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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his finda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam shop evesham hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn them
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Discover the truth about diana s extraordinary life principlesoxfam books & music lichfield diana the voice of change throws a new light on the most famous woman of her timealthough diana may no longer be in flesh, her spirit lives on communicating to us allthis is the legacy that diana wanted to give the women and men of the world! learn: how diana achieved freedom from oppression how she became a force of liberation that literally shook the world why she was taken from us to become a force of divine inspirationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelearn what created her love and the secret keys that focused her destinyyou can use these same keys to focus your own destiny, to help you find the voice of change that resonates with your whole being, and assists you to live your soul s purpose
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Relocated from cold-war-riven germany to a remote hebridean island, letty fleming is haunted by the unthinkable - was it an accident, murder or suicide? and how can she ever begin to explain to her three children that their father may have betrayed his country? struggling to find solace in a place she loves, letty begins to unravel the mystery of nicky's death, but her determination to protect the children from the truth blinds her to the demons they are already battlingthe summer of the bear is a beautiful story of a family recovering from loss on a remote scottish island, from bella pollen, author of hunting unicornsmeanwhile, the sudden death of british diplomat nicky fleming has left his wife closed down with shockin the summer of , a tamed grizzly bear is tempted by the lure of freedom and the wild open seaoxfam shop inverness a richard and judy book club selectionas the family's secrets threaten to tear them apart, it is only the strange but brilliant jamie who manages to hold on to the one thing he knows for sure: his father has promised to return, and nicky fleming was a man who never broke a promisesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Ellie discovers that behind a legend of chivalry and bravery lies a dark and nasty truthbut she didn't expect to meet a real medieval knightthe sword of the spirit works both as a standalone novel and as part of a seriesnor was she expecting him to be an ancestor of edward fitzberrangerfollowing the success of his award-longlisted childish spirits and its sequel the spirit of london, prolific children's author rob keeley is back with the sword of the spirit, the third instalment in his thrilling and suspenseful spirits seriesand worse is to comethis time, she may have gone too farellie's meddling has consequences she could never have foreseenit will appeal to girls and boys of upper primary and lower secondary age - primarily 8-12 - and to parents and teachers reading the book aloudsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreellie's investigations into the spirit world have reached a medieval castle, where archaeologists are digging for the fabled sword of st merrell
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Who is the sender of ghostly messages asking her for help? what is the secret of the meadowes family? and what does edward know about all this? with her parents about to divorce, and her mum acting very strangely, ellie quickly discovers that a sinister force lies between her and the truththe book will appeal to girls and boys of upper primary and lower secondary age - and to parents and teachers reading the book aloud! see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe?spirit of london is the second instalment in the thrilling and suspenseful 'spirits' series and follows the success of the people's book prize-nominated childish spiritsbut why? on returning to london, ellie investigates the mystery surrounding 47 foster squareellie finds herself facing a very dangerous foe and will need all her courage and humanity to get her throughthe spirits were at work here, somehowit focuses on slavery and a mixed-race family in georgian timesthe spirit of london also sets up a story arc that will continue into future books in the series
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxthen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his finda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam shop bridgnorth hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn them
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No highlighting or notesa scarce collectable itemoxfam bookshop newport 'the hermetic philosophy volume ii'Ā - being the teachings of i-em-hotep through mrs k barkelblue cloth boards show some white discolouration, possibly caused by water, at the bottom section of the front coversome shelf wear with rubbing to corners and spine endsslight yellowing to page edges, and occasional brown spots, otherwise text block is clean and brightappendix covers 'the ritual known as the washing of the feetin general, good condition for its ageĀ see oxfam website for delivery information read morechapters include, light of the path; laying the foundation; preparation for initiation; daily life on the path; the training of the mind; the training of the body; hermetic ideals; the hermetic mysteries; delvic, stellar, and lunar initiationthe teachings contained in this book are known as the 'hermetic philosophy' and the 'dawn of truth'; the second of three volumes intended for beginners
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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 endeavoursince the dawn of human history life has battled for survival, with human beings evolving to dominate this process on planet earthoxfam shop macclesfield mr carbon atom and the theory of carbon entromorphologyhuman knowledge is a fractured system of investigation born out of mathematics, literacy and imagerysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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They destroyed the traditional notion of objective truth in ethicsm with incalculable, all-pervasive resultsfor berli, the romantics set in train a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity's view of itselfin his unscripted tour de force berlin surveys the myriad attempts to define romanticism, distils its essence, traces its development, and shows how its legacy permeates our outlook todayoxfam bookshop cheltenham the roots of romanticism is the long-awaited text of isaiah berlin's most celebrated set of lectures, the mellon lectures, delivered in washington in and heard since by a much wider audience on bbc radiosee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Fairy tales of truthcry in the nightlife i live, theyou're the victordown in the bottom
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But uncovering the truth about that night will change his world foreveroxfam bookshop cheltenham how do you solve a mystery when you can't understand the clues?'a rich tapestryhe sees the world completely differentlyhe is the only witness to the murder of his neighbour, bee larkhamhe can't recognise faces - not even his owndistinctive and compelling' observer'a stunning whodunnit' mail on sunday'a beautiful, original novel, at once funny and tragic and brave' sarah pinboroughthere are three things you need to know about jasperan extraordinary and compelling debut which will make you see the world in a way you've never seen it before see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But whatever the truth about annie - whether she was mad as her neighbours claimed, whether she lived in squalor as the police said, whether she cruelly mistreated the cats found starving in her house - something passed between her and mrsranelagh so convinced it was murder when, by her own account, annie died without speaking? abridged version, read by caroline goodallranelagh in the moment of death which binds this one woman to her cause for the next twenty yearsthe dead lie unburied, rubbish piles in the streets - and somewhere in west london a black woman dies in a rain-soaked gutter4Ā cassettes, running time approx 5 hoursbritain is on strikeher passing would have gone unmourned but for the young woman who finds her and who believes - apparently against reason - that annie was murdered, for the police record the death as a simple rtaoxfam bookshop tavistock novembersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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If you listen to the voice, you may never see the dawn againby the time he comes to face the truth, it's almost too lateplease check shipping costs before ordering synopsis the voice of the night can transform childhood fantasy into terrifying realityroy has a secret - a secret so terrible that colin can hardly imagine ithis only real companions are those from the science fiction stories he lovesthere's only one problemhis own life is in danger - and no one will believe himcolin jacobs is a shy, awkward, bookish fourteen-year-oldbut his life changes when roy borden, the most popular kid in town, becomes his 'blood brother'
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Brand new games that comws with dlc code, art cards and an addition game south park the stick of truth
