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Throwing the main character literally into the fire showcases how truly heroic evan smoak iswith max now under his protection, evan realizes that the forces against them pose as daunting a threat as he has ever facedand then he meets max merriweather'a stellar series, the stories get better with each instalmenthe'll be lucky just to get through it alivebut all good things must come to an endwhich is exactly why his cousin gave him an envelope with the instruction: 'if anything ever happens to me, call the number insideon the face of it he's the last guy you'd expect to be trusted with a deadly secrethe's the man you want in your corner when justice is needed' daily mail' now his cousin is dead and max's own chances of survival look bleakpraise for orphan x'outstanding in every way' lee child'weapons-grade thriller writing' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read moreclean, neat and tidy, just the way he likes itpacked with edge-of-your-seat suspense, explosive action and razor-sharp plotting, into the fire confirms gregg hurwitz as a rival to lee child, david baldacci, james patterson and harlan coben as a master of the modern thrillerhe'll take on one last mission then go out on a high notebad luck and trouble have seen off his marriage, his home and his career max merriweather hasn't got much left to loseon the run and stalked by death, he meets the one man who might save him: evan smoakas a boy he was taken from a foster home to be raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin codevnamed orphan xoxfam books & music aberdeen signed first edition february hardback book with dust jacket, unclipped published in the gripping new sunday times top 5 bestseller from the bestselling author of out of the dark and orphan x'an immensely entertaining adventure' the times evan smoak lives by his own codethen he broke free to live in the shadows as the nowhere man, using his unique skills to help those in desperate need
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The heroic duardin stepped forth into the realm of chaos to fight the daemons gnawing at the world's ending and satisfy his death oath, leaving behind his companion felix jaegeryet when gotrek learns of human champions being elevated to immortality for sigmar's fight against this darkness, the so-called 'stormcast eternals', he knows why fate has brought him into this new agespat from the ruinous depths with his redemption unfulfilled, he emerges into the mortal realms, a strange new world where gods walk the earth and dark forces are ascendantnothing is as he remembersoxfam bookshop keynsham new - sealed copysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut is there more to gotrek's apotheosis than even he can fathom? has he truly been chosen by grimnir and for what purpose? this audio drama boxed set contains a four-part story read by a stellar cast, recounting the much anticipated return of gotrek gurnissonwith gotrek being voiced by the world famous brian blessed!! gotrek gurnisson was the greatest monster slayer of the age, who met his doom at the end timesfor only then can he find the peace in death he seeksfabled hero of the warhammer old world, gotrek gurnisson is reborn and cast into the age of sigmar for a brand-new, feature-length audio adventurehis oaths are dust, and the lands are torn asunder by chaosnow gotrek has returned, having outlived the old gods and the old world
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Oxfam shop pershore this is a novel of explosive suspense, heroic action - and an evil on an epic scalesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the hands of mario puzo's brilliantly sinister talent, the terrible magic of the mafia comes alive
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An epic saga of greed, sorcery and one man's heroic sacrificeformat: paperbackauthor: will slineyceltic warrior: the legend of cu chulainna paperback edition by will sliney (apr )publication date: apr
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In , pius xii received the title of venerable, which attests to his heroic virtues for the churchour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeparchment on behalf of pope pius xi with signature of cardinal eugenio pacelli future pope pius xii as secretary of stateparchment accompanied by stamp of pope pius xi made from the pope's personal ring of fishermanthe document grants the rank of commendatore of the order of san silvestro papa to the lawyer otorino pedretticatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe cause of canonization is entrusted to the society of jesusplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecollectible autograph, with gold frame 53 x 36 cmsignature date: pages: 2 handwritten pages: 1 size: 23 x 40the parchment will be shipped without glass
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Drawing: tarquin (didier) screenplay: arleston (christophe) genre: heroic fantasy cover: hardcover format: 235 x 325 mm nb pages: 424 color date: the shipment is made via la poste or at a mondial relay pointour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storealbum: lanfeust de troy: tome (1 to 8), complete in box, with bookmark border new condition always in blister, never openedpossibility of taking at home read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the costa novel award and bestselling literary paperback of the year'atkinson's finest work, and confirmation that her genre-defying writing continues to surprise and dazzle' observera god in ruins relates the life of teddy todd - would-be poet, heroic world war ii bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century'a dazzling readfew will dispute that it proves once again that kate atkinson is one of the most exceptional novelists of our agefor all teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face living in a future he never expected to haveit is also about the infinite magic of fictionthis gripping, often deliriously funny yet emotionally devastating book looks at war - that great fall of man from grace - and the effect it has, not only on those who live through it, but on the lives of the subsequent generationsends on one of the most devastating twists in recent fiction' daily telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Binyon's scholarly and multi-layered biography is to free the complex and interesting figure of the man from the heroic simplicity of the mythsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback harper collins russia's most famous poet has attained a mythical status
