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My collection of scouting memorabilia from thirty years of scoutingincludes my cub scout leaders cap badge, my queen's scout pin badge, my tie clip from usa national jamboree in valley forge, my gilwell scout centre tie clip and various otherssad to see them go but the time has come
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstancesat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible pricewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itwilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying results book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanpeter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murder
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Oxfam shop st giles street a deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenth-century europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alikepeter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome scuff on the hard cover and edges of the pages
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen jan peerce portrait in his golden years, minerva mn a19 cd 20bit remastered opera verdi puccini jan peerce – a portrait in his golden years ()minerva records, mn aa rare cd by the american operatic tenorworks by puccini; gounod; verdisee oxfam website for delivery information read more20bit remastering process
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Frank sinatra – his greatest years - x3 gatefold triple album - emi tracklist a1 lean baby a2 i've got the world on a string a3 south of the border a4 from here to eternity a5 violets for your furs a6 young-at-heart b1 three coins in the fountain b2 all of me b3 that gal that got away b4 when your lover has gone b5 in the wee small hours of the morning b6 learnin' the blues c1 love and marriage c2 (love is) the tender trap c3 hey! jealous lover c4 no one ever tells you c5 autumn leaves c6 baby, won't you please come home d1 witchcraft d2 all the way d3 come fly with me d4 put your dreams away (for another day) d5 only the lonely d6 one for my baby e1 come dance with me e2 the last dance e3 i can't get started e4 high hopes e5 i'll never smile again e6 talk to me f1 the nearness of you f2 dream f3 how deep is the ocean f4 nice 'n' easy f5 it's over, it's over, it's over f6 ol' mac donald -------------- lp vinyl record - in excellent condition the sleeve - good condition - small areas of wear and tear ------------ shipping postage to uk only - £380 parcel2go we use music max defendapak reinforced cardboard mailers for added security read more
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Bing crosby; his legendary years cd box set including an informative bookletexcellent conditionall reasonable offers considered read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham john sergeant's acclaimed memoir takes us from his somewhat eccentric childhood to his thirty years' service with the bbcmemorably handbagged by margaret thatcher on the steps of the paris embassy as she lost the leadership contest, and the man to whom ron davis confessed his midnight perambulations on clapham common, sergeant has been the man on the spot in most of the major news stories of the last twenty yearshis mordant wit, keen sense of the absurd and acute powers of analysis pervade the book and his understanding of the labyrinthine workings of westmister - and of the corridors of broadcasting house - is second to nonesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dr david jarrett draws on family stories and case histories from his thirty years of treating the old, demented and frail to try to find his own understanding of the endeverybody over the age of 60 should read it and ponder their probable futureoxfam bookshop cheltenham "brilliant - a grimly humorous yet humane account of the realities of growing old in the modern ageprofound, provocative, strangely funny and astonishingly compelling, it is an impassioned plea that we start talking frankly and openly about death" - henry marshwhat is a good death? how would you choose to live your last few months? how do we best care for the rising tide of very elderly? this unusual and important book is a series of reflections on death in all its forms: the science of it, the medicine, the tragedy and the comedyand it is a call to arms for us to make radical changes to our perspective on 'the seventh age of man'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand he writes about all the conversations that we, our parents, our children, the medical community, our government and society as a whole should be having
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Though the developing theory has been presented in a steady stream of books and articles over the last thirty years, two items stand out as major landmarks: the publication of speech acts in and of intentionality insome annotations in ink, but this book is otherwise as newoxfam bookshop preston for more than three decades john searle has been developing and elaborating a unified theory of language and mindjohn searle and his critics proceeds from an analysis of the importance and influence of these two works to an overall assessment of searle's impact in the philosophy of language, of mind, of social explanation, and of reference and intentionalitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboth of these seminal books offer structural theories: that is, they analyze the items within their domains (speech acts and mental states) as having a structure which allows for variation along a number of parameterseach of the chapters has been newly commissioned from a leading scholar in the relevant field and each section concludes with a summary and response from searle himselfwhat has emerged is an impressive and detailed account of intentionality embracing both mental states and linguistic behaviour
