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Exhibition catalogue of the exhibition "on the verge of visibility" by wolgang tillmans at the museum of contemporary art in serralves incatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablethe cover of the book has the particularity of unfolding like a leporello in 3 partsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea very lovely book by the famous german photographer
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Artist: funkadelic - title: standing on the verge of getting it on - format: cd - country: - label: westbound - catalogue number: cdsewm240 - year: - description
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle our greatest discovery will become the world's biggest threat when a scientist on the verge of a medical breakthrough begins testing on a young chimpanzee names caesarbut when the chimp develops human-like intelligence and emotions, an epic battle ensues to determine the dominant species on the planet! disc is in very good condition, case in good conditionĀ see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In 'up the long ladder' the enterprise crew are forced to mediate in a conflict between the bringloidis, whose planet is on the verge of destruction, and the marisposans, a clone race who wish to copy riker and pulaski's dna'the royale' finds riker, data and worf exploring an apparently barren planet and discovering a casino'loud as a whisper' sees troi helping deaf mute mediator riva to end an age-old galactic conflict when his three assistants, without whom he is unable to communicate, are killed'q-who?' finds the enterprise transported to a far-flung universe, where they encounter the relentless part-human cybernetic beings known as the borg'manhunt' has troi's mother lwaxana arrive on the enterprise and sets her sights on picard, who seeks refuge in his holodeck dixon hill programmein 'peak performance' riker takes charge of an old starfleet vessel, the hathaway, in a war game against picard and the enterprisesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the schizoid man' data takes on characteristics of brilliant cyberneticist dr ira graves after witnessing his death on an away missionin 'time squared' picard doubts the safety of the enterprise when they pick up a federation shuttle containing'where silence has lease' sees the enterprise trapped in a hole in space by an alien entity wishing to conduct experiments on it'samaritan snare' sees both picard and wesley travelling to starbase scylla 515 - the former for cardiac surgery, the latter to sit his starfleet exams'pen pals' has data reveal that he has broken the prime directive after befriending an alien girlfinally, in 'shades of gray', riker has to fight for his life when his nervous system comes under attack from an alien organism'a matter of honour' finds riker forced to serve as first officer on a klingon vessel as part of an exchange schemein 'the child' troi is impregnated by an unseen alien while sleeping and soon gives birth to a rapidly-ageing child'contagion' has the enterprise cross the romulan neutral zone in order to aid the uss yamato, whose computer systems have failed mysteriouslypicard, sent back in time from six hours in the future to warn of a catastrophe that has yet to occur'the dauphin' sees wes crusher get into trouble after falling in love with salia, a young alien woman who is soon to become dauphin and thus end civil war on her home planet'the emissary' finds worf reunited with former lover k'ehleyr when she arrives as ambassador to a shipful of klingons who are not aware that the war with the federation is over'the outrageous okona' finds the enterprise playing host to the larger-than-life captain okona'unnatural selection' has the enterprise attempt to warn a genetic research station of the outbreak of a rapid ageing disease'the icarus factor' sees riker shaken by a reunion with his father, whom he has not seen for fifteen yearsin 'the measure of a man' riker is forced to prosecute data in a court of law when the latter attempts to resign from starfleet'elementary, dear data' has data and geordi play at holmes and watson on the holodeck, but their holographic moriarty assumes its own identity and threatens to take over the shipoxfam shop wolverhampton the entire second series of the first 'star trek' spin-off
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Zach braff stars as michael, a thirtyish man on the verge of 'growing up'see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe's set to marry his beautiful, perfect, pregnant fiancƩe, jenna (jacinda barrett) has a secure job, a fine home but there's something scaring him about the thought that this is it for him, it's all knuckle down and do the right thing from here on inoxfam bookshop carlisle remake of italian romantic drama l'ultimo bacio (), about a man on the edge of marriage who indulges his doubts and pays a heavy pricedisc and case in very good conditioninfidelity, trust, betrayal, coming-of-age and the nature of contentment are all explored in what could hardly be called a romantic comedy, though it has its light momentsjust then the beautiful kim, (rachel bilson) appears on the scene smelling of freedom, making him compare their two liveshis comes out looking rather less appealing and he wants to be part of hers
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Has someone been rifling through ivor's papers? who left the half-drunk whiskey bottle beside his favourite chair? and why won't that man stop phoning, insisting he can prove imogen's guilt?'the story unfolds with brilliant ingenuity, always on the verge of explanation, ever plausibly plunging deeperminor amount of shelf wear' the times'celia fremlin is an astonishing writer, who explores that nightmare country where brain, mind and self battle to establish the truth' natasha cooper'dark, hilarious, engrossing and genuinely chilling' kate murray-browne, author of the upstairs roomat first, she can't quite understand the man on the other end of the lineĀ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop harrogate from the edgar award-winning author of the hours before dawnjolted from sleep by the ringing of the telephone, imogen stumbles through the dark, empty house to answer itit could only have been written by celia fremlincondition- very goodshe illuminates her dark world with acute perception and great witas the nights draw in, imogen finds her home filling up with unexpected christmas guests, who may be looking for more than simple festive cheersurely he can't honestly be accusing her of killing her husband, ivor, who died in a car crash barely two months ago
