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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the epicure's quiz & puzzle booka brain stretching series offood & drink puzzles see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham selection of episodes, including the christmas special, from the popular animated series for childrensee oxfam website for delivery information read morein fact he leads them into all sorts of scrapes and scraps, turning peace in the valley into mayhem in the meadowshaun is a sheep who doesn't follow the flockin the christmas special, shaun and his pals celebrate the holiday with a huge snowball fight, unaware that the farmer has been trapped in his house by the weather and is desperately trying to dig his way outthe episodes are: 'we wish ewe a merry christmas', 'fireside favourite', 'foxy laddie', 'pig swill fly', 'shaun goes potty', 'shirley whirley', 'snowed in' and 'whistleblower'
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oxfam bookshop newport selection of 100 gb stamps from george v definitives to recent commemoratives including some early (pre-decimal) elizabeth issuessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This faber finds reissue restores that pristine selection' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreall took as their kernel the original selection by michael robertsoxfam bookshop cheltenham first published in february , just under a year from when the idea for it was first discussed, this is one of the most important and influential anthologies of the twentieth centuryphilip hobsbaum, in the oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry, says of the faber book of modern verse, 'it also encapsulates, as no other literary document quite does, the innovative quality of the smichael roberts was a poet himself, and a good one, but more important for this task was his acute awareness of the poetry scene, and his sense of the modern movement within ithe excludes some poets he admires such as edmund blunden and walter de la mare because (they) 'seem to me to have written good poems without having been compelled to make any notable development of poetic techniqueeliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired oneyes, his purpose was tendentious' on the other hand, 'i have included only poems which seem to me to add to the resources of poetry, to be likely to influence the future development of poetry and language' from the very start (and could there be a more arresting one?) with gerard manley hopkins' the wreck of the deutschland michael roberts powerfully and consistently fulfils that aimsince then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been publishedmore likely than not, the original idea was t
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a major film starring brie larson, winner of the academy award for best actress and the best actress baftashortlisted for the man booker prize, the orange prize and a richard and judy book club selectionjack and ma are prisonershe lives with his mathey live in a single, locked roomthey don't have the keyroom by emma donoghue is an extraordinarily powerful story of a mother and child kept in isolation, and the desire for, and price of, freedom
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the aim of this book is to collect in one comprehensive volume a representative selection of ancient sources in translation, with commentary, on the history, institutions, society and economy of the greek world from cthe sources themselves (all of which have been translated by the authors) are supported by introductory commentary, notes, bibliographies, chronological tables and mapsfor us, the inheritors of much that the greeks created, there is an inherent interest in the way in which they organised their society during these centuriesall students and teachers of the history of ancient greece or of classical civilisation generally will find this book an invaluable tool750 to 338 bc - that is, the period best known and most important for the evolution of the polis, a form of political community which combined the aspects of city and state in a physical and psychological unity unparalleled either before or sincealthough this book assumes no knowledge of greek, the reader is introduced to a range of key greek words and concepts which offer a direct insight into the mentality, both collective and individual, of the times
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham soup has to be one of the healthiest and most versatile of mealssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom butternut squash and goat's cheese to pea and bacon, and from moroccan lamb and chickpea to carrot and coriander, this selection includes quick family favourites, dinner party delights and everything in-betweenour recipes have been honed and perfected over time and we're still making the soups you love todaywhether you're looking for a quick and easy lunch or want try something a little more adventurous, it's all here in a little book of soupshere at new covent garden soup company, we've been using great ingredients to make fresh, delicious soups sincenow, hundreds of recipes later, we've picked fifty of our all- time favourites from our books to share with you in this handy padded pocket-sized edition
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the art of florence in its great museums, by mazzanti, anna and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham amassed in california over a period of 30 years, the gilbert collection comprises many fine examples of european decorative arts, including porcelain, furniture, clocks and portrait miniaturesthis survey, illustrated with colour photographs, introduces each aspect of the collection through a selection of star piecesit is a souvenir of an historical collection that evokes an opulent world of princes, dukes and grand touriststhe european silver, golf snuffboxes and mosaic works are equal to those in any collection in the world
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air powersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamthe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionagethere are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf warthe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far eastthe book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the world
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologyin the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands oneunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessfinally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorealthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham a selection of poems by richard peilesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham a down-to-earth retelling of certain biblical stories and truths, especially for men see oxfam website for delivery information read more the bloke's bible is a revised selection of familiar bible stories, retoldhard-hitting, challenging and very honest, dave hopwood's sharp observance of human nature and divine love makes an entertaining, exciting and often poignant readrunning parallel is the story of an ordinary guy who goes to the pub and, opening his battered bible, reads and reflects and wonders everything you've ever wondered
