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The light grey textile exterior is punctuated with a signature diamond pattern that looks as comfortable in the boardroom as it does in casual settingssuitcase is a sharp dressed hard shell case tailored for those ready to shed plastic cases for a refined style on par with the look of macbook
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colour & b/w illustrationsnearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapperedited & introduced by bill brysona lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly rubbed at cornersred boards, gilt title to spineauthor: bryson, bill
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Hi there here we have a three drawer chest of drawers this is in the colour of white sorry this is pick up only and i can’t deliver collection from parcllyn aberporth cardigan read more
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Joining the autobots' mission to protect humankind is optimus prime (peter cullen), who forms an alliance with international armies for this second epic battlein an effort to prevent the decepticons from gaining possession of the 'allspark', a cube with the capacity to grant infinite power, the autobots managed to smuggle the object to earth, where they secretly hid itafter he glimpses the truth about the ancient origins of the transformers through a powerful vision sent to him by the allspark, sam once again finds himself the target of the evil decepticons, who have returned to earth under the command of the formidable starscream (voiced by charles adler)see oxfam website for delivery information read morenow, hundreds of years later, with the decepticons searching for the cube, it's a race against time, as the autobots enlist the help of young earthling sam witwicky (shia labeouf) to foil the decepticons' plans for world dominationlabeouf reprises his role as sam, the young earthling caught in the raging war between the autobots and the decepticons, in the sequel, 'transformers: revenge of the fallen' ()in 'transformers' (), an alien race divided into two camps long ago on the planet of cybertron: the autobots, and the evil decepticonsoxfam shop newquay the s cartoon series is given the big screen treatment with this double bill of big-budget, live-action blockbusters packed with state-of-the-art special effects
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• 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 morethese 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 narniaoxfam 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 csee oxfam website for delivery information read morein order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecyplayers enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witch
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In this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s,s, s, s, and sthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued in , and the new2est stamp in this collection was issued inthe countries that the stamps were issued in in this collection are jersey, guernsey, canada, singapore, australia, mauritius, hong kong, bermuda, malawi, gibraltar and the isle of mansome of the stamps in this collection have been unusedoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 73 stampsthe known places of interest shown on the stamps are la seigneurie in sark, the gatehouse at fort garry in canada, st johns cathedral in hong kong, la coupee in sark, the parliament buildings in canada, the railway station at mcadam in canada, albecq in guernsey, mount wellington in australia, la hougue bie in jersey, vazon bay in guernsey, house of tan yeok nee in singapore, fishermans beach in herm, fort essex in alderney, grand havre in guernsey, the runnymede library in toronto in canada, bermuda cottage in bermuda, the blantyre war memorial in malawi, pieter both mountain in mauritius, howard davis hall victoria college in jersey, the gariwerd grampians in australia, the martello tower in guernsey, the russell falls in australia, castle cornet in guernsey, darwin countryside in australia, elizabeth castle in jersey, mont ogueil in jersey, the buddha at po lin monastery in hong kong, the douglas promenade in the isle of man, the grandes rocques in guernsey, the abbey de marmoutier in guernsey, and the rue des jougues in guernseysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome of the used stamps have the envelope they were attached to still on the backmany of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on themthe stamps are all in good condition
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The occasion for these essays was the 70th birthday of one of africa's most eminent economists and a leading public servant -- professor adebayo adedeji see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: minor shelf wearformer executive secretary for the economic commission on africa and under secretary general of the united nations,scholar, and author of numerous books and papers, adebayo adedeji is perhaps best known for his pioneering work developing the african alternative framework to structural adjustment at a time when the damage being caused by the latter policies being imposed on africa was only just beginning to become clearthis rich collection of essays examines a wide range of economic issues such as the importance of planning, the continuing reality of the debt crisis, and the new parameters for regional integration in the context of the global economygood governance is analysed, as is corporate governanceoxfam bookshop beverley nepad -- the new partnership for africa's development -- is the latest attempt to chart a new course of good governance