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15 assorted vhs tapes you've been framed danny baker's own goals and gaffs the story of the krays police stop an audience with billy connolly the brit pack (boxing) botham's ashes pulp fiction riff raff police stop america asterix in britain plus four manchester united vhs video tapes the treble season review the double season review 30th anniversary special edition european cup final official club souvenir the very best of manchester united read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham number one bestselling author conn iggulden takes on the story of the mighty kublai khanfrom a young scholar to one of history's most powerful warriors, conqueror tells the story of kublai khan - an extraordinary man who should be remembered alongside julius caesar, alexander the great and napoleon bonaparte as one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever knownhe must take his nation's warriors to the ends of the known worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekublai dreams of an empire stretching from sea to seaa warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdoma man who betrayed a brother to protect a nationa scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of alexander or caesarand when he is weary, when he is wounded, he must face his own brothers in a bloody civil waran epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world's inhabited land, he changed the course of history foreverbut to see it built, this scholar must first learn the art of war
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The story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologysummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pasteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planet
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Oxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (c) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuthrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives
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Oxfam shop lincoln this collectors' item is the story of the picture postcard and its place in the history of popular art this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in picture postcards and those interested in popular art and social and cultural history the dustcover is a little worn at the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read more it is an entertaining and informative take on the subject the book is in very good condition, covers and spine are firm, binding is strong and pages are clean and clear with no internal marking
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The who - who’s next vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland 25 august the who - odds&sods vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve vg+ released in holland 28 september the who - quadrophenia vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland the who - story of the who vinyl: nm label: polydor sleeve: vg+ released in holland after building name in the military during the last 30 years, i found myself more and more in trading positionselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualityas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialised in dutch releasesthe who are an english rock band formed in london inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandthey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwidetheir original line-up consisted of lead singer roger daltrey, guitarist and singer pete townshend, bass guitarist john entwistle and drummer keith moonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a daneby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seahe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford award-winning indian drama telling the story of two young women from an idyllic rural village: the studious and reserved kiran (suhasini v nair,) and her lifelong best friend delilah (shrruiti menon)when the two women fall in love, the village is engulfed by scandal and delilah's mother forces her into an arranged marriage in an attempt to put an end to the relationshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen when lego star wars exploded onto the scene in , it followed the story of the prequel trilogy (episodes i-iii) the films of which were just finishing their cinema run at the timeas with the other two games in the series, players can drop in and out of play and their characters will be controlled by the consolethe success of the first game led to lego star wars: the original trilogy in which covered the original films (episodes iv-vi) and introduced a few new play mechanics such as the bounty hunter missions and tauntaun ridingin addition to the levels present in the first two games, two new ones have been introduced based on scenes from episodes i and iiin addition, the xbox 360 version of lego star wars: the complete saga makes full use of the console's features, with high definition graphics and on-line two player co-op modejedi have an enhanced force push power that will enable them to push several droids around at onceall in all, this is the definitive version of the lego star wars experiencejedi and sith powers have been updated so sith have access to the force throw power which enables them to pick up and throw their opponents around the levelnow in , we are being presented with lego star wars: the complete saga which covers all six episodes and introduces yet more options for playsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cast of characters has also been expanded with an additional 10 characters being introduced for the first timethis takes the total number of playable characters up to 160, combine this with the character creator that now allows cross-trilogy characters to be invented and you have a hugely expanded set of play optionsthis is ideal for family play enabling parents to help younger children through difficult parts of the gamethere are also now bounty hunter missions related to the prequel trilogy stories, taking the number of side-quests up to 20
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A true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzvery good condition for ageunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrapperthis is the scarce first edition, publishedbut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in aprilno highlighting or other notesthese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the original
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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - athis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiarudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limitesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifirst illustrated edition - illustrations by f? - hardcover, 132 ppfirst edition second impression - cmkipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and colockwood kipling, the author's fatherlimited, londonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publicationkipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppcm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copy21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copywheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 pp22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableillustrations by jplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 pp
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As the novel tells us the story of the years leading up to these events, we learn what has happened to the hopes and dreams of a family caught up in malaysia's troubled post-colonial historyoxfam bookshop cheltenham a spellbinding, exuberant first novel, set in malaysia, that introduces us to a prosperous indian immigrant family, as it slowly peels away its closely guarded secretswhen the family's servant girl, chellam, is dismissed from the big house for unnamed crimes, it is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old aasha's lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher parents, meanwhile, seem to be hiding something away - from themselves, and from one anotherher grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances and her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad, with no plans to returnwhat bought the rajasekharan family to the big house in malaysia? what was chellam's unforgivable crime? why did the eldest daughter leave the country under strained circumstances? what is appa - the respectable family patriarch - hiding from his wife and his children?through this vibrant cast of characters, and through a masterful evocation of the clashes and strains in a country where malays, indians and chinese inhabitants vie for their positions in society, preeta samarasan brings us an enthralling saga of one household and the world beyond it
