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Oxfam bookshop newport the life story of the indian social reformer, who was also a pioneer in the education and emancipation of women in indiabeige cloth covered boards, with illustration and red text to front and spineshelf wear to top and bottom of spine, which is also discolouredvarious scuffs, marks and discolouration to boardstext block is otherwise lightly but evenly tannedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing to edges of text block and to first and last few leaves
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames 277pp including postscript and appendix; special edition limited to 300 copies signed by the author; neat owner's inscription and date on endpaper and small visitor's card in envelope pasted in; marbled endpapers; roughcut textblock, slightly browning, with top edge gilt; shelfwear to edges and slight fading to top of front board; 5 raised bands to spine; also included a copy of an address at new york - american newcomen - by robert bsize: 15x22x3cm
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This is the inspirational story of virginia mckenna, who starred in some of the most popular and enduring movies of our time, such as born freeoxfam books & music aberdeen dedication by author on title page 'to john, special good wishes, virginia mckenna' foreword by joanna lumley published in now in a paperback edition, this book will inspire anyone who cares about the future of the planet and all the creatures dependent on it, including human beingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hertford through a life cloaked in mystery, edwardian polymath hannibal ghis life work was publically destroyed in what was to become known as the 'great foggian purge'by completing the life work of hannibal, william fogg strives to lift the veil on the supreme secret of manunable to take fogg's triumphs any longer, the british establishment sought to have him discreditedzigzagging through five continents, the quest reveals how alexander the great was never beaten in battleten years in the making, it's as worldly and wise as the indefatigable hannibal foggby the celebrated author of the caliph's house, a time top ten book of the yearalmost eight decades passedthe key to a door in marrakeshfogg pushed the boundaries of exploration, science and code-breaking - producing feats of unrivalled cerebral dexterityhailing from a landed family, fogg was a confidant to world leaders, a soldier, swordsman, prolific author, inventor, collector, and quite probably the most extraordinary man ever to have livedthen, one morning william fogg receives a letter from a legal firm in london, claiming he's the sole inheritor to his great-great-grandfather's estatefirst in a series of ground-breaking adventure novels from master storyteller, tahir shah, hannibal fogg and the supreme secret of man is unlike anything published in recent timesand there begins the treasure trail of mystery, danger and uproar, as william pieces together the clues left for him by hannibal foggbut, while such genius won him accolades and fame, it also fanned the flames of envyknowing almost nothing of his forebear, he takes possession of the single object left in the bequest - a large rusty iron keysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebanished from england, he lived out his days in secrecy - before disappearing on an expedition to manchuria in the winter of
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the story of the black female mathematicians at nasa who helped win the space race the book that inspired the filmsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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However, it is more! here we have the life history of an almost unknown bishop and church leader of the early christian era in northern spainthe enigma remains "who is buried at compostela" see oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall claim of previous ownership indicated by name in biro neatly written on first page, only fault to be foundoxfam bookshop victoria priscillian of avila,both book & d/w finereview from a volunteer:Â Â this is a work of impeccable scholarship, as you would expect from henry chadwickthere is no contempory evidence that james the great ever visited spain, let alone that he was taken there for buriali bought the book because of my interest in santiago de compostela as a pilgrimage sitethere is evidence that there was a shrine to priscillian somewhere in galicia
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The disc will play perfectly without interruptioncase, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear or may not be includedif the item is listed as used, your item will be previously owned but still in great condition
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It also tells the human story of how its deposits were first identified and exploited, with stories of skulduggery and deceit, stock market scams, fortunes won and lost and political scandalsoxfam bookshop wallingford this book tells the story of the creation of the rocks of chillagoe, queensland, australia and how geological events have combined to lay down the gold, copper, garnets, azurite and other rare minerals including chillagitesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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They inform and shape the most important decisions in your lifebut you're almost certainly unaware of their interventionwe want to believe that there are others we always wouldbut who or what are these types? where do they come from? how did they get into our heads? the ten types of human is a pioneering examination of human natureit begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answersmixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and visceral true stories, the ten types of human is at once a provocation and a roadmap of the hidden parts of usonly they're not entirelybut how can we be sure? what are our limits? do we have limits? the answer lies with the ten types of human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisionsthis book will introduce you to ten peopleit explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situationsit is a book to inspire; to refashion our understanding of our many selves and semblances; and ultimately to find fresh ways to be freeit looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks whyin a sense, they are youthey are the ten types of humanwho are they? what are they for? how did they get into your head? we want to believe that there are some things we would never doin a way, you already know themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly you don't - not reallyoxfam bookshop woodbridge used paperback good
