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During the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuethe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinethe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationstheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionoxfam bookshop hexham cthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightrich 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 oddsin 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 bigotryby 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 anotherellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klan
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Contemporary 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 simulacraoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernthomas 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 morethe 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 fictionthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fiction
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinfluences by pink floyd and king crimson,but also parts of tangerine dream goes in the extraordinary music design,without neglecting your own direction! the big breakthrough is lacking in management,the necessary small change and the courage of the radio stations! probably the most ambitious work is "ortoflorovivaistica",which is a harmonious image of this underestimated italian formation,and generally received good reviewsbrilliant! (concreteweb, belgium) strange flowers profile: italian neo-psychedelic band from pisa formed in and active tillmichele marinò (vocals,guitar) nicola cionini (guitar) matteo sciocchetto (bass) matteo d'ignazi (drums) tracklist a1\tmars behind our eyes\t a2\tjohn on the moon\t a3\tthe ghost in your room\t a4\ta telescope in reverse\t a5\tthe spider in the clock\t b1\tmy garden\t b2\tstrange girl\t mint for collectors of extraordinary bands of psychedelic rock! read morestrange flowers?–ortoflorovivaistica /in limited of 100 "red vinyl" how can you classify a band that is difficult to classify into a style! strange flower are comfortable and stirring,soulful psychedelic,haunting and hardplease 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*also appeared in a limited red special edition (quantity 100 in red) paul gerald(new music express) ortoflorovivaistica is full of beautiful and powerful masterpieces that are performed with so much feeling and passion you wonder what was going around the time of writing and recording…the boys from pisa should definitely be proud of themselves with this onecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieach of these singles sold over one million copies in these countriesthe colour of my love has shipped six million units in the united states and has sold over 1it was released by columbia records/550 music on 9 novemberthe songs were produced mainly by david foster, ric wake, guy roche, walter afanasieff and christopher neil, and four of them were written by diane warrenafter its release, the colour of my love received generally mixed reviews from music critics but became a commercial success, topping the charts in canada, australia, the united kingdom and a few other european countries, and reaching the top ten elsewhere, including number four in the united statesit remains one of the best-selling albums of all time with worldwide sales of twenty million copies5 million in canada and over one million units in japanbeautiful stunning columbia award presented to celine dion to commemorate the sale of more than copies of the columbia records album "the colour of my love" the colour of my love is the third english-language studio album by canadian singer celine dionpostage is insured and tracked read moreplease 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 storesingles released from the album include the us number one "the power of love", the uk number one "think twice", and the japanese chart topper "to love you more", which was included on the re-release of the colour of my love in japanthis a very rare opportunity to buy this official sales award8 million copies in the united kingdom, 1catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe album features cover versions of "the power of love" and "when i fall in love"
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Letters in eight volumesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki¶ british nature researcher charles darwin corresponded with an exceptionally large group of people all over the worldscientific historian janet browne has argued that darwin’s ability to correspond on a daily basis played a crucial role in the development of his theory and his ability to find the support of colleaguesdarwin also relied on correspondence for a lot of his scientific work and used letters to find support for his ideas among friends an colleaguesthe letters also highlight a lot of aspects about darwin and his biography: the development of is ideas, an insight in his character and health, personal opinions about controversial mattersa wrinkle at the top of the spine of volume 1his letters to harvard botanist asa gray for instance show his changing opinions regarding slavery and the american civil warplease 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 storecondition: minimal signs of storagethe letters offer a lot of insight in matters from the origin of important scientific concepts to religious and philosophical discussions, that are still relevant todayspecial anniversary set in eight volumesby frederich burkhardt and the editors of the darwin correspondence projectcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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It looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniacare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleansections paginated separatelyblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionmurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebrasplease 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 storewe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jthe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicsbookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordoverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subjectplastic comb bindingmarks on front cover from removed labelscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available28x22cm, titles, prelims, pp
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In the last two weeks of summer vacation, haruhi leads the brigade on a dizzying list of summer time activities, eventually culminating in the brigade experiencing what they think is deja vu but they're actually re-living the same two weeks of summer over and over againunfortunately, for kyon and the rest of the sos brigade, they are forced to go along for the rideoxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlon the night of the tanabata star festival, kyon is transported back in time by mikuru asahina to what may be the source of what led haruhi to search for aliens, time travelers, and esperssee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class projectit's up to kyon to figure out what's missing to get them out of their endless loopharuhi continues her search for exciting ways to keep her world from being boring
