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The 39-mile long line has had a fascinating and, at times, unusual history, which is documented here from the earliest proposals through to the present day 1st edition hardback book published by oxford publishing company inoxfam books & music fareham the north devon line runs from exeter to barnstaple and is now the only surviving part of the once-extensive railway system which used to serve the regionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein excellent, hardly-read conditionincluded are details of the motive power used, the freight and passenger services over the years together with a detailed description of the line, its stations and structures
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As each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really arebut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tthe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timethis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of alloxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoymore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early yearsliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, again
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Back in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandfinally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgerywe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her churchoxfam shop ulverston it's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavour
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioutside with very light trace of use; very fresh"the yangtze river flows miles across china, traveling from its furthest westerly point in the qinghai province to shanghai in the eastusing the river as a metaphor for constant change, nadav kander (born ) has photographed the landscape and people along its banks from mouth to sourcefirst edition, first printingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehardcover in linen without jacket (as issued)after several trips to different parts of the river, it became clear that what i was responding to and how i felt whilst being in china was permeating into my pictures, he records; a formalness and unease, a country that feels both at the beginning of a new era and at odds with itself77 colour photoshatje cantz, ostfilderncondition: inside like new and unreadsigned by nadav kandartext: nadav kander, jean paul tchangdesign, layout: tappin goftoncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletext in englishvery beautiful, sought-after photobook: martin parr, wassinklundgren, the chinese photobook from the s to the present, page 411photos: nadav kanderoverall very fine conditionone of the best photobook in which got the german photobook prize in gold inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteintroduction by kofi annan and nadav kander" (from the publisher) read morethe river is embedded in the consciousness of the chinese, and plays a significant role in both the spiritual and physical life of the peoplefantastic photobook in great condition; signed by the artist
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Flitting between the present and the past, we discover how darren and holly's lives become intertwinedfifteen-year-old darren negotiates life with his errant mother and the younger brother he is bringing upoxfam bookshop cheltenham from jonathan harvey, the award-winning author of all she wants and the writer of coronation street and gimme, gimme, gimme, comes the girl who just appeared, a comedy with a huge, beating heartwill holly uncover the secrets of her past? or will she always feel like the girl who just appeared? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen she finds a biscuit tin full of yellowing papers under the floorboards, she wonders if this might hold the secret to her pastby a bizarre twist of fate holly discovers that the flat is available to rentwhen the toxteth riots explode around him darren finds himself with a moral dilemma that will have consequences for the rest of his lifeholly smith has never fitted inall she has is the address of where she was born - 32b gambier terrace, liverpoolshe travels north and moves inadopted when just a few months old, she's always felt she was someone with no history, the girl who just appeared
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The book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the worldthe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionageoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air powerthe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far eastthe book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf warit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedthere are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fighters
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Spanning four generations, the midnight rose by lucinda riley sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of india to the majestic stately homes of england, following the extraordinary life of a girl, anahita chavan, from to the present dayin the heyday of the british raj, eleven-year-old anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong princess indira, the privileged daughter of rich indian royaltya lifelong passioneighty years later, rebecca bradley, a young american film star, has the world at her feetbut when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of dartmoor in englandshortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling astbury hall, ari malik, anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere, she meets the young donald astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote astbury estate - and his scheming motheroxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the epic novel award in the romantic novelists association books awardswhat he and rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the astbury dynastyan endless searchbecoming the princess's official companion, anahita accompanies her friend to england just before the outbreak of the great war
