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This is for a iphone 8 64gb which is unlocked and in space grey the battery health is 91% the screen protector has just been taken off for the picturesthis comes with the original new charger plug and usb cable with wrappers on still, i used my old charger and cable so didn’t need these ones
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Jigsaw nori spatula service cardnothing is more important than your concerns and frustrations; we will do our endeavor to solve your issuesonly high quality productswhen mickey opened the present, disney and pixar character toys popped out! (c) disney
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Cherry the cake fairy melodie the music fairy grace the glitter fairy honey the sweet fairy polly the party fun fairy phoebe the fashion fairy jasmine the present fairyin good condition
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The 39-mile long line has had a fascinating and, at times, unusual history, which is documented here from the earliest proposals through to the present dayincluded are details of the motive power used, the freight and passenger services over the years together with a detailed description of the line, its stations and structuresoxfam books & music fareham the north devon line runs from exeter to barnstaple and is now the only surviving part of the once-extensive railway system which used to serve the regionin excellent, hardly-read condition 1st edition hardback book published by oxford publishing company insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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As each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really arethe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoythis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againbut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timeand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tmore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years
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Finally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandwe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her churchoxfam shop ulverston it's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavourin flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgery
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Signed by nadav kandaroverall very fine conditionvery beautiful, sought-after photobook: martin parr, wassinklundgren, the chinese photobook from the s to the present, page 411after several trips to different parts of the river, it became clear that what i was responding to and how i felt whilst being in china was permeating into my pictures, he records; a formalness and unease, a country that feels both at the beginning of a new era and at odds with itself" (from the publisher) read moredesign, layout: tappin goftoncondition: inside like new and unreadfirst edition, first printingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletext in englishfantastic photobook in great condition; signed by the artist"the yangtze river flows miles across china, traveling from its furthest westerly point in the qinghai province to shanghai in the eastphotos: nadav kanderintroduction by kofi annan and nadav kanderare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitext: nadav kander, jean paul tchanghatje cantz, ostfildernour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehardcover in linen without jacket (as issued)one of the best photobook in which got the german photobook prize in gold inthe river is embedded in the consciousness of the chinese, and plays a significant role in both the spiritual and physical life of the peopleoutside with very light trace of use; very freshusing the river as a metaphor for constant change, nadav kander (born ) has photographed the landscape and people along its banks from mouth to source77 colour photos
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Flitting between the present and the past, we discover how darren and holly's lives become intertwinedshe travels north and moves inwhen she finds a biscuit tin full of yellowing papers under the floorboards, she wonders if this might hold the secret to her pastoxfam bookshop cheltenham from jonathan harvey, the award-winning author of all she wants and the writer of coronation street and gimme, gimme, gimme, comes the girl who just appeared, a comedy with a huge, beating heartwill holly uncover the secrets of her past? or will she always feel like the girl who just appeared? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby a bizarre twist of fate holly discovers that the flat is available to rentall she has is the address of where she was born - 32b gambier terrace, liverpoolfifteen-year-old darren negotiates life with his errant mother and the younger brother he is bringing upadopted when just a few months old, she's always felt she was someone with no history, the girl who just appearedwhen the toxteth riots explode around him darren finds himself with a moral dilemma that will have consequences for the rest of his lifeholly smith has never fitted in
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The book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the worldit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedthe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air powerthere are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersthe book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionageappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf war
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Spanning four generations, the midnight rose by lucinda riley sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of india to the majestic stately homes of england, following the extraordinary life of a girl, anahita chavan, from to the present daybut when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of dartmoor in englandbecoming the princess's official companion, anahita accompanies her friend to england just before the outbreak of the great warin the heyday of the british raj, eleven-year-old anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong princess indira, the privileged daughter of rich indian royaltyeighty years later, rebecca bradley, a young american film star, has the world at her feetwhat he and rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the astbury dynastythere, she meets the young donald astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote astbury estate - and his scheming mothersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the epic novel award in the romantic novelists association books awardsa lifelong passionshortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling astbury hall, ari malik, anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's pastan endless search
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Oxfam shop lytham linked to a channel four television documentary, this is an account of the ocean liner from the mid-19th century to the presentbeginning in the age when steamships revolutionized travel, the book ends with a glimpse of the technology of the 21st century when, it is predicted, there will be floating cities up to four times the size of the largest passenger liner ever builtit explores the history of the world's great passenger ships, the lines that operated them, and the people they carriedthose who populate the story include poor emigres seeking a new life, shipping magnates and heads of government pitting their ambitions against each other, and the wealthy and famous, travelling in a style very different from that of the steerage passengerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story encompasses changing technologies and economies, rivalry between nations, the rise and fall of empires both political and commercial, momentous events such as the sinking of the "titanic", and the conversion of many liners for use as troopships during world war ii, when conditions on board became so appalling that many soldiers died or mutinied
