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Everyone knows the story of anne boleynsuzannah dunn has wit, a mastery of dialogue, brilliant characterization, lack of pretence, and good humourthen, when henry had what he wanted, he managed a mere three years of marriage before beheading his wife for alleged adultery with several men, among them his own best friend and her own brotherthis is the context for suzannah dunn's wonderful new novel, which is about - and told by - two women: anne boleyn, king's mistress and fated queen; and lucy cornwallis, the king's confectioner, an employee of the very highest status, who made the centrepiece of each of the feasts to mark the important occasions in anne's ascentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe queen of subtleties adds to that mix a wonderfully balanced, strong story and the result is sensationaloxfam bookshop cheltenham a tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of anne boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of henry's queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the tudor courthenry viii divorced his longstanding, long-suffering, older, spanish wife for a young, black-eyed english beauty, and, in doing so, severed england from rome and indeed from the rest of the western worldthere's another link between them, though: the lovely mark smeaton, wunderkind musician, the innocent on whom, ultimately, anne's downfall hinged
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darley street a bold new story featuring roland deschain and his beleaguered ka-tet on the run following the complete destruction of their beloved city of gilead! and when such as gilead falls, the pillars of reality itself - the six beams holding all of existance together - begins to crumbleplus, just in time for the fun, it's the return of master storyteller jae lee to the role of penciler! don't miss it! collects dark tower: the battle of jericho hillthe satanic plan of the crimson king to return all of existance to the primal state of chaos is nigh
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe lithograph is numbered from the edition of 300, plate-signed by magritte, features the dry stamps of the magritte foundation & adagp and is countersigned in pencil by mrcopyright of the magritte succession & adagp dimensions 78 x 58 cm (308' in) this lithograph was printed and published in in the art-lithographies studio in paris using thick pur chiffon bfk rives paper100 % hand-made in france, from the production of the paper in arches, to the traditional lithographic printing process, one drawing for each different color, one color per press runshipped with a certificate of authenticity stamped & signed by our company, the worldwide exclusive printer and publisher of rené magritte lithographs sincecharly herscovici, president of the magritte foundation and unique representative of the magritte estateour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerené magritte (after) - la voix du sang (the voice of blood) lithograph on bfk rives paper plate-signed and numbered from the edition of 300
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Abundant references, which could facilitate further research, are giventhe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysthe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radaroxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'this book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt with
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How was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearsfor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete packagea timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois lanefollow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemiesoxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventuressee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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I think you're going to like himthe shock of the fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illnessit is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fictionthere are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly realoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the specsavers popular fiction book of the year winner of the betty trask prize 'i'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brotherhis name's simon'there are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all nightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut in a couple of pages he'll be deadthe shock of the fall is all of these booksand he was never the same after thatthere are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days
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This book is likely to interest those studying or teaching social history, jewish history or race relations in sociology, politics and cultural studiesthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overalloxfam bookshop hexham the persistence of prejudice examines attitudes to jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascismthe jewish image in society, the response of the state to jews at home and abroad, and the effect of antisemitism on the jewish community itself receive particular attentiontony kushner examines the impact of evacuation, the blitz, the black market and other aspects of the war on relations between gentile and jewit is complete with its dustjacket which has a small sticker mark on the inside front flapthe blue cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spine and are a little spotted and stainedthe text block is yellowing slightly but appears to be free from inscriptions or annotationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is soundas a contribution to the social history of wartime britain, it also reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracythis book suggests that, rather than being confined to extremists, antisemitism was part of the mainstream culturethere are a few minor marks here and there on the dustjacket but otherwise it is free from chips or tearshe probes attitudes to anglo-jewry, from left to right of the political spectrum
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Rich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klanthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinethe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedoxfam bookshop hexham cthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationsthe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotryduring the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issueann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fighttheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicion
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Oxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmoderncontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacrakey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (ethe book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedthomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available*also appeared in a limited red special edition (quantity 100 in red) paul gerald(new music express) ortoflorovivaistica is full of beautiful and powerful masterpieces that are performed with so much feeling and passion you wonder what was going around the time of writing and recording…the boys from pisa should definitely be proud of themselves with this onemichele marinò (vocals,guitar) nicola cionini (guitar) matteo sciocchetto (bass) matteo d'ignazi (drums) tracklist a1\tmars behind our eyes\t a2\tjohn on the moon\t a3\tthe ghost in your room\t a4\ta telescope in reverse\t a5\tthe spider in the clock\t b1\tmy garden\t b2\tstrange girl\t mint for collectors of extraordinary bands of psychedelic rock! read morestrange flowers?–ortoflorovivaistica /in limited of 100 "red vinyl" how can you classify a band that is difficult to classify into a style! strange flower are comfortable and stirring,soulful psychedelic,haunting and hardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeinfluences by pink floyd and king crimson,but also parts of tangerine dream goes in the extraordinary music design,without neglecting your own direction! the big breakthrough is lacking in management,the necessary small change and the courage of the radio stations! probably the most ambitious work is "ortoflorovivaistica",which is a harmonious image of this underestimated italian formation,and generally received good reviewsbrilliant! (concreteweb, belgium) strange flowers profile: italian neo-psychedelic band from pisa formed in and active till
