The sense of an ending
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However, this institution is today coming to an end, not in the sense that states are disappearing, but in the sense that they are increasingly failing to protect us from our own violencemodern states need enemies to exist and to persist, not because they are essentially evil but because modern politics constitutes a violent means of protecting us against our own violenceyet it is the states that essentially commit major forms of violence, such as genocides, ethnic cleansings, and large-scale massacres, against their own citizensthat is why the violent sacrifices that they ask from us, in wars and even in times of peace, have now become barrensee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this book paul dumouchel argues that this paradoxical reversal of the state's primary function into violence against its own members is not a mere accident but an ever-present possibility that is inscribed in the structure of the modern stateoxfam books & music lancaster according to political theory, the primary function of the modern state is to protect its citizens-both from each other and from external enemiesif they cannot-if we cannot-find enemies outside the state, they will find them inside
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She is the author of the sense of an interior: four writers and the rooms that shaped them, winner of the james russell lowell prize; identification papers; and essentially speakingshe is the editor of human, all too human; pink freud; and inside/outabout the author diana fuss is louis wfairchild '24 professor of english at princeton universityreview review from the author diana fuss is louis w
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It brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historyit begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical sense"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centuryaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographythis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportagethere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spineoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spineall the pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costthe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundthe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are good
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Child as a sense organ: an anthroposophic understanding of imitation processes, paperback by selg, peter; creeger, catherine e (trn), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk
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The youngest of seven children, and the son of an earl, waldegrave's quintessentially english upbringing would go on to shape the course of his life, instilling in him a sense of independence and self-discipline needed to steel one for a successful career in governmentformative years spent at eton, oxford and harvard fortified his resolve to enter the political establishment, and by the early seventies he finally achieved his greatest ambitiona spectator book of the year - 'refreshingly and engagingly candid' (jane ridley) see oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever just as his star was in the ascent, waldegrave became embroiled in a scandal which tarnished his reputation, but could not dampen his voracious enthusiasm for the political gameoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'why did you go into politics in the first place?'a question that former cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, lord waldegrave's is a life lived through politicsas an fearless young conservative politician in the seventies and eighties, one who witnessed the fall of heath and the triumph and eventual decline of thatcher, waldegrave was firmly at the heart of one of the most exciting and tumultuous periods of modern british historyan unembroidered account of the narcotic effect of politics from one of the most fiercely intellectual governmental figures of the modern age, a different kind of weather is a beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era
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Throughout these wonderful colors and glowing patterns, the art of fair isle knitting conveys an unending sense of pricean accomplished knitter herself, feitelson presents twenty-three original fair isle designs, and encourages readers to create their ownpride in a knitting style known throughout the worldoxfam shop rosemount viaduct from the first small items sold to fishermen and tourists in the nineteenth century, to the highly fashionable androgynous sweaters of the s, to the large starry norwegian patterns popular after world war ii, to the hand- and machine-made yoke sweaters of the s and s, ann feitelson applies ardent dedication to her researchpride in the dedication of shetland knitterssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea chapter on knitting math is both easy to follow and invaluable for planning sizes and patterns, while a glossary of shetland knitting terms links a way of life that is largely gone with the knowledge and skills that the art of fair isle knittinghelps to preservepride in the creation of exceptional garmentsshe leads readers through the history of fair isle knitting to an examination of the style's techniques, explicating not only the unique colorways and pattern, but such valuable details as ways to hold the yarnpride in the work of women
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Part one discusses how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric europethe significance of monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation over six thousand years laterstarting in the mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the late bronze age, richard bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoplesoxfam bookshop leeds 179ppother features of the prehistoric landscape - such as mounds and enclosures - across continental europe are also examinedin as new conditionthe neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguitiesit is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating periodthe significance of monuments is an indispensable text for all students of european prehistorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart two studies how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studies
