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Oxfam books & music fareham from tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selectionin part two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of africa and madagascarpart one explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socializea definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earthwe also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakesaccessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepianka and laurie jvitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitatsinternally clean and unmarkedpublished by the university of california press, this paperback book is in very good used condition with only minor wear to edges and bumping to cornerspart three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their futurethis book, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the world
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Makdisi highlights how european colonialism and orientalism, with their emphasis on christian salvation and islamic despotism, and ottoman and local nationalisms each created and used narratives of sectarianism as foils to their own visions of modernity and to their own projects of colonial, imperial, and national developmentmakdisi's book is important to our understanding of lebanese society today, but it also makes a significant contribution to the discussion of the importance of religious discourse in the formation and dissolution of social and national identities in the modern worldmakdisi argues that sectarianism represented a deliberate mobilization of religious identities for political and social purposessee oxfam website for delivery information read more condition good, some minor warping to front cover as can be seen in digital imagehis study challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groupsoxfam bookshop knutsford focusing on ottoman lebanon, ussama makdisi shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular countrythe religious violence of the nineteenth century, which culminated in sectarian mobilizations and massacres in , was a complex, multilayered, subaltern expression of modernization, he says, not a primordial reaction to itthe ottoman reform movement launched in and the growing european presence in the middle east contributed to the disintegration of the traditional lebanese social order based on a hierarchy that bridged religious differences
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In the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its coresee oxfam website for delivery information read morecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionoxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor series
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And elisabeth's father, a famous sculptor, observes the vast skeleton of a whale in his studio and asks: what am i doing here? and why? experiences and encounters flicker past with a raw, visual power, like frames in a black and white filmthose who catch sight of the wolf see their own lives reflected, and find themselves searching for a different path in a cold timehis trail leads all the way to berlin, connecting the lives of disparate individuals whose paths intersect and divergeon an icy motorway eighty kilometres outside the city, a fuel tanker jack-knifes and explodesa woman burns her mother's diaries on a berlin balconythis first novel of germany's most celebrated contemporary playwright is written in prose of tremendous power and precisionthe lone wolf is glimpsed on the hard shoulder and photographed by tomasz, a polish construction worker who cannot survive in germany without his girlfriendtranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexactly the type of book that readers in search of striking european voices should embrace" john boyne, author of the boy in the striped pyjamasa contemporary berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of germany's best-known contemporary playwright one clear, ice-cold january morning shortly after dawn, a wolf crosses the border between poland and germanyelisabeth and micha run away through the snow from their home village, crossing the wolf's tracks on their way to the cityoxfam bookshop cheltenham "a highly original and often hypnotic work
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In good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacketwritten with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read more99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 tooxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of nothe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warthe book has been signed by the author with an inscription
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Board of educationoxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read moreabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementrevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnatureamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfoldedin topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experience
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Following atrocious punishment for daring to resist the advances of an army officer, she arrives in a phantasmagoric refuge in the african desert - 'prison, nunnery, brothel, shithouse, frauenstein'when the drunken excesses of a visiting army detachment threaten her only companion, hanna revoltssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremounting a ragtag army of female and native victims of colonial brutality, she sets out on an epic march through the desert to take on the might of the german reichseeing her chance to escape from years of abuse in an orphanage and in service, hanna joins one of the shiploads of young women transported in the early years of the twentieth century to the colony of german south-west africa to assuage the needs of the male settlersoxfam bookshop cheltenham as a small child in a wintry bremen, hanna dreams about the other side of silence, the place where the wind comes from and palm trees wave in the sunthis apocalyptic journey through the darker regions of the soul will also reveal to her the hidden meanings of suffering, revenge, companionship, love and compassion