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Oxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlin this season, kyon is transported back to the past along with mikuru, where he discovers that his actions may have a serious impact on the present; and the entire sos brigade find themselves locked in a time cycle, repeating the same two weeks over and over againsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class project, 'the adventures of mikuru asahina episode 00'episodes comprise: 'bamboo leaf rhapsody', 'endless eight' (episodes ), 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 1', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 2', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 3', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 4' and 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 5'
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This film catches up with lorraine in the present day and finds her alienated from her mother's family and in prison undergoing rehabthe film mixes fact with fiction by using actors to lip-synch words actually spoken by members of dunbar's family and residents from the buttershaw estatedunbar, who wrote the plays 'the arbor' and 'rita, sue and bob too', was hailed as 'a genius straight from the slums' for her unflinching autobiographical portrayals of her upbringing on the notorious buttershaw estate in bradfordas she is re-introduced to her mother's plays and letters, lorraine begins to understand the personal difficulties her mother went through and reflects on their impact on her own lifewhen she died at age of 29 in , her daughter lorraine, now 29 herself, was just ten years oldoxfam bookshop swanage clio barnard directs this avant-garde docu-drama chronicling the life and legacy of the late bradford playwright andrea dunbarsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishlyoxfam bookshop st albans michel thomas took the language-learning world by stormin the 'language builders' michel consolidates and expands your knowledge of structures and vocabulary in a one-on-one lecture session with you at homewith no books, no memorising and no homework, michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlesslyusing the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (sunday times)see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe points out the similarities of the vocabulary in english and italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not knowin only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidence
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Now for the first time the heritage and influence of house of hermès is fully explored, from the first scarf's debut in right up to the present daythe hermès scarf is one of the greatest fashion icons of all timeworn by royalty and celebrities, coveted and admired, and now avidly collected, this deceptively simple square of silk is much more than just an accessory: it is the stuff of legendsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the present day, emily conway has everything she could wish for: a huge house in west london, two beautiful children and a successful husband, willsoon, she is deeply in love with ralph, but there is one problem: ralph is still married to catherinebut catherine will not give up ralph that easilybut as soon as she meets the painter ralph few, cressie knows her life will never be the same againa lifetime of consequencesoxfam bookshop cheltenham a forbidden passionwishing only the best for his daughter, her father decrees that she must have her portrait painted to mark the occasionas cressie is drawn into a strange, triangular relationship, catherine's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and ralph and cressie escape to cressie's family home in cumbriabut as emily and will drive to a party, will reveals that he has been betrayed by his business partnercould this house provide the chance to start anew, or does it hold secrets that she must uncover before it can be at peace?the snow angel is a deliciously dark family saga from lulu taylor, the bestselling author of the winter follysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresteering the car off the road at high speed, their perfect life is abruptly endedcressida felbridge is living the high life as a debutante in s london society when she is courted by a friend of her brother's and set to marrywhen she wakes from her injuries, emily is told of a mysterious legacy: a house in cumbria on the edge of an estate, left to her by a woman she has never met
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Special 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 moreif 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 orlanthe 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 meaningoxfam 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 timeit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary onethe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artapart 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 deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aesthetics
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He covers two millennia of history, from the countrys first unification to the present day, when the great wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillitybut we are wrongestimates of its length vary from to mileswe all feel we know the wallmyths surround itmany believe that the stone barrier marches across all china, that it has been in existence for over years, and that it is the only man-made structure visible from the moonthe many walls are united by two ideas self-protection and unity which go back to the first emperor, who founded the nation in 221 bcfor years, the wall marked the border between china and nomadic peoples to the north and westit is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-tripmutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks and wall-building, until the northward spread of china in the 20th century made the wall redundantfor this riveting account, john man travelled the wall from the far western deserts to the pacific, exploring the grandest sections and many wild onesyet behind the confusion are great simplicitiesmillions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountainssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in mongoliaoxfam bookshop cheltenham chinas great wall north of beijing is one of the worlds most famous sightsit cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the mooneven its name is deceptive it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different timesin fact, most of it is made of earth, and much of it is not there at all
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This unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daythere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemit casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grailoxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositorieshe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuries
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Through meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnessthis is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planetat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolutionan essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnessyour path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)readers of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of nowhis views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guruin the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepracticing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mindeckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachersoxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of now
