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Disc and case in very good conditionhis principal threat is despotic town leader carnegie (gary oldman), who will stop at nothing to get hold of the book and use its secrets to take control of societysee oxfam website for delivery information read more30 years after an unspecified environmental disaster, a lone man, eli (denzel washington), fights his way across the desolate wasteland of a post-apocalyptic america guarding a sacred book called the book of eli, which holds the secrets that can bring civilisation back from the brink of destruction and save humankindoxfam bookshop carlisle sci-fi action thriller
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After living with such a master for almost seven years, the author gives an account of surat shabd yoga, the yoga of the audible life stream, which is the scientific system through which the masters attain the highest degree of spiritual developmentthe edges of the doxfam shop west hampstead this book is a comprehensive statement of sant mat, the teachings of the great spiritual masterssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshow some signs of shelf-wear, but the book is otherwise in very good condition
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Oxfam shop ringwood puffin booksforever? see oxfam website for delivery information read morecan the kanes destroy apophis before he swallows the sun and plunges the earth into darknessbecause first they must search the world for the three sections of the book of ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spellsdust jacket condition: finecondition: finenow the gods of egypt are waking in the modern worldif carter and sadie don't destroy him, the world will end in five days' timeprice un-clippedever since the gods of ancient egypt were unleashed on the modern world, carter kane and his sister, sadie, have been in big troublethe book is signed by the author on the title pageas descendants of the magical house of life, they command certain powersbut now a terrifying enemy - apophis, the giant snake of chaos - is risingfirst uk edition-first printing()and in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god ra - a feat no magician has ever achievedpercy jackson fought greek godsblack hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with dust jacket in fine condition
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth the fruit of four years' work, lawrence published his translation of homer's epic under the pseudonym of tshaw, after george bernard shawsee oxfam website for delivery information read morereading like a novel, it was described in the new york herald tribune as perhaps the most interesting translation of one of the world's most interesting books', while the book of the month club news called it one of the notable books of our time'
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead the adventures of tintin, volume 1: tintin in the land of the soviets / tintin in the congo join the world's most famous travelling reporter in two exciting adventures as he heads for the land of the soviets and the congotintin in the congo the young reporter tintin and his faithful dog snowy set off on assignment to africabut a sinister stowaway follows their every move and seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky endstill selling over copies every year in the uk and having been adapted for the silver screen by steven spielberg and peter jackson in , the adventures of tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publicationtintin and snowy encounter witch doctors, hostile tribesmen, crocodiles, boa constrictors and numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery and getting their storytintin in the land of the sovietssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoin the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteriesaccompanied by his dog snowy, tintin leaves brussels to go undercover in soviet russiahis attempts to research his story are put to the test by the bolsheviks and moscow's secret policesince then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th
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This book will thus benefit not only students of religious film but also those studying the portrayal of central religious figures in the contemporary worldin very good conditionthis book explores these films and looks at how these films dealt with the fundamental question of portraying an individual thought to have either divine status or a very special and unique status among human beingsthis and other films about jesus became examples for and an inspiration for films on other important religious figures like rama, buddha and muhammadoxfam bookshop hampstead the challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of jesus, rama, buddha and muhammad by freek lslight indentation on front cover and light scratches on back coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean, crisp pages with slight damage on the bottom corner of a couple of pagesbakker in - only two years after the invention of film - the first feature film about jesus appearedalthough religious leaders did not always approve of these films, they did find a ready audience among believers
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Tissue guarded platesthe volume on the danube has a loose tissue guard at the frontispiece, and hinges cracking at end papers internallythe volume on the bosphorus has internal cracking of the hinge at the endpapers at the front and a cracked hinge at the back of the book, after the final page, and prior to the four pages of advertisementsboards show shelfwear commensurate with age, corners are bumped and scuffedblocks are tight, some foxing to pagesillustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by woxfam bookshop sevenoaks two volumes bound as a set, published for the proprietors by george virtue, 26 ivy lane, undatedgold embossed designs front and back and gold design and lettering to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe second volume is "the danube by william beattie, mgold edges to blockthe first volume consists of "the beauties of the bosphorus by miss pardoe, illustrated in a series of views of constantinople and its environs from original drawings by wthe spines are labelled "the bosphorus and danube"in good used condition for age, bound in blue cloth with embossed design, and blind dentelle
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No inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book fills this gapoxfam bookshop holmfirth english local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central governmenthowever, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectifiedthe process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this fieldthis book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary statethis text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to british politics and governance
