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Section one describes how we all live our lives through story, how problems may arise because of the stories people have created, how we can make stories come true, for good or for ill, and how we can work with stories to achieve better outcomesshifting stories explores the power of stories in organisational life and will help you take a new approach to: helping people who feel stuck, energising individuals who wish to change, getting teams to work more effectively, resolving interpersonal problems, helping people through organisational change, dealing with conflict, working on yourselfshifting stories will be of strong interest to trainers, coaches, change agents, and leaders who seek to help individuals and teams to be more effective at worksection two details how we can apply the manystory approach, with case studies exploring coaching, teamwork, leading change, and resolving conflictcorners of cover very slightly worn and curledwritten in three sections, what's the big idea?, the manystory approach in practice, and concluding thoughts, each section works towards the reader having a deeper understanding of how to create a better future at worka dedication from the author on the title pagesthis section also looks to the future and invites readers to share their experiencessee oxfam website for delivery information read moresection three consolidates the ideas of the book, looking firstly at the few occasions when this approach hasn't worked and what we can learn from thatoxfam shop kendal paperback in excellent condition with clean and bright pages
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This new edition increases the selection from 27 to 33 stories and prints them in the order in which they first appeared, in the definitive texts established by anthony alpersthe stories that pay what mansfield calls 'a debt of love' to new zealand are as sharply etched as the european stories, and she recreates her childhood world with mordant insightthis selection covers the full range of mansfield's fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of 'the daughters of the late colonel' and the macabre and ominous 'a married man's story'' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to admire mansfield's work: thomas hardy, dsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe only writing i have ever been jealous ofoxfam shop pershore 'i was jealous of her writinglawrence, and elizabeth bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the english languagedisruption is a constant theme, whether the tone is comic, tragic, nostalgic, or domestic, echoing mansfield's disrupted life and the fractured expressions of modernism
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The stories are grouped in eight parts in alleged chronological orderthere are large illustrations throughout the book depicting the scenes of various bible storiespublished in by the watch tower society is a collection of 116 bible-based storiesthe stories are put into simple language so that young children can get the sense of themat the end of each story are scriptural references to portions of the bible from which the stories are takenhardcover measuring nine inches by seven and a half inchescitations at the end of each story provide the bible sourcein very good condition
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This book provides a blueprint for writing these user stories and weaving them into your development lifecycleyou'll discover practical ways to gather user stories, even when you can't speak with your users you'll learn what makes a great user story, and what makes a bad onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop thame the best way to build software that meets users' needs is to begin with "user stories": simple, clear, brief descriptions of functionality that will be valuable to real usersthen, once you've compiled your user stories, learn how to organize them, prioritize them, and use them for planning, management, and testing
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5 cm x 11 cm x 3 cm the titles are as follows: the rev w awdry’s railway stories (red) contains the railway series 1 – 6 the rev w awdry’s more railway stories (yellow) contains the railway series 7 – 12 the rev w awdry’s railway stories (green) contains the railway series the rev w awdry’s railway stories (blue) contains the railway series they come from a smoke and pet free homecollection from clapham, bedford, as soon as possibleeach book measures approxthey are in extremely good condition and have been owned from newthese hardback books each have six volumes in them
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Disney sofia the first - stuck on stories use the suction cup characters and your imagination to bring these stuck on stories to life! 3 years and upuse the suction cup characters and your imagination to bring these stuck on stories to life!
