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The sweet flypaper of life is a prose work about the life of an ordinary black woman living in harlem and is a collaboration between hughes and the noted african- american photographer roy de caravaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiparr & badger, the photobook i, 242some small damages to the book (see photographs)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepp 98, black & white card coversour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesimon and schuster, new yorkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Largely unpublished, he was first recognized for his images of daily life in harlem (the subject of the sweet flypaper of life, his collaboration with harlem renaissance poet langston hughes) and portraits of musicians like duke ellington and billie holidaypresented as a stream of 196 soulful images interspersed with decarava's own evocative poetry, the book is, in its form and effect, the printed equivalent of jazz) in the early s, yet unpublished for nearly half a century, the sound i saw has largely existed as a legend among the cognoscenti of the photography worldit is these two themes, harlem and jazz, interwoven and inseparable, that are the ostensible subject of the bookhowever, the seemingly casual yet deeply felt compositions and the deep, rich tones of decarava's photographs stir emotions that resonate far beyond one neighbourhood and one era"this is a book about people, about jazz, and about thingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moredecarava is a life-long new yorker who from his immediate world creates images that transcend the specific to depict universal themes of joy, anticipation, pain and survivalslightly bumped dust jacket with slight grubby marks on back end papersoxfam shop gosforth this is the long-awaited publication of a moving masterwork by one of the greatest photographers of our timeconceived, designed, written and made by hand as a prototype by master photographer roy decarava (bthe work between its covers tries to present images for the head and for the heart and, like its subject matter, is particular, subjective, and individual," writes the author
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I am offering to the market this hmv vinyl lp - the song of songs & ah! sweet mystery of life for salewe have 100's of vinyls / lp's currently in stock!!! special features: * hmv * 2 sided vinyl * excellent condition * orignal play list: side 1: the song of songs side 2: ah! sweet mystery of life go on, add a little piece of history to your homecheck out our other products
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It's the perfect guide for anybody who wants to get their life in order, be more efficient throughout the day and finally learn the best way to fold that tricky fitted sheet! read morewhether you need advice on how to end an argument, iron a shirt or keep your inbox under control, erin has spoken to experts including arianna huffington, gretchen rubin, rachael ray and dr oz, and condensed their wisdom into easy to follow steps for all of life's simple and not-so-simple tasks, such as: - working from home effectively - keeping a houseplant alive - unplugging from your phone - walking into a room with confidence, and many more the little book of life skills offers simple strategies for streamlining your lifewe all have areas of our lives that make us feel disorganised, unprepared or stressed outfrom creating a calmer morning routine to setting yourself up for a good night's sleep, and everything in between, there are easy and proven ways to do things betteran unused present with original posting box
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Do you know what the best part of life is ? it's love
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The 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 developsoxfam 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 centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking 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 livestockwithout 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 nationsin 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 ends
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The ankh is the egyptian sign of life and indicates that the king or god holding it has the power to give life or take it away from lesser mortalsin ancient egypt, only kings, queens and gods were allowed to carry this symbol
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good condition size: 50 x 61 x 2 cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesold without frameour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetechnique: mixed support: wooden stretcher canvas unique and original workartist: kspersee title of the work: “magic of life” signature: hand-signed by the artist kspersee, a contemporary french painter with good referencesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Despite the diverse generic and stylistic diversity of his work, he has remained constant in his effort to depict the rural way of lifethe global significance of the ecological themes that traverse his writings is presented here in english for the first timehimself a lifelong inhabitant of an agricultural area in the northwest of france, his fiction, nonfiction and photography bear witness to the many changes that have affected our relationship to the earth over the same periodunexpected convergences between disciplines foster a deeper appreciation of the endeavors of each and their capacity for mutual enrichment"jean-loup trassard has published more than forty books over the past 50 yearsmore specifically, this ecocritical study examines the ecological implications of trassard's literary and photographic production through the lens of scienceoxfam bookshop raeburn place as new condition" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Many hawaiians believe that light is knowledge in a pure state and that magic is the very fabric of lifethe system of ancient hawaiian wisdom, known as huna, teaches us how to focus the light of our own being to make magic