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His three studies of mahler, the early years (), the wunderhorn years (), and songs and symphonies of life and death (), are among the enduring monuments of postwar mahler literaturewithout understanding the territorial, social and familial conflicts of this time one cannot truly appreciate the impulses behind the major symphonies and song cycles of his later yearsfrom his birth in bohemia, then part of the mighty austro-hungarian empire, to a survey of his early works, many now lost, gustav mahler: the early years forms an indispensable prelude to the period of the great compositionshe was founder professor of music at the university of sussex (), was visiting professor at king's college, london, and is currently a visiting professor at the universities of sussex and yorktwo composers have been central to his writings on music, gustav mahler and benjamin brittenoxfam books & music lichfield available again for a new generation of mahlerians, donald mitchell's famous study of the composer's early life and music was greeted as a major advance on its first appearance indonald mitchell was born insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe conflicts which came to mark mahler's music and personality had their beginnings in his childhood and youthrevised and updated in the early s, this paperback edition includes a new introduction by the author to bring this classic work once again to the forefront of mahler studies
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Very beautiful unique edition, photo book of 30 years of reforms from china to a world economic powerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelarge and thick book 35 x 26 x 4 cm, with coverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop st albans this film, made with the help and knowledge of local people, explores the final years of lawrence's life in dorset and including the events leading up to his untimely death on one of his beloved brough motorcyclespresented by hugh elmes, director john halerunning time: 63 minutes see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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However, after marty travels thirty years back in time, he discovers that he doesn't have enough fuel to return toand, after he accidentally prevents the first ever meeting between his own, teenage parents, marty's own future birth and present existence are placed in jeopardy! in 'back to the future part ), accompanied by doc brown (lloyd), marty mcfly (fox) must travel thirty years into the future to save his own children from going to jailmarty's friend and mentor is the eccentric doctor emmet brown (christopher lloyd), who has successfully invented his own time machine in the form of a plutonium-powered delorean sports cartriple bill containing the entire time-travelling series of sci-fi comedy filmsmeanwhile, the aged biff tannen (wilson) steals the delorean time machine to return to the fifties and make his younger self rich, creating an alternative timeline in which marty's father, george, has been murderedfather george (crispin glover) is a weak-willed failure, bullied at work by his former high school tormentor biff tannen (thomas fwhilst 'back to the future part ) sees marty (fox) go back in time to the wild west of to rescue his friend doc brown (lloyd), who he has discovered is due for a fatal showdown with one of bad guy biff's nasty ancestorsoxfam shop kendal case and vhs in good conditionfox) just wants to play electric guitar and date girlfriend jennifer; he is also determined not to end up a loser in life like his own parentssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, the good doc has fallen in love with a newly arrived schoolteacher (mary steenburgen)wilson), while mother lorraine (lea thompson) is an alcoholicin 'back to the future' (), teenager marty mcfly (michael j
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Mar jewelry has been designed and made in santa barbara, california for over thirty yearscomes new from the stock of a retired gallery which had stocked and sold the mar jewelry collection for many yearsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias a child greg would help her make ear wires and other simple itemsgreg has won multiple design awards for his jewelryeach design is entirely made by hand in his santa barbara studiosterling silver night & day brooch or lapel pin and small pearlgreg geyer was born in los angeles california and has been surrounded by art his entire lifemar has been making jewelry since the late 60swinner of numerous design awardshis mother, mar marcotte, for whom the company is named, studied at uclahis father, george geyer, is an artist and retired art professorunique piece, from jeweler grey geyer, from mar of santa barbara handmade jewelrymaking jewelry was his summer job in high school and throughout collegemar jewelry can be found in fine galleries and museum shops throughout the united statesit was art by osmosis for greg100% handmade in the usa will benefit from a polish but brand newour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemar believes that jewelry reflects much about a person and speaks to one's sense of design, attention to