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Pancras old church in london, 27 july , the beatles with the public looking through the railings - it's the same photo on the "red" album) the compilation itself is basically the a-sides of all their uk 7" singles releases between and in chronological release date order with a few key album tracks thrown in for good measuremost bands would kill a close relative to get anywhere near this level of geniusall you need is love 5 when they were finally reissued onto the new cd format in however - they caused consternation because of their extortionate full price - in some cases an eye-watering £30the fool on the hill 10to sum up - the sound on these new reissues is fabulous; the packaging better than the versions and each is being sold at mid-price - available in most places for less than the price of a single new albumstrawberry fields forever 2there's the 3 harrison gems "while my guitar gently weeps", "old brown shoe" and the magical "something" while ringo gets the witty "octopus' garden"see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou can't help but think that millions of people globally will take one look at these beauties on a shelf somewhere and slap them straight into their shopping basketsmagical mystery tour 14with a little help from my friends 7 what impresses most is the actual listenthe long and winding road 12while my guitar gently weeps 6across the universe three-way foldout card sleevelucy in the sky with diamonds 4here are the nitty gritty details: disc 1 of " minutes): 17" perfection comes twice - "strawberry fields forever" b/w "penny lane" and arguably the greatest single ever released - "hey jude" b/w "revolution" (melodious paul on the a with rockin' blistering john on the b)hello goodbye 13and what an embarrassment of riches they aredon't let me down 4oxfam shop new street commonly known as the "blue album" - the 2lp vinyl set "" became an instant classic when it was first released in april - as did its "red" counterpart ""come together 13old brown shoe 5hey jude disc 2 of " minutes): 1peppers lonely hearts club band 3lady madonna 11ob-la-di, ob-la-da 3 the lyrics are intact from the inner sleeves of the original album issue, there's new liner notes and plenty of superb colour photos from the period - it's impressively doneleaving the rest as lennon-mccartney originalswere the beatles really 'this' good - the answer is yes - and always will bethe centre and right flaps picture the photograph on the inner gatefold of the original vinyl double album (stthe ballad of john and yoko 8even now, it's truly shocking to hear just how accomplished the beatles became during this ludicrously productive periodand by the time you get to the ballads at the end of disc 2 - "the long and winding road" and "across the universe" - adjectives begin to fail youoctopus's garden 14i am the walrus side 2 9so is this newly remastered 2cd reissue on emi/apple any better (using the remasters) - the answer is an emphatic 'yes'it also houses the two cds - cd1 has the full apple label (14 tracks, minutes) and the 2nd cd has the half apple logo (14 tracks, minutes)here comes the sun side 4 9a day in the life8
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"through his very peculiar pictorial language, anton corbijn has created the public image of many post-punk bands of the ies, and he has been living in a world of celebrities ever sincecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableexcellent exhibition catalogue bookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisoftcover with dustjacketedited by franz wilhelm kaisertext: marie-noël rio, daria dittmeyer-hössfirst edition, first printingnew, mint, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foilplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetwenty years later, corbijn's search fot the "why" culminated in his project aperfect conditionso it may come as a surprise that he keeps on returning to questions about the meaning of lifeschirmer and mosel, munichan early example is his never published series of funeral monuments photographed in on catholic graveyardssomebody, consisting of self-portraits in the guise of late famous musicians, taken in the landscape of his childhood" (from the publisher) read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetext in english and german
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Their effect on the public was totally unexpected, and so dramatic that bystander sales soaredthe authors own the originalit was described on the title page as 'vol ii' and the price was still 1s
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Oxfam bookshop lymington award-winning journalist john pilger examines the role of the media in wars, and champions the right of the public to know the truthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing the role of the 'embedded' reporter through history, the film questions the part journalists have played in conflicts both past and present, and attempts to examine the way the crimes of current hi-tech hostilities are reported and justified
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Women prove to be more effective in the public sphere; they are stronger, more intelligent, and better educatedpen inscription and stamp mark on title pagetraditional masculine qualities and behaviour have become unacceptable in the new societywomen gradually take over the traditional men's occupations and privileges, having become judges, doctors, lawyers, businesswomen and artists, whereas effeminate men are allowed to live and perform simple work in complete passivity, submission and obedience to the triumphant femalesthey gradually become less manly, and many adopt the submissive look of earlier victorian women, whereas women become assertive and domineeringsome foxing on some pages and a few pencil lines on some page borderspages are in fair condition for its agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle the revolt of man () reads like an anti-suffragette novel and the critique of the new woman ideology which emerged in england in the sthe novel comically reverses victorian gender rolesmodern art reflects change in new stereotypical forms of masculinity and femininity leather bound boards are in fair condition with edges and corners that are worn downit presents a dystopian vision of a female-dominated society of the 22nd century, where women keep men in complete subordination after the historic transfer of poweras a result, men must change their rough nature and adjust to new gender roles
