The past 400 years
List the past 400 years
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That i have amassed over the past 30 yearsa collection of badges etcchoose what you want for want for £1 each
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While walking in the forest, a boy named agito comes across a machine which has been keeping a girl named toola in suspended animation for the past 300 yearswhen she finally awakens, she discovers that earth has been radically changed by the experiments that her father was conducting all those years ago, resulting in the forest taking on a sentient life all of its ownas this is a used item it does not have any of the inserts it may have came with see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, with the help of agito, she fights to protect the world in its present state, and tries to create a balance between humanity and natureplease note there is not a region code listed for this itemalong with a friend from the past, shunack, she sets about using old technology to try and return the earth to the way it was, but soon realises this is a wrong moveoxfam bookshop newark big screen anime feature
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From walter raleigh to bill clinton, paul johnson casts an admiring but not uncritical eye over events and personalities through the past 400 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans readable and provocative and written with paul johnson's customary vigorous, direct and colourful style, a history of the american people charts the sweep and drama of america's history through its politics and economics, its art and literature and science, its society and manners and, not least, its complex religious beliefs
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Virtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearstracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todayoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicefirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishwhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaywhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrect
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Maurice - the past recalled 'a feature of this exhibition was an an extensive collection of photographs covering the last hundred years which had been lent by local peoplemaurice civic association staged a very successful exhibition entitled ' plympton stpublic interest was such that the association decided to make a selection of the photographs and publish them in book form as a record of life in what was, until , a town in its own right" book in good overall condition with clean pages throughoutprinted around , first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe covers have creases near the spine and some scuff marksoxfam shop mutley plain " in may the plympton stthe centre pages are loose but all others are securely bound
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Neither does conor, the little boy she's befriended for the past five yearsexquisitely written, the mountain in my shoe is both a gripping psychological thriller and a powerful and emotive examination of familyoxfam bookshop brigg on the night bernadette finally has the courage to tell her domineering husband that she's leaving, he doesn't come homewith the help of conor's foster mum, bernadette must face her own past, her husband's secrets and a future she never dared imagine in order to find them allsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso missing is his lifebook, the only thing that holds the answers
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Oxfam shop frodsham street rolling stones through the past darkly big hits volsongs included are as follows: -honky tonk woman -ruby tuesday -jumpin'jack flash -street fighting man -let's spend the night together - light years from home -mother's little helper -sittin' on a fence -she's a rainbow -we love you -dandelion see oxfam website for delivery information read more2 sheet music bookcover is fairly faded, but pages are goodin good used condition
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She is about 4 years oldfor the past 2 years, after being rescued from the woodsthis no place for her to spend her life- she needs a proper home soonif you would like to transform the life of this sweet cat please contact world animal friends
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He has been a trail riding horse for the past few years, he excels at this and being out in the hills is something he really lovesif you have any further queries about jackson, please do not hesitate to get in touch:-) read morehe is very calm when riding out with other horses, he will happily step out in front and lead the way, or settle nicely at the back of the groupjackson is a lovely calm, sensible but forward going and responsive ridejackson has no known viceshe is excellent with the farrier, loads and travels brilliantlyhe's 100% in all types of traffic, he regularly hacks along a busy main road and encounters heavy farm machinery frequently
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He has been a trail riding horse for the past six years, he excels at this and being out in the hills is something he really lovesif you have any further queries about jackson, please do not hesitate to get in touch:-) read morehe is very calm when riding out with other horses, he will happily step out in front and lead the way, or settle nicely at the back of the grouptoffee has no known viceshe's 100% in all types of traffic, he regularly hacks along a busy main road and he encounters heavy farm machinery frequentlytoffee is a lovely calm, sensible but forward going and responsive ridehe is excellent with the farrier, loads and travels brilliantly
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Their photographs display the artistic inventiveness and technical achievement made possible by polaroid film and present an overview of the past 50 years in photography see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe photographs are accompanied by an essay placing polaroid in historical context, and comments by the photographers themselves offer insights into how polaroid has affected their artoxfam bookshop victoria road condition: used, very goodthe works in innovation/imagination are all selected from the polaroid collectionincluded here are more than 80 colorplates of polaroids by such diverse artists as ansel adams, robert frank, nancy burson, robert mapplethorpe, chuck close, lucas samaras, and william wegmanthe condition of the book is used and very good, with little to no signs of weara chronology provides more information on important polaroid achievements
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Hello i'm mark thank you for checking out my ad i've been breeding guinea pigs as a hobby for the past 3 years it always amazes me all the colour and coat verifications you get ! if you're interested in coming to look at the babies/ youngsters i have for sale you will always be made welcome i encourage holding them to make sure your happy with your choice i will always health check them first i would never let any of mine go if i wasn't 100% happy with the health of my babies/ youngsters
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The title is a prisoner of the pasta prisoner of the past album version 5:03a prisoner of the past radio edit 3:51for 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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Oxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artthe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzeif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
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A prisoner of the past album version 5:04the title is a prisoner of the pastfor 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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Journeys in the pastlife on the home frontjourneys to the past, life on the home front, hard cover beautiful illustrated book
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Great mysteries of the pastgreat mysteries of the past,, beautiful, new hard back book
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Journeys in the pastlife on the home frontjourneys to the past, life on the home front, hard cover beautiful illustrated bookhard cover new read more
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While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadththrough a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skillsthe book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing processoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillsthey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historiansin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments
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How was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearsoxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventuressee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete packagea timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois lanefollow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemies
