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Segar had been drawing the thimble theatre strip for a decade when he launched its leading characters, castor oyl and ham gravy, on a seafaring adventure inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe first two years of popeye contained in this oversize volume show those ingredients in place right from the start, even before segar added such beloved second bananas as wimpy and swee'peathe squinty-eyed seaman they hired for the voyage quickly came to the fore, soon displacing all of the strip's other characters except for castor's sister olive, who became the hired tar's scrawny sweetieāthe books qualify as near-architectural marvels in their own right?towering, heavyweight packages with die-cut front-cover windows and an interior design that showcases numerous installments of the feature with each two-page spreadā āi think of thimble theatre as blue-collar becketthe was born in chester, il in and passed away in his longtime home of santa monica, cathe fantagraphics editions make plain segarās mastery of grim suspense and biting humor as essential components of storytellingvalue of the set varies from online so i added a small minimum price to respect that valuethe book's series title, esegar's popeye, is tellingalthough many hands continued the strip after its creator's death in , none of them came close to capturing the brilliance segar displays in these pagesplease 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 wonāt find in just any storea rare complete set of books from fantagraphics in great shape with some minor damage that can be found in the picturesthe national cartoonists society created the elzie segar award in his honor, which was awarded annually to a cartoonist who has made a unique and outstanding contribution to the profession read moreā - art spiegelman āthe perfect comic stripcatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablesegar (), creator of popeye, is a member of the will eisner awards hall of famemost people know popeye, as the character was called, through his animated incarnation, but segar's strip is a far richer creation combining a colorful cast, outlandishly inventive dialogue, slapstick humor, and lengthy story lines that originally unfurled over the course of months
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A decade later, the case has been closeda woman runs alone in the woodshe lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victimĀ but then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the mo is identicalshe convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrongalthough the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent will trent and forensic pathologist sara linton must re-open the cold case1 sunday times crime thriller featuring will trent and sara linton'this is slaughter doing what she does best' mail on sunday'as sharp and absorbing as ever' guardian'a page turner' sunday timeshe watchesĀ a predator is stalking the women of grant countyoxfam bookshop cheltenham a noĀ the killer is behind barsĀ but the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wifepraise for the number one bestselling author:'passion, intensity, and humanity' lee child'i'd follow her anywhere' gillian flynn'one of the boldest thriller writers working today' tess gerritsen'her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' michael connelly'a writer of extraordinary talents' kathy reichs'fiction doesn't get any better than this' jeffery deaver'a great writer at the peak of her powers' peter james'karin slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists' james patterson'with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' camilla lackberg'it's big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak' stuart macbride see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the south-east of england at the fin-de-siĆØcle, he collaborated for a decade with joseph conrad, and befriended henry james, and hthis series of international ford madox ford studies was founded to reflect the recent resurgence of interest in himit includes two pieces published here for the first time: one by ford himself, on turgenev; the other a memoir about ford by his contemporary, marie belloc lowndes (the sister of hilaire belloc)byatt, whose literary contacts with ford have been as his admiring readers and eloquent criticsthis volume reveals how true that has been, and in how many ways, as it sheds new light on his relationships with other writers, both familiar and surprisingbut it also explores contacts with literary textslawrence, and wyndham lewiseach volume is based upon a particular theme or issue; and relates aspects of ford's work, life, and contacts, to broader concerns of his timebut he was a prolific writer in many different modes, which include criticism of others' writing, and reminiscences of the many writers he had knownin edwardian london he founded the english review, publishing these writers alongside his new discoveries, ezra pound, dhe was always a tireless promoter of younger writers, reading manuscripts and recommending them to publishersford has been described as 'a writer's writer'this book takes ford's 'literary contacts' to include such creative friendships, editorial involvements, and influential biographical encounters; and they form the most substantial, central section on 'contemporaries and confrĆØres', covering figures like proust, carlos williams, rebecca west, herbert read, and hemingwaythe present book is part of a large-scale reassessment of his roles in literary historythe final section discusses 'successors': writers such as graham greene, burgess, and athe first section on 'predecessors' considers the impact of ford's reading of trollope, george eliot, and turgenevafter the war he moved to france, founding the transatlantic review in paris, taking on hemingway as a sub-editor, discovering another generation of modernists such as jean rhys and basil bunting, and publishing them alongside joyce and gertrude steinford is best-known for his fiction, especially the good soldier, long considered a modernist masterpiece; and parade's end, which anthony burgess described as 'the finest novel about the first world war'; and samuel hynes has called 'the greatest war novel ever written by an englishman'oxfam shop magdelen street the controversial british writer ford madox ford () is increasingly recognized as a major presence in early twentieth-century literaturehe spent more time in america from the later s, spending time with southern agrarians, and poets such as william carlos williams, charles olson, and robert lowellsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the most striking features of his career is his close involvement with so many of the major international literary groupings of his time
