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Oxfam shop mutley plain the book marks the 20th year of the council of the college of optometristssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is intended to inform fellows and students of the founding and evolution of the institutionboth book and dust jacket are in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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Extensive supplementary information includes: over email addresses; details of english, welsh and irish benefices and churches and scottish incumbencies; entries for the presiding bishops and archbishops of the anglican communion; full biographies for all retired clergy and a list of those who have died since the last edition; listings of chaplains of schools, universities, colleges of higher and further education, the armed services, prisons, theological colleges and courses, clergy attached to the chapel royal and the college of chaplains; episcopal succession lists; maps showing diocesan boundariesthe 104th edition contains biographies and contact details for over clergy, both stipendiary and self-supportingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop woodbridge this renowned reference directory, first published in , is an essential resource for anyone who works with or is linked to the church of england, the church of ireland, the church in wales or the episcopal church of scotland
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The title is the choir of kings college cambridge: evensong livefor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Great britain th anniversary of college of arms mnh ** sg am happyt to ship with carrier of your choice read more
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Condition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginhe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and language’ registered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(total of 2 books) read more) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppsee pictures of the table of contentsthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendix‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalisthe wrote extensively about morocco (please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The author is a faculty member of lincoln college and university of oxford in the ukhe examines the works of kant, burke, wollstonecraft, coleridge, wordsworth, shelley, and many other writers and philosophers of the periodbritish 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 periodannotation © ringgold, incportland, or ()he argues over the book's eight chapters that a great deal of the period’s literary output takes the form of a critique of reason, its political value, and the types of knowledge attainable through it
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Sections paginated separatelyplastic comb bindingthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersthere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronicsmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesbookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxford28x22cm, titles, prelims, ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionmarks on front cover from removed labelsoverall 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 subjectbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleanit looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniacour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebraswe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jhis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegedom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's worksin 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'inside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppthe 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 backtitle etc in black lettering on spine107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank lossoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, trans previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fepkarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th century previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedownit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelysee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery occasional spots of foxing notedthe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faithclothed 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 years our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacketit has been widely translated, and remains in print today the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedown
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Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otheroxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramahe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northsee oxfam website for delivery information read moread263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of romein the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artpraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrfans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses
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In he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinecomes with non adhesive transparent dust jacketcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to agilt title on spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegreen buckram hardbackthomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; fair, despite loosened dedication page and some spotting on first end pages, a further tight and clean copythe author was born in aberdeenfirst editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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In he was appointed professor of natural history at queens college belfast and later as professor of botany in the university of aberdeenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidickie, george - professor of botany in the university of aberdeen the botanist's guide to the countries of aberdeen, banff, and kincardinecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableembossing folding map of aberdeen, banff & kincrdine shires - tilte page - dedication (to agilt title on spineour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegreen buckram hardbackthe author was born in aberdeenthomson) page - xxxii pp with fold-out plate - 344pp 17 x 11 cm, condition; good, tight and clean copyfirst editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Witness his youth, college years, and wartime experiences, events which would shape his outward philosophies and eventually his presidency-and shape our liveswith startling candor, nixon reveals his beliefs, doubts, and behind-the-scenes decisions, shedding new light on his landmark diplomatic and domestic initiatives, political campaigns, and historic decision to resign from the presidencymemoirs, spanning nixons formative years through his presidency, reveals the personal side of richard nixonthese notes and diary dictations, quoted throughout this book, provide a unique insight into the complexities of the modern presidency and the great issues of american policy and politicsduring his presidency, from november until april and again in june and july , he kept an almost daily diary of reflections, analyses, and perceptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout his career richard nixon made extensive notes about his ideas, conversations, activities, meetingsfollow his meteoric rise to national prominence and the great peaks and depths of his presidencyoxfam bookshop cheltenham former president richard nixon's bestselling autobiography is an intensely personal examination of his life, public career, and white house years
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Accompanied by his faithful labrador, dickens, and the increasingly exasperated inspector geordie keating, sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a cambridge don from the roof of king's college chapel, a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio and the poisoning of zafar ali, grantchester's finest spin bowlercanon sidney chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is backcan he decide between his dear friend, the glamorous socialite amanda kendall and hildegard staunton, the beguiling german widow? to make up his mind sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a web of international espionage just as the berlin wall is going upsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop eveshamalongside his sleuthing, sidney has other problems
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My own mother read me both the hobbit and the lord of the rings when i was eight, and the books became so important to me that i wrote my college application essay about how they shaped my view of the world (i got accepted)part 2 the two towers part 3 the return of the king barnes & noble blog: tolkien’s books ask a lot from their readers, and if a kid is too young to begin the journey, they might lose interest, and never finish the booksbut they give an awful lot back in return; reading the books at a young and impressionable age is a magical experience£1 each these were great reading for my child
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Please check shipping costs before ordering synopsis in a cavern called the house of thunder, susan thorton watched in terror as her lover died a brutal death in a college hazingshe doesn't remember who she is or why she is thereor did they? twelve years later susan wakes in a hospital bedhave the dead come back to life? or has susan plunged into the abyss of madness? with the help of her neurosurgeon, susan desperately clings to her sanity while fighting to uncover who or what could be stalking herapparently involved in a fatal accident, she is suffering from amnesiaall she knows is that her convalescence is unfolding into a fearful nightmare - and that the faces that surround her, pretending loving care, are those of the four men involved in that murder years beforeand in the following four years, the four young men who participated in that grim fraternity rite also died violently
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Previous owner has written name and college on front endpaper in inkblue boards in good orderoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , cambridge university pressdustwrapper has a slight chip to the spine and some markings to the rear otherwise cleantraditionally, logic has been claimed to be 'the science of rational arguement', but the relevance to our everyday disputes of the formal logician's results has remained unclearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop thame volume 7 of the monographs on archaeology and fine arts sponsored by the archaeological institute of america and the college art association of americasee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music totnes regent cd regcd204 stanford & parry the choir of christ's college cambridge cd and case are in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Verdi: pater noster; ave maria (quattro pezzi sacri)liszt: o salve regina; o salutaris hostia; ave verum corpusoxfam shop fulwood road romantic church music from europe - the choir of christ's college, cambridge brahms: ach, arme welt; geistiliches lied; schaffe in mir, gott; wenn wir in hochsten noten seinfaure: tantum ergo; tantum ergo; maria mater gratiae; o salutaris hostiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morefaure: ave verum corpus; ave maria; cantique de jean racine
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The main pagination of all four volumes is continuousvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication involume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands invery small tear to spine on volume iithe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiisee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companythe voyage to australia and tahitivolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsit covers the coast of north americaall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust cover
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In 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthwhen 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 handstogether 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 mordorin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilthey 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 doomfrodo 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 overmeanwhile 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 yearsgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoronce 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 doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf 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 responsibilitieswhilst 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-dûr
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The scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)references andgarde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtrycharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramait also includes srit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit consists of close to 32 figurescuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrycoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguereferences na111french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontthese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it consists of 11 figuresall of them have been sold out and retiredit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)references na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)tomas picton by britains, referencethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7ththe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdthe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableregiment of the line, by king and countryfrench artillery, by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)references na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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A study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis edition is frompart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3it was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapethe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3should it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge
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In fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleansome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usage(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsthe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedwhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationhowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little force
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Iron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Simultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empirebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevaraoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first century
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofkarim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big citysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the east
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warwritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pages
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His aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesthe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museums
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