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The book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damageedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanyb/w frontispiece portrait of the poetduring the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldfrancis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meathsometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war ititle etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spinea keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30the jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intactinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brighthowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)oxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"born to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availablehis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaney
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The continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spineslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spineoxfam bookshop lymington first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno inscriptionsthe author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknown
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Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a life for herself as queen margaret of anjou's close friend and a lancaster supporter - until the day that her daughter elizabeth woodville fell in love and married the rival king edward ivoxfam bookshop cheltenham jacquetta, daughter of the count of luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of europe, was married to the great englishman john, duke of bedford, uncle to henry viwith her links to melusina, and to the founder of the house of luxembourg, together with her reputation for making magic, she is the most haunting of heroinesof all the little-known but important women of the period, her dramatic story is the most neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finestvery good++ / very goodin this epic new biography, hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world's greatest citiesfor much of its history it was known simply as the city, but, as bettany hughes reveals, istanbul is not just a city, but a storythere is a bookseller's "signed" label on the front of the jacketphoenicians, genoese, venetians, jews, vikings, azeris all called a patch of this earth their homeas the longest-lived political entity in europe, over the last years istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the coreboth book and jacket are very slightly bumped at extremities, and there are few small, light marks on the edges of the page blockoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames first impression hardcover in dust jacket, not price-clippedat the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the qu'ran to shakespeare, this city with three names - byzantium, constantinople, istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imaginedistanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical factstanding as the gateway between the east and west, it has served as the capital of the roman, byzantine, latin and ottoman empiresflat signed by bettany hughes on the title page
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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 availableat the request of charles, prince of wales he began work on a follow-up account of the reign of henry viii, but only completed a brief introductionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"the historie of the reigne of king henry the seventh" by francis bacon rrare important historic work on the life of king henry the seventh by bacon history of the reign of king henry vii is a work by the english writer francis baconlondon - edition - 241p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good, original leather boards, with rubbing and wear to boards, rebacked with cloth spine with title label, renewed endpapers, engraved title page loosening, but present, w/o francis bacon frontispiece as is usually missingat the time of writing bacon had recently fallen from political power, and completed the work in late and sent a copy to james iit was published the following yearthe book remains his only completed work of historybacon's portrayal of henry was extremely influential for the following three centuriesit charts the reign of the first tudor monarch henry vii who took the throne from his rival richard iii inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Though his life was short and he lived without means in great isolation, he nonetheless produced works that changed the course of historyyalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 yearsby imagining the unexpected intersection of spinoza's life with rosenberg's, internationally bestselling novelist irvin doxfam bookshop tunbridge wells when sixteen-year-old alfred rosenberg is called into his headmaster's office for anti-semitic remarks he made during a school speech, he is forced, as punishment, to memorize passages about spinoza from the autobiography of the german poet goetherosenberg is stunned to discover that goethe, his idol, was a great admirer of the jewish seventeenth-century philosopher baruch spinozabecause of his unorthodox religious views, he was excommunicated from the amsterdam jewish community in , at the age of twenty-four, and banished from the only world he had ever knownstill, his spinoza obsession lingeredusing his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of spinoza, the saintly secular philosopher, and of rosenberg, the godless mass murderersee oxfam website for delivery information read more over the years, rosenberg rose through the ranks to become an outspoken nazi ideologue, a faithful servant of hitler, and the main author of racial policy for the third reichlong after graduation, rosenberg remains haunted by this "spinoza problem": how could the german genius goethe have been inspired by a member of a race rosenberg considers so inferior to his own, a race he was determined to destroy? spinoza himself was no stranger to punishment during his lifetime
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White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centurytracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todayas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrectvirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty yearswhite brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practice
