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The nobel literature prize winner in , when der tod in venedig was first published, was rabindranath tagore; mann would win it himself in145); bound with der kleine herr friedemann uns andere novellen (see photo), snot former library, very goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiprevious owners stamp and name on fepwith catalogue of mann's work in backour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefifth edition of the first edition of mann's der tod in venedig (shardcover patterned boards, no dust jacket (as issued?)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Sweden nobel peace prize laureats mnh ** am happy to ship with carrier of your choice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx read more
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From the nobel collectionare buying from outside of the ukhermione granger's wanduk mainland from ÂŁ3official collectors wand
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He won the nobel prize in economics in and was master of trinity college, cambridgeit would be no surprise if it were to become as defining and as influential as work as edward said's orientalism'Â Â soumya bhattacharya, observer 'the winner of the nobel prize in economics is a star in indiaoxfam bookshop harrogate from nobel prize-winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian: writings on indian culture, history and identity brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary indiathe product of a great mind at the peak of its power'Â Â william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our timeshe deserves the recognitionindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointsout of these conflicting views spring a rich tradition of skeptical argument and cultural achievement which is critically important, argues amartya sen, for the success of india's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace'profound and stimulatingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a book that needed to have been writtenhis books have been translated into thirty languagesshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away'Â Â the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvardhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedom
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It should be remembered that maurice maeterlinck was the only belgian writer to receive the nobel prize for literature inthis is one of the only known copiesthis leaflet is the staging text for the ballet intended for the american publicit should be pointed out that there is no written record of this balletare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis ballet is one of the last works by maurice maeterlinck who died a few years later in nice, france inby maurice maeterlinck in during his stay in america after the second world warplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the u
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturepages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agefrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritiesfrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigerwe are all potential targetsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombnow it is much more complexthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicscover & spine in very good condition
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Gide writes here of his disillusionment with communism and would go on to win the nobel prize for literature ten years later inlibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippednear fine with some browning to paper in a very good jacket with light browning to spine and light soilingare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printing
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She has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and is the youngest ever winner of the nobel peace prizeoxfam shop colne road *winner of the nobel peace prize*'malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world' j k rowling'inspirational and powerful' grazia'for sheer inspiration read i am malala' sunday times'a tale of immense courage and conviction' independent'she has the heart and courage of a lioness and is a true inspiration' lorraine kelly, the sunwhen the taliban took control of the swat valley, one girl fought for her right to an educationi am malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon tuesday, 9 october , she almost paid the ultimate price when she was shot in the head at point-blank rangemalala yousafzai's extraordinary journey has taken her from a remote valley in northern pakistan to the halls of the united nations
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Oxfam bookshop st albans envelope commemorating the sharing of the peace prize by prime minister menachim begin and president anwar sadat on 10th december ;Â stamp franked jerusalem on same date see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Hooft prize, and in she received the dutch literature prizecornelis pieter (kees) lekkerkerker (willeskop, 15 november - amsterdam, 28 august ) was a dutch literary expert, text editor and bibliographerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was secretary of the literary magazines proloog and de gids, and the editior of slauerhoff's posthumous work5/7 of volume ) of de gids, hella haasse wrote the article: “de huiskamer van de toekomst”our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein she was awarded the pcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehaasse submits her article with the remark that she finds it a very difficult subject to address in such a short period of timeadded: carbon copy of a typewritten letter from lekkerkerker to haasse dated asking her to make a contribution to a special issue of de gids of october / november , to be devoted to “the world of tomorrow”hella van lelyveld-haasse (hella haasse) - handwritten letter to k[ees] lekkerkerker, signed - manuscript in blue ink on a sheet of writing paper cm - 16 lines, only recto - in good conditionat the top right someone, probably lekkerkerker, has written a date in pencilletter in response to a letter from lekkerkerker who had asked her to contribute to a special issue (“de wereld van morgen”) of de gids(wikipedia) read morehélène serafia (hella) haasse (batavia, 2 february - amsterdam, 29 september ), pen name hella shaasse, was a dutch writer of novels, essays, theatre and poetryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicinein this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius
