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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead the law of compulsory purchase by guy roots being spread across several statutes of varying antiquity and many judicial decisions, the law relating to compulsory purchase and compensation can appear dauntingthis authoritative new book is your single accessible volume to this complex and wide-ranging area of the lawthere is some little shelf wear and a few marks to the page edge on the bottomthe practical structure, style and indexing ensures that the relevant statutory provisions and cases to the matters in issue are easy to findthis is a first edition in a very good conditionthe law of compulsory purchase sets out the practice, procedure, policy and valuation of a compulsory purchaseit both simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity the difficult areasthis book should be on the desk of every practitioner who has to advise upon this branch of law and every advocate who has to present a case in which it ariseswritten in convenient narrative form, it contains full cross-referencing to the relevant cases, statutory provision and policy circularsit also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensationfind the answers you need quickly and easilyit provides a summarised statement of the law, complete with footnotes to enable you to access further information
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries as a train speeds over the sankey viaduct, the dead body of a man is hurled into the canal belowcolbeck and leeming have to survive personal danger, resistance from the french government, broadsides from their superintendent, and many other setbacks before they solve the crimeinspector robert colbeck and sergeant victor leeming take charge of their most complex and difficult case yethampered by the fact that the corpse has nothing on him to indicate his identity, they are baffled until a young woman comes forward to explain that the murder victim, gaston chabal, is an engineer, working on a major rail link in franceas the case takes on an international dimension, problems accumulatethe detectives wonder if the murder is connected to a series of vicious attacks on the rail link that is being built by british navvies under the direction of a british construction engineer
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road all 25 episodes from the fifth season of the us drama based on the novels by sara shepardthe episodes are: 'escape from new york', 'whirly girlie', 'surfing the aftershocks', 'thrown from the ride', 'miss me x100', 'run, ali, run', 'the silence of ethe series follows four friends in the fictional town of rosewood, pennsylvania, who, after the leader of their group goes missing, start receiving mysterious messages which threaten to reveal their darkest secretslamb', 'scream for me', 'march of crimes', 'a dark ali', 'no one here can love or understand me', 'taking this one to the grave', 'how the 'a' stole christmas', 'through the glass, darkly', 'fresh meat', 'over a barrel', 'the bin of sin', 'oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me', 'out, damned spot', 'pretty isn't the point', 'bloody hell', 'to plea or not to plea', 'the melody lingers on', 'i'm a good girl, i am' and 'welcome to the dollhouse'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the entire second series of stories from a small blue planetthe clangers have more encounters with the froglets and the soup dragon in the following episodes: 'tablecloth'; 'rock collector'; 'glow honey'; 'the teapot'; 'the cloud'; 'the egg (2)'; 'noise machine'; 'the seed'; 'pride'; 'the bags'; 'the blow fruit'; 'the pipe organ'; and 'the music of the sphere'
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop rosemount viaduct the complete fourth season of the hbo medieval fantasy drama based on the bestselling novel series 'a song of ice and fire' by george rthe episodes are: 'two swords', 'the lion and the rose', 'breaker of chains', 'oathkeeper', 'first of his name', 'the laws of gods and men', 'mockingbird', 'the mountain and the viper', 'the watchers on the wall' and 'the children'elsewhere, jon snow (kit harington) and the brothers of the night's watch defend the wall when the wildlings launch an attackthe programme follows the battle between the starks and the other noble families of the seven kingdoms of westeros to gain control of the iron thronein this season, tyrion lannister (peter dinklage) finds his life is in danger when he is accused and put on trial for murder
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the cwa john creasey new blood dagger for best debut crime novel of the yearformer detective luca d'andrea has spent the last six years in angola state penitentiary, after michael, his protégée, blew the whistle on his corrupt behaviourand as the case builds to its crescendo, the sky will darken and a great storm will loom over the cityshortlisted for the theakston's crime novel of the year awardas recommended on the radio 2 arts show with claudia winklemaninspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled new orleans, the axeman's jazz by ray celestin is an ambitious, gripping thriller from a major talent in historical crime fictionobsessed with sherlock holmes and dreaming of a better life, ida stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, louis armstrong, to the case - and into terrible dangerthough every citizen of the 'big easy' thinks they know who could be behind the terrifying murders, detective lieutenant michael talbot, heading up the official investigation, is struggling to find leadsas michael, luca and ida each draw closer to discovering the killer's identity, the axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of new orleans: play jazz or risk becoming the next victimbut michael has a grave secret, and if he doesn't get himself on the right track fast, it could be exposedmeanwhile, ida is a secretary at the pinkerton detective agencyas a dark serial killer - the axeman - stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask himnow a newly freed man, luca is back working with the mafia, whose need to solve the mystery of the axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead the soul of remedies by rajan sankaran the author's idea of understanding a remedy is to grasp the connection that ties together its myriad symptoms: the