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After almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumesthis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the worldthe new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigationstarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodforty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilizationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common pastparticular attention is given to archeological aspects
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After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through manhattan in the chaos of the revolutionary war, is shipped to nova scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to africaoxfam shop evesham 'a beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage factsabducted from her west african village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the american south, aminata diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home againsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' the timesbased on a true story, lawrence hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful woman
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia free storage service is available for clients who would prefer delivery at a later dateshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the spirit of saxony: a pair of candlesticks with polychrome porcelain cherubsgilt bronze base and standplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefor the islands and the rest of the world, a quote will be provided upon requestour shipping fees include transport, packing, packaging materials, labour and insuranceitems are shipped with acknowledgement of receiptflowers made of ceramic sliptotal height: 25 cm x 13 cm x 9 cm ___________________________________ after purchase and payment for the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Reference: hollstein - i / iii from a series of ten plates (hollstein ) repentant sinners from the old and new testamentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteexcellent impression with no wear at all on watermarked laid paper with wide margins (watermark = lion, see detail image attached)the repentance of st peter; he kneels outside the cave with the tomb of christ with a key discarded on the ground after maarten de vos first state before changing of the number in state ii, before the address of le blond in state iiiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he says, 'it is after i retired from boxing that my true work beganoxfam shop colne road in this poignant, deeply moving book, muhammad ali shares the beliefs he has come to live by and which he has passed on to his childrenhere, as he recalls his relatively impoverished early days as a young warrior in louisville, kentucky, and his meteoric rise to fame as heavyweight champion of the world, a title he won three times, he tells of the many battles he won and lost, both inside and outside the ring, his conversion to islam in the s and the many life lessons he learned along the waytogether with his daughter hana, in this timely spiritual memoir (which includes a selection of exclusive photographs) ali draws upon his rich reserve of notes, tapes and journals, and writes with compassion, warmth and, of course, humour on how we can liberate mind, body and spirit when we pursue and embrace the one essential truth - lovenow, working tirelessly as a worldwide ambassador for peace, he talks of the damage caused when religion is used to tear people apart, the essential need for unity in this troubled world, and how his faith sustains him on this, the most important journey of his life - the journey to forgiveness and peacesome of the wisdom is his own; some comes from the teachings of true islam, from his spiritual studies, and from people he has met in the course of his extraordinary lifei have embarked on a journey to love
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Oxfam bookshop ipswich extended cut of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jas frodo and sam (elijah wood and sean astin) make their way through mordor, gandalf (ian mckellen) rides to minas tirith to warn denethor (john noble) of sauron's plan to attack gondorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretolkien's fantasy trilogy - which won all eleven academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayafter reclaiming his birthright, aragorn (viggo mortensen) leads the outnumbered forces of gondor and rohan into battle against mordor's army, determined to avert sauron's gaze so frodo can complete his quest to destroy the ring by casting it into the fires of mount doom
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'an engrossing read' woman & home'a wonderful book' heat'this beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' hello!'filled with warmth and great characters' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read morehighly recommended for a great feel good read''finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'an ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in and never lived inwhen zoe and win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationshipzoe follows libby's trail from paris to spain on the brink of civil war to secret trysts in london, and as libby finds the courage to live and love again, zoe begins to let go of her own griefbecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can tooand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painbut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearsinside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbyi loved it' marian keyeswhat readers are saying about the house of secrets:'libby and zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and i found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''i cried, i smiled, i swore in anger at partsits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secretsperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughesoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extremely atmospheric and unputdownablesuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libbybut when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years ago
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Shortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communityoxfam bookshop byres road directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical education
