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1 sunday times bestseller from the million-copy best-selling author of the island, the thread, and the returnan ambitious couple are about to open the island's most spectacular hotel, where greek and turkish cypriots work in harmonybut beneath the city's façade of glamour and success, tension is buildingturkey invades to protect the turkish cypriot minority, and famagusta is shelledin the summer of , famagusta in cyprus is the most desirable resort in the mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortuneoxfam shop dumfries 'intelligent and immersivein the deserted city, just two families remainpraise for the sunrise'fascinating and moving' the times 'an imaginative tour de force, and a great read' daily mail 'an absorbing tale about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal' good housekeeping 'heartbreaking' essentials 'vibranthislop brings history to life in this compelling tale' tatler 'fascinating' sunday mirror see oxfam website for delivery information read moretwo neighbouring families, the georgious and the özkans, are among many who moved to famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the islandforty thousand people seize their most precious possessions and flee from the advancing soldierswhen a greek coup plunges the island into chaos, cyprus faces a disastrous conflictthis is their storya poignant, compelling family saga' the sunday times the no
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Oxfam shop evesham explore 100 fascinating and iconic citiesexperience fascinating insights into the canyon-like streets of modern super-cities, or take a stroll through picturesque lanes all across the continentsthis book will transport you to the greatest metropolises and the most beautiful cities around the globe - from africa to asia and 'down under', and from europe to north and south americasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese cities have so much to tell - about the greatest events in world history, and also the local stories that constitute the life of a city, every single day
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Cat counsellor is packed with fascinating case studies and tips on every aspect of cat relationships, including those with all things furred and featheredit also includes the fascinating results of the relationship survey, giving cat owners from all over the world the chance to share their feelings about their feline companionsif you have ever wondered why you love your cat so much, then this is the book for you! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square if cats were asked how they would truly like their owners to show affection, what would they say? are we giving them what they want? is just loving them ever going to be enough? can we love them too much?vicky halls, author of the bestselling cat confidential, has devoted her life to studying the human/feline relationshipin cat counsellor she explores the origins of this emotional bond and shows how miraculous results can be achieved by merely changing the way we relate to our cats
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It moreover provides fascinating insights into the theory and practice of restoration of modern buildingsthe danish academy in rome became his last official commission, and fisker put all of his knowledge and artistic skills into its design; he wanted it to be his "crowning work"he later developed his distinctive style that has been called danish or vernacular modernismkay fisker was a leading figure in danish architecture in the decades around the middle of the last centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book describes important developments in twentieth-century danish and scandinavian architectural historyas a young man, fisker worked with gunnar asplund and sigurd leverentz, the two most important architects of the younger generation in sweden, and he never forgot his scandinavian rootsoxfam bookshop hove very good condition, appears unread
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Their fascinating book is for everyone interested in the relations between meaning, culture, ideas, and wordsthis fascinating book is for everyone interested in the relations between meaning, culture, ideas, and wordsthe authors consider a range of analytical issues including lexical polysemy, semantic change, the relationship between lexical and grammatical semantics, and the concepts of semantic molecules and templatesthe book opens with a review of the neglected status of lexical semantics in linguisticssome are basic like men, women, and children or abstract nouns like trauma and violence; others describe qualities such as hot, hard, and rough, emotions like happiness and sadness, or feelings like painoxfam bookshop preston in a series of cross-cultural investigations of word meaning, cliff goddard and anna wierzbicka examine key expressions from different domains of the lexicon - concrete, abstract, physical, sensory, emotional, and socialthey ground their discussions in real examples from different cultures and draw on work ranging from leibniz, locke, and bentham, to popular works such as autobiographies and memoirs, and the dalai lama on happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey focus on complex and culturally important words in a range of languages that includes english, russian, polish, french, warlpiri and malay
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Yet, behind these words lies a fascinating story, steeped in the weird and wonderful history and traditions of everyday lifefrom hundreds of commonplace and more quirky terms, to names of streets, cities and public houses, this fascinating and fun book answers the questions you've always had about the wonderful language we all use, yet seldom think aboutso if it's all greek to you and seems like hocus pocus, for pete's sake don't be left on tenderhooks, have a gander at this idiosyncractic tomemake no bones about it - it's the bee's knees! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham whilst we might choose our words carefully, we rarely think about the origins behind the many phrases, place names and expressions we use everyday
