Carol of the bagpipers see oxfam
List carol of the bagpipers see oxfam
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hebden bridge 100% alpaca wool skirt by spirit of the andes
50 €
-
oxfam shop troon the board game lord of the rings see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
-
oxfam shop ulverston that saying? behind every famous manthey don't have a chance in hell of dodging her quick-witted wallop as she relays their stories from their spouse's points of view' the times 'poignant, thoughtful, funny, rich and accessible' ruth padel, guardian, books of the year see oxfam website for delivery information read more? from mrs midas to queen kong, from elvis's twin sister to pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in carol ann duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, the world's wifeif you have ever wondered, for example, how exactly darwin came up with his theory of evolution, or what, precisely, frau freud thought about her husband - then this is the book for you, as the wives of the great, the good, the not so good, and the legendary are given a voice in carol ann duffy's sparkling and inventive collectionwitty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend'carol ann duffy is a poet of skill, talent and great heart' erica wagner 'duffy takes a cheeky, subversive, no-nonsense swipe with a dish clout at the famous men of history and myth
5 €
-
oxfam shop dorchester original knitting pattern from the anne carol collection of "the beefeater" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
3 €
-
' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells this hardcover book is in good conditionthe page edges and ends are cleannote: due to the size and weight of this book, it will be sent by courierthere are no internal markings or annotationsthere is one bumped corner (see photo) and some black marks from shelving and handling more than just a book, this fascinating biography has a number of decorated pockets holding 'documents such as (the pope's) baptism certificate, photographs from his childhood, pages from a school notebook, handwritten notes as pope, and even a support card for his beloved san lorenzo soccer clubthese seem to be confined to the spine and underside of the slipcase (see photos)the slipcase that the book sits in has received a little damageexternally, the book itself is in good condition with its corners square
10 €
-
Translated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic workthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timea woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconythis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the cityand elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyhis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and diverge
2 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillness provides a mirror that allows sufferers to see themselves and to become more introspectiveoxfam bookshop hexham kathy charmaz has written a compelling book on chronic illness and the effect it has on the self-concepts of those who sufferpeople may say they live one day at a timecharmaz looks at how these people disclose their illness, how they experience their emotions, and how they manage daily lifecharmaz artfully combines near jargon-free analysis with moving stories about how people have experienced illness, usually told in the sufferers' own wordsher work is based on interviews with people suffering from such diseases as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis, and with their caregiversfor example, the chronically ill may situate their self-concepts in the past, present, or futureor they may look ahead to recovering their healththis edition (second paperback printing) is in a fair, used condition overallthey are mostly confined to chapter 2 with only a few in the rest of the bookor ahead to deathit will appeal to anyone facing a long-term problem that seems beyond controlas they struggle for control over illness and control over time, they also struggle to control the central images of the selfthe cover shows few signs of shelf-wear but the text block has some pencil annotations in the margins, made by a previous ownercharmaz examines under what conditions they situate their self-concepts in each of those timeframesthey may bracket certain experiences, such as a heart attack, as timemarkers or turning points in the pastshe enters the world of the chronically ill, and brings us into it
17 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the history of the fairchild family or the child's manual, by mrsseveral previous owners have written their names into the end page and title page in pencil or inktitle page is splitting from the binding (see photo)intermediate small foxing throughout the pagesembossed design on front and back covercondition: dark green cloth over boardslight splitting of the spine from covers at the topbinding is slightly loose, but still intactspine has gold embossed titlebumping at both bottom and top of spineslight shelf wear on the bottom of the coverssignatures are splitting in some places
35 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop rosemount viaduct a heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about kaspar the savoy cat, from the award-winning author of born to run and the amazing story of adolphus tipskaspar the cat first came to the savoy hotel in a basket - johnny trott knows, because he was the one who carried him injohnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he carried all of countess kandinsky's things to her roomafter all, he's prince kaspar kandinsky, prince of cats, a muscovite, a londoner and a new yorker, and as far as anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the titanicbecause everything changes with a cat like kaspar aroundpretty soon, events are set in motion that will take johnny - and kaspar - all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the waybut johnny didn't expect to end up with kaspar on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with lizziebeth, a spirited american heiress
3 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road spinoff tv anime series from clamp productions featuring characters made famous in cardcaptor sakurahe and the princess sakura don't see each other as much as they'd like due to syaoran's diligencehe is accompanied by two other travelers - fai the wizard and kurogane the master swordsmansakura and syaoran return in this tale of magic, travel and mythologyin the desert kingdom of clow, syaoran continues to work at his father's legacy - the excavation of an expansive ruin nobody knows much aboutsakura is now a hollow shell, barely existing and syaoran must take on an epic, inter-dimensional odyssey to save hersakura is affected by the strange power of the ruins one night in a sleepwalk and things change foreverepisodes comprise: 'destinies converge', 'the power to fight', 'sword of demon destruction', 'innocent wandering' and 'the battle of the mage'
4 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moresee the attached images of this copyoxfam bookshop cardiff "in the s, the united states underwent a second revolutionno marks or inscriptions not ex-librarythe opening of the baltimore & ohio line, the first american railroad set in motion a process which would enmesh the vast country in a latticework of railroad lines" hardback book in as new condition in a similar condition unclipped dust jacket
