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Using newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold waroxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction
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Good condition overallit includes volumes 4-6: temple of the winds, soul of the fire, and faith of the fallenbook 5: soul of the fire richard rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guidenow a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless wasteemperor of the d'haran empire, war wizard, the seeker of truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved kahlan amnell, mother confessor of the midlandsunwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the midlandsthis is a boxed set of 3 booksbut their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway countryrichard heads into the old world with cara, the mord-sith, while his beloved kahlan remains behindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis mass market boxed set is the second bundle in the bestselling the sword of truth series by terry goodkindbook covers creased, slight yellowing to pages, spines creased and bridgedoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear to boxbook 4: temple of the winds wielding the sword of truth, richard rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the d'haran peoplebook 6: faith of the fallen emperor jagang is rising once again in the old world and richard must face him, on his own turfbut now the power-mad emperor jagang confronts richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victimsseparated and fighting for their lives, richard and kahlan will be tested to the utmost
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"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportageat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spinethe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are goodthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centurythe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spinethe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundthis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall the pages are clean and unmarkedit begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical senseaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographyoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacket
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The 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 hawaiiit covers the coast of north americathe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryvolume 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 voyage to australia and tahitias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbackssee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery small tear to spine on volume iiall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverall 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 soundthey 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 manyoxfam 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 discoverythe original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsvancouver, 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 canadaappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyit 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 indicatedit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discovery
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The epic story of the legend of zelda: the wind waker continues as link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventurebut time grows short, and only the phantom hourglass can buy link the minutes he'll need to survivewhen he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy's voiceset sail for adventure in the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass! see oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing the cel-shaded style of its predecessor and simple yet effective touch screen controls, you can move and battle with just a few swipes of the stylus, trace a line to throw your boomerang or scribble notes and clues as you progresschart courses for your ship by using the stylus to draw a path through the islands - then, as you automatically sail along the path, control the cannon to target oncoming enemiestetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue hermany months have passed since the events of the legend of zelda: the wind waker, and link, tetra and tetra's band of pirates have set sail in search of new landsoxfam shop redruth the legend of zelda phantom hourglass for the nintendo dswith the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find tetra - and his way back to the seas he once knewthey come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned shipboxed with game instructionsfeaturing intuitive touch screen controls and innovative puzzles, the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduction for gamers new to the legend of zelda
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We are all potential targetsoxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturefrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedcover & spine in very good conditiona few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agein this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsnow it is much more complexthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismfor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigerin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similarities
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Oxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviafrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, inconceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess annefrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villagedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 years
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Korean war picture book & 2which can be used in google map for directions site opening times, admission charge (if applicable) and website links for further informationa picture of the site to give you a feel of the site landscapeand much more… you can also: make a list of sites you visited at the end of the book mark sites as visited make notes on each site search by country printable pages i am also including 2 free gifts with this product!!! 1com/uk/listing//the-ultimate-korean-war-a-to-z-travel?ref=listings_manager_gridcontrary to the name, this guide covers these countries; australia, canada, china, france, luxembourg, netherlands, new zealand, north korean, philippines, south korea, turkey, united kingdom, usa what this means is that if you have always wanted to visit one or all of these places but have never had the opportunity to do so because you don’t know where to go if you do or because you think it’s going to be a total waste of timea fully interactive map showing the location of each sitethe ultimate korean war a to z travel guide pdf, with two free gifts this fully interactive pdf book is an essential part of anyone travelling and visiting korean war museums, battle sites and morethat ends today! features this travel guide is jam-packed with: travel tips for all countries battle sites, memorials, museums and cemeteriesfully interactive pdf travel planner use this link: https://www
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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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Osterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysindispensable 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 developmentsthis 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 morehe 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 morejürgen 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 eruditionhe 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 planetoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition
