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In this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, the pursuit of happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destinyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of the moment and a special relationshipnew york, - sara smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's thanksgiving eve partyin this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, sara must fight to survive - against jack, as much as for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the party gets into full swing, in walks jack malone, a us army journalist back from a defeated germany and a man unlike any sara has ever met before - one who is destined to change sara's future foreverbut finding love isn't the same as finding happiness - as sara and jack soon find outa powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war americain post-war america chance meetings aren't always as they seem, and people's choices can often have profound repercussionssara and jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstance
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The pursuit of happiness in the founding era an intellectual history by carli nconklin (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Title: the pursuit of happynessauthor(s): chris gardnerbinding: paperback
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The pursuit of flore - harper's bazaar cover by artist romain de tirtoff (erte), originally published on may piece jigsaw puzzlefinished puzzle size
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This is a heavy item and will be dispatched by couriera brand new item, still in the plastic shrink wrap coveroxfam bookshop sevenoaks rolls royce enthusiasts club published by regal press insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In pursuit of truth sir isaac newton 50pnew and uncirculated coin in sealed and unopened presentation pack read more
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Disc and case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle drama starring will smithin the face of this difficult life, chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time careertogether, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make gardner a respected millionaireset in early '80s san francisco, the film charts the hard times and eventual comeback of chris gardner (smith), a suddenly single salesman who has custody of his son, but finds that providing for the two of them is a challenge in the increasingly unstable economic climate
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It seeks to answer the questions: "who are we?" and "why are we here, on this planet?" it is offered to those who are looking for something beyond the superficial values of our culture, who may be disillusioned with religious and secular belief systems as currently presented and who question political values which are deeply mired in the pursuit of powerit is written with two voices: one the voice of a personal quest and the other which explores the historical and psychological causes that have brought into being our present view see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield the dream of the cosmos is the story of a multi-layered quest to understand the causes of human suffering and to reconnect with a deeper reality than the one we inhabit in this physical dimension of experience
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Demonstrated by incidents at abu ghraib and guantánamo bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanismharvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the george wpresidents as diverse as woodrow wilson, franklin delano roosevelt, john fsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepolitical agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geographycombining his passions for politics and geography, david harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governancekennedy, ronald reagan, and george woxfam bookshop wanstead liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political actionthen, through an ontological investigation into geography's foundational concepts, space, place, and environment, he radically reframes geographical knowledge as a basis for social theory and political actionincorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracyyet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the groundas harvey makes clear, the cosmopolitanism that emerges is rooted in human experience rather than illusory ideals and brings us closer to achieving the liberation we seekbush administrationbush have built their policies on some version of these noble values
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For to be human, is to know unequivocally that one day you will die and it is this truth which has precipitated a passion for knowledge and the pursuit of immortality initially through divine methods but more recently through scientific endeavouroxfam shop macclesfield mr carbon atom and the theory of carbon entromorphologysince the dawn of human history life has battled for survival, with human beings evolving to dominate this process on planet earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehuman knowledge is a fractured system of investigation born out of mathematics, literacy and imagery
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(11) postage ÂŁ3the theory and practice in the history of relations between the statesstandard work on the subjectcan be collected from ol6 7ps or posted to you50 in uk read more
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99 master of excellence volume 2, usedshop / collectables master of excellence volume 2, used1 in stock 1 add to basket categories: books, collectables tags: books, collectable, magic
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Trivial pursuittrivial pursuit 90s edition brings back the decade when techno, britpop and grunge ruled the chartsthe 90s editionthe decade of your life
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Title: grand pursuit: the story of the people who made modern economics: a story of economic genius
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In pursuit of the proper sinner by elizabeth george - an inspector lynley mysterywilling to post for ÂŁ1
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pursuit of perfect: stop chasing perfection and discover the true path to lasting happiness (uk pb)ben-shahar believes people need to be more realistic in their goals, and
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Vintage trivial pursuit featuring the magic of disney family edition game