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This release includes restored footage unseen since , a clip from 'blue peter' in the same year with the public unveiling of a war machine and a feature on how the story was put back together from the source materialwhen dodo is hypnotised along with wotan's controller professor brett, the doctor finds help in the form of polly, brett's secretary, and able seaman ben jacksontogether they must defeat wotan's terrifying war machinessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop byres road the doctor and dodo arrive in london in swinging , only to discover a plot to use the computer wotan (housed in the post office tower) to take over the world
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They remained separated until her death in , but the mockery of their marriage resisted the public efforts to dissolve itoxfam bookshop cheltenham at the heart of the regency period - nine years from to - lies the mismatch between the prince and princess of walesbarred from the regent's court, caroline travelled through europe with a small court of her ownqueen caroline's story is one of a fight by an individual to see justice done to her in the face of a powerful authoritysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat her divorce trial, the dignity and honour of the british crown was in shreds and britain on the brink of revolutionthe prince regent, later george iv, separated privately from caroline of brunswick, princess of wales, later queen caroline, within a year of their marriage in
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In the wake of the skrull invasion, the public has lost faith in the initiative! but norman osborn's dark reign changes everythingnow trains tomorrow's dark avengers!where camp hammond once trained future avengers, camp h
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Oxfam shop crawley jim mcguigan discusses cultural policy as a manifestation of cultural politics in the widest senseillustrating his case with examples from recent cultural policy initiatives in britain, the united states and australia, he looks at:* the rise of market reasoning in arts administration* urban regeneration and the arts* heritage tourism* race, identity and cultural citizenship* censorship and moral regulation* the role of computer-mediated communication in democratic discourse see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Because these sites have become a focus for so much controversy, the problem of presenting them to the public assumes a critical importanceoxfam bookshop leeds 173pphow can archaeologists present an effective interpetation, with the consciousness that both their own subjectivity, and the variety of conflicting views will determine their approachsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein as new conditionthe authors do not seek to provide a comprehensive review of the archaeology of all these causewayed sites in britain; rather they use them as case studies in the development of an archaeological interpetationarchaeological evidence suggests that neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survives
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Xxxiii august to october all volumes copied for the cape government, from the manuscript documents in the public record office, london, by george mccall thealxviii june to october volweight of each book approxxix october to february volsome water damage to the cover of volume ii, large closed tear to one of the fold-out plans in volume xxxiiiseven volumes, as follows: volsize of each book 22 x 15 cmii from december to december volsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames corners and edges rubbed and bumped, boards faded and marked, binding strongpages tanned and foxed at start and end but contents generally cleaniii from to may vol xii may to january volxx february to april vol
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The savage and hilarious analysis of america's funeral practices rocked the industry and shocked the publicthis up-dated edition (revised just before the author's death) shows that if anything the industry has become more pernicious than ever in its assault on our practices and walletsoxfam shop colne road in the early s this classic work of investigative journalism was a number one bestsellerand it's an industry that - alas - sooner or later affects us allname to endpaper see oxfam website for delivery information read morediscolouration to rear of wrapper
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By unearthing photographs that have previously been lost or suppressed, author robin muir demonstrates not only how the public image of each subject was manipulated, but he also gives fresh insights into their personalities and livesoxfam shop worcester national portrait gallery in collaboration with the bbc see oxfam website for delivery information read morequeen victoria, mahatma gandhi, adolf hitler, greta garbo, john f kennedy, marilyn monroe, audrey hepburn, james dean, elvis presley, muhammad ali the world's most photographed explores the photographic image of ten of the best-known faces of modern history the ten selected personalities range from a crowned head of state to a world-beating boxer, from film stars to a fascist dictatorillustrated with over 180 photographs, the book creates a compelling new perspective on the history of celebrity, notoriety and the nature of iconography
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff "focusing on dvorak's eventful stay in the united states from to , this book explores the world behind the public legend, offering fresh insights into the composer's mindno marks or inscriptions, not ex-library see oxfam website for delivery information read more" hardback book in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacketcd in pocket at the back of the book
