Bookshop royal exchange square tragedy
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square tragedy came as if so often does: a teenage party, emotions running high, followed by a horrific car crashshe finds refuge with her great-aunt, stellaa girl is left dead and a boy is forced to leave his home town, with a secret that he will carry with him foreveryears later, when summer's mother disappears one summer, she is left with her fatherslowly, things fall into place for summer - or at least so she thinkssummer supports her father as much as she can but eventually realises that she has to escapefeisty, fun-loving, and dying of cancer, stella holds parts of the family secretsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreobsessed with an accident from years ago, he slowly descends into mental illnessand as he becomes more disorientated, he reveals small fragments of a secret that has been hidden since his youth, a secret that changes everythingthis is a story of the importance of family, of the damage a lie can do, and of how nothing is ever what it seems
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square from the author of the acclaimed the noonday demon comes an exquisitely perceptive story of family, sexuality, and the changes wrought by grief and lossbut as time runs out and tragedy looms closer, it is the relationship between harry and his mother that emerges in all its stark simplicity and purityharry, an internationally celebrated concert pianist, arrives in paris to confront his glamorous mother about his homosexualityin an attempt to escape his feelings of guilt and depression at the prospect of her death, he embarks on a series of intense love affairsinstead, he discovers that she is terminally illsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart eulogy and part confession, a stone boat is a luminous and moving evocation of the love between a son and his mother
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square in the bitter winter of , from an ireland torn by injustice and natural disaster, the star of the sea sets sail for new yorkin a spellbinding story of tragedy and mercy, love and healing, the further the ship sails towards the promised land, the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them gobut a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks, hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolutionthe twenty-six day journey will see many lives end, others begin afreshsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong them are a maidservant with a devastating secret, bankrupt lord merridith and his family, an aspiring novelist, a maker of revolutionary ballads, all braving the atlantic in search of a new homeeach is connected more deeply than they can possibly knowon board are hundreds of fleeing refugees
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square on the night of march the royal navy and british commandos assaulted the german held french atlantic port of saint-nazaire in one of the most audacious raids of the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's complement of commandos would then rush out to engage the town's garrison and blow up a series of carefully selected targetstheir plan was simple: to drive an old destroyer packed with three tons of explosives at full speed into the outer gate of the dock
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square after the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue pacificthe crew of the surviving vessel consists of a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan, a 450-pound royal bengal tiger and pi - a 16-year-old indian boythe scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent yearsyann martel's life of pi is a transformative novel, a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound readers in equal measuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will, as one character puts it, make you believe in god
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square yul brynner stars in this classic western directed by john sturgesthe cast also includes steve mcqueen, james coburn, charles bronson and robert vaughnsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea small mexican village, terrorised by the cutthroat calvera (eli wallach) and his bandits, hire a team of seven mercenaries to expel the vile interloperthe seven are led by chris (brynner), and they set about the job of training the terrified townfolk in the art of killing before handing out their own brand of justice
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square surreal comedy directed by sophie barthes and starring paul giamatti as angst-ridden actor, paul giamatti! having stumbled upon an article for a high-tech company that extracts and deep freezes souls, paul believes he may have found the answer to all his problemshe discovers that it is now in russia, where it was taken by a 'soul-trafficker' to be given to a talentless, russian soap opera actresshowever, after the procedure, paul begins to realise that he has made a terrible mistake and returns to the clinic to retrieve his frozen soul, only to find it missingpetersburg, in search of his soul, he finally realises what's truly important in his lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas paul makes the laborious trip to st
