The remarkable life of victoria drummond
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First published 100 years after her birth, this remarkable story has been reconstructed from her diaries and her uncompleted memoirsoxfam bookshop hexham victoria drummond, a goddaughter of queen victoria, went to sea in the s at the start of a career which at the time was not considered suitable for a ladyin the ensuing 40 years she sailed on 49 voyagesshe was the first british woman to serve as chief engineersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cover has some signs of shelf-wear: there are creases and some marks on the back coverher courage during the second world war was recognised when she was awarded the mbe and the lloyds medal for bravery at sea for single handedly keeping her ship's engines going during an attack by a german bomberthis paperback second edition is in a reasonable, used condition overallafter completing her apprenticeship at the caledon shipyard, she joined the ss anchises in as tenth engineerthere are two sections of black & white platesthere are some annotations and underlinings in pencil in the text and places where the page corners have been turned down by a previous reader
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Oxfam bookshop clifton after bath or (if you prefer) the remarkable case of the flying hat by vaughan wilkins sun damage to cover and yellowing of pagesillustrated by audrey pilkington(first edition, jonathan cape, ) first edition of this rare and surreal classic of children's literature see oxfam website for delivery information read more antique/collectable no markings inside book
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30 €
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Beset by heartbreaking visions of a past he gave up, he questions his choices: in swapping a precarious life as a brilliant underground artist for comfort and security did he betray his dreams? and if his dreams are lost, what does he have left? one of the most highly acclaimed debuts of recent years, the dream life of sukhanov is a work of demonic energy and startling imagery: a new classicbut the year is and the air is heavy with changesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham stepping out into the dusk of a warm moscow evening, esteemed art critic anatoly sukhanov feels on top of the world: his career is glittering, his wife is beautiful and his children are cleversukhanov's future will be haunted by doubt
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In the secret life of the owl, john lewis-stempel explores the legends and history of the owl'john lewis-stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation' country life see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey feature in every major culture from the stone age onwardsthey are the birds of ill-tidings, the avian messengers from the other sideit is the time of the gloaming, the owl-lightno other species has so captivated usthey are creatures of the night, and thus of magicbut owls - with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions - are also reassuringly familiarhuman-like, in other wordsand in vivid, lyrical prose, he celebrates all the realities of this magnificent creature, whose natural powers are as fantastic as any mythout in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-o'there is something about owlswe see them as wise, like athena's owl, and loyal, like harry potter's hedwigoxfam shop colne road the perfect gift for nature lovers'dusk is filling the valley
5 €
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The secret life of pets children's story bookthe secret life of pets children's backpack, max the dog, 36 cm, 2 liters, brown/whiteexcellent condition read more
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Bruce lee: the celebrated life of the golden dragon by john little (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
14 €
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The secret life of pets customising stickerscustomise your gadgets, or stick to your school bookssuitable for ages 3create cool patterns for the perfect lookcontains 6 sheets of reusable vinyl pet stickers
1 €
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The secret life of pets bubble sticker sethave hours of fun with these stickersideal for travel, holidays or rainy days at homeembrace your creative side with these stickers, featuring the stars of the new hit moviethis sheet contains over 20 3d bubble stickers
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In the hidden life of trees, forester peter wohlleben puts ground-breaking scientific discoveries into a language everyone can relate tohow do trees live?research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever knowndo they feel pain, or have awareness of their surroundings?
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Oxfam shop new street the veronicas 'the secret life ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more' disc, jewel case and booklet all in excellent condition
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The suite life of zack & cody: circle of spies (nintendo ds, ) - european v…
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Billie piper: the rollercoaster life of britain's hottest star (paperback, ) chris stevens book unusedoverall good condition
3 €
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The secret life of pets: fun book! (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
5 €
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The social life of kimono japanese fashion past and present by sheila cliffe (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
16 €
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The secret life of saeed by emile habiby (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
9 €
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The secret life of pets colour activity play pack contains: 2 colouring pads - 1 large and 1 small 4 colouring pencils in red, blue, pink & yellow over 30 colouring pages! great gift, ideal for parties/party bag filler
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Complete with photos and a new afterword, exposed takes readers behind closed bedroom doors to uncover the secret life of jodi arias
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The secret life of petshelp children to swimswimming arm bands
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The secret life of pets poseable pet figure ripper boxeddispatched with my hermes uk only brand new great condition never been open spin master please check all pictures happy biddingcondition is new
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Oxfam books & music fareham field guide to the freshwater life of britain and north-west europe by fitter r and manuel r published by collinssee oxfam website for delivery information read more general condition is good  hardback with laminated coverscovers and page edges are marked
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The secret life of pets gidget flocked exclusive funko pop vinyl
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The secret life of petsglobe shape puzzle72 piece puzzle
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A biography of the remarkable life of nasa's visionary leader george mquote from back of book: "george low is one of the unsung heroes of spaceflight, but there's never been a thorough examination of his life and the important contributions he made to apollo and other nasa programsthe listed price is including 2nd class postage of £3this hardback book was an unwanted chrisrmas gift, and has never been openedit is in perfect - as good as new - conditioni'm happy to send through book through the post at the buyers cost, but if you live in the merseyside area i can also meet in a safe location like a cafe to conduct the purchase and aviod postage costs" perfect birthday or christmas gift for anyone who has a keen interest in the space industry
15 €
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White brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations-and misappropriations-of the yoga sutra led to its revered place in popular culture todaytracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, white's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of india's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cotham hill first edition grey boards and spine with gilt embossed title to spine light shelf-wear to corners and top and bottom of spine but otherwise clean small marks to dust cover which is not price-clipped light bumps to edges of cover rough-cut pages are clean and bright with no marks, creases, or tears book and spine are bright and tight previous owner's pencil commentary to front end flap ("far outshines any since") consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, patanjali's yoga sutra is today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practicewhite retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth centuryas david gordon white demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrectfirst introduced to the west by the british orientalist henry thomas colebrooke, the yoga sutra was revived largely in europe and america, and predominantly in englishvirtually forgotten in india for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the west, the yoga sutra has been elevated to its present iconic status-and translated into more than forty languages-only in the course of the past forty years
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35 €
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This work is set on 23rd decemberin the log book of one of that force, flight sergeant george owen, are the details of his 29 operationsa heroic, yet, dreadful action is about to take place over cologne, involving the bravest of the brave - the pathfinder force
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The life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorsoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morescandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had savedthe rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyit is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and son richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americaamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valley
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14 €
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But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's workthe military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couchedthis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computing
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An original ty beanie of chloe from ‘the secret life of pets’very soft and cuddly! it’s new, with all the tags – it is something i no longer have room for following movingadditional photos available, please askthis official chloe is 6 inches high
5 €
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We try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblesecond hand – very goodschool & studiesaction & adventurewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellation
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