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Deftly shifting perspectives and time periods, the topeka school is a riveting story about the challenges of raising a good son in a culture of toxic masculinityit is also a startling prehistory of the present: the collapse of public speech, the tyranny of trolls and the new right, and the ongoing crisis of identity among white menoxfam bookshop raeburn place 'to the extent that we can speak of a future at present, i think the future of the novel is here' sally rooney adam gordon is a senior at topeka high school, class of '97see oxfam website for delivery information read morea renowned debater and orator, an aspiring poet, and - although it requires a lot of posturing and weight lifting - one of the cool kids, he's also one of the seniors who brings the loner darren eberheart into the social scene, with disastrous effectshis parents are psychologists, his mom a famous author in the field
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Based on extensive use of newly available chinese sources, however, this study argues that china's entry into the korean war was brought about by concerns much more complex than simply safeguarding the chinese-korean borderhe provides a fresh analytical framework within which to understand the foreign policy and security strategy of the people's republic of chinaoxfam bookshop knutsford why did china enter the korean war? what made mao zedong, only one year after the establishment of the people's republic of china, decide to assist north korea in fighting a coalition of nearly all of the western industrial powers?;many scholars have traditionally regarded beijing's decision to enter the war as a reaction to washington's mistake in crossing the 38th parallel and marching towards the yaluthe author places the making of the sino-american collision in korea in the broader context of both the continuous development of the chinese communist revolution after its nationwide victory and the emerging cold warfirst edition book, annotated in green highlighted pen, examples of which shown in photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomfrodo leaves the shire aided by merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ipswich extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by j
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' daily express see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe left hand of god is a must read"the sanctuary of the redeemers is a vast and desolate place - a place without joy or hopehe is perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old - he is not sure and neither is anyone elsehis only hope of survival is to escape across the arid scablands to memphis, a city the opposite of the sanctuary in every way: breathtakingly beautiful, infinitely godless, and deeply corruptimagine if phillip pullman's his dark materials met umberto eco's name of the rosenot because of the secret he now knows but because of a much more terrifying secret he does notbut the redeemers want cale back at any priceoxfam shop colne road the left hand of god by paul hoffman is the gripping first instalment in a remarkable trilogyhe has long-forgotten his real name, but now they call him thomas calefans of epic heroic fiction will love this serieshe is strange and secretive, witty and charming, violent and profoundly bloody-mindedhe is so used to the cruelty that he seems immune, but soon he will open the wrong door at the wrong time and witness an act so terrible that he will have to leave this place, or diepraise for paul hoffman:'this book gripped me from the first chapter and then dropped me days later, dazed and grinning to myself' conn iggulden'tremendous momentum' daily telegraph'a cult classicthe sanctuary of the redeemers on shotover scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuarymost of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the lord redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singular purpose - to serve in the name of the one true faithit is the first instalment in a gripping trilogy by paul hoffmanin one of the sanctuary's vast and twisting maze of corridors stands a boy
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In this final volume, the old ways of the light heart and the dark heart will be changed forevererin, formerly lady sara and now the legendary lady of mercy to the slaves of the dark empire, has just helped renar, the rightful heir to the throne of marantine, reclaim his kingship from an usurpersee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the power of the bright heart waning under growing shadows of the dark heart, erin and her friends must once again journey back into the dark empire, where high priests battle for supremacy and the first of the sundered, lord stefanos, awaits the return of his lady saraoxfam shop rosemount viaduct erin of elliath returns in this conclusion to the epic saga begun in the first three books in the sundered series
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Work on conserving and researching the hoard has revealed a wealth of information on the high culture of the ruling class of seventh-century england at a critical period of warfare and religious conversionkey chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the hoard's intricate ornament, the techniques of anglo-saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in britain and europe, to place this most exceptional find in contextcomprising almost 6kg of precious-metal objects, and found in a deliberately dismantled state, it remains the largest anglo-saxon treasure ever discoveredfinally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first century written by a team of specialists in anglo-saxon archaeology and history, and expert conservators with unparalleled access to the hoard, the text is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, maps and explanatory drawingspages are in fine condition, boards are in very good condition board corners are a little worn, back board has a faint scratch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle in july the discovery of the staffordshire hoard by a metal-detectorist immediately captured the world's attentionthe staffordshire hoard: an anglo-saxon treasure tells the story of the staffordshire hoard's discovery, its acquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture
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The horse, the wheel, and language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries--the source of the indo-european languages and english--and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the pastlinking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, david anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of proto-indo-european, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchangeanthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback ridingthe horse, the wheel, and language lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original indo-european speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilizationhe explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social changeoxfam books & music lichfield roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as proto-indo-europeansee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even nazis seeking the roots of the aryan race