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square denzel washington stars in the eponymous role of this legal drama directed by dan gilroywhen his partner has a heart attack roman is forced to take the reigns of the firm and, in doing so, discovers secrets that his partner had kept from him including the fact that the firm is bankruptisrael has spent years of his life working hard to fight for justice at his small law firm in los angeleswhen george assigns roman the case of derrell ellerbee (deron horton), a young black man accused of killing a bank clerk, derrell convinces roman that he is innocent and that he will testify against the real killeras he looks for a new job, roman finds work with george pierce (colin farrell), a big-time lawyer with a very different way of workingbut once roman has this information, will he use it in an ethical way? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square this collection of classic laurel and hardy shorts are based on the misadventures of ollie before, during, after or instead of getting married'our wife' centres around his attempts to elope with his beloved dulcy, with assistance from stan as the best manin 'beau hunks' a failed romance prompts ollie to join the foreign legion, taking stan with himsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'helpmates' sees stan and ollie trying to clean up the residue of a wild party before the return of mrs hardy, while in 'me and my pal' ollie's wedding day is disrupted when stan arrives with a jigsaw puzzle
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square based on the true accounts of the magdalene laundries in ireland, which eventually closed in after an estimated women had been detained, this film follows the story of three of these young women in dublinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square mike brett and steve jamison direct this feature documentary following the fortunes of the american samoa soccer team, officially the worst international football side in the worldthe nadir of american samoa's soccer career arrived when they lost 31-0 to australia in , the heaviest loss ever recorded in a fifa matchthe result was in line with samoa's status as the lowest ranked team in the fifa listings, but the islanders were determined to improve their fortuneshow would a man who played alongside george best and johann cruyff deal with footballers of a very different level as the qualifying campaign for the world cup approached? see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey duly employed hardened dutch coach thomas rongen to whip them into shape
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square mary renault's classic greek historical novels 'the alexander trilogy', the first of which was nominated for the lost man booker prize insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis beautifully illustrated folio society edition is in excellent condition and is housed in its own boxed pictorial sleevea fine gift for any mary renault fan or reader of greek historical fiction
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85 €
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a history of the mediterranean sea published in two volumes by the folio society inas new conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreattractively illustrated with colour photographs and comes with own pictorial sleevean excellent gift for someone with an interest in all things mediterranean
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square fashion advertisements from early 21st century see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square for thousands of years, man has sailed into battle, sailed for rumored wealth, and sailed for pure adventureforester - cleveland amory - weston martyr - peter goss - david kasanof see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe greatest sailing stories ever told brings together some of the most compelling writing of the millenniumthe greatest sailing stories ever told is a treasure trove: tears, adrenaline, laughter, and adventure aboundwith contributions from: - james thurber -william fon idyllic cruising; james thurber on the arcane and often impenetrable language of sailors; the legendary joshua slocum on sailing alone around the worldbut sailing is much more than headlong dashes into roaring seasann davison - sterling hayden - ernest shackleton - tristan jones - samuel eliot morrison - joshua slocum - ehere is peter goss's wrenching narrative of incredible courage in the world's most desolate ocean; ernest shackleton's understated and awesome account of one of the most daring small-boat journeys ever taken, where failure meant certain death for his long-suffering crewyou'll also find william fand for nearly as long, stories about the sea have entertained, intrigued, and inspired readers
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square 'ten best fashion bloggers' the guardian 'the sartorialist on two wheels' the guardian 'top 100 blogs worldwide' the timespublished in a compact format targeted at the style-conscious and urban tribes of all stripes, hundreds of images in this ingenious collection curated by colville-andersen present the most charismatic combinations of individual style and practical function and demonstrate how far cycle attire has moved beyond lycraagainst the background of rising mass-transit fares and an unhealthy planet, the liberation and efficiency of getting around by bike has made city cycling one of the most popular pursuits in urban lifefrom gritty messengers to tweed-sporting bankers, from pashley princesses to high-tech roadies, cycle chic is everywhere you lookthe blog went viral, and there are now 'cycle chic' blogs from são paulo to mexico city, from tokyo to vancouver, and from new york to budapestsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno one is more attuned to the explosion of these new trends than mikael colville-andersen, who launched the first cycling fashion blog, 'copenhagen cycle chic', more than five years ago