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Solitude in pursuit of a singular life in a crowded world by michael harris (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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In pursuit of early mammals by zofia kielan-jaworowska (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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His sporting excellence was recognised when he was selected for two olympic games in which he represented britain as a weightlifteroxfam shop west hampstead a holocaust survivor, liberated from thereisenstadt by the red army, ben was one of "the boys" who came to englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in excellent condition, as newhe became a successful businessman and retired early so that he could make a personal crusade of bringing together other survivorshe founded the famous 45 aid society and worked with the board of deputies of british jews and the holocaust educational trusta handwritten label with a greeting from ben helfgott is attached to the front endpaperin his mid 80s, ben is a rominent figure in the claims conference, which has awarded billions of dollars to needy survivorshe is a great believer in reconciliation with both germany and his native poland, and both nations have given him awards in recognition of his work
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The pursuit episode 2 by rl toalson (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop pocklington geoff duke - in pursuit of perfection see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: seven deadly sins: my pursuit of lance armstrongauthor(s): walsh, davidbinding: paperback
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The simplicity of lean defeating complexity, delivering excellence by philip holt (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Out of these conflicting views spring a rich tradition of skeptical argument and cultural achievement which is critically important, argues amartya sen, for the success of india's democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace'profound and stimulatinghe deserves the recognitionshows that the argumentative gene is not just a part of india's make-up that can easily be wished away'Â Â the economist amartya sen is lamont university professor at harvardhis most recent books are the idea of justice, identity and violence and development as freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreindia is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpointshis books have been translated into thirty languagesthis is a book that needed to have been writtenhe won the nobel prize in economics in and was master of trinity college, cambridgeoxfam bookshop harrogate from nobel prize-winning economist amartya sen, the argumentative indian: writings on indian culture, history and identity brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary indiait would be no surprise if it were to become as defining and as influential as work as edward said's orientalism'Â Â soumya bhattacharya, observer 'the winner of the nobel prize in economics is a star in indiathe product of a great mind at the peak of its power'Â Â william dalrymple, sunday times 'one of the most influential public thinkers of our times
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On top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles -Â representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantthe author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestationthe approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)
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The book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtscourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearthe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processlove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualsthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotions
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Needing help to get on board the pirates' ship, will enlists eccentric captain jack sparrow (depp) and quickly sets off in pursuitsee oxfam website for delivery information read morediscs and case in very good conditionhowever, with the crew of the black pearl cursed to spend their time between the living and the dead and only the blood of elizabeth able to lift the spell, the pair face a race against time to overcome the undead crew and rescue her before it's too latewhen elizabeth (keira knightley), the daughter of governor swann (jonathan pryce), is kidnapped by captain barbossa (rush) and his band of pirates, lovelorn will turner (bloom) goes to her rescueoxfam bookshop carlisle johnny depp, orlando bloom and geoffrey rush star in this disney swashbuckler
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Episodes in chronological order are: 'a family festival'; 'a family scandal'; 'the pursuit of happiness'; 'dinner at swithin's'; 'a man of property'; 'decisions'; 'into the dark'; 'indian summer of a forsyte'; 'in chancery'; 'the challenge'; 'in the web'; 'birth of a forsyte'; 'encounter'; 'conflict'; 'to let'; 'a family wedding'; 'the white monkey'; 'afternoon of a dryad'; 'no retreat'; 'a silent wooing'; 'action for libel'; 'the silver spoon'; 'strike'; 'afternoon at ascot'; 'portrait of fleur'; and finally 'swan song'see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen jo's wife dies he marries his mistress, only to be cut off by the familyoxfam shop oxford originally shown as 26 hour-long episodes, this box set of 8 volumes spans the fortunes of the forsytes, a merchant family, from through to the sthe story begins in and winifred forsyte is to marry man of means monty dartie, while jo forsyte is having a relationship with helene, the austrian governess of his daughter
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Episodes in chronological order are: 'a family festival'; 'a family scandal'; 'the pursuit of happiness'; 'dinner at swithin's'; 'a man of property'; 'decisions'; 'into the dark'; 'indian summer of a forsyte'; 'in chancery'; 'the challenge'; 'in the web'; 'birth of a forsyte'; 'encounter'; 'conflict'; 'to let'; 'a family wedding'; 'the white monkey'; 'afternoon of a dryad'; 'no retreat'; 'a silent wooing'; 'action for libel'; 'the silver spoon'; 'strike'; 'afternoon at ascot'; 'portrait of fleur'; and finally 'swan song'see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen jo's wife dies he marries his mistress, only to be cut off by the familyoriginally shown as 26 hour-long episodes, this box set of 8 volumes spans the fortunes of the forsytes, a merchant family, from through to the soxfam bookshop swanage very good conditionthe story begins in and winifred forsyte is to marry man of means monty dartie, while jo forsyte is having a relationship with helene, the austrian governess of his daughter
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