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This charming autobiography draws you into the details of this fascinating life lived to the fulloxfam bookshop cheltenham from an eccentric childhood in the south of france, malaysia and occasionally the uk to her years as a young new reporter in algeria and italy during world war ii suzanne st albans has had a most unusual and fascinating lifeeventually suzanne and her two siblings went to proper schoolswhen world war ii started the family was split up and suzanne started her working life as a library assistantfollowing her idiosyncratic childhood, where schooling took a back seat, we meet her parents, minders, governesses, family retainers and many other local;characters; against a backdrop of extraordinary animals, vegetation and landscapeonce there she wrote with wit and erudition about life in the news section in algiers and when the war ended she was offered by her reluctant boss a new assignment, as news editor in vienna, where on her first day she met her future husbandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe eventually wormed her way into the secret service
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It affords a fascinating glimpse of fin de siecle europe and of a transport network that was shortly to be devastated by the greatest war the world had ever seenoxfam shop colne road *as seen on michael portillo's bbc2 hit 'great continental railway journeys'!* following its bestselling edition of 'bradshaw's handbook ', old house brings you this fascinating guide to europe's rail network on the very brink of the first world warpublished in , it is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent, short guides to each city and notable destination and features, and a wealth of advertisements and ephemeral materials concerning hotels, restaurants and services that might be required by the early twentieth century traveller by rail*this highly collectable volume includes fold-out maps, a transparent protective jacket and a bookmarker!* see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical, political and cultural contextall these games have been thoroughly reassessed with the aid of modern software technology and the new light this sheds on these classic masterpieces is fascinatingkasparov explains how each champion brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of the game with new ideasgarry kasparov, who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play of his predecessors to a rigorous analysisthese books are more than just a compilation of the games of these championsthese magnificent compilations of chess form the basis of the first two parts of garry kasparov's definitive history of the world chess championshipthe chessboard is the ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are supreme intellectual gladiatorsin very good condition with light bumps to cornersoxfam bookshop birmingham the battle for the world chess championship has witnessed numerous titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of chess enthusiasts but also of the public at largesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one features the play of champions wilhelm steinitz (), emanuel lasker (), jose capablanca () and alexander alekhine ( and )
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Sufi practitioners, historians, and anthropologists will come to a deeper understanding of this timeless and enduring tradition with this fascinating record of a seminal sufi masteroxfam bookshop cardiff this biography of the saint and iman abdallah al-haddad takes readers into the fascinating world and spiritual life of 17th- and early 18th-century yementhe life of this renown spiritual master-whose teachings and personal example continue to influence lives around the world-is examined, from his early attraction to sufi poetry and visit to the tomb of the prophet hud to his rise as a sufi master, his hajj journey to mecca, and his deaththe biographical facts of al-haddad's life are interspersed with 35 black and white photographs and ruminations on his spiritual teachings, including his take on the "nine stages of certainty," the five investitures of taqwa, the stages of gnosis, and karamat and super natural eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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For the nostalgic, the patriotic and those who want to reduce their carbon footprint, this fascinating book will delight and surprisebut with global brands on the up and up, is it still possible to buy british? which consumer products are still made in the uk? "made in britain" gives potted histories and fascinating photographs from days gone by of businesses such as: marshall amplifiers, founded in london in and loved by jimi hendrix; morgan cars, whose output of nine cars a week is still assembled by hand - they will be celebrating 100 years of fast living in ; and, cadbury, opened in birmingham in by a young quaker, purveyors of such beloved chocolatey essentials as the creme egg and the flakesome companies are household names, others are newer or more unusualoxfam shop colne road 'like beans on toast, big red buses and cups of tea, there are some things that are just plain britishsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith burberry closing british factories and moving part of its production to china amongst media outcry, and the main supermarket chains importing a quarter of their groceries, we all want to know whether our trusty british weetabix and marmite are still as british as we think
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This book is full of fascinating facts and fun gameslee publications yes & know invisible ink book 48 pages fascinating facts & funinvisibly printed answers get revealed using the invisible ink penincludes: 48 page book and invisible ink pen book size: 6
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Read fascinating information about each nasa photograph in the colourful educational bookletview 24 nasa photographs with this fascinating projector which also transforms into a cool nebula night lightto change the slides simply press the button on the side of the projector to releasediscover the universe with your very own space explorer room projector
