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Oxfam bookshop preston the routledge encyclopedia of philosophy is the most ambitious international philosophy project in many yearsthe importance of the rep is not to be found just in the sheer size of the project but also in its breadth of subject matter10 large volumes bound in blue cloth with red and silver stamping, with bookmark ribbonssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe entire set is in pristine, unread conditionedited by edward craig and assisted by thirty specialist subject editors, the rep consists of ten volumes of the world's most eminent philosophers writing for the needs of students and teachers of philosophy internationallythe rep is a project on an unparalleled scale: - over entries ranging from 500 to words in length - thematic, biographical and national - 10 volumes consisting of over 5 million words of text plus considerable bibliographic material - a chief editor and thirty specialist subject editors from across the world - over authors from all over the worldit covers: - the core of most anglo-american philosophy - the metaphysical, epistemological and logical questions - the usual menu of ethics, political philosophy and the history of philosophy - the philosophy of other cultures - from chinese, arabic and jewish philosophy to the philosophy of africa and latin america the most impressive range of authors have been gathered together on this unique project: william alston, roderick chisolm, fred dretske, joel feinberg, sandra harding, larry laudan, martha nussbaum, richard popkin, richard rorty, alan ryan, gyatri chakravorty spivak, stephen stich, patrick suppes and bernard williams, to name just a few
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ambitious and controversial, the immaterial self is the most powerful and effective defence of cartesian dualism since descartes' ownthis book examines and defends the most famous dualist account of the mind, the cartesian, which attributes the immaterial contents of the mind to an immaterial selfin doing so he is in radical conflict with the current philosophical establishmentoxfam bookshop preston dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brainit holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physicalsee oxfam website for delivery information read more john foster's new book exposes the inadequacies of the dominant materialist and reductionist accounts of the mindboth are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical world
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Three characters' fates are irrevocably bound up with this event and consequences that reverberate across three decades: an ambitious detective dragged into intrigues of corruption; a gutter press journalist with a nose for a nasty story; and a disaffected petty criminal pushed over the edge by a violent crime that haunts himan epic story that looks at morality and corruption on both sides of the law and at the very heart of the stateoxfam bookshop st albans august : the long hot summer of world cup euphoria is suddenly shattered by a brutal crime that shocks a nation seemingly at ease with itselfthe events precipitated by the crimesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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When the all-powerful state claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?an international bestseller in over 30 languages an ambitious secret police officer, leo demidov believes he's helping to build the perfect societyunder stalin's terrifying regime, families live in fearfrom the screenwriter of the acclaimed television series, the assassination of gianni versace: american crime storybut when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large - a threat the state won't admit exists - demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truthsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg over 2 million copies sold moscowa thriller unlike any you have ever read but what if the danger isn't from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect?nominated for seventeen international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation, child 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a totalitarian world
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For ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to maryquite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go byin quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy: simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; james becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of harry singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneurtheir stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearshe buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futurecharles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war yearsat its heart are a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in an addictive and compelling narrative of extraordinary power and resonanceoxfam bookshop st albans in a small town somewhere in the middle of england, the aftermath of the second world war brings change
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A superb soldier, an ardent religious idealist, and a forcefully able politician, he won the friendship and loyalty of some of the greatest men of his day; yet he was also ambitious and avaricious for political powerit traces his career from his origins as the younger son of a french noble family, through his elevation in england as the close friend and counsellor of king henry iii, to his break with the king, his rise to royal power, and his death in battle at evesham insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop shaftesbury this book provides a new account of one of the most famous men of the english middle ages: simon de montfortmontfort was a creature of contradictionsthrough the chronicles, the public records and montfort's family archives, this biography offers not only a narrative of his life but a more unusual study of character and temperament which can hardly be attempted for any other nobleman of the period
