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Oxfam shop hebden bridge 43 magnificent portraits in colour of the highest mountain in the world and the fascinating country of nepallight blue dust jacket is faded and torn at the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternal pages are clean and bright
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Lavishly illustrated with 262 plates, 34 in colour, this is part of thames and hudson's world of art libraryoxfam bookshop st albans acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature - here is a history of theatre, worldwide in scope and ranging from its ancient origins in the choral hymns sung round the altar of dionysus to the fascinating variety of forms which it has taken in our own agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The destruction of dinosaurs from science4you is a science kit for children, with which you will enter the fascinating world of dinosaurs! create different types of volcanic eruptions and learn about the types of dinosaurs
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No dust jacket, if it ever had one? the fascinating story of one of the founder members of the world's greatest rock n' roll bandbased on personal interviews with those who knew him bestoxfam shop smithdown road very good copy, slight marks on spine and top corner slightly bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenumerous b/w illustrations
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This book will introduce you to the fascinating world of watch makingwe will do our best to turn any less than satisfactory experience into a positive onecommunication is key to helping us give you the best experience
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Enter the fascinating world of hornby wagons and coachesoperator/livery: gwr, brown
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An ideal introduction to the fascinating world of chemistry
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75 masterpieces every christian should know: the fascinating stories behind great works of art, literature, music, and film hardcover – illustrated, 4 decby looking through the eyes of these creative artists, readers will gain deeper perspectives about the human condition, the christian story, and their own spiritual lives
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This essential volume includes a foreword written by a world leader in palliative care-jan stjernsward, former chief of the cancer and palliative care program of the world health organization and currently international director of the oxford international centre for palliative care in the united kingdomthis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientspain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge explores the challenges and barriers preventing satisfactory pain management for patients who urgently need itpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations also offers an important look at pain management programs geared toward several specific underserved populations in both developing and developed countries, including native americans and inmates in a new zealand prisonpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge addresses issues of vital importance for the global health care community, such as: why do so many people in the developing world suffer excruciating pain for months and years, when simple inexpensive medication could make them comfortable? they get mri scans; why don't they have access to palliative care? why do some palliative care programs fail to reach the needy? how could a palliative care delivery system be adapted to local needs? why are medical and nursing students not taught the fundamentals of pain management? what direction should palliative care education take? could health care resources be channeled to deliver care in a more just and equitable manner? this book chronicles the efforts of ambitious pain management care professionals to confront these questions, working toward an end to needless, preventable pain and sufferingoxfam shop dumfries essential information for anyone involved in palliative care programs for deprived patients! in this comprehensive resource, leading healthcare professionals describe pioneering work on the front lines of pain and palliative care service planning and implementation for underserved populationsthis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and othersall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in indiait examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international expertsillustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health caresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dead men do tell tales: strange and fascinating cases of a forensiccondition is acceptabledispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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News of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italyhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceit is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitythe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of evebut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminein europe there are only sevenin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us today
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'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardmaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingin 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticain search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south poleoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthssee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallethe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red sea
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Key features: live another life in another worldthis groundbreaking ai system gives oblivion's characters full 24/7 schedules and the ability to make their own choices based on the world around themwith a powerful combination of freeform gameplay and unprecedented graphics, you can unravel the main quest at your own pace or explore the vast world and find your own challengesthe enormous world of oblivion is open for you to explore at your own pace, and shorter challenges such as fighting bandits, mixing potions, creating magic items and persuading friends keep the challenges comingafter the mysterious and untimely death of the emperor, the throne of tamriel lies emptysee oxfam website for delivery information read morean all-new combat and magic system brings first person role-playing to a new level of intensity where you feel every blowto turn the tide of darkness, you must find the lost heir to the throne and unravel the sinister plot that threatens to destroy all of tamrielpixel-shader effects and high definition televisions are fully supported to create unprecedented visuals, including lifelike towns, dungeons, and the most realistic forests ever created in a gamewith the empire ready to crumble, the gates of oblivion open and demons march upon the land-laying waste to everything in their pathfirst person melee and magicthey even engage in unscripted conversations with each other and youoblivion's features over non-player characters who come to life like never before with facial animations, lip-synching, and full speechrealistic charactersoxfam shop ulverston oblivion is the quintessential role-playing game for the next generation and another leap forward in gamingcreate and play any character you can imagine, from the noble warrior to the sinister assassin to the wizened sorcereropen-ended game play; short challengesstep inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever createdoblivion is the latest chapter in the epic and highly successful elder scrolls saga and utilizes the latest pc and next-generation video game hardware to fully immerse you into the experiencenon-player characters eat, sleep, and complete goals all on their ownnext generation graphics
