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The illusion of conscious will by daniel mposted by vygantas in books, comics & magazines, books in grayswegner (like new)
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There is a mild stain on the reverse (unseen)side of the dust jacket, and the laminate is starting to peel near the bottom of the spine, which itself has browned just a little, so the jacket is perhaps in good condition onlythe whole book has a very slight bend, but is nevertheless in excellent clean conditionprofusely illustrated in colour and black & whitesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 575 ppincluding indexlarge and heavy book
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First published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read',Ā art and illusionĀ is a classic study of image-makinggombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matterit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasdecorated endpapersblue boards with silver decorationno inscriptionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorous
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Magic trick, we're you give the illusion of a match being pushed through a solid block of metalmy price is 35% off the rrpcomes with full instructionsexcellent trick easy to perform
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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 kingelgar'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 insecuritysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop shaftesbury this important biography of elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five yearsmichael 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 personality
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionin the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onethe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timealthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'finally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignoresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologybarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at all
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Oxfam 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 imaginationit 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 worlddescribing 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 valuethe 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 unexpectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Through the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our livesthe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yu) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (c
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It 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 mindoxfam books & music lancaster 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 imaginationloosely 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 worlddescribing 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 valuethe 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 unexpectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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To look into the illusion of the physical world to better understand how it is manifested through the power of focused thoughtit reminds us of our capacity to create and to manifest the life of our dreams, while growing stronger in the face of our challengesthis dynamic book shows you how to create a life of peace, joy, wisdom, good health, and abundance in every formsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou are encouraged to free yourself from negativity, fear, and the belief in separationoxfam bookshop st albans doors of light gives us a unique perspective into the spiritual awakening that is currently taking place in our world today, and offers insight into some of the signs and symptoms that you will experience as you begin your own personal awakeningto remain steadfast in spite of what appears to be, because you have the power to change any situation or circumstance into a more desirable one
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Sea of pearls circa 'this dreamy, contemporary shoe creates the illusion of floating through life in a rarified state' this beautiful miniature cold cast porcelain, collectible 'just the right shoe' by raine is entitled 'sea of pearls' and measures approx2cm at its widest points and 7cm at its highest points condition: this collectible shoe ornament has not been used/displayed and has just been stored awayshimmering, pearlized straps seem to pass loosely over the toes, but are secretly connected and held in place within the sculptured, wedge-shaped heel9cm at its longest points, 3it is subsequently in excellent, as new condition with no broken bits, comes complete with its certificate of authenticity and comes in its original box read more
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Is the illusion of the pocket size that you can experience in front of the eyewhen we received the itemhow the go through slowly, so that visible through the cloth to the end, is very, very strange
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Victoria requires 10 illusion (purple) dice to play, which are included in the ashes: rise of the phoenixborn base setthe duchess of deception deck, featuring new phoenixborn victoria glassfire, is a full, ready-to-play ashes expansion deck including 2 conjurations
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They 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 manythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedit covers the coast of north americathe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe 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 hawaiisee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe voyage to australia and tahitithe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvery small tear to spine on volume iivolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall 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 soundthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit 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 indicatedthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication init was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsvancouver, 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 canada
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In 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorgandalf 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 responsibilitiesthey 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 doomfrodo 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 overin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiltolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomwhilst 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-dĆ»rfinally, '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 morewhen 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 handsoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jtogether 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 mordormeanwhile 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 armiesonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendellĀ 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 gandalf
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The 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 āscum of the earthā)regiment of the line, by king and countrycoldstream 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 āon campaignā)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo lĀ“iber, valencia, spain)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramathe 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 āscotland the braveā)garde impĆ©riale (dragons de lĀ“emperatrice), by king and coubtryit consists of close to 32 figuresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikireferences 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 āvive lĀ“empereurā)it also includes srfrench artillery, by king and countryreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series Ā”āvive lĀ“emperatrice!ā) - 7ththe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the ācharge of the greysācuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole āto take the kingĀ“s shilling series)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series ābold chevaliers)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe french army commanded by napoleĆ³n - the french 3rdit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)catawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablethe kingĀ“s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresall of them have been sold out and retiredtomas picton by britains, referenceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeit consists of 11 figuresit 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 na111references andna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series ācuirassiersā)
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Contents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixā registered shippingcondition: 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 marginour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppsee pictures of the table of contentsājames edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally available(total of 2 books) read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe wrote extensively about morocco () 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 experiencedthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryhe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printa study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become ittwo 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 parisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storethis edition is fromcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablepart 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 contentspart 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 contentsplease 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 catawiki
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T 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 athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeshould 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 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: Ā£3it 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: Ā£3
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Smartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalshowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyworking together, itās a win-win situation for everyone involvedwhatās more, the smartbunker allows each horseās feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficial(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horseās stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionfurthermore, 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 cleansome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usageit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcethe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feeds
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Iron maiden ?ā the number of the beast label: parlophone ?ā series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered ā 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 & cdour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron maiden ?ā the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?ā format: 2 Ć 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 dellāunita dāitalia, 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 mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Simultaneously, 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 contextbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even Ć²un-americanmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireĆ³ how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee 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 centuryit 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 guevara
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Oxfam 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 britainbut 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 citysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong 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 of
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Written 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 pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don luceoxfam 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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At once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todayits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorjones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumshis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classic
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Oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionon the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearĀ this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)it marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedthe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable speciessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planethe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much morejĆ¼rgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Signed by stephen castlenotĀ long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillidlestreĀ andĀ borhamĀ were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and laterthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, andĀ the romans chose elstree hill as aĀ major tile-manufacturing centrehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyehere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnerboreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: as newoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44very minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutthe book of elstreeĀ &Ā boreham woodĀ brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturesuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilation
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We also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakesa definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatsoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarthis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologypublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersinternally clean and unmarkedpianka and laurie jpart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize
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His study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsĀ condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagethe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differencesmakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentthe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countrymakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposesmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern world
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