The 20th of may
List the 20th of may
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Episodes are: 'the lindbergh kidnapping', 'lucky luciano', 'son of sam, 'the hillside stranglers', 'john dillinger', 'the manson family murders', 'the jonestown massacre', 'the boston strangler', 'the yorkshire ripper', 'the mckay kidnapping', 'jack the ripper', 'murf the surf', 'the black', 'john christie of rillington place', 'haigh, the acid bath murderer', 'the great train robbery', 'the case of dr crippen', 'the massacre of the tsar', 'the trial of adolf eichmann', 'the case of gary gilmore', 'ted john gacy', 'neville heath', 'the trials of dr samuel sheppard' and 'the green beret killer'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport all 24 episodes from the first season of the crime documentary series narrated by robert powell
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Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20thhis attempts to research his story are put to the test by the bolsheviks and moscow's secret policeoxfam bookshop hampstead the adventures of tintin, volume 1: tintin in the land of the soviets / tintin in the congo join the world's most famous travelling reporter in two exciting adventures as he heads for the land of the soviets and the congotintin and snowy encounter witch doctors, hostile tribesmen, crocodiles, boa constrictors and numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery and getting their storytintin in the congo the young reporter tintin and his faithful dog snowy set off on assignment to africatintin in the land of the sovietssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoin the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteriesstill selling over copies every year in the uk and having been adapted for the silver screen by steven spielberg and peter jackson in , the adventures of tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publicationbut a sinister stowaway follows their every move and seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky endaccompanied by his dog snowy, tintin leaves brussels to go undercover in soviet russia
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It begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front coverr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain woxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight the illustrations are all clear an interesting read for those interested in aviation history it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded
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The seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centuryemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedsimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbacktext is unmarked
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She may be tugged by her desires for companionship, may even stumble into an intense love for a man, and may be made to try the strength of female heroism in ways no longer familiar to women in our centuryfor charis, the world outside the window of home is a maze of hazards" clambering into the branches of a tree, a young woman flees flaming arrows and massacreher unmarked way is costly and hardnewly published paperbackoxfam bookshop victoria "when i swung over that windowsill, everything changed for mewe are meant to go in and out of doors in civilized style, but my mother bade me climb into woodsy wildness and a darkness flushed with crimson light and torchesoccult fears have a way of creeping into the mindwhat young woman can be safe from the dangers of wilderness when its shadowy thickets spring up so easily in the soil of human hearts? much will oppose charis' longings for renewal and peace; she must pursue and discover the hero's path to a larger, more vivid lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe will need to struggle for survival: to scour the wilderness for shelter, to strive and seek for a new family and a setting where she can belongstreams of darkness run through the seventeenth-century villages of the massachusetts bay colonyand even if she survives the wilds, it is no simple matter to discover and nest among her own kind-the godly, those called puritans by others
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They journey from amphora's beginnings in the turn-teplitz region of what was once bohemia, to foreign markets where their artworks garnered mass appeal and on to the world's largest art exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuriescognizant that all works of art reflect the times from which they emerge, the authors discuss the vital relationship between the ceramic workshops and the many movements - political, economic and artistic - that swept through europe and the rest of the world at that timeoxfam bookshop victoria here is the definitive account of the house of amphora, the innovative ceramic artworks bearing that name in fact or by association, and the five workshops that produced themwith access to the most extensive amphora collections worldwide and recently unearthed archives and records from the czech republic, the authors - all three specialists in their fields - piece together a fascinating story of talent, ambition, family ties and innovationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded are hundreds of specially commissioned photographs with detailed descriptions, chapters on collecting, care and conservation, and a lengthy study of marks, signatures and the amphora numbering system
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Oxfam bookshop chipping norton joven, hermosa y triste -- surfing -- liberating the american people -- tutu tango -- musik -- re-arranging the 20th century -- lili marleen -- and she is happy cd and case in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Wasgij original 27 the 20th party parade puzzle - 2x pieces ()
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Wasgij - the 20th party parade - piece jigsaw puzzle - new & sealed
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Wasgij original 27 the 20th party parade puzzle - 2x pieces ()this item is i a very good condition and is complete, there maybe some minor wear to the outer packaging as pictured please feel free to ask questions this item will be dispatched 2nd class with royal mail or a courier service
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Wasgij original 27 the 20th party parade - 2x pieces jigsaw puzzles
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The date of delivery would be around the 20th of july l shape sofa (£ good size desk with a chair (desk £40 - chair £20) - 1 bedside tableall the furniture come from ikea except the mini-fridge (tesco)hi there, i would like to sell some furniturei can sell them in a pack or separately, so please check the prices belowthe state of the furnishings is new, only two years of use (by one person)(£15) - 1 wardrobe (£20) - 1 small fridge (£35) - 1 living room table (£10) - 1 tv table (£25) the pictures were taken by me so it is literally what the furniture will look like
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Excellent gift for may birthdays or any significant may eventthis is for the month of may and is decorated with lily of the valleylisted is a lovely royal albert bone china montrose style teacup and saucer set, from the "flowers of the month series"the teacup stands 2 3/4" high and 3 1/2" across the rim, the diameter of the saucer is 5 1/2"the condition is excellent with no chips, cracks or crazing