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Oxfam shop lytham linked to a channel four television documentary, this is an account of the ocean liner from the mid-19th century to the presentit explores the history of the world's great passenger ships, the lines that operated them, and the people they carriedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeginning in the age when steamships revolutionized travel, the book ends with a glimpse of the technology of the 21st century when, it is predicted, there will be floating cities up to four times the size of the largest passenger liner ever builtthe story encompasses changing technologies and economies, rivalry between nations, the rise and fall of empires both political and commercial, momentous events such as the sinking of the "titanic", and the conversion of many liners for use as troopships during world war ii, when conditions on board became so appalling that many soldiers died or mutiniedthose who populate the story include poor emigres seeking a new life, shipping magnates and heads of government pitting their ambitions against each other, and the wealthy and famous, travelling in a style very different from that of the steerage passengers
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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'oxfam bookshop thame all 14 episodes from the second season of the anime series about an out of the ordinary schoolgirlsee 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 againalso 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'
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This film catches up with lorraine in the present day and finds her alienated from her mother's family and in prison undergoing rehabwhen she died at age of 29 in , her daughter lorraine, now 29 herself, was just ten years oldthe film mixes fact with fiction by using actors to lip-synch words actually spoken by members of dunbar's family and residents from the buttershaw estatesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage clio barnard directs this avant-garde docu-drama chronicling the life and legacy of the late bradford playwright andrea dunbaras she is re-introduced to her mother's plays and letters, lorraine begins to understand the personal difficulties her mother went through and reflects on their impact on her own lifedunbar, who wrote the plays 'the arbor' and 'rita, sue and bob too', was hailed as 'a genius straight from the slums' for her unflinching autobiographical portrayals of her upbringing on the notorious buttershaw estate in bradford
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In the 'language builders' michel consolidates and expands your knowledge of structures and vocabulary in a one-on-one lecture session with you at homeoxfam bookshop st albans michel thomas took the language-learning world by stormsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith no books, no memorising and no homework, michel teaches the basic grammar of the language painlesslythe present, future, conditional and past tenses are covered, and you are taught to think about the ideas that you are trying to communicate, rather than to translate words slavishlyin only a matter of hours, he gives you a comprehensive grasp of the structure of the language, enabling you to communicate with confidencehe points out the similarities of the vocabulary in english and italian and gives you the tools to guess the words you do not know, or think you do not knowusing the method he perfected over 50 years, he shares his secret with the world - and 'makes it simple' (sunday times)
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Now for the first time the heritage and influence of house of hermès is fully explored, from the first scarf's debut in right up to the present dayworn by royalty and celebrities, coveted and admired, and now avidly collected, this deceptively simple square of silk is much more than just an accessory: it is the stuff of legendthe hermès scarf is one of the greatest fashion icons of all timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the present day, emily conway has everything she could wish for: a huge house in west london, two beautiful children and a successful husband, willsoon, she is deeply in love with ralph, but there is one problem: ralph is still married to catherinewhen she wakes from her injuries, emily is told of a mysterious legacy: a house in cumbria on the edge of an estate, left to her by a woman she has never metcressida felbridge is living the high life as a debutante in s london society when she is courted by a friend of her brother's and set to marrybut catherine will not give up ralph that easilya lifetime of consequencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a forbidden passionsteering the car off the road at high speed, their perfect life is abruptly endedcould this house provide the chance to start anew, or does it hold secrets that she must uncover before it can be at peace?the snow angel is a deliciously dark family saga from lulu taylor, the bestselling author of the winter follybut as emily and will drive to a party, will reveals that he has been betrayed by his business partnerbut as soon as she meets the painter ralph few, cressie knows her life will never be the same againwishing only the best for his daughter, her father decrees that she must have her portrait painted to mark the occasionas cressie is drawn into a strange, triangular relationship, catherine's behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and ralph and cressie escape to cressie's family home in cumbria
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He covers two millennia of history, from the countrys first unification to the present day, when the great wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war, has become a symbol of tranquillityyet behind the confusion are great simplicitiesit is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured by a few images or a day-tripwe all feel we know the wallmutual hostility inspired centuries of attacks, counter-attacks and wall-building, until the northward spread of china in the 20th century made the wall redundantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is the first writer to describe two unknown walls in mongoliamyths surround iteven its name is deceptive it is not an it, a single entity, but many walls (hence the uncertain length), built at different timesbut we are wrongthe many walls are united by two ideas self-protection and unity which go back to the first emperor, who founded the nation in 221 bcfor years, the wall marked the border between china and nomadic peoples to the north and westoxfam bookshop cheltenham chinas great wall north of beijing is one of the worlds most famous sightsmillions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountainsmany believe that the stone barrier marches across all china, that it has been in existence for over years, and that it is the only man-made structure visible from the moonestimates of its length vary from to milesin fact, most of it is made of earth, and much of it is not there at allit cannot even be seen from earth orbit, let alone the moonfor this riveting account, john man travelled the wall from the far western deserts to the pacific, exploring the grandest sections and many wild ones
