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As the community is split apart, greece begins its long descent into war and occupationwhen the father spyros' (vassilis kolovos) wife dies however, he becomes obsessed with eleni and forces her to marry him, an act that sends eleni and alexis fleeing into exileeleni (alexandra aidini), a young girl the same age as the family's son alexis (nikos poursadinis) has followed with them, and as the years pass they gradually fall in lovein a family of greek refugees flee odessa in the wake of the anti-jewish pogroms, eventually settling in a village near thessalonikasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop blackheath first volume in greek director theo angelopoulos' trilogy about the greek people in the 20th century
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What turned pete from a pillar of the community into cold-hearted killer? and why won't he confide in anyone? all his closest family knows is that it must have been something devastating - and that the fallout will haunt them, and the town, for decades to comei'm still trying to recover from the reckoning' - candice millard, new york times bestselling author of the river of doubt and destiny of the republic************ the innocent man by john grisham is now a major six-part documentary series on netflix ************ see oxfam website for delivery information read moregrisham knows how to spin a yarn' - chicago sun-times'may be his greatest work yet' - david grann, new york times bestselling author of killers of the flower moon?pete banning was clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family; a farmer, father, and a faithful member of the methodist churchfurther praise for the reckoning'beautifully constructedthen one cool october morning in , he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the reverend dexter bellfrom the courtrooms and jails of rural mississippi to the war-torn pacific, grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating' - jon meacham, new york times bestselling author of the soul of america'john grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang - and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be' - jodi picoult, internationally bestselling author of a spark of light and small great things'when a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final pageweaves a truly magical spell' - daily mail'in this saga of love and war, john grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of usoxfam shop colne road 'i couldn't help thinking of harper lee's great american novel to kill a mockingbird while reading the reckoningas if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of clanton - was 'i have nothing to say'
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It's springtime in the cornish village of pendruggan and as the community comes together to say a fond farewell to parish vicar, simon, and his wife, penny, a newcomer causes quite a stirit was to be a new beginningangela whitehorn came to cornwall to make a differenceangela has always been one to fight back, and she has already brought a fresh wind into the village, supporting her female parishioners through good times and badshe arrived in the village on the spring tide and hoped to be at the heart of it, knowing its secrets and weathering its stormssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith faith and friends by your side, even the most unlikely of new beginnings is possiblewith her husband, robert, by her side, she sets about making changes - but it seems not everyone is happy for her to shake things up in the small parish, and soon angela starts to receive anonymous poison pen lettersoxfam shop dumfries cornwall is only a page away in this gorgeous, heartwarming novel - a wonderful read for the summer holidaysbut as the letters get increasingly more personal, angela learns that the secrets are closer to home
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What turned pete from a pillar of the community into cold-hearted killer? and why won't he confide in anyone? all his closest family knows is that it must have been something devastating - and that the fallout will haunt them, and the town, for decades to comeoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'i couldn't help thinking of harper lee's great american novel to kill a mockingbird while reading the reckoningi'm still trying to recover from the reckoning' - candice millard, new york times bestselling author of the river of doubt and destiny of the republic************ the innocent man by john grisham is now a major six-part documentary series on netflix ************ see oxfam website for delivery information read moregrisham knows how to spin a yarn' - chicago sun-times'may be his greatest work yet' - david grann, new york times bestselling author of killers of the flower moon?pete banning was clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family; a farmer, father, and a faithful member of the methodist churchfurther praise for the reckoning'beautifully constructedthen one cool october morning in , he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the reverend dexter bellfrom the courtrooms and jails of rural mississippi to the war-torn pacific, grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating' - jon meacham, new york times bestselling author of the soul of america'john grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang - and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be' - jodi picoult, internationally bestselling author of a spark of light and small great things'when a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final pageweaves a truly magical spell' - daily mail'in this saga of love and war, john grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of usas if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of clanton - was 'i have nothing to say'
