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Episodes are: 'an unearthly child'; 'the cave of skulls'; 'the forest of fear'; 'the firemaker'; 'the dead planet'; 'the survivors'; 'the escape'; 'the ambush'; 'the expedition'; 'the ordeal'; 'the rescue'; 'the edge of destruction'; and 'the brink of disaster'there, they become embroiled in a dangerous conflict between groups of cavemen who have lost the secret of making firewhen the doctor interferes, the daleks learn information vital to their survival and hatch a plan to wipe out the thalsoxfam music shop byres road the first three adventures for the doctor (william hartnell) from the classic bbc television sci-fi series, including all 13 episodesbut, with the doctor's help, the thals start an attack that wipes out the daleks completelysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe doctor finally accepts ian and barbara as proper members of his crewin the 'an unearthly child' episodes, the doctor takes schoolteachers ian (william russell) and barbara (jacqueline hill) back to the dawn of human history after they discover his tardis time machinein 'the daleks' episodes, the team travel to the ravaged planet of skaro, where the meet the pacifist race of thals, and the evil mutant daleksas it becomes clear that a mechanical fault has caused the problem and is sending the tardis hurtling towards destruction, the time machine itself is able to communicate with the crew and warn them of dangerin the 'edge of destruction' episodes, the tardis is hit by a massive explosion and at first the doctor suspects ian and barbara of sabotage
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This is the story of these devastating three decades of war, through the eyes of the men who were shaped by the battles of world war i and came to command a world on the brink of disaster decades laternumber of discs: 5 region 0 language: english 300 minutes running time see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music romsey 3 disc box set featuring roosevelt, churchill, stalin and hilter disc 1 - the rising tide, the storm explodes, disc 2 - trial by fire, the price of glory, disc 3 never surrender, peace at last with just over 20 years separating the two most cataclysmic conflicts of the twentieth century wwi and wwii many historians argue that they were not separate wars, but one bloody continuum that first gripped the people of europe but eventually spread across the entire globebefore they were giants, they were infantrymen and privates in the 'war to end all wars'and so it happens that the most iconic figures of wwii, the household names that we associate with either battlefield glory or murderous fascism, were themselves caught up in both conflictscharles de gaullebenito mussolinidouglas macarthur
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30 years after an unspecified environmental disaster, a lone man, eli (denzel washington), fights his way across the desolate wasteland of a post-apocalyptic america guarding a sacred book called the book of eli, which holds the secrets that can bring civilisation back from the brink of destruction and save humankindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis principal threat is despotic town leader carnegie (gary oldman), who will stop at nothing to get hold of the book and use its secrets to take control of societydisc and case in very good conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle sci-fi action thriller
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in the spring of , with india on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, krishnapur is a remote town on the vast north indian plainthey prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can musterthen the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the british community retreats with shock into the residency'suspense and subtlety, humour and horror, the near-neighbourliness of heroism and insanity: it is rare to find such divergent elements being controlled in one hand and being raced, as it were, in one yokefor the british there, life is orderly and genteelas food and ammunition grow short, the residency, its defences battered by shot and shell and eroded by the rains, becomes ever more vulnerablethe siege of krishnapur is a modern classic of narrative excitement that also digs deep to explore some fundamental questions of civilisation and lifebut farrell manages just this here: his imaginative insight and technical virtuosity combine to produce a novel of quite outstanding quality' the times' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Zoe follows libby's trail from paris to spain on the brink of civil war to secret trysts in london, and as libby finds the courage to live and love again, zoe begins to let go of her own griefinside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbyoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extremely atmospheric and unputdownableits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secretsi loved it' marian keyeswhat readers are saying about the house of secrets:'libby and zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and i found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''i cried, i smiled, i swore in anger at partswhen zoe and win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationshipbut when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years agobut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearsperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughessuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libbybecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can tooand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painhighly recommended for a great feel good read''finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'an ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in and never lived in'an engrossing read' woman & home'a wonderful book' heat'this beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' hello!'filled with warmth and great characters' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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2! written by benjamin percy (green arrow) with