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And slight bumping to the inside back fly leaf of dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevolume 2 enters what for many will be a less familiar world, that of the european pilot schooners, the remarkable pilot brigs of the hooghly and the small, undecked craft of many of the less famous but equally important, servicesoxfam furniture shop southampton overall very good condition with only a tear to bottom left hand corner of the front dust jacketthe first volume of pilots concentrated on the stories of american and british schoonersthe schooners in this volume range from the hiates of portugal to the beautiful station boats of the north sea ports of germany, the netherlands, belgium and france
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She leads readers through the history of fair isle knitting to an examination of the style's techniques, explicating not only the unique colorways and pattern, but such valuable details as ways to hold the yarnpride in a knitting style known throughout the worldpride in the dedication of shetland knittersa chapter on knitting math is both easy to follow and invaluable for planning sizes and patterns, while a glossary of shetland knitting terms links a way of life that is largely gone with the knowledge and skills that the art of fair isle knittinghelps to preservesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethroughout these wonderful colors and glowing patterns, the art of fair isle knitting conveys an unending sense of pricepride in the creation of exceptional garmentsoxfam shop rosemount viaduct from the first small items sold to fishermen and tourists in the nineteenth century, to the highly fashionable androgynous sweaters of the s, to the large starry norwegian patterns popular after world war ii, to the hand- and machine-made yoke sweaters of the s and s, ann feitelson applies ardent dedication to her researchpride in the work of womenan accomplished knitter herself, feitelson presents twenty-three original fair isle designs, and encourages readers to create their own
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Humphrys pulls no punches and now, freed from the restrictions of being a bbc journalist, he reflects on the politicians he has interrogated and the controversies he has reported on and been involved in, including the interview that forced the resignation of his own boss, the director generala day like today is both a sharp, shrewd memoir and a backstage account of the great newsworthy moments in recent history - from the voice behind the country's most authoritative microphoneoxfam bookshop knutsford for more than three decades, millions of britons have woken to the sound of john humphrys' voicesee oxfam website for delivery information read more humphrys was the bbc's youngest foreign correspondent; he was the first reporter at the catastrophe of aberfan, an experience that marked him for ever; he was in the white house when richard nixon became the first american president to resign; in south africa during the dying years of apartheid; and in war zones around the globe throughout his careeras presenter of radio 4's today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is famed for his tough interviewing, his deep misgivings about authority in its many forms and his passionatecommitment to a variety of causesa day like today charts john's journey from the poverty of his post-war childhood in cardiff, leaving school at fifteen, to the summits of broadcastingin typically candid style, he also weighs in on the role the bbc itself has played in our national life - for good and ill - and the broader health of the political system todayjohn was also the first journalist to present the nine o'clock news on television
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Oxfam bookshop st albans after building an empire that has made her a legend in business, olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoythis summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of allimmersed in the splendour of the riviera, this should be a summer to remember, but old resentments die hard, and olivia is still running the business full-timebut her younger daughter, cassie, a hip london music producer, refuses the invitation altogether as she does every yearas each of these individuals confront the past and the challenges of the present and future, they also learn to accept the enduring, unconditional love of their family - and a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, and loving enough to accept them as they really arethe question is: can they do the same for her? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand her sons john and phillip work for her, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn'tmore than anything, she hopes to express her love and her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early yearsliz, her older daughter, is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer and is terrified of failure, again
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By understanding these, the tangles of life unravel and you can gain control once againcredit and debit cards acceptedorder your copy today from church of scientology 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnfor millennia, man has attempted to assess his place in this material worldhere are the eight urges toward survival or “dynamics” which make up life itselfand so it remained until lwith the information contained in this booklet you will learn how to balance your personal goals with your family, work and every other part of your liferon hubbard realized his long sought-after goal: the discovery of a unifying principle that applied to all life, a common denominator by which all men and, indeed, all life, might be understoodwith them, one can align the various factors of existence, the right decisions when faced with choices and achieve a new perspective on the directions available in his lifehow should he relate to the rest of life, and to his fellows? what are his true responsibilities, and to whom? there were no definitive answers—not from the ancient greeks, nor from the materialist thinkers of recent timesfrom this came a flood of discoveries that cast new light on the nature of man and lifethe principles in this booklet help one solve the ancient moral dilemma of right and wrong and bring about a new level of rationalitybut this booklet represents the essence of the subject and a practical approach to living successfully, used by millionshubbard expanded upon these principles in many other writings and lectures