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Oxfam shop colne road winter of the world is the second novel in ken follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying the century trilogyon its own or read in sequence with fall of giants and edge of eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal dramaeleven-year-old carla von ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as hitler strengthens his grip on germanyberlin in is in upheavalhe also encounters a group of germans resolved to oppose hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country? such people are closely watched by volodya, a russian with a bright future in red army intelligencebut nothing will work out the way they expect as their lives and the hopes of the world are smashed by the greatest and cruellest war in the history of the human racesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat cambridge, lloyd is irresistibly drawn to dazzling american socialite daisy peshkov, who represents everything his left-wing family despisethe international clash of military power and personal beliefs that ensues will sweep over them all as it rages from cable street in london's east end to pearl harbor in hawaii, from spain to stalingrad, from dresden to hiroshimabut daisy is more interested in aristocratic boy fitzherbert - amateur pilot, party lover and leading light of the british union of fascistsback in berlin, carla worships golden boy werner from afarinto this turmoil steps her mother's formidable friend and former british mp, ethel leckwith, and her student son, lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of nazism
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'both ambitious and serious -- real if you like' economist 'there is no more intelligent writer on the literary scenehe constructs on the island 'the project', a vast heritage centre containing everything 'english', from buck house to stonehenge, from manchester united to the white cliffs of doverindeed it gradually begins to rival 'old' england and threatens to supersede itin this novel he is also moving' andrew marr, observer 'a brilliant, swiftian fantasyin julian barnes's new novel, the grotesque, visionary tycoon sir jack pitman takes the saying literally and does exactly thatthe project is monstrous, risky and vastly successful' john carey, sunday times 'the novel has memorable characters and sentences, but its main impact will be through its penetrating ideas' john lanchester, daily telegraph see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham as every schoolboy knows, you can fit the whole of england on the isle of wightdive at those dump-binshe has written nothing more poignant and enticing
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Oxfam shop sawston acclaimed production of shakespeare's classic tragedy about tyranny and ambition, starring antony sher and harriet walter as the scottish king and his ambitious wife, and directed by gregory doransee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Pain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge addresses issues of vital importance for the global health care community, such as: why do so many people in the developing world suffer excruciating pain for months and years, when simple inexpensive medication could make them comfortable? they get mri scans; why don't they have access to palliative care? why do some palliative care programs fail to reach the needy? how could a palliative care delivery system be adapted to local needs? why are medical and nursing students not taught the fundamentals of pain management? what direction should palliative care education take? could health care resources be channeled to deliver care in a more just and equitable manner? this book chronicles the efforts of ambitious pain management care professionals to confront these questions, working toward an end to needless, preventable pain and sufferingoxfam shop dumfries essential information for anyone involved in palliative care programs for deprived patients! in this comprehensive resource, leading healthcare professionals describe pioneering work on the front lines of pain and palliative care service planning and implementation for underserved populationsthis indispensable manual discusses palliative care programs in developing countries such as india, chile, argentina, saudi arabia, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, and othersall proceeds from sales of this book will be used to support the growth of palliative care programs in indiait examines their programs, and acknowledges their successes and failures to date, with commentaries by international expertsillustrated with figures, graphs, and tables, this book is essential for practitioners and officials in both palliative and public health carethis essential volume includes a foreword written by a world leader in palliative care-jan stjernsward, former chief of the cancer and palliative care program of the world health organization and currently international director of the oxford international centre for palliative care in the united kingdomthis book provides you with true accounts of palliative care programs from around the world to help you meet the needs of disadvantaged clientspain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations also offers an important look at pain management programs geared toward several specific underserved populations in both developing and developed countries, including native americans and inmates in a new zealand prisonpain and palliative care in the developing world and marginalized populations: a global challenge explores the challenges and barriers preventing satisfactory pain management for patients who urgently need itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Left to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecejohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthere was nothing quick or easy about it"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 stoh 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 eyeswith 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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Yet the tiny vessel and its inscription amor gignit amorem haunts the lives of the still-feuding poldark and warleggan families, as ross, demelza and the ambitious and powerful sir george warleggan watch their children make the decisions that will shape their destiniesoxfam bookshop st albans the loving cup is the tenth novel in winston graham's hugely popular poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring aidan turnerin the closing years of the wars against napoleon, for jeremy and clowance, and for arrogant, cynical valentine warleggan, these are troubled and momentous timesa silver cup lies half-forgotten in a dank cave, amongst a pile of stolen goodssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe loving cup is followed by the eleventh book in the poldark series, the twisted sword