9 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal box in good conditionfrom their training in camp toccoa, georgia, through their landing in normandy as part of the d-day offensive, their participation in the battle of the bulge, and all the way up to the final surrender of the german forces, the series follows the adventures of easy company, a unit noted for its skill and bravery, but which also suffered a high number of casualties in its journey across europedisks in good conditionall ten episodes of the award-winning mini-series based on the real-life experiences of american paratroopers who fought in europe during the second world wareach episode also features excerpts from actual interviews with surviving members of the company
5 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingsbridge the gilgit game is a story of exploration unlike any othertheir geographical discoveries were treated as top secret and their expeditions often resembled military patrolssince so few of the travellers were permitted to publish their findings, it has involved much original research and has benefited from the author's first-hand knowledge of much of the terrain the fate of asia hung on the chance encounters and the uncertain wanderings of a small group of men, more intelligence agents than freelance travellers this is the first narrative account of one of the most intriguing stories of exploration
9 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the first world war, the russian revolution, and the struggle for votes for womenthe coronation day of king george vlady maud fitzherbert falls in love with walter von ulrich, a spy at the german embassy in londonpresident woodrow wilson and to two orphaned russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to america fall foul of war, conscription and revolutiontheir destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to uthe williams, a welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine ownersin a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, fall of giants moves seamlessly from washington to st petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty
2 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington first editionsmall owner name on front pastedown dated and small number ‘4’ at the top right corner of the first free endpaperunclipped dust jacket has some edge wear with a little chipping at the top of the spine and a short 3cm tear at the top of the front foldbright blue cloth hard covers with black titles on the front and spinea little very light foxing on the first and last free endpapers and on the fore and lower edgesno other inscriptions and the binding is tighta gimlet book by the author of biggles, one of ten publishedlight wear along the board edges, top and base of the spine and along the surface of the spine
14 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story, from new year's day to ve day, 8 may , of the conquest of nazi germany in the words of those who were therehe talks to those who survived the concentration camps, and to allied pows who lived through the death marches from the eastthe story is told in the words of ordinary people: american infantry, british paratroopers, canadian gunners, australian pilots, new zealand pows and german civiliansneillands paints a broad picture, and tells of events from the participants viewpoint: the men who flew on the dresden raid or fought the battles in the hurtgen forest, the bulge, the reichwald, and at the rhine crossing, those who made the horrific discoveries of belsen, dachau, buchenwald and dorait is the follow-up to robin neilland's "d-day : voices from normandy"
3 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are giventhe study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radarpublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'this book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the ssome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthe narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then considered
39 €
-
354: will the vision be able to stop the grim reaper while the avengers fight a losing battle against the legion of the unliving? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop whitchurch road a fantastic bundle of comics, which cover the entirety of the avengers' encounter with the grim reaper and his legion of the unlivingthis would prove an excellent addition to any collection352: when the grim reaper is able to acquire an ancient power, he traps the avengers in another dimensioneach comic is in very good condition, with only very minor wear on the edges of the pages353: can the avengers overcome a powerful grim reaper and his army of the undead, a new legion of the unliving? issue nowill earth's mightest heroes be able to stop this powered-up grim reaper? issue no
9 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham books 2 to 5 of dark horse comics rise of the black flame, overall in good condition, can see no signs of any wear
5 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop newquay all ten episodes of the award-winning mini-series based on the real-life experiences of american paratroopers who fought in europe during the second world warfrom their training in camp toccoa, georgia, through their landing in normandy as part of the d-day offensive, their participation in the battle of the bulge, and all the way up to the final surrender of the german forces, the series follows the adventures of easy company, a unit noted for its skill and bravery, but which also suffered a high number of casualties in its journey across europeeach episode also features excerpts from actual interviews with surviving members of the company
5 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame the concluding part of the big-screen sequel to the mystery romance anime seriesthe true identity of akira takizawa - a former member of the 'selecao', who are now intent on killing him - may also become known as the intrepid eden of east members search for the truthsaki morimi and her fellow eden of the east members are in trouble: they have been accused of engaging in terrorist activities and a number of powerful organisations, including the police, have a strong interest in silencing themsaki and her colleagues are nonetheless determined to get to the bottom of the identity of the enigmatic mr outside
9 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop cockermouth all ten episodes of the award-winning mini-series based on the real-life experiences of american paratroopers who fought in europe during the second world warfrom their training in camp toccoa, georgia, through their landing in normandy as part of the d-day offensive, their participation in the battle of the bulge, and all the way up to the final surrender of the german forces, the series follows the adventures of easy company, a unit noted for its skill and bravery, but which also suffered a high number of casualties in its journey across europeeach episode also features excerpts from actual interviews with surviving members of the company
19 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston originally published incontents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book this is the fourth edition, reprinted in
12 €
-
