The friendship of salem
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The friendship of salemthe interior pattern features the friendship of salem, which is a ship, with original copper engravings depicting a historical scene of chinese export to americaalfred meakin staffordshire england" on reverse great condition no cracks this is a brown alfred meakin of staffordshire england fairwinds dinner platealfred meakin plates, approx 270 mm diameterit was manufactured at a time period when meakin was influenced by earlier designsit depicts an old world ship cruising along the ocean waters highly detailed in brown over a cream backgroundpermanent coloursdishwasher and detergent safeoriginal engravings depicting historical scenes of chinese export to americathe pattern is “friendship of salem” the vintage i believe is from the s to s, only because of the label on the back stating "dishwasher safe"
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The friendship of salemcan sell separately - £9 each collect or add p&p read morealfred meakin staffordshire england" on reverse great condition no cracksoriginal engravings depicting historical scenes of chinese export to americaalfred meakin plates, approx 270 mm diameterdishwasher and detergent safepermanent colours
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The friendship of salemalfred meakin staffordshire england" on reverse great condition no crackscan sell separately - £9 each read moreoriginal engravings depicting historical scenes of chinese export to americaalfred meakin plates, approx 270 mm diameterdishwasher and detergent safepermanent colours
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The friendship of salemalfred meakin staffordshire england" on reverse great condition no cracks£6 each read moreoriginal engravings depicting historical scenes of chinese export to americaalfred meakin plates, approx 270 mm diameterdishwasher and detergent safepermanent colours
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Oxfam shop cottingham a lovely set of six plates by alfred meakin depicting the ship 'the friendship of salem'ideal for collectors see oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition
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Yet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvellously nuanced portrait of friendshipin these neapolitan novels, elena ferrante, the acclaimed author of the days of abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belongingoxfam bookshop ealing in , elena ferrante's my brilliant friend introduced readers to the unforgettable elena and lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the neapolitan novelswith these books, which the new yorker's james wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopleda beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," ferrante proves herself to be one of italy's most accomplished storytellersin the story of a new name, lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stiflingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe writes vividly about a specific neighborhood of naples from the late-s through to the current day and about two remarkable young women who are very much the products of that place and timethe story of a new name is the second book in this seriesyet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challengeslove, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their storiesmarriage appears to have imprisoned lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for elena
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The joy of friendship a thoughtful and inspiring collection of 200 quotations by jackie corley (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The friendship book annual , (a thought for each day), new, by dc thomson, as per pictures, would make ideal christmas gift, more of same available if required, £6
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Defriending navigating the friendship breakup by faith ginternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsharper (pamphlet, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
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The friendship book annual , (a thought for each day), new, by dc thomson, as per pictures, would make ideal christmas gift, - - - - - - read more
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In an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotrythe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearthe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overalloxfam bookshop hexham ctheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionrich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightthe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationsellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klanduring the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issue
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I recommend it unreservedly' greame simsion 'a moving and ultimately uplifting story of love, loyalties and friendship amidst the horrors of waroxfam shop pershore the five million copy bestseller and one of the bestselling books of the 21st centuryand he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, gita, did, toofor lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight' jill mansell see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the holocaustin , lale sokolov arrived in auschwitz-birkenaui tattooed a number on her arm waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl'extraordinary - moving, confronting and upliftingso begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of auschwitzshe tattooed her name on my heart
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In fair conditionsome light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethough in fact he didproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americathe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionsi don't give a hoot what the writing's like"oxfam 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)halfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedmaxwell 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 confidenceas 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 amusingsitting 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 materialopposed 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 commaa good reading copy
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I recommend it unreservedly' greame simsion 'a moving and ultimately uplifting story of love, loyalties and friendship amidst the horrors of warwaiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girland he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, gita, did, too'extraordinary - moving, confronting and upliftingfor lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight' jill mansell see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the holocaustoxfam bookshop hertford the five million copy bestseller and one of the bestselling books of the 21st centuryin , lale sokolov arrived in auschwitz-birkenaudon't miss heather morris's next book, stories of hopecoming septemberi tattooed a number on her armso begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of auschwitzshe tattooed her name on my heart
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A close-knit community grew up in this once remote parish and a strong sense of friendship and family ties continues to this daythe sea has played a vital part in the life of the parish with fisherman gaining a tough living from it and the lifeboat, coastguards and lighthouse keepers have all been part of its proud maritime traditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding list of subscribersthe community spirit endures in sennen, and through memories and a rich harvest of photographs, a way of life that is fast disappearing is celebrated and preserved in this bookoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames sennen can lay claim to being the first and last parish in britain, sited at the most westerly tip of cornwall, it is a landscape of coves, farms, and hamlets, and includes the famous promontory of land's end which, over the centuries, has attracted thousands of visitorsboth book and dust jacket are slightly bumped at extremities, but the jacket is wonderfully glossy, the binding is sound and tight, the contents of the book are close to as new, and the jacket is not price-clipped