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The book of elstree & boreham wood brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating picturesvery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44signed by stephen castleidlestre and borham 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 laterhappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyecondition: as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehere 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 blattnernot long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hilluntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, and the romans chose elstree hill as a major tile-manufacturing centreboreham 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 parish
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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 snakesvitt 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 habitatspart 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 socializeinternally clean and unmarkedpublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornersthis 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 biologypianka 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 futurea definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 madagascar
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Makdisi 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 developmenthis 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 groupsmakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposesoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countrythe 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'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 condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 it
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A woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconythis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisiontranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the cityand 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 filmthe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timeexactly 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 germanyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
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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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Barrie, written before his more famous work peter pan"mary rose"- this is the fictional story of mary rose, a girl who vanishes twicethe story is about two sisters who start a school "for genteel children"food and genuine human affection are scarceset includes: "quality street"- a comedy in four acts by jthere is also speckling on the pages no dust jacket present structurally sound see oxfam website for delivery information read moreall three of the hardcover books are within blue clothoxfam bookshop victoria road the plays of j as a child, mary rose was taken by her father to a remote scottish islandminor shelfwear, edges rubbedin this bleak time, a girl named 'miss thing' works as a domestic help the books are in fair condition, with yellowing pages and a slight rip along the spine label of mary rose (pictured)and " a kiss for cinderella"- the time is during wwiwhile she is briefly out of sight, mary rose vanishes
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunwhen the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltsmounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichfollowing atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'this apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlers
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The stench and harshness of medieval life is ever present' robert fabbri, bestselling author of the vespasian seriesit is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legendit is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and crueltyengland, : for thomas blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he fights his way across northern france, blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfarevastly outnumbered, edward iii's army will finally confront the armoured might of the french nobility on the field of crécyoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'like a punch from a mailed fist, master of war gives a true taste of the hundred years war
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Throughout these wonderful colors and glowing patterns, the art of fair isle knitting conveys an unending sense of priceoxfam shop rosemount viaduct from the first small items sold to fishermen and tourists in the nineteenth century, to the highly fashionable androgynous sweaters of the s, to the large starry norwegian patterns popular after world war ii, to the hand- and machine-made yoke sweaters of the s and s, ann feitelson applies ardent dedication to her researchpride in the work of womenshe leads readers through the history of fair isle knitting to an examination of the style's techniques, explicating not only the unique colorways and pattern, but such valuable details as ways to hold the yarnsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea chapter on knitting math is both easy to follow and invaluable for planning sizes and patterns, while a glossary of shetland knitting terms links a way of life that is largely gone with the knowledge and skills that the art of fair isle knittinghelps to preservepride in the creation of exceptional garmentsan accomplished knitter herself, feitelson presents twenty-three original fair isle designs, and encourages readers to create their ownpride in a knitting style known throughout the worldpride in the dedication of shetland knitters
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As each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really arebut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'timmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timeoxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoythe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, againthis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allmore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years
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The principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalityhere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itselfhow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answers—not from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldron hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understoodfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifebut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionsby understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againwith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your lifeorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnwith them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifeand so it remained until lhubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lecturescredit and debit cards accepted
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiearly 18th century manuscriptcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein italian with notes partially in latinbased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sin excellent condition, crisp paperthe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end inthe topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peoplethe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archivesheets = pagesour 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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book is slightly browned due to its age (see photos)the book was published by bloomsbury in and contains on one of its first pages the complete number series ‘’, which means that this is the first printing of the first edition ever printed of this bookthis is an extremely rare original first edition, first printing, of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, softcoverthe book has a slight crease in the cover (bottom right in the top and bottom corner), but is otherwise in good conditionthe combination of first edition, first printing and the spelling errors makes this book highly sought-after by serious harry potter collectorsthe book also contains the following spelling errors (corrected in later printings): - page 36: anglesea (eventually changed to anglesey) - page 38: two weeks holiday (eventually changed