Ivor the story of achievement
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This is his storythis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basrait is the autobiography of the british soldiersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles
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A fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery' the timesbased on a true story, lawrence hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful womanafter escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through manhattan in the chaos of the revolutionary war, is shipped to nova scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to africaoxfam shop evesham 'a beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage factsabducted from her west african village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the american south, aminata diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home againsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the almost incredible but true story of felix kersten, the doctor whose miraculous hands exerted a strange power over himmler and who used this power to save thousands of livesthe boards are very slightly sprung, and the edges of the page block are a little discolouredincluding appendixsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contents of the book are however in very good condition, notwithstanding the odd minor mark not affecting the text and a name in ink on the ffepthe dust jacket is price-clipped, and has lost paper from all edges (without loss of text), and although now in a removable protective cover is in fair condition only
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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 stjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthere was nothing quick or easy about itoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallthe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencethey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecewith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofamong 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 yearsthis 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 huntthe men who died didn't just drop like fliessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealed
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Wikipedia: 'william scott-elliot () was a theosophist and author of the book the story of atlantis and the lost lemuria, published inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe dust jacket is reasonable, reinforced with thin special tape and provided with loose mylar protective foilthe oldest map is a display of 1 million years agocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesix fold-out maps, each 46 x 37 cm - 23 x 14six maps, four of atlantis and two of lemuriaa fascinating bookbooks and maps are in intact conditionthe book gives more details, amongst others, six maps, about blavatsky’s ideas about the atlantic and lemurian rootsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipping with registrationrudolf steiner mentioned scott-elliot in his book atlantis and lemuriavia 'astral clairvoyance' by theosophical masters, the knowledge about the old atlantis and lemuria would have been ‘received’ via meester koot hoomoriginal linen binding with imprint - xi, ppdetailed geological and anthropological treaty, made possible by clairvoyanceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Discover my life unzipped in this great new fill-in book with a zip! my life unzipped is a sensational new book for tweens, ready to be completed! the fill-in book becomes "the story of my life," focusing on everyday life, amusing and embarrassing situations at home, school and elsewhere, secrets shared with friends, likes and dislikes, family, dreams and aspirations, from the child's point of viewhilarious illustrations and great ideas to get kids writing their own informal journals are safely kept secret inside the zip-up coverthe spaces in the text encourage tweens to get involved in writing their own side
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This autobiography is concerned with much more than the story of his aeroplanes and his companyit tells the story of british aviation via the people and events with which he was associatedoxfam books & music lichfield geoffrey de havilland was one of the world's true pioneers of powered flightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop thame the story of kiwi motorcycling legend, backyard engineering genius, and land speed record holder burt munronow a motion picture called the world's fastest indian and with sir anthony hopkins playing burt, this true-life, little guy beats the odds story is bound to renew interest in one of the legends of land speed racingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe broke several international speed records with a motorbike he modified in his christchurch shed and still holds several records in the us
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The life story of winston churchill prime minister by hugh martinwritten inside the book in italics are the words bush magpie hotel and something else which i am not sure what it isvery old cloth bound book in immaculate condition
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Oxfam bookshop st albans the story of the black female mathematicians at nasa who helped win the space race the book that inspired the filmsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Complete set of 52 magazines hutchinson’s the story of the british nation printed s good condition for age includes separate index pages read more
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Oxfam bookshop st albans post office first day cover £3 book of stamps including 30 stamps and the story of wedgwood on his 250th anniversary see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate a reissue copy of this story of a little boy growing up in a traditional chinese village, attractively illustrated with drawings by the author who herself grew up in chinadustwrapper clipped, edgeworn, closed tear lower spine and lower front edge and corner lossessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally unmarked144 pp; b&w illus throughoutred cloth, black titles; unmarked
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The story of lms jubilee class locomotive no 'kolhapur'paypal accepted(plus fees unless sent as a gift) - next day dispatch guaranteedthe golden jubileepaperback overall in good condition, although cover page has a few marks
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My james, the heart-rending story of james bulger by his father ralph bulger£1 i am in hoghton near preston, but can post if you pay the postage
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The story of the princess and funniface told and pictured by mary harveypublished by dover books limited, londonbright clean pages throughoutmeasures 259mm x 210mmbright paper wrapperlocation: ipswich ip4not dated but suspected spostage available
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"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophythese thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their critics "a forceful, encyclopedic studyin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitspages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksfine unclipped dust-wrappersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbroken
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Conceived as a speculative housing project and later catering for mps, peers and entertainers required to work in london, this book tells the story of the dolphin square project and also captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including ellen wilkinson, alistair darling, william hague, mo mowlam, sir david steel, christine keeler, sid james, barbara windsor and princess anneoxfam bookshop victoria blending social history with pioneering architecture and business analysis, dolphin square provides a detailed history of the london landmark and its antecedentswhen the army clothing function was privatised, the duke of westminster offered the land for developmentthe trust's unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off inbuilt on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-s, it was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when completed was the largest single residential building in europethe successful bidder was fred fthe book begins with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, which was first occupied by the workshops of thomas cubitt, when he developed pimlico and belgraviafrom to it was the site of the royal army clothing depot, which produced uniforms for the british and other armed forceshowever, he was unable to raise funds in the aftermath of the great depression, and the project was taken on by a british builder, costain, infrench, the swashbuckling new york property developer, who had plans to produce in london something like his large-scale apartment complexes in tudor city and knickerbocker villagedolphin square breaks new ground in providing a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and managementsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredolphin square - the large, imposing red brick building on the north bank of the thames - was and is no ordinary block of flatsthe book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the dolphin square trust, which managed the flats on a non-profit-making basis for 40 years