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ambitious drummer carl palmer was 19 when elp released their first album inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableemerson, lake & palmer ?– the callow and crash and idle eyes when“brain salad surgery” appeared in ,elp were already stars on both sides of the atlantic: keith emerson was a classically trained pianist with a soft spot for oscar peterson and dave brubeckplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehoedown\t stillguitarist,bass player and singer greg lake had previously played with robert fripp at king crimsonyou turn me on\t lucky man\t toccata\t jerusalem\t brain salad surgery\t karn evil 9:first impression (part one and two)\t karn evil 9:second impression\t karn evil 9:third impression\t live'73 from an fm broadcast lp (mint) cover (nm + very light aging stains) extrem rare to find, first pressure, collectors-edition read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Pull off ambitious heists and take part in unique narrative driven missions designed exclusively for cooperative playwitness the chaos of the french revolution first-hand by immersing yourself in realistic, systemic crowds of up to ai driven charactersembark on ancestral missions, treasure hunts, murder mysteries, contracts and moresabotage an executionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morekey features: a ruthless new hero for a brutal world - play as arno, an entirely new breed of assassin, more lethal than his ancestorsmix and match from hundreds of possible combinations and build your stealth, fighting, and navigation abilities from a new expansive skill treea reinvented fighting system provides a richer combat experience based on skill, timing, and flowstay hidden, stalk your prey and strike without warningenhanced stealth gameplay including new stealth mode, cover system and crowd manipulation techniquestake down your prey with a range of new weapons such as the phantom blade, a hidden blade with crossbow capabilitiesoxfam shop crosby parisassassinate a templar agentyet as the nation tears itself apart, a young man named arno will embark upon an extraordinary journey to expose the true powers behind the revolutiona unique co-op experience you must play to believe - in addition to an epic singe player campaign, join up to three friends and experience the online open world of 18th century parisbrand-new parkour, combat, and stealth gameplay - enjoy an unprecedented degree of freedom and control over your assassin, brought to life by the new anvil enginefull motion control: new parkour mechanics for seamless free running up, across, and down city walls and buildingsbecome the ultimate master assassinthe city is packed full of activities that will captivate you for hoursdeep customization mechanics to craft your own master assassin - craft your own unique play style by choosing your weapons, gear, outfit and specialized skillsbut victory won't be easy; you and your lethal band must rely on communication, coordination, and diverse skills to accomplish your missions, then vanish into the shadowsexplore detailed building interiors and discover secret underground catacombs and sewersfrom the storming of the bastille to the execution of king louis xvi, experience the french revolution as never before - and help the people of france carve an entirely new destinyhis pursuit will throw him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation, and transform him into a true master assassinthe french revolution turns a once-magnificent city into a place of terror and chaosintroducing assassin's creed unity, the blockbuster franchise's new chapter powered by the all new anvil engine, rebuilt from the ground up for new genits cobblestoned streets run red with the blood of commoners who dare to rise up against an oppressive aristocracydiscover revolutionary paris, brought to life as never before - carve your way through a stunning full scale, open world city, a feat only possible through the power of the new anvil engineprotect an emperor
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Oxfam books & music lancaster published to accompany an exhibition at the royal academy of arts, london, and the guggenheim museum, bilbao, this ambitious and wide ranging catalogue charts the influential progress of the visual arts in parisnine essays and 250 works, chart the intellectual and social focus of the periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecomes with dust jacketbook is in excellent condition
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Oxfam bookshop victoria road in dreams begin responsibilities collects eight of schwartz s finest delineations of new york s intellectuals in the s and s afterwords by james atlas and irving howe place the stories in their historical and cultural settingtop of spine slightly scuffedas no other writer can, schwartz captures the speech, the generational conflicts, the mocking self-analysis of educated, ambitious, depression-stymied young people at odds with their immigrant parentsthis book is used but in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the unique american dilemma irving howe described as that interesting point where intellectual children of immigrant jews are finding their way into the larger world while casting uneasy, rueful glances over their backsno stains and binding intact
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle traces the more than six-year marriage between ted hughes and sylvia plath, which ended with plath's suicide, profiling hughes as a complicated and magnetic figure possessing a shrewd and ambitious business sense, and noting how many blamed him for plath's deathoverall very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Joining disciplinary worlds, this book aims to explore this ambitious claim, invoking viewpoints as diverse as evolutionary culture theory, cultural anthropology, archaeology, cognitive psychology, ethology, and philosophythe contributors provide major evidence in favor of girard's hypothesisoxfam books & music lancaster from his groundbreaking violence and the sacred and things hidden since the foundation of the world, rené girard's mimetic theory is presented as elucidating "the origins of culture" he posits that archaic religion (or "the sacred"), particularly in its dynamics of sacrifice and ritual, is a neglected and major key to unlocking the enigma of "how we became humansee oxfam website for delivery information read more" this major claim has, however, remained underscrutinized by scholars working on girard's theory, and it is mostly overlooked within the natural and social sciencesequally, girard's theory is presented as having the potential to become for the human and social sciences something akin to the integrating framework that present-day biological science owes to darwin-something compatible with it and complementary to it in accounting for the still remarkably little understood phenomenon of human emergence" french philosopher of science michel serres states that girard's theory provides a darwinian theory of culture because it "proposes a dynamic, shows an evolution and gives a universal explanation