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This unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daythere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemoxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositorieshe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuriesit casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grail
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Through meditations and simple techniques, eckhart shows us how to quiet our thoughts, see the world in the present moment, and find a path to "a life of grace, ease, and lightnessreaders of other transformational self-help books such as the four agreements, the miracle morning, braving the wilderness, and the book of joy will want to read practicing the power of nowyour path to enlightenment: practicing the power of now extracts the essence from eckhart's teachings in his new york times bestseller, the power of now (translated into 33 languages)oxfam bookshop cheltenham new york times bestselling author eckhart tolle - a key to happiness is living in the nowpractice the power of now: if you, like many others, have benefited from the transformative experience of reading the power of now, you will want to own and read practicing the power of noweckhart tolle: eckhart tolle, a spiritual teacher and author who was born in germany and educated at the universities of london and cambridge, is rapidly emerging as one of the world's most inspiring spiritual teachers" the aim is to be able to enter into and sustain an awakened state of consciousness throughout everyday life"the next step in human evolution: eckhart's profound yet simple teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world find inner peace and greater fulfillment in their livesan essential aspect of this awakening involves transcending our ego-based state of consciousnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the core of the teachings lies the transformation of consciousness, a spiritual awakening that he sees as the next step in human evolutionthis is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violence on our planethis views go beyond any particular religion, doctrine, or guruin the power of now and his subsequent book practicing the power of now, eckhart shares the enlightenment he himself experienced after a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his lifepracticing the power of now shows us how to free ourselves from "enslavement to the mind
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Back in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandfinally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgerywe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her churchoxfam shop colne road it's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavour
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His systematic investigation of ancient slave wars, which is the centre of this collection, is not merely the most important contribution to the study of ancient slavery in the present generation; it is also a reasoned refutation of more extreme marxist interpretations, and a brilliant demonstration that a pragmatic approach to the analysis of a general phenomenon can lead to conclusions as far-reaching as any a priori system see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford the distinctive features of joseph voght's approach to ancient slavery are his social awareness and sympathetic commitment, and his refusal either to ignore or be dominated by the dogmas of the left and the structures of sociology
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Estc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copynaval battles and court eventsan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia very good copybattaglie navalicomplete with cover page and 26 large platesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteepisodi storici a cortean impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , pp18th-century rebackinglarge heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelthomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)including: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spine26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil wars
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'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardoxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope livelyit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigershe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganpenelope lively lives in londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenbut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitz'this is the city in which everything is simultaneousthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction
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All this is discovered in the present day by another painter, amy, who has returned to her old family home as a restorerto pay for his passage, he must paint the captain's portraitas she paints a portrait of the man she is becoming involved with, so she uncovers the secrets of the pastthis fine novel will appeal to fans of girl with a pearl earring and tulip feveroxfam bookshop hertford beautifully evocative and suspensful double time-scheme narrative about rembrandt, love and artsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein january, , the artist rembrandt, bankrupted in the great tulip crash, accidentally stows away on a boat for hullfor himself, he paints a portrait of the captain's beautiful wifebut he has a rival - none other than the mp for hull after the civil war, the poet andrew marvell! and the captain's wife is far from being a passive player in this triangular game of love, deceit and manipulationrembrandt has seduced many a sitter before, and sets about doing so again
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The world is gods creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present timeschweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no marks or wear the fundamental book of eliezer schweid is a modern interpretation of the bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary jews with the bible, from which a dynamic jewish culture can continue to draw its inspirationthe approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of hermann cohen, the dialogical philosophy of buber, the religious phenomenology of heschel, and the insights of contemporary biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the bible
