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Michael kennedy observes that to play the finale successfully, the organist needs to be a mental and physical athletebiographer jerrold moore notes that elgar depended, in order to complete a work, on the stimulation of an imminent deadline it was first performed by the worcester cathedral organist, hugh blair, on 8 julythe sonata in g major, opthe genesis of the work was a request to elgar to write an organ voluntary for a convention of american organists in the english city of worcester init also exists in arrangements for full orchestra made after elgar's death the outer movements follow the classic sonata form; the inner movements are in three-part a-b-a formallegro maestosoiipresto (comodo)the opening theme resembles the beginning of elgar's the black knight, a cantata completed two years earlier and gaining acceptance when elgar began work on the organ sonataelgar wrote, "one week's work", in the score inscription, but that measures only the final constructive pushthe four movements are:iinstead, elgar decided on a four movement sonata of nearly half an hour's lengthhe had worked on the piece off and on for nearly three monthsthe work was dedicated to elgar's friend and fellow-musician charles swinnerton heap ()vg pages, some edge and cover wearthis was the first time, but not the last, that elgar cut it so close that there was insufficient time for rehearsalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle our copy is editon breitkopf noandanto espressivoiv28 is edward elgar's first sonata composed for the organ and first performed on 8 july
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Ó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james goxfam 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 centurymorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empirebut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas 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 guevarasimultaneously, 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 contextit 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 time
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki¶ british nature researcher charles darwin corresponded with an exceptionally large group of people all over the worlddarwin also relied on correspondence for a lot of his scientific work and used letters to find support for his ideas among friends an colleaguescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitespecial anniversary set in eight volumeshis letters to harvard botanist asa gray for instance show his changing opinions regarding slavery and the american civil warthe letters offer a lot of insight in matters from the origin of important scientific concepts to religious and philosophical discussions, that are still relevant todayletters in eight volumesscientific historian janet browne has argued that darwin’s ability to correspond on a daily basis played a crucial role in the development of his theory and his ability to find the support of colleaguesthe letters also highlight a lot of aspects about darwin and his biography: the development of is ideas, an insight in his character and health, personal opinions about controversial mattersby frederich burkhardt and the editors of the darwin correspondence projectcondition: minimal signs of storagea wrinkle at the top of the spine of volume 1our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall pages are tight and clean and the book is in good condition internallycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitei have here a rare book entitled by the waters of carthage by norma lorimer with coloured frontispiece by bentonfletcher and 32 illustrations from photographs by garrigus of tunis published by hutchinson & cofront board has an illustration of an arab on a camelthis is a first edition bookfaded maroon cloth boards with evidence of damp damageslight bumping to top and bottom of the spinegilt lettering on the spinethis book deals with the unhappy life of an englishwoman married to a moor of tunis, and gives pictures of the life and sights of tunis and ancient carthageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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But, making good on his threat, grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering followers, most of whom are unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beingsset in , a few months after the events of fantastic beasts and where to find them, and moving from new york to london, paris and even back to hogwarts, this story of mystery and magic reveals an extraordinary new chapter in the wizarding worldoxfam shop worcester the wizarding world journey continues the powerful dark wizard gellert grindelwald was captured in new york with the help of newt scamanderillustrated with stunning line art from minalima with some surprising nods to the harry potter stories that will delight fans of both the books and filmssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald is the second screenplay in a five-film series to be written by jlines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding worldin an effort to thwart grindelwald's plans, albus dumbledore enlists newt, his former hogwarts student, who agrees to help once again, unaware of the dangers that lie aheadrowling, author of the internationally bestselling harry potter books
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Disc and case in very good conditionwhen rachel armstrong (beckinsale) commits an act of treason by publishing an article disclosing the identity of an undercover cia agent (vera formiga), she is taken to court by prosecutor patton dubois (dillon) in the hopes of gaining the source of the informationoxfam bookshop carlisle tense journalistic thriller starring kate beckinsale and matt dillonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith an unyielding commitment to her job she refuses to reveal the source's identity resulting in her incarceration for contempt of court and isolation from her husband (david schwimmer) and son (preston bailey)
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This book will thus benefit not only students of religious film but also those studying the portrayal of central religious figures in the contemporary worldin very good conditionthis book explores these films and looks at how these films dealt with the fundamental question of portraying an individual thought to have either divine status or a very special and unique status among human beingsthis and other films about jesus became examples for and an inspiration for films on other important religious figures like rama, buddha and muhammadoxfam bookshop hampstead the challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of jesus, rama, buddha and muhammad by freek lslight indentation on front cover and light scratches on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean, crisp pages with slight damage on the bottom corner of a couple of pagesbakker in - only two years after the invention of film - the first feature film about jesus appearedalthough religious leaders did not always approve of these films, they did find a ready audience among believers
