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On the origin of species or, more completely, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life was published on 24 november , is a work of scientific literature by charles darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight tanning but no foxing and contents very clean with tight binding darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selectionthe book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolutionoxfam shop darlington hardback published in the world classics series, third impression, by grant richards, januarybrown cloth boards with decorative motif and titles on spinebumping on spine ends
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It records the dicverse and globe-encompassing activities of the united nations and its enduring efforts to deal witht eh world;s pressing concerns, particualrly matters of international peace and security, disarmament, human rights, th settlement of regional conflicts, economic and social development, the preservation of the environment, control of drugs and narcotic substance abuse, crime prevention, adequate shelter, youth and the aging and humanitarian assistance for refugees as wel as disaster reliefthe book is designed not just for use by diplomats, officias and shcoalrs but also by other researchers, writers, journalists, teachers and studentssome light foxing to top edge of pages, otherwise very goodbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundoxfam shop mutley plain fully indexed, the edition of the "yearbook" is the most comprhensive and authoritative reference about the work of the united nations, other international organizations and related bodiesthis volume of the "yearbook" details the activities of the united nations, its many organs, agencies and programmes, working together to rekindle a ne form of multilaeral cooepration for a better worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall items are in a very good state of preservation, no hidden flaws, only what can be seen in the photostracked shipment via poste italianeare 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 storemint series with full gumplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease examine these carefully to fully appreciate the nature of the lot on offercentenary of the introduction of medals of military valour, ordinary mail + airmail + express mail complete series of 20 values
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Kind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesalong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friendsthroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up against" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complexobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkabanprisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerbeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friendsthe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boyfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainthe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemiesoxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from eathis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the game
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The spines have been professionally restored with the preservation of the original spine striptitle of volume 1: botanographie e´le´mentaire, ou, principes de botanique, d'anatomie et de physiologie ve´ge´table: contenant la description des organes des plantes; la de´finition des termes usite´s en botanique; une the´orie nouvelle sur l'anatomie et la physiologie ve´ge´tale; l'art de de´crire les plantes; l'expose´ des me´thodes les plus employe´es en botanique et la description des familles naturellesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be shipped with registration - for bidders: due to the corona virus, shipping within europe can suffer delaysplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepaper remnants at the top of the flyleaf in volume 2lestiboudois - paris/ lille, roret/ vanackere, - two volumes in three bindings - (4) (x) ) (xxxiv) ppwith a three-double gilded edge, consisting of and outside flower edge and two inside filet edges with gilded floral ornaments at the top and at the bottom a richly embossed central flower ornamentall 23 are pictureduniform, richly gilded green calf leather bindingstitles of volumes 2 and 3: botanographie belgique, ou flore du nord de la france, et de la belgique proprement dite; ouvrage dispose´ selon la me´thode naturelle, contenant les tableaux analytiques de franc¸ois-joseph lestiboudois, la description des plantes qui croissent spontane´ment ou qu'on cultive ge´ne´ralement dans l'ancienne province belgique, leurs localite´s, leurs proprie´te´s, l'indication du temps de leur floraison, la citation de leurs figures, etca tiny hole in one table, two have heavy foxing, a few have wrinkles along the foldsthe text blocks are discoloured and have some foxing here and there and/or a few blemishesin good conditionblind stamped bindings with gilded covers, ribbed spine, golden page edges - 21 x 13 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefully re-writing of a part (botanographie e´le´mentaire) of his father’s (françois-joseph lestiboudois) worklabel on the first cover page in volume 1contains 23 (of which 17 engraved) fold-out tablesoutside of europe, the delays can be quite significant
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Oxfam shop clitheroe for centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practicedrawing on a vast range of historical and cultural sources, this is the definitive account of a violent ritual that continues to fascinate even todaymoreover, the romance and drama of the duel has made it an enduring fixture in films, literature, and the theatrein the duel in european history, renowned historian victor kiernan writes with his characteristic wit and insight of duelling's evolution from its medieval origins - when it was regarded as a badge of rank - to the early twentieth century, by which time it was seen as an irrational anachronismin doing so, he shows how the duelling tradition was something unique to europe and its colonies, and, in its contribution to the development of the officer corps, played a key part in shaping european military powersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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An appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cp + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationsthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentthe name of a previous owner is written on the fholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementssee oxfam website for delivery information read more" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gama
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We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwidequality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitisation processthis text refers to the bibliobazaar editionthough we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham this is a pre- historical reproduction that was curated for quality
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The bestiary of equestria is a source of knowledge about the many creatures and races that inhabit the magical land of equestriaadd to favouritescottish highlands & islands and isle of mannorthern ireland, channel isles
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Reilly), are a fearless duo known as 'shake' and 'bake' by their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the top two positions, with cal always in second placehe and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend cal naughton jrwhen flamboyant french formula one driver jean girard (sacha baron cohen) challenges 'shake' and 'bake' for the supremacy of nascar, ricky bobby must face his own demons and fight girard for the right to be known as racing's top driverdisc and case in very good conditionnascar stock car racing sensation ricky bobby (ferrell) is a national hero because of his 'win at all costs' approachsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle comedy starring will ferrell
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It has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication insee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery small tear to spine on volume iiall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit covers the coast of north americathe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manythe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe voyage to australia and tahitiit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyors
