, he is the author of four other novels, including the conjurer's bird, which sold over copies and was selected for the richard & judy book club and havana sleeping, which was shortlisted for the cwa historical dagger award
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop herne hill both series of the classic s children's programme, starring geoffrey bayldon as the time-travelling anglo-saxon wizard catweazle, who finds himself transported to the present day when one of his magical spells goes wrongepisodes from series two are: 'the magic riddle'; 'duck halt'; 'the heavenly twins'; 'the sign of the crab'; 'the black wheels'; 'the wogle stone'; 'the enchanted king'; 'the familiar spirit'; 'the ghost hunters'; 'the walking trees'; 'the battle of the giants'; 'the magic circle' and 'the thirteenth sign'episodes from series one are: 'the sun in a bottle'; 'castle saburac'; 'the curse of rapkyn'; 'the witching hour'; 'the eye of time'; 'the magic face'; 'the telling bone'; 'the power of adamcos'; 'the demi devil'; 'the house of the sorceror'; 'the flying broomsticks'; 'the wisdom of solomon' and 'the trickery lantern'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop exmouth both series of the classic s children's programme, starring geoffrey bayldon as the time-travelling anglo-saxon wizard catweazle, who finds himself transported to the present day when one of his magical spells goes wrongepisodes from series two are: 'the magic riddle'; 'duck halt'; 'the heavenly twins'; 'the sign of the crab'; 'the black wheels'; 'the wogle stone'; 'the enchanted king'; 'the familiar spirit'; 'the ghost hunters'; 'the walking trees'; 'the battle of the giants'; 'the magic circle' and 'the thirteenth sign'episodes from series one are: 'the sun in a bottle'; 'castle saburac'; 'the curse of rapkyn'; 'the witching hour'; 'the eye of time'; 'the magic face'; 'the telling bone'; 'the power of adamcos'; 'the demi devil'; 'the house of the sorceror'; 'the flying broomsticks'; 'the wisdom of solomon' and 'the trickery lantern'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal the sleeve's and case in very good conditioncomplete collection of episodes from the satirical british comedy 'yes minister' and its spin-off series 'yes, prime minister'the 'yes minister' episodes are: 'open government', 'the official visit', 'the economy drive', 'big brother', 'the writing on the wall', 'the right to know', 'jobs for the boys', 'the compassionate society', 'doing the honours', 'the death list', 'the greasy pole', 'the devil you know', 'the quality of life', 'a question of loyalty', 'equal opportunities', 'the challenge', 'the skeleton in the cupboard', 'the moral dimension', 'the bed of nails', 'the whisky priest' and 'the middle-class rip-off'discs in very good conditionthe 'yes, prime minister' episodes are: 'the grand design', 'the ministerial broadcast', 'the smoke screen', 'the key', 'a real partnership', 'a victory for democracy', 'the bishop's gambit', 'one of us', 'man overboard', 'official secrets', 'a diplomatic incident', 'a conflict of interest', 'power to the people', 'the patron of the arts', 'the national education service' and 'the tangled web'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street 'to read these letters is to climb up a wall and peer into the secret garden of two giants nicholas clark is the librarian at the britten-pears foundation at the red house, britten and pears's home in aldeburgh, suffolkthis volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between benjamin britten and peter pears' from the foreword by fiona shaw jude brimmer is an archivist at the britten-pears foundationwhile the correspondence provides valuable evidence of the development of britten's works, more significant is the insight into his relationship with pears and their day-to-day life togetherentertaining to read, domestic and intimate, the letters provide glimpses of cultural and artistic life in the twentieth century, including pacifism and conscientious objection, critical assessments of music and other artists, transport and communications development in the twentieth century, the 'aldeburgh corpses', art collecting, gossip, everyday life in an english country house, the development of the aldeburgh festival, performance practice in early music, looking after dachshunds, travel, and a host of other topicsabove all, when read together, britten and pears's letters allow the clearest possible look 'behind the scenes' of one of the most productive creative partnerships of the twentieth centurythe 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought together and published, as pears intended, for the first timestroeher is professor of music history at marshall university where she is also coordinator of the music history & literature area
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**one of the guardian's 100 best books of the 21st century** see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the baileys women's prize for fiction shortlisted for the costa novel awardlonglisted for the man booker prizewinner of the irish novel of the year hanna, dan, constance and emmet return to the west coast of ireland for a final family christmas in the home their mother is about to sellas the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from rosaleen - a woman who doesn't quite know how to love her children - forces them to confront the weight of family ties and the road that brought them home
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop herne hill new & sealedmeanwhile pyotr has to outwit the evil tsar nikolai, using what he has learnt from the people he has met on his journey, and win the love and hand of the beautiful princesspyotr, a young boy, comes across a magic flying ship that takes him on a journey where he meets all kinds of charactersemmy award-winning animation from cosgrove hall animators based on a russian folk tale about a tsar who will only let his daughter be married to the first person to present him with a flying ship
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop thornbury the herakleion museum contains a unique collection of finds from excavations carried out in all parts of cretethe exhibits come mainly from the prehistoric minoan era and form a valuable record of the artistic, social and economic life of the island during the ancient period
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aberystwyth the iveragh peninsula, often referred to as the 'ring of kerry', is one of ireland's most dramatic and beautiful landscapesthis cultural atlas provides the reader with a broad range of cultural perspectives on the peninsula and the human interactions with it from prehistoric times to the present day
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield a first novelthere is some spotting of the pages and a dedication on the front endpaperthird impression publishedthe unclipped dustjacket is worn, discoloured and tornthe binding is intactthe cloth-covered hardback is also a little worn but sound
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newark hardback with dustjacketthe growing demand for beer in victorian england and the increasing power of the large breweriesmalt is the main ingredient in the national beverage, beeraccount of the industry since
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate an academic study of the impact of planning, and provision for, cycling in urban areasin very good condition, with a few marks around the edge of the cover and a little bit of yellowing to the edge of the pagesdrawing upon a number of contributors, edited by hugh mcclintock, a lecturer in the institute of planning studies at the university of nottinghamthere is a signature from a previous owner on the inside coverwith chapters on the theory and principles of planning for cycling, and detailed case studies of schemes across different countries
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centuryas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaraó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empiresimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first time
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Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the great war? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a return to the epic romance, heroism, history and warm and eccentric cast of characters that made captain corelli's mandolin such an extraordinary hit (2but their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthoodin the brief golden years before the outbreak of world war i, rosie mccosh and her three very different sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in kent, with their neighbours the pitt boys on one side and the pendennis boys on the otherwhen the boys end up scattered along the western front, rosie is left confused by her love for two young men - one an infantry soldier and one a flying ace5 million copies sold)
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth centurycorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his deathin telling his story, harris also speaks to basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third world
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