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sinceusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction
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Its story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near east" see oxfam website for delivery information read morein doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable cityunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodwilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twain
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Whether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrythrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinbeautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centuryalongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teachercentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'the selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicineoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge in
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Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingdust jacket unmarked see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno highlighting or other notesin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutiontext block cleanexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usethe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfullacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answeroxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusanyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuries
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Annals of the former world is the winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfictionlike the terrain it covers, annals of the former world tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through itthe structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title annals of the former worldas clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern non-fictionoxfam shop ulverston the pulitzer prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4see oxfam website for delivery information read more6 billion years twenty years ago, when john mcphee began his journeys back and forth across the united states, he planned to describe a cross section of north america at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with
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' so from the time united fought off bankruptcy, through to winning the treble in , it is all here in the fascinating account of the best and worst days for unitedin a handy day-by-day format, john white tells the story of manchester united so fans can go to any day of the year and look up what events happened on that day in years gone by - even on 29 february we learn that in , martin buchan became united's then record signing when he joined from aberdeenthis book is sure to be one for trivia fans everywhere for, as sir alex ferguson says in his foreword: 'just opening the book at any page really takes you on a tour of the history and mystique that universally attracts and surrounds manchester unitedlike any good book john has not missed a thing because he has taken the time to painstakingly research all there is to know about events in the history of the club
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As an odyssey of mind, body and spirit, food of the gods is one of the most fascinating and surprising histories of consciousness ever writtenfood of the gods: the search for the original tree of knowledge: a radical history of plants, drugs and human evolution paperback – 6 may
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The two, helped by the dextrous franky (angelina jolie) and technical whiz dex (giovanni ribisi), uncover a plot by mad scientist dr totenkopf (laurence olivier in archive footage) to create a 'world of tomorrow' - and destroy the world of todaydisc and case in very good conditiongwyneth paltrow stars as intrepid reporter polly perkins, who suspects a connection between the mysterious disappearance of many of the world's top scientists, and a recent attack on new york city by giant robots - and decides to investigateshe enlists the help of her former beau, heroic flying ace joe 'sky captain' sullivan (jude law)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle sci-fi action adventure romp, which pays homage to comics and serials such as flash gordon and supermana race against time begins as our heroes do all they can to save the planet before it is too late
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With clarity and conciseness, kenneth dyson examines the fascinating tapestry of thought about public authority that the state tradition represents, and identifies the major individual contributions to that tapestryin addition to offering a clear conceptualisation of state, he deals with such key issues as the role of the intellectual, the social function of state theories, and the difficulties of accommodating state and democracyinternal pages are clean and unmarked with very slight foxing to some page edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover has some light shelfwear and a single line to the spineoxfam shop horsham why have continental european societies developed the idea of the abstract impersonal state as the fundamental institution of political rule? why, on the other hand, has this idea played a relatively insignificant part in the history of english-speaking countries? it is to such questions that this major study is addressed
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Challenger believes he can find a lost world full of dinosaurs in the middle of the amazon forestwill they return alive? the book and cd tell an abridged version of the lost world by sir arthur conan doylebut this world is dangerous to reach, and, once the professor and his small group of explorers arrive, things get even more dangerous for themlevel 2 with 700 headwordsand he sends his young reporter, malone, on a strange journey into south america with the famous professor challenger new and sealed in original shrinkwrapsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by oxford university press in their dominoes series for english language teaching'you said that you wanted danger, didn't you?' says mcardle, the editor of the daily gazetteoxfam shop cowley road paperback book plus cd audio recording of the complete text
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The sports events that are celebrated in this collection of stamps are the empire games and the commonwealth games, the rugby world cup, the football world cup, the ryder golf cup tournament, the winter olympic games, the summer olympic games, and the international lightning class championships for sailingthere are photos in the book of vintage sports equipment, famous athletes who had taken part in the commonwealth games in previous years, the natural world of victoria, the beautiful sights of victoria, and photos of some of the sports that were taking place at the commonwealth gamesthe book describes the city of victoria and its surrounding countrysidesome of the stamps are a little foldedall the stamps in the book have been unused, although they are not neatly presentedone of the stamps shows the national stadium of jamaicait details a brief history of the commonwealth games that took place in canadathe book in a cellophane cover shows the full set of commonwealth games from canadathe book describes the triumph of the personal achievements that the athletes gain while being able to participant in the commonwealth gamesa couple of the stamps are a little fadedit briefly explains some of the cultural