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He becomes embroiled in the plight of the next: the super-bright post-humans who are beginning to emerge from their 'long childhood' in the community called happy landings, located deep in the long earthfor joshua, the crisis he faces is much closer to homebut sally soon learns that willis has an ulterior motive for his request: he needs her help to trace an advanced alien technology which, he believes, will help mankind''s post-yellowstone recoveryhe tells her he is planning a fantastic voyage across the long mars and wants her to accompany himnavy commander maggie kauffman has embarked on an incredible journey of her own, leading an expedition to the outer limits of the far long earthjoshua is determined to liberate the children -- and a dramatic showdown over the inhumanity of humans against their own kind seems inevitableoxfam bookshop brigg from the combined talents of the uk's bestselling novelist and a giant of british science fiction comes the dazzling new chapter in the extraordinary and bestselling the long earth sequencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreignorance and fear have caused 'normal' human society to turn against the next, and the authorities, afraid of anything or anyone not deemed 'normal', order that all next children be imprisonedin the years after the cataclysmic yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee datum earth to myriad long earth worldssally, joshua, and lobsang are all involved in this perilous work when, out of the blue, sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original stepper device, willis linsay
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Attached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the s, jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from hatton garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trainedshe also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fictionthe conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endurejennifer worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the docklands in the sfunny, disturbing and incredibly moving, jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the east end in the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut while jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of cockney humouroxfam shop clitheroe jennifer worth's tales of being a midwife in s london, now a major bbc tv series
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In the christmas special, the discovery of an abandoned baby on the convent's doorstep proves to be a catalyst as the community come together to try to trace the child's motherelsewhere, jenny finds herself drawn into the mystery surrounding elderly local woman mrs jenkins (sheila reid), while chummy is determined to stage an unforgettable nativity playas she begins caring for patients, she gradually becomes accustomed to her new environment, making friends with fellow midwives cynthia (bryony hannah), trixie (helen george) and the clumsy chummy (miranda hart)jenny lee (jessica raine) gets her first job at nonnatus house which she soon realises is a nursing convent and not a hospital, as she had assumedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music troon the first two series and the christmas special of the bbc drama adapted from jennifer worth's memoirs about a group of midwives working in east london in the sin series two, it's , and while jenny has her hands full dealing with an abused patient, trixie and sister evangelina (pam ferris) are forced to board a swedish cargo ship to tend to the captain's pregnant daughter
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The community of hopethe orange monkeya line in the sandthe ministry of social affairsthe ministry of defenceup for grabs, pj harvey hope six demolition project, the (australia) cd - new
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In that it embodies the doctrine that there should be one single source of power and authority in the community that has absolute power and the ability to override all other sources of power, the british democratic system is unique among the democracies of the world
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With no-one to turn to, she has to rely on the goodwill of the community to help her outit's only when a forgotten piece of jewellery with a mysterious note surfaces that violet is thrown back in to the past again, and starts to wonder what secrets there might be in her family's historycan her new friends steer violet towards a happy ending against all the odds?a heart-warming, nostalgic tale of triumph over adversity that readers of katie flynn, donna douglas and call the midwife will adoreas violet becomes desperate to find answers about her mother and father, long-buried secrets threaten the stable life she's been buildingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop rosemount viaduct orphaned young, violet wheeler has been brought up by her aunt - but after winnie's death, she feels like she's lost everythingshe's offered a chance to get back on her feet, and with that an unexpected chance to discover loveat the jubilee drapers, amongst the spools of ribbon, skeins of silk and latest thirties fashions, violet finds a refuge