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The day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldtelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creationit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messagewhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timeslanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skyoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miraclefully animated - running time 30 minutes
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The criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywheresee oxfam website for delivery information read morepickwick' inthe pickwick papersafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'ten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifeafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalnorton is a laughing stockfor the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timein westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell voxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirton trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteenher beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbourneit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesangry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destitutecrowds are gathering at the court of common pleas
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The wrecking crew: the inside story of rock and roll's best-kept secret paperback – 21 mayif you were a fan of popular music in the s and early '70s, you were a fan of the wrecking crew-whether you knew it or not
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The child coming to grips with life in africa and it's wildlife was the best of the seriesthe shining light of the cast is holly aird who plays elspethi just finished and am glad i did watch ittwo disc set read morein the beginning i intensely disliked the father and watched the characters evolve and ended with a respect for himthe acclaimed memoir of an african childhood the cast includes hayley mills who is adequateit shows what happens when a person is accepting and willing to learn and adapti bought this and then didn't watch it for years
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My james, the heart-rending story of james bulger by his father ralph bulger£1 i am in hoghton near preston, but can post if you pay the postage
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A heroic, yet, dreadful action is about to take place over cologne, involving the bravest of the brave - the pathfinder forcein the log book of one of that force, flight sergeant george owen, are the details of his 29 operationsthis work is set on 23rd december
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff the classic story of lost youth in the horror of the american civil war in black cloth with blindstamped american eagle on front cover, the lettering is giltthere is a circular hole 7/16" (the same as athis hole along with splashes of red was deliberately produced to give the book a dramatic appearance see oxfam website for delivery information read more45 caliber bullet) in diameter that has been drilled through the front board and the first 190 pages of text, which does not effect any of the printed text as it is placed in the lower margin of each page
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The opening of the baltimore & ohio line, the first american railroad set in motion a process which would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad lines" hardback book in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacketsee the attached images of this copyno marks or inscriptions not ex-libraryoxfam bookshop cardiff "in the s, the united states underwent a second revolutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Power play the life & times of peter hall by stephen fay hardback with dust jacket excellent condition home collection only from watford
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Soft-back good clean condition, but middle pages loose but not damagedby robert holmespublished by charles buchan's publications ltdthe three loves of elvis presley
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Typeset at the the folio society in monotype bulmer, printed on caxton wove paper by cambridge university press and bound by them in full cloth blocked with a design by the artist, john holder illustrated with 7 full colour plates and many black and white drawings slipcase in green boardoxfam shop portishead in as new conditiona small faint black square at the top of the front free page (see photos) is the only sign of usesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea wonderful collection of extracts from classic english books, memories of christmases past and poems, including queen victoria (at windsor castle ), pudding making (anon) (from surrey within living memory ), jane austen (a letter to my sister cassandra, december 24th ) cotswold carol singing (laurie lee, cider with rosie ) and robert graves (the christmas robin)
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It is a hilarious and extraordinary story of a singular manit describes the life of one of 20th-century english literature's greatest poetsnow byron rogers has unearthed the amazing story of this man's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touchinghe had a reputation for being an austere, unforgiving, taciturn, wintry mansee oxfam website for delivery information read more for his second biography rogers - a welshman who moved to england - has found the perfect subject: the great welsh poet rbyron rogers' previous books for aurum have twice been radio 4 book of the weekthomas is now accepted, along with ted hughes, philip larkin and seamus heaney, as one of the great post-war british poetsto thomas's many admirers this will be a surprising, sometimes shocking, but at last humanising portrait of someone who wrote truly metaphysical poetrythomas (an english-educated man who set out to become more and more welsh throughout his life)here is a man who banned hoovers from his house on grounds of noise, whose first act on moving into an ancient cottage was to rip out the central heating, whose attempts to seek out more authentically welsh parishes only brought him more into contact with loud english holidaymakersthomas's poetry published by penguin modern classics, orion and bloodaxe with substantial sales every yearthis is sure to be widely reviewedoxfam shop dumfries this is the follow-up to the author's previous biography, the critically acclaimed and sales success, "the last englishman"he is regarded in wales as the national poetall his life, he was a minister in the church of wales, at a succession of increasingly remote country parishes