quality and spirit of individualitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis grandfather, sueo serisawa, was a painter, and his grandmother, mary serisawa, an avid photographergreg's jewelry features contemporary and clean looks from brushed satin finished sterling silver, sea-glass, gold-fill and nu-gold (copper-based nickel-free alloy), oxidation and pearlsgreg was an engineering major and studied architecture which, combined with his japanese heritage, influence both his designs and how he constructs themeach piece is meticulously handmade in our studioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Mar jewelry has been designed and made in santa barbara, california for over thirty yearscomes new from the stock of a retired gallery which had stocked and sold the mar jewelry collection for many yearsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias a child greg would help her make ear wires and other simple itemsgreg has won multiple design awards for his jewelryeach design is entirely made by hand in his santa barbara studiosterling silver cupid's arrow brooch or lapel pin with a small pearlgreg geyer was born in los angeles california and has been surrounded by art his entire lifemar has been making jewelry since the late 60swinner of numerous design awardshis mother, mar marcotte, for whom the company is named, studied at uclahis father, george geyer, is an artist and retired art professorunique piece, from jeweler grey geyer, from mar of santa barbara handmade jewelrymaking jewelry was his summer job in high school and throughout collegemar jewelry can be found in fine galleries and museum shops throughout the united statesit was art by osmosis for greg100% handmade in the usa will benefit from a polish but brand newour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemar believes that jewelry reflects much about a person and speaks to one's sense of design, attention to quality and spirit of individualitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis grandfather, sueo serisawa, was a painter, and his grandmother, mary serisawa, an avid photographergreg's jewelry features contemporary and clean looks from brushed satin finished sterling silver, sea-glass, gold-fill and nu-gold (copper-based nickel-free alloy), oxidation and pearlsgreg was an engineering major and studied architecture which, combined with his japanese heritage, influence both his designs and how he constructs themeach piece is meticulously handmade in our studioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Mar jewelry has been designed and made in santa barbara, california for over thirty yearssterling silver flying saucer earrings - oxidized silver 100% handmade in the usa comes new from the stock of a retired gallery which had stocked and sold the mar jewelry collection for many yearsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias a child greg would help her make ear wires and other simple itemsgreg has won multiple design awards for his jewelryeach design is entirely made by hand in his santa barbara studiogreg geyer was born in los angeles california and has been surrounded by art his entire lifemar has been making jewelry since the late 60swinner of numerous design awardshis mother, mar marcotte, for whom the company is named, studied at uclahis father, george geyer, is an artist and retired art professorunique piece, from jeweler grey geyer, from mar of santa barbara handmade jewelrymaking jewelry was his summer job in high school and throughout collegemar jewelry can be found in fine galleries and museum shops throughout the united statesit was art by osmosis for gregour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemar believes that jewelry reflects much about a person and speaks to one's sense of design, attention to quality and spirit of individualitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis grandfather, sueo serisawa, was a painter, and his grandmother, mary serisawa, an avid photographergreg's jewelry features contemporary and clean looks from brushed satin finished sterling silver, sea-glass, gold-fill and nu-gold (copper-based nickel-free alloy), oxidation and pearlsgreg was an engineering major and studied architecture which, combined with his japanese heritage, influence both his designs and how he constructs themeach piece is meticulously handmade in our studioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Mar jewelry has been designed and made in santa barbara, california for over thirty yearschain is 42cm in length 100% handmade in the usa comes new from the stock of a retired gallery which had stocked and sold the mar jewelry collection for many yearsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias a child greg would help her make ear wires and other simple itemsgreg has won multiple design awards for his jewelryeach design is entirely made by hand in his santa barbara studiogreg geyer was born in los angeles california and has been surrounded by art his entire lifemar has been making jewelry since the late 60swinner of numerous design awardshis mother, mar marcotte, for whom the company is named, studied at uclahis father, george geyer, is an artist and retired art professorunique piece, from jeweler grey geyer, from mar of santa barbara handmade jewelrymaking jewelry was his summer job in high school and throughout collegemar jewelry can be found in fine galleries and museum shops throughout the united statesit was art by osmosis for gregour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemar believes that jewelry reflects