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But robert woods also considers the variable quality of the victorian registration system; the changing role of what robert malthus termed the preventive check; variations in occupational mortality and the development of the twentieth-century class mortality gradient; and the effects of urbanisation associated with the significance of distinctive disease environmentsthis invaluable reference tool is lavishly illustrated with numerous tables, figures and maps, many of which are reproduced in full colourthe volume also illustrates the fundamental importance of geographical variations between urban and rural areasits principal focus is the great demographic revolution which occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chelmsford the demography of victorian england and wales uses the full range of nineteenth-century civil registration material to describe in detail for the first time the changing population history of england and wales between and
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'touching, funny and romantic' daily mail'a charming read, perfect for the holidays' the lady'a warm and heartfelt debut' prima*and if you loved the keeper of lost things, don't miss ruth hogan's other novels: queenie malone's paradise hotel and the wisdom of sally red shoes* see oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, anthony peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years beforerealising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful ownerskeep it' richard & judymeet the 'keeper of lost things'oxfam shop pershore *the perfect cosy up-lit read, recommended by thousands of readers**the sunday times bestseller & winner of the richard and judy book club*'one of the most charming novels either of us has readbut the final wishes of the 'keeper of lost things' have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters
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Age 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackhe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldronreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlinglisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifeafter just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonmeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harrystephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidaysbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the school
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Forty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilizationstarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodthis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the worldparticular attention is given to archeological aspectsa truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigationafter almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumes
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They conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generaldrawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplesmany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subjectoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecambridge world archeologyoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiathe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagrams
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To disappear into god; to be submerged into his peace; to be lost in the secret of his face, as merton said, through daily practices including contemplation, prayer, and faithhis writings, which bridge eastern and western spiritual thought, continue to inspire us with their real possibilities for immediate and direct experience of the divinenow james finley, who for six years lived, prayed, and studied with brother louis, as merton was known at the abbey of gethsemani, shares with us the gifts passed on to him by this towering figure on thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherefirst presented at a series of popular retreats, this full eight-cd program takes a participatory approach to merton's most useful teachings, helping us to discover our true selfin the end we find ourselves in what the taoist sage chuang tzu called the palace of nowhere, where all the many things are onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newark this is not a bookthe cd's cardboard holder is a little worn around the edgesit is in this spirit that james finley invites us to follow thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherethomas merton, trappist monk, author, and student of zen, remains one of the most important and beloved figures in the modern christian contemplative movementthere is an eastern teaching called transmission of mind, in which the enlightened mind embodied in the master is manifest in the student's awakening
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The art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedit is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human mindloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imagerythis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationdescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and value
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The approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensionsthe world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time
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Others are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographersan overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social context
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Unlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter cmancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this erain addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peopleswritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsfrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforeincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanus
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"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centuryaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographythis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportagethere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spineit begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical senseoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spineall the pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costthe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are good
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With her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedwidowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry visee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Mark smith here seeks to discover more precisely what was meant by "divinity" in the ancient near-east, and how these concepts apply to yahwehit is now widely accepted that the israelites' god, yahweh, must have originated as one among these many, before assuming the role of the one true god of monotheismat the end of the book he returns to the question of israelite monotheism, seeking to discover what religious issues it addressed and why it made sense at the time of its emergencehe argues that within the bible, monotheism is not a separate "stage" of religion but rather represents a kind of rhetoric reinforcing israel's exclusive relation with its deity see oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one of the book offers a detailed examination of the deities of ancient ugarit, known to us from the largest surviving group of relevant extra-biblical textsin part two, smith looks closely at four classic problems associated with four ugaritic deities, and considers how they affect our understanding of yahwehoxfam bookshop wallingford as the bible tells us, ancient israel's neighbours worshipped a wide variety of gods
