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This tale of human endurance and survival against-the-odds is loosely based on slavomir rawicz's book, 'the long walk: the true story of a trek to freedom'the film tells the story of a group of seven prisoners who escaped from a soviet gulag in stalin-era russia and walked over miles across some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world, crossing the siberian arctic, the gobi desert and the himalayas before finally arriving in british-ruled indiaoxfam shop ulverston epic drama from renowned australian director peter weir, starring colin farrell, jim sturgess, ed harris, mark strong and saoirse ronansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The bigamist is the shocking true story of how one man manipulated an intelligent, independent woman, conning her out of £ and leaving her to bring up the children he claimed he could never haveit's a story we all think could never happen to us, but this shameless con man has been doing the same thing to various other women for at least 27 years, spinning a tangled web of lies and deceit to cover his tracksoxfam shop dumfries signed by author in april , mary turner thomson received a call that blew her life apartthe woman on the other end of the line told her that will jordan, mary's husband and the father of her two younger children, had been married to her for fourteen years and they had five children togetherhow far would you go to help the man you love? how far would he go to deceive you? and what would you do when you found out it was all a lie? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the almost incredible but true story of felix kersten, the doctor whose miraculous hands exerted a strange power over himmler and who used this power to save thousands of livesthe boards are very slightly sprung, and the edges of the page block are a little discolouredincluding appendixsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contents of the book are however in very good condition, notwithstanding the odd minor mark not affecting the text and a name in ink on the ffepthe dust jacket is price-clipped, and has lost paper from all edges (without loss of text), and although now in a removable protective cover is in fair condition only
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Brand new the true story of my family in world war ii the missing by michael rosen read more
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The first time the culture of x-ray records and bone music was written about in the west was in the book’back in the ussr:the true story of russian rock’the author of that book was veteran russian broadcaster,cultural commentator and journalist artemyi troitskyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiand prohibited russian music to take the risk of making their own recordswe hear some entertaining,comical,tragic,moving and frankly strange stories including tales of the‘stilyagi'soviet hipsters,the first disco in moscow,we ask if counterculture possible in the oppressive,repressive circumstances of the soviet union?and we hear how rock music evolved in secret before breaking into the light as perestroika transformed soviet societycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefeb16(see picture ) pure collectible recording audible but of course not so good!) unique item on catawiki from the pink floyd debut albumpink floyd/"the gnome" x-ray audio lost culture of bone music -in the ussr during the cold war,the music that people could hear was ruthlessly controlled by the statebut a secret underground subculture of music lovers and pirates opposed the censorshipplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis is the unique/pink floyd/"the gnome"x ray/spine **original packaging from included** i see that two times when i visited the exhibition with my father who,like myself,was thrilled by this peculiar wonderful type of anti-suppression after an exhibition in/the horse hospital,london:/07art appeared in our first bookour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeincredibly,they built their own recording devices and used an exceptional means to copy prohibited jazz,rock
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Edmunds a fascinating and compelling account of a young boy caught between two cultures, this book tells the true story of a child desperately searching for his place in the world; the tale of a boy, lost and alone, trying to find a way to repair a life shattered by the shocking event he witnessed through a crack in the door of a house in an isolated village in pakistanoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: covers and spine very good, pages clean and tight
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Oxfam bookshop brigg television movie inspired by the true story of a group of homeless men who formed a choiralthough he is successful professionally, peter brockman (jason gedrick) feels at a loss in his personal life and decides to volunteer at a homeless shelter which is run by sister agatha (rhea perlman)when peter learns how musically gifted the men at the shelter are, he helps them create a choiras the troubled men come together to sing, they also form strong friendships, but will the choir be able to help them out of their difficult circumstances? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is the true story of a double homicide of two teenagers as told by detective russell duplantisthe location was iberia parish louisianahe was a dead man walking, paperback by hotard, scott, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free p&p in the uk a case that captured a nation and crippled a communitylittle did detective duplantis know how close to home this case would year wasit is only now that he decided to tellthe suspects were elmo patrick sonnier and eddie james sonnier, two brothers that were serial rapists who one night became was the first case to test the new death penalty laws established in the united duplantis has been haunted by this case for over forty years
