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Setting his analysis against the background of popular science, kelly follows popular darwinism as it permeated education, religion, politics, and social thought in germanyamong the first purveyors of mass culture, the germans provide valuable clues as to how seminal ideas move through a societysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music crouch end in germany, more than anywhere else, darwinism was a sensational successhe explains how the popularizers changed darwin's thought in subtle ways and how these changes colored their perceptions of darwinism
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"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchilllooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in chinaif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at largeone english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock backthe new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governed
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The author also discusses perceptions of, and reactions to, changing circumstances, the influence of religion and science on national life, and changing styles in art and literatureoxfam bookshop shaftesbury the age of improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writingthe story ends, not with a full stop but with a question markcould improvement be maintained? could balance and progress continue to be reconciled? see oxfam website for delivery information read more this second edition draws on the great volume of new research - produced by lord briggs amongst others, since its original publicationwidely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and researchthe book stresses both the underlying unity and the rich variety of the age, and raises fundamental issues about a period of crucial change in british history - industrialisation, war, constitutional change and the attitudes of politicians towards it, political development, and, not least, society and culture in the background are the new economic powers based on the development of a coal and iron technology; in the foreground, new social and political problems and new ways of tackling them
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Oxfam bookshop byres road directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)
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Sunday driving--cleaver-style--in the regal family ford, edsel or plymouth topped the list of national pastimes; and teenagers, behind the wheels of their daddies' thundering t-birds, had fun, fun, fun across america's highways this reprint of a chronicle books classic collects the "masterpieces" of automobile advertising, culled from the pages of such popular periodicals as life, the saturday evening post, collier's, look, and holidaytheir colorful illustrations and catchy copy give these ads a "power-packed beauty" all their own, offering a fun look at 50s culture and valuesthe economic prosperity of the country made for an "ultramatic" boom in car manufacturing, and the advertising industry followed suitsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreso take a cruise down memory lane with this fond look back on a time when tail fins and chrome were the standard, and the american car was the true king of the roadoxfam books & music lichfield the s were the golden age of the american automobile, and the cars were faster, bigger, and more boldly styled than ever before
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Oxfam books & music totnes this is the english translation of a book initially published in under the title "erziehung zur freiheit" which was a survey of the work of the waldorf schools worldwide, with many colourful illustrations of the work of some of the pupilslanthorn hardback with full colour boards and no djno marks to the text and good bindinglandscape orientationseveral colour illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A selection of national geographic magazines, all in good condition99 for all, or offers read more
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In addition, as with alfred hitchock, in this stefan herheim co-production with dutch national opera, tchaikovsky makes an appearance as prince yeletskythe orchestral playing by the royal opera house orchestra, conducted by antonio pappano, was excellent, along with the singing with aleksandrs antonenko as gherman, alexander kravets as chekalinsky, vladimir stoyanov as tchaikovsky/prince yeletskythe sets were very period style with heavy oak doors and pannelling and a swinging chandelior that starts to smoke in the last actthis performance received excellent reviewsthe queen of spades royal opera house programme, elegant and stylish maroon red glossy programme with royal arms for spring seasonhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of this second of tchaikovsky's operas and the most serious in content
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Sir roy strong, author, broadcaster, former director of the national portrait gallery and the victoria and albert museum, tells the story of britain from the very earliest recorded celtic times to the era of margaret thatcherit is a tremendous story, and roy strong, with his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, is the ideal person to tell itfeaturing illustrated double-page spreads arranged by subject, he tells the story as a continuous narrative in chapters which give meaning and purpose to the periods they considersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate the story of britain is a significant book published at a significant moment, for there can rarely have been a time when public concern about history and the teaching of history has created so much controversy and debate
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The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate in recent yearsin this eloquent and deeply personal book, a distinguished scholar reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society
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Follow his meteoric rise to national prominence and the great peaks and depths of his presidencywith 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 presidencyoxfam bookshop cheltenham former president richard nixon's bestselling autobiography is an intensely personal examination of his life, public career, and white house yearsduring his presidency, from november until april and again in june and july , he kept an almost daily diary of reflections, analyses, and perceptionswitness his youth, college years, and wartime experiences, events which would shape his outward philosophies and eventually his presidency-and shape our livesthroughout his career richard nixon made extensive notes about his ideas, conversations, activities, meetingsthese 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 politicssee oxfam website for delivery information read morememoirs, spanning nixons formative years through his presidency, reveals the personal side of richard nixon
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The author shows how time has shaped and changed them, how national events have occasionally touched them - from the fall of the roman empire (with its villa under the fields in burcot), the rule of dorchester abbey nearby and civil war carnageoxfam bookshop wallingford a history of clifton hampden and burcot, two villages of very different character, knit together by the thames see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The brookings institution was established in with the twin objects of "aiding constructively in the development of sound national policies and the director prepared the introductory volume to a promised series, and he limits himself to outlining the basic setting of the world air transport problemaviation historyjacket torn and soiled as shownparker van zandtto offer training of a super-graduate character to students of the social sciences"some bw maps and illustrationsowners name on first page see oxfam website for delivery information read morein pursuance of these objects, it initiated in a programme of economic research in aviation under the direction of droxfam bookshop holmfirth america faces the air age
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the stories of john cheever by john cheever when the stories of john cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the pulitzer prizehere are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generationin the years since, it has become a classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevintage books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection" from the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "the enormous radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "the housebreaker of shady hill" and "the swimmer," cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of lifepages clean, small crease to the back cover, minor wear to the cover spine" in very good condition