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Whether a newcomer to the philosophy holmes founded or a veteran reader, you will find great power and practicality in the words that render holmes one of the most celebrated and beloved mystical teachers of the past hundred yearsoxfam bookshop hexham the inspiration of ernest holmes has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his classic works, many of which are just now becoming available in paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoriginally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperbackoverall in good condition, some minor marks/'stains on the back cover and some slight rubbing to the corners
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He shows how the questions and issues that have intrigued psychologists over the past hundred years or so relate to the child growing up in the 21st centuryoxfam bookshop cheltenham * how do we get from helpless baby to knowing, ironic teenager?* is cognition a question of learning and environment or heredity?* what impact do television and computers have on cognitive development?cognitive development - how we learn to think, perceive, remember, talk, reason and learn - is a central topic in the field of psychologyin this highly readable book, david cohen discusses the key theories, research and controversies that have shaped and informed our knowledge of how the child's mind developsthe effects on cognitive development of social change and increased exposure to television and computers are also discussedhow the child's mind develops provides an integrated and thought-provoking account of the central issues in cognitive developmentissues such as learning to read and write, performance in the classroom, and measuring intelligence and ability are covered, as are child crime and the development of moralitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is for everyone who lives with, works with or studies childrenit will provide the professional, parent and student with an invaluable introduction to the development of the mind
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To understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united states where, over the past 30 years, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abusethe results have been dire: america is a weaker, fragmented society, and its economic strenths are oversold and misunderstoodbut britain and europe are different: our attitudes towards property, equality, social solidarity and the public realm are strikingly distinct from amerrica's current conservative leaningsnow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of september 11, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be orderedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world wareurope should not be afraid to stand up against the american version of globalisation, and champion the cause of a reinvigorated international society - taking over the mantle now abandoned by the us
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"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearsthe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first timehimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same periodunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichmentmore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of scienceoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new condition" see oxfam website for delivery information read moredespite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of life
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Over the past thirty years there, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abusehe lays bare modern america for what it is: a country of inequality in risk, opportunity and income, where 1% of the population owns 38% of the wealth, and 19% live in terrible povertynow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of the september 11th atrocities, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be orderedto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united statessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world warand whilst american ideas dominated the latter part of the twentieth century, hutton argues that the underpinning of the twenty-first must come from europeit is time for britain to stop vacillating between two cultures and make common cause with its continental partners - to reject the conservative orthodoxy in favour of the shared european beliefs of obligations, rights and fairness
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While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what doing history: an introduction to the historian's craft doesthe text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadth through a unique two-part organization, authors wendy pojmann, barbara reeves-ellington, and karen ward mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skills the book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in part one: the historian's craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestudents preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing processoxfam bookshop knutsford in this era of twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skillsthey provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic termits lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historiansin addition, the integrated workbook in part two: doing history workbook exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments
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'lyn macdonald wrirtes splendidly and touchingly of the work of the nurses and doctors who fought their humanitarian battle on the western front' sunday telegraph over the past twenty years lyn macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the first world warall this is superbly captured in the roses of no man's land, a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, yet also of endurance and supreme couragein leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another war, a war against agony and death, as men lay suffering from the pain of unimaginable wounds or diseases we can now cure almost instantlyand it was here that women achieved a quiet but permanent revolution, by proving beyond question they could do anythingher books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the first world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was here that young doctors frantically forged new medical techniques - of blood transfusion, dentistry, psychiatry and plastic surgery - in the attempt to save soldiers shattered in body or spiritmost are published by penguin'on the face of it,' writes lyn macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the first world war' yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasionoxfam bookshop cheltenham lyn macdonald's the roses of no man's land is a compelling look at the women who risked their lives on the western front
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Jackson examines the significant roles played by international development workers-"the globalizers"-operating in honduras over the past thirty years, particularly in the troubled construction of the el cajón hydroelectric dam, the creation of maquiladoras, and the multinational relief, recovery, and reconstruction efforts following hurricane mitchjackson illuminates the processes by which wealthy western countries target countries in latin america, asia, africa, and the middle east for political economic construction, or nation buildingjust one light smudge on page edgesin the process, he draws a provocative connection between the efforts of international development workers and the emergence of global governancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein doing so he makes a persuasive connection between nation building and global governance-raising important questions about whose nations are being built and whyjackson examines the mechanisms of power at the disposal of these development organizations, the expertise of those administering development aid, the agency of development workers, and the benefits that accrue to donor countrieshe finds in the international development community a close-knit coalition of policy makers who have inserted themselves into the local political process and pushed the honduran nation-state to conform to international norms and integrate into a transnational structure of governanceusing honduras as a case study, jeffrey toxfam bookshop skipton very good condition
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John rowan has maintained an interest in the transpersonal for the past twenty years, and his many successful books reveal a transpersonal concernrowan shows where the idea comes from, how it has developed, how it can be usedpsychology and spirituality are now linked in a very convincing way, where one grows out of the other, distinct but connectedthe transpersonal approach has become of much more interest recently because of the impact of ken wilber's workoxfam shop st giles street at present there is no book that deals with the whole range of approaches to the transpersonal in counselling and psychotherapyhis map of psychospiritual development has been very influentialsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the same time it is theoretically rich and deals with some of the most contentious issues with which the transpersonal practitioner has to contendthe book is unique in providing the first comprehensive account of the transpersonal as it applies to psychotherapy and counsellingthis is the first time, however, he has devoted an entire book to the subjectthe book is intensely practical and refers back constantly to what the psychotherapist or counsellor actually does in the area of the transperson
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