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"studebaker" may have failed in the long run, but its corporate life spanned more than a century, during which the company made a commitment to the community of south bend, accepted unions when other automobile manufacturers bitterly fought collective bargaining, and produced distinguished cars that still enjoy a loyal followingoxfam books & music lichfield while the big three automobile companies came to dominate the industry, its early u"studebaker" explores managerial choice, corporate tradition, and the importance of ideas - not simply "market forces" - in shaping institutions in 20th-century america"studebaker's" story is the chronicle of the life and death of an american automobile company where management's concept of "tradition" played a fundamental role in modeling corporate culture, rhetoric, and strategyhistory was characterized by an array of competing companiessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Combining archival and interview material, she accounts for how the community's idealized identity as a place of peace is realized on the ground through a variety of strategiesbigelow focuses on a muslim majority punjab town (malkerkotla) where both during the partition and subsequently there has been no inter-religious violenceoxfam bookshop wallingford inter-religious relations in india are notoriously fraught, not infrequently erupting into violencewith a minimum of intervention from outside interests, muslims, hindus, and sikhs have successfully managed conflict when it does arisethis book looks at a place where the conditions for religious conflict are present, but active conflict is absentbigelow explores the complicated history of the region, going back to its foundation by a sufi saint in the fifteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis fascinating town with its rich history will be of interest to students and scholars of islam, south asia, and peace and conflict resolutionas a story of peace in a region of conflict, this study is an important counterbalance to many conflict studies and a corrective to portrayals of islamic cultures as militant and intolerant
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Crystal of the inhumans is allowed to join the team at the request of quicksilverwho is olar, the strange creature who claims to be "the eldest of the brethren"? issue 339 - the collector reveals his plot against the brethren, and explains how they were pawns all alongoxfam shop whitchurch road don't miss out on the chance to buy this marvel collection bundle which is in great condition with only a few age related marks! issue 334 - karnak and quicksilver discovered in deep space! what is the mysterious vessel that has held them hostage for so long? and why is the collector a prisoner in his own ship? issue 335 - the avengers take on thane ector and his villainous brethren! in battle, captain america takes several unexpected blows, while the rest of the team must restore the collector's healtha battle on the blue side of the moon that no fan should miss issue 336 - thane takes sersi hostage, but quickly discovers romantic interest in his prisonerthe other team members continue to search through the collector's ecosystemsafter the brethren are transformed back into bacteria, the avengers realize too late that planet earth is in grave dangerplus, an exciting development between sersi and thane! see oxfam website for delivery information read morewill this be the final battle between the avengers and thane ector? issue 337 - the avengers face defeat at the hands of the brethrensybil dorn, lover of thane ector, attacks sersi in a fit of rage! plus, the origin of the brethren revealed! issue 338 - the collector becomes an important pawn to the brethren, particularly after a discovery in one of his ecosystems
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Ann atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fightduring the s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of race, atwater and ellis met on opposite sides of the public school integration issuethe blue and black cloth boards are gilt-stamped on the spinethe dustjacket is unpriceclipped but shows some signs of shelf-wearthe page block is yellowing and the edges are slightly marked but otherwise appears to be free from annotationstheir encounters were charged with hatred and suspicionoxfam bookshop hexham cthis hardback first edition is in a good, used condition overallthe front inside flap is creased, all edges are rubbed and the corners are a little bumpedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerich with details about the rhythms of daily life in the mid-twentieth-century south, the best of enemies offers a vivid portrait of a relationship that defied all oddsin an amazing set of transformations, however, each of them came to see how the other had been exploited by the south's rigid power structure, and they forged a friendship that flourished against a backdrop of unrelenting bigotryby placing this very personal story into broader context, osha gray davidson demonstrates that race is intimately tied to issues of class, and that cooperation is possible--even in the most divisive situations--when people begin to listen to one anotherellis grew up in the poor white section of durham, north carolina, and as a young man joined the ku klux klan
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The children join the rebels who want to reinstate caspian as their princethe rightful heir, caspian, is in hidingin 'voyage of the dawn treader' () the child heroes, with their unpleasant cousin edmund, find themselves aboard prince caspian's ship, the 'dawn treader', on a voyage to the edge of the worldlewis children's books using live action and animation to recreate the magical world of narniafinally, in 'the silver chair' () jill and eustace search for prince rillian, aided by puddlegumwhen the white witch learns of their presence, their lives are in danger, but there is talk that aslan is on the movealong the way they learn many valuable lessons as they seek the seven lords of narniathey must then face the green witch, queen of the deep realm, in order to break the spell of the silver chairsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'prince caspian' () sees the four child heroes return to the magical land of narnia, where evil king miraz and queen punaprisma have usurped the thronein 'the lion, the witch and the wardrobe' () it is a quiet sort of day in the english countryside when peter, susan, edmund and lucy stumble through the back of an old wardrobe into the enchanted land of narnia and embark on an extraordinary adventureoxfam bookshop swanage all four adaptations of the cthey journey to the giants of garfang, and thence underground to the land of the earthmen