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But when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years agoand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secretsbecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can tooperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughesbut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearszoe follows libby's trail from paris to spain on the brink of civil war to secret trysts in london, and as libby finds the courage to live and love again, zoe begins to let go of her own griefhighly recommended for a great feel good read''finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'an ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in and never lived ininside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbywhen zoe and win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationshipoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extremely atmospheric and unputdownablei loved it' marian keyeswhat readers are saying about the house of secrets:'libby and zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and i found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''i cried, i smiled, i swore in anger at parts'an engrossing read' woman & home'a wonderful book' heat'this beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' hello!'filled with warmth and great characters' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libby
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This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planetat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolutionthrough meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnessan essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnessyour path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)readers of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of nowhis views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guruin the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepracticing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mindeckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachersoxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of now
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Readers of all political persuasions cannot afford to ignore murray's masterfully argued and fiercely provocative book, in which he seeks to inject some sense into the discussion around this generation's most complicated issuesa truthful look at today's most divisive issues' - jordan bwe are living through a postmodern era in which the grand narratives of religion and political ideology have collapsedpeterson in his devastating new book the madness of crowds, douglas murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and raceoxfam original liverpool the sunday times bestseller a times and sunday times book of the year 'douglas murray fights the good fight for freedom of speechhe ends with an impassioned call for free speech, shared common values and sanity in an age of mass hysteriasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe reveals the astonishing new culture wars playing out in our workplaces, universities, schools and homes in the names of social justice, identity politics and 'intersectionality'narrow sets of interests now dominate the agenda as society becomes more and more tribal - and, as murray shows, the casualties are mountingin their place have emerged a crusading desire to right perceived wrongs and a weaponization of identity, both accelerated by the new forms of social and news media
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And as children all around become emblems of hope and longing and grief, she's made shockingly aware of why she has this pervasive sense of non-existencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road when is the right time to tell someone they're not who they think they are?caught in an over-vivid world, kitty is tipped off-centre by the loss of her 'child that never was'clare morrall's insightful, naïf narrative has resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers since its booker prize shortlisting in and continues to make new fans each yearwhat mystery makes kitty's decidedly odd family so vague about her mother's life? and why does dad splash paint on canvas rather than answer his daughter's questions? on the edges of her dreams kitty glimpses the 'kaleidoscope van' that took her sister dinah away - will it connect her to her childhood? this compelling and witty debut tells of identity struggles in a large family, the sadness of lost children - and the optimism of an eccentric, loving marriage ('he'd make a wonderful husband if it wasn't for me')
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Luther was the revolutionary genius; because of his acute sense of paradox his teaching is difficult to understand, but dr whale's summing-up makes it a good deal easierhe speaks with conviction and vigour about issues including religious tolerance and intolerance and the conflict between church and state; he closes with a plea for unity the churchsome page edge and board wear, jacket is cutthe protestant tradition stems mainly from luther, calvin, and the sectarianssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle first published in , this book was intended to offer a new interpretation of early protestantism and, against this background, a searching treatment of modern religious issuesafter him calvin, with his remorseless logic, may seem an unsympathetic figure; but here he is shown in his proper light as the great statesman and doctrinarian of the young churchthe sectarian movement was steadily gaining strength in england in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; dr whale examines its teachings and tells of its later development
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On our way chronicles how nadja's dynamic leadership has brought a renewed sense of vitality to an already accomplished and acclaimed ensembleafter three decades of touring the world, giving solo recitals, and performing with every major orchestra, violin soloist and chamber musician nadja salerno-sonnenberg took on a new role: music director and concertmaster of the san francisco-based new century chamber orchestrathis item is new and still sealed in its original wrappingoxfam shop cotham hill nadja salerno-sonnenberg is an american classical violinist and teachersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film weaves together a live tour concert from the eli and edyth broad stage in santa monica with rehearsals, on-camera anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes footage to reveal the makings of a legendary partnership