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When breath becomes air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became bothshortlisted for the wellcome book prize see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen breath becomes air chronicles kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new fatherone day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to liveoxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times number one bestseller 'a vital book about dyingwhat makes life worth living in the face of death? what do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? what does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? paul kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us allobligatory reading for the living' nigella lawson at the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, paul kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancerawe-inspiring and exquisite
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I am a hobby keeper/breeder based near kendal in cumbria with over a decade of breeding experiencethe masque gene disrupts the pattern especially on the top of the head, in this case giving the cute white nose, reduces the intensity of the darker tones and causes the chequers to line up often along the edges of the bellythis snake is exceptionally bright with a high contrast pattern and a cute white nosei'm happy to answer questionsthis snake is the result of a pairing between a classic female bloodred corn snake (masque, diffused, redcoat) and a masque, redcoat, hypo male corn snakepayment by paypal (charges apply), cash or bank transfer (buyers choice)collection from kendal (cumbria)baby corn snake for sale: masque redcoat corn snake this bright and beautiful corn snake hatched in july and is already tolerant, calm and inquisitive, eating a mouse pinkie every 4-5 daysthis snake may also have the hypo gene which reduces the extent and intensity of the black pigmentationno obligation to purchase if you visit (by appointment only - covid risk reduction controls will be in place)i prefer buyers to collect in personthe bright red overall colouration is the redcoat effect
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I am a hobby keeper/breeder based near kendal in cumbria with over a decade of breeding experiencehe's currently eating a large mouse (g) every daysi'm happy to answer questionsi'm happy to provide more images and informationcollection from kendal (cumbria)no obligation to purchase if you visit (by appointment only - covid risk reduction controls will be in place)his mother was a caramel and father a hypo het caramel so this snake is a caramel het hypo corn snakei prefer buyers to collect in personhe's fit and healthy, supremely calm and tolerant, and a joy to handle so an excellent first snakepayment by protected paypal (charges apply), cash or bank transfer (buyers choice)caramel corn snake this is a superb example of a mature male caramel corn snake, hatched in june
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When breath becomes air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became bothwhen breath becomes air chronicles kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father'a vital book about dying** sunday times number one bestseller** 'rattling' atul gawande, bestselling author of being mortalat the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, paul kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancerone day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to liveobligatory reading for the living' nigella lawson see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hove in good conditionwhat makes life worth living in the face of death? what do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? what does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? paul kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us allawe-inspiring and exquisite
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What does the drive to redemption hold for lost ritwik? set in s and 80s india, 90s england and in the first decade of twentieth-century bengal, a life apart is a scalding novel about dislocations and alienations, about the tenuous and unconscious intersections of lives and histories and about the consolations of storytellingand then, one night, in the badlands of king's cross, ritwik runs into zafar bin hashm, suave, impossibly rich, unfathomable, possible arms dealerabove all, it is about the impossibilities of lovebut oxford holds little of the salvation ritwik is looking forbut to do so, he must not only relive his entire past but also try and understand itoxfam bookshop cheltenham ritwik ghosh, twenty-two and recently orphaned, finds the chance to start a new life when he arrives in england from calcuttasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinstead he moves to london, where he drops out of official existence into a shadowy hinterland of illegal immigrantshowever, the story that ritwik writes to stave off his utter and complete loneliness - a miss gilby who teaches english, music and western manners to the wife of educated zamindar - begins to find ghostly echoes in his life with his aged landlady, anne cameronmoreover, he must make sense of his relationship with his mother - scarred, abusive and all-consuming
