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Oxfam shop inverness the tale of the arab revolt and the written work of tlawrence, better known as lawrence of arabia, read the truth about the fight against the ottomans from a first hand account and the battles in the middle east and understand how it became the area of tension it is today see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Matala has been devastated, and the whole province is in chaos: worse, the slave population has taken the opportunity to revoltmacro and cato face a rebellion that could ignite an uprising across the empire from the back cover: "at the end of a harrowing campaign, centurions macro and cato are sailing for romeagainst them stands a powerful leader: ajax see oxfam website for delivery information read morea gladiator who has fearlessly faced death daily, ajax is driven by a desire for vengeance both political and personaltheir journey is dramatically interrupted off the southern coast of crete when an earthquake strikesit may be that the centurions face a force too great for rome to overcomeoxfam bookshop lincoln an historical novel by simon scarrowthe transport ship is severely damaged and they are forced to limp to shoreas roman men and weaponry are lost to the enemy, the balance of power is in danger of switching" in excellent condition with very minor shelfwearninth in the roman seriesagainst a strong legion, the ill equipped renegades would have little chance, but the garrison troops are of poor quality, with no recent experience of active service
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Inserts and disc are fine but the case is cracked and the hinge is broken
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Meanwhile, her friend and fellow games victor peeta (josh hutcherson) is in the hands of the capitol, where he is tortured and brainwashed for their benefitin 'the hunger games: mockingjay - part ) katniss finds herself in the underground district 13, struggling to adjust to her new life and role as the mockingjay in the rebellion against the capitol and president snowbut soon after, while on a victory tour of the other districts, she becomes aware of growing dissent to the capitol's rule and realises that rebellion is in the airevery year, the all-powerful ruling agency known as the capitol selects one boy and one girl from each of the 12 impoverished rival districts of panem to fight to the death on live national television in a contest known as 'the hunger games', in which the winner is given food to feed their entire district for a yearsupported by her friends, including peeta and gale (liam hemsworth), katniss faces her biggest challenge yet, fighting not only for her life but for the future of her worldin 'the hunger games: catching fire' () katniss, fresh from her triumph in the 74th hunger games, returns home to district 12 for some much-needed restsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas panem prepares itself for the next round, autocratic ruler president coriolanus snow (donald sutherland), still recovering from the capitol's humiliation in the last contest, stacks the deck to ensure that the upcoming tournament will wipe out any resistance from the districtsunder the tutelage of inebriated former champion haymitch abernathy (woody harrelson), katniss goes into training for the fight of her lifewhen her younger sister primrose (willow shields) is selected as a contestant, katniss steps up to take her placein the final instalment, 'the hunger games: mockingjay - part ), citizens of panem, with katniss as their leader, unite in battle against the capitol in an attempt to bring down president snow once and for alloxfam shop hebden bridge all four films of the sci-fi action series based on the novels by suzanne collinskatniss soon realises that to save the ones she loves she will have to join the revolt, led by president coin (julianne moore), and become a symbol of hope for the rebelsin 'the hunger games' () jennifer lawrence stars as 16-year-old katniss everdeen, a citizen of the totalitarian post-apocalyptic country of panem, formerly the united states
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No picnic on mount kenya is a powerful testament to the human spirit of revolt and adventure in even the darkest of placesthe tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea - an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant ideathere are probably fewer still who would break back in to the camp on their returnbut this is the remarkable story of three such menthere are not many people who would break out of a pwhen the clouds covering mount kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war felice benuzzi is transfixedit contains the prison-yard bartering and candlelight stitching that mark a classic jailbreak yarn; the encounters with wild beasts in mount kenya's forest belt are as gripping, and the descriptions of sparkling glaciers as awe-inspiring, as any passage in the great exploration diaries of the early 20th century" - the economist see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston a rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up mount kenya by three prisoners of warcamp, trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of mount kenya with improvised equipment, meagre rations, and with a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef among their more accurate guides"the history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade" - saturday review"a most extraordinary prisoner-of-war and escape story" - new yorker"a mad venture and a gallant tribute to man's deep yearning for freedom" - kirkus reviews"the book crackles with the same dry humour as its title
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Although a smaller conflict than the western front, in some ways it was more dramatic, involving the use of cavalry and the arab revolt led by tseward, mc, who was a pilot with no 14 squadron rfcillustrated with remarkable photographs that have only just come to light, this book provides a unique historical recordsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis fascinating book is based around the experiences of the author's father, woxfam shop smithdown road few people know of the battle over the sinai desert between the royal flying corps and german airmen, part of britain's campaign against turkey in the first world war