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Katniss soon realises that to save the ones she loves she will have to join the revolt, led by president coin (julianne moore), and become a symbol of hope for the rebelsin 'the hunger games: mockingjay - part ) katniss finds herself in the underground district 13, struggling to adjust to her new life and role as the mockingjay in the rebellion against the capitol and president snowevery year, the all-powerful ruling agency known as the capitol selects one boy and one girl from each of the 12 impoverished rival districts of panem to fight to the death on live national television in a contest known as 'the hunger games', in which the winner is given food to feed their entire district for a yearin 'the hunger games: catching fire' () katniss, fresh from her triumph in the 74th hunger games, returns home to district 12 for some much-needed restmeanwhile, her friend and fellow games victor peeta (josh hutcherson) is in the hands of the capitol, where he is tortured and brainwashed for their benefitin the final instalment, 'the hunger games: mockingjay - part ), citizens of panem, with katniss as their leader, unite in battle against the capitol in an attempt to bring down president snow once and for alloxfam shop hebden bridge all four films of the sci-fi action series based on the novels by suzanne collinswhen her younger sister primrose (willow shields) is selected as a contestant, katniss steps up to take her placesupported by her friends, including peeta and gale (liam hemsworth), katniss faces her biggest challenge yet, fighting not only for her life but for the future of her worldin 'the hunger games' () jennifer lawrence stars as 16-year-old katniss everdeen, a citizen of the totalitarian post-apocalyptic country of panem, formerly the united statessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut soon after, while on a victory tour of the other districts, she becomes aware of growing dissent to the capitol's rule and realises that rebellion is in the airas panem prepares itself for the next round, autocratic ruler president coriolanus snow (donald sutherland), still recovering from the capitol's humiliation in the last contest, stacks the deck to ensure that the upcoming tournament will wipe out any resistance from the districtsunder the tutelage of inebriated former champion haymitch abernathy (woody harrelson), katniss goes into training for the fight of her life
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Katniss soon realises that to save the ones she loves she will have to join the revolt, led by president coin (julianne moore), and become a symbol of hope for the rebelsoxfam shop ulverston jennifer lawrence reprises her role as katniss everdeen in the third instalment of the sci-fi film series based on the novels by suzanne collinswith help from her friends and allies, including gale hawthorne (liam hemsworth), haymitch abernathy (woody harrelson), effie trinket (elizabeth banks) and plutarch heavensbee (philip seymour hoffman), katniss sets out to bring down the capitol and president snow once and for allin the aftermath of the 75th hunger games, katniss finds herself in the underground district 13, struggling to adjust to her new life and role as the 'mockingjay' in the rebellion against the capitol and tyrannical ruler president snow (donald sutherland)see oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, her friend and fellow games victor peeta mellark (josh hutcherson) is in the hands of the capitol, where he is tortured and brainwashed
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Katniss soon realises that to save the ones she loves she will have to join the revolt, led by president coin (julianne moore), and become a symbol of hope for the rebelswith help from her friends and allies, including gale hawthorne (liam hemsworth), haymitch abernathy (woody harrelson), effie trinket (elizabeth banks) and plutarch heavensbee (philip seymour hoffman), katniss sets out to bring down the capitol and president snow once and for allin the aftermath of the 75th hunger games, katniss finds herself in the underground district 13, struggling to adjust to her new life and role as the 'mockingjay' in the rebellion against the capitol and tyrannical ruler president snow (donald sutherland)oxfam bookshop lymington jennifer lawrence reprises her role as katniss everdeen in the third instalment of the sci-fi film series based on the novels by suzanne collinssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, her friend and fellow games victor peeta mellark (josh hutcherson) is in the hands of the capitol, where he is tortured and brainwashed
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Dealing in classic teenage themes such as alienation, gangs, girls, drugs and violence, the centre of the struggle is the urgent need of the boys to join the coolest of the cool: the ice-cold gang called the originalsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikislapping the mod movement into the face of the austin powers generation, this graphic novel certainly lives up to its name and is destined to become a classic! signed by dave gibbonsbest known for his artwork on the legendary "watchmen", he has now drawn on his love of mod culture to create an all-new, semi-autobiographical graphic novelthe story chronicles the struggles of two friends, lel and bok, in a strangely-familiar futureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedave gibbons is one of the most recognised and highly regarded comics creatorscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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How was superman created? where did he come from? just what is his deal with kryptonite?created in full collaboration with dc comics and packed with original comic book art, join the most "super" hero of them all and see how he has developed over the past 70 yearsoxfam bookshop cheltenham is it a bird? is it a plane? no! it's superman the ultimate guide to the man of steelsuperman the ultimate guide to the man of steel takes you on a journey spanning worlds, ages and countless adventuressee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollow superman's entire career, with full details of his powers, battles, loves, allies and of course, his enemiesa timeline of events from his life follows the twists and turns of his career at the daily planet, his battles with lex luthor, darkseid and doomsday and his relationship with lois lanefor the die-hard superman fan, or for those who are in the first stages of their journey to krypton, superman the ultimate guide to the man of steel is the complete package