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this story is a rare and utterly engaging experienceshe tells her story many years later from the waldorf astoria in new yorka young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha houseit tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from to the post-war years of japan's dramatic history, and opening a window into a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradationher memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens, where young girls learn the arts of geisha - dancing and singing, how to wind the kimono, how to walk and pour tea, and how to beguile the land's most powerful mensee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Her descriptions of seaside life will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the intertwining story of robyn's birth mother will bring a tear to your eye' s mag, sunday express'gloriously summery' best'the beach hut series is a slice of pure sunshine' good housekeeping'lashings of romancevibrant and sparkling - lovereading'we read this brilliant book in one sitting' bella'another poignant, touching and feel-good book about family life from the much loved author' women's weekly'the perfect feel-good summer read' fabulous, the sun'veronica henry is brilliant at writing about family relationships and she's on top form herea lovely read' the lady'a breezy, sunny tale that will whisk you away to a happy place' sunday mirror'veronica henry's descriptions of life by the sea will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the story behind robyn's adoption will bring a tear to your eye' sunday express---------------------------------and other readers adore veronica's irresistibly uplifting bestselling books too:'amazingly heartwarming, full of families, friends and romance''packed full of wit and charm''i loved all the rich and vibrant characters''buy it, read it, you'll love it''one of those stories you hope will never end!' see oxfam website for delivery information read morewill opening it reveal the truth about her history - and break the hearts of the people she loves most?as the big day arrives, can everyone let go of the past and step into a bright new future?---------------------------------your favourite authors love to escape with veronica henry's feel-good stories!'as uplifting as summer sunshine' - sarah morgan'a delicious treat of a book' - milly johnson'an utter delight' - jill mansell'truly blissful escapism' - lucy diamond'a heartwarming story combined with veronica's sublime writing' - cathy bramley---------------------------------praise for a wedding at the beach hut!'escape to a world where it's ok to dance barefoot on the sand - the latest feel-good instalment in the beach hut series' heat'wonderful' daily mailveronica henry really does excel in creating hugely entertaining, captivating and uplifting readsbut robyn is more unsettled than excitedoxfam bookshop cheltenham discover the gorgeous new summertime must-read from sunday times bestseller veronica henry - a holiday for the heart and soul!---------------------------------escape to everdene sands, where the sun is shining - but is the tide about to turn?robyn and jake are planning their dream wedding at the family beach hut in devonshe can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it containsa picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sand
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the riveting story of conor grennan's year in nepal reads like a cross between into thin air and three cups of teaan epic thriller and also a love story, little princes is as full of life and hope as the children conor's organisation, next generation nepal, continues to save every daycaught in the middle are the nepalese children, snatched and sold into slavery, the kidnappers promising their families that they will be taken to a safe haven from where they will eventually returnconor nevertheless vows to do everything he can, including risk his own life, to bring these lost children back to their familiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket goodboards very goodconor's search for intrepid adventure on the cusp of 30 soon becomes a dangerous and haphazard mission, buoyed by the energy and adoration of the childrenwhile volunteering at an orphanage, conor discovers that the children are not orphans: they are traffickedpages very good, very little edge wearsome of the luckier ones are finally dumped in an orphanage, only to be found by conor, an unlikely philanthropistdespite the danger, conor treks up dirt paths with photographs of the children, miraculously reuniting dozens of familiesit's and nepal is a country torn apart by war, greed and corruptionthe process is painstaking and chaotic, involving weeks of trekking across inhospitable peaks and surmounting the infinite cultural and language barriers, but the children's raucous happiness on seeing photos of their parents after years of separation, abandonment and fear make the wounds, the danger, the freezing cold and the food poisoning pale into insignificance
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Now, for the first time, discover the true story of the man behind some of the world's most loved bookshippie, journalist, rock star, actor, playwright, theatre director and producer of television programs, this whirlwind life came to an end in , during a trip to europeat a time when he is coming up to the fantastic achievement of 100 million copies sold worldwide across all his books, his fans will be delighted with the first ever official biography of paulo, an in-depth look at his life and work, and what makes him the much-loved author he is todayas a member of the esoteric underworld, he was put in prison for alleged subversive activities against the brazilian dictatorship and subjected to physical tortureoxfam bookshop cheltenham paulo coelho is a worldwide phenomenonhe weaves together the strands of paulo's life, revealing the man behind the world-famous writerpaulo's first official biographer, fernando morais, provides an exhaustive look at paulo's fascinating and varied life, taking several years to research his subject, and interviewing everyone who knows pauloin dachau and later in amsterdam, paulo had a mystical meeting with "j", his new mentor, who persuaded him to walk the road to santiago de compostela, a medieval pilgrim's route between france and spainhe would later describe this experience in his first book, the pilgrimagethe following year, the alchemist, established his worldwide reputationas a teenager, he was subjected to the brutality of electric shock treatment in the psychiatric hospital where his parents, who took his rebelliousness as a sign of madness, interned him three timesbefore he became internationally known and a worldwide bestseller, he had to overcome many obstaclespaulo coelho was born in rio de janeiro, brazil, in augustlater, paulo joined forces with rock star raul seixas and together they composed songs that revolutionized brazilian rock musicthe novel has already achieved the status of a universally admired modern classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein paulo walked the road to santiago, and it was there that he reconverted to christianity and found again the faith bequeathed to him by the jesuit fathers of his school years