basic delusion, its source (kingdom), the miasm to which it belongs, its symptoms - all must be understood as aspects of a single whole if we are to even begin to truly understand a remedyit is the author's attempt to trace out these connections that distinguishes this work from other materia medicassankaran has attempted to convey the innermost feeling or the basic delusion of the remedy while connecting the situation, source, miasm and kingdomthere are several scuffs to the dust jacket especially on the backthe bottom jacket corners are bruisedthe material presented here has been observed and confirmed in drsankaran's own practice, it is a material of which he is surethe inside pages are clean and unmarked and relatively bright considering the age of the bookthe rubrics and physical symptoms cited are ones which he has repeatedly observed and often used to confirm the remedy prescribedhe has not included remedies of which he has little experience or knowledgein good condition
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road some shelf wear to boxemperor of the d'haran empire, war wizard, the seeker of truth--none of these roles mean as much to him as his newest: husband to his beloved kahlan amnell, mother confessor of the midlandsseparated and fighting for their lives, richard and kahlan will be tested to the utmostthis is a boxed set of 3 booksbut now the power-mad emperor jagang confronts richard with a swift and inexorable foe: a mystical plague cutting a deadly swath across the land and slaying thousands of innocent victimsgood condition overallthis mass market boxed set is the second bundle in the bestselling the sword of truth series by terry goodkindbook covers creased, slight yellowing to pages, spines creased and bridgedit includes volumes 4-6: temple of the winds, soul of the fire, and faith of the fallenbook 4: temple of the winds wielding the sword of truth, richard rahl has battled death itself and come to the defense of the d'haran peoplebut their wedding day is the key that unlocks a spell sealed away long ago in a faraway countrybook 5: soul of the fire richard rahl has traveled far from his roots as a simple woods guideunwilling to heed an ancient prophecy, kahlan raises an army and goes into battle against forces threatening armed insurrection in the midlandsrichard heads into the old world with cara, the mord-sith, while his beloved kahlan remains behindnow a deadly power pours forth that threatens to turn the world into a lifeless wastebook 6: faith of the fallen emperor jagang is rising once again in the old world and richard must face him, on his own turf
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hampstead a field guide to the neogene sedimentary basins of the almerĂa province, se spain the almeria province of se spain, a semi-arid, tectonically active region, has formed the focus of a wide range of scientific teaching and research in the earth sciences by universities and associated bodies from all over the worldthe emphasis of the guide is initially to provide a general background to the area followed by a selection of more specialist trips which progressively explore the structure and development of the basins, the shallow marine sedimentation, the continental sedimentation and finally the uplift, dissection and geomorphic evolution of the sedimentary basinsthis field guide provides an up-to-date and integrated approach to the geology and geomorphology of almeria province, compiled by active scientific researchers in the regionin very good condition with clean and unmarked inside pagesthe guide assumes a basic knowledge of geology and geomorphology and will be of interest to earth scientists at all levels from the keen amateur through to undergraduate/postgraduate students and academics visiting the regionthis field guide provides the first widely published field guide on the almeria province and is unique in both its coverage and integrated earth science approach, providing a valuable support for both teaching and research in the regionthere is slight shelf wear to the cover
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oxfam bookshop altrincham dave bassett is one of football's colourful characterspaperback with signed dedication on the title page first edition minor creasing and handling wear on the cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe reveals the truth behind his four days in charge of crystal palace, his fiery relationship with elton john at watford, the boardroom battles during his time at sheffield united and also the chain of events that led to his rejection of manchester cityhis talents are renowned throughout the football leaguein his autobiography he reveals the stories that have been the hallmark of his amazing careerhe also explains his philosophy of football which has led to his success and made him one of the personalities in the history of the gamehe is the man who led wimbledon to their fa cup triumph in
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries the art of looking sideways is a primer in visual intelligence, an exploration of the workings of the eye, the hand, the brain and the imaginationthe art of looking sideways is the ultimate guide to visual awareness, a magical compilation that will entertain and inspire all those who enjoy the interplay between word and image, and who relish the odd and the unexpectedit is an inexhaustible mine of anecdotes, quotations, images, curious facts and useless information, oddities, serious science, jokes and memories, all concerned with the interplay between the verbal and the visual, and the limitless resources of the human mindloosely arranged in 72 chapters, all this material is presented in a wonderfully inventive series of pages that are themselves masterly demonstrations of the expressive use of type, space, colour and imagerythis book does not set out to teach lessons, but it is full of wisdom and insight collected from all over the worlddescribing himself as a visual jackdaw, master designer alan fletcher has distilled a lifetime of experience and reflection into a brilliantly witty and inimitable exploration of such subjects as perception, colour, pattern, proportion, paradox, illusion, language, alphabets, words, letters, ideas, creativity, culture, style, aesthetics and value