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In this series, the arc team must race against time to save the public from vicious burrowing creatures, enormous underwater predators, a raptor on the rampage in victorian london, a tyrannosaurus rex prowling the streets and a mass of ferocious future-beetles laying siege to the arc headquarterssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham all six episodes from the fifth season of the dinosaur fantasy adventure series
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Pages are clean and text is brightthere is a long crease to the spine & signs of wear and tear to the coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome tanning to page edgesnever losing sight of their audience, they produced a book that, once again, tugged the heartstrings and guaranteed an emotional response to others' heart-warming talesoxfam shop worcester overwhelmed by the success of their first book, and inundated by stories from members of the public, the authors decided to produce a second helping of this publishing phenomenon
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It contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans, which is considered the first published material ona partially skeptical book published by the english gentleman reginald scot in , intended as an exposé of medieval witchcraft
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It contains a small section intended to show how the public was fooled by charlatans, which is considered the first published material on
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Text all legible, slight tanning to page edges, minor damage to top of some pages towards end of book, text unaffectedoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the life-story of jarrow', by ellen wilkinson, then a labour msee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexceptionally rare copy of a left book club edition, not originally published for sale to the public, but near impossible to findhardback, paper covered boards now dull and shabby, bindings tight
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Published in when it was reopened to the public after major refurbishmentoxfam books & music beaconsfield a guide to the museum in florencevery good condition with unmarked pages and tight bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The public at large has increasingly been drawn to law as an area where vivid human stories are played out with distinctively high stakesit provides a compelling encounter of law and literature, seen as two wary but necessary interlocutors
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The eyewitness accounts and research by flavius josephus are the most important extra-biblical source for this periodjosephus wrote his works in koine greek in order to explain the history of the world to the roman public from a jewish perspectivexx, 200) accounts the execution of james (the leader of the jewish christian community in jeruzalem), who is referred to as ‘the brother of jesus, who is called christ’as josephus wrote about the period in which the events of the new testament occurred, the work of josephus is of great importance to the study of early christianityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki94 ad) and “the jewish war” (cthere he was given a home and an incomewhen that actually really happened, vespasian granted him a pardonvery dark and sharp prints100) was a roman-jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestrythese works provide valuable insight into judaism in the first century and the history of early christianitypaper overall neat and crispour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storejerusalem and the jewish temple were destroyed by the romans in this revolthe also wrote an autobiography (vita) and a polemic work, “against apion” (contra apionem), in which he refuted certain allegations against the jewish people and explained jewish lawinitially josephus flavius participated in the first jewish–roman war () as as head of jewish forceshe stayed in rome and nearly 20 years later his book “antiquities of the jews” (antiquitates judaicae) was published for greek and roman readersin rome, josephus wrote “the jewish war” (de bello judaico), a work with the message that the fall of jerusalem and the jewish people were the will of god (the romans were instruments of god) and that it would be best to stop the resistance against the romanstitus flavius josephus (37-cthe first passage is known as the testimonium flavianum (antiquitates judaicae, xviiiin this book he describes the history of his people from the time the world was created until his own timewaarby komt het gezantschap van philo aan den keyzer kaligula, alles uyt de oversetting van den heer d'andilly in't nederduytsch overgebragt door wcondition: moderate to fair - needs to be re-boundtext seems to be completecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome prints are missing(2 volumes) [and] egesippus van de joodsche oorlogen, en de verdelging jerusalems - amsterdam, pieter mortier, parts in 1 volume - () pp - half-leather binding; spine with large raised bands and letter piece - cm (large folio)josephus went back to rome with titus after the fall of jerusalemas a freedman of the flavian emperors, he was allowed to take the name flaviusfrayed at edges, large print torn, light moisture stain in part egesippusmany quires and ppthrough the work of josephus, it is possible to place the new testament in the context of history and customs of the jews in that period75 ad) the emphasis is on the first century ad, especially on the jewish revolt against the roman occupation in the period ad (the first jewish–roman war) that resulted in the destruction of jerusalem in 70flavius josephus - alle de werken van flavius josephus: behelzende twintig boeken van de joodsche oudheden, 't verhaal van zyn eygen