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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury u brown - party ravers on the trojan records labelvinyl and sleeve as new see oxfam website for delivery information read more
13 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury new still in shrink wrap coversee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury new shrink wrapped cd see oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury all cds in box set are in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
22 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury new cd still shrink wrappedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
28 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury from the moment tim collins's speech to his men in iraq was made public, he became more than an army colonelfull of drama, thought and humour, rules of engagement describes in graphic and thrilling detail not only tim collins's time in iraq in the lead up to war and during the war itself, but looks back on a life's experience in the armyhe spoke to a world that was confused, at best, as to the motives for war, and gave some explanation - at last - for the need for this war and gave counsel on how it should be approacheda snap shot of history, rules of engagement is an absorbing tale that will stand the test of time and is a moving lesson in the humanity that lies behind a country at warhe talks for the first time about the accusations of war crimes levelled against him and reveals the truth about us behaviour during the conflict book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moresigned by the author on the title page
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredwilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying resultsthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstancesat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible pricepeter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murder
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury when they met in trevor-roper, a young historian at christ church, oxford, was 33elegantly constructed, beautifully and precisely written, they are shot through with high-octane malice, sharp judgements and blistering comments, and many wonderfully funny episodesat the same time he loves intrigue and controversysubjects range widely: several brilliant set-pieces on oxford college elections, books, journalism, publishing, politics (postwar europe, ex-nazis and collaborators, the cold war, suez, etc), history and history-writing, personal life (including marriage to earl haig's daughter alexandra after her messy divorce), travel, gossip, and so onrowse, anthony eden, gerald brenan, atrevor roper promised to write to him and his letters continued until berenson's death in inlewis and harold macmillan book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moretaylor, arnold toynbee, dimitri shostakovitch, c he has a memorable journey on a pilgrims' bus in persia, goes behind the iron curtain to meet communist dignitaries and speeds in his glamorous grey bentley to visit duchesses in the scottish bordersberenson, the world-famous art critic, was 82, frail but still intensely curious about the world trevor-roper was an intellectual heavyweight, but the overall tone here is one of amusement at the human comedy', the vanity, snobbery and human weakness he sees all around himfigures in the letters include evelyn waugh, isaiah berlin, a
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a new lavish, complete edition of tolkien's famous illustrated letters from 'father christmas', including previously unpublished extracts and picturesthe letters were from father christmasthey told wonderful tales of life at the north pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone polar bear climbed the north pole and fell through the roof of father christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the moon into four pieces and made the man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house!sometimes the polar bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes ilbereth the elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humour to the storiesno reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and 'authenticity' of tolkien's letters from father christmas book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketchestolkien's childrenevery december an envelope bearing a stamp from the north pole would arrive for j
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked but with some small tears to the edges of the jacket, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and clean see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition throughout very good: no dust jacket, cloth covers very good but with one small mark on front cover where an original sticker was removed, and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a lovely old leather bound copy of these iconic storiesthe engravings are all present and are superb in content matter, detail and conditiondate is uncertain, but certainly pre , from previous owner's name and date on cover pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition is good, covers worn, but intact, binding tight with no lose pages, and all pages in very good condition with virtually no foxingalso has previous owner's book plate on cover page
150 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleanthe publication is limited to copies, but rather strangely this is copy ! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book is in very good conditionslight scuffing and small tear to edges of dust jacketprofuse illustrations thoughoutsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight marks to top of page block
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is forits perspective and its insights will also make it illuminating for teachers, musicians and music loversthe book provides an enticing introduction for students and beginners, using the minimum of technical terms, all straightforwardly defined in the glossarypaul griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored developments in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecondsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuggestions for further reading and recommended recordings are given for each of the 24 short chapters
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book of pop art works by the finnish painter and sculptor alvar gullichsenprofusely illustrated throughoutnote - text in finnish book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
25 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a master of the cryptic aphorism, mcluhan's probes are quintessentially socratic interrogations that ask "what if?" the book is in excellent condition and has a previous owner's name in biro on the front end papersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
15 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury selectionof writings from indian tea planting journalsdedication written on cover page from previous owner book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury this important biography of elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five yearselgar's letters reveal his unpredictable swings of mood, from gaiety and a fondness for puns to morose self-pity and a feeling that he was 'not wanted', and although much of elgar's music sounds confident and coherent, it also has an underlying layer of unease, melancholy and insecurityhis relationships with his wife and other women friends are a continuing thread in the life of a man who remained acutely conscious of his lower middle-class origins in spite of his meteoric rise to fame, honours in edward vii's reign and friendship with the kingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremichael kennedy, a leading scholar of british music and a distinguished musical biographer, uses this material, which includes elgar's own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composer's complex personality
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury collection of ancient, listed, modern and quirky angler's huts across the ukbook condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, cloth covers very good and all pages crisp and cleansee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeautifully illustrated throughout
80 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury the poetry of philip gross with the art of john eaves and fj kennedy see oxfam website for delivery information read morebeautifully illustrated - a lovely copy of this iconic booksigned by the poet and two artists above their names on the title page book condition throughout very good: dust jacket complete and unmarked, card covers very good and all pages crisp and clean
125 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a 500 pesos bank note from the republic of colombia in very good used and circulated conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a 20 yuan bank note of the people's republic of china in very good used and circulated condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a zloty bank note from the bank of the republic of poland in good used and circulated condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition throughout good: covers and spine good and  pages crisp and clean commensurate with age but with a few oil marks from workshop usesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition throughout good: covers and spine good and pages crisp and clean commensurate with agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition throughout good: covers and spine good and pages crisp and clean commensurate with agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury in this pioneering, practical book for parents, neuroscientist daniel jbook condition: cover in very good clean condition and almost unread conditionsiegel and parenting expert tina payne bryson explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it maturesdifferent parts of a child's brain develop at different speeds and understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain and raise calmer, happier childrensee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing clear explanations, age-appropriate strategies and illustrationspages all clean and crisp
4 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury what were the beginnings of the english language? why has american culture spread so successfully and will it continue to do so even as the countries power apparently wanes? why are the west indies no longer any good at cricket? what difference did slavery make to the way we speak english today?packed with nuggets of information about language, culture, history and power, robert mccrum traces the way that the english language as twisted and turned in response to the way the world has changed, and how, even as the british empire is long dead, the language extends its influence further and further in a globalised worldcloth cover in good condition with some signs of wear to the spine edges see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: dust jacket in good condition with some signs of being read to the edgespages all in clean crisp conditionauthors signature to the title page
35 €
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury book condition: cloth cover in good condition for age with some minor signs of wear to edges etcpages in tidy condition with some brown spotting and some ink lines in the margins of pages 53 and 54see oxfam website for delivery information read more
18 €