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Jedi and sith powers have been updated so sith have access to the force throw power which enables them to pick up and throw their opponents around the levelthe cast of characters has also been expanded with an additional 10 characters being introduced for the first timethis is ideal for family play enabling parents to help younger children through difficult parts of the gamein addition, the xbox 360 version of lego star wars: the complete saga makes full use of the console's features, with high definition graphics and on-line two player co-op modenow in , we are being presented with lego star wars: the complete saga which covers all six episodes and introduces yet more options for playthere are also now bounty hunter missions related to the prequel trilogy stories, taking the number of side-quests up to 20all in all, this is the definitive version of the lego star wars experienceas with the other two games in the series, players can drop in and out of play and their characters will be controlled by the consolethe success of the first game led to lego star wars: the original trilogy in which covered the original films (episodes iv-vi) and introduced a few new play mechanics such as the bounty hunter missions and tauntaun ridingjedi have an enhanced force push power that will enable them to push several droids around at oncesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen when lego star wars exploded onto the scene in , it followed the story of the prequel trilogy (episodes i-iii) the films of which were just finishing their cinema run at the timethis takes the total number of playable characters up to 160, combine this with the character creator that now allows cross-trilogy characters to be invented and you have a hugely expanded set of play optionsin addition to the levels present in the first two games, two new ones have been introduced based on scenes from episodes i and ii
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Players will take on the form of their favourite members of the fellowship - frodo the hobbit, aragorn the ranger, gandalf the wizard, legolas the elf, gimli the dwarf, boromir a man of gondor, and frodo's hobbit friends sam, merry and pippin - as they relive the most momentous events from the filmsoxfam shop scarborough used - disc in good playable condition ---------------------- lego the lord of the rings is based on the lord of the rings motion picture trilogy and follows the original storylines of the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring, the lord of the rings: the two towers, and the lord of the rings: the return of the kingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow the entire family can team up in pairs as adorable lego the lord the rings minifigures to experience countless dangers, solve riddles and battle formidable foes on their journey to mount doomkids, tweens, teens and parents can traverse the misty mountains, explore the mines of moria, knock on the black gate of mordor, and partake in epic battles with orcs, uruk-hai, the balrog and other fearsome foes while harnessing the humour and imagination of lego gameplay to solve puzzles and explore middle-earthlego the lord of the rings takes players along on the adventures of frodo baggins and his unlikely fellowship as they set out on a perilous journey to destroy the one ring and save middle-earth
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It is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historyas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls reststhe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoeson a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurethen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinwhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to facethe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatdeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road at 4 pbahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapherbut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlywilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegethe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe of
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Small book plate attached to front pastedownoxfam bookshop newport the last of the leatherstocking tales to be writtenthe deerslayer is considered to be the prequel to the rest of the seriesdiscolouration to edges of front and rear pastedownsthe story begins with the astonishing advance of civilization in new york state, which is the setting of four of the five leatherstocking talesvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration to boardstext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedthe novel's setting on otsego lake in central, upstate new york, is the same as that of the pioneers, the first of the leatherstocking tales to be published ()red cloth covered boards with gilt insignia to front and gilt text within decorative panel to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpaperslight wear to edges of boardsshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spine, which is also fadedits time period makes it the first installment chronologically and in the lifetime of the hero of the leatherstocking tales, natty bumppo
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Harry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical arthe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each otherballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramapraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsesad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of romeoxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforefans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world
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The approach of the volume is dominantly christian reviewing the representations of the body through outstanding figures of christianity (crucifixion of jesus christ, body of virgin mary)on top of that, the author is making an investigation on the violent character of spectacles - representation in pursuit of picturing this subject more clearly and more relevantthe author clarifies the ways of understanding the body as a physical and metaphorical reality, but also the medieval conceptualization of violencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lancaster the volume the spectacle of the body in late medieval england represents a study on the human body representation in medieval england by approaching the concept of the spectacle as a space of manifestation
