The flights of the mind
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Focusing on america's encounter with the barbary states of north africa from to , robert allison traces the perceptions and mis-perceptions of islam in the american mind as the new nation constructed its ideology and system of governmentlesch, middle east journal"allison's incisive and informative account of the fledgling republic's encounter with the muslim world is a revelation with a special pertinence to today's international scenebulliet, journal of interdisciplinary history"this book should be widely read"a powerful ending that explains how the experience with the barbary states compelled many americans to look inwardwith increasing doubts about the institution of slaveryeaton, eighteenth century studies see oxfam website for delivery information read moreallison's study provides a context for understanding more recent developments, such as america's tendency to demonize figures like iran's khumaini, libya's qaddafi, and iraq's saddamoxfam bookshop knutsford from the beginning of the colonial period to the recent conflicts in the middle east, encounters with the muslim world have helped americans define national identity and purpose
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Most importantly a loving home, secure garden, i don't mind people working but not full time pleasewhat i expect from the new ownersi will then forward a receipt for your recordsthe puppies live inside our family home, right in the heart of the homei will socialise in the garden when older and use puppy pads to start toilet trainingif you would like to know more, please get in touchenquiries do not mean you are guaranteed a puppyi send photo updates once a week, usually on a saturday or sundaythese pups are very young, they will grow and get fluffy quite quicklypuppies start out a lot darker in colour when bornall puppies will go a light gold and whiteplease see the photos of previous puppiesthe balance of £ will be payable on collectionwe both have to be 100 % happy with each otherthe puppies - all currently available 3 girls & 1 boy the markings are excellent, full white masks and strip on head, white tips to the tail5 generation pedigree 4 weeks free petplan insurance wormed with panacur microchipped 1st vaccination vet checked food blanket all documents handed over to new owner in document folderthey will be kept clean and warm in perfect surroundings at all timespuppies will come with the followingchildren are not a problem at all, i believe its wonderful for children but please make sure they understand the dog needs space toothey will be socialised, use to family noises like hairdryers, vacuum and childreni will consider a puppy reserved once a deposit of £350 has been paidplease ask me any questions too** 4 beautiful puppies ** ready september 20th penny is our family pet, her temperament is so calm and friendly, she loves everyoneshe is very pretty and lovable with 5 gen pedigreedad is called gizmo, laid back, friendly, handsome gold and white family pet
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Please see the images and make your own mind up as to the conditionmarriage medal celebrating the marriage of the duke of your to princess mary on 6th julyideal for the junior or senior coin or coin and medal collectorfound with the use of a metal detectorslightly buckled and needs a clean
8 €
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Su dokube – the diabolical mind teaser! based on the original su doku gamethe aim of the game is similar to traditional su dokufrom a pet and smoke-free homeeach face of the 'kube' should have one of each number showing from 1 to 9good, used condition – a crack/tear in the 'kube' cradle, but this doesn't affect the game5" x 4 1/4" x 3" (game approx same)
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They became the first australian rock act to score an international hit with the single friday on my mindall the albums i’ve hardly played read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website1 / (albert productions aplp026) made in australia / vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney inthe easybeats – australian mercey beat from the sixties (2x) the easybeats – falling off the edge of the world (united artists –uas ) made in usa original lp\\ vinyl and cover near mint the easybeats – the shame just drained, 15 previously unreleased tracks, the vanda young collection volcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Along the way louis thinks about what drives him to spend so much time among weird people, and considers whether he's learned anything about himself in the course of ten years working with themoxfam bookshop cheltenham for ten years louis theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of us societynow he revisits america and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw themattempting to understand a little about himself and the workings of his own mind, louis considers questions such as: what is the difference between pathology and 'normal' weirdness? is there something particularly weird about americans? what does it mean to be weird, or 'to be yourself'? and do we choose our beliefs or do our beliefs choose us? see oxfam website for delivery information read morehas he manipulated the people he's interviewed, or have they manipulated him? from his las vegas base, louis revisits the assorted dreamers and outlaws who have been his tv feeding ground
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Unaware of her father's espionage role, amalia is fearful for his safety and it's up to daniel to find her father and put amalia's mind at restcaptain daniel rawson is always ready for an adventure, so when duke of marlborough proposes a dangerous undercover mission to discover what happened to one of their spies, a dutch tapestry-maker, rawson happily acceptshis wide-eyed nephew has joined the army as a drummer boy in pursuit of honour and glorymeanwhile, rawlson's stalwart is sergeant welbeck is left in camp with complications of his ownoxfam bookshop brigg francesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewelbeck would like nothing more than to ignore this eager young boy, but circumstances are conspiring to make this impossiblehe journey's to france in disguise, and is delighted to find a lovely distraction in the form of the tapestry-maker's beautiful daughter
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The movie in my mind (miss saigon)elaine paige presents showstoppers from the musicalsall i ask of you (the phantom of the opera)i will always love you (the bodyguard)the music of the night (the phantom of the opera)
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Algorithms to live by is full of practical takeaways to help you solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindthe authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others
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Any fees or duties are the responsibility of the recipient and cannot be reimbursed be peter's of kensingtonsuitable for children from the age of 8 yearsproduct number
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But tyler's perfect for lottie and quickly she falls for him - and he for heroxfam shop dumfries a new romantic and funny novel from the sunday times nofor reasons that are totally unfair, lottie's children hate tylerunfortunately, there's a problemwhen a rival for lottie's affections comes on the scene in the shape of charmer seb, the children adore him, and he's certainly a distractionbut he's not tyler - and he's not even at all what he seemssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreliving in a beautiful cottage with her two adorable - sometimes - kids in an idyllic village in the heart of the cotswolds, on good terms with her charming but hopeless ex-husband and with friends all around, she's happy enough with her lotlottie's got a problem - but thanks, in classic jill mansell style, to a tobogganing accident and a delicious series of mix-ups, all will be revealed and true love will find a waylottie carlyle isn't looking for love when she meets her new boss, tyler klein1 bestselling author