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But the drum of war beats loudly and flora's world is turned upside down when she receives a letter asking her to join the red cross in belgiumoxfam bookshop cheltenham the forgotten daughter by mary wood is the gripping first book in the girls who went to war serieswhen flora signs up to become a nurse with the st john's ambulance, she begins to shape her lifebut with horror, loss and heartache on her horizon - there's a lot for young flora to learnflora's determined to be the strong woman she was destined to befrom a tender age, flora felt unloved and unwanted by her parents, but she finds safety in the arms of caring nanny prupru becomes the mother to flora she never had, and flora grows into a fine young womanwith the fate of the country in the balance, it's a time for braverysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut over the years, flora and pru meet in secret - unbeknown to flora's parentsbut when pru is cast out of the family home, under a shadow of secrets, and with a young baby boy of her own to care for, it shatters little flora
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Esther (louise lombard) is a young jewish girl summoned to join the court of the persian king (thomas kretschmann), along with several other young women, after he is insulted by his wifewhen esther learns that haman has secretly arranged a plot to kill all of the jews in the persian empire, she reveals herself as jewish to the king, an act which is not without riskher captivating beauty seduces him into making her his new queen, although this antagonises the king's loyal supporter haman (jĂĽrgen prochnow), who despises the jewswith the jewish people now officially free, many begin the long journey back to the holy land where they begin rebuilding jerusalemoxfam bookshop newport made-for-television dramatisation of the bible storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefortunately the king is sympathetic and pardons the jewish people, at the same time arranging for haman to be executed
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The team will engage in covert tactical operations against the espheni fighting to survive against alien invaders while also rescuing and recruiting survivors to the join the 2nd massplayers will dive into a world gone wrong and command a squad of recently-rescued survivors who have been recruited into the human resistance fighting to save the planetwith addictive strategy-based gameplay, players will be immersed into the unique story line with all their favorite heroes from the showsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresurvival of the human race is at stakeoxfam shop ulverston falling skies, a tactical strategy rpg, will be set in the tense, gritty world of the critically acclaimed series from amblin television
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in , two spirited australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with themused to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the dardanelles, then on the western frontprofoundly moving, it pays tribute to the men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peaceat once epic in scope and extraordinarily intimate, the daughters of mars brings the first world war to vivid life from an unusual perspectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet they find courage in the face of extreme danger and become the friends they never were beforeand eventually they meet the kind of men worth giving up their precious independence for - if only they all survive
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After a devastating hurricane, rebecca and adam urge maya to join the relief effortshe loses herself in the care and transport of victims, but when her helicopter crashes into raging floodwaters, there appear to be no survivorsthe tragedy left maya cautious and timid, settling for a sedate medical practice with her husband, adam, while rebecca became the risk takerto please adam, maya agreesforced to accept maya's gone, rebecca and adam turn to one another-first for comfort, then in passion-unaware that miles from civilization, maya is hurt and trapped with strangers she's not sure she can trustoxfam shop colne road maya and rebecca ward are both accomplished physicians, but that's where the sisters' similarities endsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas teens, they witnessed their parents' murder, but it was rebecca who saved maya from becoming another victimaway from the sister who has always been there to save her, maya must find the courage to save herself-unaware that the life she knew has changed forever
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But all she really wants is to get home! then, join the young boy named tip as he escapes the servitude of mean old witch mombi and runs away with his newly created magical companion, jack pumpkinheadalong the way, they meet sawhorse - and follow the legendary yellow brick road to the emerald city! collecting: the wonderful wizard of oz (, the marvelous land of oz (, the wonderful wizard of oz sketchbook () see oxfam website for delivery information read moredorothy fatally flattens a wicked witch, liberates a living scarecrow, and is hailed by the munchkin people as a great sorceressvery good condition the premiere american fantasy adventure gets the merry marvel treatment! eric shanower and skottie young's eisner award-winning adaptations of loxfam bookshop leeds 416ppfrank baum's oz books begin with the beloved tale of kansas farm girl dorothy, blown by a hurricane to the magical land of oz
