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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationthe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspiration51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's styleart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacket
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the seven liberal arts, including rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of god, the terminology of the law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensilsisidore compiled the work between coxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear this work is a complete english translation of the latin etymologies of isidore, bishop of seville (cthis book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from isidore's time615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matterisidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport one in a series of novels presenting an idealized portrait of france during the reign of queen marie antoinette, but also showing the decadence of the nobility of the time, with its ending seeming to suggest the "beginning of the end" of the nobilityvarious scuffs, marks and areas of discolouration to boardsshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinegreen cloth covered boards with gilt text to front and spine, and blind embossed decoration to frontheavy tanning to text blockbinding has separated at places within text block, but is still intactsplit to rear endpaper at hinge, revealing linen binding beneath
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3 kg see the photos for a better idea of details and condition read moreindex, list of new plants, colour plates and wood engravings at the beginning of each volumeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikino inscriptions or bookplates, text and plates generally clean and brighttwo annual collections of the periodical the floral world and garden guide, edited by shirley hibberd, published by groombridge and sons, londoneach volume illustrated with twelve tissue-guarded chromolithographic plates (some with hand-finishing) and many black and white wood engravingsa few of the colour plates have a vertical crease through the middle of the plate (see photos)spotting and soiling to first few and last few pages, and scattered spotting elsewhere, mainly along page edgesotherwise in overall very good condition with bindings holding firm and no loose pagesplain green cloth hardcovers with gilt title and decoration to spine, [vi], 378 ppcovers have slight scuffing with very slight wear along spine edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeeach volume consists of 12 monthly issues of this periodicalspeckled page edgescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe fantasy adventure follows the initial encounters between the humans and orcs as azeroth stands on the brink of warthe cast also includes paula patton, ben foster and daniel wuwhen a dark portal is opened that connects the human-inhabited azeroth with draenor, home of the orc clans, the peace of both lands is disruptedleader of the human forces anduin lothar (travis fimmel) and his orc counterpart durotan (toby kebbell) are sent to do battle in an epic clash which will come to shape the futures of their people and their worldsthe warring orcs, whose world is dying, travel to azeroth to conquer the kingdom of king llane wrynn (dominic cooper), who must attempt to make peace with this hostile, destructive forceoxfam shop colne road duncan jones co-writes and directs this big-budget adaptation of the 'warcraft' franchise
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morein "open mind, open heart", father keating presents the beginning of a process of spiritual growthcover has rubbed edges and slight surface markscontents clean and unmarkedin this book, he outlines and explains the actual stages of this process, tackling questions such as: how will it affect my life? where does it lead us spiritually? what obstacles will i encounter along the way? why is it necessary? how does it work?;the third book, "intimacy with god", offers practical advice on the way that centring prayer can deepen our intimacy with godoriginal price sticker on back cover"open mind, open heart" aims to lead the reader into a deep, living relationship with godoxfam bookshop chelmsford this volume contains three works by thomas keating on centring prayernote: a three-inch tear on the cover spine has been repaired with clear tape"invitation to love: the way of christian contemplation" is the natural next stepspecial attention is paid to the role of the sacred word, christian growth and transformation, and active prayerkeating gives an overview of the history of contemplative prayer in the christian tradition, and step-by-step guidance in the method of centring prayer
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harryafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the future
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morecontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500techniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescoafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapsthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsspecial chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & nature
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewill superman die trying to save his adoptive world and those he loves most? the final days of superman marks the beginning of an era, written by peter jalongside batman, wonder woman and supergirl, the man of steel must fight one final battle-seemingly against himselfyet while he does so, the world is greeted by new threats-a dangerous being alive with fire, who insists to lois lane and anyone else he meets that he is the one true superman, and a black-clad man whose appearance and powers mirror those of superman himselfoxfam books & music perth a prelude to dc universe: rebirth is here in superman: the final days of superman! with his final days upon him, the man of steel reaches out to his loved ones and most trusted allies to say his goodbyestomasi (superman) and illustrated by artists mikel janìn (batman), doug mahnke (superman), paul pelletier (aquaman), dale eaglesham (secret six), scot eaton (the new 52: futures end), ed benes (justice league of america) and jorge jiménez (earth 2: society)collects superman , action comics , batman/superman and superman/wonder woman
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book goes on to explore some of the practical implications that this international treaty is beginning to have for the ways that culture is (and is not) being integrated into contemporary development policy and practicethis development has generally been welcomed, but also raises a number of questions: what are the implications in policy and practice? who are the most influential voices in promoting a global agenda for culture and development, and to what extent has the creation of new international policy instruments reflected a consensus? more fundamentally, what is meant by "culture" in these discussions and who has the power to give particular definitions political and legal authority? the politics of cultural development seeks to provide a theoretically and historically informed response to such questions, illustrated by reference to case studies (including the european union, the caribbean and china)particular attention is paid to the formation of the unesco convention on the protection and the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a landmark instrument in debates about culture and developmentoxfam shop nether edge there is a growing recognition of the role that culture can play in sustainable development strategiesthis book will be useful for students, academics and policymakers in the fields of international development, international relations, international political economy, cultural policy and cultural theorynote: has dedication to inner leaf, otherwise as new