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Hydrogen and helium are discussed in some detail and it is shown that quantum mechanics enables us to understand the structure of the periodic table without engaging with the complexities of many-electron atomsevery opportunity is taken to illustrate the emergence of the familiar classical, dynamical world through the quantum interference of stationary statesoxfam bookshop knutsford the physics of quantum mechanics aims to give students a good understanding of how quantum mechanics describes the material worldthe connections between observables, operators and transformations are clearly explained and the standard commutation rules derived from the properties of spacetimea chapter is devoted to entanglement, quantum computation, density operators and their role in thermodynamics, and the measurement problemthe text stresses the continuity between the quantum world and the classical world, which is merely an approximation to the quantum worldscattering phenomena, including the origin of radioactivity, are handled early on in the accessible context of one dimension, and at the end of the book with some rigour in three dimensionsname written on inside facing page see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit stresses that stationary states are unphysical mathematical abstractions that enable us to solve the theory's governing equation, the time-dependent schroedinger equationit shows that the theory follows naturally from the use of probability amplitudes to derive probabilitiesthe mathematical prerequisites are no more than simple vector algebra, taylor series expansion and the use of integrating factors to solve linear first order differential equationsdirac notation is used from the outset and students are trained to move easily from one representation to another, choosing whichever representation is best suited to a particular problemrigorous algebraic methods are preferred to the solution of partial differential equations
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe fabulous colour palette highlights the fantasy mood of the story, whilst the figure drawing, composition and exquisite line work highlight this artist’s talenta very rare chance to bid on a panel from georgio trevisan's adaptation of classic 'the wizard of oz' for the comic 'princess tina'the mice all live very close to the field of deadly poppies and mostly stay undergrounditalian artist trevisan moved to milan and joined the studio d’ami agency, from here he worked extensively for british comics and war picture libraries, illustrating many adaptations of literature including ‘a dog of flanders’ by marie louise de la ramée (ouida), the ugly duckling by the brothers grimm, and also stories of sherlock holmes during the sthey aren’t a unique race of rodents who can talk and live on the outskirts between the munchkin country border and the emerald cityplease 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 storetrevisan is now highly regarded for his work for tarot card designsthis beautiful panel shows the friends, the tin man and the scarecrow adventuring through the woods and coming across the field mice who live in the magical land of ozan elegant black mount has been cut and is provided with this piece, however the piece has not been attached to the mount as this leaves room for personal choicethey are all ruled by a mouse queen, whom the tin woodman savescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james ilondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingbacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesit was published the following yearthe book remains his only completed work of historyplease 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 storeit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Take your time, be patient with yourself and always be ready to go back to basics, to lesson one, the true identity of the self, which is the foundation of everythingoxfam bookshop cheltenham an introduction to the art and practice of meditation, this guide lays down the foundation for ongoing spiritual developmentreaders can also access assistance and have their questions answered by emailthe lessons cover: an introduction to the practice of meditation; rediscovering the true identity and the nature of self; making meditation practical; the shaping of personality; understanding and exploring different the levels of consciousness; restoring our relationship with god; understanding the natural law that governs the universe; a spiritual understanding of how the dance of life on earth has evolved; understanding the history and geography of time; and how to support meditation and spiritual development with the right lifestylethe cd accompanying the book has an audio introduction to meditation and many of the meditations within the book are presented as guided commentariessee oxfam website for delivery information read morerecorded by the author, the commentaries provide the reader with a powerful aid to their meditational practicea series of ten lessons provide specific insight into raja yoga, with practical exercises to complement and to help your understanding of the method and underlying teachingsthe guide shows how meditation is more an experience than something you do, more a process than an achievement, more an ongoing inner journey than a destination
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The result is a work that substantially advances the implication of the current consensus and sheds new light on this influential yet enigmatic textthroughout the work, the apocalyse points to rome as the predominant demonic agentscholars have traditionally thought that revelation was written in order to encourage believers to stand fast in the face of the roman persecutation of the early churchin this study, paul duff offers a different viewpoint on the origin of the book of revelation is a rhetorically sophisticated response to an internal leadership crisis within the churchesmore recently, however, it has been argued that no such crisis existed at the time the book was writtenin support of this argument duff marshals evidence from the social and economic context of the time, and from literary and rhetorical analyses of the textsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear the book of revelation presents the reader with a frightening narrative world in which the people of god are tormented, threatened, and sometimes killed by various agents of satan
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Series 1 episodes are: 'the great tower of druaga (inner)', 'the quest of jil (outer)', 'meskia, city in the tower', 'before we depart', 'band of hands', 'ziusudra's trap', 'the lightning bridge', 'dance with the one-winger', 'the legendary tower', '', 'at summer's end', 'as but a single shield' and 'you zapped tooxfam bookshop glossop road good condition, slightly worn box all 24 episodes from both seasons of the japanese anime series following a group of adventurers attempting to climb the tower of druaga and defeat the monstrous druaga, a god that continues to terrorise the human race even after being defeated by king gilgameshseries 2 episodes are: 'the tower of gilgamesh', 'meskia, capital city', 'meltland, city of dreams', 'into the phantasm', 'the land of shadows', 'the four assassins', 'the mansion of eternal spring', 'once, theysee oxfam website for delivery information read more', 'at the dream's end', 'last resort', 'he who shoots the gods' and 'without letting go'
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomoxfam bookshop ipswich extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by jwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrodo leaves the shire aided by 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 over
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'lyn macdonald wrirtes splendidly and touchingly of the work of the nurses and doctors who fought their humanitarian battle on the western front' sunday telegraph over the past twenty years lyn macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the first world war'on the face of it,' writes lyn macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the first world waroxfam bookshop cheltenham lyn macdonald's the roses of no man's land is a compelling look at the women who risked their lives on the western frontit was here that young doctors frantically forged new medical techniques - of blood transfusion, dentistry, psychiatry and plastic surgery - in the attempt to save soldiers shattered in body or spirit' yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasionin leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another war, a war against agony and death, as men lay suffering from the pain of unimaginable wounds or diseases we can now cure almost instantlyand it was here that women achieved a quiet but permanent revolution, by proving beyond question they could do anythingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost are published by penguinher books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the first world warall this is superbly captured in the roses of no man's land, a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, yet also of endurance and supreme courage
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This work draws not only on contemporary, near-contemporary and modern-day accounts of the battle, but also describes the events leading up to the battle, and its aftermaththe lancastrians may have been the victors of the battle of wakefield, but that triumph on that december day ultimately proved a hollow one, for three months later they were virtually annihilated by the yorkists at the battle of towtonthe author describes in detail the troop movements and offers some explanations as to why the duke of york left the safety of sandal castle and engaged an enemy force which outnumbered his four to onesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe most far-reaching consequence of this battle was the death on the field of richard, duke of york, whose untimely demise led to the change in the conduct and direction of the warsoxfam bookshop preston on december 30th, , the fourth battle of the wars of the roses was fought and won at wakefield in yorkshire by a lancastrian force under the command of henry beaufort, duke of somerset
