The unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry
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Oxfam shop truro from the author of the world-wide bestseller, the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry, a new novel about learning how to listen and how to feel; and about second chances and choosing to be brave despite the oddsthis hardback edition is beautifully produced, with stunning decorated insidesfrank owns a music shopand yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with her pea-green coat and her eyes as black as vinylit is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genrethen into his life walks ilse brauchmannday after day frank finds his customers the music they needilse asks frank to teach her about musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebecause in the end, music can save us allbut ilse is not what she seemsclassical, jazz, punk - as long as it's vinyl he sells itlisten while you read! you can find specially collated the music shop playlists for father anthony, kit, maud and hector on spotifyhis instinct is to turn and runand frank has old wounds that threaten to re-open and a past he will never leave behind
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Perfect for fans of the single ladies of the jacaranda retirement village and the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fryfinding henry applebee is a charming, tender and uplifting story about unlikely friendships, the power of love - and how it's never too late to change your lifehis goal is simple: to find the woman who disappeared from his life decades earlieroxfam shop dumfries here henry was, once again in a bustling train station, ready to resume where he had left off all those years agobut henry isn't the only person on a missionbut one regret has haunted him for the last sixty-five yearseighty-five-year-old henry arthur applebee has had a pretty good lifealso bound for edinburgh is troubled teen, arielsee oxfam website for delivery information read more and so, on an ordinary december morning, he boards a train from london to edinburghand when the two strangers collide, what began as one humble journey will catapult them both into a whole new world
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Fortunate son: the unlikely rise of keith urban by jeff apter (paperback /title: fortunate son: the unlikely rise of keith urban format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: penguin books australia uk release date: language: english
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Kingdom of fools: the unlikely rise of the early churchauthor:page, nickwe all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!we appreciate the impact a good book can have
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Oxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionanyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centurieslacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutiontext block cleandust jacket unmarkedno highlighting or other notesfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usethe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successful
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Q returns to reveal that mankind is still on trial by the consortium, and that picard's people face destruction from an unlikely sourcethe crew find help in the unlikely source of hugh, who explains that they are the ones responsible for the changes to the borgin 'eye of the beholder' troi and worf become romantically involvedfinally, in the two-part story 'all good things', picard finds himself travelling backwards and forwards in time'phantasm' finds data disturbed by bad dreams, and his search for the causes turning into a real-life nightmare for the rest of the crewin 'gambit: part 2' riker poses as a rogue starfleet officer alongside picard's mercenary'emergence' finds the crew endangered when the enterprise develops its own intelligence'pre-emptive strike' has ro ordered to infiltrate the rebel maquis organisation, where she finds that she is sympathetic to many of their causesin 'genesis' picard and data return to the enterprise to find that the crew have de-evolved into pre-historic creatures'masks' sees the enterprise transformed into an ancient society and data taken over by a string of personalities'firstborn' has alexander reluctant to take part in the klingon ritual of the first rite of ascension'parallels' finds worf shifting into multiple parallel universes'lower decks' looks at the lives of some of the junior crew of the enterprise, who soon find themselves on a top-secret missionoxfam shop wolverhampton the complete final season of the 'star trek' spin-off'the pegasus' has the enterprise joined by one of riker's old commanding officers, admiral pressman, who urges picard to embark on a hunt for a missing star fleet vessel before it falls into romulan hands'gambit' sees riker captured by aliens who he thinks have killed picard, but soon finds picard masquerading as a mercernary'liaisons' finds picard stranded on a planet with a beautiful woman'interface' has geordie encounter his mother when his visor is attached to an interface that allows him to have direct mental communication with a remote mechanical probein 'descent: part 2', the concluding part to the season six cliffhanger, picard and the senior crew are stranded on a planet infested with the new borgthe rest of the crew urge data to get to know her and, as he does, he begins to realise that she is hiding something from himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'force of nature' a brother and sister team prove that the warp drive used in all ships is tearing the fabric of the universe apart'homeward' sees worf clash with his half-brother when the latter wants to violate the prime directive'dark page' has troi probe her mother's memory and uncover a family tragedy hidden in the pastin 'inheritance' data meets a woman who was once married to his creator and is therefore his mother'sub rosa' finds doctor crusher falling in love with a stranger she meets at her grandmother's funeral'bloodlines' sees picard discover that he has a son'attached' sees picard and dr crusher linked telepathically by an alien race, and suddenly realising that they have been hiding their true feelings for each other'thine own self' has data stranded on a planet with no memory and a horde of angry locals blaming him for bringing the plague to their town'journey's end' finds picard forced to relocate a group of american indians from a planet that now falls in cardassian space