much about a person and speaks to one's sense of design, attention to quality and spirit of individualitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis grandfather, sueo serisawa, was a painter, and his grandmother, mary serisawa, an avid photographersterling silver oval pendant enclosing sea-glass with a vertical cross bargreg's jewelry features contemporary and clean looks from brushed satin finished sterling silver, sea-glass, gold-fill and nu-gold (copper-based nickel-free alloy), oxidation and pearlsgreg was an engineering major and studied architecture which, combined with his japanese heritage, influence both his designs and how he constructs themeach piece is meticulously handmade in our studioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Mar jewelry has been designed and made in santa barbara, california for over thirty yearscomes new from the stock of a retired gallery which had stocked and sold the mar jewelry collection for many yearsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias a child greg would help her make ear wires and other simple itemsgreg has won multiple design awards for his jewelryeach design is entirely made by hand in his santa barbara studiogreg geyer was born in los angeles california and has been surrounded by art his entire lifemar has been making jewelry since the late 60swinner of numerous design awardssterling silver sextant brooch or lapel pin with a small pearl and nu-gold 100% handmade in the usa will benefit from a polish but brand newhis mother, mar marcotte, for whom the company is named, studied at uclahis father, george geyer, is an artist and retired art professorunique piece, from jeweler grey geyer, from mar of santa barbara handmade jewelrymaking jewelry was his summer job in high school and throughout collegemar jewelry can be found in fine galleries and museum shops throughout the united statesit was art by osmosis for gregour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemar believes that jewelry reflects much about a person and speaks to one's sense of design, attention to quality and spirit of individualitycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehis grandfather, sueo serisawa, was a painter, and his grandmother, mary serisawa, an avid photographergreg's jewelry features contemporary and clean looks from brushed satin finished sterling silver, sea-glass, gold-fill and nu-gold (copper-based nickel-free alloy), oxidation and pearlsgreg was an engineering major and studied architecture which, combined with his japanese heritage, influence both his designs and how he constructs themeach piece is meticulously handmade in our studioplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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FeliĂş was the most famous catalan historian of his time and los anales was a must for the thirty years of direct testimony he recounts without hiding his unequivocal commitment to the habsburg cause of which he became one of his most prominent ideologuesthe story is divided into three lumps: the first contains the events from antiquity to the year ; the second comprises the years to , and the third ends in2: (12) ff, 504 pare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiy del diluvio 143feliu de la peña y farell, narciso anales de cataluña y epĂlogo breve de los progressos, y famosos hechos de la naciĂłn catalana, de sus santos, reliquias, conventos, y singulares grandezas; y de los mas señalados, y eminentes varones, que en santidad, armas y letras han florecido desde la primera poblaciĂłn de españa año del mundo , antes del nacimiento de christohasta el presente de joseph llopis; juan pablo martĂ, barcelonafor the rest, it is a true tribute to the catalan nation and the house of habsburgcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein its pages feliĂş becomes a genuine defender of the “pactismo” and the catalan constitutional system against the castilian “decisionismo” and the increase of the royal attributions(33 x 22), 3 volssheet 30 x 20 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit includes, in the end, two copious alphabetical indexes: the one of books and chapters, and the one that deals with the most notable facts1: (10) ff, 364 pgreat classic of catalan historiography, written by a barcelona, gentleman of the order of santiago, who dedicates his work to carlos ii, carlos iii and the city of barcelonaprinted in double columnplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolumes 1 and 2 in acceptable condition, volume 3 with galleries throughout the volume (see photos) unpaired parchment binding
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Finn finds a village of people in dire need of jobs, a house that hasn't been cleaned or lived in for thirty years and reggie, an eleven-year-old who's run away from the nearby orphanage and its brutal director buddleoxfam bookshop brigg , lancashire:when finn carlisle loses his wife and unborn child, he spends a few years travelling to keep the sad memories at baythis includes heythorpe house in ellindale just down the road from leah willcox and her little fizzy drink factorybut buddle has other plans for the child, and will stop at nothing to get reggie back in his cruel graspwhen finn sees the marks left by regular beatings, he decides reggie will never go back therejust as he's ready to settle down again, his great-uncle dies and leaves everything to himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinn's new neighbours help him save reggie but other surprises throw his new plans into turmoil