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The catalogue of women, ascribed to hesiod, one of the greatest figures of early hexameter poetry, maps the greek world, its evolution and its heroic myths through the mortal women who bore children to the godsindividual chapters examine the organization and structure of the poem, its social and political context, its relation to other early epic and hesiodic poetry, its place in the development of a pan-hellenic consciousness, and attitudes to womensee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this collection a team of international scholars offers an attempt to explore the poem's meaning, significance and receptionthis collection provides a significant approach to the study of the cataloguethe wider influence of the catalogue is considered in chapters on pindar and the lyric tradition, on hellenistic poetry, and on the poem's reception at rome
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25 €
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It explores how it was the capacity for authoritative speech which was held to separate humans from other animals, gods from humans, men from women, greeks from non-greeks, citizens from slaves, and the mundane from the heroicwith its examination of the greek focus on speech, animalization, and status, this book offers new readings of key texts and provides significant insights into the greek approach to understanding our worldjohn heath illustrates how homer's epics trace the development of immature young men into adults managing speech in entirely human ways and how in aeschylus' oresteia only human speech can disentangle man, beast, and godwhen considering the question of what makes us human, the ancient greeks provided numerous suggestionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book argues that the defining criterion in the hellenic world, however, was the most obvious one: speechplato's dialogues are shown to reveal the consequences of socratically imposed silence
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29 €
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Miniatures in blue and green coloured plastic, representing the heroic ultramarines and putrescent death guard15 easy to build push-fit (no glue required!)3 plague marines – each festering and bursting out of their armour due to the malign corruption of the plague god nurgle
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells endless adventure and untold excitement await! prepare to venture forth with your bold compaions into a world of heroic fantasythe player's handbook is the definitive rulebook for the dungeons & dragons gameit contains complete rules for the newest edition and is an essential purchase for anyone who wants to play the gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithin these pages, you'll discover all the tools and options you need to create characters worthy of song and legend for the dungeons & dragons roleplaying game
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Whether he's pulling survivors from fiery high-rise infernos or the twisted steel of a subway collision, gavin takes great pride in leading the heroic but often overwhelmed firefighters of new york city's truck company 62tommy gavin (leary) is a lifesaversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kingsthorpe pilot episode of critically acclaimed drama series starring denis leary
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Also at freshwater bay are the creepy charles dodgson (aka lewis carroll) and julia margaret cameron, a photographer determine to capture an image of the bard in a suitably heroic posewatts and his unlikely sixteen-year-old actress wife ellen terry; also the american father-and-daughter team of phrenologists, lorenzo and jessie fowleroxfam bookshop royal exchange square it is july and the isle of wight is buzzing with eccentric creative typesinto this cauldron of unrequited love and egotism step the acclaimed painter gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretennyson recites poetry to furniture while his invalid wife hides bad reviews in teapots and buries them in the garden with a teaspoona carrollian comic novel about mid-victorian highbrows? about the ideals of beauty, art, friendship, gratitude and serious beards? the only wonder is that nobody thought of it before
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Fans of epic heroic fiction will love this series' daily express see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is so used to the cruelty that he seems immune, but soon he will open the wrong door at the wrong time and witness an act so terrible that he will have to leave this place, or diehe is strange and secretive, witty and charming, violent and profoundly bloody-mindedit is the first instalment in a gripping trilogy by paul hoffmanin one of the sanctuary's vast and twisting maze of corridors stands a boymost of its occupants were taken there as boys and for years have endured the brutal regime of the lord redeemers whose cruelty and violence have one singular purpose - to serve in the name of the one true faithhe has long-forgotten his real name, but now they call him thomas calehe is perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old - he is not sure and neither is anyone elsethe left hand of god is a must read"the sanctuary of the redeemers is a vast and desolate place - a place without joy or hopeoxfam shop colne road the left hand of god by paul hoffman is the gripping first instalment in a remarkable trilogyimagine if phillip pullman's his dark materials met umberto eco's name of the rosebut the redeemers want cale back at any pricepraise for paul hoffman:'this book gripped me from the first chapter and then dropped me days later, dazed and grinning to myself' conn iggulden'tremendous momentum' daily telegraph'a cult classicnot because of the secret he now knows but because of a much more terrifying secret he does notthe sanctuary of the redeemers on shotover scarp is named after a damned lie for there is no redemption that goes on there and less sanctuaryhis only hope of survival is to escape across the arid scablands to memphis, a city the opposite of the sanctuary in every way: breathtakingly beautiful, infinitely godless, and deeply corrupt