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Begun when he was four years old, and initially dictated to his mother, it spans a decade and ends when he achieves first class honours in the oxford local examinationsinscribed and signed by kenneth b saunders, elder son of harold n saundersthe diary is printed as writtenwritten during his eighties, the text remains untouched, but has been reorganised into chaptersthe third part is an unedited transcription of a paper on ancient stratton by lbsin his own contributions it transcribes the spelling and grammar which one would expect from a boy of his agethe first part consists of hns's childhood diariesit was read by her at the wesleyan church, stratton on february 23rd , and repeated by request at the church room, stratton on april 27th in the same yearoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames limited edition, this is copy 37 of 50it is intended to provide a local historical backgroundsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresize: 8vo - over 7Ā¾" - 9Ā¾" tallfrom the introduction: this book is about harold (hns) and his mother, lydia brown saunders (lbs)corners a little rubbed and bumped, title strip just starting to peel from spine, contents (apart from the inscription) clean and bright, iv+175 pages including family treethe second part presents recollections of his early life, and of the secluded community in which he livedsome additional material, not written by hns, follows in chapter twelve
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He has been living in italy for a decadeas a writer and journalist, he had serious problems with the current iranian authorities for the writing of essays on the politics of his country and the critics to its systemare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe attended the academy of fine arts and the doctorate in pedagogy, while in his country he graduated in psychologymeisam serajizadeh is a persian poet, writer and painterif you google his name, you will see many of his works and the exhibitions that he held throughout italyplease 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 wonāt find in just any storethat is why he cannot return to his countryhis works are a meeting point of all his studies and life experiences, of immigration and life on the borders of countries and worldscatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally availablethis sculpture can be installed in different ways, both on its base (in the shape of a fish) and on a wall
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) started his career as a potter at lodi and moved thence to turin in the early s, working in both places during the early part of the decadeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe signed his pieces both in italian and latin and quite frequently he added the location, lodi or torino, and the dateporcelain jug with monochrome ābĆ©rainā decoration16 for a summary of his working lifeexcellent condition, as shown in photosby he was based solely in turinfirst half of the 18th centurygiorgio giacinto rossetti (dmanufactured by fratelli rossetti - turin/lodi - italya tray signed by the potter is in the victoria and albert museum, london, museum nono shipping outside the european union due to bureaucratic reasonsplease see guido gregorietti, maioliche di lodi, milano e pavia, exhibition catalogue, museo poldi pezzoli, milan, , pplease 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 wonāt find in just any storecatawikiās goal is to make special objects universally available
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Although the use of occupation foe health has a history that is as old as human existence, a specific group of people committed to learning more about the relationship, namely occupational therapists, did not emerge until the second decade of the twentieth centuryoverall in very good condition, some slight rubbing to the corners and a dint on the front coverinitially, they applied that knowledge to assist people with psychological and physical illness and handicapoxfam bookshop hexham in this book the second of two volumes devoted to the history of occupational therapy, the story of the british association of occupational therapists is toldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebritish occupational therapy had its dawning and development early in the twentieth century when it became a separate and acknowledged profession
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This camera kit was given to me over a decade ago by a friend but since then i have only used it a few times so i have decided to sell it as i already own a 35mm film slr and am trying to clear out unwanted stuffas mentioned above there is fungus on the zoom and the teleplus lens (see pictures)it is an automatic camera so it has auto wind and auto focusthe camera uses 3 aaa batteries for powera 35mm film slr camera plus various accessoriesaccessories include: ā¢ minolta camera body ā¢ minolta af mm zoom lens + lens hood ā¢ *minolta af mm zoom lens + lens hood ā¢ *teleplus 2x teleconverter lens ā¢ minolta program af flash ā¢ cullman m36af flash ā¢ camera bag ā¢ various instruction manuals for the camera, the lenses and flash * these lenses have fungus inside themcollection only from the hove Ā£60i have tested the camera, lens and flashes and they are all in good working order despite being over 3 decades old