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Colin is an ambitious salesman on the verge of 'making it' as the owner of his own sales officesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal very good condition paperback with minimal shelf weara modern-day death of a salesman, this thrilling debut graphic novel casts a spotlight on the unforgiving world of door-to-door salesmenset amid the rain-lashed estates of southern england, the opportunity is darkly disturbing and stylishwhen the terms of his promotion change without warning, colin and his team find themselves with just five days to achieve a new sales target - and to prevent his rival, paul, from being promoted
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle comedy starring mike myers as secret agent austin powers, who is on the verge of catching his arch nemesis dr evil (also myers) when the latter has himself cryogenically frozenteamed with vanessa kensington (elizabeth hurley), the daughter of his original partner, powers has to get over his culture shock in time to stop his old foe's plans for world dominationdisc and case in good conditionpowers follows suit, only to be revived thirty years later when evil has emerged to threaten the world once moresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Catherine tate plays a variety of instantly recognisable characters, from an obnoxious hollywood actress, to a harrassed housewife on the verge of a nervous breakdown189 minutes running timecomplete first series of the bbc television comedy sketch show, featuring the award-winning comediansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal case and disc in good condition
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Their mission takes them to virginia, which is on the verge of bloody violence with ohio
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I have for sale 2 point of lay bluebells hens 19 week old so just on the verge of laying lovely looking birds read more
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Oxfam shop southend-on-sea american adventure drama in which the incredible hulk (lou ferrigno)'s human form david banner (bill bixby) is on the verge of a breakthrough when he discovers a potential cure for his afflictionbanner's romantic partner maggie shaw (lee purcell) is kidnapped by a criminal organisation set out to capture banner and his new breakthrough technologycan banner transform into the hulk once more and work alongside thor to put a stop to the gang? see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis opportunity to reverse his radiation exposure is scuppered however when the immortal thunder god thor (eric kramer) arrives on earth
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It 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 indicatedthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication insee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery small tear to spine on volume iiall 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 soundall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit covers the coast of north americathe 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 hawaiias a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inoxfam 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 survivedappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvancouver, 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 canadathey 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 manythe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe voyage to australia and tahitiit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyors
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Gandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doommeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dĆ»rtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaywhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handsin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendellĀ the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalf
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteregiment of the line, by king and countrytomas picton by britains, referencebritish coldstream guards light company, by britains, recreating the defense of hougoumontreferences na064, na065 and na066 (the whole series)characteristics of the items the majority of these figures do not have the original boxit includes close to 31 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squarescoldstream guards (the 2nd regiment of the foot guards), integrating close to 60 soldiers 60 by king and country, references na125, na126, na126, na128, na 129, na 130, na 131, na 132, na 133, na 134, na 135, na 136 (these references represent the whole series āon campaignā)the 71th, integrating close to 35 soldiers square by king and country, references na001, na002, na003, na004, na05, na006, na007, na008, na009, na010, na011, na012, na030, na031, na032 (these references represent the whole series āscum of the earthā)it consists of close to 45 figures recreating the defense from the scot greys chargeit includes 16 cavalry soldiers attacking the british squaresreferences andit consists of 11 figuresall of them have been sold out and retiredit consists of close to 32 figuresthey are in mint to very good condition, since they were used exclusively to be displayed in the dioramathese figures have been exclusively displayed in a toy soldier museum (museo lĀ“iber, valencia, spain)it also includes srcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablefrench artillery, by king and countryit includes close to 30 figures, references (published in the collection supplement)garde impĆ©riale (dragons de lĀ“emperatrice), by king and coubtryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storethe royal horse artillery, by king and country, references na096, na097, na098 and na099 (the whole series)references na111references na067, na068, na069, na070, na071, na072, na073, na074, na075, na076 and na077 (the whole āto take the kingĀ“s shilling series)na112, na113, na114, na115, na116, na117, na118, na120 and na121 (the whole series ācuirassiersā)the scots greys (the 2nd north british dragons), by king and country, representing the ācharge of the greysāthe kingĀ“s german legion (recruited mostly from the german state of hannover), by king and countryit contains 380 items, 318 by king and country (recreating the typical british squares defending themselves against the french cavalry charges) ang 62 by britains (recreating the defense of hougoumont)french light infantry, by britains, participating in the attack to hougoumontit includes 16 figures, references na083, na084, na085, na086, na087, na088, na089, na090 (these references represent the whole series ābold chevaliers)references na013, na014, na015, na016, na017, na018, na019, na020, na021, na022, na023, na024, na028, na033, na034, na100, na101, na102, na103, na104, na105, na106, na107, na108, na109, na110 (the whole series āvive lĀ“empereurā)each king and country series is complete, retired and sold out and includes the original cataloguecuirassiers (les gros freres), by king and countrythe british and ally army commanded by wellington: - black watch (royal highland regiment), integrating close to 80 soldiers square by king and country, references na035, na036, na037, na 38, na047, na048, na049, na050, na051, na052, na053, na054, na055, na067, na068 and na077 (these references represent the whole series āscotland the braveā)references na039, na042, na043, na044, na078, na079, na080, na081 (the whole series Ā”āvive lĀ“emperatrice!