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René magritte (after) - le pays des miracles (the land of miracles) lithograph on bfk rives paper plate-signed and numbered from the edition of 300100 % hand-made in france, from the production of the paper in arches, to the traditional lithographic printing process, one drawing for each different color, one color per press runcharly herscovici, president of the magritte foundation and unique representative of the magritte estateour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available8' in) created after the oil on canvas, this lithograph was printed and published in in the art-lithographies studio in paris using thick pur chiffon bfk rives paperdry stamps of the magritte estate & adagp dimensions 78 x 58 cm (30the lithograph is numbered from the edition of 300, plate-signed by magritte, features the dry stamps of the magritte foundation & adagp and is countersigned in pencil by mrshipped with fedex along with a certificate of authenticityare 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 website
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Order your copy from 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnbecause this is scientology—the knowledge of youhere, then, is the basic book on the theory and practice of scientology, with discoveries embracing every aspect of life, including: the cycle-of-action, revealing what underlies the continuous cycle of creation, survival and destruction—a cycle that seems inevitable in life, but which is only an apparency the conditions-of-existence that comprise all life and livingness—and by which one can truly be the eight dynamics upon which all life is compartmented and by which one can resolve the puzzle of their own existence the affinity, reality and communication triangle, revealing and explaining the underlying principles of true human relations the parts of man, the comprehensive explanation of spirit, mind and body, their anatomy and interrelationship in every being the reason why, answering the questions of “what it’s all about” and giving the very elements of survival, happiness and life itself scientology processes that unlock the life force that is you and, with this book, you won’t just “learn”—you’ll discover these principles for yourself” but, in scientology, that search has culminated—for the secret has now been discovered(click to reveal full phone number)based on precision axioms (self-evident truths), these are the answers—answers you’ve been looking for, answers that workfor thousands of years man has searched, pondered and speculated about the true “meaning of lifeall credit and debit cards accepted
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The story and artwork within 'pentateuch' concerns the discovery of an abandoned spacecraft in orbit around jupiter, and the project to decipher the ideograms in the pentateuch 'document' discovered withinthe title means, approximately, 'the first five books (pentateuch) of the creation (cosmogony)'most of the book is a retelling of the document, in much the same way as a modern translator might retell the contents of a babylonian tablet or egyptian papyrus scrollparticularly remarkable is the combinatorial ideographic script created by woodroffe and used throughout the artworkour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepatrick woodroffe / dave greenslade ?– the pentateuch of the cosmogony label:emi ?– emsp 332 format:2 × vinyl, lp, album, book country:uk released: genre:electronic, rock style:new age, prog rock media condition: ex sleeve condition: ex a hardback book and double vinyl album released in , conceived, written and illustrated by patrick woodroffe, with music written and performed by dave greensladeare 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 website
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It was also produced by george walker and starred william conrad, clive revill, stafford dean, john stewart and kate flowersthe yeomen of the guard vhs video tape70; or royal mail 'uk standard' 2nd class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3t video gems in , this classical musical version of the gilbert & sullivan opera is numbered vhs s and was produced by george walker and starred joel grey, alfred marks, elizabeth gale, david hillman and elizabeth bainbridgeone of the savoy video series of video tapes released by aean-13 number read moreshould it also be of interest, i also have a video tape for sale in the same condition at the same price of the guilbert & sullivan opera the mikado, which is also one of the savoy video series of video tapes released by athe video tape is in excellent condition and is made available inclusive of the cost of packaging but exclusive of the cost of postage which will be one of the following: royal mail 'uk standard' 1st class service for small parcel upto and including 1kg: ÂŁ3
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About the author laura dsarah kennel is curator of photographs at the national gallery of art, washington, dpaula deitz is editor of the hudson reviewputney is an art historian and head of the art museum practices program at the university of toledo and consulting curator of medieval art at the toledo museum of artguillaume fonkenell is curator of sculpture and museum historian at the musee du louvrecorey is consulting curator at the high museum of artbruce guenther is chief curator and robert and mercedes eichholz curator of modern and contemporary art at the portland art museum
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First edition pagesparts 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the history of middle-earthhard-to-find volumes of the work in which christopher tolkien elaborates on the work of his father jwith a lot of unpublished work and backgrounds of the world of tolkienall volumes in good condition: slight damage to paper dust jacket (see pictures); interiors in perfect conditionpart 7: the treason of isengardthe history of middle-earthpart 6: the return of the shadowour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefour volumes: parts 4, 5, 6 and 7part 5: the lost road and other writingspart 4: the shaping of middle-earthare 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 websitefourth edition pages