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Ways of looking provides a six-step programme for understanding contemporary art based on the concept of the tabula rasa - a clean slate and a fresh mindtraditional artistic media no longer do what we expect of themfamiliar styles and movements that characterized art production prior to the twenty-first century have all vanishedart has changedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal very good condition paperback with minimal shelf wearit transforms a potentially intimidating encounter with cutting-edge art into a dramatic, sensually rewarding and thought-provoking experience
7 €
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1 the windmills of your mindnumber of discs: 222 tales from the vienna woods21 vienna, city of dreamsmissing information?7 under the bridges of paris (sous les ponts de paris)
11 €
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Text block is clean and tightoxfam bookshop newport the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brainsglossy textual paper coverssuperficial scuffs and markssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Good working condition, a couple of minor scratches on the back of the ears and base
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Even with a reduced personnel, it doesn't feel as if anything is missingthese pieces seem to drift a bit more than the ones on the previous two albums, but they're still highly focusedwhile moore's piano often seems to be the lead
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The joe longthorne songbook - lp - telstar records tracklist you're my world my prayer always on my mind my mother's eyes just loving you it's only make believe to all the girls i've loved before the end of the world it was almost like a song hurt answer me danny boy i'd be a legend in my time don't laugh at me love is all when your old wedding ring was new condition lp vinyl record - very good condition the sleeve - very good condition postage to uk only - £380 parcel2go the record will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read more
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This book tries to explore his life and find insight into the human mindthe book itself is quite discoloured due to age, though the pages do seem to all be intact with the only main damage being on the books slip coveroxfam bookshop deal ashley montagu has long been fascinated by the story of the remarkable john merrick and by the possible light it could throw on human nature and personality developmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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E: light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thingpuzzle styles: classic wooden puzzlematerial: wooden
5 €
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A lot of fun and a good way to keep your brain active and thinkingthere are 5 pieces solved on the back of the box
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Please message me with any questions and check out my other advertsinteresting book exploring the science behind his skillshappy to consider a discounted price if multiple items purchasedcash on collection preferred, but happy to post if requiredthank you! read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells this hard cover book is published in chinese and contains photographs and drawings to illustrate chinese architectureit is excellent condition with just a minor bump at the base of the spine
75 €
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Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselvesbut once against the human race has grown fearful; the starways congress has gathered a fleet to destroy lusitania
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One reason the siblings have to be kept apart, is their incestuous attraction to each otherelizabeth escapes for a brief tryst with a local before being recaptured and subjected to a bleeding process to 'draw out the bad blood
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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
29 €
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He was also in charge of the preparations against napoleon's planned invasion of the united kingdom inthe soldiers friendhe marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down againhe was the person most responsible for the reforms that created the force which served in the peninsular warbank transfer or pay pal (if pa pal please add 4% to cover fees) read morein the opinion of sir john fortescue, frederick did "more for the army than any one man has done for it in the whole of its historystamped frederick duke of york"[21] in frederick actively supported the foundation of the royal military college, sandhurst, which promoted the professional, merit-based training of future commissioned officersduke of york commemorative coin/tokendied 5 january ) the grand old duke of york, he had ten thousand men
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’s the union & confederacy ) illustrated collector casebooks here for sale we have 2 illustrated books about the american civil war including a 12”lp excellent condition with each onethe second album is the confederacy, columbia album number , published infirst is the union, columbia records number dl-244 published in , with 60 pages of text and photographs, and a columbia masterworks lpabout the confederacyrecorded at the national gallery of art, washington, dsize: " x " conditionfeaturing the national gallery orchestra, conducted by richard bales; the cantata choir of the lutheran church of the reformation, mezzo-soprano florence kopleff, baritone thomas pyle, and narrator reverend edmund jennings leecolumbia masterworks dl-" lp record album in beautifully embossed fabric album with gilt titles and illustrations, applied flag lithograph, and attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war and the confederate armythe albums are both in plastic covers and inserted at the end of the book and are in excellent condition they have some water damage, which is reflected in the asking priceincludes an attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war, with essays by bruce catton, and clifford dowdey condition vinyl ex case books some water damageplease see photographs as part of the descriptionit has 32 pages of text and photographs and a columbia legacy lpcolumbia records proudly presents "the confederacy" based on music of the south during the yearsthank you for lookingmeasures 14" x 12
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25 €
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In very good condition certificate of authenticity read more" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round
100 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea play in two tragical discourses by cristopher marlowe - the hesperides press, london, - black cloth binding - unpaginated (222 ppcover with minor signs of useotherwise the book is in very good conditionit may be considered the first popular success of london's public stagewhereas the real timur was of turkic-mongolian ancestry and belonged to the nobility, for dramatic purposes marlowe depicts him as a scythian shepherd who rises to the rank of emperorwritten in or , the play is a milestone in elizabethan public drama; it marks a turning away from the clumsy language and loose plotting of the earlier tudor dramatists, and a new interest in fresh and vivid language, memorable action, and intellectual complexitychristopher marlowe - the life and death of tamburlaine the greatillustrated by robert stewart sherriffs () with 15 full-page illustrations and 10 vignettesis loosely based on the life of the central asian emperor, timur (tamerlane/timur the lame, dcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablestamp on half title page) - cm number 126 from an edition of 300 copieswill be carefully packaged and sent insured, with track & trace’ (wikipedia) from the collection of folklorist and critic of american culture gershon legman‘tamburlaine the greatour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenote in ink on first endpaperare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
175 €