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Their grandfather is kind, compassionate, but still deeply affected y the remarkable true story of the iolaire shipwreck - by the selfless heroism and desperate tragedy he witnessed he was on board hmy iolaire when it smashed into rocks and sank, killing some two hundred servicemen on the very last leg of their long journey home from war two decades later, alasdair and rachel are sent to the windswept isle of lewis to live with tormod in his traditional backhouse home, a world away from the glasgow of their earliest years  see oxfam website for delivery information read more for tormod a man unlike others, with artistry in his fingertips - the disaster would mark him indeliblyoxfam bookshop st albans tormod morrison was there that terrible night
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Oxfam shop ulverston an unofficial recording of johnny cash, featuring a film review that can be played on your pc or ipod (or other mp3 players) tracklist 1 i walk the line folsome prison blues blue train you win again oh, lonesome me there you go hey porter sugartime story of a broken heart thanks a lot belshazzar so doggone lonesome cry cry cry i love you because train of love hey, good lookin' 1:42 additional enhanced bonus material video 1 johnny cash: music in review see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The terrifying true story of a british girl forced into the srx trade, by sophie hayescould deliver locally or post nationally
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The picture may not reflect the books condition or specific editioncondition: used; gooda copy that has been previously ownedwe take pride in serving youpages maybe folded due to previous owners use
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Books spine maybe slightly creased due to age and wearitem information:author: lynne, gilliancategory: bookswe take pride in serving youpages maybe folded due to previous owners use
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Communication is key to helping us give you the best experiencewe do our best to process as quickly as possiblehalf his crew lay wounded or deadwe will do our best to turn any less than satisfactory experience into a positive one
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Books spine maybe slightly creased due to age and wearbinding: paperbackitem information:author: paterson, annawe take pride in serving youpages maybe folded due to previous owners use
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this story is a rare and utterly engaging experienceshe tells her story many years later from the waldorf astoria in new yorkit tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from to the post-war years of japan's dramatic history, and opening a window into a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradationher memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens, where young girls learn the arts of geisha - dancing and singing, how to wind the kimono, how to walk and pour tea, and how to beguile the land's most powerful mena young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha housesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Condition: used; goodauthors: glass, cathybinding: hardcover
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It is an honest and revealing work, by turns heartfelt and funny, that tells the story of a cocky scot with a sound in his head and his lifelong efforts to reproduce that sound û a story that runs from teenage fandom to international stardom, from scotland to new york city and beyondoxfam bookshop cheltenham ôi was six or seven when i noticed the music in my headit was there in the classroom, on the football pitch, at the dinner table, when i went to sleep and when i woke upand itæs continued ever sincein he formed the waterboys with an ever-rotating cast of collaborators and soon found international success with the trademark see oxfam website for delivery information read moreö - - a waterboyæs adventures in music is a fascinating, evocative memoir by one of the great british songwriters of the past four decadesas a teenager in scotland, mike played in punk and garage bands, hitchhiked to see bob dylan, and scammed his way into punk poet patti smithæs inner circle during an eye-opening weekend in london
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The who - who’s next vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland 25 august the who - odds&sods vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve vg+ released in holland 28 september the who - quadrophenia vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland the who - story of the who vinyl: nm label: polydor sleeve: vg+ released in holland after building name in the military during the last 30 years, i found myself more and more in trading positionhere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe who are an english rock band formed in london incatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwideas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialised in dutch releasesi specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualitytheir original line-up consisted of lead singer roger daltrey, guitarist and singer pete townshend, bass guitarist john entwistle and drummer keith moonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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This book is the news chronicle, story of twenty five years, celebrating the royal silver jubilee, , outer cover is rough but i have not glued ita great read & it is 76 years oldthis is not just about the royal family, the book contains the great events of the years, with 300 half-tone illustrations
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The story of lms jubilee class locomotive no 'kolhapur'paypal accepted(plus fees unless sent as a gift) - next day dispatch guaranteedthe golden jubileepaperback overall in good condition, although cover page has a few marks
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******** published by jah roots productionsbook in very good clen condition********this is a signed book signed by the writer, inscription inside****** printed in the united states of america(lrbs) psalms of osagyefo chanting down babylon *******signed bookpsalms of osagyefo chanting down babylon ******signed bookpublished - paper back book in very good clean condition, signed edition of the book******** read morea book of poetry by the jamacian born poet