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In twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastthe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic past
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Once they reach the elvish realm of rivendell, the hobbits form part of the fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), elf legolas (orlando bloom), dwarf gimli (john rhys-davies) and gandalf, tasked with destroying the ring by casting it into the fiery chasm of mount doomfrodo leaves the shire aided by merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overwhen hobbit frodo (elijah wood) learns that his elderly uncle bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power, he is entrusted by wizard gandalf the grey (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into the hands of the nazgulsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop herne hill extended cut of the first instalment of the epic fantasy trilogy based on the novels by j
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As that story unfolds, we see inspirational leaders and impatient rebels, and their campaigns of persuasion and violencethey reveal the labour of rural survival: cutting peat, fishing, gathering seaweed and tilling the soil, against the magnificence of the often harsh irish landscapethey give an insight into a people, a landscape, and a lost way of lifeyet these images, reproduced here in colour and covering the first century of ireland in the era of photography, do much more than tell a gripping political storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe great famine was to kill over a million irish between and , and force an even greater number to flee their homelandwe glimpse too the injustices that inspired them, above all the mass eviction of peasants from their homes by the lawoxfam bookshop victoria "the first irish photographs date from , a year after the discovery of the photographic processand they show the transforming impact of modernity, as industry and urban expansion brought ireland into a new era"--publisher descriptionin the century that followed, ireland was to know tragedy and triumph, bitter struggle and agonized compromisethey evoke the grandeur, elegance and complacency of life in the big house, home and symbol of the anglo-irish elitein the following decades, irish political life was dominated by the struggle for land rights, for home rule, and for independence
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But robyn is more unsettled than excitedher descriptions of seaside life will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the intertwining story of robyn's birth mother will bring a tear to your eye' s mag, sunday express'gloriously summery' best'the beach hut series is a slice of pure sunshine' good housekeeping'lashings of romanceshe can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it containsvibrant and sparkling - lovereading'we read this brilliant book in one sitting' bella'another poignant, touching and feel-good book about family life from the much loved author' women's weekly'the perfect feel-good summer read' fabulous, the sun'veronica henry is brilliant at writing about family relationships and she's on top form herea lovely read' the lady'a breezy, sunny tale that will whisk you away to a happy place' sunday mirror'veronica henry's descriptions of life by the sea will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the story behind robyn's adoption will bring a tear to your eye' sunday express---------------------------------and other readers adore veronica's irresistibly uplifting bestselling books too:'amazingly heartwarming, full of families, friends and romance''packed full of wit and charm''i loved all the rich and vibrant characters''buy it, read it, you'll love it''one of those stories you hope will never end!' see oxfam website for delivery information read morewill opening it reveal the truth about her history - and break the hearts of the people she loves most?as the big day arrives, can everyone let go of the past and step into a bright new future?---------------------------------your favourite authors love to escape with veronica henry's feel-good stories!'as uplifting as summer sunshine' - sarah morgan'a delicious treat of a book' - milly johnson'an utter delight' - jill mansell'truly blissful escapism' - lucy diamond'a heartwarming story combined with veronica's sublime writing' - cathy bramley---------------------------------praise for a wedding at the beach hut!'escape to a world where it's ok to dance barefoot on the sand - the latest feel-good instalment in the beach hut series' heat'wonderful' daily mailveronica henry really does excel in creating hugely entertaining, captivating and uplifting readsoxfam bookshop cheltenham discover the gorgeous new summertime must-read from sunday times bestseller veronica henry - a holiday for the heart and soul!---------------------------------escape to everdene sands, where the sun is shining - but is the tide about to turn?robyn and jake are planning their dream wedding at the family beach hut in devona picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sand
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He thus shows how, with the aid of this internal supervision, many initial failures to respond appropriately can be remedied and even used to the benefit of the therapeutic workoxfam shop st giles street on learning from the patient is concerned with the potential for psychoanalytic thinking to become self-perpetuatingthis book, together with its sequel further learning from the patient, will be invaluable to trainee and practising analysts or therapists, and those teaching in related professionsfrom this lively examination of key clinical issues, the author comes to see psychoanalytic therapy as a process of re-discovering theory - and developing a technique that is more specifically related to the individual patientusing many telling clinical examples, he illustrates how, through trial identification, he has learned to monitor the implications of his own contributions to a session from the viewpoint of the patientsee oxfam website for delivery information read more by learning to distinguish better what helps the therapeutic process from what hinders it, ways are discovered whereby the circularity of pre-conception can more effectively be avoided by those who aim to understand the unconscious of others patrick casement's unusually frank presentation of his own work, aided by his lucid and non-technical language, allows wide scope for readers to form their own ideas about the approach to technique he describespatrick casement explores afresh the dynamics of the helping relationship - learning to recognize how patients offer cues to the therapeutic experience that they are unconsciously in search ofthe dynamics illustrated here, particularly the processes of interactive communication and containment, occur in any helping relationship and are applicable throughout the caring professions