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Though seen most clearly at petra, vivid traces of their creativity and control also appear in the hejaz region of arabia, among the wild rock formations of wadi rum, along trade and pilgrimage routes in the sinai, and in towns and temples throughout jordan and into syriaoxfam bookshop keynsham ithe book is in good conditiontauris & co ltd, x 254 mm; 224 pages; coloured photos on almost every page, with black and white map illustrationsthe book is soft back, with front and back flap, it's slightly cocked forwards"the nabataean arabs were one of the most remarkable peoples of the ancient world but are today known only for their hauntingly beautiful rock-carved capital - petrasmall 1cm tear at the top of the spinethis illustrated book recounts the story of a lost civilization - the development of their multifaceted culture, their relations with their neighbours and the demise of their kings and kingdom" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I have a mixture of molli fry needing new homes as i don’t have enough room! from 4 weeks - 8 weeks old at moment some look like dalmatian molli and some are orangey in colour £1 each read more
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K rowling is read by the amusing voice of stephen fryoxfam shop wimbledon broadway the terrifying sirius black is the only prisoner ever to escape azkaban - and his aim is to hunt down harry potterwith hogwarts under siege and the soul-sucking dementors prowling its grounds, will professor lupin, the new defence against the dark arts teacher, be able to protect harrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis cassette set contains eight cassettes spanning 12 hours and 5 minutes altogether the original story created by j
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With the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come truein the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familyjust released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenspanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dog
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As an odyssey of mind, body and spirit, food of the gods is one of the most fascinating and surprising histories of consciousness ever writtenfood of the gods: the search for the original tree of knowledge: a radical history of plants, drugs and human evolution paperback – 6 may
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The ancient secret of the flower of life: vnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptiononce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternthis book is one of those windows1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 jun
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In very good condition certificate of authenticity read morelimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go round" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music box
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The four-volume set provides in-depth coverage of pediatric diseases and disorders, along with issues related to physical and cognitive/behavioral developmentthis concerns a complete set of four books (a-z)thematic outlineare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey have minor damage at the bottom of the spinethe third edition of the gale encyclopedia of children's health is a completely updated edition that contains over 65 new entries with a total of 840 entrieseach of the 840 entries has been revisedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe books are completely new and never readit is an appropriate resource for parents, teachers, and allied health studentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitequestions to ask your doctor section
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablediscs 1 - 4 are mounted in the box set, discs 5 and 6 are in separate cardsleeves fast shipping, insured and tracked read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea must have for collectors pink floyd - the dark side of the moon collector's edition box set the box includes: 36-page 26cm x 26 cm booklet designed by storm thorgerson, 20-page 26cm x 26 cm photo book edited by jill furmanovsky, exclusive art print, 4 x collectors' cards featuring art and comments by storm thorgerson, replica of the dark side of the moon tour ticket, replica of the dark side of the moon backstage pass, 100% viscose (exclusive of 100% acrylic fringe) collectible printed scarf 3 x collectible black marbles 9 x collectible coasters (unique to this box) featuring early design sketches, and a 12-page credits booklet
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Supplemented by 34 illustrationsthe cathedral church of oxfordsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book has some wear to the spine and some of the pages are discoloured, but it is in otherwise good conditiona description of its fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see by the revthere are also a couple of loose newspaper clippings in the back of the book about john wesley, a former deacon of christ church cathedralpercy dearmer, m
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The 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 warriorshipan 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 warrioralso 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 cardsthe 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 fearlessnessthrough 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 lifecan post extra ÂŁ3there 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-knowledgethe 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 sideshambhala: 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 notice
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It is an original museum edition lithograph which is very hard to find anymorethis is an authorized productvery rare and hard to get traffic lithograph for the "the low spark of high heeled boys albumthis lithograph measure's approx 56x71cm and is nothing but amazingplease notice the small spot (see extra photo) on the right hand side, easy to frame over, so in the end you will not see ityou will not be disappointed with this amazing piece of artare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese limited edition lithographs do nothing but rise in value over time as for they are very collectible and very sort afterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe lithograph is in ex condition and plate (printed) signed by the artist tony wright (designer of the cover), limited edition of , comes with a coaif your a traffic fan, you will fall in love with this very limited lithographthe lithograph was produced on the finest quality paper stock, it really is a beautiful piece of art which is meant for framingit really is a quality item and the chance's of obtaining this item in great condition like this one is quite rareplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth oftitle: lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: gibson sq uk release date: language: english
