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These eight heroes are very different people, with very different strengths and frailties, but all share an inspirational courage that gordon brown celebrates in these fascinating and moving portraits telling the stories of america's civil rights leader martin luther king, robert kennedy - who, after his brother's assassination, remade himself as a politician of compassion - and nelson mandela, he considers great courage over a long period against daunting oddsoxfam shop dumfries what is it that makes some men and women take difficult decisions and do the right thing against the odds when easier and far less dangerous alternatives are open to them? why is it that some people - like the undercover heroes working for soe in occupied france or the passengers of the united 93 flight on 9/11 - have the courage to dare? to answer these questions, gordon brown explores the lives of eight outstanding twentieth-century figures finally, he explores the life of aung san suu kyi, who for twenty years, much of that time under house arrest in rangoon, has led her country's democratic opposition to military dictatorship, and continues to do so todayall three paid the ultimate priceand then there is the legacy of dame cicely saunders, who changed the way we care for the dying by founding and leading the hospice movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestarting with edith cavell, who nursed the wounded of world war i in belgium and helped allied soldiers escape back to england, he goes on to consider the protestant pastor dietrich bonhoeffer, who in returned to nazi germany from new york to lead the christian opposition against the nazi regime, and the wealthy businessman raoul wallenberg, who left neutral sweden in to go to budapest to try save the lives of hungarian jews
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courage is not the absence of fear, says oshoit is, rather, the total presence of fear, with the courage to face itthis book provides a bird’s-eye view of the whole terrain—where fears originate, how to understand them, and how to call on your inner strength to confront them
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Alone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacepraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worlda man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasion
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Alone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacepraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worlda man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistathe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderthere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfare
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The author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknownslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spinethe globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookno inscriptionsoxfam bookshop lymington first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spine
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In 'perlasca: the courage of a just man' (), though giorgio perlasca (zingaretti) was initially a supporter of italian fascism and fought for mussolini in east africa during the italo-abyssinian war, he became increasingly disenchanted with the doctrine as it merged with hitler's anti-semitic visionhowever, his plans to interfere with the way the mafia conduct their business means he becomes a threat to those in powercan marotta foil the plot before priceless relics are lost? in excellent clean conditionastonishingly, the target of the robbery is st peter's treasure'by the light of day' () follows the story of don giuseppe puglisi (zingaretti), a priest from palermo, who fights against the local mafia-controlled environment to save young children and teenagers from becoming involved in a life of crimein 'cefalonia' (), when over 500 officers and italian soldiers deployed between kefalonia and corfu receive the news that their country has sought an armistice, their thoughts turn to home and a reunion with their familiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut their initial elation soon turns to gloom, however, when they learn that their former german allies have issued them with an ultimatum to surrender or fightmarotta goes undercover and quickly gains access to the group planning the heist and even develops a romantic relationship with female gang member lulu (meret becker)in , while based in budapest for the purposes of business, perlasca was confronted directly with the horror of the holocaust and, unlike so many others, didn't turn a blind eye but did whatever he could to save lives'paolo borsellino: the 57 days' () traces the 57 days after the assassination of his friend and fellow anti-mafia judge giovanni falcone when paolo borsellino (zingaretti) must come to terms with his own inescapable destinyitalian with english subtitlesoxfam bookshop kingsbridge collection of five films starring luca zingarettilastly, in 'calling inspector marotta' (), inspector giovanni marotta (zingaretti) is despatched to rome in following a tip-off about a major robbery in the pipeline
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Influences by pink floyd and king crimson,but also parts of tangerine dream goes in the extraordinary music design,without neglecting your own direction! the big breakthrough is lacking in management,the necessary small change and the courage of the radio stations! probably the most ambitious work is "ortoflorovivaistica",which is a harmonious image of this underestimated italian formation,and generally received good reviewsbrilliant! (concreteweb, belgium) strange flowers profile: italian neo-psychedelic band from pisa formed in and active tillour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemichele marinò (vocals,guitar) nicola cionini (guitar) matteo sciocchetto (bass) matteo d'ignazi (drums) tracklist a1\tmars behind our eyes\t a2\tjohn on the moon\t a3\tthe ghost in your room\t a4\ta telescope in reverse\t a5\tthe spider in the clock\t b1\tmy garden\t b2\tstrange girl\t mint for collectors of extraordinary bands of psychedelic rock! read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*also appeared in a limited red special edition (quantity 100 in red) paul gerald(new music express) ortoflorovivaistica is full of beautiful and powerful masterpieces that are performed with so much feeling and passion you wonder what was going around the time of writing and recording…the boys from pisa should definitely be proud of themselves with this oneare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablestrange flowers?–ortoflorovivaistica /in limited of 100 "red vinyl" how can you classify a band that is difficult to classify into a style! strange flower are comfortable and stirring,soulful psychedelic,haunting and hard
