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Frodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overoxfam shop clitheroe director's extended cut of the famous fantasy adaptation of part one of the fantasy trilogy by jwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron, the dark lord of mordor, are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalffrodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthtogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordor
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Bilbo and his friends must fight for their survival as five armies meet in battlethe rest of the cast includes luke evans, cate blanchett, orlando bloom, evangeline lilly and christopher leeset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)oxfam shop colne road the last of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogymeanwhile, gandalf discovers that the evil sauron has returned, commanding a horde of orcs to attack the lonely mountainin this film, bilbo, thorin and the other dwarves have unintentionally released smaug from the lonely mountain and endangered the residents of lake-townsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebilbo has to make a difficult decision when thorin puts his desire to find the royal jewel arkenstone before his loyalty to his friends
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In 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationhas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited aboutin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upoxfam shop hebden bridge the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedwire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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Oxfam 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 themin 'resident evil: apocalypse' () alice finds herself stuck in the contaminated raccoon city after the re-opening of the deadly hivein 'resident evil: afterlife' () alice continues her fight against the umbrella corporationalong the way she teams up with other survivors of the disaster as the battle against umbrella and the zombies rages onfollowing new information, she heads to los angeles where she seeks out any survivors of the t-virus epidemicin '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 itif 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 racealong 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 necropolismeanwhile, travelling through the nevada desert and the ruins of las vegas, carlos oliviera, lisaacs (iain glen)(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 millionsfinally, 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 survivorssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 organisationthe infamous umbrella corporation has banned anyone from leaving in case of possible infection with the outside worldtogether, 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 hershe is struggling to survive and bring down the umbrella corporation led by the sinister albert wesker (jason o'mara) and head researcher draware 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 outbreak
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Very good conditionepisodes are: 'the night of no tomorrow', 'the eye of the beholder', 'the hall of bones', 'valley of the unicorns', 'in search of the dungeon master', 'beauty and the bogbeast', 'the prison without walls', 'servant of evil', 'quest of the skeleton warrior', 'the garden of zinn', 'the box', 'the lost children', 'psee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place all 27 episodes of the 80s animated series based on the fantasy role-play gamespells disaster', 'the girl who dreamed tomorrow', 'the treasure of tardos', 'city at the edge of midnight', 'the traitor', 'day of the dungeon master', 'the last illusion', 'the dragon's graveyard', 'child of the stargazer', 'the dungeon at the heart of dawn', 'the time lost', 'odyssey of the twelfth talisman', 'citadel of shadow', 'the winds of darkness' and 'cave of the fairie dragons'
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Oxfam books & music perth 12 pictorial postcards from the palace of holyroodhouse & abbey the blue paper envelope that the cards are in is in poor condition but the cards are unused and in good conditionhm office of works, sold for ninepence• the palace of holyroodhouse - queen mary’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse – abbey, the nave • the palace of holyroodhouse – duchess of hamilton’s drawing room • the palace of holyroodhouse – the front of the palace • the palace of holyroodhouse – king edward memorial from the palace forecourt • the palace of holyroodhouse – lord darnley’s bedroom • the palace of holyroodhouse - lord darnley’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – panoramic view of the palace and abbey • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s audience chamber • the palace of holyroodhouse – the fountain • the palace of holyroodhouse – the main entrance • the palace of holyroodhouse – queen mary’s bath house see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Full throttle - the prodigy (speedway (theme from 'fastlane') - the prodigy (skylined (the narcotic suite) - the prodigy (claustrophobic sting (the narcotic suite) - the prodigy (7no good (start the dance) - the prodigy (pop will eat itself) - the prodigy (one love (edit) - the prodigy ( kilos (the narcotic suite) - the prodigy (12) see oxfam website for delivery information read morepoison - the prodigy (intro - the prodigy (voodoo people - the prodigy (break & enter - the prodigy (oxfam bookshop chelmsford very good condition disc 11their law (featthe heat (the energy) - the prodigy (
