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Oxfam bookshop altrincham beautifully produced edition of the analects, an ancient chinese book composed of a large collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the chinese philosopher confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled and written by confucius's followers published by folio society in the book itself has a decorated cover and comes with a slipcasetranslated by d c lau the slipcase has a little handling wear but the book itself is in as new conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The title is society is a carnivourous flowerfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casing
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Folio societyoxfam books & music fareham what are the seven wonders of the world? and 60 other great cultural questions by peter d'epiro and mary desmond pinkowish hardback with decorated boards in slip case in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith decorations by richard beards
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Its thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to powerthis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiesgood overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centurywhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifeits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agethe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languageoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spine
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The literary editor of the times of london, howard takes a robust, commonsensical view of the changes that are happening in englishhe asks whether the language is actually changing as fast as we suppose, and, if so, whyrather than have us wring our hands, philip howard entreats us, with his customary with and erudition, to use our tongues in concert with our brainsand where we can't help it, he says, we should lie back and enjoy its immense richness, which is unrivaled by any other languagehoward here examines the language in its various branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and punctuation, dialect and slanghe navigates the back streets of euphemism and the broad, boring boulevards of clichehe discusses the effect the new technologies, from cable tv to photocomposition, are having on the mother tongue, and he examines the new dialects that are coming into usesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehoward argues that as far as we can, we should strive to direct and control the changes in english in ways that increase its powerhis is not the panglossian attitude that all is neccessarily for the best in the best of all possible languages, but he does feel that change is necessary--and healthy--in any living languageoxfam bookshop cheltenham is the english language in decline? many people seem to think so--but philip howard isn't one of them
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Oxfam bookshop swanage the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonthe episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'written by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecharlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intense
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With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centurieswas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skywhether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timegorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulbirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dustsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirations
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford details of transactions of the society during the relevant period, with summaries of lectures givensee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith colour and black & white photographs and illustrations
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The pamphlet has some stamps and markings of the halifax antiquarian society as it is a library copyand other snippets and articles from earlier sourcesjoseph priestley yeoman-clothier of 17th century150 mm x 240 mm 228 g spine a little torn at basemanningham in reign of james icovers are brown -paper and slightly torn on edgespaper inside is glossy finish and pages are untorn and unmarkedarticles / lectures on william claridge obituary stott hill hallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are fold out diagrams and family trees etclocal holy wellsplus society's annual reportoxfam bookshop holmfirth new series part xxv
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Oxfam bookshop altrincham beautifully produced and illustrated history of the christian church published by folio society in the book itself has a decorated cloth cover and comes with a slipcasesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepreface by rowan williams as new condition
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Oxfam shop kendal case and disc in excellent condition the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonthe episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'written by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecharlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intense
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Meggins from the pie shop’ nik gehenna returns to the literary limelight with the release of “mrshe aims that through “mrsmeggins from the pie shop” by nik gehenna softcover | 6 x 9in | 322 pages read moremeggins from the pie shop,” readers will be entertainedtod sellers was pronounced dead — until an insectivorous alien revives him to fight their enemynow, tod must journey to an alternative layer of the multiverse in an effort to save humanity from the control of evil beingsmeggins from the pie shop” (published by xlibris), a novel charting the adventures of a dead man who gains super powersi am also a photographer and used some of my feelings to inspire the central character,” gehenna shares, on his inspiration in penning the novelwhile i was writing it in my office mrsmeggins was with me all the time, she is a real cat and belongs to mea dead man is revived to save humanity from evil aliens nik gehenna announces the release of ‘mrsmeggins from the pie shop” offers a fresh twist on the superhero narration in modern fiction, as it tackles human reanimation, invasion by insectivore and even the possibility of more than one reality“the people in the book are very ordinary people thrown suddenly into a fantastic scenario,” gehenna says“taking death as a beginning instead of an end, i expanded on the concept using my imagination
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2hh 12 yo few spot gelding registered with the british spotted pony society has spent the last 3 years as a field companion due to having no rider - reluctant sale, he has been with us from 2yrs old, out grown 3 years ago and now hoping someone has more time and attention to give him not a novice ride, second ponyproject/companion pony jasper 13unshod but has worn shoes lives in or out- preferably outis a good doer teeth and worming up to date has previously done hacking, schooling & fun rides good home more important than price no dealers, loans full wardrobe £ read morefast forward going pony that loves to jump has seasonal head shaking good with vet, farrier, loading, clipping and to handle