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham a richard and judy book club selectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's a story for anyone who has ever watched someone suffer or lost someone they loved or lived through a painful time that left them forever changedsitting by his unconscious body in hospital, holding his hand and watching his heartbeat on the monitors, cathy and her parents willed him to survivethey did not know then that there are many and various fates worse than deathin the summer of , cathy's brother matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night outthis is the story of what happened to cathy and her brother, and the unimaginable decision that she and her parents had to make eight years after the night that changed everythingtold with boundless warmth and affection, the last act of love by cathy rentzenbrink is a heartbreaking yet uplifting testament to a family's survival and the price we pay for loveit was two weeks before his gcse results, which turned out to be the best in his school
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham john montague is the senior figure in irish poetry, as both poet and critic, representative of a generation before heaney and mahon'his lyrics evoke the landscapes and heritage of rural ireland in a fine, spare diction' oxford companion to english literature see oxfam website for delivery information read morea spokesman for his people, the rural catholics of northern ireland, and haunted by their history, he also brings an international, modernist sensibility to his writingthis selection, based on his collected poems published by gallery press in , has been chosen by the poet himself
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the river cafe cook book is one of the most influential cookbooks ever published and is the winner of both the glenfiddich food book of the year and bca illustrated book of the year awardsacclaimed for their innovative re-interpretation of italian farmhouse cooking - cucina rustica - at the river cafe restaurant, rose gray and ruth rogers have produced an outstanding selection of italian recipes with an emphasis on uncomplicated food which is vibrant with flavourbeautifully illustrated, the river cafe cook book is a wonderful guide to this approachable and exciting form of italian cooking and a celebration of a great restaurant
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham new bistro profiles a diverse selection of france's best bistros and eateries, from the vintage sophistication of benoit in paris, where quality, taste and presentation are of the utmost importance, to the rustic charm of la colline in the mountains of provence, with its emphasis on organic, locally sourced ingredientsacclaimed food writer fran warde introduces recipes from 12 cooks who have truly mastered the art of simple, perfectly balanced french foodshe outlines the distinctive approach of each to french country cooking, and includes more than 50 of her own recipes, inspired by bistros and eateries from all over france
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary mitford sisters, compiled by diana mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreaksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere's nancy, the scalding wit and bestselling novelist; pamela, who craved a quiet country life; diana, the fascist wife of sir oswald mosley; unity, whose obsession with adolf hitler led to personal tragedy; jessica, the runaway communist; and deborah, the socialite who became duchess of devonshirea correspondence of this scope is rare; a collection penned by six born storytellers is irreplaceablewriting to one another to confide, tease, rage and gossip, the mitford sisters set out, above all, to amusethe letters chronicle the social quirks and political upheavals of the twentieth century but also chart the stormy, enduring relationships between the uniquely gifted - and collectively notorious - mitford sisters
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the phenomenal number one bestseller and a major bbc tv seriesa richard and judy book club selectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenella is at first mystified by the closed world of the brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them alldoes the miniaturist hold their fate in her hands? and will she be the key to their salvation or the architect of their downfall?beautiful, intoxicating and filled with heart-pounding suspense, jessie burton's magnificent debut novel the miniaturist is a story of love and obsession, betrayal and retribution, appearance and truthwinner of the specsavers national book award and waterstones book of the yearthere is nothing hidden that will not be revealedit is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected waysshe has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader johannes brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, marinonly later does johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their homeon an autumn day in , eighteen-year-old nella oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of amsterdam
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in italian is vast and ranges geographically from corsica and sicily to venice and the alpssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecalvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham presents the correspondence of author vsee oxfam website for delivery information read morenaipaul and his father, seepersad, covering the period bewteen the time naipaul left his home in trinidad in to take up a government scholarship at oxford, and the death of seepersad in ; and includes a selection of letter that reflect naipaul's progress in the 3 years that follow
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham this collection of documents in medieval history is designed to accompany the recently revised medieval europe: a short history by csee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever the diverse selection of sources also makes it a useful supplement for courses in western civilizationas in previous editions, this reader continues to provide a lucid and approachable introduction to each of the documents and a special chapter devoted to visual sources in medieval historyin addition to these hallmark features, the fourth edition includes new internet resources, thought questions at both the reading and chapter level, and a more geographically diverse range of readingswarren hollister and judith bennett