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Being a short but complete description of the duties of the young engineer in preliminary and location surveys, and in constructionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in indiain he founded the journal engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his lifeborn into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, maw was taken into the workshops of the eastern counties railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsmanhe was president of the civil and mechanical engineers' society, the institution of mechanical engineers and the institution of civil engineersmaw was a british civil engineer and astronomer" small thin octavo, pp (ii), 75, with the errata slip loosely attached after the title page, with blank pages at the rear for notes (unused), original green cloth, the corners very slightly worn, a very faint mark on the upper coverpage 49 has been neatly annotated (see illustration)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe left the railway and became a consulting engineer; his many works include printing presses for several newspapers and magazines] a rare book, and in remarkably good condition[with the signature on the front endpaper of william henry maw, ()the title concludes:- "catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Players enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchthese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniain order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecysee oxfam website for delivery information read more• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and moreoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author c
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Prisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainoxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from eathroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up againstthe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemiesthis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the gamebeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friendskind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl racesthe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boyobviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkaban" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complexalong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friends
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The lord the rings, the third age, is being developed by ea's redwood shores studio, the same studio that developed the hit the lord of the rings; the return of the king gamein the game, players will interact with the characters of the fellowship in a unique structure, taking on individual quests while intersecting the major events of the film trilogy that drive the story forwardtolkien's classic the lord of the rings trilogy, the lord of the rings, the third age videogame allows players to adventure through middle-earth, building a party of heroes as they journeyparties will traverse through both familiar and seldom-glimpsed locations, using an innovative turn-based battle system as they fight, encountering the demonic balrog in the mines of moria, defending the fallen city of osgiliath, or trying to destroy helm's deepoxfam bookshop hexham based on new line cinema and peter jackson's acclaimed film adaptations of jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers battle on the side of the fellowship, but can unlock additional encounters where they fight on the side of sauron as they progress
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Episodes are: 'the lindbergh kidnapping', 'lucky luciano', 'son of sam, 'the hillside stranglers', 'john dillinger', 'the manson family murders', 'the jonestown massacre', 'the boston strangler', 'the yorkshire ripper', 'the mckay kidnapping', 'jack the ripper', 'murf the surf', 'the black', 'john christie of rillington place', 'haigh, the acid bath murderer', 'the great train robbery', 'the case of dr crippen', 'the massacre of the tsar', 'the trial of adolf eichmann', 'the case of gary gilmore', 'ted john gacy', 'neville heath', 'the trials of dr samuel sheppard' and 'the green beret killer'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport all 24 episodes from the first season of the crime documentary series narrated by robert powell
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'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromusing photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventurefinally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indianin 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to changefirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands
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107 is torn at the bottom, but with no frank lossvery occasional spots of foxing notedinside, the binding is firm with no loose pages; pages clean apart from some annotations between ppit contains the texts of 11 lectures delivered at the university of tubingen in , with two additional lectures from and respectivelytitle etc in black lettering on spinein he was appointed master of st benet's hall in oxford, where he remained for 27 years, and was able to spend much time in translating texts such as 'the spirit of catholicism'the yellow cloth covers are rather grubby and darkened, particularly at edges & angles; there are two small punctures on the spine (see photo), and a 'catholic book-a-month club' stamp on the backclothed as a monk in , he devoted his life to the benedictine way, and, after completing a degree at oxford, spent 12 years teaching classics at ampleforth, and leading it as prior for the final 3 of those yearsthe author is presenting to the laity a straightforward narrative of the catholic faith and the catholic church as keeper of that faith  previous owner's name neatly inscribed at the top of the front fep our book is in good condition for its age, despite lacking a dust jacketdom justin mccann) -1st edition thusthis is the best known of the author's workssee oxfam website for delivery information read more dom philip justin mccann () was born in ireland and educated at ampleforth collegeit has been widely translated, and remains in print todaykarl borromäus adam () was a german catholic theologian of the early 20th century  previous sale price of 1/6, circled, at top of front pastedown  the back cover may have sufferedsome water damage, as there is a stain both inside and out, with slight puckering of the pastedownoxfam books & music islington the spirit of catholicism (karl adam, trans