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham this is the first account of russia's second revolution - the country's dramatic, wrenching transition from communist central planning to a market economyin the final stage of the book, freeland chronicles the end of the first wave of russia's capitalist revolution, detailing the economic crisis currently rumbling through the countrywritten by one of the finest writers on contemporary russia, it is told by interweaving high politics with glimpses of the revolution's impact on the lives of ordinary peoplewoven through the book are remarkable stories - of yeltsin's use of popular psychics, of the might of the 'robber barons' who form alliances with criminal mafia gangs, of machiavellian politicians who 'have dealt with the devil and believe they have made a good bargain'this was the height of market euphoria when, despite the chaos of everyday life, a prosperous future seemed within easy reachbeginning with a sharp portrayal of the dismal living conditions in the soviet union, she moves on to the romantic early days of the capitalist transformation
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road all 12 episodes of the classic british sitcom written by and starring john cleese and connie boothseries 2 episodes are: 'communication problems', 'the psychiatrist', 'waldorf salad', 'the kipper and the corpse', 'the anniversary' and 'basil the rat'series 1 episodes are: 'a touch of class', 'the builders', 'the wedding party', 'the hotel inspectors', 'gourmet night' and 'the germans'the show follows hotel manager basil fawlty (cleese) as he runs the torquay hotel 'fawlty towers' with the help of his wife sibyl (prunella scales), chambermaid polly (booth) and spanish waiter manuel (andrew sachs)
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop keynsham the book is in good condition though the front board is bowedthe front paste down end paper has a book plate glued to it"a christian theological bookthe top and bottom of the spine show signs of wearthe back free end paper show slight marksthe top edge is marked with a small stain, all edges are brownedthe corners are bumpedit uses the experience sayers had of literary creativity to illuminate christian doctrine about the nature of the doctrine of the trinitythe binding is sound
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle for centuries, the disappearance of the cybermen from the universe has been a mysteryall around them, the cybermen begin to rise from the dead with the doctor's help, the archaeological party discover the last of the cybermen, frozen and entombed in a vast underground cavernbut by entering the tombs, the humans have sprung a fiendish trapthe doctor, jamie and victoria arrive on telos - once the cyber home world - just as an earth expedition uncovers the entrance to a long-lost control centre filled with baffling technology
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop gillingham chris pratt, elizabeth banks, will arnett and morgan freeman lend their voices to this cgi-animated comedy based on the line of toys made by legoemmet is helped by wise wizard vitruvius (freeman), tough girl wyldstyle (banks) and dc superhero batman (arnett), but can he find something extraordinary within himself in order to save the world? the film also features the voices of channing tatum, liam neeson, nick offerman, alison brie and jonah hillthe wicked lord business (will ferrell) is determined to destroy the lego universe and rebuild it using glue - which goes against the very nature of legothe film won a bafta for best animated film and was nominated for best original song at the oscarsmistaken as the 'special', the only surviving master builder, the rather ordinary emmet (pratt) is selected to lead a group of figures on a mission to put a stop to lord business's evil plan
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston how can the baffling problems of phenomenal experience be accounted for? in this discourse fred dretske argues that to achieve an understanding of the mind it is not enough to understand the biological machinery by means of which the mind does its jobin the first four chapters (the original jean nicod lectures), dretske focuses on what naturalistic representationalism reveals about introspective knowledge, intentionality, qualia, inverted spectra, the biological function of conscious experience, and the possibility of knowing what alien experiences are likecentral to dretske's approach is the claim that the phenomenal aspects of perceptual experiences are one and the same as external, real world properties that experience represents objects as havingit distinguishes, in wholly naturalistic terms, between what we experience (reality) and how we experience it (appearance)one must understand what the mind's job is and how this task can be performed by a physical system - the nervous systemdretske's theory of naturalistic representationalism is an approach to the study of consciousness that can pin down the slippery first-person aspect of our sensory and affective life"naturalizing the mind" skilfully a representational theory of the qualitative, the phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of naturalismcombined with an evolutionary account of sensory representation, the result is a completely naturalistic account of phenomenal consciousnessthe theory establishes a framework within which subjectivity can be studied objectively, explains the peculiar authority we enjoy about our own mental states, and provides a biologically plausible answer to questions about the function or purpose of consciousnesschapter five addresses anticipated philosophical objections to the theory
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the rainborowes bridges two generations and two worlds, weaving together the lives of the rainborowe clan as they struggle to forge a better life for themselves and a better future for humankind in the new worldit spans oceans and ideologies and encompasses personal tragedies and triumphs, the death of kings and the birth of nationsthey build new societiesstarting with william rainborowe, a prominent merchant-mariner and shipmaster, and his equally formidable sons and daughters between and , we follow their astonishing story through the civil war, the putney debates, and settling in americain their efforts to build a paradise on earth, the rainborowes and their friends encounter pirates and witches, prophets and princes, muslem militants and mohican indiansthey change the worldthey are ordinary men and women, and they do an extraordinary thingthe rainborowes explains america and mourns england's failed revolutionusing rare printed material from the period and unpublished manuscripts from collections in britain and america the rainborowes recreates day-to-day life on both sides of the atlantic during one of the most tumultuous periods in western history