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Oxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlin this season, kyon is transported back to the past along with mikuru, where he discovers that his actions may have a serious impact on the present; and the entire sos brigade find themselves locked in a time cycle, repeating the same two weeks over and over againsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class project, 'the adventures of mikuru asahina episode 00'episodes comprise: 'bamboo leaf rhapsody', 'endless eight' (episodes ), 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 1', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 2', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 3', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 4' and 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 5'
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The rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingin 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the worldlewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniafinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumwhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the movethe children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their princealong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narniathey must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chairsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronein 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventureoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the cthey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmen
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overin part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsdiscs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthoxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordor
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordormeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive years
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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordor
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They are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiesoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leeset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)oxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friends
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Making their way through a mysterious portal into the real world, murderous butcher hilary briss (mark gatiss), embittered businessman geoff tipps (shearsmith) and sinister pederast herr lipp (steve pemberton) confront their creators in an effort to force them to continue writing about royston vaseythe town of royston vasey is populated by many strange and eccentric individuals'the league of gentlemen's apocalypse' () is the big screen version of the programme in which misanthropic vicar bernice (reece shearsmith) discovers a prophecy that warns of the destruction of royston vaseythe annual panto in royston vasey is at least as creepy and wacky as you'd expect'league of gentlemen at drury lane'() is the live stage adaptation of the popular tv seriesin 'the league of gentlemen are behind you' () the tradition of the great british panto is lampooned by the crackpot crewsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe locals then discover that they are in fact fictional creations of the 'league of gentlemen' comedy troupeoxfam shop edenbridge box set featuring the feature film and two specials from the cult tv programme
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Oxfam books & music perth 12 pictorial postcards from the palace of holyroodhouse & abbey the blue paper envelope that the cards are in is in poor condition but the cards are unused and in good conditionhm office of works, sold for ninepence• the palace of holyroodhouse - queen mary’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse – abbey, the nave • the palace of holyroodhouse – duchess of hamilton’s drawing room • the palace of holyroodhouse – the front of the palace • the palace of holyroodhouse – king edward memorial from the palace forecourt • the palace of holyroodhouse – lord darnley’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse - lord darnley’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – panoramic view of the palace and abbey • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – the fountain • the palace of holyroodhouse – the main entrance • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s bath house see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Spine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and sciencepencil ownership inscription of ‘wpencil notes on the last pagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagetitle-page repairedex-library copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tableswe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’item is as picturedrather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine no1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesink mark to tail page edgeashdown’ to head of title-pagebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablessmall tears to some margins, affecting text on prebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditiontables throughout
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Players enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchthese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniain order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecysee oxfam website for delivery information read more• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and moreoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author c
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Fellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialoguewe can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduinoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2an action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable characterson their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogmaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experience
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Prisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainoxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from eathroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up againstthe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemiesthis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the gamebeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friendskind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesthe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boyobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkaban" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complexalong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friends
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Oxfam shop wetherby the temple of elemental evil: a classic greyhawk adventure is a literal computer translation of one of the world's most beloved campaign settings, the realm of greyhawkthe improved, easy-to-use turn-based combat system speeds up gameplaythere are also dozens of skills and class abilities, over 50 feats and hundreds of spells from which to choosein addition, multiple quest solutions lead to different paths for different partiesthe game has options for creating up to five characters per party, in a reactive world filled with nonplayable characters (npcs) that react differently to the unique attributes of the adventuring partygamers will also be able to explore over 50 side quests and battle more than 100 monsterssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the first and only pc game to utilize the newly released dungeons and dragons 3the product is used however the casing, manual and disks are in good conditionplayers assemble a party of adventurers to uncover the source of evil and ominous activity in the land of flanaess