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But don't be fooled: this is an extremely practical book, which is why it remained in print for so many decades" see oxfam website for delivery information read moremaroon cloth boardsgeorge stapledonforeword by sir r'effect of turnips on'Â etcfold-out map in rearpoor jacket, book in good conditionthis volume's owner, one 'jthe pasture would be turned under after four to eight years, row crops grown until the humus levels declined to a threatening level, and then the field would be restored to grass/clover/herbal mixturesindeed the board of agriculture and the newly formed agricultural colleges were supporting the 'fertilizer and feeding stuff'Â approach to farming, which in elliot's view would be largely unnecessary under a rational system of grassland managementthis may be an unfair observation, but there can surely be few modern manuals on agricultural matters that quote both milton and confucius within the first few pagesbetween pages 52 and 53 he left interleaved an advertisement for 'stabilarsan veterinary for the treatment of blackhead in turkeys'Â (this is an example of the sort of casual ephemera that sets my own pulses racing): which suggests he was a proper farmer himself, and not just someone who approved of literary allusionsapparently "elliot developed a system of laying down land to grass, dependent on little input except a complex mixture of deep-rooting pasture seeds" it may be worth noting that regenerative farming of the kind recommended in these pages is currently making a comebackbrett'Â purchased it in foyles in? anyone who has a deep and abiding love of our northern borderlands (still largely devoted to sheep-farming) will want to read this insightful and informative little book about tried and tested methods of farming, both traditional and modern, in the hill country of roxburghshirebeside a photographic illustration (plate 1) of 'the seeds used in laying down land to grass on the clifton park system'Â one comes across a wonderfully poetic list of grassesoriginal dust-jacket (badly torn but still intact)the clifton park system of farming, by robert hthis is how one online source describes it: "the interest of the book to present-day readers lies not so much in the detailed methods adopted by elliot in the field, but rather in light shed on the agricultural problems of the closing years of the nineteenth century and the picture it gives of a man of highly independent mind striving to influence his fellow farmers with rather less than no support from official sourceswho can resist names such as 'italian ryegrass', 'tufted hair grass'Â 'mountain hair grass', or 'yorkshire fog'? or, after turning to the index, these names of fields (all from clifton park): 'alghope', 'bowmont side', 'hayhope shank', 'longshot'Â and 'stackyard'? or this entry: 'sheep, death from swallowing grit'
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Artist:the amazing blondelall of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboardyour item will be previously owned but still in great conditionthe disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear
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Mcleavey's personal story is remarkable, but his contemporaries will recognise common themes: the religious upbringing, the struggle to be bohemian in repressive mid-century small town, the challenges of marriage and fatherhood, the dilemma of whether to stay or leave new zealand, and the need to make a mark see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop witney the first biography of peter mcleavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the s has shaped new zealand artauthor jill trevelyan is a curator and award-winning writer specialising in twentieth century new zealand artthe book is in very good, unmarked, clean condition and unclippedthrough exclusive access to mcleavey's extensive and hitherto untapped archive of letters, diaries, exhibition files and more, this book offers insights into artists represented by mcleavey including: colin mccahon, toss woollaston, len lye, milan mrkusich, bill hammond, gordon walters, michael illingworth, robin white, richard killeen, john reynolds, yvonne todd and many morefar more than a simple biography, this examines the growth and development of contemporary new zealand art
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Oxfam bookshop newport the story of a yorkshire woman who was called upon by the ministry of labour and national service to be directed to work of national importanceshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spineminor foxing to edges of text block, which is otherwise lightly but evenly tannedrear free endpaper has been torn outblue cloth covered boards with gilt text to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moregiven the choice between working in a factory or going into transport, she chose the latter and became a conductress on a trama heart-warming and touching collection of anecdotes about life as a clippie, and how it impacted upon her life at homevarious scuffs, marks and discolourationendpapers discoloured
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Internally the binding is still intact but weakened, there are folds and some minor staining but the pages are clean and there are no loose sheetsthe book is in fair conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe musical opened in and had the second longest run of any musical up to that time and remained a highly popular play until world war 2, though it was also popular to a lesser degree afterwardsoxfam bookshop lincoln the geisha is an edwardian musical comedy set in japan that is centred on lt reggie fairfax of the royal navy and mimosa, a geisha that works at a tea house he frequentsthe cover is worn and ripped in many places as is the spine, though it is still intact and in one piece
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The story of a remarkable woman who discovers that her success, prestige and wealth cannot help when tragedy strikesat forty-seven, stephanie jardine is at the apex of her career and her life, running the american branch of jardine's, the prestigious crown jewellers of londonthen, one day, an unexpected act of violence committed by a stranger on the other side of the world plunges stevie into turmoil and despairhaving fully come to terms with her long widowhood, stevie now draws emotional strength and contentment from her work and her familybuyer to collect or pay p&p £3
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At the heart of the team is the tale of a beloved and effective soldier, ashley white
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