combined with an effective development strategy for the african continentthere is a special emphasis on issues of human development, including poverty, hiv/aids, and the refugee problemthe assumption is that the continent's decades of experience since independence embody lessons and reflect alternative policy approaches which, if properly understood, could be of real value in charting a viable future for its people -- provided african countries are set free to chart their own courses of action that address their particular circumstances and meet the social and economic needs of their own populationsthe intention is to learn from the past in order to chart viable new policy directions for the future, including critically assessing the prospects for nepad measuring up to the challenges involvedthis volume brings together some of africa's best economists and social scientists to reflect on africa's previous experiences with alternative paradigms to structural adjustment and related problems
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Over the next two and half years, witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of nazi atrocities out of auschwitzthe result is an enthralling story of resistance and heroism against the most horrific circumstances, and one man's attempt to change the course of historythis is the first major account to draw on unpublished family papers, newly released archival documents and exclusive interviews with surviving resistance fighters to show how he brought the fight to the nazis at the heart of their evil designshis mission was to report on nazi crimes and raise a secret army to stage an uprisingthe name of the detention centre -- auschwitzit was only after arriving at the camp that he started to discover the nazi's terrifying planssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'totally gripping'-- simon sebag montefiore'pilecki is perhaps one of the greatest unsung heroes of the second world warhis reports from the camp were to shape the allies response to the holocaust - yet his story was all but forgotten for decadesthis insightful book is likely to be the definitive version of this extraordinary life' -- economistwould you sacrifice yourself to save thousands of others?in the summer of , after the nazi occupation of poland, an underground operative called witold pilecki accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands of people being interned at a new concentration camp on the border of the reich
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Oxfam bookshop swanage the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonthe episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'written by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecharlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intense
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Will agatha unmask the real killer and clear joseph's name?*praise for mthere are plenty of twists and turns in a short read that means you're always on your toesso much so that joseph kennell, a retired lawyer, yells at the sisters that he 'felt like killing them'!when the twins' home is broken into one night and millicent is found dead, struck from a hammer blow, suspicion falls onto the lawyerin fact, i think she could be living my dream life' entertainment weekly'i've read all the agatha raisin seriesbeaton's agatha raisin series:'the detective novels of m c beaton have reached cult status' the times'irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' anne robinson'agatha is like miss marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lustbeatonthe team of bells at stethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic cotswolds village of thirk magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of england: the twins mavis and millicent dupinif you're like me, you'll have deep affection for agatha' woman's way see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the village gets ready for the bishop's visit, the twins get overly-excited at the prospect of ringing the special peal of bells created for the occasion and start bullying the other bell ringers, forcing them to rehearse and rehearseoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'every new agatha raisin escapade is a total joy' ashley jensen'no wonder she's been crowned queen of cosy crime' mail on sunday 'a beaton novel is like the archers on speed' daily mail the latest agatha raisin mystery from bestselling author m
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James cook) and influential cartographersoxfam bookshop brighton today the world is focusing unprecedented attention on asia and the middle east - rediscovering a cultural, political, and geographical landscape that has fascinated and frustrated westerners since the time of alexander the greatmapping the silk road and beyond depicts over eighty maps organized in clear chronology - from alexander the great's map of the world, first created in 323 bc and reproduced in a sixteenth-century atlas, to maps from the nineteenth century by french and dutch explorers that detail the growing interaction between europeans and eastern culturessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe maps provide detailed visual keys to the fascinating history of asia and the middle east: altogether they illuminate a cast of historical figures ranging from great leaders (the queen of sheba, mohammed the prophet, king charles v) to legendary explorers (marco polo, columbus, magellan, sir francis drake, captmapping the silk road and beyond traces the history of the european age of exploration and its lasting effects on these regions through an extensive series of beautifully rendered and imaginative maps drawn by explorers, merchants, and colonial administrators of the timethese maps represent the finest examples in existence in museums, libraries, and archives around the world, chosen because they depict the most important milestones in the mapping of asiathe book focuses on both maritime exploration and overland discovery via the ancient silk road: a network of trading posts that encompassed china, tibet, pakistan, india, kurdistan, iraq, ethiopia, eritrea, and dozens of other places known in ancient times by fabled names, including abyssinia, malacca, macassar, siam, and cathay