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebrian 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 classicas 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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See oxfam website for delivery information read morea history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()complete in four volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdpages are bright and cleanwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticcondition: good condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are aged) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waya collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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See oxfam website for delivery information read more'Â 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 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 discolouredthe book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc'Â 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 pagesthis 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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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit spans garcĂa márquez's life from his birth in through the beginning of his career as a writer to the moment in the s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wifeoxfam shop lytham he is perhaps the most acclaimed, revered and widely read writer of our time, and in this first volume of a planned trilogy - a book that has already become a bestseller in its spanish-language edition both abroad and in the united states - the nobel laureate gabriel garcĂa márquez begins to tell us the story of his lifea vivid, powerful, beguiling memoir that gives us the formation of gabriel garcĂa márquez as a writer and as a manlike all his work, living to tell the tale is a magnificent piece of writingand as in his fiction, the narrator here is an inspired observer of the physical world, able to make clear the emotions and passions that lie at the heart of a life - in this instance, his ownit has the shape, the quality, the aliveness of a conversation with the reader: a tale of people, places and events as they occur to him: family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved colombia, parts of his history until now undisclosed and incidents that would later appear, transmuted and transposed, in his fiction
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First edition of the first english album published on the oisans and the dauphiny at the beginning of the 19th century, with fine engravings showing many calm and hidden places all around the valleys of piemont and the savoie, etcare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimigèves, cluse et viu) et le piémontrare et très recherché' (perret)il comporte également des planches sur la savoie (eprinted title + 1 folding map + 216 pthe spectator gets a great impression of the particular atmosphere caused by the harmony of nature and religious placesclay for) george virtue, , in-4to, 280 x 225 mm, engraved front (portrait of william beattie md) + engraved title with view+ 4 llplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store70 engraved plates with the origcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available'le premier album anglais publié sur l'oisans et le dauphiné au début du 19ème siècle, superbement illustré
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morebut telling carrie, what he heard - or thought he heard - turns out to be just the beginning of the storythe girl, carrie, reminds him of someone he lost, and this makes his mind up: it's time to stop hiding from his pastsimply supberb' m'fresh, original, authentic and gritty - should be an instant classic' lee child'intricate, expertly paced with a shocking conclusionshortlisted for the cwa john creasey dagger and a theakston's new blood author forcraven, author of the puppet showit started with a splashthe police don't believe him, but carrie is adamant that something awful has happened to her dad and jimmy agrees to help her, putting himself at risk from enemies old and newjimmy is a character you root for from page onethen he sees the headline: girl in missing dad pleajimmy, a homeless veteran grappling with ptsd, did his best to pretend he hadn't heard it - the sound of something heavy falling into the tyne at the height of an argument between two men on the riverbankoxfam bookshop cheltenham gritty, newcastle-set crime for fans of ian rankin and robert galbraithbut jimmy has one big advantage: when you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose
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Were they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreemotive 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 proposed 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 warannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centurysimilarly, 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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See oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the lovatt family - james, seconded on a hush-hush assignment to work with churchill, and his brother harry, a naval officer - for bess spofford, joanne schorner, graham smit and all the inhabitants of the history villages of the new forest, it was the beginning of the most bizarre, funny and tragic episode of their livesoxfam bookshop st albans in the spring of , the spectre of war turned into grim realityand on the english home front, men, women and children found themselves swept into a maelstrom of fear and uncertainty while events abroad led inexorably from the debacles of norway and dunkirk to the horror and glory of the battle of britain
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Published in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen martin luther king jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in us history, and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the usaan act of state lays out the extraordinary facts of the king story of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism, of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military, of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truththe conviction of james earl ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when william pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justiceat a civil trial in , supported by the king family, seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy pepper had unearthed: the jury took just one hour to find that ray was not responsible for the assassination, that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed, and that government agents were involvedas shocking as it is tragic, an act of state remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how king's challenge to the us establishment led inexorably to his murderin , he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of haircourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seathe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionslove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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It stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonea large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillssome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriaone of the most popular watermarks aftersoftcover, oblong, 99 ppcovering the period 15th - 19th centurythis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguesome names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcsize of the paper samples: caplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copieswith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten to appeal to the ordinary reader, this first edition two volume set has a wealth of history relating to the isle of bute beginning with the origins of the island's name and its prehistoric inhabitants through to the 19th centurybindings of both volumes are soundvol i is celtic saints and heroes; vol ii is the royal stewards and the brandanesoxfam bookshop lymington a rare first edition set of vol i & vol ii , with illustrations, maps and plansvol i front board has some water spotting and vol ii front board has some light, uneven sunningheads and tails of spines are worn and chipped and both are sunnedgilt titles on the spines and gilt illustration of a standing stone on the frontsfoxing on the endpapersburgundy cloth hard covers have edge and corner wear