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Yet is sam who he says he is? after almost thirty years, dominic can remember little of the affair with sam's motherwith its deft switches of sympathy between menaced 'father' and rebuffed 'son' and its exploration of the intricacies of memory, contact will resonate long with its readersand then sam williams, a builder and ex-squaddie, enters his lifesam claims to be his sonhis instinct is to recoil from this aggressive and volatile stranger, who could, with just a few words, take his life apartdominic pattison's life is one of level contentment: his marriage has proved happy and durable; his business, too, is successfulit will be up for every prize going: a gripping, utterly compelling book whose themes hit home and hard for the baby boom generationbut sam refuses to be dismissedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road this is a startling breakthough novel from jonathan buckley, acclaimed author of ghost macindoe and so he takes the dog
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A gripping, page-turning suspense masterclass - available in print for the first time in nearly thirty yearsafter his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - martin hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"oxfam books & music aberdeen hardback book with dust jacket signed by author in november first edition the classic lost thriller from the iconic number one bestseller* * * * *it always starts with a small lierefusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every movebut neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hidden* * * * *'rankin is a master storyteller'guardian'great fiction, full stop'the times'ian rankin is a genius'lee child'one of britain's leading novelists in any genre'new statesman'a virtuoso of the craft'daily mail'rankin is a phenomenon'spectator'britain's no1 crime writer'mirror'quite simply, crime writing of the highest order'express'worthy of agatha christie at her best'scotsman see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend jill watson - the only journalist who will believe his storythat's how you stop noticing the bigger ones
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A gripping, page-turning suspense masterclass - available in print for the first time in nearly thirty years see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit always starts with a small lieafter his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - martin hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every movebut neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hiddencondition- very goodoxfam bookshop harrogate the classic lost thriller from the iconic number one bestsellerthe only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend jill watson - the only journalist who will believe his storythat's how you stop noticing the bigger ones
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Despite the problems associated with the album, many music critics recognised thirty three & 1/3 as a return to form for harrison after his poorly received work during , and considered it his strongest collection of songs since 's acclaimed all things must pass see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was harrison's first album release on his dark horse record label, the worldwide distribution for which changed from a&m records to warner brosas a result of his late delivery of the album's master tapesthe album contains the hit singles "this song" - harrison's satire on that court case and the notion of plagiarism in pop music - and "crackerbox palace"oxfam shop magdelen street this is the seventh studio album by english musician george harrison, released in novemberamong other misfortunes affecting its creation, harrison was waylaid with hepatitis midway through recording, and the copyright infringement suit regarding his hit song "my sweet lord" was decided in favour of the plaintiff, bright tunes music
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Powers follows suit, only to be revived thirty years later when evil has emerged to threaten the world once moresee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc and case in good conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle comedy starring mike myers as secret agent austin powers, who is on the verge of catching his arch nemesis dr evil (also myers) when the latter has himself cryogenically frozenteamed with vanessa kensington (elizabeth hurley), the daughter of his original partner, powers has to get over his culture shock in time to stop his old foe's plans for world domination
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Included in this volume is conor mcpherson's the weir, one of the most successful plays of recent yearsdesolate, searing eloquence' evening standard and in come on over, published here for the first time, a jesuit priest, sent to investigate a 'miracle' in his home town, re-encounters the woman who loved him thirty years beforeoxfam shop worcester the second collection of plays from the multi-award winning author'overwhelmingly poignantno praise in fact is too high' guardian dublin carol is set on christmas eve, when a dublin undertaker is visited by his estranged daughter urging him to face up to the past'mcpherson writes like a dreamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe play works an ingenious spell' daily maill port authority tells of three interwoven lives: a boy leaves home for the first time; a man starts a job for which he is unqualified; a pensioner is sent a mysterious packagein a bar in a remote part of ireland, the local lads are swapping spooky stories to impress a young woman from dublin newly moved into the area'a spellbinder that transfixes you'piercingly evocative, powerfully exploring the tension between human and divine love' daily telegraph the volume also contains an afterword by the author