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Quite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to maryas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go byin quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy: simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; james becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of harry singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneurtheir stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearshe buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futurecharles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war yearsat its heart are a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in an addictive and compelling narrative of extraordinary power and resonanceoxfam bookshop st albans in a small town somewhere in the middle of england, the aftermath of the second world war brings change
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Haunted by the events of the past, and with his stalinist faith once more under threat, he interrogates his memories of the yudin case, and tries to trace its effects on himself, and on those he loved mostwe know the horrors of the police state and the purges, but the innocent takes us on a journey into the everyday of communist russia, bringing alive the intensely personal consequences of a regime, the power of institutions and ideologies to define a life - to crush it or invest it with meaningsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefollowing on from the success of his prize-winning debut, david szalay returns with a searing work of acute realism and bleak beauty, the breathtaking next stage of a major literary career"oxfam bookshop lincoln winner of the betty trask prize from the back cover: "it is spring and aleksandr, a major in the mgb - forerunner of the kgb - is sent to an isolated psychiatric clinic in the ural mountains to investigate one of the patients there, anatoly yudin, a man long presumed dead, once a famous pianist, now a severely incapacitated veteran of the second world wartwenty-four years later, in the summer of - the summer of nixon's visit to moscow, of the fischer-spassky chess match, of the munich olympics and their hostage crisis - the cold war is entering d?tente, and the values that shaped aleksandr's life are starting to dissolve into uncertaintythis book is in good condition with slight discoloration of the edges
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Deciphering the clues from papyri and pottery, they search layer by layer through the excavated treasures of a vast area from spain to france and from denmark to the sudan, until they reach egypt - where they unearth 250 years of "ghost historyoxfam shop lytham the old world has confronted archaeologists with many riddles, perhaps the most tantalizing of which is the dark age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating that it is supposed to have lasted for 400 years, from to 800 bcthe dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egypt" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has servedas a result, our notions about the trojan war, the foundation of rome, the origins of the greek alphabet, and the golden age of solomon all have to be reexamined, revolutionizing our view of the ancient worldin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morepeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculatedin centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claim
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The book is in excellent conditionwriting for both the general reader and the scholar, michael grant has in his fluent and immensely readable account captured one of the most astonishing civilisations at the height of its powersoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback - - weidenfeld & nicolson the golden age of ancient greek city-state civilisation lasted from 490 to 336 bc, the period between the first wars with persia and carthage and the accession of alexander the greatin this book, michael grant concentrates on the individuals in the cultural, social, artistic and political history of the classical greeks, who shaped their own and future civilisationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe places the work of sophocles, aristophanes, herodotus, aristotle, the architect and sculptors of the parthenon, philip ii of macedonia and many other in their historical context, and asks what gave rise to such outstanding achievement in the cultural, philosophical, scientific and literary spheresnever has there been such a multiplication of varied talents and genius within so limited a period
