A legacy of spies
List a legacy of spies
-
Oxfam books & music durham penguin presents the unabridged, audiobook cd edition of a legacy of spies by john le carréintelligence operations that were once the toast of secret london are to be scrutinised by a generation with no memory of the cold warsomebody must be made to pay for innocent blood once spilt in the name of the greater goodinterweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, john le carré has given us a novel of superb and enduring qualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe reason? his cold war past has come back to claim himpeter guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of george smiley of the british secret service, otherwise known as the circus, has retired to his family farmstead on the south coast of brittany when a letter from his old service summons him to london
14 €
-
Oxfam shop colne road penguin presents the unabridged, audiobook cd edition of a legacy of spies by john le carreintelligence operations that were once the toast of secret london are to be scrutinised by a generation with no memory of the cold warpeter guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of george smiley of the british secret service, otherwise known as the circus, has retired to his family farmstead on the south coast of brittany when a letter from his old service summons him to londonsomebody must be made to pay for innocent blood once spilt in the name of the greater goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe reason? his cold war past has come back to claim himinterweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, john le carre has given us a novel of superb and enduring quality
14 €
-
Like wine, le carré's writing has got richer with agesomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodvintage john le carrédon't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britainoxfam bookshop st albans chosen as a book of the year in the times literary supplement, the evening standard, the daily telegraph, the guardian, the times'a brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' evening standard'vintage le carréthe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himhe's in the first rank' ian mcewan'one of those writers who will be read a century from now' robert harris see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkableintelligence operations that were once the toast of the service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the berlin wall'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitchedit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearsthere is only one le carréimmensely clever, breathtakingreally, not since the spy who came in from the cold has le carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' john banville, guardianpeter guillam, former disciple of george smiley in the british secret service, has long retired to brittany when a letter arrives, summoning him to london
2 €
-
City of spies nmin city of spies: estoril , players are competing against each other to form the most powerful and influential secret organization of spiesestoril is small town near lisbon, portugal
38 €
-
The suite life of zack & cody: circle of spies (nintendo ds, ) - european v…
-
As a member of the first committee on radioactive waste management he was directly responsible for some of the uk's policy on legacy wastethe legacy of nuclear power brings together his varied experience and expertise and reflects his lifetime concern with the fate of nuclear communities now and in the futuresome writing on last page, as shown in photosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreover a long career he has been involved in the field of environmental politics and policy making as an academic, politician, government adviser, nuclear company director and prominent environmental activistoxfam shop st giles street andrew blowers obe is emeritus professor of social sciences at the open university
24 €
-
legacy of damnation mint/newparadigm concepts arcanis d20 legacy of damnation (mint/new)legacy of damnation details the nations of the sealed lands, be they ruled by man or demon-prince, cut off from the rest of arcanis by the dying prayer of coryan's greatest hero
17 €
-
Original legacy of vashna game book released in the 90s legacy of vashna game bookposted by alan in books, comics & magazines, books in middleton
10 €
-
1x pathfinder - legacy of dragons english version instructions in: gb type: role playingpathfinder playerbrief description: for untold millennia, the humanoid races have dwelt alongside mighty wyrmsdragons have helped raise — and destroy — great empires, and wherever they pass they leave a heritage of awe and power
25 €
-
Hearthstone legacy of the void card backheroes of the storm void seeker mountworld of warcraft archon petstarcraft ii field manualstarcraft warrior hero for heroes of the storm
44 €
-
legacy of kain defiance original xbox complete vgccondition is acceptabledispatched with royal mail signed for® 1st class large letter
3 €
-
Starcraft 2: legacy of the void collector's edition
29 €
-
Yu-gi-oh! legacy of the duelist: link evolution (switch, )pre owned includes cards which have been opened very good condition (see photos)
32 €
-
Seafall a legacy game board game new sealeddispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is new
35 €
-
This study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portugueseoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (edndukaku amankulorcontributors for this section include jonathan arobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literaturesafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinkapovey, thomas knipp, and j carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans m) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universe" african writers must struggle constantly to define for themselves and other just what "africa" is and who they are in a continent constructed as a geographic and cultural entity largely by europeanspeters, arlene a in african francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the french assimilationist system and those influenced by negritude, the african-culture affirmation movementwriters from east africa are also represented, as are those from south africasee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricardzell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organization
29 €
-
In an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai rivershis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, ininternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarked the story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good condition
10 €
-
" cover hinge faded and very slight bumping to corners; one crease to back cover; pages brownedoxfam shop macclesfield "one of the best books on the turbulent post independence period of bangladeshsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
55 €
-
The product is used and in an acceptable conditioni have taken a photo of the scratches to try and display them the best i can
-
A pair of unique hand carved wooden carp sculptures one of a kind mirror carp measurements tail to nose 21 and a half inches floor to top of tail 14 in width of carp body 2 and a half inches width of base 5 and a half inches length of base 14 inches height of base 2 inches common carp measurements tail to nose 20 in floor to top of tail 15 in and a half width of carp body 3 inches width of base 5 and a half inches length of base 14 inches height of base 2 inches
145 €
-