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop fulwood road from the no marwood is determined to clear cat's name and discover who really killed alderleyin the court of charles ii, it's a dangerous time to be alive - a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or deathsigned by the author on the title page, with a label to that effect on the front  james marwood, a traitor's son, is ordered to cover up the murdersince his murder, she has vanished, and all the evidence points to her as the killerbut time is running out for everyoneif he makes a mistake, it could threaten not only the government but the king himselfa royal scandal that could change the face of england forever1 bestselling author of 'the ashes of london' and 'the fire court' comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following james marwoodcat lovett had every reason to want her cousin deadthe discovery of a body at clarendon house, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could therefore have catastrophic consequencesbut the dead man is edward alderley, the cousin of one of marwood's acquaintances
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop bishop's stortford this book introduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesintroduces students to the best recent writings on the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriespresents work by scholars who have been at the forefront of reinterpreting the scientific revolution great condition copy of a excellent book for students and historians of the periodrepresents a broad range of approaches from the seminal to the innovativecovers a wide range of topics including astronomy, science and religion, natural philosophy, technology, medicine and alchemy
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"our book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)b/w frontispiece portrait of the poetsometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war iduring the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldthe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damageedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanyhis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneyborn to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availableinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brighthowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomthe jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intacta keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30title etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spinefrancis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meath
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans anyone who has seen the lion in winter will remember the vicious, compelling world of the plantagenets and readers of the romance of robin hood will be familiar with the typecasting of good king richard, defending christendom in the holy land, and bad king john who usurps the kingdom in his absencebut do these popular stereotypes correspond with reality? in this sweeping narrative, celebrated historian frank mclynn turns the tables on modern revisionist historians and shows these larger-than-life characters as they really were - crusading, fighting vicious wars in france, negotiating with the papacy, engaging in ruthless dynastic intrigue, often against each other: in richard's case, even holding the kingdom together when fighting in the holy land; and in john's, losing normandy, catastrophically agonising the barons over magna carta and losing the crown jewels in the wash
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop wolverhampton set in the heart of england's countryside, the cotswolds occupies the area between gloucester, bath, oxford and stratford-upon-avonthe perfect, traditional cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs and craft shopsthis area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites and charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestonethe countryside with its gentle hills and open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning and walking, making the cotswolds a dream place to live and visitin recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially english countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an area of outstanding natural beauty inmost of the villages and smaller towns have survived unspoiltdespite its popularity with tourists, the cotswolds remains tranquil and serenetraditional museums like corinium museum in cirencester, cotswolds museum in bourton-on-the-water, gloucester cathedral, roman baths, sudeley castle or blenheim palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of westonbirt, painswick, batsford and hidcotebeata moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the cotswolds through the seasons
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Without doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prize'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickens'little short of a masterpiecewill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedfizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding bookruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own lifeoutrageously funnybunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and ruby
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield what we believe to be a first edition of an antiquarian school storyit includes colour illustrationsthe cover is worn and has damage which appears to be from having been tied in a bundlethe hardback cover has a picture on the front apart from spotting the pages are in good clean condition, including the illustrationsthe endpapers are yellowedthere is a bookseller's sticker inside the front cover and an annotation datedthe publication date on the title page isunfortunately the one on the spine is damagedotherwise it is in good condition for the agethe binding is soundthere is an annotation inside the front coverthe binding is mainly sound although loose between pages 288 and 289 and before the advertisements at the back