stunning art by khoi phamteethed, can damian, the teen titans and their new ally jackson hyde defend their city from the jaws of disaster? the newest era of one of dc's greatest super-teams continues in teen titans voland finds himself in the crosshairs of the teen titans! plus, out of the depths of the san francisco bay rises king shark, backed by an army of mutant shark-people! outnumbered and outoxfam books & music perth the new adventures of the teen titans continue, with damian wayne at the helm! as the teen titans adjust to their new lives at titans tower, damian investigates a series of strange disappearances in san franciscomeanwhile, aqualad, jackson hyde, heads west to fulfill his destiny see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames "i did what the editor sir harold evans told me," says (ian)Â wright" a 16 year-old darkroom boy, wright took the photographs for the newspaper supplement, "teenage specialsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good clean condition throughoutprofusely illustrated in black and white, photographic endpapers"i photographed everyone on the bill, kept notes, and stored the negatives at the newspaper officelaminated pictorial boards with matching dust jacketincluding index" as a result, wright unwittingly was on hand to photograph the creation of the swinging 60s
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Along the way she teams up with other survivors of the disaster as the battle against umbrella and the zombies rages onfinally, in 'resident evil: the final chapter' (), humanity is on the brink of extinction as alice returns to raccoon city to try to stop umbrella from launching one final attack on the remaining survivors(mike epps), and new survivors k-mart (spencer locke), claire redfield (ali larter), and betty (ashanti) are fighting to survive against hordes of zombies, killer crows and other terrible creatures spawned by the deadly t-virus that has killed millionsfollowing new information, she heads to los angeles where she seeks out any survivors of the t-virus epidemictogether, the small band of survivors seeks out eminent scientist dr charles ashford (jared harris), the only man with the knowledge to help them out of their awful entrapment - but they soon discover that ashford's co-operation comes at a heavy pricein the third film, 'resident evil: extinction' (), alice is alone, years after the raccoon city disaster, and aware that she has become a liability and likely to endanger those around hersee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'resident evil: afterlife' () alice continues her fight against the umbrella corporationmeanwhile, travelling through the nevada desert and the ruins of las vegas, carlos oliviera, lisaacs (iain glen)aware that umbrella hold the secret to her past, alice sets out to explore the facility in search of the truth and those responsible for the initial virus outbreakalong with other survivors jill valentine (sienna guillory) and carlos oliviera (oded fehr), alice must fight for her survival, and do all she can to escape the nightmare necropolisthe infamous umbrella corporation has banned anyone from leaving in case of possible infection with the outside worldthe group of survivors, including jill valentine and claire redfield, attempt to strengthen their numbers and find refuge, but can they escape the zombie-infested city before it's too late? in 'resident evil: retribution' () alice finds herself at the very heart of umbrella's operation facility, having been captured by the organisationif she is to stand a chance at stopping the attack, alice must join forces with anyone willing to help and be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for the good of the human raceshe is struggling to survive and bring down the umbrella corporation led by the sinister albert wesker (jason o'mara) and head researcher drin 'resident evil' () a virus has been sealed in an underground research centre known as the hive, and alice (milla jovovich) and rain (michelle rodriguez) are sent in with a team of commandos to destroy itin 'resident evil: apocalypse' () alice finds herself stuck in the contaminated raccoon city after the re-opening of the deadly hiveoxfam bookshop truro complete collection of action films based on the popular computer gamehowever, they have failed to anticipate that all the employees who were trapped in the hive with the virus, and thought to be dead, have been turned into the living dead and one scratch from them can cause the recipient to become like them
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham growing up in the seventies, we were on the brink of the modern agefor emma kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they wentthey meant being crammed into a car with grandma and heading to the coastwhether it was swept away by a force ten gale on the welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of france, family holidays alwaysleft them battered and bruisedemma's memoir,the tent, the bucket and me,is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut they never gave upbut despite a brave new world of casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holidayfor the seventies child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of centreparcs or the sophistication of a tuscan villawith just a tent for a home and a bucket for the necessities, we would set off on new adventures each year stoically resolving to enjoy ourselves
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It is ; spain teeters on the brink of revolutionwhen jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morejaime astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrustthen adela de otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his doorthe outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or deathoxfam bookshop cheltenham fencing is not a game but a science
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The world is on the brink of disasterin pandemic legacy, your disease fighting team must keep four deadly diseases at bay for a whole yearwill your team be enough to keep the viruses at bay for a whole year?will you let cities fall to the diseases?