traditions of victoria in canadathe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester in this collection there is a book about the commonwealth games stamps that were issued in canada in that took place in victoria in canadasome of the stamps have a clearly shown printed postmark on themthe book is written in both english and frenchoverall the stamps in this pack are in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the inside of the back cover there are white and brown stamps that are neatly presents in a cellophane coveringsome of the stamps are unusedthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthere are two copies of each stampalong with the book included in this pack of sports there are 57 individual stampsthe sports shown on the stamps in this collection of the 57 stamps are hang-gliding, fencing, football, fun running, kayaking and canoeing, skateboarding, netball, white water rafting, sailboarding, diving, dance, fishing, horse racing, cycling, golf, running over hurdles, tenpin bowling, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, ice hockey, downhill skiing, mountain biking, squash, beach cricket, tenpin bowling, ski boarding, life guard swimming, kite flying, skiing, shooting, rock climbing, snorkelling, and tennisit is a book of 8 pagesthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s and sthe pictures on the stamps in this book show the high jump, wheelchair racing, indoor cycling around a velodrome, bowling and divingsome of the stamps stills have a little of the envelope they were originally attached to still visiblethe countries that these 57 stamps were issued in are australia, ajman state, new zealand, north korea, great britain, finland, afghanistan, germany, antigua, hungary, guinea ecuatorial, ireland, jamaica, bulgaria and canada
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Covering a period of time from the s through the s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and eventsracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhauseroxfam bookshop preston a best seller and winner of the antique automobile club of america's prestigious thomas mckean awardthe golden age of the american racing car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The ringing cedars of russia," the second book of the ringing cedars series, in addition to providing a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the story of how "anastasia" came to be published, offers a deeper exploration of the universal concepts so dramatically revealed in book 1it takes the reader on an adventure through the vast expanses of space, time and spirit from the paradise-like glade in the siberian taiga to the rough urban depths of russia's capital city, from the ancient mysteries of our forebears to a vision of humanity's radiant futureoxfam books & music wells this soft cover book is in very good condition with no markings or damagesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The major trees, such as kahikatea, totara, rimu and kauri, receive special attention; the great tree specimens are reproduced in large photographs and some of the fascinating natural cycles - such as the development of flowers and fruits - are recorded in detailed sequencesoxfam bookshop exeter there are more than 220 species of indigenous new zealand tree, and they are all covered in this bookreprint of revised editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages clean and clear and binding tightcondition: dustjacket shelfworn, generally scuffed; boards rubbed, corner bumpedmost tree species are described and illustrated in detail; the full tree specimen, the leaf shapes (most at natural size), the bark, the flowers, the fruits
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The oxford handbook of language evolution will be valued by everyone interested in one of the most productive and fascinating fields in natural and cognitive sciencethis book presents a wide-ranging summation of work in all the disciplines involvedinterdisciplinary activity has produced fundamental advances in the understanding of language evolution and in the evolution of human andanimal communication more generallyit highlights the links between different lines of research, shows what has been achieved, and considers promising directions for the futureoxfam bookshop preston in the oxford handbook of language evolution, sixty leading scholars present critical accounts of every aspect of the fieldits five parts are devoted to insights from comparative animal behaviour; the biology of language evolution; the prehistory of language; the development of a linguistic species; and language creation, transmission, and changeresearch on language evolution has burgeoned over the last three decadessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This second edition incorporates the very considerable advances in our knowledge of mosses made in the last quarter of the twentieth century and will provide a unique resource for all concerned with these fascinating organismsoxfam shop kendal paperback in very good condition with clean pagesthis book describes and illustrates in detail the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the british isles and incorporates the most up-to-date information available on classification and nomenclature, together with recent synonymsfor many species there are footnotes to aid identificationprevious owner's name on half-titlein addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keysan artificial key to genera provides the only workable comprehensive key published in the english languagethe species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risksee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorners of cover slightly worn; front cover slightly creased
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Copiously illustrated throughout with images from comics, book jackets, record sleeves and other printed ephemera, the mysterious flame is a fascinating and hugely entertaining new novel from the incomparable umberto ecoyambo promptly retreats to the sprawling attic, cluttered with boxes of newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and adolescent diariessigned by author on title pageas he recovers his memory, two voids remain shrouded in fog: a terrible event he experienced during the resistance, and the vague image of a girl whom he loved at sixteen, then lostyambo struggles through the frames to find at last the face of the girl he loves: she descends the stairs of their high school and morphs into a dante-esque promise (or threat) of the afterlife, as he struggles harder to capture her simple, innocent, real-life image - the schoolgirl he never forgotbut a relapse occursmultiple colour illustrationsthere, he relives the story of his generation: mussolini, catholic education and guilt, josephine baker, flash gordon, cyrano de bergeracsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bath a hardback in very good conditionthe red cloth boards with gold illustration and text are in very good conditionyambo, a sixty-ish rare book dealer who lives in milan has suffered a loss of memory; not the kind of memory neurologists call 'semantic' (yambo remembers all about julius caesar and can recite every poem he has ever read), but rather his 'autobiographical' memory: he no longer knows his own name, doesn't recognize his wife or his daughters, doesn't remember anything about his parents or his childhoodnow in a coma, his memories run wild, and life racing before his eyes takes the form of a graphic novelthe pages are clean and tight and appear unreadhis wife, who is at his side as he slowly begins to recover, convinces him to return to his family home in the hills somewhere between milan and turinthe dustjacket shows very minor shelf wear only
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