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Armstrong here addresses the pivotal thematic experience of 'bewilderment,' an experience that challenges the reader's sense of reality and that shows it to have no more certainty or stability than an interpretive constructoxfam shop magdelen street the challenge of bewilderment treats the epistemology of representation in major works by henry james, joseph conrad, and ford madox ford, attempting to explain how the novel turned away from its traditional concern with realistic representation and toward self-consciousness about the relation between knowing and narration see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A true sense of peril, a wry observance of their other enemy, man, some quixotic digressions into the lives of their offspring and avoidance of sentimentality all combine to invite comparison to watership downoxfam bookshop ludlow signed first edition, lovely copy of the cult bookthe author endows his anthropomorphized characters with complex emotions, clear thinking, reasoned judgment and a shared stock of ancient clan memoriesher life with camio in trinity wood is equally hazardous; daily survival is difficultyet the most ominous threat is from sabre, a vengeful ridgeback hound bent on destroying them botha familiar scenario, perhaps, but here the devoted couple is a pair of foxes--o-ha, a vixen born in the british countryside, and her second mate, camio, who, after escaping from the zoo, becomes a streetwise scavenger in the suburbssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunmarked board cover and inside pages clean and brighto-ha's first mate was killed by fox hunters and her initial litter froze to deaththis novel by a booker prize nominee is an engaging saga of two lovers paired for life, bound by strong family ties and firmly united by their terror of a common enemycomplete with very tidy dust jacket, no tearstheir adventures and the misadventures of their pups are seen through a framework of their own mythology, a world governed by rituals and traditions that began at the time of creation: firstdark
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He discusses relationships, health, family and work to illustrate how to ride through life's obstacles on a deep and abiding source of inner peacethe world's greatest spiritual leader teams up with a psychiatrist to share, for the first time, how he achieved his hard-won serenity and how we can find the same inner peacebased on years of buddhist mediations and a healthy dose of common sense, the art of happiness is a book that crosses the boundaries of traditions to help readers with a difficulties common to all human beingsthrough meditations, stories, and the meeting of buddhism and psychology, the dalai lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, or just an ordinary bad mood
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In donna tartt&9;s mississippi, the sense of place and sense of the past mingle redolently with rich human drama to create a collective alchemybut the world these plucky twelve&45;year&45;olds are to encounter has nothing to do with child&39;s play: it is dark, adult and all too menacingeleven years later, the mystery &45; with its taunting traces of foul play &45; was no nearer a solution than it had been on the day it happenedhere eccentric great aunts bustle about graciously despite faded fortunes and a child&39;s inquiring mind not only unearths telling family artefacts, but stirs up a neighbourhood nest of vipers and larcenyoxfam bookshop cheltenham although the cleves generally revelled in every detail of their family history, the events of 39;the terrible mother&39;s day&9; were never, ever discussedonly a baby when the tragedy occurred, but now twelve&45;years&45;old and steeped in the adventurous daring of favourite writers such as stevenson, kipling and conan doyle, harriet is ready and eager to find and punish her brother&39;s killerthe little friend is a profoundly involving novel which demonstrates how the imaginary life embraces what literature we read, what special places we inhabit and what kindred souls we recognize, to help crack open even the darkest secrets life has hiding for ussee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis isn&39;t good enough for robin&39;s youngest sister harriether closest friend hely &45; who would try anything to make harriet love him &45; has sworn allegiance to her call for revengeon that day, nine&45;year&45;old robin cleves, loved by all for his whims and peculiarities, was found hanging by the neck from a rope slung over a black&45;tupelo tree in his own garden
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Thousands of books, articles and theses were published, dissecting every possible aspect of the problem and making it the most researched civil conflict in historyin that time, the conflict never strayed far off the news schedules of the world's mediabehind the wall of information and opinion there is a straightforward storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is an account of what happened in the northern ireland conflict, and why, told by award-winning ireland correspondent for the "independent", david mckittrick, and historian david mcveaoxfam bookshop ilkley the troubles in northern ireland rolled grimly on for almost 30 years from the late s until the onset of the current shaky peace process
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Combining wide-ranging scholarship based on original documents, film, stuides and historical and political analyses, the book aims to give the reader a sense of how ideologies, images and identites are constructed, promoted, contested and resisted in relation to key film representations of empireit shows how the empire cinema constructed the colonial world, its rationale for doing so, and the manner in which such constructions were received by the colonized peoplealthough empire cinema has been examined by western scholars, such studies have located the films almost wholly within the colonizing country rather that exploring their reception among the colonizedan empirico-historical inquiry into the empire cinema in hollywood and britain during the turbulent s and sthis book offers fresh insights in the field of cultural and film studies from a multi-focal perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby shifting the emphasis to historical reception of imperial popular culture this book seeks to fill out a certain terrain between the current indian writing on national cinema and non-indian writing on empire cinema