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Powerful, moving and at times quite devastating, this is judith tebbutt's story in her own wordsa couple for thirty-three years, they had first met in zambia: africa had played a major part in their life togetheroxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story of how, over a period of one hundred and ninety-two days, i was torn away from the life i knew and loved, and dragged down to the depths of despair; of how i endured enforced isolation and near-starvation at the hands of somali pirates; and of how i made a choice to survive by any and all means that i could musterjudith was torn away from david by a band of armed pirates, dragged over sea and land to a village in the arid heart of lawless somalia, and there held hostage in a squalid room, a ransom on her headthere, too, she learned the terrible truth that the responsibility of securing her release now rested with her son ollieafter a joyous week on safari in the masai mara, they flew on to a beach resort forty kilometres south of somaliaand there, in the early hours of 11 september, tragedy struck themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein september judith tebbutt and her husband david set out on an adventurous holiday to kenya
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'since bob has appeared, i've made huge strides in my lifei was lost to the world and had forgotten what was important in lifein the years since their story ended in the bestselling a street cat named bob james, with bob's help, has begun to find his way back to the real worldin the continuing tale of their life together james shows the many ways in which bob has been his protector and guardian angel through times of illness, hardship, even life-threatening dangeroxfam shop dumfries the incredible sequel to the bestselling a street cat named bob - the moving and uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him, now a major motion picture'james and his street cat bob have been on a remarkable journey togethersee oxfam website for delivery information read morebob is always there to offer guidance and friendshipfor more than a decade i was a homeless drug addictalmost every day, bob provides moments of intelligence, bravery and humour, at the same time opening his human friend's eyes to important truths about friendship, loyalty, trust - and the meaning of happinessas they high five together for their crowds of admirers, james knows that the tricks he's taught bob are nothing compared to the lessons he's learnt from his street-wise catnow i've got myself back on my two feet, but as i put the past behind me, i'm still stepping unsteadily into the futurei still need help in the right direction
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I thought it might end up as a short story that i could include on my websitehowever, the story grew longer than i anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the guidethen, when work started on the twilight saga: the official guide, i thought the guide would be a good fit for my bree storyoxfam shop wolverhampton fans of the twilight saga will be enthralled by the riveting story of bree tanner, a character introduced in eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabitsin another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, stephenie meyer tells the devastating story of bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on bella swan and the cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion'i'm as surprised as anyone about this novella,' said stephenie meyersee oxfam website for delivery information read more'when i began working on it in , it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of eclipse, which i was editing at the time
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Summary: an epic tale of power struggles, rapacious potentates and venerated alchemists, this novel recounts the incredible life story of the man who discovered the magic formula of the art of porcelain making, and the huge impact it had on the western world at the timethe biography of johann friedrich bottger, the imprisoned alchemist worked to death because of his claim of discovering the formula, is a book in itself, and he is only one of an extraordinary cast of enthusiastic, often misled characters in a story which is eagerly and racily toldoxfam bookshop brighton physical description: xii, 272 pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morenotes: maps on endpapersbibliography: pking augustus of saxony was the keenest of all seekers after the arcanum, or secret recipe; and this book narrates in great detail the involved and often dark events that eventually led to the discovery of the recipe, and the establishment of european porcelain factories, in particular at meissenbeauty and worth combined to make porcelain so potent a force that conspiracy, imprisonment, bribery, murder and suicide attended its historyreview: chinese porcelain was much admired and collected in 17th-century europe, and the secret of its manufacture was as eagerly sought after as the secret of turning base metal into gold, and often attempted by the same men
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Bastian balthazar bux (mark rendall) is an average 12-year-old boy whose life revolves around going to school, watching tv and playing video gamesoxfam shop purley four tales from the 'neverending story' fantasy franchisethat is until he discovers a magical book, 'the neverending story', in a fascinating curiosity shop owned by the mysterious carl coreander (john dunn hill)sadly, fantasia is being destroyed by a terrible evil force known as the nothingsoon he finds himself thrust into the fantasy world in the form of his alter ego, atreyu (tyler hynes), a 14-year-old woodland boy and an unlikely hero who may be able to find a cure for the nothing and save fantasiasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas bastian gets deeper into the book his actions in the real world begin to affect events in fantasiabastian's imagination is inspired by the book's tale of an enchanted world called fantasia; a world ruled by the childlike empress (audrey gardiner) and inhabited by an assortment of heroes, villains, dark knights, centaurs, werewolves and other strange mythical creatures
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