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A committee of composers (one of whom is the soloist on this disc) then turned this heroic and nationalistic work into a concertothe title work is a piano concerto based on an enormously popular cantata composed by xian xinghai () while he was a member of the chinese resistance during the dark period of japanese occupationdisk in excellent conditionthis album is a fascinating insight (for non-chinese listeners) into the world of officially-approved chinese classical musicthe musical style is a glorious hybrid of rachmaninov-style orchestration mixed with pentatonic, short-breathed folk-like chinese themesoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Prepare to venture forth with your bold companions into a world of heroic fantasydungeons & dragons player's handbook core rulebook i vby jonathan tweet, monte cook, and skip williamssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublsihed by wizards of the coast ppwithin these pages, you'll discover all the tools and options you need to create characters worthy of song and legend for the dungeons & dragons roleplaying gamehardback, laminate boardsbook condition: very good - clean covers, tightly bound, clean throughout
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29 €
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells based on the last three harry potter books and final four films, lego harry potter: years 5-7 takes players through harry potter's heroic adventures in the muggle and wizarding worldssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe upcoming title is action-packed from start to finish, including loads of new lessons, spells, and bonus content for hours of family friendly gamingfrom privet drive in little whinging to diagon alley, hogsmeade and hogwarts - plus new locations including grimmauld place, the ministry of magic, and godric's hollow - players will encounter new faces, new challenges and new magic, preparing them for the ultimate face-off against lord voldemortlego harry potter: years 5-7 builds upon the magical gameplay, lessons and potion-making skills learned in lego harry potter: years 1-4 to equip gamers with the tools necessary to challenge a host of new foes and some familiar ones (including he who must not be named)
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For campbell, many of the world's most powerful myths support the individual's heroic path toward blissoxfam shop worcester joseph campbell famously defined myth as "other people's religioncombining cross-cultural stories with the teachings of modern psychology, he examines the ways in which our myths shape and enrich our lives and shows how myth can help each of us truly identify and follow our blissin pathways to bliss, campbell examines this personal, psychological side of mythlike his classic best-selling books myths to live by and the power of myth, pathways to bliss draws from campbell's popular lectures and dialogues, which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformationcampbell dwells on life's important questionssee oxfam website for delivery information read more" but he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment - or, as he called it, blisshere he anchors mythology's symbolic wisdom to the individual, applying the most poetic mythical metaphors to the challenges of our daily lives
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Oxfam shop west hampstead these stories were intended to tell the entire history of scotland, not as an academic narrative, but through the tales scott told to his grandson, full of glory, courage, and admiration of a heroic pastthe edges of the boards are attractively stamped with a gilt design, and the endpapers and page edges are marbledit was given as a school prize in (however, the date mistakenly given on the gilt stamp of the school crest on the front cover is mdclxxxvii - !) the red leather cover is slightly scuffed, and the corners rubbedthe spine is faded and damaged at the top and tail, with a small split to the right, but the binding is firmsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe prize label is pasted to the marbled f there is some foxing on the blank endpapers, but the pages are clean and unmarkedthis early copy is undated
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From the heroic dreams of the small boy curled up on the rim of the big fire-place in his family's castle, to the terrible moment of failure and beyond, stauffenerg's hours are rich indeedin a brilliant tapestry of fact and imagination, paul west uses his protagonist's solo voice to give an astounding new dimension to historical impersonationoxfam shop magdelen street of all the men and moments that might have changed the course of history, count von stauffenberg and his ill-fated attempt to kill adolf hitler is perhaps the most vivid and agonising see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The relations de la mort de quelques religieux de l'abbaye de la trappe, published from onwards, bears witness to the heroic and holy conditions of the death of the monks assisted by their abbotour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedelivery service provided by chronopost within a few daysinside in good condition, light soiling, handwriting about the calvar family at the front and back of the work, red library stamp with 3 fleurs-de-lis and a crown, lovely headbands, culs-de-lampe, charming initialslike rancé, they came to la trappe for salvationthey also bear witness to the meaning of their penitent lifecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieven though rancé spoke a lot about penance he did not make it the end of monastic life, this end is the perfection of charityarmand jean le bouthillier de rance - relations de la mort de quelques religieux de l' abbaye de la trappe - binding in very average condition, work in its period brown full leather binding, numerous lacks of leather mainly on the spine and the front cover (borders and corners), red edges, adorned ribbed spine, gilded titling and volume numberplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The heroic death of jour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewill be shipped by registered postcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiqueen wilhelmina and prince hendrik: 25 g, guilder border currency exchange office: 25 g, - christmas medal knm ( g, ) - daalder - the bike: 15 ga collection of 7 (large) silver medals: - 50 years steamship company at the rotterdam lloyd: 42 gvan speijk: 42 gtotal weight: more than 200 g view the photos to get a good impressionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitereclamation of the haarlemmermeer completed: 42 g
