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Oxfam books & music durham penguin presents the unabridged, audiobook cd edition of a legacy of spies by john le carréinterweaving 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 moreintelligence 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 goodthe 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
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Oxfam shop colne road penguin presents the unabridged, audiobook cd edition of a legacy of spies by john le carreinterweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, john le carre has given us a novel of superb and enduring qualitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreintelligence 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 goodthe 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
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Like wine, le carré's writing has got richer with ageintelligence operations that were once the toast of the service are to be dissected by a generation with no memory of the berlin walleloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' daily mail'splendid, fast-paced, riveting' andrew marr, sunday times'remarkablevintage john le carréit gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 yearshe'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 more'utterly engrossing and perfectly pitchedimmensely 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 londonthere is only one le carrédon't wait for the paperback' the times'perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in britainthe reason? cold war ghosts have come back to haunt himsomebody must pay for innocent blood spilt in the name of the greater goodoxfam 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 carré
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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
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The suite life of zack & cody: circle of spies (nintendo ds, ) - european v…
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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 futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome writing on last page, as shown in photoover 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
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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
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Original legacy of vashna game book released in the 90s legacy of vashna game bookposted by alan in books, comics & magazines, books in middleton
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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
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Hearthstone legacy of the void card backstarcraft ii field manualstarcraft warrior hero for heroes of the stormheroes of the storm void seeker mountworld of warcraft archon pet
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legacy of kain defiance original xbox complete vgccondition is acceptabledispatched with royal mail signed for® 1st class large letter
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Starcraft 2: legacy of the void collector's edition
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Yu-gi-oh! legacy of the duelist: link evolution (switch, )pre owned includes cards which have been opened very good condition (see photos)
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Seafall a legacy game board game new sealedcondition is newdispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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This study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "europhone" languages-english, french, and portuguesezell deals with the broader issues of publishing-censorship, resources, and organizationndukaku amankulor carole boyce davies and elaine savory fido focus on the special problems of african women writers, while hans msee oxfam website for delivery information read morepovey, thomas knipp, and j 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 africaoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a history of twentieth-century african literatures owomoyela, oyekan (edrobert cancel discusses african-language literatures, while oyekan owomoyela treats the question of the language of african literatures) african literatures, says volume editor oyekan owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the african universeafrican literature in portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in africa, is treated by russell gcontributors for this section include jonathan apeters, arlene a" 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 europeansforemost among the anglophone writers discussed are nigerians amos tutuola, chinua achebe, and wole soyinkacontributors here include servanne woodward, edris makward, and alain ricard
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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 rivers 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 booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedhis starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, inoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionnoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosaexternally 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 coversit 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 impasse
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Oxfam shop macclesfield "one of the best books on the turbulent post independence period of bangladesh" cover hinge faded and very slight bumping to corners; one crease to back cover; pages brownedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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
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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
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Queen ?– 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 timecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe cameras covered all angles of the stadium, including aerial shots taken from a helicopterthe result is an impressive record of one of the best rock bands of all timea shipment will be made with tracking number, with a very resistant tube that guarantees the arrival of the package in excellent conditionsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe 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 taylorthe 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 stadiumthis 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 recordswembley alone played for people for two nightsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe construction of this massive set was filmed using a 35mm time lapse photograph during the week before the showthe set was so large that the supports had to be drilled in the concrete foundations of the stadiumexecutive producer jim beach
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Some names: honig, blauw, pannekoek, pieter van der ley, van gelder, koning & desjardin, proost, wendelin richel, vierevant, gerrevink, middelink, koldewyn, etcsamshuijzen, jelle catalogue of a collection of 225 old watermarks 15th - 19th century rockingstone wageningen, rockingstonewith 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 watermarkscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize of the paper samples: cacovering the period 15th - 19th centurythis includes a box with 26 samples of the paper (without watermarks) as described in this catalogueone of the most popular watermarks afterit stayed in use until the beginning of the 19th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesoftcover, oblong, 99 ppa large part was made by dutch papermills, but also by english, french, german and portugese papermillsare 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 patria¶ limited edition of 25 numbered copies
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Oxfam 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 motherreaders 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 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 survivala raw and often funny snapshot of 7-year-old tommy's brutal young lifehe moves us through his daily struggle with poverty and neglect in s manchester like it's the most natural thing in the worldduring 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 brady' 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 goodreadsalongside 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 waywith an unlikely sense of fun and a huge dose of good humour, tommy introduces us to his foul-mouthed and chaotic family memberstommy's story continues with boy number 26 - also available nowcom see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Very good++ / very goodat the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layersbased 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 finestphoenicians, genoese, venetians, jews, vikings, azeris all called a patch of this earth their homesee 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 empiresflat signed by bettany hughes on the title pagefor much of its history it was known simply as the city, but, as bettany hughes reveals, istanbul is not just a city, but a storythere is a bookseller's "signed" label on the front of the jacketoxfam 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 coreboth book and jacket are very slightly bumped at extremities, and there are few small, light marks on the edges of the page blockin this epic new biography, hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world's greatest citiesfrom 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 imagined
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For ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to marysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futurequite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our livesoxfam 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 entrepreneurtheir stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearsat 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 resonancecharles' 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 yearsas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go by
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Condition: goodpages are bright and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdchurchill'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 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 () condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumescomplete in four volumesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsa collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillvolume 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 democracies) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own wayit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples
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Slight tear to outer box see oxfam website for delivery information read more '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 intentionsthe supporting cast includes stephen fry, kelly reilly, geraldine james and noomi rapaceoxfam shop ulverston guy ritchie directs this double bill of action thrillers starring robert downey jr and jude lawabandoning 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 gambling 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)
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