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A key minister in the first two labour governments, he became foreign secretary in and received the nobel peace prize for his dedicated efforts as president of the world disarmament conferenceoxfam books & music beeston manchester university press, , hardback with dust jacket very good condition arthur henderson was one of the first working-class mps and held the office of secretary of the labour party for nearly twenty-five yearsduring the first world war and again briefly after he served as leader of the labour partysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis talents as a political manager were central to the labour party's electoral strategy and to the expansion of the constituency organisation which enabled labour to develop from a sectional pressure group into a government partyalways a moderate, 'uncle arthur', as he was generally known, was the embodiment of the alliance between the labour party and the trade union movement, a partnership that he incorporated into the fabric of the party through the constitutioncentral to this book is a study of henderson's bitter and long-lasting rivalry with ramsay macdonald and his deep commitment to the league of nations and the cause of world peace
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Promises live at nobel peace prize concert, oslo 5:08for 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 casingthe title is promises
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This album is a celebration of the nobel peace prize being awarded to his holiness the dalai lama of tibetwith bamboo flute, didgeridoo, gongs, bells, and drumsoxfam bookshop lymington with a mystical sense of rhythm and evocative, textured meditations, this former monk suggests the vast spaces of his beloved himalayassee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Awarded the ako literature prizeeen aap in de wolkenare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihet overspelige grascollection of seven titles, all but one first editions, all signed by louis ferron and provided by him with a handwritten quote, place and date of signingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablekarelische nachtende hemelvaart van wammes waggelde gehuurde handdiscoloured spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteadhesive binding
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The four prize winners received unconditional cash prizes as follows: first prize of ÂŁ svetlana fialova; second prize of ÂŁ marie von heyl; and student awards of ÂŁ each: kristian fletcher and tamsin nagelin the jerwood drawing prize was run in partnership with drawing projects ukthe 20th anniversary of the jerwood drawing prize exhibition was celebrated in , and in jerwood charitable foundation marked 15 years of its support for the prizethe prize is supported by jerwood charitable foundation through its contemporary gallery programme jerwood visual artsthe works were selected from more than submissions by kate brindley, director of middlesbrough institute of modern art; michael craig-martin ra, artist; and charlotte mullins, art critic, writer, broadcaster, and editor of art quarterly selected from original drawings, the jerwood drawing prize has established a reputation for its commitment to championing excellence, and to promoting and celebrating the breadth of contemporary drawing practicespecial commendations were awarded to neville gabie and gary lawrenceoxfam shop mutley plain " a total of 76 drawings are brought together in this group exhibition as part of the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the uksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe exhibition provides a platform to showcase the work of uk-based drawing practitioners, from student to established, and as a project helps to define a wider understanding of the role and value of drawing in creative practice" book in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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'the eye in the door' was awarded the guardian fiction prize, while the final volume in the 'regeneration' trilogy, 'the ghost road', won the booker prize ina sequel every bit as unwaveringly intense and intelligent as its predecessor'see oxfam website for delivery information read morewriting in the sunday times, peter kemp said, 'in the climate of exhaustion and hysteria amid which the war is wearing to its close, pressures to fall into line become fierce and take ugly formsoxfam bookshop cheltenham set in london in , 'the eye in the door' is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of dr william rivers, billy prior, and siegfried sassoon begun in 'regeneration'at the forefront of her story, barker places figures especially menaced by this: pacifists, conscientious objectors and homosexuals
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Oxfam shop mold this book offers an introduction in english to the welsh-language literature of the 19th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit covers important individual writers of prose and poetry, the lyric poetic tradition and the eisteddfod poets, travel writing, periodicals and newspapers, fiction, criticism and political commentary
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the baileys' women's prize for fiction winner of the desmond elliot prize we all do stupid things when we're kidsand nobody says ryan's stupidthe gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'the only one on ryan's side is his girlfriend karinebut the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than thatthe prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one nightnot even behind his backryan cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for youit's the people around him who are the problemif he blows that, he's all alone
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the yearshortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptional i envy anyone who hasn't yet read it'daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror'independent on sundaywith this historic win for 'bring up the bodies', hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizes (her first was for 'wolf hall' in )see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final daysbut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifean astounding literary accomplishment, 'bring up the bodies' is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelistscromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the year shortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptionali envy anyone who hasn't yet read it'daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror'independent on sunday with this historic win for bring up the bodies, hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizessee oxfam website for delivery information read morean astounding literary accomplishment, bring up the bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelistsbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final daysbut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifecromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career