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While many cribs are only useful for a year or two, the sleepi grows with your child and can be a part of the nursery and bedroom for a decadestokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ is an evolving bed that grows with your child from 0 to approxrrps stokkeĀ® sleepā¢ mini - Ā£ stokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ - Ā£ stokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ bed extension - Ā£ stokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ junior extension - Ā£ stokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ fitted sheets - Ā£ stokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ mattresses - Ā£ stokkeĀ® sleepiā¢ drape rod - Ā£29 read more3 years and with the additional junior extension kit up to approxstokke oval crib / cot good condition, 3 different size mattresses & sheets included collection from welling da (rrp over Ā£) the stokke crib is as functional as it is beautiful and that's saying a lotit expands to accommodate the changing needs ā and sizes ā of the growing child, while maintaining a comforting familiarity with its distinctive oval shape
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However, their lives are far from perfectfrustrated at her inability to match jesse's professional success, cƩline is considering a change in careerjesse wrote a novel based on the experience which became a us bestseller and led him to meet cƩline again after an interval of almost a decade, where the spark of their initial encounter was still presentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film was nominated for an oscar for best adapted screenplayoxfam bookshop reigate richard linklater directs this academy award-nominated romantic drama starring ethan hawke and julie delpy, a sequel to 'before sunrise' () and 'before sunset' ( years have passed since american jesse (hawke) and frenchwoman cƩline (delpy) met on a trans-european train and fell in love while wandering the streets of viennajesse, meanwhile, is struggling to connect with his teenage son hank (seamus davey-fitzpatrick), who is visiting from chicago for the summerthe latest film finds the pair living as a couple in paris, proud parents to two young girls
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With 200 pages of production photos, concept art and much, much more, 300: the art of the movie is sure to delight miller fans and movie buffs alikeoxfam shop crawley what does it mean to turn one of the great graphic novels of our time into a major motion picture? in , frank miller shook the comics world with his groundbreaking series 300see oxfam website for delivery information read more300: the art of the movie takes you behind the scenes as director zack snyder (dawn of the dead) adapts 300 to the silver screenmarking millers first collaboration with watercolor artist lynn varley (ronin, the dark knight returns) in over a decade, 300 was a gritty reimagining of a battle in which 300 spartan soldiers fought to hold back the entire persian armythe series won five eisner awards, including best limited series, best writer/artist (miller) and best colorist (varley)
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He spent more than a decade working in filmsnunn's first exhibition "where harlem meets the sky" is the first of a series depicting harlem's landmarks and buildings in the context of natural elements like the sky, the sun and the moonĀ Ā aĀ Ā native of new york state, nunn has spent many years in the film, photography and visual image industryoxfam shop hexham set of 4 prints from an exhibition by carl w nunnnunn currently lives and maintains a studio in central harlemeach print measures approx 28cms x 22cmssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreĀ nunn was inspired to shoot sky views of harlem because he desired to capture harlem's natural beauty in a light that had never before been realizednunn began taking pictures as a teenager and later studied photography at the center for the media artsĀ "nunn's work is captivating and inspiring" says janifer wilson, owner of sisters uptown bookstore llc in harlem, new yorkĀ his film experience helped develop his unique frame of reference and respect for the placement and positioning of objectsthree prints are not mounted, are signed and dated and are in their original cellophane wrappers; the 4th is partially mounted but is not signed
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Oxfam bookshop st albans a decade ago, manu chao's band, mano negra, toured colombia by train, negotiating with government troops and rebels - an episode described at the time as 'less like a rock'n'roll tour - more like napoleon's retreat from moscow'that's manu in a nutshellthe result is one of the most fascinating music biographies we're ever likely to readclandestino has been five years in the writing, as peter culshaw followed manu around the world, invited at a moment's notice to head to the sahara, or brazil, or to buenos aires, where manu was making a record with mental asylum inmateshe does everything differentlysee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe is a multi-million selling artist who prefers sleeping on friends' floors to five-star hotels, an anti-globalisation activist who hangs out with prostitute-activists in madrid and zapatista leader comandante marcos in chiapas, a recluse who is at home singing in front of people in stadiums in latin america or festivals in europe
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Oxfam bookshop victoria this book explores the connections between infrastructure reform and poverty alleviation in latin america based on a detailed analysis of the effects of a decade of reforms) (bt)Ā less see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit shows that although affordability of service tariffs is often an issue, in many instances, access is a much more important concern in meeting the infrastructure needs of the poor; thus, infrastructure provision is a key poverty-reduction toolthe book is divided into five chapters: (1) "introduction"; (2) "macroeconomic and microeconomic linkages between infrastructure reforms and poverty"; (3) "promoting access"; (4) "ensuring consumption affordability"; and (5) "establishing priorities" (contains additional tables, figures, and 77 referencesthe book demonstrates that because the access to, and affordability of, basic services is still a major problem, infrastructure investment will be a core component of poverty alleviation programs in the regionthe book's main goal is to provide practical guidelines and methods to help policy makers, reformers, and regulators develop diagnostics to assess infrastructure needs and to ensure that strategies to address them are as cost effective as possiblespecial emphasis is placed on data collection and explanations of some of the quantitative methodologies that can serve as inputs to the studies needed to ensure that the poor are accounted for under any form of infrastructure provision