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The perfect start for any budding magician! a superb introduction into the fascinating world of magic for ages 6 upwardsan amazing selection of 125 simple-to-perform magic made easy tricksa box of all the ingredients needed to impress your friends and family including secret instruction book, tricks and tips, a magic picture bookthanks read morebuyer collects or pays for p&p
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fascinating and very readablea celebratory hardback book about the winnie the pooh by brian sibley, to mark the 75th anniversary of the winnie the pooh storiesin very good condition, except some wear to the edges of the gold seal on the front cover and the back dust jacket flap has become foldedad id: delivery service consumer crediteverything you might want to know about how pooh came into beingfeaturing colour illustrations by e h sheppard, the original pooh illustratorthree cheers for poohit is the story about how the pooh books came to be written, how the illustrations were created, how pooh got his name and came to be the much loved bear of little brain, and much more
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These fascinating carpets have been produced for much of the twentieth century and their early success is largely owed to the american market• item number: • the rug was exported from iran before jan” sarouk rugs continue to be created today, using the same methods as during early weaving, with the exception of the post-production coloring of the piecesfrom the s to approximately s there was made a specific type of persian sarouk rugs known as “american sarouk• about knots/m² • country of origin: iran (persia) • size: approx 350 cm x 245 cm• pile: 100% pure wool • chain: 100% cotton • condition: in very good conditionsarouk rugs take their name from a village located nearby the city of arakknots/m², soft wool with attractive vegetable dyes• quality: very good • processing: guaranteed handmade with certificate of authenticity quick and secure shipping via glswith tracking number, to locate the parcel at any time! additional costs for shipping to islands (corsica, sicily, etcknown for their outstanding quality and ability to withstand decades of foot traffic and intense usage, sarouk rugs continue to be best-sellers, sought out by collectors and design aficionados alike
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Excellent condition with fascinating in-depth history of this us state with many vintage photosparticularly useful if visiting las vegas and surroundingsrevised edition from“nevada - this is our land” book a survey from prehistoric to present
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If you love all the above, then you will find this book fascinating, with hundreds of fine photos of amazing piecesantiques roadshowinvaluable information on many makes and brands from specialist makers worldwidehere we come! hardback, superb condition and only a fiver! read more
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It's a fascinating guide about entertaining in the fifties with chapters for recipes, drinks, fashion, make up advice, flowers, china, every type of partyanna neagle was one of the most admired and loved actresses of the british cinema in the 30s-50'spublished by spillers ltdpublished in the 's, this 48 page book in good condition with a foreword by anna neagle is called "how to be a good hostess"it is spiral bound with a bright cover
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A fascinating souvenir of a great linerdetails of ports of call, information about samuel cunard, pen pictures of many of the crew90 pages, fully illustratedspecially produced book to mark the world cruise of the qe2 inÂŁ39, post free read more
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A fascinating re-creation of the victorian underworldbook is showing signs of discolouration due to age but has no tears or creases on pagesa paperback book by kellow chesney
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This is a fascinating book to check on ancestors and pedigrees of the shih-tzu read morerecorded photographs and pedigrees compiled by the northern shih tzu clubchampions up tobritish shih tzu championslimited edition of 400 copies of which this is number 081
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Policing in lancashire ( pages these two publications, with photographs and in-depth chronological narratives, give a fascinating insight into the history of policing in wigan and lancashire up to the s and s respectively when major changes took place and not always for the better! free postagepolicing wigan ( pages 2
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2 videos each showing over 100 of the best international tries from the 70s and 80s-----a fascinating trip down memory lane read more
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A very unusual style of camera which doesn't use a lens! a fascinating item for anyone with an interest in photographybrand new pinhole camera, unused and still in original packaging
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Converse comme des garcons play high ankle style, white color with red heart, really fascinating shoes! it's women uk size4, only worn once, nice protected and is kept in a really good condition, fairly brand new
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80 €
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Introduced by sir peter scott fascinating book about this famous expedition in the early 20th centurybook is full of black/white photographs by herbert pontingscott's last voyage: through the antarctic camera of herbert pontingcondition of book is very goodmost of them have never been seen
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Each issue contains fascinating articles and fabulous photographs of british railways steama fabulous collection of steam world magazinesthese will provide many hours of reading to any purchaser interested in the last decade of steam operation in britaini am offering the whole collection for a bargain price which works out at roughly 10p per copy
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Huge collection of dr who figures and other fascinating figures from the famous sci fi programme
60 €