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' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 centurymore likely than not, the original idea was tphilip 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 ssince then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been publishedthis faber finds reissue restores that pristine selectionyes, 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 aimmichael 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 itall took as their kernel the original selection by michael robertseliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired onehe 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 technique
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oxfam bookshop cheltenham the circus arrives without warningit is a breathtaking feat of imagination, a flight of fancy that pulls you in and wraps you up in its spell' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe starless sea, the second novel from the author of the the night circus, is out nowagainst the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and whitenow the circus is opendiscover this amazing fantasy read with a different kind of magica sign hanging upon iron gates reads: opens at nightfall closes at dawn as dusk shifts to twilight, tiny lights begin to flicker all over the tents, as though the whole circus is covered in fireflieswhen the tents are aglow, sparkling against the night sky, the sign lights up: le cirque des rĂŞves the circus of dreams the gates shudder and unlock, seemingly by their own volitionit is simply there, when yesterday it was not'the only response to this novel is simply: wownow you may enterthey swing outward, inviting the crowd inside
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oxfam shop colne road 'how long do i have?' i force a laugh praise for philippa gregory:  'meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is gregory on top form' good housekeeping  'gregory has popularised tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men' sunday times  'engrossing' sunday express  'popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told' the times  see oxfam website for delivery information read more' jane grey was queen of england for nine daysshe intends to enjoy her beauty and her youth and find love 'learn you to die' is the advice that jane gives in a letter to her younger sister katherine, who has no intention of dyingafter watching her sisters defy the queen, mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the throne'not long,' he says very quietly we don't have long at allwhen jane refused to betray her protestant faith, mary sent her to the executioner's blockbut she is determined to command her own destiny and be the last tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless and unforgiving cousin elizabeth 'farewell, my sister,' writes katherine to the youngest grey sister, mary'they have confirmed your sentence of deathusing her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father and his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king's half-sister mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown and locked jane in the towerthere jane turned her father's greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave and tragic martyrdombut her lineage makes her a threat to the insecure and infertile queen mary and, when mary dies, to her sister queen elizabeth, who will never allow katherine to marry and produce a potential royal heir before she doesa beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own, while avoiding elizabeth's suspicious glare so when katherine's secret marriage is revealed by her pregnancy, she too must go to the tower you are to be beheaded tomorrow
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ipswich action-packed box set containing extended highlights from all five test matches in the historic ashes seriesat edgbaston england survived a last ditch australian fightback to complete a thrilling two-run victory to bring the series levelbut as the series progressed england found their feet, and this confident young team started playing their best cricket, particularly impressing with the quality of their bowlingthen on to trent bridge where england out-scored the australians yet again in the first innings and made them follow on for the first time in 16 yearsa mixture of bad light, kevin pietersen's batting and andrew 'freddie' flintoff's impressive display of character and determination managed to wrest the ashes from australia's grasp for the first time since and the atmosphere at the ground and around the country was euphoricthen it was up to old trafford for more high drama as brett lee and ricky ponting stoically batted out the day to deny england another victoryat the start of the final test at the oval, the series hung in the balance with england 2-1 ahead, despite some of the best bowling of shane warne's long test careerthe series started badly for the england team at lord's as they suffered an emphatic defeat at australia's hands, and particularly the hand of legendary aussie fast-bowler glenn mcgraththe ashes series will be remembered not just as a series in which a young england team came of age, but also as the point at which the game of cricket returned to the nation's conciousness after some years in the wildernessset just 129 runs to win after bowling australia out for 387, england struggled to score the low totalshane warne and brett lee bowled out of their skins to provide yet another heart-wrenching finale
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see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music durham all 12 episodes of the classic british sitcom written by and starring john cleese and connie boothseries 2 episodes are: 'communication problems', 'the psychiatrist', 'waldorf salad', 'the kipper and the corpse', 'the anniversary' and 'basil the rat'series 1 episodes are: 'a touch of class', 'the builders', 'the wedding party', 'the hotel inspectors', 'gourmet night' and 'the germans'the show follows hotel manager basil fawlty (cleese) as he runs the torquay hotel 'fawlty towers' with the help of his wife sibyl (prunella scales), chambermaid polly (booth) and spanish waiter manuel (andrew sachs)
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