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This handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impactbut for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? are resources being spent efficiently? these are the types of questions that can only be answered through an impact evaluation, an approach which measures the outcomes of a program intervention in isolation of other possible factorsoxfam bookshop victoria despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poorchapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case studyfor some of the more in-depth statistical methods discussed, the reader is referred to the technical literature on the topicit is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statisticsthere is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poorchapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons learned from a rich set of "good practice" evaluations of poverty projects which have been reviewed for this handbooksee oxfam website for delivery information read morechapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementationchapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methods
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe shows how the cult of this particular saint developed, firstly, as an expression of sienese civil religion; secondly, as a focus for italian civil religion; and finally into an expression of european civil religionoxfam bookshop stirling very good gloss illustrated dust jacket, crease along top edgegerald parsons argues that the cult of catherine of siena constitutes a remarkable example of the cult of a particular saint which, across more than six centuries, has been the vehicle for an evolving sequence of civil religious rituals and meaningstext block is clean and binding solidinstead of the predominantly devotional - and frequently essentially hagiographical - approach of much of the literature on catherine of siena, parsons examines the significance of her cult from the perspective of civil religion and the social history of religion"this book examines the origins, development and history of the cult of saint catherine of sienavery good black cloth
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After surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrybut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolbut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to end
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After almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumesthis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the worldthe new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigationstarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodforty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common pastparticular attention is given to archeological aspects
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The illustrations are designed by walter allen and engraved on wood by j d cooperthere is damage to the spine but the back cover whilst showing signs of wear is firmly attached the binding requires repair, the front cover being detached from the bodythis is an ex-school book having a gold school insignia imprinted on the front cover and a label to this effect on the inside front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst english edition publishedthe pages are unmarked but one of the illustrations (which is blank on the reverse) has become detachedoxfam books & music beaconsfield an english translation by humphrey william freeland of the work by the danish authorthis is an antiquarian book, leather boundthere is foxing to the inside cover pages but the pages of the text are only very slightly tanned
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The second returns to ireland, its people and places, the celebrated and the unknownthe first section describes an experience in australia which provides a starting point for reassessing his past relationships and lovesand finally, in some of his most daring and original writing, durcan describes his own twentieth-century romance, replete with ecstacies and inevitable agonies, beauty and hope, but also brutality and self-abasementthe third section is a meditation on his daughter's marriage, placing within an historical and sacramental context a very personal eventsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough four distinct sections, he brings his tender lyricism to bear on the themes of love and loss, life and deathoxfam shop dumfries cries of an irish caveman is paul durcan's most inspired and surprising collection of poems
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This classic book, first published in , was one of the first to propose the "embodied cognition" approach in cognitive sciencea preface by jon kabat-zinn, the originator of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program, contextualizes the book and describes its influence on his life and workoxfam bookshop preston a new edition of a classic work that originated the "embodied cognition" movement and was one of the first to link science and buddhist practicesthrough this cross-fertilization of disparate fields of study, the embodied mind introduced a new form of cognitive science called "enaction," in which both the environment and first person experience are aspects of embodimenthowever, enactive embodiment is not the grasping of an independent, outside world by a brain, a mind, or a self; rather it is the bringing forth of an interdependent world in and through embodied actionit pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between buddhist practices and science-claims that have since become highly influentialabove all, the book's arguments were powered by the conviction that the sciences of mind must encompass lived human experience and the possibilities for transformation inherent in human experiencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough enacted cognition lacks an absolute foundation, the book shows how that does not lead to either experiential or philosophical nihilismthis revised edition includes substantive introductions by evan thompson and eleanor rosch that clarify central arguments of the work and discuss and evaluate subsequent research that has expanded on the themes of the book, including the renewed theoretical and practical interest in buddhism and mindfulness
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"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followinghistory was characterized by an array of competing companiesoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early usee oxfam website for delivery information read more"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategy"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america
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Oxfam books & music durham sylvain chomet directs this hand-drawn animated feature based on an unproduced script that the french comic jacques tati wrote in for his daughterset in the late s, the film tells the story of an ageing paris illusionist whose career has come under threat from the increasing popularity of cinema and pop musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen he travels to an isolated community in scotland, he meets a girl who is convinced that he is a real magician, and a special bond develops between the twono longer able to find an audience for his card tricks and rabbit-out-of-a-hat routine, he takes to the road in the hope of earning a living elsewhere