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Away from the sister who has always been there to save her, maya must find the courage to save herself-unaware that the life she knew has changed foreverthe tragedy left maya cautious and timid, settling for a sedate medical practice with her husband, adam, while rebecca became the risk takershe loses herself in the care and transport of victims, but when her helicopter crashes into raging floodwaters, there appear to be no survivorssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforced to accept maya's gone, rebecca and adam turn to one another-first for comfort, then in passion-unaware that miles from civilization, maya is hurt and trapped with strangers she's not sure she can trustafter a devastating hurricane, rebecca and adam urge maya to join the relief effortto please adam, maya agreesoxfam shop colne road maya and rebecca ward are both accomplished physicians, but that's where the sisters' similarities endas teens, they witnessed their parents' murder, but it was rebecca who saved maya from becoming another victim
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One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands, each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his ownthe people he meets along the way, the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changingsantiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of andalucia, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flockevery few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers foreverwith paulo coelho's visionary blend of spirituality, magical realism and folklore, the alchemist is a story with the power to inspire nations and change people's livessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford a global phenomenon, the alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwidenow this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of paulo coelho will want to treasure foreverthis is such a book - a beautiful parable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, follow your dreams
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Oxfam bookshop brigg on the night bernadette finally has the courage to tell her domineering husband that she's leaving, he doesn't come homewith the help of conor's foster mum, bernadette must face her own past, her husband's secrets and a future she never dared imagine in order to find them allneither does conor, the little boy she's befriended for the past five yearsexquisitely written, the mountain in my shoe is both a gripping psychological thriller and a powerful and emotive examination of familysee oxfam website for delivery information read morealso missing is his lifebook, the only thing that holds the answers
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Zoe follows libby's trail from paris to spain on the brink of civil war to secret trysts in london, and as libby finds the courage to live and love again, zoe begins to let go of her own griefwhen zoe and win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationshipbecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can tooperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughesits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secretssuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libby'an engrossing read' woman & home'a wonderful book' heat'this beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' hello!'filled with warmth and great characters' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbyhighly recommended for a great feel good read''finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'an ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in and never lived inbut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearsand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painbut when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years agoi loved it' marian keyeswhat readers are saying about the house of secrets:'libby and zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and i found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''i cried, i smiled, i swore in anger at partsoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extremely atmospheric and unputdownable
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And yet she had the courage to bounce back, and remarkably, to forgive those who made her existence a living hellyet when lance armstrong, starting his comeback from cancer, signed for us postal, it was emma, the only woman on the team, who became his personal soigneurthis is the ultimate memoir of truth and its many consequencesthis is the definitive inside story of that time, and of the enormous repercussions that resonate to this day for emma, lance and the whole sportwhen emma o'reilly joined the us postal cycling team in , she could have had no idea how she would become a central figure in the biggest doping scandal in sporting historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreisolated and shunned by the sport she loved, however, her reputation was systematically destroyedemma had the strength to break cycling's omerta by speaking out against the culture of dopingshe thought she would be one of many whistleblowers, doing what she believed was right
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Pivot to the future is for leaders who seek to turn the existential threats of today and tomorrow into sustainable growth, with the courage to understand that a wise pivot strategy is not a one-time event, but a commitment to a future of perpetual reinvention, where one pivot is followed by the next and the nextbut what is new is the "wise pivot," a replicable strategy for harnessing disruption to survive, grow, and be relevant to the futurebased on accenture's own experience of reinventing itself in the face of disruption, the company's real world client work, and a rigorous two-year study of thousands of businesses across 30 industries, pivot to the future reveals methodical and bold moves for finding and releasing new sources of trapped value-unlocked by bridging the gap between what is technologically possible and how technologies are being usedoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames excellent clean condition in dust jacket, not price clippeddisruption by digital technologies? that's not a new storywhat has become abundantly clear: in the digital age, conventional wisdom about business transformation no longer works, if it ever didsee oxfam website for delivery information read morerapid recent advances in technology are forcing leaders in every business to rethink long-held beliefs about how to adapt to emerging technologies and new marketsit's a strategy for perpetual reinvention across the old, now, and new elements of any businessthe freed value enables companies to simultaneously reinvent their legacy, and current and new businessesxvi, 264 pages, including index