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Five lectures on psycho-analysis, leonardo da vinci and other works ()this collection of twenty-four volumes is the first full paperback publication of the standard edition of the complete psychological works of sigmund freud in englishincludes:five lectures on psycho-analysis ()leonardo da vinci and a memory of his childhood ()the future prospects of psycho-analytic therapy ()the antithetical meaning of primal words ()a special type of choice of object made by men ()on the universal tendecy to debasement in the sphere of love ()the taboo of virginity ()the psycho-analytic view of psychogenic disturbance of vision ()'wild' psycho-analysis ()shorter writings () see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"-david rieff, toronto globe and mail tim judah was balkans correspondent for the london times and the economist, and has been a frequent contributor the new york review of books praise for the first edition: "a lively and balanced history of the serbssoftback in as new conditionoxfam bookshop stratford upon avon yale university presssee oxfam website for delivery information read more"-mark danner, new york review of books  "judah's book is probably the best attempt to date to explain the calamitous situation of the serbs today through a meticulous consideration of the serb pastthe story he tells does much to explain both the serb obsession with the treachery of outsiders and their quasi-religious faith in the eventual founding, or rather reestablishment, of the serbian statejournalist tim judah's classic account, now brought fully up to date to include the overthrow of miloševic, the assassination of zoran djindic, the breakaway of kosovo, and the arrest of radovan karadzic"-aleksa djilas, new york times book review "judah writes splendidly
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The episodes are: 'the little king', 'home and abroad', 'delusion's song', 'rewarding destiny' and 'silent is the house'written by christopher fry, the series explores the everyday lives of the sisters in their home in the small yorkshire village of haworthoxfam shop kendal case and disc in excellent condition the complete tv mini-series that dramatises the life of the bronte sisters, authors of some of the most memorable novels in the literary canonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecharlotte (vickery turner), the author of 'jane eyre', is the most ambitious of the girls, with emily (rosemary mchale), the writer of 'wuthering heights', the most poetic and intense
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Faces of war thrusts gamers into the decisive battles of world war ii in europeget immersed in the heat of world war ii command american, english, soviet and german troops during world-renowned battles that include d-day, new winter missions and the storming of berlinstrong multiplayer * up to 16 players via lan / internet* amazing level of details your role and decisions are of major importance * as squad leader and with complete freedom, combine real-time strategy with advanced tactics* realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantageduring this period mighty battles were held in france, poland, belgium, the netherlands, hungary and germanysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers command american, english, soviet and german troops while fighting famous conflicts such as the normandy invasion, the battle of the bulge or the battle of berlin in shocking detailgem engine: the ultimate 3d rts engine with a shocking level of performance * complex team ai for new tactical opportunities: ai controlled soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think how to do it in the most efficient and safe wayfaces of war takes combat gaming to a new level by integrating a psychological element disc in excellent condition the game faces of war is devoted to the final period of world war ii in europe: the summer of - the spring of* camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersionthe german war machine was making every possible effort to defend the territory of third reich from the soviet and allied troopshowever, during 11 months the german resistance was crushed at all the front lines and the war ended where it had begun - in berlin* improvised player tactics, advanced ai reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same way* 8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches* co-op play with up to 4 playersoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionthrough the eyes of allied, german and russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive world war ii time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choicesthanks to complex artificial intelligence, soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think about how to do it in the most efficient and safe way
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Oxfam bookshop kingsbridge based on the highly anticipated feature film the adventures of tintin directed by steven spielberg and produced by steven spielberg, peter jackson and kathleen kennedy, the adventures of tintin: the game will provide tintin fans, both young and old, the opportunity to dive into the world of tintin and relive key adventures from the seriesthe adventures of tintin: the game is an action-packed adventure that takes gamers on a nonstop journey through the world of tintin; the hero and intrepid reporter from hergé's original comic booksthe single-player campaign offers a unique blend of exploration, puzzles and combatit also includes exotic gameplay elements such as sword fighting, aerial combat and drivingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith various elements adapted from tintin comic books the crab with the golden claws, the secret of the unicorn and red rackham's treasure, gamers are able to continue the adventure from the movie solo or with friends in one of three gameplay modesplayers will rediscover the movie's enchanting environs including captain archibald haddock's ship "the karaboudjan," omar ben salaad's palace and the exotic city of bagghar and experience many of tintin's exciting adventures