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle the essential practice of kadam lamrim
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Oxfam shop fulwood road planet earth, home sweet home in the year , world-renowned wildlife photographer frans lanting set out on a personal journey to photograph the evolution of life on earthfrom crabs to jellyfish, diatoms to vast geological formations, jungles to flowers, monkeys to human embryos, life is a testament to the magical beauty of life in all its forms and is lanting's most remarkable achievement to datelanting's true gift lies beyond his technical mastery: it is his eye for geometry in the beautiful chaos of nature that allows him to show us the world as it has never been seen beforeshe collaborates with lanting on fieldwork, books, and other publishing projects from their home base in californiafor the past two decades he has documented wildlife and our relationship with nature in environments from the amazon to antarcticathe editor: christine eckstrom is a writer and editor specializing in natural historylanting's previous taschen titles include eye to eye, jungles, and penguinhe made pilgrimages to true time capsules like a remote lagoon in western australia, spent time in research collections photographing forms of microscopic life, and even found ways to create visual parallels between the growth of organs in the human body and the patterns seen on the surface of the earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe resulting volume is a glorious picture book of planet earth depicting the amazing biodiversity that surrounds us allthe photographer: dutch-born frans lanting has been hailed as one of the great nature photographers of our timeexhibits of his photographs have been shown at major museums in paris, milan, tokyo, new york, madrid, and amsterdam
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The best of harry secombe - record 1 - reader's digest rdm mono tracklist secombe sings hits from the shows a1 –harry secombe if i ruled the world a2 –harry secombe climb ev'ry mountain a3 –harry secombe hello young lovers a4 –harry secombe masquerade a5 –harry secombe younger than springtime a6 –harry secombe falling in love with love secombe sings favourite ballads b1 –harry secombe ah! sweet mystery of life b2 –harry secombe somewhere a voice is calling b3 –harry secombe so deep is the night b4 –harry secombe shine through my dreams b5 –harry secombe carry me back to green pastures b6 –harry secombe you are my heart's delight condition lp vinyl record - excellent condition the sleeve - good condition postage to uk only - £380 parcel2go the record will be shipped in a defendapak corrugated cardboard mailer for added security read more
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For thousands of years man has searched, pondered and speculated about the true “meaning of lifehere, then, is the basic book on the theory and practice of scientology, with discoveries embracing every aspect of life, including: the cycle-of-action, revealing what underlies the continuous cycle of creation, survival and destruction—a cycle that seems inevitable in life, but which is only an apparency the conditions-of-existence that comprise all life and livingness—and by which one can truly be the eight dynamics upon which all life is compartmented and by which one can resolve the puzzle of their own existence the affinity, reality and communication triangle, revealing and explaining the underlying principles of true human relations the parts of man, the comprehensive explanation of spirit, mind and body, their anatomy and interrelationship in every being the reason why, answering the questions of “what it’s all about” and giving the very elements of survival, happiness and life itself scientology processes that unlock the life force that is you and, with this book, you won’t just “learn”—you’ll discover these principles for yourselfbased on precision axioms (self-evident truths), these are the answers—answers you’ve been looking for, answers that workall credit and debit cards acceptedorder your copy from 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dn(click to reveal full phone number)” but, in scientology, that search has culminated—for the secret has now been discoveredbecause this is scientology—the knowledge of you
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Through these teachings, readers can start to gain personal freedom and power, overcome negative habitual patterns, find the sacred dimension of everyday life, and discover the basic goodness of human lifethe shambhala book and card set offers readers a unique and accessible way to put the principles of the sacred warrior to practice in daily life through a series of slogans or maxims that emphasize facing the world with openness and fearlessnessan 16-page booklet with instructions on how the slogans can be applied to one's own life throughout the day - a 256-page unabridged edition of trungpa's classic book shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior the majority of the slogans and commentary are drawn from shambhala: the sacred path of the warriorthere is a mark on the front of box too (see all pictures) rrp ÂŁ149 since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledgealso a little blue has transfered from the box faintly onto the rim of pages (nothing which is going to effect the reading of it) and the same has also happened on the edges of the cardscan post extra ÂŁ3shambhala: the sacred path of the warrior: book and card set rrp ÂŁ149 the set is practically like new apart from small tear along 2 side of lid on the crease (which lifts away like a flap) - which could be glued and you probably wouldn't noticethe box includes: 53 four-color cards, with a shambhala warrior slogan on one side and commentary from the tibetan buddhist master chĂ·gyam trungpa on the reverse sidethe remainder of the slogans, which have never before been available to a general audience, were composed by chogyam trungpa to be used in shambhala training, a program that he developed as a way to train people in the path and practice of warriorship