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Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the scripps national spelling bee and, in turn, unites her neighbourhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girlwelch (curtis armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighbourhoodlarabee (laurence fishburne); her principal mrakeelah and the bee is the inspirational story of akeelah anderson (keke palmer), an eleven-year-old girl from south los angeles with a gift for wordsdespite the objections of her mother tanya (angela bassett), akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright dr
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"lavish art book for one of the most anticipated animated movies of , blue sky studio's ferdinand set in the fabulously colourful world of modern day spain, ferdinand is the story of a gentle giant who gains the courage to remain true to himself, whilst mounting a "great escape" to bring his new friends back with him to the home he lovesthis companion book to the unforgetta-bull movie is full of adore-a-bull concept designs, character sketches, storyboards and production art alongside insight from the artists, filmmakers and directorbrand new and sealed in plastic (i mention this because the "mark" top right of the back of the book is the plastic wrapping!), rrp £ happy to post at costthe art of ferdinand hardback book
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The book takes us to a place we might never have even dreamed and gives our minds the courage to believe things our hearts have always knownrick bass - praise for illumination in the flatwoods:praise for illumination in the flatwoodsreview beautifully written and observed, illumination in the flatwoods is a work of art worthy of its subjects
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But when christmas is threatened, and santa needs his help, can he fid the courage to take to the skies? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle a beautifully illustrated christmas tale for children up to the age of 7every time he tries, he just wobblesthe wobbly robin tells the story of a baby bird who struggles to fly
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There are two very small initials ‘bl’ in the bottom right-hand corner of the illustrationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenote: original illustration in perfect condition pasted on thick cardstock with blunt edgesbob leguay - original cover of ‘capitaine courage’ n°6please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteafter some research, no website mentions the cartoonist of the series ‘capitaine courage’ but several list the cartoonists of aredit/artima of the time and the only one matching these initials is bob leguay whose famous illustrations perfectly match this coverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesuperb original cover, fully-painted artwork of ‘capitaine courage' n°6, published by aredit/artima in x 28
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courage the dog, beanie babyretirement date: 25th julynever been usedswing tag reads: “courage and rescue the beanie babies raised over $1 million for the new york police & fire widows’ & children’s benefit fund in the first six months!“ approx 10cost: £ excluding p&p5 inches (sitting) intro date: 24th may
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Reduced from £20 to only £15! courage the dog, beanie babyretirement date: 25th julynever been usedswing tag reads: “courage and rescue the beanie babies raised over $1 million for the new york police & fire widows’ & children’s benefit fund in the first six months!“ approx 10cost: was £ now £15 excluding p&p5 inches (sitting) intro date: 24th may
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courage was her crown ?? & she wore it like a tiara! i tell you a tale ?? prince harry & megan's wedding was unforgettable ?? ______ for your very own courage was her crown ?? canvas to mark the occasion 16 x 16 inches just ?? available postage £ read more
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Watchover voodoo is for fun and if by keeping one of these pens with you helps with any aspect of your life then it is a good thing aka-oni - courage & confidence - to kick start your life, give you courage and confidence to get things done brand new in packs 6 x packs please see our other bargains free post
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In three intense hours, all must find the courage to stand up to evil and save the people they loveif you read only one thriller this year; make it this one: it is that good' daily mail 'three hours intersperses scenes of breath-sucking tension with stirring meditations on human nature' sara collins, guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staff'a brilliant literary thrillermoving, masterly' sunday times 'extraordinarythree hours is much more than a nail-biting thriller; it is a disquisition on values: of love and hate, of sacrifice for others, of risk-taking and courage' the times'a novel that you live rather than merely read' telegraph 'it is early days, but this could be one of the thrillers of the decadeoxfam bookshop harrogate three hours to save the people you love a top 10 sunday times bestseller & a best book of in the sunday times, times, guardian, telegraph, stylist, red and good housekeeping a times & sunday times thriller of the month in rural somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siegeoutside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for newschildren and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatre
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courage under fire january the world is watching the gulf warwhat a troubled officer must now uncover iswhat they find is a scandalwhat they're looking for is a hero
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The cost of courage by charles kaiser (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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For sale is a thomas kinkade courage valor jigsaw puzzlethe only defect i see are a sticker in the top right corner and tape on the bottom
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Printed on a4 card with shimmer detail, this unframed print includes the beautiful cinderella quote "have courage & be kind, always" free postage within the uk
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Dubois foundry fbarbedienne paris second half of the 19th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehigh quality itemplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesculpture "courage militaire" patinated bronze sculpture depicting a sitting soldierare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop portishead the tragically hip - courage[for hugh maclennan] b side - fifty mission cap and pigeon camera [live] see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The red badge of courage (great illustrated classics) by stephen crane **mint condition**
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