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website8 million copies in the united kingdom, 1are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebeautiful stunning columbia award presented to celine dion to commemorate the sale of more than copies of the columbia records album "the colour of my love" the colour of my love is the third english-language studio album by canadian singer celine dionit was released by columbia records/550 music on 9 novemberthe album features cover versions of "the power of love" and "when i fall in love"the songs were produced mainly by david foster, ric wake, guy roche, walter afanasieff and christopher neil, and four of them were written by diane warreneach of these singles sold over one million copies in these countriesit remains one of the best-selling albums of all time with worldwide sales of twenty million copiessingles released from the album include the us number one "the power of love", the uk number one "think twice", and the japanese chart topper "to love you more", which was included on the re-release of the colour of my love in japan5 million in canada and over one million units in japanpostage is insured and tracked read morethis a very rare opportunity to buy this official sales awardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeafter its release, the colour of my love received generally mixed reviews from music critics but became a commercial success, topping the charts in canada, australia, the united kingdom and a few other european countries, and reaching the top ten elsewhere, including number four in the united statesthe colour of my love has shipped six million units in the united states and has sold over 1
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitespecial anniversary set in eight volumesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableby frederich burkhardt and the editors of the darwin correspondence project¶ british nature researcher charles darwin corresponded with an exceptionally large group of people all over the worldthe letters also highlight a lot of aspects about darwin and his biography: the development of is ideas, an insight in his character and health, personal opinions about controversial matterscondition: minimal signs of storageletters in eight volumesa wrinkle at the top of the spine of volume 1the letters offer a lot of insight in matters from the origin of important scientific concepts to religious and philosophical discussions, that are still relevant todayhis letters to harvard botanist asa gray for instance show his changing opinions regarding slavery and the american civil warour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storescientific historian janet browne has argued that darwin’s ability to correspond on a daily basis played a crucial role in the development of his theory and his ability to find the support of colleaguesdarwin also relied on correspondence for a lot of his scientific work and used letters to find support for his ideas among friends an colleagues
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesections paginated separatelyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere are numerous schematics and diagrams throughoutwe are delighted to present a copy of this important work on the theory of computers by francis jhis proof of the complex version of the hahn-banach theorem of functional analysis is also notedmarks on front cover from removed labelsit looks at a diverse range of computing instruments from slide rules to the eniacoverall this book is a fascinating artefact in the history of computing, of interest to specialists in the field and those who want to become acquainted with the subject28x22cm, titles, prelims, ppbookplates and library markings, otherwise pages cleanmurray (), best known for his series of papers with john von neumannn on functional analysis, and what subsequently became known as von neumann algebrasblue-green card covers with white lettering, in good conditionthis is the first printing of the second edition (3rd printing overall), revised from the first with an extra chapter on electronic digital computersmurray was a faculty member at colombia, and then at duke where he also served as mathematical consultant to us army agenciesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebookplate and ink inscription of richard f reiss from linacre college, oxfordplastic comb bindingthe first edition, published a year before, came out just as electro-mechanical and mechanical designs were being out-competed by electronics
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On the night of the tanabata star festival, kyon is transported back in time by mikuru asahina to what may be the source of what led haruhi to search for aliens, time travelers, and espersunfortunately, for kyon and the rest of the sos brigade, they are forced to go along for the rideoxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlalso included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class projectharuhi continues her search for exciting ways to keep her world from being boringit's up to kyon to figure out what's missing to get them out of their endless loopsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the last two weeks of summer vacation, haruhi leads the brigade on a dizzying list of summer time activities, eventually culminating in the brigade experiencing what they think is deja vu but they're actually re-living the same two weeks of summer over and over again
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Oxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlalso included is a behind-the-scenes look at how the sos brigade created and filmed their very own class project, 'the adventures of mikuru asahina episode 00'episodes comprise: 'bamboo leaf rhapsody', 'endless eight' (episodes ), 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 1', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 2', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 3', 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 4' and 'the sigh of haruhi suzumiya part 5'see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this season, kyon is transported back to the past along with mikuru, where he discovers that his actions may have a serious impact on the present; and the entire sos brigade find themselves locked in a time cycle, repeating the same two weeks over and over again
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Lewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniathe rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingthey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmenwhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the movefinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumthe children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their princeoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the csee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chairin 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventurealong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narnia'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronein 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the world
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle extended cut of this fantasy adaptationfrodo 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 overfrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, 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 part one of the fantasy trilogy by jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell 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 gandalftogether 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 mordordiscs in good condition, packaging is good but worn with age
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In 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilfinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayfrodo 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 overmeanwhile 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 armiesoxfam shop newquay peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf 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 responsibilitiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomwhilst 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-dûrtolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen 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 handsthey 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 doomgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoronce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell 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 gandalftogether 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 mordorin 'the fellowship of the rings' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earth
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Frodo 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 overfrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, 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 handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell 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 gandalftogether 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 mordor