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff the war in the desert told through the secret diaries of colonel alfred chevalier parker, nephew of lord kitchener, governor of sinai, and military intelligence chief in the arab revolthardback book in as new condition in a price-clipped dust jacket see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno marks or inscriptionssee attached images of this copy
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This first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterhardback signed first editionand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufuswe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicioxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientistsfrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifesome shelf wear to the jacketnow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationin very good condition
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Lawrence, the oxford-educated british army officer who aided the arabs in their revolt against the turksteaming up with sherif ali (omar sharif), lawrence crosses an inhospitable desert in order to join two separate arab tribes together as a single fighting forceboth discs are in good conditionaiming to achieve arab sovereignty, he wins a series of military victories but always keeps his eye on the larger picture, doing his best to prevent the subjection of the arabs to british colonial rulesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe film won seven academy awards including best picture and best directoroxfam books & music romsey david lean's oscar-winning biopic stars peter o'toole as t
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'sobibór, october pm' () documents the sobibór revolt of , one of only two successful nazi uprisingsoxfam bookshop chipping norton collection of documentary films by director claude lanzmannin german with english subtitles'the karski report' () focuses on the life of polish resistant jan karski who, during the second world war alerted the allies to the mass genocide that was being committed in german concentration campsin 'the last of the unjust' (), lanzmann explores the involvement of benjamin murmelstein, the last president of the theresienstadt jewish councilsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecard case, discs, booklet & cases in excellent condition - looks unused'a visitor from the living' () features an interview with a world war ii red cross official who wrote a report on the jewish concentration camps
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To attract sheeni's attention nick develops a bad boy gallic alter-ego called francois - but the path of true love never runs smooth, even for the frenchwright) and nick's recently divorced parents (steve buscemi and jean smart), not to mention nick's mother's boyfriends (zach galifianakis and ray liotta)16-year-old nick twisp (cera) is a teenage smalltown outcast who is as obsessed by fellini, serge gainsbourg and existentialism as he is with disposing of his virginity as soon as possibleduring a temporary relocation from his hometown to a distant trailer park he meets the beautiful and intelligent sheeni saunders (portia doubleday), and is soon besottedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestanding in his way are sheeni's jealous ex-boyfriend trent (jonathan boxfam bookshop cheltenham michael cera stars in this offbeat coming-of-age comedy based on the series of teen novels by cd payne
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Yet the price would be high in blood and time unless the island people rose in revolt against their nazi oppressorsand they didn’t come any more persuasive than the man known as lucky luciano… “100 percent proof adventure” new york times “total credibility…a thundering climax… jack higgins has done it again” yorkshire post read morein the summer of , the allies were poised to invade sicilybut only the mafia could command an uprising, and mafia supremo antonia luca hated everything americanvery good condition, 236 pages, weight 145 grsomeone very persuasive indeed was needed to change his mind
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The seven kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feudin the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the kingdom of the north where robb stark wears his new-forged crowngood condition- paperback - 623 pages winter approaches westeros like an angry beastthroughout westeros, the war for the iron throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the wall is breached, no king will live to claim itand robb's defences are ranged against the south, the land of the cunning and cruel lannisters, who have his young sisters in their power
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Masters & magescold iron dark forge bright steelthe country is in revolt, the capital city is besieged and any victory will be hard wonthe traitor son cycle the red knight the fell sword the dread wyrm the plague of swords the fall of dragons
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But open revolt is brewingcan they succeed while surviving a deadly plot to destroy both them and their comrades serving with the eagles?in the midst of this highly volatile situation, macro and cato face the greatest test of their army careers
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Panem is in revoltafter katniss escaped from the quarter quell to the mysterious district 13, she joined an all-out rebellion67 x punchboard tokenswe take care to note any special item conditions with pre-owned products, so you always know what to expectmanufacturer: river horse
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