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The abm 300 evo ii features a front-panel mounted balanced di out with pre or post eq switching, a sub-bass output, a tuner output, an fx loop and a line input for the connection of an external sampler or sound sourcea new upgraded power section has faster transient attack, more headroom and even less noisethree straightforward rotary tone controls provide 20db of cut and boost at 60hz, 660hz and 5khz, and are supplemented by two pairs of additional sliders giving 15db cut and boost at 180hz, 340hz, 1a sub-harmonic level control enables the player to add just the right amount of low-end reinforcement - everything from a subtle, thickening of the sound to unbridled, bone crushing toneoutput muting cuts the signal from the di output but leaves the tuner output 'live', allowing the player to tune up in silence9m ohms input range 150mv - 20v p-p low instrument input impedance 10k ohms input range 300mv to 40v p-p line input impedance 22k ohms, inout level 0dbu sub output impedance 1k ohms, level 0dbu nominal di output 600 ohms balanced, level 0dbu nominal tuner output impedance 22k ohms, level 0dbu eq bass +/- 15db @45hz middle +/- @ 660hz treble +/- 15db @7khz effects send impedance 22k ohms, level 0dbu nominal effects return impedance 22k ohms, input level 0dbu nominal the combo delivers its payload via a single 15" drivera single input is switchable for passive and active instruments with a blend of solid state and dual triode tube preamps stages which can be preset and selected by footswitch, providing access to a massive range of clean, warm and overdriven tonesthe ashdown abm 300 evo ii bass guitar amplifier (300 watt) combo the abm 300 evo ii is a 325 watts rms bass combo amp designed to satisfy both bass-purists and tech-heads alikealso footswitchable is the mighty ashdown sub-harmonic generator which precisely tracks the main signal and reproduces it an octave lowerthe eq can be switched in/out, and flat/shaped by footswitch, enabling players to go from a flat fretless sound to a boosted sound via a favourite eq settingspecification power output 325 watt power handling v speaker outputs minimum impedance 4 ohms frequency response -3db at 17hz and 30khz high instrument inpput impedance 3
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There is a booklet includedsome of the records have chips around the edges which do not affect the playing surfacescolumbia ? db to x shellac, rpmside 4 has a long scratchsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume ii: john gielgud john gielgud ? the voice of poetrythe records are all in very good shiny condition apart from side 1 where track two has two small areas of damage/depositthe folder is intact but has significant mould marking to the covers and the cover fabric is deteriorating and there is damage to one cornercolumbia masterworkthere is no booklet includedreleased: original set of 6 x 78 rpm records in foldershellac, rpm ukan anthology of recorded versevolume i: edith evans columbia dthe folder is intact but has significant mould marking to the covers and the cover fabric is deterioratingvolumes i and iireleased: original set of 6 x 78 rpm records in folderall the others are slightly dulledoxfam bookshop lymington the voice of poetryside 1 track three has a larger area of deposit which has not moved on cleaningplease note, this is a heavy package and there is an additional courier charge of £8other than this the set is very good
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The binding is goodoriginally published in this is a reprint from the usaoblique cloth band with library ticket present on inside of rear coverthus there is a number on the spine cover, a handwritten note on the ffep and a stamp “st thomas seminary, kenmore, washington” and an owner’s namelight green cloth covered boards with black decoration and a gilt panel on the front with the title in green on itpatterned end pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback book with no djit is an ex-library book but with only limited evidence of this previous existenceto which is added an appendix”oxfam books & music totnes subtitled - “the wonders of god in the wildernesson the title page there is another stamp - (sodality library, st mary’s church, pendleton ore) there are some ink annotations on the contents page and a few ink annotations on the margins of some of the text pages
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Containing illuminating examinations of wyndham lewis, laura riding and henry miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in modernism and its complicated legacyfor example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? rod rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after modernism's high-water mark year of , in which ulysses, the waste land and the early cantos were publishedoxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 augmodernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writersseeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of joyce, eliot and poundan as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Although conducting an affair with robert dudley, the earl of leicester (joseph fiennes), elizabeth is urged by her advisors to wed and produce an heirwhen mary dies, elizabeth succeeds to the throne, but finds her country under threat from the scots, french and spanishmeanwhile, plots against her are being hatched by the catholic bishops, and elizabeth soon becomes the target of an assassination attemptin 'elizabeth' (), it's and england is ruled by the fervently catholic queen mary (kathy burke), whose persecution of protestants even extends to her own half-sister, elizabeth (blanchett)this time round elizabeth has to contend with the rising power of spain, as philip ii (jordi molla)Â readies an armada for invasion, intent on returning england to catholic influencein 'elizabeth:the golden age' (), blanchett reprises her role as the 'virgin queen'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ipswich double bill of films starring cate blanchett as queen elizabeth iwhile her trusty servant sir francis walsingham (geoffrey rush) works tirelessly to protect her from numerous plots, elizabeth discovers she has a potential weakness in her fondness for sir walter raleigh (clive owen)
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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 cosmopolitanismkennedy, ronald reagan, and george wpolitical agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geographyharvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the george wyet 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 administrationthen, 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 actionpresidents as diverse as woodrow wilson, franklin delano roosevelt, john fcombining his passions for politics and geography, david harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governancesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebush have built their policies on some version of these noble valuesincorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracyoxfam bookshop wanstead liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political action