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Published with the support of the king boudewijn foundation and the national lotterya unique collection of essays that represent the thinking that preceded the foundation of a major new museum in antwerpcontains several black and white illustrationsoxfam books & music wells this copy of this large softcover book is in excellent condition, clean with no marks  written firstly in dutch and then, in the second half, in englishsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternational contributors include historians, museum specialists, urban planners, philosophers and sociologists
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By shifting the emphasis to historical reception of imperial popular culture this book seeks to fill out a certain terrain between the current indian writing on national cinema and non-indian writing on empire cinemacombining wide-ranging scholarship based on original documents, film, stuides and historical and political analyses, the book aims to give the reader a sense of how ideologies, images and identites are constructed, promoted, contested and resisted in relation to key film representations of empirethis book offers fresh insights in the field of cultural and film studies from a multi-focal perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean empirico-historical inquiry into the empire cinema in hollywood and britain during the turbulent s and sit shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized peoplealthough empire cinema has been examined by western scholars, such studies have located the films almost wholly within the colonizing country rather that exploring their reception among the colonized
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"the metropolitan museum of art and the national gallery of art have always been strong advocates of the work of the hudson river school paintershowever the book is is very good condition otherwiseoxfam shop wilmslow the covers have slight bumping and the bottom corners are slightly damagedthere are shelf marks on the bottom page edges" (foreword) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Original in the national gallery by hoppner, print mounted on original back frame, bought from michael youngs antiques in perth ad id: delivery service consumer creditthis is the first print of five of the countess of oxford
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Monochrome bust of 26 cms from top of the knight who in the quest for the bird of timeproduct by attakus in signed and numbered certificate n ° 346 on 500 copieswith box in very good conditionsending (national and international) recommended read more
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Book "the memory of the soul" by launier illustrated by moebius (about fifty drawings)dedicated by the two authors, with a drawing of arzach by moebiusnear mint condition, a very slight mark on the right corner of the coversending (national and international) recommended read more
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Nascar stock car racing sensation ricky bobby (ferrell) is a national hero because of his 'win at all costs' approachhe and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend cal naughton jrreilly), are a fearless duo known as 'shake' and 'bake' by their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the top two positions, with cal always in second placedisc and case in very good conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle comedy starring will ferrellsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen flamboyant french formula one driver jean girard (sacha baron cohen) challenges 'shake' and 'bake' for the supremacy of nascar, ricky bobby must face his own demons and fight girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver
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It provides an excellent introduction to both the parks and the extraordinary range of ecosystems that they protectsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal as new paperback, scarceas the title suggests, the book marks the centenary of parks in europe, from the first parks established in sweden in to the most recent in denmark in
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Locomotives of spanish national railways at castejon de ebrovolume 2 - side one - steam locomotives at work in yugoslavia, romania and france volume 2 - side two - steam locomotives at work in great britain, west germany and romaniatracks: volume 1 - side one 1 locomotives , and in north of england volume 1 - side two 1 both the outer sleeves have slight rubbing and bumping but are both intactoxfam shop cotham hill 2 vinyl lps of the sounds of steam locomotives on railways in britain, germany, spain, turkey, yugoslavia, romania and france locomotives on baghdad to ankara and istanbul railway in turkey locomotives and , and and around bromsgrove locomotives and and , and near princes risborough 3see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor both volumes, the lps and inner sleeves are in excellent condition  volume 1 was issued and volume 2 was issued in locomotives at muhlen bei horb in southern germany
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This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher union leaders from around the world fuses personal stories, research, and political analysis, explaining why such profound and damaging changes are being made to schools and teaching, and how teachers and their unions can make real the goal of quality education for all the world's childrenoxfam bookshop harrogate increasingly public educations character is under assaultpublished see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Winner of the pulitzer prize and the national book awardthe armies of the nightwe specialize in fine books in the categories of art, architecture, photography, cinema, nature, literature, including poetry and many anthologies
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"in his classic study of the ideological sources of national socialism, george l mosse explores a unique complex of antidemocratic ideas that were deeply embedded in german history" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal paperback in almost new condition with clean and bright pages
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The main pagination of all four volumes is continuousit 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 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 hawaiithe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksvery small tear to spine on volume iithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthe voyage to australia and tahitioxfam 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 discoveryall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyvancouver, 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 canadaas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall 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 soundit covers the coast of north americathey 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 manyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coast
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Oxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jonce 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 gandalfgandalf 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 responsibilitiesfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaytolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsmeanwhile 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 armiesin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilin '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 mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorwhilst 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-dûrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo 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 overthey 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 doomthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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Foreword by sir ian mckellen 2jude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseenthe making of the movie trilogythe fellowship of the ringthe lord of the ringscollector's hardback editionvisual companionofficial movie guide
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Anybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offattainment of one’s goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisationit is also a necessity for a flourishing familythis 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 individualon a more individual level, organisation is a key – and often missing – factor in personal successthey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedwe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterprisesorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnhow 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? lron 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 accomplishedchaos and confusion are not natural conditions of lifehere are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisingthe problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivity
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