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Posting or local collection;pj harvey - stories from the city, stories from the sea lp; reissue; read morenew and unplayed
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The stories change with the season'syour children will be entertained looking at the pictures that go with the storiesthis hardback book contains 366 short stories & poems, 1 for every day of the year including leap yearcollect from margate or i can post but will need to charge postage feesthere is some slight damage to one of the corners of the cover of this book, otherwise it is in a good conditionit is illustrated throughout
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Her ferociously funny, soulful stories tell of the gulf between men and women, the loneliness of the broken-hearted and the yearned-for, impossible intimacies we cravegathered here for the first time in a beautiful hardback edition is the complete stories along with three new and previously unpublished in book form: paper losses, the juniper tree, debarkingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham since the publication of self-help, her first collection of stories, lorrie moore has been hailed as one of the greatest and most influential voices in american fiction
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And for nearly as long, stories about the sea have entertained, intrigued, and inspired readersthe greatest sailing stories ever told is a treasure trove: tears, adrenaline, laughter, and adventure aboundthe greatest sailing stories ever told brings together some of the most compelling writing of the millenniumforester - cleveland amory - weston martyr - peter goss - david kasanof see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop royal exchange square for thousands of years, man has sailed into battle, sailed for rumored wealth, and sailed for pure adventurewith contributions from: - james thurber -william fon idyllic cruising; james thurber on the arcane and often impenetrable language of sailors; the legendary joshua slocum on sailing alone around the worldbut sailing is much more than headlong dashes into roaring seasann davison - sterling hayden - ernest shackleton - tristan jones - samuel eliot morrison - joshua slocum - ehere is peter goss's wrenching narrative of incredible courage in the world's most desolate ocean; ernest shackleton's understated and awesome account of one of the most daring small-boat journeys ever taken, where failure meant certain death for his long-suffering crewyou'll also find william f
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This collection offers some of the best stories from authors who influenced james, such as sheridan le fanu and augustus jessopp, stories from his contemporaries, such as toxfam bookshop bloomsbury street in excellent condition with just some rubbing wear to the top corners of dust-jacket (please see photo 4) "this is a collection of ghost stories in the 'antiquarian' tradition established by mjames' influence on the genre has been immense, both on the popular perception of what makes a successful ghost story work, and on other authors in the genre', and tales from more recent practitioners, including fritz leiber and terry lamsleyjames, who excelled at the atmospheric portrayal of legitimate scholarly interest descending into unwise curiosity, with almost invariably tragic resultsselected and introduced by an acknowledged master of the art, the collection also includes a checklist of writers in the jamesian tradition" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generationoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the stories of john cheever by john cheever when the stories of john cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the pulitzer prizein the years since, it has become a classic" in very good condition" from the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "the enormous radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "the housebreaker of shady hill" and "the swimmer," cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages clean, small crease to the back cover, minor wear to the cover spinevintage books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection
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stories by major figures in the english language tradition such as vit is also pan-caribbean, including stories from the four main languages of the region: english, spanish, french, and dutchthis collection of caribbean short stories features both authors born in the 19th century and much younger writers of more recent generationsa celebration of regional creativity, the collection contains sufficient surprises to keep even the most avid student of west indian writing turning the pages, while reminding readers that the caribbean is a multilingual, multicultural spaceoxfam bookshop st albans the caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literaturenaipaul, sam sevlon, and jean rhys are set alongside their spanish- and french-speaking contemporaries like alejo carpentier, jan bosh, and gabriel garcia marquezsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea clean unmarked copytheir work, in all its diversity of style, theme, and linguistic energy, provides a context for the work of an exciting new generation of caribbean writers like edwidge danticat, robert antoni, astrid roemer, and jamaica kincaid
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Scott fitzgerald's short fiction, this collection spans his career, from the early stories of the glittering jazz age, through the lost hopes of the thirties, to the last, twilight decade of his lifeit brings together his most famous stories, including 'the diamond as big as the ritz', a fairy tale of unlimited wealth; the sad and hilarious stories of hollywood hack pat hobby; and 'the lost decade', written in fitzgerald's last yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans encompassing the very best of f