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis part of the story centers around king and the mid-twentieth-century black church leaders who embraced the progressive, justice-oriented, internationalist social gospel from the beginning of their careers and fulfilled it, inspiring and leading america's greatest liberation movementgood condition with pencil marking throughoutsociety, but failed to break white supremacyit abounded with noble visions, resounded with magnificent rhetoric, and ended in nightmarish despairit won a few legislative victories and had a profound impact on uoxfam bookshop ealing this magisterial follow-up to the new abolition, a grawemeyer award winner, tells the crucial second chapter in the black social gospel's historyyet the tradition that best describes him and other leaders of the civil rights movement has been strangely overlookedsoared so high that he tends to overwhelm anything associated with him in his latest book, gary dorrien continues to unearth the heyday and legacy of the black social gospel, a tradition with a shimmering history, a martyred central figure, and enduring relevance todaythe symbol of the movement, martin luther king jrthe civil rights movement was one of the most searing developments in modern american history
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morea stone pillar tells us about a great indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empirean intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in yearsseen through macgregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedoxfam bookshop ealing neil macgregor's a history of the world in 100 objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined themencompassing a grand sweep of human history, a history of the world in 100 objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the olduvai gorge in africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe abbey is the beginning of a major new series, featuring one of the most fascinating detectives in the history of crime fictionoxfam shop colne road the new york times bestselling sensationaddictive, thrilling, exhilaratingash rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another death investigationthe coroner calls it an overdose, but the case doesn't add updiscover for yourself the us crime novel that became a word of mouth phenomenonthat's until his niece's body is found in the property of one of the city's wealthiest citizensagainst orders, ash launches an investigation to find his niece's murdereryou won't be able to put it downbut the longer he searches, the darker the case gets - and if he doesn't solve it fast, his niece won't be the only family member he has to bury
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Bulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely readeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purposefocusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaverylesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scene"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddam
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the beginning of the fourteenth century anarchy in italy led to the capital of the christian world being moved from rome for the first and only time in historysmall marks to pageblockillustrated in b&wand at the centre of the picture is avignon itself, as it grew from being a relatively insignificant town on the rhĂ´ne to become, albeit briefly, one of the great capitals of the worldand depending on where you stood at the time they were seventy years of heaven, or of hell opinions invariably ran to extremes, as did the behaviour of the popes themselvesit was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining "in exile" for the next seventy yearsthis is a portrait sketch of that eradustwrapper clean, small mark of glue left by old label on back boardthe city chosen to replace rome was avignonoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , signal books
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moremartin's rejection of the superficial establishment christianity of the crumbling roman empire in favour of creating communities of believers as found in the new testament, marked the beginning of a dynamic new era for western christianity and ignited a flame that continues to burn brightly to this dayoxfam bookshop cheltenham sixteen hundred years after his death, martin of tours - soldier turned holy man and hermit - continues to exert a profound influence on our contemporary experience of the christian faith as we increasingly embrace the celtic spirituality which he inspiredchristopher donaldson's vivid and compelling portrait re-establishes martin of tours as a spiritual leader with a message for our own daythe story of st martin is the story of the passion and energy of the celtic people encountering the simplicity, heroism and joy of the early church and responding to it in mass conversiontoday, not only are hundreds of churches dedicated in his honour, but on iona and throughout the british isles, celtic crosses and other ancient monuments can be found to this wise and generous saint whose dynamic leadership of the monastic community he founded directly inspired patrick and columba to their great missionary endeavours
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morean introduction to the evolution of single and binary stars provides physicists with an understanding of binary and single star evolution, beginning with a background and introduction of basic astronomical conceptsno previous knowledge of astronomy is assumed, although a familiarity with undergraduate quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, and thermodynamics is beneficialxii, 262 pages, including indexin addition, derivations of important concepts and worked examples are included basic concepts of astronomy, stellar structure and atmospheres, single star evolution, binary systems and mass transfer, compact objects, and dynamical systems are covered in the textalthough a general treatment of stellar structure and evolution is included, the text stresses the physical processes that lead to stellar mass compact object binaries that may be sources of observable gravitational radiationreaders will understand the astrophysics behind the populations of compact object binary systems and have sufficient background to delve deeper into specific areas of interestoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames almost as new
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morecovering saxon times & the domesday book; the middle ages - the manor and church; the manor in later times; the place and people to the end of the eighteenth century, including mining, industries, communications and trade; the parish and the poor; the church from the reformation to john wesley; industries in the first half of the 19thc and the last 100 years; the churches since the early 19thc; the beginning of modern town government; schools and colleges; wednesbury corporation; appendicesinscription inked inside; heavy foxing to frontispiece, frontispiece verso and facing page, light foxing to title page and the occasional text page, but overall, the text pages are clean and goodmany illustrations, maps, and reproductionsoxfam bookshop kingsbridge published in , this is a very comprehensive history of the town of wednesbury, west midlands, historically part of staffordshireno dust jacket, black cloth, spine a little sunned, page edges slightly tanned with some spotting
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