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The result is a brilliant seafaring novel, a gripping saga encompassing industrial growth, the years of expansion and exploration, the crucible of the first half of the twentieth century, and most of all, the sea"washington post"a generational saga, a swashbuckling sailor's tale, and the account of a small town coming into modernity both melville and steinbeck might have been pleased to read itcalled "one of the most exciting authors in nordic literature" by henning mankell, carsten jensen has worked as a literary critic and a journalist, reporting from china, cambodia, latin america, the pacific islands, and afghanistansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham an international bestsellera thrilling epic tale of the sea"we, the drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches tolstoy in its evocation of war's confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alikehe lives in copenhagen and marstalthe novel tells of ships wrecked and blown up in wars, of places of terror and violence that continue to lure each generation; there are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, and miraculous survivals new republichailed in europe as an instant classic, we, the drowned is the story of the port town of marstal, denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the second world wara gorgeous, unsparing novel
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A helluva story' - david baldacci'the president is missing is more than a thriller - it's a skeleton key that lets you inside the head of a u' - michael connelly, author of the harry bosch series'the president is missing is a big, splashy juggernaut of a novel, combining thrills with a truly authentic look at the inner happenings in washington' - bill clinton 'needless to say, we had some great conversations about the presidency, what life in washington is really like, and about the state of america and the rest of the worldpatterson and clinton have created a truly unique character in their 'missing' presidenta genuinely masterful thrillerthe president is missing puts the listener inside the white house and inside the mind of a president grappling with extraordinary circumstancesand it happens so fastand it could really happen' - dennis quaid on the audiobook of the president is missing'relentless in its plotting and honest in its examination of issues that strike close to our heartsthe world is in shockoxfam shop wolverhampton 'the dream team delivers big timethe day of the jackal for the twenty-first centurymy knuckles are still white!' - louise penny, no1 bestselling author of glass houses'marry the political savvy of bill clinton with the craftsmanship of james patterson and you get a fabulously entertaining thriller that is meticulous in its portrayal of washington politics, gripping in its pacing, and harrowing in its depiction of the perils of cyberwarfare' - harlan coben, no1 bestselling author of don't let go'yes, the president is missing is fiction - it's a thriller - but james patterson and i have come up with three of the most frightening days in the history of the presidencythe president is missingclinton's insider secrets and patterson's storytelling genius make this the political thriller of the decade'a bullet train of a thriller' - brad meltzer, author of the escape artist'from the pens of two american icons comes a political thriller that rocks' - nelson demille, author of the cuban affair'the president is missing is heart-pounding, gripping, terrifying' - jeffery deaver'a first-rate collaboration from a couple of real pros! engrossing from page onei believe that readers will not soon forget president jonathan duncan and his story' - james patterson 'i felt like i was right along with the characters for the shocking twists and turns you'll never guess are comingthese days, the seemingly impossible can happenbut the reason he's missing is much worse than anyone can imaginei read it in one gulpwith details only a president could know, and the kind of suspense only james patterson can deliver' - ron chernow, no1 bestselling and pulitzer prize-winning author of alexander hamilton and grant see oxfam website for delivery information read morefinn, author of the woman in the window'this book moves like air force one
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Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, it moves the question from 'why' liberal democracy has taken a punitive turn to the 'how' and the 'what': to how citizens experience democracy in the first place and what grassroots understandings of politics and care they bring to their encounters with the stateit reveals the murky, sometimes contradictory desires for a personalized state that cannot easily be collapsed with popular support for authoritarian interventionsliberal democracy appears in crisisotherwise clean textoxfam bookshop leeds 274ppthese popular forms of engagement reflect, in turn, a longer history of state control exercised against working-class peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the rise of 'law and order' and ever tougher forms of means-testing under 'austerity politics' to the outcome of britain's referendum on leaving the eu, commentators have rushed to explain the current conjuncturea little stain on a few pages, a little tear at the back of djthis book goes to where much of the commentary has stopped short: to the lived experiences of citizens who inhabit some of britain's most stigmatized urban neighborhoods, namely its council estates that were once built to house the working classespersonalizing the state challenges dominant narratives of exceptionalism that have portrayed the people as a threat to the democratic orderabove all, the book exposes the state's disavowal of its political and moral responsibilities at a time when mechanisms for collectivizing redistributive demands have been silencedstarting with dominant theories that have seen these developments as indicative of a rise in 'penal populism' or 'popular authoritarianism', personalizing the state revisits one of the central paradoxes of our times: the illiberal turn that liberal democracy has taken