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemedium: indian ink on paper5 x 50 cm (approximately)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiimportant: the lot will be shipped from late octoberthe illustration will be shipped in flat position between two foam cardboard plates, with insurance, tracking number and signature required upon deliverya unique piece in good condition, some tears not reaching the illustration and foldsoriginal plate by greg, plate n°9, published in héroïc albums inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Recorded in - leaflet and cd in good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more includes music by byrd, ward, mundy, ferrabosco 1, pilkington, vautor, youllsettings of poems by philip sidney, sung by the trinity consort
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This definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, does not present edward ii as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrongbut seymour phillips' scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himselfit also tackles the contentious issue of whether edward ii did not die in , murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in england and then a wanderer on the continentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in england, scotland, and ireland and in his relations with franceif edward ii was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most english monarchsoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear edward ii, king of england, lord of ireland, and duke of aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since iteight hundred years on, a king';s life is properly examinedconventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the throne
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Scene depicting the last episode of the heroic age of the "terra incognita"plaster ice decoration with 3 boats, two three masts and a mixed steamerour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeto pick-up on-site in pariscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare large late 19th century english diorama, representing shackleton-rowett's last expedition to antarctica inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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This is the book that restarted the james dean cult by celebrating him as the cool, defiant visionary of pop culture who made adolescence seem heroic instead of awkward and who defined the style of rock 'n' roll's politics of delinquencythe only book to fully show how deliberately and carefully dean crafted his own image and performances, and the product of still unequalled research, vivid writing, intimate photographs, and profound meditation, james dean: the mutant king has become almost as legendary as its subjectsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Reaper of souls adds a challenging new act to diablo iii in which players will embark on a dark and perilous journey through terrifying landscapes; explore the legendary city of westmarch; and slay countless minions, each hell-bent on bringing the players' heroic quest to a grisly endthe ultimate evil edition introduces even more ways for players to share their adventuresplayers will also be able to share treasures with other players on their friends lists via an in-game mail system, including mysterious player gifts containing rare loot for the adventurer whose name they bearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein reaper of souls, the five valiant heroes from diablo iii-barbarian, demon hunter, monk, witch doctor, and wizard-are joined by a new champion: the crusaderthe adventure culminates in a climactic confrontation with malthael, the angel of death, whose twisted designs spell ruin for the innocent people of sanctuary*case spine slightly cracked - see picture* *no instructions or other booklets present* the console version of reaper of souls has been designed to take advantage of the unique features of the console platformsclad head to toe in fortified armor, the crusader is an unstoppable force of righteous destruction who channels the power of divine wrath to visit retribution upon his demonic quarrya new apprentice mode boosts low-level players' power while adventuring with high-level friends, making it easier than ever to play togetherall four console versions of the ultimate evil edition feature 4-player same-screen and online multiplayer-whether you're banding together on the same couch or joining the fray via playstation network or the xbox live online entertainment network, reaper of souls makes it easy to experience diablo in the best way possible: with your friendsin addition to the crusader hero and act v, the ultimate evil edition includes a revamp of the game's loot system, an expanded paragon progression system for max-level characters, and several other improvements to the diablo iii game experience
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9 €
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Oxfam shop ulverston classical pianist john ogdon performs works by frederic chopin polonaise no 3 in a "military" polonaise no 6 in a flat minor "heroic" nocturne no 2 in e flat nocturne no 5 in f sharp valse no 6 in d flat "minute" valse no 7 in c sharp minor fantaisie-impromptu in c sharp minor étude no 3 in e étude no 12 in c minor "revolutionary" prelude no 7 in a prelude no 15 in d flat "raindrop" mazurka no 5 in b flat mazurka no 23 in d ballade no 1 in g minor see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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