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The lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gamein the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forwardtolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progress
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107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank lossvery occasional spots of foxing notedinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelytitle etc in black lettering on spinein he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'the yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the backclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those yearsthe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fep our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacketdom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's workssee oxfam website for delivery information read more dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeit has been widely translated, and remains in print todaykarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th century  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedown  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, trans
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These discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless livesthe atlas of disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemicsoxfam bookshop brighton behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more diseases covered: airborne: diphtheria; influenza; leprosy; measles; scarlet fever; sars; smallpox; tuberculosis (tb) waterborne: cholera; dysentery; typhoid insects and animals: malaria; plague; typhus; yellow fever; zika human to human: polio; ebola; hiv and aids; syphilis  crucially, the atlas of disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patterns in the atlas of disease, sandra hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the aids epidemic in the s and the recent devastating ebola outbreak
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Finally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologythe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timein the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionalthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'
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But, making good on his threat, grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most of whom are unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beingsfantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald is the second screenplay in a five-film series to be written by joxfam shop worcester the wizarding world journey continues the powerful dark wizard gellert grindelwald was captured in new york with the help of newt scamanderrowling, author of the internationally bestselling harry potter booksillustrated with stunning line art from minalima with some surprising nods to the harry potter stories that will delight fans of both the books and filmsin an effort to thwart grindelwald's plans, albus dumbledore enlists newt, his former hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie aheadlines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreset in , a few months after the events of fantastic beasts and where to find them, and moving from new york to london, paris and even back to hogwarts, this story of mystery and magic reveals an extraordinary new chapter in the wizarding world
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century, and inspired the highland revivalthe lady of the lake is a narrative poem by sir walter scott, first published inset in the trossachs region of scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day"the lady of the lake: a poem" by sir walter scott longman hurst, london - fifth edition (rare early edition) - 432p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, in leather binding with minor rubbing to spine, with name to title pageplease 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 storethe poem has three main plots: the contest among three men, roderick dhu, james fitz-james, and malcolm graeme, to win the love of ellen douglas; the feud and reconciliation of king james v of scotland and james douglas; and a war between the lowland scots (led by james v) and the highland clans (led by roderick dhu of clan alpine)[1] there are voluminous antiquarian notescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Whilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrdiscs are in excellent conditiongandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoroxfam shop oadby the extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jthe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armies
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For lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sightshe tattooed her name on my heartand he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, gita, did, toooxfam shop pershore the five million copy bestseller and one of the bestselling books of the 21st centuryi recommend it unreservedly' greame simsion 'a moving and ultimately uplifting story of love, loyalties and friendship amidst the horrors of wari tattooed a number on her arm'extraordinary - moving, confronting and upliftingin , lale sokolov arrived in auschwitz-birkenau waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl' jill mansell see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the holocaustso begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of auschwitz
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At the paris peace conference of , the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international and humanitarian norms and under 'mandate' from the league of nationsnew states emerged from the great european land empires, while germany's african and pacific colonies, and the ottoman provinces in the middle east fell into allied handsdrawing on research in four continents and dozens of archives, and bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, and imperial statesmen, the guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world orderoxfam bookshop bath a paperback in very good conditionthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadminor signs of shelf wearcolonial nationalists and humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; germans resentful of the loss of their colonies and italians eager to found a new empire arrived in geneva to demand a repartition of the spoilsas imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals and crises - revolts in south west africa, syria, samoa, and palestine; famine in rwanda; labour abuses in new guinea; extortionate oil contracts in iraq - they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutinysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebritain, france, belgium, japan, and the british dominions wanted to keep the new states, but woodrow wilson and the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwiseas the guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequencesthe allies sought to use the league to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves createdthe first world war threw the imperial order into crisis
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