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Although a general treatment of stellar structure and evolution is included, the text stresses the physical processes that lead to stellar mass compact object binaries that may be sources of observable gravitational radiation basic concepts of astronomy, stellar structure and atmospheres, single star evolution, binary systems and mass transfer, compact objects, and dynamical systems are covered in the textxii, 262 pages, including indexan introduction to the evolution of single and binary stars provides physicists with an understanding of binary and single star evolution, beginning with a background and introduction of basic astronomical conceptsno previous knowledge of astronomy is assumed, although a familiarity with undergraduate quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, and thermodynamics is beneficialin addition, derivations of important concepts and worked examples are includedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereaders will understand the astrophysics behind the populations of compact object binary systems and have sufficient background to delve deeper into specific areas of interestoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames almost as new
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Finally appearing in , the origin of species was aimed at the general public rather than scientistsit was an immediate success, with the entire first printing oversubscribed and a second edition planned immediatelyan american edition was published in and numerous foreign translations were printedthe origin of species - by charles darwin sixth edition!! - this was the first edition in which he used the word evolution - this was the last edition published during darwin's lifetime this edition has been climbing in value year after year already a scientific star upon his return to england, charles darwin published an exciting travel memoir and important works on geology and fossils, while continuing to develop his ideas on evolution in secretin total, six editions were published during darwin’s lifetime, each with important revisions, including the first use of the term “evolution” in the sixth editiondarwin expanded on his theories in later works, such as the descent of man, his first book to argue explicitly that humans were animals shaped by evolution
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Com/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morein these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceboard of educationfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred
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When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a western housing compound in riyadh, saudi arabia, an international incident is igniteddisc and case in very good conditionhamstrung by protocol, and with the clock ticking on their five days, the fbi agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their saudi counterparts who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own termsupon landing in the desert kingdom, however, fleury and his team discover saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of american interlopers into what they consider a local matteroxfam bookshop carlisle action thriller starring jamie foxx and chris coopersee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, fbi special agent ronald fleury (foxx) quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into saudi arabia to locate the madman behind the bombingfleury's crew finds a like-minded partner in saudi police captain al-ghazi (ashraf barhom), who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist hell bent on further destruction
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Lyra (dakota blue richards), a twelve year-old girl living in an oxford somewhat dissimilar to the one we're used to, goes off in search of a friend who has been kidnapped by 'the gobblers'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas she embarks on her quest to find her friend, lyra is soon involved in an epic battle against the forces of darkness in a desperate attempt to save her worldin this alternate world, where a person's soul appears outside the body in the form of an animal called a 'daemon', and witches and talking bears co-exist, a shadowy organisation called the 'magisterium' controls the population, keeping them in checkoxfam bookshop lymington big-budget children's fantasy adventure adapted from the first instalment of philip pullman's 'his dark materials' trilogy
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Dj has some minor chipsthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticityfascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manillustrated with 28 b/w photographshenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologistthough his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the uhis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifeoxfam shop darlington hardbackgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketcontents are clean and binding is tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptiongovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workhis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselffield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spineborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordred top page endspublished by peter davies
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from ea" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreprisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkabanthis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the gameif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complexthe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemiesthroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up againstkind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesthe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boyalong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friendsfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainbeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friends
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This is one man's personal account of war, silhouetted against the historical events of that formed and transformed the world we live in todayhis diary tells of the hope and the carnage; the long journeys and endless nights; the friendships, the horror and the hunger; the family he misses, the news he is anxious to receive; the sound of gunfire and the pain of swollen feet; the fear and the courage in the trenches; the sickness and the injuries; and a very narrow escape from deathwe just have his words, and in his own words and barroux's extraordinary pictures, this is his storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this striking black and white graphic novel adaptation of a 100-year-old diary, the events of the first two months of wwi are vividly brought to lifewe don't know who the soldier is or what became of himoxfam bookshop folkestone one winter morning, barroux was walking down a street in paris when he made an incredible discovery: the real diary of a soldier from the first world warbarroux rescued the diary from a rubbish heap and illustrated the soldier's wordsour soldier recounts the first two months of the first world war, from the moment france officially declares war and mobilisation is announced, until early september
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