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Le premier scénario time stories disponible séparémentnécessite le jeu de base time storiesune petite ville paisible des etats-unis enun thriller sous haute tension ! un scénario résolument différent, qui posera des problèmes inédits aux joueurs-agentsle scénario est totalement indépendant des autres scénarios tles agents sont envoyés pour récupérer une jeune disparue, marcycette boîte contient un deck scénario completune épidémie mystérieuse ravage la ville et pourrait perturber leurs efforts
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Sunny day studios sing-along songs & stories for kids, 4 cd's and 4 books, mother goose songs, playtime songs, farm animal songs and bedtime stories, each song cd has 20 songs, bedtime story cd has 10 stories, brand new, ÂŁ10 - easington end of banbury - non smoking home read more
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stories from around the world by keith danby (paperback, )includes stories from philip yancey, jill briscoe, rob parsons, steve chalke, tony sargent, and othersa compilation of stories from prominent christian organizations and charities and the work they are involved with all over the world, from bombay to romaniaeach chapter is a testament to god's work among the poor, sick, and underprivilegedbook book a really good condition
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Original illustration by alfio buscaglia for the "pulp stories" seriessize: 24 x 33 cmsignedpencil and ink on card stockthe "pulp stories" issue has been photographed for illustrative purposes only, and is not included in the lot
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Traditional stories from m&s12 fairy tale stories for salecollection onlyexcellent condition
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Children's stories audio cds julia donaldson audio cds x9 (sorry but can't find the gruffalo)thomas tank engine, toot & pop and x5 jill murphy stories also included in the packageall in excellent conditionalso x3 cds have scratches on the backwill post for an additional ÂŁ2not sure if this affects the listening quality as i no longer have a machine to play them to check
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My first bible stories ÂŁ500 a beautiful collection of favourite stories from the old and new testaments retold in simple, lively language - the perfect introduction to the bible for young childrenhardback read more
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The great big book of bedtime stories & rhymes301 pages of beautifully illustrated stories and nursery rhymes which any young child will enjoy having read to themthis book will be lovely for children under 6 years of age, although some children will enjoy memorising and singing some of the nursery rhymes and may attempt to read some of the easier wordsin pristine conditiona lovely book for young children who enjoy looking at books
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My tiny treasury of stories and rhymes new and never used; a small but long book of over 300 pages full of children's stories and rhymes all beautifully illustrated in colour - full of wonderfully imagined characters; an enchanting book which is sure to captivate the young reader; postage possible, if required
4 €
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My giant treasury of stories and rhymes story book hardly used and in perfect conditionbook size approxdozens of stories, teddy bear tales, fairy tales, animal tales, christmas treasury, nursery rhymes and poems16cms high x 13cms wide and 4cms thick
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Set of 6 shark storiesnever read like new harry hammer kids shark storiesposted by amanda in books, comics & magazines, books in tingley
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Some fantastic fiction stories from some wonderful authorsincluding cecelia ahern, gill mansell, marian keynes and dorothy koomson
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I have for sale a hardback version of this childs my giant book of fairy stories very good condition published in lovely stories can be posted if required please enquire about the cost read more
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Unheard voices: an anthology of stories and poems to commemorate the bicentenary anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, paperback by blackman, malorie, isbn , isbn-13 their short stories and poems sit alongside first-hand accounts of slavery from freed slaves, making a fascinating and absorbing collection that remembers and commemorates one of the most brutal and long-lasting inflictions of misery that human beings have inflicted upon other human beings
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Wastelands: stories of the apocalypse, paperback by king, stephen; doctorow, cory; martin, george risbn , isbn-13 presents a collection of short stories from such authors as stephen king, orson scott card, john langan, and octavia ebutler, octavia ebutler that focus on the end of the world
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Untold stories is published jointly with profile booksuntold stories contains significant previously unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his family and of growing up in leeds, together with his much celebrated diary for the years , and numerous other exceptional essays, reviews and comic piecessince the success of beyond the fringe in the s alan bennett has delighted audiences worldwide with his gentle humour and wry observations about lifehere, at last, is the astonishing sequel to alan bennett's classic writing home, in a beautiful hardback editionthe history boys opened to great acclaim at the national in , and is winner of the evening standard award, the south bank award and the critics' circle award for best new playhis many works include forty years on, the lady in the van, talking heads, a question of attribution and the madness of king georgebennett, as always, is both amusing and poignant, whether he's discussing his modest childhood or his work with figures such as maggie smith, thora hird and john gielgudsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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