ā) - 7ththe french army commanded by napoleĆ³n - the french 3rd
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Catawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiā registered shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storethe moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -social, ethical, supplementaryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe wrote extensively about morocco ((total of 2 books) read morecondition: both books from new college library oxford with features: embossed marking on the front cover, traces at the bottom of the spine, bookplate and coding inside front and back cover, map with a stamp in the margincontents (summary): land of the moors: preface, spelling, parts i, ii, iii -natural and physical, political, experimental, appendix) he was fascinated by the people and culture of morocco and soon after his arrival there he started to write about everything he saw and experiencedhe adopted local clothes, gave himself a local name (tahar bel mikki) and learned the local customs and languageājames edward budgett meakin () was an english journalistsee pictures of the table of contentsotherwise the books look good, bookblocks are solidtwo uniformly bound books in the original bindings with original endpapers - xxxi, 464 + folding 'map of morocco' ( cm), xxii, 503 pp
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Catawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablea study or reference literature for true lovers or specialists of french furniture or those who want to become itare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis edition is frompart two includes: - "the period of the seventeenth (xvii), eighteenth (xviii) and nineteenth (xix) century" and also 317 pages and contains 108 drawn images, followed by a table of contentsthe two parts are nicely bound in a red hard cover with gold and black printpart one describes: - "the period of the antiques, the middle ages and the renaissance" - 317 pages and contains 75 drawn images, followed by a table of contentstwo specialist books on french furniture in two parts written in the french language by alfred champeaux curator of the library of the association of decorative arts in paris
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The yeomen of the guard vhs video tapeit was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by at video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridge70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: Ā£3the video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: Ā£3one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by a
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It has a unique dispensing system with an easy to use pull arm, which distributes the necessary amount of product with very little forcehowever, it can also be spread through contact with infected material(click to reveal full phone number) click to contact wwwfurthermore, feed can be weighed out, which reduces waste and also allows monitoring of overfeeding or underfeeding, and before refilling the smartbunker can be fully washed down, allowed to dry, and then refilled to keep feed fresh and cleanthis second infection path is where the smartbunker could be highly beneficialits main goals are to keep feed safe and reduce the risk of spreading infectionsome of the key benefits include being fully vermin proof and fully waterproof for indoor and outdoor usagethe award winning smartbunker is practical for a range of animal feedsthe virus is predominantly spread via infected bodily fluids and secretions, such as nasal discharge, coughing and foetal fluidssmartbunker can help lessen part of the risk of equine influenza by cutting out unnecessary contact between vulnerable and transmitting animalsin fact, smartbunkers could also help to reduce the risk of any further outbreaks of equine influenza if used consistentlyworking together, itās a win-win situation for everyone involvedwhatās more, the smartbunker allows each horseās feed and feed bucket to be kept separate, therefore reducing the risk of cross contaminationit will also reduce labour costs for staff as the feed will be outside of the horseās stable and close at hand, if multiple smartbunkers are purchased
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Catawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonāt find in just any storeiron maiden ?ā the book of souls: live chapter label: parlophone ?ā format: 2 Ć cd, album, deluxe edition country: europe released: 17 nov tracklist 1-1 if eternity should fail (qudos bank arena, sydney, australia, speed of light (grand arena, grandwest, cape town, south africa, wrathchild (3arena, dublin, ireland, children of the damned (bell centre, montreal, canada, death or glory (wroclaw stadium, wroclaw, poland, the red and the black (ryogoku kokugikan, tokyo, japan, the trooper (estadio jorge magico gonzalez, san salvador, el salvador, powerslave (piazza dellāunita dāitalia, trieste, italy, the great unknown (metro radio arena, newcastle, uk, the book of souls (download festival, donington, uk, fear of the dark (arena castelao, fortaleza, brazil, iron maiden (estadio velez sarsfield, buenos aires, argentina, the number of the beast (wacken open air, wacken, germany, blood brothers (download festival, donington, uk, wasted years (hsbc arena, rio de janeiro, brazil, ) item will be shippd by registrated mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteiron maiden ?ā the number of the beast label: parlophone ?ā series: iron maiden the studio collection remastered ā format: cd, album, limited edition, reissue, remastered box set country: europe released: 16 nov tracklist 1 invaders 2 children of the damned 3 the prisoner 4 22 acacia avenue 5 the number of the beast 6 run to the hills 7 gangland 8 hallowed be thy name with eddie 1:24 scale figurine, beast collectors patch & cd