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Oxfam bookshop deal this book promises to revolutionize science as we know it' - daily telegraph 'stephen's magnum opus may be the book of the decade if not the century' - arthur c clarke long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made publicincludes over 950 illustrationsa seminal work of enormous importancestarting with a collection of computer experiments, wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the universe' see oxfam website for delivery information read morebbc documentary in development
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Oxfam shop dumfries when ten pakistani men walk into kathleen jamie's small scottish town on a peace march, in november , she is thrown back to her own travels in northern pakistan and a book she wrote a decade earlieramong muslims is the account of jamie's time travelling alone and living among the shia and ismaili muslims in the northern areas - the mountainous regions wedged between afghanistan, india and china and one of the most volatile borderlands in the worlda bold, sympathetic and superbly written book, among muslims delves into jamie's own scottish upbringing to find links with the purdah-observing lifestyle of her shia muslim hostsit is a privileged account from an acclaimed poet, who during her travels was often literally the only woman on the bussee oxfam website for delivery information read moreamong muslims was originally published as the golden peakfor this edition, kathleen jamie returned to pakistan to write an afterword and preface
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His relationships with like-minded spirits such as his wife winnie (naomie harris) fuel his radicalism and lead him into a conflict with the authorities that sees him imprisoned on robben island with other anti-apartheid activists for over a decadewhile training as a lawyer, mandela becomes increasingly aware of the injustice suffered by black south africans in a country run almost exclusively by whitesthe film was nominated for an academy award in the category best original song and won the corresponding award at the golden globeswith unrest growing throughout the nation, mandela becomes an increasingly influential figure despite his imprisonment, leading him to hope that he may yet lead his people on the walk to freedomoxfam shop oxford justin chadwick directs this award-winning biopic of the former south african president and key anti-apartheid activist nelson mandelasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreidris elba stars as mandela, who grows up in a nation divided by racial segregation laws but doesn't become politicised until his university years
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The mitchells & o'haras trilogy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon one side are the mitchells, a notorious underworld mob from east london's canning townon the other side are the o'harasthe mitchells' biggest rivals are a travelling family who live in nearby stratfordthe explosive first novel in the mitchells & o'haras trilogyfor more than a decade, two east end families have been locked in a bitter warthey have an iron in every fire and will resort to intimidation and violence to get what they wantthey compete with the mitchells for pub protection, and the two families hate each otheroxfam shop rosemount viaduct two rival familiescaught between these two families at war are two innocent children, who will grow up to love the wrong people and spark the last terrible act in the long-running feud
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Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of mao's close circle in china who have never talked before - and with virtually everyone outside china who had significant dealings with him - this is the most authoritative life of mao ever writtennow she and her husband jon halliday have written a groundbreaking biography of mao tse-tungoxfam shop colne road jung chang'swild swanswas an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world, selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership than any other book about chinacombining meticulous history with the story-telling style ofwild swans, this biography makes immediate mao's roller-coaster life, as he intrigued and fought every step of the way to force through his unpopular decisionsit will astonish historians and the general reader alikeit is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the long march, and showing a completely unknown mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with stalin went back to the s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed japanese occupation of much of china; and he schemed, poisoned and blackmailed to get his waymao's character and the enormity of his behaviour towards his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled for the first timeafter mao conquered china in , his secret goal was to dominate the worldin chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in historythis is an entirely fresh look at mao in both content and approachsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe reader enters the shadowy chambers of mao's court, and eavesdrops on the drama in its hidden recesses