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the blue mountains is a collection of short stories by booker prize winning author penelope livelyshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardthe fourteen warmly humorous stories in beyond the blue mountains range from the fantasy of scheherazade to a dazzling example of chaos theory, depicting in exquisite prose the subtle but significant events that go to create everyday experienceshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe in"the slovenian giantess" is a condensed masterpiece' sunday times'penelope lively is a genius and this collection is a joyshe later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigersee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the fourteen brief stories in beyond the blue mountains reveal penelope lively at her most polished and perceptivepenelope lively lives in londonher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganin any circumstances, from a wedding to a christmas shopping expedition, lively finds an emotional dilemma, engaging the reader as thoroughly as if they were reading a novel and leaving them speechless' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children
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Finally, in a lucid and eloquent epilogue, the author speculates on the philosophical implications of his theory: does free will exist? is time travel possible? how did the universe begin? where is heaven? does the denial of time make life meaningless? written with exceptional clarity and elegance, this profound and original work presents a dazzlingly powerful argument that all will be able to follow, but no-one with an interest in the workings of the universe will be able to ignorebarbour believes that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the conflict between these two theories: that there is, quite literally, no time at allunifying thinking that has never been brought together before in a book for the general reader, barbour reveals the true architecture of the universe and demonstrates how physics is coming up sharp against the extraordinary possibility that the sense of time passing emerges from a universe that is timelessthis is the first full-length account of the crisis in our understanding that has enveloped quantum cosmologythe heart of the book is the author's lucid description of how a world of stillness can appear to be teeming with motion: in this timeless world where all possible instants coexist, complex mathematical rules of quantum mechanics bind together a special selection of these instants in a coherent order that consciousness perceives as the flow of timein the end of time, the british theoretical physicist julian barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together einstein's general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands onesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham time is an illusionalthough the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless 'nows'
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That we never seeroll up, roll upthe one thing absent from the weather forecast is the tranquil eye of the stormyou are invited to step inside the oval office where trump called for loyalty from fbi director james comey, and experience life as a reporter in the briefing room, where the tense relationship between the media and the president is played outfour major stories can blow up and blow out before breakfast, and political weather systems are moving at warp speedit's raucous, noisy and full of clownsfrom kim jong-un and kavanaugh to merkel and the mueller inquiry - this is your insider guide to the washington circusguiding you through these rooms, jon reveals the inner workings of the trump white house and details the key moments and conversations that have unfolded within its wallsat the heart of washington, there is a circusreporting on it is a daily cacophonysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach chapter starts inside a famous washington room, uncovering its history and its new resonance in the trump eraoxfam bookshop cheltenham welcome to the white housein a year at the circus: inside trump's white house, bbc north america editor, jon sopel, takes you inside trump's west wing and explores the impact this presidency has had on the most iconic of american institutions
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Oxfam bookshop byres road the development of literary theory in the lifetime of coleridge was to a surprising extent the making of the modern critical mindthere were many important differences between, let us say, horace's art of poetry and the criticism of dr the primary concern of this book is with the english theory of poetry, and to a lesser extent of the other major arts, during the first four decades of the nineteenth centuryit stresses the common orientation which justifies us in identifying a specifically 'romantic' criticism; but not, i trust, at the cost of overlooking the many important diversities among the writers who concern themselves with the nature of poetry or art, its psychological genesis, its constitution and kinds, its major criteria, and its relation to other original and enduring critics of the time, rather than with the run-of-the-mill reviewers who often had more immediate, though shorter-lived influence on the general reading publicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis continuity was broken by the theories or romantic writers, english and german; and their innovations include many of the points of view and procedures which make the characteristic differences between traditional criticism and the criticism of our own time, including some criticism which professes to be anti-romanticjohnston, but there was also a discernible continuity in premises, aims and methods
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You are bidding for '' the last day '' - basm lithograph - limited edition of 15 numbered - stamped - signed by the artist + coa high quality premium matte - 270gsm paper size: 84 x 59 cm *the numbering may be different ! this mural was made to mark a historic moment in this era, the uk leaving the eu, namely brexitare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease check my other artworks available at auctions by searching ' basm 'his works has also been featured in cash is king [1 & 2] - the art of defaced banknotes book, that was exhibited at the saatchi gallerycomes with certificate of authenticity signed & dated on the back artwork made in the uk about basm george cosmin aka basm [born in ] is a mixed media / street artist and his style of work varies from purely aesthetic to socio-political commentary about the world and all these transposed on canvas with a spray paint and a stencil, on book pages or on banknotes