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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop brentwood martial arts fighter billy lo (bruce lee) has his suspicions aroused by the sudden death of his friend jim hoobruce lee's posthumous appearance is pieced together using out-takes from previous filmswhen billy himself is killed at the funeral, his brother bobby steps in to investigatehe goes to the 'castle of death' where jim was last seen, stumbling upon a drug manufacturing centre
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A very rare copy of swan's picturesque views of the falls of clyde: bonniton lynn, cartland craigs and bridge, corra lynn and castle, and the fall of stonebyres with descriptive illustrations see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition; good,thick card boards, cloth spine, heavy wear all-round, 8mm open tear on lower spine, front hinge split heavy foxing on all pages, booksellers bookplate on verso front board along with very light pencil notes?, 4 illustration complete with tissue guardsoxfam shop oban glasgow: jswan, st, hardcover
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Here are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisingorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnon a more individual level, organisation is a key â and often missing â factor in personal successthe problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivitythis booklet contains only some of the most basic principles of the organising technology he developed, but these fundamentals are, by themselves, enough to greatly enhance the activity of any endeavour, whether that of a group or an individualron hubbard recognised that man was lacking in his understanding of how to organise, and a sizeable portion of his research was devoted to clarify the subject of organisation, a task he fully accomplishedhow do you most efficiently and productively manage your time, your activities and your resources? how do you minimise distractions? and how do you align your strengths in order to accomplish your purposes? lchaos and confusion are not natural conditions of lifeanybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offthey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedit is also a necessity for a flourishing familyattainment of oneâs goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisationwe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterprises
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1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the kingthe hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale
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First edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchhe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much morejĂźrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition
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Com/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morein these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceboard of educationfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunwhen the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltsmounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichfollowing atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'this apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassionseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlers
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreas presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causes humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careerin typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system todaya day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcastingoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicehumphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generaljohn was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on televisiona day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphone
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The principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalityhere are the eight urges toward survival or âdynamicsâ which make up life itselfhow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answersânot from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldron hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understoodfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifebut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionsby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againwith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your lifeorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnwith them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifeand so it remained until lhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lecturescredit and debit cards accepted
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All credit and debit cards acceptedorder your copy from 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnbecause this is scientologyâthe knowledge of youbased on precision axioms (self-evident truths), these are the answersâanswers youâve been looking for, answers that work(click to reveal full phone number)â but, in scientology, that search has culminatedâfor the secret has now been discoveredhere, then, is the basic book on the theory and practice of scientology, with discoveries embracing every aspect of life, including: the cycle-of-action, revealing what underlies the continuous cycle of creation, survival and destructionâa cycle that seems inevitable in life, but which is only an apparency the conditions-of-existence that comprise all life and livingnessâand by which one can truly be the eight dynamics upon which all life is compartmented and by which one can resolve the puzzle of their own existence the affinity, reality and communication triangle, revealing and explaining the underlying principles of true human relations the parts of man, the comprehensive explanation of spirit, mind and body, their anatomy and interrelationship in every being the reason why, answering the questions of âwhat itâs all aboutâ and giving the very elements of survival, happiness and life itself scientology processes that unlock the life force that is you and, with this book, you wonât just âlearnââyouâll discover these principles for yourselffor thousands of years man has searched, pondered and speculated about the true âmeaning of life
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List of engravings: - a view of the city of alexandria - a view of old cairo (hand-coloured) - a section of the mikias in the isle of roida - a plan of the isle of roida - the obelisk of cleopatra, the pyramids of memphis and the sphynx - two colossal statues with the ruins of the palace of memnon - views of the noble remains of the edifices at luxerein - a view of the temple at com-ombo and of the serpent cauphis on the isle of elephantine - a view of the temple of the haniks and of the temple of isis in the isle of philae read morethe world displayed; or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations, volume xii - london newbery ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin this volume: - thevenot's travels in the levant - drpocock's travels through egypt with 9 engravings, 1 of which is hand-coloured and 1 folding mapcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablebinding is scuffed, but attached to the bookblockfolding engraving with some spots, a small tear at the top and slightly frayed along the edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith the coat of arms (of john gray) glued in frontsome pages are a bit browned or smudgedcontemporary leather bindingoverall in fairly good conditioncondition: fairly goodbeautiful travel book about the levant and egypt with (hand-coloured) engravings and a folding map of egyptour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikile ministre de l'inte´rieur sur le service des alie´ne´s en ' (paris, ) noted that only three asylums were built between and (rapport, page 63)catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableone very large folio volume, in half cloth and marbled boards, contained plans, maps, drawings and scale descriptions for the construction of a lunatic asylum in vaucluse (seine department), with several plans being original ink drawingsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome plans open up to 200 cms! the creation of the asylum of vaucluse was decided by the departmental commission of the seine during a deliberation, dated december , approved by a prefectural decree of august 26 of the following yearthe official inauguration took place on januarylanteri-laura, âla chronicitĂŠ dans la psychiatrie française moderneâ, annales ewe know from foucault's work 'discipline and punish' that the design of asylums was critical to the management of the sick, the poor and the insanethe rash of asylum building came later, and vaucluse was one suchjan golstein, 'console and classify: the french psychiatric profession in the nineteenth century' (cambridge, )there are approximately 35 pieces, mostly mounted on tabs and the majority folding, sometimes to great sizesthe planned creation was divided into two distinct operations: 1 - an asylum for 5 to 600 destitute lunatics 2 - a farm for the exploitation of the land, on which the sick would be employed the lunatic asylum of vaucluse, the third asylum in the seine department after sainte-anne and ville-ĂŠvrard, opened inthe creation of such asylums was importanta unique item, full of interest to the historian of medicinesome rare tears but not affecting the texts or illustrationsthe 'rapport ge´ne´ral a` mon november , the seine department became the owner of the former gilquenière estate located in the seine-et-oise department, now the essonne department, to build, in , a lunatic asylum designed to accommodate around 600 patients, plus hospital staffesquirol in his report to the government in had called not only for separate asylums to be built for the insane but for separate buildings to house different categories of the insane [des e´tablissemens des alie´ne´s en france, et des moyens d'ame´liorer le sort de ces infortune´sour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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Paula deitz is editor of the hudson reviewsarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museumputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artcorey is consulting curator at the high museum of artabout the author laura dguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvre
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearly 18th century manuscriptcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein italian with notes partially in latinbased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sin excellent condition, crisp paperthe book does not feature the authorâs name nor the date, but the texts end inthe topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peoplethe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archivesheets = pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store
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British romanticism and the critique of political reason, hardcover by michael, timothy, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk author timothy michael gives readers an in-depth examination of the political philosophy that dominated britain and france in the romantic periodthe author is a faculty member of lincoln college and university of oxford in the ukportland, or ()annotation Š ringgold, inche argues over the book's eight chapters that a great deal of the periodâs literary output takes the form of a critique of reason, its political value, and the types of knowledge attainable through ithe examines the works of kant, burke, wollstonecraft, coleridge, wordsworth, shelley, and many other writers and philosophers of the period
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moredj has some minor chipsthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityfascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manillustrated with 28 b/w photographshenry field (december â january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the uhis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifeoxfam shop darlington hardbackgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketcontents are clean and binding is tightffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptiongovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workhis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselffield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spineborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordred top page endspublished by peter davies
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are giventhe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'this book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the ssome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysoxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then considered
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spineellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klanduring the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuerich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherin an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotrythe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationsthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearoxfam bookshop hexham ctheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight
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Thomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read moreissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionthe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (ekey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedcontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacra
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