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Oxfam shop evesham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the yearshortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptionali envy anyone who hasn't yet read it' daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror' independent on sundaywith this historic win for bring up the bodies, hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizessee oxfam website for delivery information read morean astounding literary accomplishment, bring up the bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelistsbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final daysbut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifecromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career
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Oxfam shop evesham winner of the baileys' women's prize for fiction winner of the desmond elliot prize we all do stupid things when we're kidsand nobody says ryan's stupidthe gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'the only one on ryan's side is his girlfriend karinebut the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than thatthe prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one nightnot even behind his backryan cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for youit's the people around him who are the problemif he blows that, he's all alone
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Awards: winner of the baileys women's prize for fiction and the desmond elliot prizecollection onlycondition: very goodgenre: contemporary irish culture
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Oxfam shop lytham he is perhaps the most acclaimed, revered and widely read writer of our time, and in this first volume of a planned trilogy - a book that has already become a bestseller in its spanish-language edition both abroad and in the united states - the nobel laureate gabriel garcĂa márquez begins to tell us the story of his lifeand as in his fiction, the narrator here is an inspired observer of the physical world, able to make clear the emotions and passions that lie at the heart of a life - in this instance, his owna vivid, powerful, beguiling memoir that gives us the formation of gabriel garcĂa márquez as a writer and as a mansee oxfam website for delivery information read morelike all his work, living to tell the tale is a magnificent piece of writingit has the shape, the quality, the aliveness of a conversation with the reader: a tale of people, places and events as they occur to him: family, work, politics, books and music, his beloved colombia, parts of his history until now undisclosed and incidents that would later appear, transmuted and transposed, in his fictionit spans garcĂa márquez's life from his birth in through the beginning of his career as a writer to the moment in the s when he proposed to the woman who would become his wife
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'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itin this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its coretake it nice and easy and savour the experience of your mind being blown without recourse to hallucinogens' nicholas lezard, guardian for most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable sciencein this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centuryquantum theory is weirdwerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strange"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselvesbut in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile "quantum" sets the science in the context of the great upheavals of the modern age, kumar's centrepiece is the conflict between einstein and bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of sciencein , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentsyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itselfquantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not existoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reason
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Pamuk would win the nobel in , the first turkish writer to do soprecedes the us edition and was pamuk's first book translated into englishnear fine in a near fine jacketare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardcover true first edition (carcanet, ), first printingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark, dust jacket not price clippedpublished simultaneously with a paperback editionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam shop lancaster this pewter jug is engraved with the president's prize for york regattait is fully functional and has an engraved handlesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit measures 5" tall and its circumference is 12"5 at its widestit was made in sheffield, england and is in very good condition for its age
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For some of the more in-depth statistical methods discussed, the reader is referred to the technical literature on the topicchapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methodsthis handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impactsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statisticsthere is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poorchapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons learned from a rich set of "good practice" evaluations of poverty projects which have been reviewed for this handbookoxfam bookshop victoria despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poorchapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case studychapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementationbut for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? are resources being spent efficiently? these are the types of questions that can only be answered through an impact evaluation, an approach which measures the outcomes of a program intervention in isolation of other possible factors
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The volume contributes to the thriving literature on the history of emotions and destabilizes narratives that have often understood fear in very specific linguistic, cultural, and geographical settingsin these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, facing fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents but also to a broad spectrum of memories, stories, and states in the pastin addition to the editors, the contributors are alexander etkind, lisbeth haas, andreas killen, david lederer, melani mcalister, ronald schechter, marla stone, ravi sundaram, and charles walkerfrom the eighteenth-century peruvian highlands and the california borderlands to the urban cityscapes of contemporary russia and india, this book collectively explores the wide range of causes, experiences, and explanations of this protean emotionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerather, by using a comparative, multidisciplinary framework, the book situates fear in more global terms, breaks new ground in the historical and cultural analysis of emotions, and sets out a new agenda for further researchoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, only slight shelf wear to cover fear is ubiquitous but slipperyit has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernity
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