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Set in the s 'the house of eliott' tells the story of two sisters, beatrice and evangeline eliott who find themselves penniless when their wealthy, philandering father diesoxfam bookshop lymington episodes one to four of series one of the bbc seriesunable to rely on their inheritance as they had planned, they go into the dressmaking business and soon the house of eliott is the smartest, most prestigious establishment in londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham alistair horne's the fall of paris: the siege and the commune, is the first book of alistair horne's trilogy, which includes the price of glory and to lose a battle and tells the story of the great crises of the rivalry between france and germanysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Infamously raped and abducted from a burning castle by her cousin, the ruffian prince of powysoxfam bookshop ludlow captured in battle by the normans and kept hostage in london for good behaviour of the welsh people seduced by the king of england, she bore him a sonhistory would have been very different   see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe grew to need her and he sought her love and advice for the rest of his reigncould have married the king but could not stomach his involvement in the murder of his brother
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In his mid 80s, ben is a rominent figure in the claims conference, which has awarded billions of dollars to needy survivorshe is a great believer in reconciliation with both germany and his native poland, and both nations have given him awards in recognition of his worka handwritten label with a greeting from ben helfgott is attached to the front endpaperhe founded the famous 45 aid society and worked with the board of deputies of british jews and the holocaust educational trustoxfam shop west hampstead a holocaust survivor, liberated from thereisenstadt by the red army, ben was one of "the boys" who came to englandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in excellent condition, as newhis sporting excellence was recognised when he was selected for two olympic games in which he represented britain as a weightlifterhe became a successful businessman and retired early so that he could make a personal crusade of bringing together other survivors
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The author shows how time has shaped and changed them, how national events have occasionally touched them - from the fall of the roman empire (with its villa under the fields in burcot), the rule of dorchester abbey nearby and civil war carnageoxfam bookshop wallingford a history of clifton hampden and burcot, two villages of very different character, knit together by the thames see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Now, in the history of jazz, ted gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved a couple of small nicks at the top of the contents pagejazz is the most colourful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colourful and varied cities, new orleansfrom the rent parties of harlem to the after-hours spots in kansas city, louis armstrong and duke ellington to wynton marsalis and pat metheny, this book captures all the vibrant colours of jazz on one glorious palatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the seed first planted by slave dances held in congo square and nurtured by early ensembles led by buddy bolden and joe 'king' oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across america and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms -- swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion -- and a thousand great musiciansoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good condition paperback
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableglue coming through the back of the print from top cornersplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplate 4: lot and his daughters; lot embracing one of his daughters, the other standing behind them at right; the burning sodom in left background with lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt in middle distance; from a series of four engravingsbeautiful impression, on laid papertrimmed inside the plate mark) (source: british museum) condition: finebibliographic references new hollstein (german) / the new hollstein: german engravings, etchings and woodcuts ) bartsch / le peintre graveur (viiiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It was immediately clear that talksport wasn't going to be like any other radio stationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding contributions from all the big names of talksport, past and present, this book is as breathtaking and jaw-dropping as the station itselfin this compelling and hilarious account of how talksport conquered the airwaves, gershon portnoi reveals all the great stories that make the station so popular among its dedicated audience - like the time part of a test match commentary was conducted from the back of an elephant, or when abu hamza revealed how much he like belly dancing musicoxfam bookshop cheltenham when talksport first went on air on 17 january , engineers were still wiring up the studios, and the furniture for the presenters had arrived only hours earlier
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Back board has newnes mark embossed black and white drawings, maps and photographs throughouta book bringing together some real geography and legends about the coast of england and wales, where land has been lost to the seawhite titling on front board, gold on spineink has soaked through to next pagethird fep has previous owner's name and date in inkthen comes the history of cardigan bay and the supposed causeways to irelandblue and black illustrated boardscorners bumped and some shelf wear top of spineoverall condition very goodoxfam shop buxton george newnes hardbackpage edges tanneda truly fascinating book in great condition, pocket sizedwillson, beckles library of useful stories seriesbinding tight and all illustrations are presenthilbre island and birkenhead are next, working clockwise around 'crackle glaze' endpapersmap of england and wales embossedthe durham coast has seen land loss too and then there's lots about norfolk, suffolk, dunwich of course, famously lost in medieval times see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst chapter on lyonesse, the large area between land's end and the scillies, once a land of fairies and giants
24 €
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Oxfam shop ringwood this is the story of a young boy, born in tibet to inherit the role of buddhist lineage holder, whose life was interrupted by the chinese army invasion and the ensuing cultural revolutiontwo decades later, he walked out of tibet and started on his journey of fully taking on leadership of the drikung kagyu lineagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince then the teachings of this lineage have flourished and are practiced all around the world--after nearly being lost
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Oxfam bookshop st albans what would you do if you were faced with a dangerous temptation you feared you couldn't resist? "the scandal of the season" tells the story of the real-life seduction of the beautiful, clever arabella fermor by the charming, enigmatic nobleman robert petre, seventh baron of ingatestonewatching the pair with a beady eye, is an outsider, a cripple, destined to become the genius of his age - the poet alexander pope see oxfam website for delivery information read morearabella is in need of rich husband, but knows that girls have been ruined by risking an affair like the one she contemplatesthe object of her desire is also flirting with a perilous jacobite plot against queen anne
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle this is the story of the battle of britain as it has never been told beforea condensed, action-packed account of one of the most thrilling chapters in the long history of the western civilisation, graphically pictured and including archive pathe footage of heart-stopping impactsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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