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Indy enters the race for the heart at the behest of marshal k'ai, an asian businessman who asks him to retrieve the pearl and return it to the government of chinahowever, in order to retrieve the heart, indy must first traverse the world to find and assemble the three scattered pieces of the dragon seal, the key to unlocking the cryptas the game begins, a powerful underground asian society, the black dragon triad, and a german mercenary, albrecht von beck, have formed an unholy alliance in the hopes of acquiring the heart of the dragon, a black pearl that gives its possessor the power to mould mindsthe game will offer 10 levels, all set in unique locales such as a 15th century castle that looms over prague, an underwater palace in istanbul, and a mountaintop fortress in chinadiscs ex case ex see oxfam website for delivery information read moreindy's whirlwind adventure, set in the far east in , plunges him into an international crisis of terrifying magnituderumoured to be buried in the crypt of china's first emperor, it has been safely hidden for more than two thousand yearsnow, with this unwelcome coalition in desperate pursuit of one of the most powerful artefacts known to man, it's up to indy to prevent the heart of the dragon from falling into the wrong handsoxfam bookshop carlisle from the crocodile-infested waters in ceylon to the bustling streets of hong kong, perennial action hero indiana jones' wits, agility, whip lashing and hand-to-hand combat skills will be put to the test as never before in the third person action-adventure indiana jones and the emperor's tombjones is aided in his search by k'ai's stunningly beautiful assistant, mei ying, who helps him throughout this epic conflict
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The twentieth n ° 32 of august in good condition; binder extract, dimensions cmwith a double page the black island and jo zette and jocko;shipment in plastic and rigid envelopetears of 2cm on the bottom of all the pageswith a double page of the black island and jo zette and jocko;the twentieth n ° 45 of november in good condition; binder extract, dimensions cmclean interior without stains and tearsinterior clean, and without rips
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Brand new/unusedset of timelife bookscomplete set of 11 comprising:borneo, the great barrier reef, caribbean isles, lapland, africa's rift valley, hawaii, the bayous of louisiana, the sahara, the himalaya's, the amazon & the grand canyon'the world's most wild placesbrand new, unused
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The coin is sold as seen & includes special deliverythe coin weights a total of 6a lovely copper/ nickel alloy coin would make a lovely addition to any numismatics collectionpaypal acceptedfor sale: a brilliant egyptian coin 50 piaster dated bust of cleopatra copper/nickel alloythe coin measures 2egyptian coin 50 piaster dated bust of cleopatra copper/nickel alloythe coin is in excellent condition & on one side has the bust of cleopatra & the other 50 piaster & arabicthe coin is dated in arabic
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Brand new/unusedset of timelife bookspriced exceptionally low for quick sale due to house move clearance!complete set of 11 comprising:borneo, the great barrier reef, caribbean isles, lapland, africa's rift valley, hawaii, the bayous of louisiana, the sahara, the himalaya's, the amazon & the grand canyon'the world's most wild placesbrand new, unused
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The battle was fought on the 14th october between the french army led by duke william ii and the english army led by king haroldwilliam was crowned as the first norman king, a crucial moment in medieval historyking harold ii was defeated which led to the collapse of the english armycondition as per the photosissued by the royal mint in , to mark the 950th anniversary of the battle of hastingsit has been in circulationthe reverse of the coin was designed by john bergdahl and is inspired by the bayeux tapestry
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Surviving the angel of death: the true story of a mengele twin in auschwitz, paperback by kor, eva mozes; buccieri, lisa rojany, isbn , isbn-13 describes the life of eva mozes and her twin sister miriam as they were interred at the auschwitz concentration camp during the holocaust, where drjosef mengele performed sadistic medical experiments on them until their release
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Brand new/unusedset of timelife bookscan possibly deliver very locallypriced exceptionally low for quick sale due to house move clearancecomplete set of 11 comprising:borneo, the great barrier reef, caribbean isles, lapland, africa's rift valley, hawaii, the bayous of louisiana, the sahara, the himalaya's, the amazon & the grand canyon'the world's most wild placesbrand new, unused
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The legend of spyro: the eternal night for the wiiit's better for both of us! i only take photos of the actual item you'll receivehas been tested, works greatalso, i try to describe every item in as much detail as i can
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Fully working see pics as they form part of the description can post recorded delivery for £4 read moregreat classic horror with the bonus of christopher lees voicehaving a declutter selling our original vintage tape cassettes read by christopher lee, edgar allan poes tales of horror cassette 1the fall of the house of usher, the black cat cassette 2 the pit and the pendulum, the cask of amontillado
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