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square attractively illustrated special folio society edition of the icelandic sagas published insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas new conditionedited and introduced by magnus magnusson and illustrated in colour by simon noyes
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square this second volume in mollie katzen's classic cooking series features over 200 vegetarian recipes and a bounty of kitchen guidance from one of america's dearest cookbook authorsmollie first revised enchanted broccoli in , adding lighter, easier-to-prepare versions of her signature recipes, plus a selection of new dishes and techniquesavailable in january see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas with moosewood, this new edition of enchanted broccoli is a companion volume to mollie's new tv series, and features 16 pages of color food photography, plus 5 new recipes and a new section on making fresh pasta at home
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square after moving to shanghai with his friend tai cheung (yuen wah) and finding work as a coolie, ma wing jing (takeshi kaneshiro) saves the life of crime boss tam see (yuen biao), earning the enmity of rival gangster yang shuangsee oxfam website for delivery information read morema becomes successful running an underworld club, but the cunning yang has sworn revenge, and hatches a bloody plot against him
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square hong kong swordfighting action, from acclaimed director tsui harkbut as they lead the villagers to safety, the swordsmen begin to suspect that one of their number might be a spy, working for the manchusin the s, the manchurians have taken over china and established their own brutal dynasty, banning the practice of martial artssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the evil manchu general wind fire (honglei sun) ravages the land, a group of expert swordmen, including the deadly yang yun chong (leon lai) decide to defend one of the last untouched villages in the land
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world warthe results have been dire: america is a weaker, fragmented society, and its economic strenths are oversold and misunderstoodbut britain and europe are different: our attitudes towards property, equality, social solidarity and the public realm are strikingly distinct from amerrica's current conservative leaningsnow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of september 11, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be orderedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeurope should not be afraid to stand up against the american version of globalisation, and champion the cause of a reinvigorated international society - taking over the mantle now abandoned by the usto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united states where, over the past 30 years, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abuse
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square welcome to cupcake heaven! every recipe has been meticulously chosen with you in mind and whether you are a complete novice, or a seasoned baker, there is something to suit every level of abilityso go on, spoil yourself, because this is as good as it gets! see oxfam website for delivery information read more a feast of delights waits you in the ultimate indulgent decadence
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square everyone in the family will love tana ramsay's simple and delicious recipeslavishly illustrated with over 100 recipes for every family occasion, including: school-rush breakfasts, grab and go lunches and food in a flash easy entertaining, try something different and vegetable temptations picnics and treats, baking sensations and devilish desserts see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe secret, says the author of the bestselling tana ramsay's family kitchen, is easy recipes and basic ingredientsas a busy mother-of-four and the glamorous wife of celebrity chef gordon ramsay, tana knows the challenges of pleasing everybody around the kitchen table - especially if you want your family to eat real, healthy foodwhatever the occasion -school-night suppers, family entertaining, picnic treats or weekend baking- tana has a fool-proof solution that will work every timewith the help of her trademark easy-to-follow and mouth-watering recipes, tana shows how to transform mealtimes with minimum fuss, and make real food something that doesn't mean spending hours in the kitchen
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square covering all aspects of buying fish, from knowing how to look out for things like 'shiny eyes' compared to 'dull' eyes or how to tell whether a fish is fresh or 'tired', to those all-important questions that you should be asking your fishmonger about their produce, mitchell tonks guide you through all the many different types of seafood available from our shores and beyond, an provides the most delicious and simple recipes for you to try based around practicality and lifestyle, fresh is divided up into chapters covering special occasions, easy dishes for guests and food for familiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more so, you see, there is absolutely no need to be scared about cooking fish - it is one of the simplest and most enjoyable things you can possibly eat and, with mitch on board to help, you'll be cooking up some great seafood in no timethe emphasis is on fun, enjoyment and simplicity, and mitch's infectious enthusiasm for all the treasures of the sea shines through