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Sheets = pagesthe topic deals with the complex story of the interdict from lecce with the behind-the-scenes action of city life in a period of struggles, skirmishes, insults, political, family and personal struggles, which involved guilty and innocent peopleearly 18th century manuscriptin excellent condition, crisp paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe deep contrast between ecclesiastical authority and the population was the cause of everything, and it led to the capture and deportation of bishop pignatelli out of the kingdom, and then the expulsion from the city of the vicar general scipione martirani, in addition to a prison sentence for the relatives of both! it will include the reduction of deductibles in favour of priests, the demolition of the mills held by the religious, the misery of a large part of the population, which demanded a better standard of living, information which are the factors that emerge from the analysis of the historical sources, kept so far only in the vatican archivebased on the paper, the writing and binding date back to the early sin italian with notes partially in latinare 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 websitethe book does not feature the author’s name nor the date, but the texts end in
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Shipping: - the sculpture will be packaged carefully and sent registered with a track & trace code via dhl parcelthe holes on the neck are to attach the mask to a wooden dummy for exhibitions to the public during the ceremoniescom/dhlforyou/ read moregorgeous life size head in the style of an oni - ife - former kingdom of benin-nigeria very beautiful head of an oni, former ifeyou will receive this tracking code as soon as the parcel has been dispatched, and can track your parcel if you enter your track & trace code under 'shipment number' on wwwheight: 33 cm - weight grams early 21st century origin: nigeria bronze head with a serene expression on the face, and the streaks represent facial scarifications, which are characteristic of the "classic" period of the art of ifein the yoruba tradition, the grooves on the neck, were considered a sign of beautythey reply within 24 hoursour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecontact them here: https://wwware 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 websitede - if you have any questions regarding the status of your parcel, its current location and estimated delivery time, it's best to contact dhl parcel directly via messenger on facebook
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They feature the copyright from the sla licorne (unicorn) 55 cm this edition was printed during the lifetime of salvador dali and with his consentcheval de course (race horse) this suite of works is referenced in « the official catalog of the graphic works of salvador dali » [albert fields]lithographs on vélin d'arches paper plate-signed from the edition ofour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprinted on thick pur chiffon vélin d’arches, the lithographs are in mint condition, plate-signed outside the image and have an embossed seal stamped by the publishers armand & georges israelm (ex adagp) on the lower left corner and the title is printed in the lower right cornercopyright of the spadem and stamp of the publishers dimensions 36shipped with fedex along with a certificate of authenticityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicheval de troie (trojan horse) 2please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepégase (pegasus) 6le cheval du printemps (horse of spring) 4
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Tolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogythe fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington second film in peter jackson's epic big screen adaptation of jmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiesthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomwhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûr
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He examines the works of kant, burke, wollstonecraft, coleridge, wordsworth, shelley, and many other writers and philosophers of the periodannotation © ringgold, incbritish romanticism and the critique of political reason, hardcover by michael, timothy, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk author timothy michael gives readers an in-depth examination of the political philosophy that dominated britain and france in the romantic periodhe argues over the book's eight chapters that a great deal of the period’s literary output takes the form of a critique of reason, its political value, and the types of knowledge attainable through itthe author is a faculty member of lincoln college and university of oxford in the ukportland, or ()
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Though his work took him to the caves of altamira and the pyrenees with the abbe breuil, to america where he worked for years in the field museum and saw the construction of its marvellous hall of primitive man, into planning for the developmental exhibit at the chicago world's fair, and into wartime studies for the uffep has a small section (4cm x 1cm) removed to take out surname of inscriptionthere his heart remained for most of the rest of his lifeborn in chicago he spent his childhood in england and was educated at eton and oxfordcontents are clean and binding is tightthe inscription includes " with greeting henry field" and is dated but cannot verify its authenticitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboards clean with very slight fading around the titles on the spineoxfam shop darlington hardbackdj has some minor chipspublished by peter davieshenry field (december – january ) was an american anthropologist and archaeologisthis autobiography is a spirited account of the adventure of science itselffascinated by the shaded past of the cultural hub of our civilization there, field dug, dusted and studied to piece together his track of manfield went eagerly as a young student on his first trip to the excavation grounds at kishhis essays on the babylonian findings have their tribute in the scientific worldgreen cloth boards protected by unclipped maroon pictorial dust jacketgovernment- it was at kish that he did his main body of workillustrated with 28 b/w photographsred top page ends