leeven, de histori van de oorlogen der jooden tegens de romeynen, zyne twee boeken tegen apion, en zyne beschryving van den marteldood der machabeenloose, frayed and with tears in front, in the middle approxhe was captured in the early stages of this rebellion and probably owed his life to thisin his two most important works “antiquities of the jews” (cthe second passage (ibidthe work of josephus includes two passages about jesus of nazarethplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitealthough there is controversy about this among historians, josephus seems to be one of the first outside of the gospel writers to have mentioned jesus and his title “christ”following a dream he had when he was a prisoner of war, he predicted that the roman commander vespasian would become emperor of romehighly detailed copper engravings, true masterpieces by jan and caspar luyken, the top engravers of the 18th century! the pictures provide a good impressionmust-have book for serious researchers of the times of the old and new testamentsdespite the defects, a very interesting book in large format, especially because of the more than 200 (!) beautiful copper engravingsjosephus himself upheld the laws of moses and believed that judaism and greek-roman thinking could be united into what is called hellenistic judaismwith almost 200 (!) beautiful copper engravings in the text and some double-page prints and the map of jerusalem
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First published in the late s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war german public' today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in world war 2: a crescendo of horror, grom survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer man's destinyhis astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the ostfrontoxfam bookshop knutsford wolfgang faust was the driver of a tiger i tank with the wehrmacht heavy panzer battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the eastern front insome readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote, 'now, at last, i know what our men did in the eastthis memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the russian front's appalling carnagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefaust describes how his tiger unit fought pitch battles in the snows of western russia against the full might of the red army: the t34s, stalin tanks, sturmovik bombers and the feared katyusha rocket brigades
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Illustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health carethis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientsthis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and othersit examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international expertspain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge addresses issues of vital importance for the global health care community, such as: why do so many people in the developing world suffer excruciating pain for months and years, when simple inexpensive medication could make them comfortable? they get mri scans; why don't they have access to palliative care? why do some palliative care programs fail to reach the needy? how could a palliative care delivery system be adapted to local needs? why are medical and nursing students not taught the fundamentals of pain management? what direction should palliative care education take? could health care resources be channeled to deliver care in a more just and equitable manner? this book chronicles the efforts of ambitious pain management care professionals to confront these questions, working toward an end to needless, preventable pain and sufferingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries essential information for anyone involved in palliative care programs for deprived patients! in this comprehensive resource, leading healthcare professionals describe pioneering work on the front lines of pain and palliative care service planning and implementation for underserved populationsall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in indiapain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations also offers an important look at pain management programs geared toward several specific underserved populations in both developing and developed countries, including native americans and inmates in a new zealand prisonpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge explores the challenges and barriers preventing satisfactory pain management for patients who urgently need itthis essential volume includes a foreword written by a world leader in palliative care-jan stjernsward, former chief of the cancer and palliative care program of the world health organization and currently international director of the oxford international centre for palliative care in the united kingdom
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Each chapter contains vivid battle narratives, fascinating contemporary accounts and information about the battle's historical context and significancesome battles have a major and lasting effect on the history of this country and remain strongly etched in the public consciousnessyet what they all have in common is the memorable and often devastating effect they had on the participants"clash of arms" examines twelve very different english battles and explains how vital, often unpredictable and sometimes overwhelming factors may have influenced their eventual outcomessome scuffs to the dustwrapperspecial sections cover themes such as weapon development, changes in battlefield tactics, biographies of some of the most influential leaders, battlefield archaeology, and how studying the landscape can aid our understanding of a battlesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelavishly illustrated with maps, contemporary pictures, historical re-enactments and photographs of the battlefields, "clash of arms" is the story of how men at war changed a country foreverothers are relatively unknown - even to the people living on or near their sitespencil price insidefor many people it is this story of ordinary individuals in extraordinary circumstances that give battles a particular fascinationoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , english heritage
