The improvement of youth in speaking reading thinking composing
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Oxfam shop magdelen street two volumes of 'elegant extracts or useful and entertaining pieces of poetry selected for the improvement of youth in speaking, reading, thinking, composing and in the conduct of lifefoxing on flyleaf and end pages as shownhe was controversial also for his support of womens rightsfoxing on some of the inner pages knox, who compiled the extracts, was headmaster of tonbridge school, and notorious as a moralist and pacifiststicker damage and worn patches on front covers as shownbut he also wrote extensively on literature, and this work perhaps finds its source from his position as an educator one of the first english school anthologies of poetry, in an extremely handsome gilt decorated leather bindingworm damage on end pages and some inner pages (not extensive) as shownsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the extracts contain an extensive selection of contemporary literature for pupils of the time, which could be added to the classical texts already available, and aid in their linguistic and moral growthsmall inscription written in ink on title page as shown
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Drawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplesthe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagramsin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiaadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisationoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppcambridge world archeologythey conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generalmany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subject
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It also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processthe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectscourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seaoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualsthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionsit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hair
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30 x obp numbers 987 to th anniversary of the birth of mozart in full sheets with plate number 1 (perforation in sheet margin loose in some cases)catalogue - the scans provide a good impression
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Hull (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysgovernment of paper the materiality of bureaucracy in urban pakistan by matthew sinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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International delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsa star in the east the rise of christianity in china by professor rodney stark (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
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List price (msrp)binding: paperbackproduct category: bookstitle: hail, holy queen: the mother of god in the word of godtitle: hail, holy queen: the mother of god in the word of godcondition: very good
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Publisher: oxford university press, usatitle: the impact of plague in tudor and stuart england (clarendon paperbacks)title: the impact of plague in tudor and stuart england (clarendon paperbacks)
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the art of living in amsterdam massimo listri and melanie van ogstrop this book offers the reader an exclusive look at the universe of refined decoration and of the new aesthetic canons of which amsterdam is precursor condition: as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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95 or you can collect good condition please look at my other itemsthe value of believing in yourself book postage =ÂŁ2
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Used – very good conditionthe ecology of trees in the tropical rainforestgeography bsc/ma bookcollection preferred but will post if needed, buyer to cover postage £12
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The pursuit of happiness in the founding era an intellectual history by carli nconklin (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Strengthening the rule of law in europe from a common concept to mechanisms of implementation by werner schroeder (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the art of florence in its great museums, by mazzanti, anna and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Vendetta board game vintage the game of chicago in the 's maker - parkeri am selling other items, i will combine postage where possiblecondition is used, one small piece missing but in amazing condition for it’s age - see pictures if you have any questions please feel free to message me
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The art of ghost in the shell new hardcover bookhardcover: 160 pagesif you buy from us you must agree to the following conditions
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Pastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from itno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issuethis theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwidethe book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedoxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paulsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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However, o'malley is soon reaching out to the local, disenfranchised youth and swelling the parishioners' ranks through the medium of songoxfam bookshop lymington bing crosby double-billhe and its conservative mother superior (ingrid bergman) clash over how things should be done, but are quick to join forces when the school is threatened by a rich man's plans to build a new office blocksee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the sequel 'the bells of st mary's' (), father o'malley (bing crosby) becomes involved in running st mary's, a school for disadvantaged childrenin 'going my way' (), the arrival of easy-going young priest father chuck o'malley (crosby) at debt-ridden st dominic's church does not sit easily with ageing father fitzgibbon (barry fitzgerald), who has been in charge for 45 years
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The pages are unmarked but one of the illustrations (which is blank on the reverse) has become detachedfirst english edition publishedthis is an antiquarian book, leather boundthere is damage to the spine but the back cover whilst showing signs of wear is firmly attachedoxfam books & music beaconsfield an english translation by humphrey william freeland of the work by the danish authorthe illustrations are designed by walter allen and engraved on wood by j d coopersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is an ex-school book having a gold school insignia imprinted on the front cover and a label to this effect on the inside front cover the binding requires repair, the front cover being detached from the bodythere is foxing to the inside cover pages but the pages of the text are only very slightly tanned
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Summarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald reach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoning
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Rosario villari's account of the background to this revolt, first published in and now at last available in english, has established itself as essential reading for all those interested in the origins and character of these seventeenth-century revoltsoxfam bookshop wallingford the revolt of naples in was one of several contemporaneous revolts and revolutions which have been grouped together by historians as manifestations of a "general crisis of the seventeenth century"Â concentrating not on the city of naples itself but on the countryside, it has new and important things to say about landlord-peasant relations, rural banditry, and the workings of spanish rule in southern italysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The stories of the congregations revealed in this book serve to inspire us about what is possible when we live intentionally as the reconciling presence of the body of christ in the worldwhat does the church look like if we take the ministry of the baptized the priesthood of all believers seriously?