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Bilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friendsoxfam books & music durham the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogybilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)meanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainthe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher lee
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That successor could be fiery vincent (andy garcia)coppola paints a chilling portrait of a sicilian family's rise and near fall from power in america, and the passage of rites from a father to a son who was previously uninvolved in the businessbut he may also be the spark that turns michael's hopes of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violenceoxfam shop gillingham the godfather: ()considered by many to be the greatest movie ever made, francis ford coppola's epic masterpiece features oscar winner marlon brando as the head of the corleone familynow in his sixties, michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime, and finding a suitable successorgodfather part ii: ()the godfather part ii is one of the rare breed of cinematic sequels which is as good as, and perhaps better than, the originalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremichael is now in charge of all gambling activities in nevada, making certain that any and all political or mob enemies are quickly bought off, compromised, or disposed ofthe godfather iii: ()in the final instalment of the godfather trilogy, an aging don michael corleone seeks to legitimise his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworldthroughout the film, michael's travails are paralleled with the early experiences of his father, played in flashbacks by robert deniroal pacino heads the star cast as michael corleone, heir to the criminal empire established by his mafioso father, the late don corleone
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Still an important source of study enriched by hundreds of illustrations of coats of arms and blazonsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website?nius labor multorum laborem allevatthis heraldry treatise is beautifully illustrated by dozens of large tipped-in plates, some hand-coloured, depicting the blazons of the most important families of the english nobilityadded about three hundred new coats and bearings of eminent families, in their proper sections, never before insertedbookplate on the back of the front edgecorrected and much enlarged by the author himselfe in his life time: together with his own addition of explaining the tearms of haw|king and hunting, for the use and delight of gentlemencatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas also a true register of the blazons of all the knights of the garter, from the first installment to the last: and also of all the baronets from their first creation to the lasta very good copy of john guillim's work () on heraldry, which "would remain the standard textbook on english heraldry until the second half of the 18th century, and is still regularly used by heralds in the 21st century" (odnb)coeval full leather bindingfaithfully collested by francis novver arms-painter (and student in heraldry) in bartholomew lane, londona heraldry work, considered fundamental to the study of the connections through which the british aristocracy developed, from the early years of the kingdom until the seventeenth centuryspine restored later, with gold title on a dark moroccan leather labelfull title: a display of heraldrie: manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge ther|of then hath hitherto been published by any, through the benefit of method; wherein it is now reduced by the study and industry of john guillim late pursuivant at armeswoodcut brand on the cover page, numerous coats of arms, some coloured by hand, woodcut historiated initials and woodcut headpiecesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storequod quisque privatim accipit, tenetur in communem usum depromereare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicoeval handwritten notesinterlaced with much variety of history, suitable to the severall occasions or subjectsestc: r read morebright pages with large tipped-in plates, some coloured by hand, depicting the coats of arms of english aristocratic familieslondon, printed by tmanuscript on the first blank sheet that does not affect the text[pp, [pp, pp, pp, pfor jacob blomecover page restored with vintage papergeneral wear on the outside
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This in turn led cosmologists to posit features such as dark matter and dark energyhe considers parallel universes, what forms extra-terrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of earth being hit by an asteroidhe describes how kepler's work on planetary orbits led newton to formulate his theory of gravity, and how two centuries later irregularities in the motion of mars inspired einstein's theory of general relativityin crystal-clear terms he explains the fundamentals of gravity, spacetime, relativity and quantum theory, and shows how they all relate to each otherhe describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it will endbut does dark matter exist? could another scientific revolution be on the way to challenge current scientific orthodoxy? these are among the questions ian stewart raises in his quest through the realms of astronomy and cosmologyoxfam shop macclesfield as new copy of ian stewart's up-to-the-minute guide to the cosmos which moves from the formation of the earth and its moon to the planets and asteroids of the solar system and from there out into the galaxy and the universeeighty years ago the discovery that the universe is expanding led to the big bang theory of its originssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremathematics, professor stewart shows, has been the driving force in astronomy and cosmology since the ancient babylonians
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