to three weeks) - page 40: clicked her break (eventually changed to clicked her beak) - page 92: as a big as a bucket (eventually changed to big as a bucket) - page 147: droobles (eventually changed to drooble's) - page 198: baited breath (eventually changed to bated breath) (see pictures) there is no writing in the book, it has been kept in a non-smoking and pet-free environment, there are no tears in the cover and pages and no stainsour 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 catawikivondels palamedes, of vermoorde onnozelheitjoost van den vondel has been a historical figure in dutch cultural history over the centuriescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein addition to religious and political poems, he also wrote a large number of playsin , grand pensionary van oldenbarnevelt was sentenced to death for high treason by the prince of orange (maurice of nassau) after a mock trialhe was depicted on postage stamps and on the last five guilder banknote, and had many streets named after him, for instance the amsterdam vondelparkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetreurspel, met aantekeningen uit 's digters mondt opgeschreven, 82 ppbeautiful and complete copy in good antiquarian condition without loose pages or tearssupplemented with hekeldigten, 154 ppwith engraved title page and portrait of vondel + some folding engravingsjoost van den vondel (), ‘the prince of the poets’, is one of the most important writers of the golden agevondel's palamedes is intended as an indictment of the death of oldenbarnevelt, a political murder in vondel's eyesamersfoort, pieter brakmanone note on the title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The plot slowly evolves, as missions unlock clues of an ancient race shrouded in mysterythe adventurous storyline is rich in detail, with a galaxy full of alien races, exploration, discovery, and tension-building confrontations, held together by nicely rendered cut-scenesromulans, garidians, ferengi, klingons and more enter the mix as you beam down to exotic worlds, warp around the galaxy, and chart a new course in the highly detailed star trek universethe level of interaction is left up to the user, partly through the choice of three difficulty levels, partly based on the level of administrative duties assigned to other crewmembers, and partly as a function of personal preference settingsenterprise responding to a distress signal in the neutral zone, and the action becomes intense within minutesthe complexity of ship control functions is also determined by user preference (hands-on or automated)as with the cast, equipment is standard star trek fare, with a profusion of phasers, tricorders, med-kits, and typical inventory stockwith actors such as patrick stewart, jonathan frakes, brett spiner, levar burton, michael dorn, and majel barrett reprising their roles via voiceovers, star trek: the next generation -- a final unity is the next best thing to watching the show on televisionas in many star trek episodes, the story begins with the usolving the mystery of a final unity requires judicious use of "away team" members' abilities in a series of critical missions, as only four crewmembers can be selected for eachgenerally considered by the gaming community as one of the first star trek titles to "get it right," star trek: the next generation -- a final unity combines quality voice acting from original cast members with tightly meshed quicktime movies to advance the story
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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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Along with a motley collection of streetwise strays, the pair find themselves caught and transferred to a secret space laboratory where after some intensive training they learn they've been selected for a space flight missionbut when his neighbour, mrbut the soldier also has a few problems of his own as he has fallen in love with a toy ballerinaby using these newfound powers of his, he must work together with his new friends and save the forest realmin 'the tin soldier' (), when a young boy begins hanging out with the wrong crowd the gift of a tin soldier changes his perspective; the soldier comes to life and uses his army training and principles to set the boy back on the straight and narrowleaving his friends, he embarks on a journey throughout a mystical wilderness where a range of obstacles stand in the way of a better lifetim (paul danaceau), gives him a book of spells, the book opens a gate to another world in which max is enlisted to help local elves battle their enemies, the unseeliesin 'the adventures of chris fable' (), chris (solomon ray), a young thief and runaway, learns that his father is in needsealed, as good as new! see oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'max magician and the legend of the rings' (), max (timothy stultz) is interested in magic, isn't very popular and gets picked on by bulliesoxfam shop lytham collection of four family filmsin 'space dogs' (), after escaping from the local dog pound, homeless stray strelka teams up with belka, canine canonball of the local state circus, when her trajectory takes an unexpected path
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A timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois lanefollow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemiesfor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete packagehow was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventures
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of the moment and a special relationshipa powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war americanew york, - sara smythe, a young, beautiful and intelligent woman, ready to make her own way in the big city, attends her brother's thanksgiving eve partyin post-war america chance meetings aren't always as they seem, and people's choices can often have profound repercussionssara and jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control and that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstancein this mesmerising tale of longing and betrayal, the pursuit of happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties, decisive moral choices, and the random workings of destinyin this world of intrigue and emotional conflict, sara must fight to survive - against jack, as much as for himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the party gets into full swing, in walks jack malone, a us army journalist back from a defeated germany and a man unlike any sara has ever met before - one who is destined to change sara's future foreverbut finding love isn't the same as finding happiness - as sara and jack soon find out
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Reclaim the mortal realms! the gates of azyrheim are cast wide open, and the heroic forces of order march forth to loosen the iron grip of chaos that blights the mortal realmsa must-own for all collectors and players of this grand alliance, and indeed anyone collecting and playing warhammer age of sigmar, it takes you through the forces of order with warscrolls for every miniature, extensive information on the twenty-one factions, nineteen warscroll battalions and a selection of sample armies to help you mix and match your collection into a heroic fighting force - or provide inspiration for your next steps into the world of warhammer age of sigmarsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the free peoples to the fyreslayers, each warrior is determined and strong - whatever their motives, each wishes to see their lands returned to the verdant glory of times much missedleading the charge are the glittering stormcast eternals and their extremis chamber, with their unlikely allies the seraphon; hardy duardin, aelfs and devoted of sigmar follow in their blazing pathoxfam bookshop carlisle grand alliance: order is a grand alliance book, containing every single warscroll for the grand alliance of order in warhammer: age of sigmarthe war for the realms has begun! this 280-page book is the indispensable guide to the armies and factions of order at the dawn of the age of sigmar
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