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South park the fractured but whole deluxe edition includes the stick of truthgame is still sealedbrand new, i just havenāt opened it:) all questions welcomethank you read more
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The main pagination of all four volumes is continuousvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythe voyage to australia and tahitiall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsvery small tear to spine on volume iithe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe 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 hawaiithey 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 manyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastit covers the coast of north americathe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsoxfam 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 discoveryvancouver, 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 canadathe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall 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 soundit 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 indicated
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Tolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsfrodo 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 overmeanwhile 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 armiesin 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthgandalf 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 moreoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomwhen 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 handstogether 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 mordoronce they reach the elvish realm of rivendellĀ 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 gandalfgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilthey 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 doomwhilst 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-dĆ»rfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay
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References andit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)it includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe french army commanded by napoleĆ³n - the french 3rdfrench light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontfrench artillery, by king and countryall of them have been sold out and retiredthe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences na111each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguereferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole āto take the kingĀ“s shilling series)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo lĀ“iber, valencia, spain)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargegarde impĆ©riale (dragons de lĀ“emperatrice), by king and coubtryit also includes srregiment of the line, by king and countryreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series Ā”āvive lĀ“emperatrice!ā) - 7ththey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramareferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series ābold chevaliers)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storethe kingĀ“s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countrytomas picton by britains, referencereferences 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 āvive lĀ“empereurā)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableit consists of close to 32 figuresthe 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 āscum of the earthā)the 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 āscotland the braveā)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit consists of 11 figuresthe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the ācharge of the greysāna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series ācuirassiersā)cuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrycoldstream 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 āon campaignā)it 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)
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(total of 2 books) read moresee pictures of the table of contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storecondition: 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 margin) 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 languageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidājames edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryhe wrote extensively about morocco (ā registered shippingcontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendix
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipart 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 contentsthis edition is froma study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become ittwo 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 parispart 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 contentsthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black print
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The yeomen of the guard vhs video tapet 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: Ā£3it 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 aone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe 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: Ā£3
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The virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horseās stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchasedin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlythis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagehowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialsmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little force(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwworking together, itās a win-win situation for everyone involvedwhatās more, the smartbunker allows each horseās feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationthe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionfurthermore, 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 clean
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Iron maiden ?ā the number of the beast label: parlophone ?ā series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered ā 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 & cdplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiiron maiden ?ā the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?ā format: 2 Ć 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 dellāunita dāitalia, 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 mail
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But just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even Ć²un-americanĆ³ how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james git 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 timesimultaneously, 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 contextmorgan 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 guevaraoxfam 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 centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But 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 ofoxfam 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 britainkarim 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 citysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Translated 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 pageswritten 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 eventsoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The 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 classichis 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 sourcesits 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 colorat 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 todayjones 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 museumsjones'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 carvingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Internally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedit 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 authoroxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionthe 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 speciesĀ this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wear
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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 planetjĆ¼rgen 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 eruditionfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 frenchindispensable 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 developmentshe 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 railwaysoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition
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Signed by stephen castlethe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, andĀ the romans chose elstree hill as aĀ major tile-manufacturing centreoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44the book of elstreeĀ &Ā boreham woodĀ brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboreham 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 parishidlestreĀ andĀ borhamĀ 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 latercondition: as newvery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationhappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyehere 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 blattnernotĀ long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hill
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