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford my ladder of life is a depiction of a time gone by in the lancashire mill town of blackburnit starts just before the second world war, and covers 73 years of alan duffy's life as an engineer, company owner and family manthe life of an engineer might appear to be boring but, if alan's own experiences are anything to go by, nothing could be further from the truthalan's career has been rewarding and interesting and sometimes fraught with danger! occasionally events that have befallen him which seem too funny to be true! my ladder of life encompasses such varied events as alan having an audience with pope john paul 2 and seeing frank sinatra on the same daysigned and dedicated on the front free end paper, by the authorbinding is tightalan's autobiography is set against an ever-changing social background and serves to remind the reader of the way things used to bethe pages are in very good condition with clear text and photographsalan also writes about his family who have brought infinite love and support to him throughout the yearsthe dust jacket has numerous, slight scratches and some indentations'with best wishessee oxfam website for delivery information read morealan duffy' hard back book with dust jacketalan then started a another engineering companyalan discovered he had entrepreneurial skills in his early forties and founded a successful engineering company that in three short years he'd sold on to an american corporation he continued to manage the company until when they relocated to the usa
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Once, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation pattern1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junthis book is one of those windowsnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptionthe ancient secret of the flower of life: v
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I have a sweet pair of baby self (smooth coated) guinea pig boars available from my show linesguinea pigs are pack animals who prefer the company of others so therefore this pair are to be sold together as they have bondedsweet, friendly babies who would make ideal pets for childrencome with an advice sheet and box to carry homeboth are dark eyed creams but one is lighter than the other so they are easy to tell apart
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One super sweet one of a kind dazzle 162hh 11yr old tb gelding schooled nicely on the flat in all three paces snaffled mouthed at all times and isn’t strong, always sensible and level headed not a typical tb! has a super jump and enjoys jumping! and has done some fun rides will hack alone or in company and is good in traffic happy to canter behind or in front on an open field dazzle has a lovely sweet temperament on the ground is good to handle and just generally a big sweetie to be around always greets you with a whinny!! £ ono halesowen area read more
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It's a challenging life but one she lovesamanda owen has been seen by millions on itv's the dales and channel 5's our yorkshire farm, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animalsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times bestseller following the inspiring story of life as a shepherdess, by the star of channel 5's our yorkshire farmin the yorkshire shepherdess she describes how the rebellious girl from huddersfield, who always wanted to be a shepherdess, achieved her dreamsshe is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband clive and seven children at ravenseat, a acre sheep hill farm at the head of swaledale in north yorkshiresee oxfam website for delivery information read morefull of amusing anecdotes and unforgettable characters, the book takes us from fitting in with the locals to fitting in motherhood, from the demands of the livestock to the demands of raising a large family in such a rural backwateramanda also evokes the peace of winter, when they can be cut off by snow without electricity or running water, the happiness of spring and the lambing season, and the backbreaking tasks of summertime - haymaking and sheepshearing - inspiring us all to look at the countryside and those who work there with new appreciation
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The book's varied and carefully selected contributions, written by experts from around 20 countries, seek to answer such questions as: - how have modernism and the avant-garde responded to historical circumstance in mapping the form of possible futures for humanity?- how have avant-garde and modernist works presented ideals of living as alternatives to the present?- how have avant-gardists acted with or against the state to remodel human life or to resist the instrumental reduction of life by administration and industrialisation? see oxfam website for delivery information read more there is slight wear at the top of the spine, but otherwise this copy is nearly as new inside and oututopian hope and dystopian despair are characteristic features of modernism and the avant-gardereadings of the avant-garde have frequently sought to identify utopian moments coded in its works and activities as optimistic signs of a possible future social life, or as the attempt to preserve hope against the closure of an emergent dystopian presentthe fourth volume of the eam series, european avant-garde and modernism studies, casts light on the history, theory and actuality of the utopian and dystopian strands which run through european modernism and the avant-garde from the late 19th to the 21st centuryoxfam books & music beeston this hardback book is in very good condition