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesheets = pagesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end inthe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archivebased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sthe topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peoplein italian with notes partially in latincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableearly 18th century manuscriptin excellent condition, crisp paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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In 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether 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 mordoroxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo 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 responsibilitieswhen 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 handsthey 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 doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce 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 gandalftolkien'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 armieswhilst 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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Dom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's workskarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th centuryvery occasional spots of foxing noted  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fep107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank lossinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between pp our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacket  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownin he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'oxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, trans dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelythe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedownthe yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the backtitle etc in black lettering on spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit has been widely translated, and remains in print todayclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those years
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From the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statein the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leaders
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This collection of essays examines the principal issues as they relate to the main phases of formal education, from primary to post-compulsorytogether, the papers provide an historical and philosophical analysis of the present state of assessment in art and design in our schools and colleges, and significantly, they map out some possible directions for reformsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place with its inevitable dependency on the essential, and often contested, nature of art, the subject of assessment or evaluation in art and design education remains a matter of continuing controversy
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefirst state on twofull plate border and marginare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions: 16 x cm artist name: jan van de velde ii () medium: etching circa: jan van de velde ii () - dutch school born in rotterdam and died in enkhuizenin the background a village and left a man with a basket on his back on a country roadjan van de velde is known for his drawings and engravingsjan van de velde made his an important oeuvre mainly between andcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableleft and top right the symbols of belonging in this month the constellation librain the beginning he worked only after his own designsreference: franken&van der kellen 170 hollstein 54later also after drawings from pieter molijn and buytewechfrom the twelve months: a landscape with bird catchers who monitor their nets behind a ashlar-work, depicting the month of septemberhe worked in haarlem until and then went to enkhuizenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe was a pupil of jacob matham in haarlem aroundcondition: good impression fixed with borders on a collection sheet and presented in a good passe-partoutmoderate spottingnotes: alle measurements are taken on the plate mark
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All of miyazaki's major themes, the power of flight, the bravery of young women, and a world wrecked by change, are captured by beautiful animation and joyous storytellingthe latest in the perennially popular line of studio ghibli art books, which includes interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels from classics such as spirited away and my neighbor totorotogether they explore the secrets of laputa, a flying city constructed by a long-lost race of peoplehayao miyazaki's castle in the sky was the first feature film produced by the legendary studio ghiblisheeta, a girl who has the power to defy gravity, is on the run from pirates when she meets the young inventor pazu
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Evans; and an historical background of the many college rooms and staircases described court by courtthe copyright pages for both volumes are dated , but the jackets for both volumes are datedincludes two-leaf fold out plan, in place at page 30part ii - list of occupants - contains a list of the occupants of rooms in the college with an index of the names of the occupants in alphabetical ordercombined weight gcombined size 24 x 16both parts are in excellent, unmarked condition; the jackets, now in removable covers, have a few minor marks and that for part ii has a couple of tears at cornersoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames part i - use from early times to - covers the considerable changes in the college buildings over the last fifty years by architectural drawings, a general introduction on the arrangement of college rooms written by drsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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