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On our way chronicles how nadja's dynamic leadership has brought a renewed sense of vitality to an already accomplished and acclaimed ensemble48 plus: schnittke: polka gershwin: bess, you is my woman now this item is still sealed in its original wrappingoxfam shop cotham hill after three decades of touring the world, giving solo recitals, and performing with every major orchestra, violin soloist and chamber musician nadja salerno-sonnenberg took on a new role: music director and concertmaster of the san francisco-based new century chamber orchestrafeaturing: wolf: italian serenade piazzolla: four seasons of buenos aires tchailovsky: serenade for strings in c major, opsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the film weaves together a live tour concert from the eli and edyth broad stage in santa monica with rehearsals, on-camera anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes footage to reveal the makings of a legendary partnership
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Making sense of the troubles: a history of the northern ireland conflict paperback – 30 aug'compellingly written and very even-handeddavid mckittrick has reported on the northern ireland troubles since the s
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Making sense of the ecg, medical book good condition, minimal use my name has been removed, where applicable pick up only lots of other medical type books for sale as having a clear out bargain £15
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Here, happy and unfettered, she enjoys her new existence nagged only by the sense of a secret she has yet to discoverthat secret - and her vocation - is witchcraft, and with her cat and a pact with the devil, lolly willowes is finally freedeliciously wry and inviting, it was her piquant plea that single women find liberty and civility, a theme that would later be explored by virginia woolf in 'a room of one's own'an instant success on its publication in , lolly willowes is sylvia townsend warner's first and most magical novelsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop inverness lolly willowes is a twenty-eight-year-old spinster when her adored father dies, leaving her dependent upon her brothers and their wivesafter twenty years of self-effacement as a maiden aunt, she decides to break free and moves to a small bedfordshire village
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The art of logic: how to make sense in a world that doesn'tlifestyle, sport & leisurenew – new, unread bookearth sciences, geographyenglish language teaching
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Rachel carson preserving a sense of wonder by joseph bruchac (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The title is a sense of purposecd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
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Making sense of research in nursing, health and social careeach month we recycle over 23 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill sitesauthor:moule, pam
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Oxfam books & music crouch end this volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centurythe life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with us, european, russian, japanese, indonesian, chinese contextsthe book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science developswithout close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as humboldt and mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving - perhaps even recreating - the living world to serve human endstaking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestock
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At the end of the book he returns to the question of israelite monotheism, seeking to discover what religious issues it addressed and why it made sense at the time of its emergencemark smith here seeks to discover more precisely what was meant by "divinity" in the ancient near-east, and how these concepts apply to yahwehit is now widely accepted that the israelites' god, yahweh, must have originated as one among these many, before assuming the role of the one true god of monotheismhe argues that within the bible, monotheism is not a separate "stage" of religion but rather represents a kind of rhetoric reinforcing israel's exclusive relation with its deity see oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one of the book offers a detailed examination of the deities of ancient ugarit, known to us from the largest surviving group of relevant extra-biblical textsin part two, smith looks closely at four classic problems associated with four ugaritic deities, and considers how they affect our understanding of yahwehoxfam bookshop wallingford as the bible tells us, ancient israel's neighbours worshipped a wide variety of gods
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She is the princess diana, who alone can sense the evil that is infesting the amazon's homeand in order to defeat this powerful enemy, the princess of peace must become the hero she was meant to beand lose everything in the processshe must become wonder woman! with gorgeous art, a period setting and contemporary flair, writer/artist renae de liz (the last unicorn), with help from artist ray dillon (noble causes), stunningly retells the origin of the greatest superheroine the world has ever known! collects the legend of wonder woman 1-9in order to get back home, diana and her new friends steve trevor and etta candy must head into the war zone and find the nazi agent known as the duke of deception, who wields a powerful artifact that belongs to hippolytabut the balance is upset when hippolyta is granted what no immortal may have: a child, given life from the clay of the islandbut when a man from the outside world is brought to themyscira as part of a conspiracy to overthrow its queen, diana will risk everything to save his innocent lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresoon, the amazon princess finds herself in a world she never knew existed-america, a land of untold wonders that also finds itself threatened by a great war abroadoxfam books & music perth the beginning of a legend! on the hidden island of themyscira, the amazons, led by queen hippolyta, live in a kingdom of peace, protected by the gods
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