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John maclean is an extraordinary man whose life has come full circleafter winning silver in rowing at the beijing paralympics, the last of many incredible sporting quests that have seen him swim the english channel and finish the hawaiian ironman triathlon, he realised he needed to confront his past and the road accident that had left him paraplegic at the age of 22 - if he was to move beyond the physical challenges that had defined his life sincein this remarkable second book, which follows his bestselling sports biography sucking the marrow out of life, there are lessons for us all: persistence, balance, humility, the value of community and friends, and, ultimately, self-belief
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But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's workthis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couchedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africa
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham an insightful, tender and inspiring memoir that explores the reality of life on the nhs front lineseven signs of life is abbey's extraordinary account of what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a livingbut what if this was every day? and what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? for aoife abbey, a doctor in intensive care, these experiences are part of the job - from grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake to joy when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song a hugely life-affirming book' mail on sunday griefcompulsive reading' nigella lawson 'heartfelt, honest, illuminating and wise' julia samuel, author of this too shall pass see oxfam website for delivery information read moreall emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime'sensitive, honest and, yes, brave'brilliant, compelling
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Oxfam bookshop hertford through a life cloaked in mystery, edwardian polymath hannibal ghis life work was publically destroyed in what was to become known as the 'great foggian purge'by completing the life work of hannibal, william fogg strives to lift the veil on the supreme secret of manand there begins the treasure trail of mystery, danger and uproar, as william pieces together the clues left for him by hannibal foggfirst in a series of ground-breaking adventure novels from master storyteller, tahir shah, hannibal fogg and the supreme secret of man is unlike anything published in recent timesunable to take fogg's triumphs any longer, the british establishment sought to have him discreditedfogg pushed the boundaries of exploration, science and code-breaking - producing feats of unrivalled cerebral dexterityhailing from a landed family, fogg was a confidant to world leaders, a soldier, swordsman, prolific author, inventor, collector, and quite probably the most extraordinary man ever to have livedbut, while such genius won him accolades and fame, it also fanned the flames of envythe key to a door in marrakeshzigzagging through five continents, the quest reveals how alexander the great was never beaten in battleten years in the making, it's as worldly and wise as the indefatigable hannibal foggby the celebrated author of the caliph's house, a time top ten book of the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one morning william fogg receives a letter from a legal firm in london, claiming he's the sole inheritor to his great-great-grandfather's estatebanished from england, he lived out his days in secrecy - before disappearing on an expedition to manchuria in the winter ofalmost eight decades passedknowing almost nothing of his forebear, he takes possession of the single object left in the bequest - a large rusty iron key
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Set during biblical times, the film tells the story of brian (graham chapman), an accidental messiah whose life runs in eerie parallel to that of jesus christalso starring john cleese, terry jones, terry gilliam, eric idle, terence bayler, carol cleveland, kenneth colley, neil innes, john young, gwen taylor, sue jones-davies see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis misadventures come to the attention of pilate (michael palin), crucifixion inevitably follows, and the film ends with the infamous group rendition of the song 'always look on the bright side of life'oxfam shop ulverston notorious religious satire from the monty python team which was banned in 17 countries on release
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sweet harmony: the very best of the beloved, beloved, the, good cd
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The shadow of the sun: my african lifetitle: the shadow of the sun: my african lifeauthors: ryszard kapuscinskicondition: used; goodpublisher: allen lanebinding: hardcoverused book condition
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Title:shadows fall - threads of lifeshadows fall - threads of lifeyour item will be previously owned but still in great conditionartist:shadows fallthe disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear
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