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Under the tutelage of the great aristotle and with the friendship of ptolemy and hephaiston, he became the mightiest and most charismatic warrior, capable of subjugating the known world to his powera marvellous novel of one of history's greatest characters and his quest to conquer the civilised worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham who could have been born to conquer the world other than a god? a boy, born to be a great king - philip of macedon - and his sensuous queen, olympiasalexander became a young man of imense, unfathomable potential
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His relationships with his wife and other women friends are a continuing thread in the life of a man who remained acutely conscious of his lower middle-class origins in spite of his meteoric rise to fame, honours in edward vii's reign and friendship with the kingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreelgar's letters reveal his unpredictable swings of mood, from gaiety and a fondness for puns to morose self-pity and a feeling that he was 'not wanted', and although much of elgar's music sounds confident and coherent, it also has an underlying layer of unease, melancholy and insecuritymichael kennedy, a leading scholar of british music and a distinguished musical biographer, uses this material, which includes elgar's own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composer's complex personalityoxfam bookshop shaftesbury this important biography of elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years
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A powerful, sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the american deep south in the nineteenth century, the invention of wings evokes a world of shocking contrasts, of beauty and ugliness, of otherwise respectable people living daily with cruelty they fail to recognise; and celebrates the power of friendship and sisterhood against all the oddsshe also knows that she cannot accept another person as a presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square sarah grimké is the middle daughterher mother says she's difficult and her father says she's remarkablesarah knows that what she does next will unleash a world of troubleand so, indeed, the trouble beginson sarah's eleventh birthday, hetty 'handful' grimké is taken from the slave quarters she shares with her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to sarah as a gift
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A tale of fun and friendship that teaches the wrongs of stealing and the rights of helping friendsnibbly noo & sammy on the trail of the missing acorns by jennifer green childrens illustrated book suitable ages 5 -11 ideal christmas giftbeautiful illustrationsthey get in all sorts of scrapes along the waysammy squirral enlists the little field mouse, nibbly noo to help find her stolen acorns
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All pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvery small tear to spine on volume iithis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiit covers the coast of north americathese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathe voyage to australia and tahitiit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuous
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Once 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 gandalfin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moregandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondortogether 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 mordorwhen 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 handsin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthfrodo 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 overgandalf 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 responsibilitiesmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsthey 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 doomoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst 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-dûrthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doom
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It contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)references na111the french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rdreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7thit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)references na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxcuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrythe 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargefrench artillery, by king and countryeach king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguegarde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryit consists of 11 figuresall of them have been sold out and retiredcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit also includes srit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiregiment of the line, by king and countryit consists of close to 32 figuresfrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontthe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)references andit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”coldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)tomas picton by britains, referencena112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)british coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitereferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the diorama
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Condition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the marginthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementary‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidsee pictures of the table of contents) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe wrote extensively about morocco (please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store(total of 2 books) read more’ registered shippinghe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and language
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This edition is frompart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in parisa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contents
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Should it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeit was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowers70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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However, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanwhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionthe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlysome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagethis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficial(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little force
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Iron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cdcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Ó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurymorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireit is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevarasimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical context
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofbut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastkarim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big city
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucewritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventsin good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagesoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam war
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