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square the deli cookbook is packed with inspirational recipes featuring mouth-watering ingredients fro the deli see oxfam website for delivery information read more all the dishes, from cheat's coq au vin to banana tarte tatin, are simple to prepare yet fantastic to look at and delicious to eat but the deli cookbook is more than just a recipe bookblack and white step-by-step photographs reveal how to perform the trickiest techniques, and more than 30 colour pictures show the finished dishesevery recipe offers a new idea for making the most of deli counter fare - the tasty stocks, marinated vegetables, cold meats, fresh cheeses, delicious pasts and flavoured oils that are found in delis everywherejames offers invaluable advice on how to choose vinegars, oils, pickles, dressings and other deli counter produce - creating a unique introduction to the bewildering array of fabulous foods from the deli
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square billingsgate is the uk's largest and most famous inland fish market, offering buyers the opportunity to see the widest selection of fish in the united kingdomthis unique and exciting book celebrates the market's fascinating history and explores market life todaytoday billingsgate market is based in london's docklands where, at 5 ajackson's invaluable advice on selecting fish, sustainability, techniques for fish preparation and over 80 delicious recipessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is essential reading for anyone with a love of cooking and an interest in the history of one of london's greatest marketsthis london institution is steeped in history and tradition, and its origins can be traced back to when edward iii granted london's citizens a charter concerning the market rights of the city of londonevery monday to saturday, a bell is tolled and london's "free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever" opens for businessamusing stories from the floor and facts and trivia about the market are combined with c
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square "passion for vegetables" is a celebration of 60 different vegetables (from carrots to salsify), with over 150 recipes featuring ingredients from around the world: asian-inspired corn cakes with panee and green chillies and algerian swiss chard and potato stew with yoghurtthe introduction discusses vegetable storage, selection, preparation, nutritional values and ethnic originspaul gayler shares new ideas for vegetables we take for granted (esee oxfam website for delivery information read moreevery course is covered, from hot and cold soups to sauces, conserves and condiments (paul even includes a few 'vegetable-inspired desserts'using beetroot in wickedly rich chocolate brownies), and applies traditional techniques to less familiar vegetables to show how to incorporate them into everyday cooking
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a ragtag group of elite roman soldiers are sent on a suicide mission in this epic historical thriller from sunday times bestseller and leading ancient rome expert, harry sidebottomtasked with rescuing the young prince sasan, valens leads a small, elite squad of soldiers across mesopotamia and into the mountains south of the caspian seaand with the rescue fast becoming a suicide mission, valens must marshal this disparate group of men - or suffer the same fate as all those who have made the journey before hima remote fortress prison set high in the mountains, escape is impossible - and to break someone out, unthinkableas they journey deeper into enemy territory, the ten begin to die or disappear, one by onebut this is exactly what roman officer marcus aelius valens must dono man who enters the castle of silence ever walks out alivefrom the bestselling author of the last hour, the lost ten is a breathless historical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat - for fans of bernard cornwell, ben kane, simon scarrow and conn igguldeni loved it' - donna leon *** get ready for the return in - harry sidebottom's breakout historical thriller is now available to pre-order in hardback, ebook & audiobook *** see oxfam website for delivery information read morepraise for harry sidebottom 'relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is jack reacher in ancient rome' - ben kane 'a cracking talemore twists and turns than the tiber itself' - rory clements 'absorbing, rich in detail and brilliant' - the times 'grabbed me from the start
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square , and the pall of war hangs over francein the name of the king is an epic swashbuckling pageturner that sweeps from the political intrigues of cardinal richelieu to the great battlefields of the thirty years waraccused of treason and forced to flee into hiding, andré must fight on alone, staking both his life and his honour in the battle to save francethe young chevalier de roland has scarcely set foot in the city before he crosses swords with a cruel nobleman to defend a young woman's honoursee oxfam website for delivery information read moretoo late he learns he has stumbled on a conspiracy within the king's own household to seize power by secret alliance with spain
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square the jaw-dropping, page-turning, critically-acclaimed book of the year: a serial-killer thriller unlike any other from the award-winning lauren beukes"it's not my faultyou shouldn't make me do thisbut what if the one that got away cameback for him? see oxfam website for delivery information read morehunting a killer who shouldn't existharper stalks his shining girls through the years - and cuts the spark out of themyou shouldn't shinebut the shining girls have arrived' (the times)she is sure there were other victims were less fortunate, but the evidence she finds is"the girl who wouldn't diekirby is lucky she survived the attack'gone girl has not exactly gone
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