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Wall had a great knack from getting under the skin of interviewees' big issuewhether it's hanging around with marillion's fish in berlin, seeing whitesnake fail to ignite 's rock in rio, talking through old times with jimmy page in his berkshire pile or following ozzy osbourne to moscow, there isn't a rock luminary that wall hasn't cross-examined or kept the flame burning with at some point over the last thirty yearsyou won't read a funnier rock book****' mojo'wall is firing on all cylinders' classic rock'this hilarious tome is a collection of his finest momentshere, amongst several pieces, he catches lars ullrich just on the cusp of world domination; has dinner with ritchie blackmore on the eve of a deep purple comeback; and is up all night in la with wappetite for destruction gathers together wall's journalism for kerrang!, for whom he was the star writer in their eighties heydaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans 'appetite for destruction has the best of wall's kerrang! features, each bolstered by new, insightful post-scriptsit also features brand-new introductions to all the pieces, written with maybe less hair but also the benefit of twenty years' hindsight
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All three of michael palin's bestselling diaries, covering thirty years from to2 cm volume one begins when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedybut monty python was just around the cornercollection only read morevolume two follows his trail through seven movies and ends with his final preparations for the documentary that was to change his life - around the world in eighty daysand volume three tracks his journeys to far-flung places, not to mention more films, award-winning tv roles and a first novel
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen hardback book with dust jacket written by hugh trevor-roper published by yale university press in first edition a brilliant, unknown work by the great historian hugh trevor-roper among the papers of hugh trevor-roper, who died in , was a manuscript to which he had repeatedly turned for more than thirty years, but never publishedthe most ambitious and perhaps the most original of all trevor-roper's books, written in his luminous prose, this is a major work of political and intellectual history that presents a whole period in a fresh and vivid lighta true "renaissance man," mayerne's interests were broad, and due to considerable conspiratorial talent, he became a participant in bluff and intrigue at the highest levelsattracted by the diverse life and vivid personality of sir theodore de mayerne (), the most famous physician in europe of his time, trevor-roper pursued him across national and intellectual frontiers to uncover the details of his extraordinary lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexploring an array of english and european sources, trevor-roper reveals the story of the pioneering swiss huguenot doctor who mixed medicine with diplomacy, with political intrigue, with secret intelligence, and with artistic interests at the courts first of henry iv of france and then of james i and charles i of england
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For more than thirty years from he was an indefatigable fiction reviewer for periodicals including the spectator and saturday reviewhe becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of deceit and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelationthe haunting story of a young boy's awakening into the secrets of the adult world, the go-between is also an unforgettable evocation of the boundaries of edwardian societybut, visited a second time, the knowledge of approaching, unavoidable tragedy makes it far more poignant and painful'express see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you enjoyed the go-between, you might like barry hines's a kestrel for a knave, also available in penguin modern classicsoxfam bookshop hertford lleslie poles hartley () was born in whittlesey, cambridgeshire, and educated at harrow and balliol college, oxford'the past is a foreign country: they do things differently there'when one long, hot summer, young leo is staying with a school-friend at brandham hall, he begins to act as a messenger between ted, the farmer, and marian, the beautiful young woman up at the hallhis other novels include the go-between (), which was adapted into an internationally-successful film starring julie christie and alan bates, and the hireling (), the film version of which won the palme d'or at the cannes film festivalhartley's moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence the go-between is edited with an introduction and notes by douglas brooks-davies in penguin modern classics'magical and disturbing'independent 'on a first reading, it is a beautifully wrought description of a small boy's loss of innocence long agohis first book, night fears () was a collection of short stories; but it was not until the publication of eustace and hilda (), which won the james tait black prize, that hartley gained widespread recognition as an author
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