oxfam bookshop leeds 601ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein good condition, very light wear to edges of cover, a few places where very pale yellow highlighting appears in first 50 pagespublished in two volumes or as a set this provides a definitive scholarly variorum edition of malthus's principles of political economyit shows the relationship between the principles and malthus's other writings and activities as a political economistthe editor has written a lengthy and authoritative introduction giving an account, derived mainly from contemporary correspondence, of the events and circumstances surrounding the publication of the two editionsit contains the full text of the first edition, including malthus's own invaluable 70-page summary, and contains details of all the additions, omissions and emendations that occurred between the first and the second, posthumous, edition of text clean and bright, readablethe first edition is extremely rare, and for over 150 years confusions and disagreements have inevitably occurred in the interpretation of malthus's economics because of the absence of any systematic record of the differences between the two editionsthere is also an editorial commentary that aims to explain the significance and origin of the alterations
35 €
-
Sunday independent book of the week agreatread and argosybooks book of the month see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop billericay 'informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch potato' (new scientist)irish times top ten bestsellerwalking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skillwe, and our societies, will be better for itit enabled us to walk out of africa and to spread as far as alaska and australiait freed our hands and freed our mindswe put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? in this hymn to walking, neuroscientist shane o'mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and mindswe must start walking again, whether it's up a mountain, down to the park, or simply to school and workin praise of walking celebrates this miraculous abilityand the latest research is only now revealing how the brain and nervous system performs the mechanical magic of balancing, navigating a crowded city, or running our inner gps systemwith our minds in motion we think more creatively, our mood improves and stress levels fallit defines us as a specieswalking together to achieve a shared purpose is also a social glue that has contributed to our survival as a specieswalking is good for our muscles and posture; it helps to protect and repair organs, and can slow or turn back the ageing of our brainsas our lives become increasingly sedentary, we risk all thisincredibly, it is a skill that has its evolutionary origins millions of years ago, under the sea
8 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music wells vhs cassettes are new and sealedouter box has some signs of wear but no significant damagefrom their training in camp toccoa, georgia, through their landing in normandy as part of the d-day offensive, their participation in the battle of the bulge, and all the way up to the final surrender of the german forces, the series follows the adventures of easy company, a unit noted for its skill and bravery, but which also suffered a high number of casualties in its journey across europeall ten episodes of the award-winning mini-series based on the real-life experiences of american paratroopers who fought in europe during the second world wareach episode also features excerpts from actual interviews with surviving members of the company
7 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop launceston all ten episodes of the award-winning mini-series based on the real-life experiences of american paratroopers who fought in europe during the second world wareach episode also features excerpts from actual interviews with surviving members of the companyfrom their training in camp toccoa, georgia, through their landing in normandy as part of the d-day offensive, their participation in the battle of the bulge, and all the way up to the final surrender of the german forces, the series follows the adventures of easy company, a unit noted for its skill and bravery, but which also suffered a high number of casualties in its journey across europe
8 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 35 stampsthe decades that the stamps were issued in are s, s, s, s, s, and sthe stamps from malaysia show a map of sarawak, the international airport in kuala lumpur, the masjid negara in kuala lumpur, a mosque, penang free school, getah forest, logging, tin dredging, and astana kuchingtwo of the stamps in this collection also celebrate the 350th anniversary of royal mail, and the 900th anniversary of westminster abbeythe oldest stamps in this collection were issued insome of the stamps are unusedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inon some of the stamps from great britain they show castles but the stamp does not state the name of the castlethe stamps from great britain show the forth bridge, marisco castle on the island of lundy, westminster abbey, liverpool metropolitan cathedral, aberfeldy bridge, university of leicester, windsor castle, edinburgh castle, carrickfergus castle and the menai bridge in walesmany of the used stamps have a postmark on them, and many of the stamps have the envelope that they were still attached to a little on the backthe stamp from the ruplic of dominicana shows the primer hospital de america ruinas del hospital de san nicolasthe stamps are in good condition
5 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage all ten episodes of the award-winning mini-series based on the real-life experiences of american paratroopers who fought in europe during the second world wareach episode also features excerpts from actual interviews with surviving members of the companyfrom their training in camp toccoa, georgia, through their landing in normandy as part of the d-day offensive, their participation in the battle of the bulge, and all the way up to the final surrender of the german forces, the series follows the adventures of easy company, a unit noted for its skill and bravery, but which also suffered a high number of casualties in its journey across europe
5 €
-
see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton as dawned, the civil war, the conflict that had started the year before and that most americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of endingwhile other books examine the war between the states from a political, tactical, or military perspective, these books focus on the day-to-day life and the human experience of the men themselves, the union and confederate soldiers who enlisted and often fought to the death for their beliefs and those of their home regions of the young united statesillustrated with full-color photography and historical documents, engagingly written and thoroughly explained, these books are the perfect addition to children's and adults' library collections, school libraries, and personal libraries of interested readers and history lovers of all agesthis book provides a glimpse at the lives, weapons, and equipment of these soldiers through a collection of artifacts and exacting reproductionshundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military camps around washington, dc, richmond, virginia, and other strategic locationswithin a year, thousands of these courageous men had lost their lives on bloody battlefields or died in disease-ridden encampments
18 €