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Maxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidencethe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionsa good reading copyhalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedas the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingi don't give a hoot what the writing's like"some light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pageproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americain fair conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always doin this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)though in fact he didopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and commasitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the material
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As the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von braun escaped from the ruins of nazi germany, and was taken to america where he began developing missiles for the us armybut america's space agency wasn't created in a vacuumin the s, rockets were all the rage in germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the german armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the treaty of versaillesnasa's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with neil armstrong taking his small step on the moon inoxfam bookshop swanage the incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of nasabreaking the chains of gravity tells the story of america's nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the us militaryone of the key figures in this period was wernher von braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating v-2meanwhile, the us air force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like neil armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the thin upper atmospheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat this point getting a man in space became a national imperative, leading to the creation of the national aeronautics and space administration, otherwise known as nasait was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-soviet world had to offer
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In this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinsulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleod
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Oxfam shop scarborough used - disc in good playable condition ---------------------- lego the lord of the rings is based on the lord of the rings motion picture trilogy and follows the original storylines of the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, the lord of the rings: the two towers, and the lord of the rings: the return of the kinglego the lord of the rings takes players along on the adventures of frodo baggins and his unlikely fellowship as they set out on a perilous journey to destroy the one ring and save middle-earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers will take on the form of their favourite members of the fellowship - frodo the hobbit, aragorn the ranger, gandalf the wizard, legolas the elf, gimli the dwarf, boromir a man of gondor, and frodo's hobbit friends sam, merry and pippin - as they relive the most momentous events from the filmsnow the entire family can team up in pairs as adorable lego the lord the rings minifigures to experience countless dangers, solve riddles and battle formidable foes on their journey to mount doomkids, tweens, teens and parents can traverse the misty mountains, explore the mines of moria, knock on the black gate of mordor, and partake in epic battles with orcs, uruk-hai, the balrog and other fearsome foes while harnessing the humour and imagination of lego gameplay to solve puzzles and explore middle-earth
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But time grows short, and only the phantom hourglass can buy link the minutes he'll need to survivechart courses for your ship by using the stylus to draw a path through the islands - then, as you automatically sail along the path, control the cannon to target oncoming enemieswith the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find tetra - and his way back to the seas he once knewmany months have passed since the events of the legend of zelda: the wind waker, and link, tetra and tetra's band of pirates have set sail in search of new landsfeaturing the cel-shaded style of its predecessor and simple yet effective touch screen controls, you can move and battle with just a few swipes of the stylus, trace a line to throw your boomerang or scribble notes and clues as you progresstetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue heroxfam shop redruth the legend of zelda phantom hourglass for the nintendo dsboxed with game instructionsthey come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned shipfeaturing intuitive touch screen controls and innovative puzzles, the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduction for gamers new to the legend of zeldaset sail for adventure in the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass! see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe epic story of the legend of zelda: the wind waker continues as link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventurewhen he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy's voice
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Praise 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 boydrharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artoxfam 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 seriesas 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 corpsesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforehe 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 moreballista 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 dramafans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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The author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violenceoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)on top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Turning to lyndon johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education have accomplished much, they have not been fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the s, which triggered a white backlashdrawing on extensive primary research, quadagno shows, for instance, how roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded african americans from the core programs of the social security actthe "american creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says quadagnoin the s, the united states embarked on a journey to resolve the "american dilemmafrom reconstruction to lyndon johnson and beyond, quadagno reveals how american social policy has continually foundered on issues of raceat the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and equal housing raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integratedhe realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the family assistance plan, threatened to undermine wages in the south and alienate the republican party's new constituency-white, southern democrats-and therefore dropped itin the color of welfare, jill quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the centre of the "american dilemma," as swedish economist gunnar myrdal did half a century agooxfam bookshop hove thirty years after lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty, the united states still lags behind most western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care supportthe color of welfare reveals the root cause of this failure-the inability to address racial inequalityjob training programs, for instance, became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groupssee oxfam website for delivery information read morequadagno shows that nixon, who initially supported many of johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted" yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismallyit is racism that has undermined the war on poverty, and america must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform todaythis shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class americans, who had some of the same needs-for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities-but who got very little from these programssome critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class
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