with a brush and acrylic paint, or any other medium that catches his interestitems sent with dpd / tnt / ups - tracked and signed servicebasm is an artist who has attracted the people's attention with his skills and the message sent by his works, one of the street artists who deserves to watch out for both on the streets and in the gallery, an ascending artist and increasingly sought after by collectorsthe work was made in january in london / brick lane - known as the epicenter of london's street art scene* some of his works can be seen on the streets of londonplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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In the course of the work are introduced dissertations on the itinerary stade of the greeks, the expedition of darius hystaspes to scythia, the position and remains of ancient babylon, the alluvions of the nile, and canals of suez; the oasis and temple of jupiter ammon, the ancient circumnavigation of africa, and other subjects of history and geographycondition: binding copies with decent blocks2kg [approx] with sturdy packagingplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevolume i binding just about holding with rear board wobbly with a partial split to outer hinge, while volume ii [see last photo] has a detached rear boardall maps are present although some maps have minor faults, such as small closed tear near inner margin join, and reddish-brown offsetting or print transfer from panel to panel within folds [map of ancient egypt has much of this], and the last map has a few splits along foldscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolumes are two octavo (220mm x 146mm) hardcovers in brown half-leather with marbled boards and marbled edgeslate major of engineers, and surveyor-general in bengal; fellow of the royal societies of london and edinburgh; member of the royal institute of paris, and of the imperial academy of stthe full title is: the geographical system of herodotus examined and explained, by a comparison with those of other ancient authors, and with modern geographyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihowever both volumes have neat and tidy blocks with complete text and crisp, clear leaves and maps with neat foldsthis is the revised 2nd edition printed in london by cscarce early 19th century two volume set on ancient or classical geography by james rennellpetersburgh; and fellow of the royal society of gottingendespite the detached board and the minor flaws mentioned above, this is still a wonderful two volume set with blocks and maps in an overall excellent condition - very much worthy of a rebind that will most certianly rewardour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe whole explained by eleven maps adapted to the different subjects, and accompanied with a complete index by james rennell, esqalso there is a small number of foxing specks to front end-papers of vol irivington, and has the following page numbering: vol i pp: xxiv, pull-out maps; voll ii pp: vi, pull-out maps
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In this season, bones (deschanel) tries to recover from booth (boreanaz)'s rejection of her proposal, sweets (john francis daley) takes a break from his job and brennan and the team investigate the murder of a cia informantoxfam shop kendal all 24 episodes from the ninth season of the us forensic investigation series starring emily deschanel and david boreanazthe episodes are: 'the secrets of the proposal', 'the cheat in the retreat', 'el carnicero en el coche', 'the sense in the sacrifice', 'the lady on the list', 'the woman in white', 'the nazi on the honeymoon', 'the due in the dam', 'the fury in the jury', 'the mystery in the meat', 'the spark in the park', 'the ghost in the killer', 'big in the philippines', 'the master in the slop', 'the heiress in the hill', 'the source in the sludge', 'the repo man in the septic tank', 'the carrot in the kudzu', 'the turn in the urn', 'the high in the low', 'the cold in the case', 'the nail in the coffin', 'the drama in the queen' and 'the recluse in the recliner'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In 'an khe', the seals are sent in on a perilous mission to rescue a navy plane shot down in north korean watersin 'eppur si muove', when a conservative republican congresswoman targets ellie's research project in an effort to discredit jed, toby discovers that the source of the leak is uncomfortably close to homein 'the benign prerogative', in the days leading up to the state of the union address, toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nationin 'jefferson lives', when he realises that his first choice for vice president faces an uphill fight for nomination, jed nominates a congressman that none of the staff can get excited abouthas an intensely personal reason for leading the charge when hoynes decides to rehab his image in a bid for the presidency by slandering jed and leo in a tell-all biographyin '7a wf ', the search for zoey continues and walken takes a hard line against the kidnappers that could contribute to her deatharound for a not-so-typical day in the white housein 'the dogs of war', bombs drop on qumar upon walken's orders and as the hours pass without any word on zoey's whereaboutsin 'access', a documentary camera crew follows cin 'shutdown', jed's decision not to be held hostage by haffley shuts down the federal governmentin 'separation of powers', as chief justice ashland's health problems continue to mount, joe quincy, ashland's former clerk, is pressed into service to persuade him to retirein 'the warfare of genghis khan', an unlikely party comes to the aid of the administration as it seeks to discover the party responsible for nuclear testing in the indian oceanin 'the stormy present', president bartlet attends the funeral of a former president with other former presidents glenallen walken and din 'the supremes', jed and the staff vet potential supreme court appointeesin 'gaza', donna moss, percy fitzwallace, andrea wyatt and a couple of congressmen are in the middle east on a fact finding mission when their cars are blown upin 'constituency of one', will bailey receives an offer to become vice president russell's top aidefinally in 'memorial day', jed weighs his options for responding to the bombing as israeli and palestinian forces face off against each otherin 