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It would be naive, to assume the present work to be free of erroneous oversimplification, because the very nature of scientific work is related to generating (simple) hypotheses with their subsequent falsificationoxfam bookshop hampstead collateral circulation of the heart by christian seiler the sober explanation for this book is a call by the springer-verlag, london, to edit a publication on 'the functional relevance of the collateral circulation' of the heartlike new with clean pages insidealternatively, it could be 'sold' as the result of my intention to reduce entropy of 18 years of scientific work on the topic of the coronary circulation, which was itself meant to diminish the amount of 'useless' energythis can be exemplified by the historic view of angina pectoris, which used to be simplified as being always fatal, thus obscuring for nearly two centuries the view of a 'self-healing' mechanism such as the collateral circulation of the heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a process of reducing disarray in a system with the aim of grasping it better is related to simplification, which carries the risk of introducing errorin that context and bluntly, my primary interest in the field of the collateral circulation was not initiated with a vision of eradicating the consequences of coronary artery disease (cad) by promoting the growth of natural bypassesthe time for such sizeable ideas had passed in the 's with the start of the work by wolfgang schaper
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Finally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandwe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her churchoxfam shop colne road it's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavourin flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgery
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His systematic investigation of ancient slave wars, which is the centre of this collection, is not merely the most important contribution to the study of ancient slavery in the present generation; it is also a reasoned refutation of more extreme marxist interpretations, and a brilliant demonstration that a pragmatic approach to the analysis of a general phenomenon can lead to conclusions as far-reaching as any a priori systemoxfam bookshop wallingford the distinctive features of joseph voght's approach to ancient slavery are his social awareness and sympathetic commitment, and his refusal either to ignore or be dominated by the dogmas of the left and the structures of sociology see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Estc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copycomplete with cover page and 26 large platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibattaglie navalinaval battles and court eventsa very good copyepisodi storici a cortean impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)18th-century rebackingthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warslarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storean impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppincluding: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine
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'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and constructionit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himpenelope lively lives in londonshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitzbut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his own'this is the city in which everything is simultaneous'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenoxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope lively
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Kenneth whitehouse traces the history of hunting deer over the last thousand years, from the days before the norman conquest up to the presentthe book is in very good condition with sound binding and good corners and just a little bumping to the bottom end of the spinethere is a little foxing to the top edges of the pages but otherwise the pages are clean and unmarkedthe book contains 51 black and white photographsoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket and plastic coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author relates the earliest records of deer hunting, the interest of the kings and queens of england in the sport, and the history of the important deer hunting areas of england, scotland and irelandhe also looks at the history of the hunting of the chief deer species - red deer, fallow deer and roe deer, with a briefer mention of sika deer
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All this is discovered in the present day by another painter, amy, who has returned to her old family home as a restorerrembrandt has seduced many a sitter before, and sets about doing so againthis fine novel will appeal to fans of girl with a pearl earring and tulip feverin january, , the artist rembrandt, bankrupted in the great tulip crash, accidentally stows away on a boat for hullfor himself, he paints a portrait of the captain's beautiful wifeas she paints a portrait of the man she is becoming involved with, so she uncovers the secrets of the pastto pay for his passage, he must paint the captain's portraitbut he has a rival - none other than the mp for hull after the civil war, the poet andrew marvell! and the captain's wife is far from being a passive player in this triangular game of love, deceit and manipulationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford beautifully evocative and suspensful double time-scheme narrative about rembrandt, love and art
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The world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present timethe approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the bibleoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions
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Oxfam bookshop thame this book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the present and future place of science in mankind's culturethis paperback is in a very good clean conditionthe subject is the the history and explanation of modern physicsone such great change occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, when there was a revolution in modern scientific thinkinghere the genius and ironies behind those discoveries are describedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit finds answers to the deepest questions of modern physics and ultimately describes a unified design of the universe, which has truth beauty and symmetrythis book has great clarity and removes the shrouds of mystery, which envelop one of contemporary science's greatest challengesevery so often science moves by large leaps,sometimes spurred by the realization that the commonly held beliefs of the day need revising
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Although bougainville published an account of his voyage in , his original journal was published only in ; the present volume makes the latter text available for the first time in english translationhe returned home by way of the dutch east indies and the indian oceanoxfam shop haverfordwest the french entered the pacific in the late 17th century, but the ocean remained largely a spanish preserve until british navigators began to cross its vast expanse in the mid safter handing over the colony he had established in the falkland islands to spain, he sailed through the still relatively unknown straits of magellan into the poorly charted south pacificfrance's concerns that britain might establish its superiority in the area, meant they welcomed louis de bougainville's voyage of exploration undertaken inhe then sailed to the samoan islands and on to vanuatu, as far as the great barrier reef, and north towards new guinea and the samoan islands making a number of discoveries and all the while leaving his name to a number of features, the best known of which are the island of bougainville and the bougainvillea flowerhe made a number of discoveries in the south west, but was too late to discover tahiti, where samuel wallis had preceded him by less than a yearthe book is in very good condition with some fading to spine and minimal foxing to topsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereports on bougainville's reception there and on life in the island were to create wide interest and controversy in europe
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