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good condition as pictured with a beautiful patina and age wearsamuel langhorne clemens, american writer and humorist, better known by his writer name mark twain, called the deadly wounded lion "the most sad and moving piece of stone in the worldour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit commemorates the swiss guard who died in in defense of the tuileries palace of the french king louis xviantique statue "the dying lion of lucerne" antique alabaster statue "the dying lion of lucerne" - switzerland - ccatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe original monument (german: löwendenkmal) from lucerne was designed by bertel thorvaldsen and was carved in by lukas ahorn" dimensions: +/- 29 cm long +/- 13 cm wide +/- 185 cm high weight is about 6kg read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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It emphasizes the connections between maritime history and many related fields, including naval history, shipbuilding, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, exploration and maritime geography, oceanography and hydrology, and international maritime lawthe encyclopedia offers a uniquely integrated approachbook in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely boundas a result, a wealth of information is available in a single reference work that can otherwise be found only with the help of an extensive libraryplacing maritime affairs in their larger historical context, the encyclopedia shows how seafaring has both reflected and influenced the major economic, cultural, military, and political developments in world historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome bumping at the top and tail of the spine (front edge only) and small dent near the top gutteroxfam shop mutley plain this is volume 3 of this collection that continues to cover the entire history of seafaring - from ancient egyptian shipbuilders to viking sea-raiders, from nelson and the napoleonic wars to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today
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"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverthe book was first published in london in by jonathan capeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's bookscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warthe wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahlanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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It soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagefully animated - running time 30 minuteswhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timeslanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldwhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skytelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miracle
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It is a book that presents the story of our evolution, striking right at the heart of ourselves as individuals and of our sense of identitybut what made the story particularly extraordinary was that professor sykes was also able to track down a living generic relative of the ice man, a woman living in britain todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresykes has named them ursula, xenia, helena, velda, tara, katrine and jasminethe conclusions: amost everyone of native european descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the seven daughters of eveoxfam bookshop cheltenham in professor brian sykes, a leading world authority on dna and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern italynews of the discovery of the ice man and his age, which was put at over years old, fascinated the worldhow was he able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago?;in this work, sykes gives us a first hand account of his research into a remarkable gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors through time and spaceafter plotting thousands of dna sequences from all over the world he found that they had clustered around a handful of distinct groupsin europe there are only sevenin this scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced; how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived; what their lives were like; and how we are each living proof of the almost miraculous strength of our dna which has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years to reach us today
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Oxfam shop ulverston originally published in this is the fourth edition, reprinted incontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Watson, professor challenger of lost world fame, and other favourite conan doyle characters to life to solve a baker street dozen baffling science mysteries: murder on a royal train - divers dead of heatstroke at the bottom of an icy sea - a mysterious lady whose brilliance is matched only by her evil - an epidemic of insanity among the world's top scientistscolin bruce brings holmes, drbut when that master of deduction, sherlock holmes, leads the way, those difficult concepts become crystal clearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebruce works out the apparent paradoxes of special relativity and quantum theory in visual and logical termsoxfam bookshop cheltenham learning the basic laws of physics - mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics - can be a strugglethe effect is extremely lucid, and very entertaining for the armchair scientist in all of us
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Rivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out mapspetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingenall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stdespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition: binding copies with decent blocksin the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographythis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storealso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol ithe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqhowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsvolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear board
(England)
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In search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south pole'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardmaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie makingthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red sea'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis mallesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticaoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depths
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If the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningthe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artspecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timeapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzethe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
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Covering a period of time from the s through the s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe golden age of the american racing car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden ageracing pioneers covered include: fred duesenberg, louis chevrolet, harry miller, leo goossen, and fred offenhauseroxfam bookshop preston a best seller and winner of the antique automobile club of america's prestigious thomas mckean award
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