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join the millions of people worldwide who have learned a new language with the michel thomas methodoxfam shop hebden bridge learn german - instantlyunleash your natural learning style without trying the method: stress-free audio learning michel thomas teaches you german through your own language, so there's no stress, and no anxietyyou'll stick with it because you'll love itthere is no need to stop for homework, additional exercises or vocabulary memorizationand, as michel thomas said, 'what you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forgetuse the unique method perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist michel thomas" the nearest thing to painless learning " - the times - guaranteed successthis method works with your brain, helping you to build up your german in manageable, enjoyable steps by thinking out the answers for yourselfspeak and understand german perfectly - incredible progresslearn anywhere don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, michel thomas method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your mp3 playerlearn german effortlessly - absolute confidence' with parallels to the way you learned your own language, you'll learn german in 'real-time' conditionswhat's in the course? - 12 hours of audio on cd - new: visual learning review for pc or mac - new: over 2 hours of extra vocab help - new: interactive exercises to check your progress how does it work? - listen: collect words effortlessly by listening - connect: create your own mental tool kit by understanding how words fit together - speak: put the words back together to build sentences, naturally see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou pick up the language naturally and unforgettablyyou learn through listening and speaking without the pressure of writing or memorizinghe builds it up, step by step, and you don't move on until you've absorbed and understood the previous pointwhy it works: learn the german language the way you learned your own you learned your own language naturally and enjoyably: now you can learn german in the same way
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An epic tale of a wealthy young man, whose mother died during his birth, who lived for excitement, and who went on to join the raf inwhat became of these men, did fate smile upon them or was luck to desert them? time and again new and unexpected stories came to light, embroidering the already rich tapestryin october , he joined raf bomber command's noa story of friendship, bravery, and sacrifice, acted out against the nightly threat of never returning to this sceptred isle againmatthew drummond henderson wilson went on to become a ferry pilot, a flying instructor and finally a test pilotthis hardback and its dust jacket are in near new conditionoxfam bookshop wallingford on 11 april , a stricken short stirling royal air force bomber crashes into fields to the east of godmanchester in cambridgeshire, englandhours earlier the commitment and skill of the crew had been tested to the limit confronting the formidable searchlight and flak defences of the german city of essenxv squadron becoming a squadron leader, and taking part in numerous raids on brest and the ruhrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreauthor roger leivers' meticulous and comprehensive research has brought to life the remarkable story of the godmanchester stirlingthis event, hidden for so long, had drifted into the fog of history, but a chance email led to this amazing story revealing itselfstirling to essen is also the story of the men who served alongside their pilot, and the unbreakable bond of friendship they found as they soared over the deadly skies of the third reich and occupied europe
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Young moscow couple veronika (samojlova) and boris (aleksey batalov) are deeply in love, but are separated when boris volunteers to join the army during world war iioxfam shop herne hill mikhail kalatozov's critically-acclaimed, romantic tragedywhile she waits for her lover to return, veronika is raped by his cousin, fyodor (vasily merkuryev), and later - having become resigned to the fact that boris will never return - agrees to marry himit went on to become a staple of the american arthouse repertory circuit into the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the first post-war soviet films to receive any exposure outside the ussr, it won both the palme d'or and the best actress award (for tatyana samojlova) at the cannes film festival, and was nominated for two baftas the following year
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But france's eastern border is darkening under the clouds of war, and history has other plans for eliane when she is separated from mathieu in the chaos of german occupation, eliane makes the dangerous decision to join the resistance and fight for france's libertythe old château echoes with voices from the past, and soon abi finds herself drawn to one remarkable woman's story, a story that could change the course of her summer and her lifein its shadow she meets mathieu dubosq and falls in love for the first time, daring to hope that a happy future awaitsin , eliane martin tends beehives in the garden of the beautiful château bellevuefrom the bestselling author of sea of memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep withinbut with no end to the war in sight, her loyalty to mathieu is severely testedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford heartbroken and hoping for a new start, abi howes takes a summer job in rural france at the château bellevue
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