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When luckless spanish adventurers tulio and miguel (voices of kline and branagh) obtain a map showing the way to el dorado, the legendary city of gold, they immediately set sail for mexico and the adventure of a lifetimetheir excitement is short-lived, however, when they learn that the people of el dorado are in danger, and tulio and miguel must decide what matters to them most - their wealth or their newfound friendsoxfam shop ulverston eric bergeron and don michael paul direct this animation featuring the voice talents of kevin kline and kenneth branaghthe film features music by elton john, tim rice and hans zimmer, the oscar-winning team behind 'the lion king' ()see oxfam website for delivery information read moreother voices by rosie perez, armand assante, edward james olmos, jim cummings, frank welker, and elton john as the singing narratorafter a perilous sea voyage, they reach their destination and are lavished with more gold than they ever dreamed of
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Series 1 episodes are: 'the great tower of druaga (inner)', 'the quest of jil (outer)', 'meskia, city in the tower', 'before we depart', 'band of hands', 'ziusudra's trap', 'the lightning bridge', 'dance with the one-winger', 'the legendary tower', '', 'at summer's end', 'as but a single shield' and 'you zapped tooxfam bookshop glossop road good condition, slightly worn box all 24 episodes from both seasons of the japanese anime series following a group of adventurers attempting to climb the tower of druaga and defeat the monstrous druaga, a god that continues to terrorise the human race even after being defeated by king gilgamesh', 'at the dream's end', 'last resort', 'he who shoots the gods' and 'without letting go'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreseries 2 episodes are: 'the tower of gilgamesh', 'meskia, capital city', 'meltland, city of dreams', 'into the phantasm', 'the land of shadows', 'the four assassins', 'the mansion of eternal spring', 'once, they
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I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands' it is and, after five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland, francis crawford of lymond - scholar, soldier, rebel, nobleman, outlaw - has at last come back to edinburgh' the times literary supplement 'i despised men who accepted their fate'she is a brilliant story teller, the lymond chronicles will keep you reading late into the night, desperate to know the fate of the characters you have come to care deeply aboutbut for many in an already divided scotland, where conspiracies swarm around the infant queen mary like clouds of midges, he is not welcomeperfect for fans of a game of thronesis he back to foment rebellion? does he seek revenge on those who banished him? or has he returned to clear his name? no one but the enigmatic lymond himself knows the truth - and no one will discover it until he is readymartin there was dorothy dunnett'a storyteller who could teach scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention'new york times'melodrama of the most magnificent kind' the guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morelymond is wanted for treason and murder, and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strifeoxfam bookshop brigg voted one of britain's favourite historical novels before george r
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P + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &cthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all present" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attachedthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamaholden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementsthe name of a previous owner is written on the fthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrations
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The nearly seventy documents--more than half published here for the first time--include love letters written during the summer of , when booth was conspiring against lincoln, explicit statements of booth's political convictions, and the diary he kept during his futile twelve-day flight after the assassinationoxfam bookshop cheltenham superbly edited and annotated, this collection of the writings of john wilkes booth constitutes a major new primary source that contributes to scholarship on abraham lincoln, the civil war, and nineteenth-century theater historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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First editionshowing that these practices predate the age of nationalism, rae examines cases from both pre-nationalist and nationalist eras: the expulsion of the jews from fifteenth century spain, the persecution of the huguenots under louis xiv, and in the twentieth century, the armenian genocide, and ethnic cleansing in former yugoslaviashe argues that those atrocities prompted the development of international norms of legitimate state behaviour that increasingly define sovereignty as conditionalcover shows minor wear and tear - slightly scratched and corners a little bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepolitical elites have repeatedly used cultural resources to redefine bounded political communities as exclusive moral communities, from which outsiders must be expelledtext in very good condition, fore edge a little grubbyoxfam bookshop cotham hill why are forced displacement, ethnic cleansing and genocide an enduring feature of state systems? in this book, heather rae locates these practices of 'pathological homogenisation' in the processes of state buildingrae concludes by examining two 'threshold' cases - the czech republic and macedonia - to identify the factors that may inhibit pathological homogenisation as a method of state-building
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow signed first edition, lovely copy of the cult bookher life with camio in trinity wood is equally hazardous; daily survival is difficultthe author endows his anthropomorphized characters with complex emotions, clear thinking, reasoned judgment and a shared stock of ancient clan memoriescomplete with very tidy dust jacket, no tearsunmarked board cover and inside pages clean and brighta familiar scenario, perhaps, but here the devoted couple is a pair of foxes--o-ha, a vixen born in the british countryside, and her second mate, camio, who, after escaping from the zoo, becomes a streetwise scavenger in the suburbstheir adventures and the misadventures of their pups are seen through a framework of their own mythology, a world governed by rituals and traditions that began at the time of creation: firstdarka true sense of peril, a wry observance of their other enemy, man, some quixotic digressions into the lives of their offspring and avoidance of sentimentality all combine to invite comparison to watership downsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreo-ha's first mate was killed by fox hunters and her initial litter froze to deathyet the most ominous threat is from sabre, a vengeful ridgeback hound bent on destroying them boththis novel by a booker prize nominee is an engaging saga of two lovers paired for life, bound by strong family ties and firmly united by their terror of a common enemy