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Oxfam bookshop thame this book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the present and future place of science in mankind's culturehere the genius and ironies behind those discoveries are describedthe subject is the the history and explanation of modern physicsevery so often science moves by large leaps,sometimes spurred by the realization that the commonly held beliefs of the day need revisingit finds answers to the deepest questions of modern physics and ultimately describes a unified design of the universe, which has truth beauty and symmetrythis book has great clarity and removes the shrouds of mystery, which envelop one of contemporary science's greatest challengessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone such great change occurred at the turn of the twentieth century, when there was a revolution in modern scientific thinkingthis paperback is in a very good clean condition
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Complete 8 vols set james taylor: the age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century from the peace of to the present time - london - william mackenzie, edinburgh and dublin - cm x 20cm brown hardcovers with black and gold gilt decorationplease see pictures for referencecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall spines are straight and binding gooda beauty to the eye, would add value to any library8 volumes in 8 booksprospectus in front of vol 1very good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevery light and occasional foxing on the pages (usually on the rear of the plates)the owners name crossed out with marker on endpapers of each bookpage ends have light foxingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storegold gilding on all page endscovers in excellent condition, only very light and occasional small marks/edgewear evident on covers
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Supplement to the anecdotes of some distinguished persons, chiefly of the present and two preceding centuriesat the end, an interesting catalog of the books printed by tfull leather vintage binding (with a small missing part on the spine)seward, williamcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelondon: printed for tcontent in good condition, with clean pages and wide marginsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecomplement to the original work, very rare and scarce in commerce! read more
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Has historical maps from to the present dayhas a hard back cover -original price ÂŁthere are sections of satellite images of the worldhas geographical information covering states and territories and physical featuresthe times concise atlas of the world -8th edition -completely new atlas -expanded to have 260 pages -mapping and index to over place names -hardback 272pp illustrated 339x247mm -ideal for the office, school, university or home -comprises over 100 pages of collins bartholomew mapping, including political and physical maps of the world, the oceans and the continents -with an index of places
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Oxfam shop kendal new and sealedback in the present, and taking a sideswipe at stanley kubrick's 'eyes wide shut', the endlessly warring couple stella and charlie try to resolve their dysfunction, and stella visits a strange masked group called 'solutions' in the hope of using voodoo to get rid of her husbandfinally we travel back to visit a younger herr lipp, the vicious pederast, who is captured here leading a choir of small boys in the small german town of duisberg; but what will he do to the young lad who asks if he may come to visit this christmas? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein flashback we are shown the terrible secret behind dr chinnery's always fatal attempts at veteninary surgerywe are presented with a complex tableau of stories delivered to royston vasey's vicar bernice by a variety of strangers who visit her churchit's christmas time in royston vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'you'll never leave', and this special full-length episode has a darkly dickensian yuletide flavour
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Including the full text of an original prison cookery manual compiled at parkhurst prison in , it examines the history of prison catering from the middle ages (when prisoners were expected to pay for their own board and lodging whilst inside) through the newgate of the victorian age and on to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music durham this copiously illustrated book takes the lid off the real story of prison foodwith sections on prison life, punishments, the food on board transportation vessels and floating prison hulks, and the work of reformers such as john howard and elizabeth fry, who vastly improved the conditions of those who were put behind bars, this evocative and unique book shows the reader exactly what 'doing porridge' entailed
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Largely ignoring the vagaries of fashion change, he has taken the best of the past and recast it for the present and in so doing has given international cachet to the weft and warp of american lifeoxfam shop arnold this lavish book gives the inside story on the fashion icon, ralph lauren, one of the world's greatest designerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecolin mcdowell not only tells the life story of ralph lauren - his beginnings as a tie salesman to the opening of his first store in new york - but he examines the roots of lauren's americana and what has inspired himthis book is a celebration and an exploration of the themes that have inspired him and provides a deep insight into the man behind the stylecolin mcdowell has been given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes world of ralph lauren along with the full support of the designer, his family, friends and colleaguesralph lauren is the first designer in the history of fashion to create clothes so archetypal of their time and place that they have almost come to symbolise a nation
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By the late robert willis - edited with large additions and brought up to the present time () by john willis clark hardcover in very good condition, some foxing on the endpapers, half-title page and very last page (advert) all text pages are in almost fine condition, with no foxing,marks or tearsoxfam shop malvern volume three  with some wear at the spine ends and bottom and front edges of the boards xi, 722pp, including index  label pasted inside front board "theological college, ely  see oxfam website for delivery information read more with numerous illustrations throughout the book
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