'talking points', josh is anguished when he realizes that his successful trade negotiation skills managed to create the opportunity for a computer company to move jobs to indiain 'han', josh fails to sway an unruly congressman who insists on voting against the administration on the vice presidential confirmationoxfam shop kendal case good cd's very good the complete fifth series of the popular american political drama seriesin 'slow news day', toby gets jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save social security, but is hampered by jed's mandate to keep the operation under wrapsin 'no exit', an airborne contamination alert locks down the west wing, forcing staffers to stay put until the all-clear is soundedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewire newman, while monitoring a possible situation in saudi arabiain 'full disclosure', cin 'abu el banat', the bartet clan attempts to gather for a holiday dinner and jed must deal with a hostage situation in sudan, an assisted suicide in oregon, his son-in-law's yearn to run for the house of representatives, and his grandson's desire to spend time with his grandpain 'disaster relief', the fallout on the hill from carrick's switch to the republican party exiles josh deep into a white house doghouse
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Discs are in excellent conditionthe episodes are: 'voyage of the damned', 'partners in crime', 'the fires of pompeii', 'planet of the ood', 'the sontaran stratagem', 'the poison sky', 'the doctor's daughter', 'the unicorn and the wasp', 'silence in the library', 'forest of the dead', 'midnight', 'turn left', 'the stolen earth' and 'journey's end'oxfam shop oadby all 14 episodes from the fourth series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure drama, starring david tennant as the latest incarnation of the legendary time lordsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this series, the doctor is joined by new companion donna noble (catherine tate) as the pair venture through time and space, visiting ancient pompeii and the planet of the ood while also meeting the mysterious river song (alex kingston)
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This time around, the doctor (smith), along with companions amy (karen gillan) and rory (arthur darvill) - also making their series farewell - are kidnapped by the daleks, transported to the american wild west and find themselves having to save earth from an unlikely invasiondiscs in excellent condition, see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe series also marks the introduction of the doctor's latest companion clara (jenna-louise coleman)oxfam shop oadby all 14 episodes from the seventh series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure drama, starring matt smith in his final appearances as the legendary time lordthe episodes are: 'asylum of the daleks', 'dinosaurs on a spaceship', 'a town called mercy', 'the power of three', 'the angels take manhattan', 'the bells of saint john', 'the rings of akhaten', 'cold war', 'hide', 'journey to the centre of the tardis', 'the crimson horror', 'the last cyberman' and 'finale'
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There, they become embroiled in a dangerous conflict between groups of cavemen who have lost the secret of making firein 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 machineepisodes 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'as 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 dangerthe doctor finally accepts ian and barbara as proper members of his crewoxfam music shop byres road the first three adventures for the doctor (william hartnell) from the classic bbc television sci-fi series, including all 13 episodessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the 'edge of destruction' episodes, the tardis is hit by a massive explosion and at first the doctor suspects ian and barbara of sabotagebut, with the doctor's help, the thals start an attack that wipes out the daleks completelywhen the doctor interferes, the daleks learn information vital to their survival and hatch a plan to wipe out the thalsin 'the daleks' episodes, the team travel to the ravaged planet of skaro, where the meet the pacifist race of thals, and the evil mutant daleks
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'the world without sun' () also won an academy awardthe film follows a team of divers as they attempt to live for a month in a purpose-built environment at the bottom of the red seaoxfam books & music winchester collection of documentary films featuring the work of legendary maritime explorer and film maker jacques cousteauin search of new marine creatures and environments, cousteau becomes one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the frozen surface of the south polein 'voyage to the edge of the world' () cousteau and his team of divers set out in the research ship 'calypso' to explore the uncharted lands and wildlife of antarticaas the divers explore their new habitat, cousteau boards his signature yellow submarine to chart the sealife of the deepest depthssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremaking use of the latest technology, the film was the first to offer a window into the weird and wonderful world beneath the sea and kick-started a whole new movement in movie making'the silent world' () is an academy award-winning documentary co-directed by cousteau and celebrated auteur louis malle
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In this series, the doctor is joined by new companion donna noble (catherine tate) as the pair venture through time and space, visiting ancient pompeii and the planet of the ood while also meeting the mysterious river song (alex kingston)oxfam shop hebden bridge all 14 episodes from the fourth series of the relaunched sci-fi adventure drama, starring david tennant as the latest incarnation of the legendary time lordthe episodes are: 'voyage of the damned', 'partners in crime', 'the fires of pompeii', 'planet of the ood', 'the sontaran stratagem', 'the poison sky', 'the doctor's daughter', 'the unicorn and the wasp', 'silence in the library', 'forest of the dead', 'midnight', 'turn left', 'the stolen earth' and 'journey's end'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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