The sigh of haruhi suzumiya
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Episodes comprise: 'bamboo leaf rhapsody', 'endless eight' (episodes ), 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 1', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 2', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 3', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 4' and 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 5'also included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class project, 'the adventures of mikuru asahina episode 00'oxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this season, kyon is transported back to the past along with mikuru, where he discovers that his actions may have a serious impact on the present; and the entire sos brigade find themselves locked in a time cycle, repeating the same two weeks over and over again
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Starting his first year at his new school, kyon sits down beside the pretty and smart haruhi suzumiyaforming her own club, the 'sos brigade', to check out 'unusual occurences', haruhi soon surrounds herself with an assortment of the school's most unusual studentskyon soon realises that life at his new school is going to be anything but dull when haruhi stands up and announces that she's not interested in normal people, only 'time-travellers, aliens, and esp-ers'oxfam bookshop thame episodes of the anime series about an out-of-the-ordinary schoolgirlsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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haruhi continues her search for exciting ways to keep her world from being boringon the night of the tanabata star festival, kyon is transported back in time by mikuru asahina to what may be the source of what led haruhi to search for aliens, time travelers, and espersin the last two weeks of summer vacation, haruhi leads the brigade on a dizzying list of summer time activities, eventually culminating in the brigade experiencing what they think is deja vu but they're actually re-living the same two weeks of summer over and over againit's up to kyon to figure out what's missing to get them out of their endless loopoxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlunfortunately, for kyon and the rest of the sos brigade, they are forced to go along for the ridesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class project
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Starting his first year at his new school, high school student kyon sits down beside the pretty and smart haruhi suzimiyaforming her own club, the 'sos brigade', to check out 'unusual occurences', haruhi soon surrounds herself with an assortment of the school's most unusual studentskyon soon realises that life at his new school is going to be anything but dull when haruhi stands up and announces that she's not interested in normal people, only 'time-travellers, aliens, and esp-ers'oxfam bookshop thame episodes 5-8 of the anime series about an out-of-the-ordinary schoolgirlsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Back in control of stobbart, who is - sigh - once again charged with saving the world, you're armed with a richly illustrated manuscript that holds as many secrets as it does cluesto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pdaoxfam bookshop newport "ten years on from revolution's first broken sword title, after battling dragons, mayan gods and joining the knights templar, unwitting hero george stobbart is trying to get back to his regular life and his 9-5 desk job when he finds a beautiful and enigmatic woman waiting for himcomplete with manualbeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking toolas you progress, information gleaned from the characters you meet or uncovered from the many locations across the world helps you decode the manuscript's secrets and move toward revealing the identity of 'the one true patriarch' in a gripping and intriguing story that is deftly interwoven with factual contextrevolution hasn't just spent the last three years crafting a new story for this latest instalmentinstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemrendering more believable facial expressions, the system projects each character's emotions as you interact with them, as they are once again brought to life with excellent voice actingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor system" in very good conditionthe hacking puzzles, once completed, result in access being granted to various databases around the world, which are then cross referenced with the information contained in the manuscriptwithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible power
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They 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 manythese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastthe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedit covers the coast of north americathe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe 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 hawaiisee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe voyage to australia and tahitithe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyoxfam 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 discoveryall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvery small tear to spine on volume iivolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryall 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 soundthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksit 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 indicatedthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication init was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsvancouver, 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 canada
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In 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorgandalf 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 responsibilitiesthey 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 doomfrodo 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 overin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muiltolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find 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 screenplaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen 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 handsoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jtogether 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 mordormeanwhile 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 armiesonce 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 gandalf
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Visual companionthe making of the movie trilogyofficial movie guidejude fisher, foreword by voggo mortenseenforeword by sir ian mckellen 2the fellowship of the ringthe lord of the ringscollector's hardback edition
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The problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivitythis booklet contains only some of the most basic principles of the organising technology he developed, but these fundamentals are, by themselves, enough to greatly enhance the activity of any endeavour, whether that of a group or an individualhere are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisingchaos and confusion are not natural conditions of lifeattainment of oneās goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisationhow do you most efficiently and productively manage your time, your activities and your resources? how do you minimise distractions? and how do you align your strengths in order to accomplish your purposes? lorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnwe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterprisesanybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offron hubbard recognised that man was lacking in his understanding of how to organise, and a sizeable portion of his research was devoted to clarify the subject of organisation, a task he fully accomplishedon a more individual level, organisation is a key ā and often missing ā factor in personal successthey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedit is also a necessity for a flourishing family
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The 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)regiment of the line, 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)these figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo lĀ“iber, valencia, spain)they are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramathe 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)garde impĆ©riale (dragons de lĀ“emperatrice), by king and coubtryit consists of close to 32 figuresplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecharacteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikireferences 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)it also includes srfrench artillery, by king and countryreferences na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series Ā”āvive lĀ“emperatrice!ā) - 7ththe scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the ācharge of the greysācuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countryreferences na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole āto take the kingĀ“s shilling series)it includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series ābold chevaliers)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresthe french army commanded by napoleĆ³n - the french 3rdit consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)it includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)catawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablethe kingĀ“s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresall of them have been sold out and retiredtomas picton by britains, referenceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeit consists of 11 figuresit 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)references na111references andna112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series ācuirassiersā)
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Contents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendixā registered shippingcondition: 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 marginour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 ppsee pictures of the table of contentsājames edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally available(total of 2 books) read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe wrote extensively about morocco () 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 experiencedthe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryhe 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 catawiki
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The two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printa 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 parisour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storethis edition is fromcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablepart 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 contentspart 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 contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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T 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 bainbridgeone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeshould 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 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£3it was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowers70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: Ā£3
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Smartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalshowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected materialin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyworking 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 virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidsthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficial(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwit 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 purchasedits 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 cleansome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usageit has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcethe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feeds
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1 new set of the the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the lord of the rings tolkien hardback slipcase 3 book set illustrated + the hobbit illustrated by alan lee the slip case contains the fellowship of the ring, the two towers and the return of the kingthe hobbit is on its own great collectors edition of this magnificent tale
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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 & cdour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron 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 mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Simultaneously, 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 contextbut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even Ć²un-americanmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireĆ³ how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 centuryit 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 timeas 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 guevara
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Oxfam 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 britainbut 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 eastkarim 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 moreamong 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 of
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Written 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 eventsin good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don luceoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam war
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This theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwidepastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from itoxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paulsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issue
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth centuryin telling his story, harris also speaks toĀ basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his death
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At 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 todayits 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 colorjones 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 museumshis 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 sourcesjones'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 morethe 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 classic
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Oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionon the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearĀ this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)it 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 authorinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedthe 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 speciessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 planethe 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 morejĆ¼rgen 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 eruditionindispensable 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 developmentsosterhammel 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 transitionthis 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 frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Signed by stephen castlenotĀ long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillidlestreĀ 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 laterthe 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 centrehappily, 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 blattnerboreham 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 parishsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: as newoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44very minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutthe 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 picturesuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilation
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We also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakesa definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatsoxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarthis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologypublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersinternally clean and unmarkedpianka and laurie jpart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize
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His study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsĀ condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagethe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differencesmakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentthe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countrymakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposesmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern world
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Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its core
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Those who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timeand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanytranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesa woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconyhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergeelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the citythe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriend
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Written with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift of99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 toin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacketthe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionthe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the waroxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nosee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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