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The book edges show shelf wear and the page edges and end papers have some foxingoxfam shop wilmslow this book, the result of a life-time's effort to understand the nature of things indian, describes the human situation in india after independencesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the dust cover is intact though slightly damaged in placesthe binding is tight and the text is clear and bright
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Cinema records-undated from the terrace is a american deluxe color drama film in cinemascope directed by mark robson, and starring paul newman, joanne woodward, myrna loy, ina balin, george grizzard, and leon ames, with a young barbara eden appearing in one scenethe film stars roscoe lee browne, lee jthe novel, in turn, was based on events that happened in a southern town where writer ford livedthis was the third movie that real-life spouses paul newman and joanne woodward made togetherafter he wrote the book, he was verbally attacked for writing about the events that had occurred in his townthe liberation of ltracklist side 1 1 from the terrace side 2 1the liberation of lthe screenplay by jesse hill ford and stirling silliphant is based on ford's novel the liberation of lord byron jonesalbum in excellent conditioncobb, lola falana, anthony zerbe, lee majors, arch johnson, yaphet kotto, eve mcveagh, chill wills and barbara hershey in an early rolethe motion picture's release added to the controversy, especially in humboldt, tennessee, where ford livedthe screenplay was written by ernest lehman, based on the novel by john o'hara that tells the story of the estranged son of a pennsylvania factory owner who marries into a prestigious family and moves to new york to seek his fortunejones is a american neo noir crime film directed by william wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 yearsjones see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington record in excellent condition, spindle marks, sleeve in excellent condition
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Hailed by samuel johnson as "a performance which no age or nation could hope to equal," this is a classic text that has moulded centuries of british and american culture through its beautiful and timeless poetrythis edition provides a perfect rendering of this fine english verse which captures wonderfully the song of homer - a must-read for absolutely everyonealexander pope (), was an english poet most renowned for his satirical verse and for the writing of this booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the authormany vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality editionhe is also the third-most quoted writer in 'the oxford dictionary of quotations' after shakespeare and tennysonoxfam bookshop victoria this book contains alexander pope's seminal interpretation of the original homeric poem, published serially from to
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Oxfam shop colne road tense, unsentimental wwii drama in which two czech recruits find themselves in north africa helping out the allieswith the men finally in shape, they're sent to libya as part of the force to help in the relief of the allied occupied city of tobruksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter their initial training, privates pospichal (jan meduna) and lieberman (petr vanek) are assigned to an army unit in egypt under the command of sergeant borny (martin nahalka)but on their arrival, the realities of war soon begin to sink in, and, as the german barrage of the british lines intensifies, the lack of supplies begins to affect the men's strength and morale
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Kakariki babies ready 3rd week of november, mixed sexes all pied green and yellow great age to tame read more
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Containing illuminating examinations of wyndham lewis, laura riding and henry miller, this study will be invaluable reading for those interested in modernism and its complicated legacyfor example, how does one create an original work when the 'new' has already been established, marketed and institutionalised? rod rosenquist's study focuses on the writers and poets who emerged after modernism's high-water mark year of , in which ulysses, the waste land and the early cantos were publishedoxfam bookshop canterbury rod rosenquist cambridge university press (30 augmodernism remains deeply connected to ideas of innovation, and this has created problems for successive generations of writersseeking to refine our own understanding of the high modernists through the frequent difficulties encountered by the generation that succeeded them, this study discusses issues of cultural value, the relationship of history to innovation, and the market for new works in an era already dominated by the likes of joyce, eliot and poundan as new unread copy see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Revolution hasn't just spent the last three years crafting a new story for this latest instalmentnow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor systeminstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemas you progress, information gleaned from the characters you meet or uncovered from the many locations across the world helps you decode the manuscript's secrets and move toward revealing the identity of 'the one true patriarch' in a gripping and intriguing story that is deftly interwoven with factual contextrendering more believable facial expressions, the system projects each character's emotions as you interact with them, as they are once again brought to life with excellent voice actingbeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking tooloxfam bookshop newport "ten years on from revolution's first broken sword title, after battling dragons, mayan gods and joining the knights templar, unwitting hero george stobbart is trying to get back to his regular life and his 9-5 desk job when he finds a beautiful and enigmatic woman waiting for himback in control of stobbart, who is - sigh - once again charged with saving the world, you're armed with a richly illustrated manuscript that holds as many secrets as it does cluesto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pdawithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible power" in very good conditioncomplete with manualsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hacking puzzles, once completed, result in access being granted to various databases around the world, which are then cross referenced with the information contained in the manuscript
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