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham alfred the great has been dead for a decadewhitworth also writes as victoria whitworth and is the author of the traitor's pit and daughter of the wolfhe must travel secretly to the badlands of the north and find the bones of a long lost saintwulfgar, a young priest in training, more at home with his books than with a sword, has been tasked with an impossible missionbut the northern territories are under the rule of viking invadersand if wulfgar is discovered, they will have his heada historical epic in the tradition of csee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis legacy: an uneasy alliance between the neighbouring kingdoms of wessex and mercia
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More than a decade later, she decided to come to terms with nigeriafrom the exuberant chaos of lagos, to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; the eccentricity of a nigerian dog show to the empty transwonderland amusement park, noo combines travelogue with an exploration of corruption, identity and religionlooking for transwonderland is the first major non-fiction narrative of modern nigeria; an engaging portrait of a country whose beauty and variety few of us will experience, depicted with wit and insight by a refreshing new voice in contemporary travel writingafter her father, activist ken saro-wiwa, was murdered there in , noo rarely returned to the land of her birthoxfam shop dumfries noo saro-wiwa was brought up in england but spent her childhood summers in nigeria - a country she considered an unglamorous parallel universe, devoid of all creature comfortssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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For more than a decade i was a homeless drug addictin the years since their story ended in the bestselling a street cat named bob james, with bob's help, has begun to find his way back to the real worldnow i've got myself back on my two feet, but as i put the past behind me, i'm still stepping unsteadily into the futurei still need help in the right directionbob is always there to offer guidance and friendshipalmost every day, bob provides moments of intelligence, bravery and humour, at the same time opening his human friend's eyes to important truths about friendship, loyalty, trust - and the meaning of happinessoxfam shop dumfries the incredible sequel to the bestselling a street cat named bob - the moving and uplifting true story of an unlikely friendship between a man on the streets and the ginger cat who adopts him, now a major motion picture'since bob has appeared, i've made huge strides in my lifeas they high five together for their crowds of admirers, james knows that the tricks he's taught bob are nothing compared to the lessons he's learnt from his street-wise cati was lost to the world and had forgotten what was important in lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the continuing tale of their life together james shows the many ways in which bob has been his protector and guardian angel through times of illness, hardship, even life-threatening danger'james and his street cat bob have been on a remarkable journey together
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Assignments with the latter sowed the seeds for what would be a period of spectacular success in hollywood a decade or so later, including oscars for his arrangements and conducting for the soundtracks of 'gigi' () and 'porgy and bess' () this essential collection concentrates on the phenomenally talented and essentially musical jazz piano career of andre previn over a nine year periodin reality, nothing could be further from the truthinevitable, this has rather tiresomely led to accusations of him being branded as a lightweight in some quartersthe earliest here are four remarkable recordings recorded on 25 march when he was a week or two short of his seventeenth birthday relax, listen and prepare, therefore, to be mightily impressed with the stylish jazz piano of the one and only andre previnwhilst still a teenager he worked professionally as a jazz pianist and also as an arranger for mgmoxfam shop evesham the amazing career of andre previn, sixty plus years and counting, has covered jazz, films and classical musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreborn in berlin in , young andre emigrated with his family to los angeles in
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It has great technology for an older fridge as samsung was ahead of its time here as this is over a decade old nowas itās been stored in a garage, it is externally marked and not suitable for a kitchen anymorelarge white samsung fridge freezerit measures: height 170cm, width 74cm, depth 67collection only, i can help load as it is heavyinternally itās great, it stores so much and is a solid strong fridge freezerit will be on and working when viewedwe have multiple white goods now and have to free up some garage spaceitās in great working order and is pretty clean for an older fridge freezer used in the garage
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This sudden ascent from a decade of darkness into the glory of light was not brought about by a holy healerthe first time she died was the day barty was bornbut although eyeless, barty regained his sight when he was thirteenplease check shipping costs before ordering synopsis bartholomew lampion was blinded at the age of three, when surgeons reluctantly removed his eyes to save him from a fast-spreading cancerand you can't discount barty's profound desire to make his mother proud of him before she dieda rollercoaster had something to do with his recovery, as did a seagullno celestial trumpets announced the restoration of his vision, just as none had announced his birthjanuary read more
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