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Published by the religious tract societylocation: ipswich, ip4 postage available (will be boxed for postage to protect itseveral of the pages are loose and some have previously been repaired using tape, which had now come awaytales from jungle, city and village by lucy l tongeinscription inside shown in photodoesn't show a publication date but an inspiration of to my grandmother would place the book early 20s cloth covered hardboard covering with thick pages with illustrations
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Morag is a beautiful highland cow, she’s had 2 calves previouslyshe comes to the bucket and loves breadlooking to thin out our cows sadly, so i’m just putting the feelers out to see if there’s any interest which i’m sure there will bemorag was born in januaryplease message for any more infoshe’s attended many shows in the past and has been placed in them although she hasn’t done any showing whilst with usshe is registered with the highland cattle society, her sire is lenny of kelby and her dam is helen of auchtennyi’m looking for interest/offers for this beautiful girl
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It includes a 30-page original graphic novel illustrated by roger langridgethe book is numbered , is used but in very good conditionlimited signed edition with exclusive artwork by kyle bakerplease ask any questions,thanks for lookingin a special gatefold cover uniquely for this limited edition,the rough guide to graphic novels is the ultimate companion to the expanding world of the "literary comic book"
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This is required reading for practitioners of every stylefirst english translation of the classic texts of t'ai chi ch'uana handbook of the classical chinese literature on which the art of t'ai chi is based
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Drawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israeltranslated by chiara peri and philip rmany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitythe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contextoxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitydavis see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford 19 years of stephenson locomotive society journals the journals are monthly - approx12 issues within each year group, so over 200 journals example covers and articles photographed from early, middle and later years weighs approx 10kg see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Snowblind studios is in the unique position of drawing inspiration from both the literary and film rights to world of middle-earth allowing players to bloody their axes on a wide range of deadly enemies and traverse both established and never-before-seen locations
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Rare in this beautiful condition! ¶ in "the french lieutenant's woman", the english writer john fowles () makes a groundbreaking work of historical fiction set in the victorian era; considered an example of historiographical metafiction, the novel uses real historical events to shape the literary narrative surrounding fowle's fictional charactersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiback cover has minimal stains, otherwise the book has "fine" condition, dust jacket "near fine" due to minimal wear on the endscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemade into a film in starring meryl streep and jeremy ironsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition; excellent copy of this first uk edition with a very good dust jacketthe film established fowles' international reputationthe dust jacket is not price-clippedthis was a huge success; the screenplay was done by harold pinter (who was subsequently nominated as a nobel laureate)the film received five academy award nominations, including best actress, for meryl streep; she also received the golden globe award for best actressour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Royal mail mint stamps, the royal horticultural society , a bicentenary celebration presentation pack number 360the buyer is to collect
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From longmans cultural editions series, heart of darkness, the man who would be king, and other works on empireshows the literary and historical context within which—and against which—both conrad and kipling wrote their masterpieces
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells this hard cover book is published in chinese and contains photographs and drawings to illustrate chinese architectureit is excellent condition with just a minor bump at the base of the spine
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Chapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this periodoxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centuryin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownat the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth centurythe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historya little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedthe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchy
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The continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spineslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spineoxfam bookshop lymington first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno inscriptionsthe author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknown
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Pretty franklin porcelain vintage floral plate from the royal horticultural society flowers of the year collectionfree collection or £6 post and packagingmade by wedgewoodthe flowers of may
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle first published in detroit in , the legendary blue equinox was crowley's first attempt to publicize the principles and aims of the magical secret society ordo templi orientis (oexcellent pages, slight edge and cover wearmany of the papers in the blue equinox anticipated social liberties we tend to take for granted todayin it, crowley laid out the esoteric, social, ethical, and philosophical ideas that he believed provided the framework for a new ethics and the liberated morality of the futureupon publication, the book was threatened with suppression by the authorities of the daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more) and its allied order the a
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Oxfam books & music perth an anthology of travellers' tales and essays from the records of the royal geographical society, is centred on a small area of central asia, a region of desert, mountains and riversfrom colonel jackson's brilliant essay on the literature of travel to the humour of o'donovan, pioneer and war correspondent; from arminius vambery, the most adventurous philologist in history to kazi syud ahmad, napier's turkoman guide, each author brings his own flavour to this book see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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An academic text looking at the contribution persia has made to the development of society over the centuriesit should be noted however the dust jacket is worn (but it has acquired a plastic cover to protect it) see oxfam website for delivery information read more the main body of the book has 421 pages the book is in good condition
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