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With new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster of"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stthe men who died didn't just drop like fliessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere was nothing quick or easy about itwith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsoh no, it wasn't like that a'talljohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the iceleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecethe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencemen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal huntamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury kean
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This trendy weekend bag part of the meow range by disaster designs, is purr-fect for any short breaks and weekends away, enough space to fit all your clothes and accessories in safe and soundthe inside is lined with a cream polyester fabric and has a phone pouch and zip pocketthis wonderful weekend bag is made from realistic and soft faux leather, with a texture and patina that closely resemble the real thing, plus the added bonus of being cruelty free!the back and straps are a soft brown leather colour, giving it a traditional feel, the opening flap is teal with pink and gold spots, at the bottom of one of the straps is a bow that keeps it secureon the main part of the bag it is light pink with patternized images of the same cat with different colour bowsoxfam shop scarborough a used, good condition handbagas pictured, stains are shown on the inside of the bagthe handbag itself has minor wear but still looks nicebring it with you on many adventures, it will help and maintain a paw-sitive experience! a great gift for birthdays and christmas for that special cat lover you may know! see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Published in , the year of the disaster it charts in music the journey from departure to disasterthe musical pieces end with chopin's funeral march although the pages are browned it is complete and in moderately good condition for something so old and fragile see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop redruth an interesting historical piece
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Title: back from the brink: the autobiographyauthor(s): paul mcgrathbinding: mass market paperback
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When hannah heath gets a call in the middle of the night in her sydney home about a precious medieval manuscript which has been recovered from the smouldering ruins of wartorn sarajevo, she knows she is on the brink of the experience of a lifetimea renowned book conservator, she must now make her way to bosnia to start work on restoring the sarajevo haggadah, a jewish prayer book - to discover its secrets and piece together the story of its miraculous survivalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the new novel from the author of 'march' and 'year of wonders' takes place in the aftermath of the bosnian war, as a young book conservator arrives in sarajevo to restore a lost treasureas meticulously researched as all of brooks's previous work, 'people of the book' is a gripping and moving novel about war, art, love and survivalbut the trip will also set in motion a series of events that threaten to rock hannah's orderly life, including her encounter with ozren karamen, the young librarian who risked his life to save the book
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In 'dish and dishonesty', blackadder enters the world of politics while his master teeters on the brink of bankrupcysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'amy and amiability', the prince finds true love and blackadder finds that the lif eof a highwayman is not all it is cracked up to be'sense and senility' finds edmund ousted from the prince's favour when the latter takes elocution lessons from a pair of overly mannered thespiansfinally, in 'duel and duality', the prince puts hi sfoot in it when he soils a couple of wellingtons, and blackadder is forced to take his place in a duel to the death with a large-nosed dukeoxfam shop ulverston entire third series of the historic sitcom, which finds a regency edmund blackadder employed as butler to the prince regent (hugh laurie), who is thicker than a whale omelettein 'nob and nobility', edmund reluctantly turns adventurer when he agrees to rescue a french aristo in return for a huge wodge of cash'ink and incapability' sees the rubber-faced one in a bit of a fix when his odorous manservant baldrick (tony robinson) burns the only existing copy of doctor johnson's brand new dictionary
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The fantasy adventure follows the initial encounters between the humans and orcs as azeroth stands on the brink of warthe warring orcs, whose world is dying, travel to azeroth to conquer the kingdom of king llane wrynn (dominic cooper), who must attempt to make peace with this hostile, destructive forcesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop lytham duncan jones co-writes and directs this big-budget adaptation of the 'warcraft' franchiseleader of the human forces anduin lothar (travis fimmel) and his orc counterpart durotan (toby kebbell) are sent to do battle in an epic clash which will come to shape the futures of their people and their worldsthe cast also includes paula patton, ben foster and daniel wuwhen a dark portal is opened that connects the human-inhabited azeroth with draenor, home of the orc clans, the peace of both lands is disrupted
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At her divorce trial, the dignity and honour of the british crown was in shreds and britain on the brink of revolutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham at the heart of the regency period - nine years from to - lies the mismatch between the prince and princess of walesbarred from the regent's court, caroline travelled through europe with a small court of her ownthe prince regent, later george iv, separated privately from caroline of brunswick, princess of wales, later queen caroline, within a year of their marriage inthey remained separated until her death in , but the mockery of their marriage resisted the public efforts to dissolve itqueen caroline's story is one of a fight by an individual to see justice done to her in the face of a powerful authority
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The fantasy adventure follows the initial encounters between the humans and orcs as azeroth stands on the brink of warthe warring orcs, whose world is dying, travel to azeroth to conquer the kingdom of king llane wrynn (dominic cooper), who must attempt to make peace with this hostile, destructive forceoxfam shop colne road duncan jones co-writes and directs this big-budget adaptation of the 'warcraft' franchisesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreleader of the human forces anduin lothar (travis fimmel) and his orc counterpart durotan (toby kebbell) are sent to do battle in an epic clash which will come to shape the futures of their people and their worldsthe cast also includes paula patton, ben foster and daniel wuwhen a dark portal is opened that connects the human-inhabited azeroth with draenor, home of the orc clans, the peace of both lands is disrupted
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Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasein this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoxfam books & music bury stwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicine
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But now, with the world on the brink of annihilation, as sinister forces attempted to seize control of the world, captain america must rise again as the last hope of survival, and lead a strong-willed team of today's superheroes: iron man, the billionaire bachelor used to doing things his own waywasp, a petite powerhouse who sees the team as a fresh start for her and her husband, otherwise known as giant man, sixty feet tall with an equally large chip on his shoulderindividually, they are super heroes, together, they are the ultimate avengerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hulk, the destructive force bruce banner hopes to turn into a useful member of the teamoxfam books & music durham animated feature based on the marvel comic of the same namewhen a nuclear missile was fired at washington in , captain america saved the world by causing it to detonate it in the upper atmosphere but then he fell miles into the icy depths of the north atlantic, where he froze in ice for over sixty yearsthor, a hero who has responsibilities to both the world of man and the world of gods
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morein this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedwe are all potential targetsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritiescover & spine in very good conditionnow it is much more complexoxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturefrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentpages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agefor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of niger
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But now, with the world on the brink of annihilation, as sinister forces attempted to seize control of the world, captain america must rise again as the last hope of survival, and lead a strong-willed team of today's superheroes: iron man, the billionaire bachelor used to doing things his own waywasp, a petite powerhouse who sees the team as a fresh start for her and her husband, otherwise known as giant man, sixty feet tall with an equally large chip on his shoulderindividually, they are super heroes, together, they are the ultimate avengerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hulk, the destructive force bruce banner hopes to turn into a useful member of the teamwhen a nuclear missile was fired at washington in , captain america saved the world by causing it to detonate it in the upper atmosphere but then he fell miles into the icy depths of the north atlantic, where he froze in ice for over sixty yearsoxfam bookshop cheltenham animated feature based on the marvel comic of the same namethor, a hero who has responsibilities to both the world of man and the world of gods
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Oxfam bookshop brigg the german girl sweeps from berlin at the brink of wwii to cuba on the cusp of revolution, to new york in the wake of september 11th, before reaching its deeply moving conclusion in the tumult of present-day havanaa glimmer of hope appears in the shape of the st louis, a transatlantic liner that promises jews safe passage to cubathe rosenthals sell everything to fund visas and ticketsbased on a true story, this wonderful novel gives voice to the joys and sorrows of generations of exiles, forever seeking a place called homeanna and her mother immediately travel to cuba to meet this elderly relative, and for the first time hannah tells them the untold story of her voyage on the st louisat first the liner feels like luxury, but as they travel the circumstances of war change, and it soon becomes their prisonbut now the streets of berlin are draped in swastikas and hannah is no longer welcome in the places she once considered homeseven decades later in new york, on her twelfth birthday anna rosen receives a package from hannah, the great-aunt she never met but who raised her deceased fatherbefore everything changed, hannah rosenthallived a charmed life'the german girltells a horrific story in profoundly human terms, and one ends up totally gripped and absorbed in the history' julia neuberger, author of on being jewish see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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As the odd couple journey across an america on the brink of paranoid disintegration, their journey mirrors that of robert kennedy's presidential campaigntogether with the sinister man known only as washington harold, she goes in search of the charismatic and elusive dr wheeler - the man rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom harold nurses a silent grudgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the summer of , rose sets off for the united states from kentish town; in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticketas they draw ever closer to the elusive dr wheeler, one hot day in june at the ambassador hotel in la, their search finally reaches its terrible climax
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It is the dawn of the thatcher era, and britain is on the brink of great social and political upheavalsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham twenty five years ago liz, alix and esther were leading lights at cambridgenow they meet as old friends at a glittering new year's eve party to welcome in the show will these three ambitious and confident middle-aged women survive the personal and professional challenges, and the changing values of the next decade? the radiant way brilliantly explores their loves, losses, hopes and fears, and the strength of their friendship
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If you try one new thing this year, make it star of the north' lee child north korea and the usa are on the brink of wara young american woman disappears without trace from a south korean islandoxfam shop dumfries 'extraordinarysmart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and importantthe cia recruits her twin sister to uncover the truthonly by infiltrating the dark heart of the terrifying regime will she be able to save her sister' james swallow, sunday times bestselling author of nomad see oxfam website for delivery information read more'tense and compellingnow, she must go undercover in the world's most deadly state
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Following the competitors as they fight their way through the season, he pains a picture of a cult sport on the brink of breaking into the mainstream and offers an insightful, moving and hugely entertaining depiction of an intense and dramatic worldit makes for a dramatic, exhilarating day outsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein "rainbows in the mud", paul maunder soaks up cyclocross' rich culture and history and mixes with the fans, the media, the riders and their familiesoxfam bookshop royal exchange square cyclocross is cycling's only purely winter discipline and demands a combination of athleticism, supreme technical skill for the off-road courses and ruthless tactics
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'star trek - the motion picture' has the crew up against a beligerent computer being; 'star trek' 2, 3 and 4 form a trilogy ending with the crew travelling back to 20th century los angeles to save two whales; 'star trek 5' was william shatner's directorial debut and featured a search for god; 'star trek 6' joins the crew on the brink of the outbreak of galactic peace where someone is attempting to disrupt the processeach film is available separatelysee oxfam website for delivery information read morea box set of the first six big-screen adventures of the starship enterprise
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