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham a darkly comic tale of exile, unrequited love and the redemptive power of booksbut the days of the bookshop and of the close community around it are numbered' karen joy fowler, bestselling author of we are all completely beside ourselves see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe area has been marked out for 'urban regeneration' and soon the faded glory of the bookshop, the small local theatre, the unique shops and small cafes will face the bulldozers and urban planners' guardian'surprising and moving meditation on the advantages (and disadvantages) of an entirely fictional lifebrilliantly original and richly allegorical, firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshopsfirmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstorefirmin soon realizes his source of nourishment has given him the ability to read and this discovery fills him with an insatiable hunger for literature and a very unratlike sense of the world and his place in it'a wonderful celebration of the way reading enriches your lifeas firmin navigates the shadowy streets of his decaying area, looking for understanding, his excitement, loneliness, fear, and self-consciousness become remarkably human and undeniably touchingfirmin may be a rat - poisoned by people he thinks are his friends - but his imagination soars as high as that of any humaneloquent and witty, firmin speaks for the book-loving rodent in all of usbecause firmin is a rathe's a sensitive, creative soul but misunderstoodnot only that, but as the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham complete second series of the situation comedy based on the testing times of bernard black (dylan moran, who also co-writes), misanthropic bookshop owner extraordinairein pursuit of michelin stars, manny and bernard transform the infested bookshop into a restaurantbut how will the three of them fare when they attempt to venture abroad together? see oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the fixer', manny uses his underworld connections to find fran mysterious employment'fever' sees fran unable to sleep in the heat, so bernard helps her by brushing up on the law and finds himself a 'summer bunny'in 'hello sun', fran tries to discover her inner karma at the advice of her disapproving friend eva, and bernard finds positive proof that manny is madmeanwhile manny is worried about the reliability of his magic hot water bottlefinally, in 'a nice change', bernard and manny can't hear themselves argue because of the builders next door, so fran suggests a holidayin 'the entertainer', ever keen to distract herself, fran (tamsin greig) takes up the piano, ever keen to delude himself, bernard falls in love, and all manny (bill bailey) wants is a breakbut will they succeed in teaching dodgy danny to read? 'blood' sees an unemployed and restless fran taking comfort in the discovery of her exotic new found cousinsin return all bernard and he have to do is educate a psychopath
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oxfam bookshop carlisle match programme for this football league game at whaddon road, cheltenhamsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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oxfam bookshop truro hardback book in what appears to be a rebindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe history of the cheltenham flyer, the fastest train at the timeetc along with descriptions of the route from paddington to swindon  with descriptions of how the locomotive works, the track, signals with a colour fold out frontispiece, black and white photographs, maps and drawings fair condition but showing signs of wear originally aimed at children but a fascinating book for any train enthusiast
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the first five series of the tv show presented by michael portillo that traces historic railway journeys across britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the first series portillo sets out to chart how the nation's love affair with the railways began, travelling from liverpool to scarborough, preston to kirkcaldy, swindon to penzance and buxton to london, amongst other journeysin the third, fourth and fifth series portillo traces more historic rail journeys across britain including 'great yarmouth to beccles', 'darsham to felixstowe', 'sudbury to southend', 'ballymoney to derry', 'high wycombe to stratford-upon-avon', 'woking to clapham junction', 'london victoria to abbey wood', 'stirling to invergowrie', 'manchester to birkenhead', 'southport to leyland', 'preston to rochdale', 'haworth to huddersfield', 'honley to chesterfield', 'london euston to cheddington', 'bletchley to newport pagnell', 'northampton to nuneaton', 'leicester to loughborough', 'nottingham to leeds', 'southampton to basingstoke', 'winchfield to crowthorne', 'wokingham to bradford on avon', 'chippenham to gloucester', 'cheltenham to wolverhampton', 'norwich to brandon', 'ipswich to chelmsford', 'ilford to rochester', 'faversham to dorking' and 'brighton to chichester'portillo travels to destinations including holyhead, newcastle, york and sheffield, stopping to visit historic landmarks and to talk to those whose lives have been changed by the railway systemthe second series sees the former politician take as his guide 'bradshaw's handbook', a pamphlet on the burgeoning british railway system written by 19th-century cartographer and publisher george bradshaw
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a celebration of the greatest kind of shop in the world, by an award-winning cast of writers including ali smith, michael dirda, elif shafak and daniel kehlmanna dazzling collection of original essays about the bookshop by fifteen bestselling international authorscontributors include alaa al aswany, stefano benni, michael dirda, daniel kehlmann, andrey kurkov, yiyun li, pankaj mishra, dorthe nors, yvonne adhiambo owuor, elif shafak, ian sansom, iain sinclair, ali smith, sasa stanisic, and juan gabriel vásqueza cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magicin browse, henry hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world to reveal their favourite bookshops, each conjuring a specific time and placethese inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spell
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham bringing sixteenth-century languedoc vividly to life, kate mosse's the burning chambers is a gripping story of love and betrayal, mysteries and secrets; of war and adventure, conspiracies and divided loyaltiescarcassonne : nineteen-year-old minou joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's bookshopmeanwhile, as a long-hidden document threatens to resurface, the mistress of puivert is obsessed with uncovering its secret and strengthening her powersealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: she knows that you livefor piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need minou's help if he is to get out of la cité alivetoulouse: as the religious divide deepens in the midi, and old friends become enemies, minou and piet both find themselves trapped in toulouse, facing new dangers as sectarian tensions ignite across the city, the battle-lines are drawn in blood and the conspiracy darkens furtherbut before minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young huguenot convert, piet reydon, changes her destiny forever
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham complete first series of the situation comedy based on the testing times of bernard black (dylan moran, who also co-writes), misanthropic bookshop owner extraordinairesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebernard loves books but hates customers, and his approach to capitalism is only matched by fran (tamsin greig), the owner of the 'nifty gifty' giftshop nextdoorfurther episodes see this mismatched retail duo becoming obsessed with the sweeney, getting into hot water during some routine house-sitting, and suffer defeat at the hands of the new shop security systemwhen bernard's accountant goes on the run he is replaced by oddball accountant manny bianco (bill bailey) who saves bernard from the terrors of doing his own book-keeping, and proves a hit with the customers
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