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Warren paints a picture of the king not only by assessing his achievements and failures but also by placing him in the context of the society in which he lived, the actions of his predecessors, and the problems posed by continuities independent of his making this account of john's reign is revealing and fair-minded, correcting distortions in the accounts of such chroniclers as rogers of wendover and matthew pariscarpenter see oxfam website for delivery information read more warren is unsparing in his criticism of the king's failings but acknowledges the more remarkable of john's personal qualities"-london daily telegraph "warren deplored the gulf which had developed in history between the 'expert and the public' and aimed to bridge it by writing a narrative of john's career which was both scholarly and accessibleking john is a study of a king and his political misfortunes warren's analysis of the disputed succession, the conflict with france, the clash with pope innocent iii, and the events leading to magna carta provide an intimate picture of the business of the crown "perhaps the best general treatment of the life and reign of king john which has been published in england during the past forty yearsoxfam shop kendal very good condition paperback with minimal shelf wearin this he succeeded brilliantly"-times literary supplement "an account of john's life and reign based on modern research and set forth in a manner that will appeal as much to the general reader as to the student it is also an examination of a fascinating era-the early thirteenth century, a period of profound social and political change and unprecedented insecurity
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Mancall has compiled some of the most important travel accounts of this eraaided by the invention of the printing press in europe, travelers were able to spread their accounts to wider audiences than ever beforefrom christopher columbus to lesser-known figures such as the huguenot missionary jean de léry, this anthology brings together first-hand accounts of places connected by the atlantic, pacific, and indian oceansunlike other collections, travel narratives from the age of discovery offers a global view of travel at a crucial stage in world, and human, history, with accounts written by non-european authors, including two new translationsin addition to these travel narratives, this anthology features rare pictures from sixteenth-century printed books, including images of brazil, roanoke, guiana, and india, which, together with the accounts themselves, provide a detailed understanding of the many ways in which fifteenth and sixteenth century travelers and readers imagined other worlds see oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by authors from spain, france, italy, england, china, and north africa describing locations that range from brazil to canada, china to virginia, and angola to vietnam, these accounts provided crucial insight into unfamiliar cultures and environments, and also betrayed the prejudices of their own societies, revealing as much about the observers themselves as they did about faraway landsincluded here are the mughal emperor babur's first thoughts of india upon establishing his empire there, the chinese chronicler ma huan's report detailing chinese travel to the middle east during the fifteenth century, and an account of africa written by the man known as leo africanusoxfam bookshop wallingford the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoplesin travel narratives from the age of discovery, historian peter c
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Oxfam books & music islington in one day sculpture, prominent critics, curators and scholars explore new considerations of public sculpture, temporality, performance, and curating art in the public realmset within this critical context, are indepth considerations of each of the twenty one day sculpture projects, forming a new dimension to recent discussions on situation-specific art practices and commissioning public art for the public realmconceived as both a document and critical expansion of the year-long one day sculpture temporary public art series in new zealand, the book opens with an anthology of newly commissioned texts which expand conventional notions of encounter, performativity, publicness, photography, materiality, space and place in relation to contemporary public artthis book contains 116 coloured and 5 b/w illustrations see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is a brand new copy which is still sealed in it's original wrappingthe illustrated book was published following the series "one day sculpture", which took place across new zealand, 28 august to 28 march
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford picking up from where other san francisco public transit historians left off, peter felton's daily public transit ridership: the inside scoop gives readers an acute internal perspective as to the routine external operations of the late 20th-early 21st century-era san francisco municipal transportation agency (or "muni" as it is more commonly nicknamed)with a majority of the information taken strictly from a young lifetime of permanent public custom, felton colorfully outlines the awe and wonder arising from riding this means of public service day-in-and-day-out, acknowledging realities and comparing-contrasting past, present, and future transit modalities drawn completely from personal experience and observation-yet portrayed entirely on a "general basisranging from vehicular characteristics to urban development above and below ground level, felton provides intricate details into the life and times of the "average joe" public transit rider traveling around the city of san francisco by bus or subway train" signed by the author, with dedicationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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