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It is intriguing an indelible portrait of the son, brother, friend, congressman, senator and presidentjack kennedy was their man, their leaderhe enjoyed the rough and tumble and despite his personal issues, or perhaps because of them, he became determined to succeed beyond anybody's expectationswar veterans who were young, ambitious, and they wanted their country backthis book is a missing piece of the story of the improbable rise to power of john fthe irish brotherhood describes what it was like to be inside the kennedy inner circlehardback with unclipped dust jacketwith bobby, who was determined to make his own mark apart from his famous family, his life-long struggle, never won, never lostkennedy and further fills out the picture of the man revealing that jack kennedy was at heart a politiciandust jacket in pristine conditionwith joe, as kenny and larry prove to him that their outsider approach was going to work after jack's crushing victory in '58, which sets the stage for the presidential campaign to comeclean and crisp pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreled by bobby kennedy, kenny o'donnell, larry o'brien, and dave powers they were tough minded, irish-catholic guys who were joined together by a common ambition to see jack kennedy through to the white houseno matter that he was irish, catholic, and his "old man" had made as many enemies as friends - jack had ambition, brains, a special charismajack recognized he needed kenny's blue collar, political genius and kenny recognized something special in jackthey collectively decided that if the political powers would not let them in willingly then they would kick the door downat the center of the story is kenny o'donnell, jack kennedy's tough talking, no-bullshit, top political aideoxfam bookshop skipton the irish brotherhood is the history of jack kennedy's original political inner circleto win the white house would be a victory not only for jack kennedy, but for the downtrodden
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This ambitious series, described as 'the definitive look at the diversity of our planet' was the first ever to be filmed entirely in high definitionoxfam shop darley street the latest david attenborough nature documentary series, shot in hdwhile filming it, the crew caught several firsts - places and animals never before caught on camerathe fact that it was co-funded by discovery channel, bbc and japan's nhk, took 5 years to make and was shot in over 200 locations is apparent and the series is everything you'd expect from sir david attenborough and his team if they were unconstrained by budget or practicalityevery episode but the first one looks at one of the earth's natural habitats and examines its local features, together with the breadth of fauna found theresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This ambitious series, described as 'the definitive look at the diversity of our planet' was the first ever to be filmed entirely in high definitionwhile filming it, the crew caught several firsts - places and animals never before caught on cameraoxfam shop kendal the latest david attenborough nature documentary series, shot in hdthe fact that it was co-funded by discovery channel, bbc and japan's nhk, took 5 years to make and was shot in over 200 locations is apparent and the series is everything you'd expect from sir david attenborough and his team if they were unconstrained by budget or practicalityevery episode but the first one looks at one of the earth's natural habitats and examines its local features, together with the breadth of fauna found theresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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ambitious fbi agent seeley booth (david boreanaz) of the fbi's homicide investigations unit enlists her to assist the bureau with murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless, especially when the remains are badly decomposed, burned or destroyed beyond recognitionepisodes comprise: 'the titan on the tracks', 'mother and child in the bay', 'the boy in the shroud', 'the blonde in the game', 'the truth in the lye', 'the girl in suite ', 'the girl with the curl', 'the woman in the sand', 'aliens in a spaceship', 'the headless witch in the woods', 'judas on a pole', 'the man in the cell', 'the girl in the gator, 'the man in the mansion'', 'bodies in the book', 'the boneless bride in the river', 'the priest in the churchyard', 'the killer in the concrete', 'spaceman in a crater', 'the glowing bones in 'the old stone house', and 'stargazer in a puddle'dr temperance brennan (emily deschanel) is a highly skilled, lonely forensic anthropologist who works at the jeffersonian institute and writes novels as a sidelineoxfam shop gillingham all 22 episodes from season 2 of the us forensic investigation dramacamille saroyan (tamara taylor), brennan's new boss, who seems to be taking more than a professional interest in boothsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis season, the team is joined by dr
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He’s established on the flat with lovely flying changes, done a couple of training shows, ready to go out and have some fun now would suit ambitious teenager who wants to go up the ranks in any disciplinesnaffle mouth, hacks alone or in company very good in the heaviest of traffic will go first or last, good in open spacesnot spooky at all, never looks at a fenceabsolutely stunning yo oldenburg bay geldinggood to shoe, box, clip, lives in or out more vids and pictures available if request read more