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Morgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empireas 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 guevarait 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 timeĆ³ how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresimultaneously, 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 contextoxfam 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 centurybut just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even Ć²un-american
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Karim lives with his mum and dad in a suburb of south london and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big cityoxfam bookshop cheltenham the buddha of suburbia, hanif kureishi's first novel, is a tour de force of comic invention, a bizarre, often hilarious, and totally original picture of the life of a young pakistani growing up in s britainbut his father is no ordinary dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the eastamong his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in barons court, karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Written by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic eventstranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam war
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Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in europe, the middle east, and in his native london, where he studied objects on display at the great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations in and at local museumshis aim was to improve the quality of western design by changing the habits of victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sourcesat once splendidly victorian and insistently modern, the grammar of ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook todaythe studio library of decorative art, the grammar of ornament owen jones hardcover with dust jacket good condition - some tears to the dust jacket first published in , the grammar of ornament remains a design classicjones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from maori tattoos, egyptian columns, and greek borders to byzantine mosaic, indian embroidery, and elizabethan carvingsits inspiration came from pioneering british architect and designer owen jones (), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic colorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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On the front cover there is a small deep indentation and on the back cover there are some slight signs of wearĀ this is the first full flora of the vice county of renfrewshire (renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, inverdyde and parts of southend north-west glasgow)oxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionit marks the culmination of over 50 years of field recording by local botanists and over 18 years of fieldwork and in-depth search of historical records by the authorthe flora contains:- over species accounts that include first record, status, distribution and ecology;- more than 660 dot maps of native and frequently encountered alien spieces;- introductory chapters on geology soils, landscape, climate, historical recording and the changing environment;- discussion chapters on distribution patterns, floristic distribution patterns, floristic conservation;- 24 pages of colour plates of maps and photographs showing botanical hot spots and local notable speciessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked
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He examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetjĆ¼rgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsoxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read 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 moreosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreuntil recently, medieval elstree had survived largely intact, but post-war reconstruction brought considerable mutilationcondition: as newoxfam books & music hereford signed limited subscriber edition, numbered 44boreham 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 parishnotĀ long after the normans came, there was a flourishing settlement at elstree hillidlestreĀ andĀ borhamĀ were much influenced by the great abbey of st albans, and indeed by alban's martyrdom and the roman muncipium of verulamium, so that the area's past is inextricably entwined with the great and the good of times ancient and latervery minor marks to dj otherwise clean and bright throughoutsigned by stephen castlehappily, a few fine late medieval buildings escaped the developer's insensitive eyethe book of elstreeĀ &Ā boreham woodĀ brings them all to life, recapturing the history of these two places, in a fluent and considered narrative and very many fascinating pictureshere 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 blattnerthe hills and valleys of this busy corner of herts have been home to people for some years, andĀ the romans chose elstree hill as aĀ major tile-manufacturing centre
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See 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 selectionwe 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 snakesin 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 madagascara definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthpart 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 unmarkedthis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the worldvitt 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 habitatsaccessible, 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 biologypart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futurepublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornerspianka and laurie j
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreĀ condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagethe 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 itmakdisi'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 worldhis 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 purposesthe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differencesmakdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriesin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its coresee oxfam website for delivery information read morecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the action
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