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Title: grand pursuit: the story of the people who made modern economics: a story of economic genius
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Oxfam bookshop swanage frank lloyd directs this academy award-winning drama that tells the story of the infamous mutiny aboard hms bountysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaboard the ship, on a two-year voyage to tahiti, fletcher christian (clark gable) and tyrannical captain bligh (charles laughton) clash over bligh's leadership and treatment of his crewchristian manages to commandeer the vessel from its brutal master after bligh causes the death of the ship's doctorthe former captain and several other officers are then set adrift in an open boat whilst christian steers the ship back to tahiti, before going in search of a new island on which to live out his days
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Featuring sepia, period, photography by durrell the alexandria quartet is the story of the life and loves of a young british man, darley, who lives in egypt during world war iidarley has love affairs with three women: justine, the sensuous jewish wife of a rich egyptian banker, nessim; melissa, a dancer in a cabaret who develops tuberculosis and dies; and clea, a beautiful artist who eventually becomes darley's soulmateoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book setthe central topic of the the alexandria quartet is "an investigation of modern love" durrell believed in the idea, whose origin is in platonism, that by studying and experiencing the varieties of love, one can ascend from raw physical contact to higher forms of spiritual connection see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It also tells the human story of how its deposits were first identified and exploited, with stories of skulduggery and deceit, stock market scams, fortunes won and lost and political scandalsoxfam bookshop wallingford this book tells the story of the creation of the rocks of chillagoe, queensland, australia and how geological events have combined to lay down the gold, copper, garnets, azurite and other rare minerals including chillagitesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Grant hayter-menzies chronicles not only the lives and eventual rescue of these noble creatures, who after years of deprivation and suffering found respite in the old war horse memorial hospital established by dorothy, but also the story of the challenges of founding and maintaining an animal-rescue institution on this scalethe legacy of the old war horse memorial hospital and its founder endures today in the dozens of international brooke animal-welfare facilities dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules across africa, asia and latin americabrought to the middle east by british forces during the great war, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send homesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop arnold in wealthy scottish socialite dorothy brooke followed her new husband to cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former british war horses leading lives of toil and misery
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Richly illustrated this is an enthralling read for anyone interested in the history of the motor industry and the legend and legacy of mercedes-benzsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe dust jacket has some light sunning on the spine and adjacent front coveroxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookbeginning with karl benz and gottlieb daimler's parallel invention of the car in , this book charts how the rival marques grew separately for 40 years before merging inthe author is a brand expert who then traces the development of mercedes-benz through the 20th century and into the 21stinternally the book is 'as new'large hardback with black cloth covers, silver titles on the spine
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There is some yellowing of the pages with occasional spottingoxfam books & music beaconsfield an attempt to explain history by economic theorythe cover and some early pages are creased at bottom frontthis copy is a left book club edition published insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe cloth-covered softback is worn but soundthe binding is in good condition
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Oxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutpictorial dust jacketwear to edges, various other scuffs and markssmall chips and closed tearsturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinetear to top of spine, which is discolouredsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedalone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundendpapers discolouredit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agolight shelfwear to edgesvarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boards
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a sequel to the universally acclaimed roll of thunder, hear my cry, continuing in the story of the logan family in mississippi during the depressioncassie is realising what it means to grow up black and powerless, but her family stand together, proving that courage, love and understanding can defy even the deepest prejudicesthe children, especially cassie, are happy in their warm, stable family but outside is a climate of fear and tensionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecousin suzella tries to pass for white, with humiliating consequencesgoes on trial for murder and stands before an all-white juryand when cassie's neighbour stands up for her right to vote she and her cousin are driven from their home
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"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesthe men who died didn't just drop like fliesthere was nothing quick or easy about itwith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecejohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icemen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal huntoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencewith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster of
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the story of the conflict between slave-traders and jesuits during the colonisation of south america by spain and portugalin jesuit priest gabriel (jeremy irons) arrives in the amazon to build a mission for the guarani indianssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, it transpires that even mendoza has a conscience when he comes to gabriel asking for penancehe comes into conflict with slave trader mendoza (robert de niro), who kills or captures many of the tribe but escapes punishment due to the fact that he is an aristocrat
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What an unusual book!!!! you dont find one of these everyday!!! its the story of the remarkable turnaround of new zealand postcertainly a book for the avid collector of rare books its a hardback, published in in new zealand and is in excellent condition all proceeds to a localcharity read more
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The story of the train by patrick whitehouse -hardback in good condition, slight tear to the top of the dust cover and has a inscription on the front page which has been covered
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The folio society - the story of the renaissancea five-book box set in excellent condition, with the slipcase exhibiting very minor shelfwearlocation: beeston, nottingham, near the train station
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Anne frank remembered the story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family by miep gies (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Delusional the story of the jonathan levine gallery by caleb neelon (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Land rover, the story of the car that conquered the world, by ben foglehardback edition read more
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle most people have read some or other version of this story, the story of the wedding feast at canabut this version is a very different oneillustrated throughout by terry denton great condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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