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In a first for the franchise, resident evil 6 sees series favourites leon and chris come together to face this unprecedented threatkennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, leon is forced to face a president transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decisionwith no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world's population is united by a common fear that there is no hope leftthey will be joined by new characters, each with their own unique perspective and involvement in this relentless dramatic horror experience enacted on a global scaleblending action and survival horror, this latest instalment in the multi-million selling resident evil franchise is the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date and promises to be the dramatic horror experience of the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the same time, bioterrorism security assessment alliance member, chris redfield arrives in china, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attackit has been ten years since the raccoon city incident and the president of the united states has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activitydue to be by the president's side is his personal friend and raccoon city survivor, leon s
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She is approached by an ambitious fbi agent, special agent seeley booth (david boreanaz) of the fbi's homicide investigations unitoxfam shop hebden bridge all 22 episodes from the first season of the us crime dramabrennan's special expertise lies in her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim's bonesdr temperance brennan (emily deschanel) is a highly skilled, lonely forensic anthropologist who works at the jeffersonian institute and writes novels as a sidelinebooth believes the key to solving crimes is through good old-fashioned investigative work, discovering the truth from those still alive, the witnesses and suspectshe wants her to assist the bureau with murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless, especially when the remains are badly decomposed, burned or destroyed beyond recognitionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea former army sniper, booth mistrusts science and scientists who pore over the physical evidence, the 'squints', as he calls thembrennan and booth repeatedly clash both professionally and personally, but there is a spark between but that is only portrayed in a fictionalised account in brennan's latest mystery novelepisodes are: 'pilot'; 'the man in the suv'; 'the boy in the tree'; 'the man in the bear'; 'a boy in a bush'; 'the man in the wall'; 'a man on death row'; 'the girl in the fridge'; 'the man in the fallout shelter'; 'the woman at the airport'; 'the woman in the car'; 'the superhero in the alley'; 'the woman in the garden'; 'the man on the fairway'; 'two bodies in the lab'; 'the woman in the tunnel'; 'the skull in the desert'; 'the man with the bone'; 'the man in the morgue'; 'the graft in the girl'; 'the soldier in the grave'; and 'woman in limbo'
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Elliott smith's third album sees his one-man show getting a little more ambitiouselliott smith - speed trials 3:01
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In a society growing rich on the wealth generated by an expanding empire, becky sharp (reese witherspoon) is the ambitious daughter of a poor family, who will let nothing stand in her way in her attempt to climb the social ladderoxfam shop elgin adaptation of thackeray's satirical masterpiece about the constant battle for wealth and social success amongst the aristocracy of the early nineteenth centurywhen rawdon proves to be a gambler and a drunkard, becky wastes no time in approaching the influential marquess of steyne (gabriel byrne), in the hope that he will help advance her positionbut will becky sharp come to regret the ruthlessness of her agenda, and can she keep climbing the social ladder forever? see oxfam website for delivery information read moretaking a position as nanny to the children of sir pitt crawley (bob hoskins), becky insinuates her way into the family's favours and into london society, eventually marrying crawley's eldest son rawdon (james purefoy)
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When the all-powerful state claims there is no such thing as crime, who dares disagree?an international bestseller in over 30 languages an ambitious secret police officer, leo demidov believes he's helping to build the perfect societyunder stalin's terrifying regime, families live in fearfrom the screenwriter of the acclaimed television series, the assassination of gianni versace: american crime storybut when he uncovers evidence of a killer at large - a threat the state won't admit exists - demidov must risk everything, including the lives of those he loves, in order to expose the truthoxfam bookshop cheltenham over 2 million copies sold moscowsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea thriller unlike any you have ever read but what if the danger isn't from the killer he is trying to catch, but from the country he is fighting to protect?nominated for seventeen international awards and inspired by a real-life investigation, child 44 is a relentless story of love, hope and bravery in a totalitarian world
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Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and significant only for his sporadic displays of ill-directed energy or a stubborn adherence to greedy and ambitious favorites, he has been presented as fit only to be deposed and replaced by someone more worthy of the thronethe biography strikes a deft balance, taking full account of the problems the king faced in england, scotland, and ireland and in his relations with francebut seymour phillips'Â scrutiny of the multitude of available sources shows that a richer picture emerges, in line with the complexity of events and of the man himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis definitive biography, the fruit of a lifetime's study, does not present edward ii as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrongit also tackles the contentious issue of whether edward ii did not die in , murdered under barbaric circumstances, but lived on as a captive in england and then a wanderer on the continentoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear edward ii, king of england, lord of ireland, and duke of aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since iteight hundred years on, a king';s life is properly examinedif edward ii was not a successful king, he was not fundamentally different in many ways from most english monarchs
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