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In 'the tin soldier' (), when a young boy begins hanging out with the wrong crowd the gift of a tin soldier changes his perspective; the soldier comes to life and uses his army training and principles to set the boy back on the straight and narrowbut the soldier also has a few problems of his own as he has fallen in love with a toy ballerinaoxfam shop lytham collection of four family filmsleaving his friends, he embarks on a journey throughout a mystical wilderness where a range of obstacles stand in the way of a better lifein 'space dogs' (), after escaping from the local dog pound, homeless stray strelka teams up with belka, canine canonball of the local state circus, when her trajectory takes an unexpected pathsealed, as good as new! see oxfam website for delivery information read morealong with a motley collection of streetwise strays, the pair find themselves caught and transferred to a secret space laboratory where after some intensive training they learn they've been selected for a space flight missionby using these newfound powers of his, he must work together with his new friends and save the forest realmin 'the adventures of chris fable' (), chris (solomon ray), a young thief and runaway, learns that his father is in needbut when his neighbour, mrin 'max magician and the legend of the rings' (), max (timothy stultz) is interested in magic, isn't very popular and gets picked on by bulliestim (paul danaceau), gives him a book of spells, the book opens a gate to another world in which max is enlisted to help local elves battle their enemies, the unseelies
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Film-making history was made when, in the two towers, an actor's performance and digital animation were seamlessly integrated to create the world's first totally lifelike animated characternow andy serkis tells his own story about how a three-week commission to provide a voiceover for gollum grew into a four-year commitment to breathe life and soul into the lord of the rings' most challenging screen performancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston the official tie-in to the return of the king, in which actor andy serkis relates how he and the team of animators brought tolkien's character gollum to lifefully illustrated with more than 100 exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and drawings from the return of the king and the two towers, and with contributions from the many designers and animators who brought gollum to life, this book examines the transition to the big screen of one of tolkien's most popular characters from the hobbit and the lord of the rings
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitydrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israelmany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitythe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contextdavis see oxfam website for delivery information read moretranslated by chiara peri and philip r
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Classical, historical and modern tarts are all included, as are the childhood experiences of making jam tarts, eating them bubbling hot from the oven and invariably searing one's mouth in the haste to devour themthe doucet tart, enjoyed by chaucer and the court of henry iv, with its intoxicating marriage of honey and saffron, will surprise even the most sophisticated palate, as will the rich, delicate perfection of tamasin's souffled crab tart and the ambrosial peach, vanilla and amaretti tarte tatinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the most classic of tarts, the quiche lorraine and the strawberry tart, to the airy heights of a tomato and prosciutto tart on a puff pastry base, anyone can bake a tart, and everyone will enjoy cooking their way through this bookoxfam bookshop cheltenham the marriage of textures and flavours, colours and aromas make tarts the most satisfying of foods to make and eattarts, tourtes, quiches, tartelettes, the myriad variants of both form and content, are celebrated in this collection of ninety tarts for all seasons and all occasions
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Henry viii divorced his longstanding, long-suffering, older, spanish wife for a young, black-eyed english beauty, and, in doing so, severed england from rome and indeed from the rest of the western worldthen, when henry had what he wanted, he managed a mere three years of marriage before beheading his wife for alleged adultery with several men, among them his own best friend and her own brotherthere's another link between them, though: the lovely mark smeaton, wunderkind musician, the innocent on whom, ultimately, anne's downfall hingedeveryone knows the story of anne boleynsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuzannah dunn has wit, a mastery of dialogue, brilliant characterization, lack of pretence, and good humourthis is the context for suzannah dunn's wonderful new novel, which is about - and told by - two women: anne boleyn, king's mistress and fated queen; and lucy cornwallis, the king's confectioner, an employee of the very highest status, who made the centrepiece of each of the feasts to mark the important occasions in anne's ascentoxfam bookshop cheltenham a tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of anne boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of henry's queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the tudor courtthe queen of subtleties adds to that mix a wonderfully balanced, strong story and the result is sensational
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe satanic plan of the crimson king to return all of existance to the primal state of chaos is nighoxfam shop darley street a bold new story featuring roland deschain and his beleaguered ka-tet on the run following the complete destruction of their beloved city of gilead! and when such as gilead falls, the pillars of reality itself - the six beams holding all of existance together - begins to crumbleplus, just in time for the fun, it's the return of master storyteller jae lee to the role of penciler! don't miss it! collects dark tower: the battle of jericho hill
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