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Made in the first half of the 20th century in the manner of antoine-louis barye ()are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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 won’t find in just any storebears signature aa bronze statue of dogs chasing a rabbitcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop mutley plain the book marks the 20th year of the council of the college of optometristssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is intended to inform fellows and students of the founding and evolution of the institutionboth book and dust jacket are in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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The book contains almost 150 drawings, which give an idea of the visual trail of thought of architects from the beginning of the 20th century to the s, with the latter marking the starting point of the digital age we live in todayoxfam bookshop hove no d/j as issued; hardback; editors: sandra mälk, mait väljas, anne lass, triin ojari ; architectural drawings: initial sketches, elaborate perspectives and lofty urban plans the architect has drawn manually on paper see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Sonatina for oboe and piano () - boris asafyev single cd in jewel case with colour booklet including programme notesbarcode: track listing: 1marc fink (oboe); dmitri novgorodsky (piano); john aley (trumpet); university of wisconsin russian folk orchestra; victor gorodinsky (music director) poem for oboe and piano () - marina dranishnikova the broad steppe (traditional russian folk song) romance (from the snowstorm suite) - georgi sviridov case vg: very little sign of wear and tearrelease from the school of music at the university of wisconsin-madison the quail (traditional belarussian folk song) flight of the bumblebee - rimsky-korsakov disc vg: one small scratch near outer rim ride of the cossacks (traditional march) see oxfam website for delivery information read more concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra () - german okunev
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The author is a brand expert who then traces the development of mercedes-benz through the 20th century and into the 21strichly illustrated this is an enthralling read for anyone interested in the history of the motor industry and the legend and legacy of mercedes-benzinternally the book is 'as new'the dust jacket has some light sunning on the spine and adjacent front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge hardback with black cloth covers, silver titles on the spineoxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookbeginning with karl benz and gottlieb daimler's parallel invention of the car in , this book charts how the rival marques grew separately for 40 years before merging in
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Book is in good conditionsome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copyhouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with tall the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pagesthis richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the worldby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lighthere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting power see oxfam website for delivery information read moreconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologyeliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxythe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic developmentoxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth century
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When the great american movie palaces opened in the early 20th century, they were some of the most lavish, stunning buildings anyone had ever seensome were demolished, some were converted, and some remain derelict to this daythere's nothing remarkable about a movie theater today, but that wasn t always the casewith the advent of television, theater companies found it harder and harder to keep them open
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisome minor damage to the comb of the roosterplease 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 won’t find in just any storeunfortunately, one wind vane has broken off, but can be welded relatively easilycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableantique copper wind vane
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Angie debo’s comprehensive and compassionate account provides an unrivalled history of american indians from the dawn of their first contact with europeans to the late 20th centurythis illustrated folio edition is in near mint condition read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames the theology of one of the orthodox church's greatest 20th century theologians see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This popular observer's guide to the moon was widely read by amateur lunar observers in the latter half of the 20th centurycontaining the 300-inch wilkins lunar mapoxfam shop kendal hardback with worn dust jacket, clean and bright withinname on first title-pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Genius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedsome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of sciencegenius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativeevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storythe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalryover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universethe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moregenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldthe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to sciencevaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millions
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Revolution may finally free the long-shackled masses, or it may spread unimaginable destruction sufficient to level a world--and the hopes of all worlds to comethe seven t'ang, the ruling dictatorship of the solar system, is weakened by the birth of a special child, and the forces of rebellion and change are spreading from the mega-cities of earth to a secretive, planet-wide conspiracy on marsbut the human urge for freedom cannot be stilled by murder or seductionand yearning for ageless passions for all that life holds dear see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, as a mad, blood-thirsty ruler plots a coup from within the t'ang, hans ebert, his famous face obscured forever behind a mask, begins a new fight for power and love on the red soil of marsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the spellbinding saga of the future continues in the yearfor generations the t'ang have controlled with mind manipulation and teams of black-clad assassinsthe "chung kuo" series brings future centuries to life, portraying men and women caught between great powers fighting for dominance
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read more but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindoxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecoand allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivedaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinda page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivedaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecowhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivedaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inoxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecobut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadwhat begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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