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Gandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doommeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûrtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaywhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalf
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Visual companionthe lord of the ringsthe making of the movie trilogycollector's hardback editionofficial movie guidejude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseenforeword by sir ian mckellen 2the fellowship of the ring
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How do you most efficiently and productively manage your time, your activities and your resources? how do you minimise distractions? and how do you align your strengths in order to accomplish your purposes? lthey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedthis booklet contains only some of the most basic principles of the organising technology he developed, but these fundamentals are, by themselves, enough to greatly enhance the activity of any endeavour, whether that of a group or an individualthe problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivityattainment of one’s goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisationon a more individual level, organisation is a key – and often missing – factor in personal successron hubbard recognised that man was lacking in his understanding of how to organise, and a sizeable portion of his research was devoted to clarify the subject of organisation, a task he fully accomplishedorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnit is also a necessity for a flourishing familywe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterpriseshere are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisinganybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offchaos and confusion are not natural conditions of life
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteregiment of the line, by king and countrytomas picton by britains, referencebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squarescoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series “on campaign”)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series “scum of the earth”)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences andit consists of 11 figuresall of them have been sold out and retiredit consists of close to 32 figuresthey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramathese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo l´iber, valencia, spain)it also includes srcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefrench artillery, by king and countryit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)garde impériale (dragons de l´emperatrice), by king and coubtryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references na111references na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole “to take the king´s shilling series)na112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series “cuirassiers”)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the “charge of the greys”the king´s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series “bold chevaliers)references na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series “vive l´empereur”)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguecuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrythe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series “scotland the brave”)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series ¡“vive l´emperatrice!”) - 7ththe french army commanded by napoleón - the french 3rd
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki’ registered shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe wrote extensively about morocco ((total of 2 books) read morecondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the margincontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendix) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedhe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and language‘james edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistsee pictures of the table of contentsotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 pp
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itare 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis edition is frompart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printpart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paris
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The yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeit was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: £3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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It has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcehowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected material(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagethe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidssmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyworking together, it’s a win-win situation for everyone involvedwhat’s more, the smartbunker allows each horse’s feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horse’s stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchased
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The hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the king
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare 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 storeiron maiden ?– the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?– format: 2 × cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dell’unita d’italia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron maiden ?– the number of the beast label: parlophone ?– series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered – format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cd
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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevarait is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurybut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-american
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big cityoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainbut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Written by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventstranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam war
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Oxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paulthe book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedpastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from itthis theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issue
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth centurycorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his deathin telling his story, harris also speaks to basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumshis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaythe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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On the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wear this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorthe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable speciessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
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He examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetjürgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationcondition: as newoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44boreham wood's origins are mistier, but technology brought massive change and development with the coming of the railway in , and again, when cinema created britain's hollywood in this pleasant parishnot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillidlestre and borham were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and latervery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutsigned by stephen castlehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyethe book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating pictureshere are the people behind that past - edward de kendale, adam scippe, thomas newchapman and agnes, his wife; sir anthony denny and rev canon eales; george byng and wortley-montagu; murderers thurtell and hunt; macready the great actor; burton the great explorer and the photographer wellington; and of course, the legendary giants of british cinema - men like rank, danziger, balcon and blattnerthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centre
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