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Tolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - which won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplaygandalf 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 responsibilitiesoxfam shop clitheroe the extended version (with 48 extra minutes) of the final film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey 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 doom
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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 friendsset 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 mountainbilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battleoxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leein this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-town
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The locals then discover that they are in fact fictional creations of the 'league of gentlemen' comedy troupein 'the league of gentlemen are behind you' () the tradition of the great british panto is lampooned by the crackpot crew'league of gentlemen at drury lane'() is the live stage adaptation of the popular tv seriesoxfam shop edenbridge box set featuring the feature film and two specials from the cult tv programme'the league of gentlemen's apocalypse' () is the big screen version of the programme in which misanthropic vicar bernice (reece shearsmith) discovers a prophecy that warns of the destruction of royston vaseysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe town of royston vasey is populated by many strange and eccentric individualsthe annual panto in royston vasey is at least as creepy and wacky as you'd expectmaking their way through a mysterious portal into the real world, murderous butcher hilary briss (mark gatiss), embittered businessman geoff tipps (shearsmith) and sinister pederast herr lipp (steve pemberton) confront their creators in an effort to force them to continue writing about royston vasey
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Oxfam books & music perth 12 pictorial postcards from the palace of holyroodhouse & abbey the blue paper envelope that the cards are in is in poor condition but the cards are unused and in good conditionhm office of works, sold for ninepence• the palace of holyroodhouse - queen mary’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse – abbey, the nave • the palace of holyroodhouse – duchess of hamilton’s drawing room • the palace of holyroodhouse – the front of the palace • the palace of holyroodhouse – king edward memorial from the palace forecourt • the palace of holyroodhouse – lord darnley’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse - lord darnley’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – panoramic view of the palace and abbey • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – the fountain • the palace of holyroodhouse – the main entrance • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s bath house see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecharles babbage (), the english polymath considered to be the father of computing, designed his difference engine norather, the proofs were checked against his previous tables, finding only 9 errors which were then corrected in the second edition ()pencil notes on the last pagebabbage therefore did not attempt to compute new tablessmall tears to some margins, affecting text on pwe are delighted to present a fourth impression copy of this book of logarithms by charles babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical ‘computer’ink mark to tail page edge1 to mechanise the creation of mathematical tablesoverall, this book is a collectable work by the babbage, the originator of the concept of the digital programmable computer, a fascinating artefact in the history of mathematics and scienceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storerebound quarter brown leather binding over green marbled boards, in excellent conditiontitle-page repairedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablespine with raised bands, gilt fillets, and gilt lettering to green leather title labelashdown’ to head of title-pagehowever, he did not have a working portion until , several years after his first table was published, and that was insufficient computing power to produce the mathematical tablespencil ownership inscription of ‘ware you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiitem is as picturedex-library copycircular stamp to title-page and last page, ink accession note to verso title-pagetables throughout
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Oxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author cin order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecy• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniathese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witch
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An action adventure, the game features three members of the fellowship as playable charactersin a storyline faithful to the first part of tolkien's epic novel, players relive the experiences of frodo, aragorn and gandalf as they journey from the peaceful lands of the shire through the darkness of moria to the river anduinon their quest to protect the one ring from the dark lord sauron, players will explore the massive environments of middle-earth while solving puzzles and fighting enemies such as orcs, black riders and an evil balrogoxfam shop ulverston fellowship of the ring, in development by seattle-based surreal software, is one of 's hottest releases and is scheduled for release this fall for playstation 2we can hardly wait! see oxfam website for delivery information read moremaking excellent use of the playstation 2 hardware, gamers can be sure of an immersive, involving and thoroughly addictive experiencefellowship of the ring will be very much an adventure title, but features heavy elements of role-playing, such non-playable characters and extensive dialogue
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The gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boyif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complex" see oxfam website for delivery information read morealong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friendsfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainkind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesthis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the gamethe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemiesbeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friendsoxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from eaobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkabanprisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerthroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up against
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There are also dozens of skills and class abilities, over 50 feats and hundreds of spells from which to chooseplayers assemble a party of adventurers to uncover the source of evil and ominous activity in the land of flanaessthe improved, easy-to-use turn-based combat system speeds up gameplaythis is the first and only pc game to utilize the newly released dungeons and dragons 3see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop wetherby the temple of elemental evil: a classic greyhawk adventure is a literal computer translation of one of the world's most beloved campaign settings, the realm of greyhawkthe game has options for creating up to five characters per party, in a reactive world filled with nonplayable characters (npcs) that react differently to the unique attributes of the adventuring partygamers will also be able to explore over 50 side quests and battle more than 100 monstersin addition, multiple quest solutions lead to different paths for different partiesthe product is used however the casing, manual and disks are in good condition
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The lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gameoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forwardtolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progress
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In he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism' our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacketthe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegetitle etc in black lettering on spine  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fepit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelyit has been widely translated, and remains in print todaykarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th centurythe yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the backinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, trans  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery occasional spots of foxing noted107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank loss  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedownclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those yearsdom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's works
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