The construction of this massive set was filmed using a 35mm time lapse photograph during the week before the showplease 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 catawikia shipment will be made with tracking number, with a very resistant tube that guarantees the arrival of the package in excellent conditionsthe copyright of this video recording is owned by queen films vhs queen at wembley lp queen a kind of magic directed and produced by gavin taylorcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe cameras covered all angles of the stadium, including aerial shots taken from a helicopterthe set was so large that the supports had to be drilled in the concrete foundations of the stadiumthe result is an impressive record of one of the best rock bands of all timequeen ?– at wembley label: picture music international ?– mvp format: vhs, pal, stereo country: uk & europe released: genre: rock style: arena rock in ex condition queen ?– a kind of magic label: virgin emi records ?– format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, 180 gram, gatefold country: uk & europe released: 25 sep genre: rock, pop style: hard rock, pop rock, arena rock in mint & sealed condition directed and produced by gavin taylorthe copyright of this video recording is owned by queen films every time queen goes on tour, they always produce the most spectacular shows of their timeexecutive producer jim beachour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis was the case in july when they first played at wembley stadium on a tour of the united kingdom that played for people, breaking all previous attendance recordsthe show itself incorporated the largest lighting ever assembled for a live show and featured the largest space; 160 feet wide and capable of filling an entire end of wembley stadiumwembley alone played for people for two nights
35 €
-
Some names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcplease 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 catawikisome groups of watermarks: - arms of amsterdam used between - vryheit in wreath, lion, spear and seven darts - vryheit in crowned circle pro patria - garden of holland or maid of dordrecht pro patriait stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centurysoftcover, oblong, 99 ppa large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillsthis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this cataloguecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith a description of each sheet with back-lit pictures of all the watermarks and a cd-rom with all the files of the pictures of the watermarks¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copiessamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonecovering the period 15th - 19th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesize of the paper samples: caone of the most popular watermarks after
85 €
-
Com see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith an unlikely sense of fun and a huge dose of good humour, tommy introduces us to his foul-mouthed and chaotic family membersoxfam bookshop cheltenham ***the sunday times bestseller***'tommy's book is a stark but funny and heartwarming snapshot of one year growing up in crippling poverty in an irish traveller family ruled by an abusive, alcoholic father and a drunken, neglectful motherdeeply flawed they may be, but amongst the violence, grinding poverty and distinct lack of hygiene and morality lies a strong sense of loyalty and, above all, a spirit of survivalhe moves us through his daily struggle with poverty and neglect in s manchester like it's the most natural thing in the worlda raw and often funny snapshot of 7-year-old tommy's brutal young lifeduring this single year before his family implodes and his world changes forever, young tommy almost falls foul of the school welfare officers, the nuns, the police, and myra hindley and ian bradyalongside his siblings he begs or steals a few pennies to bring home to his parents to avoid a beating, while looking for something to eat and a little adventure along the wayreaders love : a slice of bread and jam:'a beautiful book, humbling, sad and funny all at the same timetommy lives at the heart of a large irish family in derelict hulme, ruled by an abusive and alcoholic father and a drunk, negligent mother' daily mirroramid the derelict terraced houses of manchester's hulme, one boy experiences adventures, abuse, crippling poverty and an encounter with the moors murderersit will stay with me forever''a must-read''a wonderfully atmospheric and emotive story''so sad and still hilariously funny'real reader reviews from goodreadstommy's story continues with boy number 26 - also available now
3 €
-
There is a bookseller's "signed" label on the front of the jacketin this epic new biography, hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world's greatest citiesvery good++ / very goodfrom the qu'ran to shakespeare, this city with three names - byzantium, constantinople, istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imaginedfor much of its history it was known simply as the city, but, as bettany hughes reveals, istanbul is not just a city, but a storybased on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finestflat signed by bettany hughes on the title pageoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames first impression hardcover in dust jacket, not price-clippedistanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical factas the longest-lived political entity in europe, over the last years istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the coreat the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morestanding as the gateway between the east and west, it has served as the capital of the roman, byzantine, latin and ottoman empiresboth book and jacket are very slightly bumped at extremities, and there are few small, light marks on the edges of the page blockphoenicians, genoese, venetians, jews, vikings, azeris all called a patch of this earth their home
30 €
-
Their stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearsfor ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to marycharles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war yearshe buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futureat its heart are a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in an addictive and compelling narrative of extraordinary power and resonanceas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go bysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans in a small town somewhere in the middle of england, the aftermath of the second world war brings changein quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy: simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; james becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of harry singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneurquite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our lives
2 €
-
Churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etca collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlantic) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waycondition: goodcomplete in four volumesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textswith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesa history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()see oxfam website for delivery information read more condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdpages are bright and clean
49 €
-
'sherlock holmes' (), based on a new story by producer lionel wigram using arthur conan doyle's famous characters, follows sherlock holmes (downey jr) and his loyal assistant dr watson (law) as they deal with a mysterious new nemesis: lord blackwood (mark strong), a cult leader and satanist who harbours the most deadly of intentions in 'sherlock holmes: a game of shadows' () the crown prince of austria is found dead and inspector lestrade (eddie marsan) pronounces suicide as the cause of deathbut sherlock holmes deduces that the prince has been murdered - and is soon untangling an international web of intrigue, in which all threads appear to lead to criminal mastermind professor moriarty (jared harris)the supporting cast includes stephen fry, kelly reilly, geraldine james and noomi rapaceslight tear to outer box see oxfam website for delivery information read moreabandoning the accepted portrayals of holmes and watson, as perfected by basil rathbone and nigel bruce in the films of the s and '40s, downey jr's holmes is a modern, bohemian man of action and intellect, while law's watson is no longer the bumbling fool of old, but a much sharper character with an eye for the ladies and a taste for gamblingoxfam shop ulverston guy ritchie directs this double bill of action thrillers starring robert downey jr and jude law
6 €
