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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 figuresand 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 more 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 todaystarting 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 jewsall three paid the ultimate price
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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 imperiumwith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacethere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarea man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderpraise 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 more
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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 imperiumwith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menaceoxfam shop colne road 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 invasiona man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderpraise 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 more
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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 unknownoxfam bookshop lymington first editionunclipped 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 spineslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe 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 bookthe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno inscriptionsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on 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 poweroxfam bookshop kingsbridge collection of five films starring luca zingarettisee oxfam website for delivery information read moreastonishingly, the target of the robbery is st peter's treasuremarotta 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)italian with english subtitles'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 crime'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 destinyin '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 familieslastly, in 'calling inspector marotta' (), inspector giovanni marotta (zingaretti) is despatched to rome in following a tip-off about a major robbery in the pipelinein , 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 livescan marotta foil the plot before priceless relics are lost? in excellent clean conditionbut 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 fight
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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 reviews*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 oneour 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 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 hardmichele 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 moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebrilliant! (concreteweb, belgium) strange flowers profile: italian neo-psychedelic band from pisa formed in and active till
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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 foreveras teens, they witnessed their parents' murder, but it was rebecca who saved maya from becoming another victimafter a devastating hurricane, rebecca and adam urge maya to join the relief effortsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto please adam, maya agreesshe loses herself in the care and transport of victims, but when her helicopter crashes into raging floodwaters, there appear to be no survivorsforced 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 trustoxfam shop colne road maya and rebecca ward are both accomplished physicians, but that's where the sisters' similarities endthe tragedy left maya cautious and timid, settling for a sedate medical practice with her husband, adam, while rebecca became the risk taker
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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 ownnow this magical fable is beautifully repackaged in an edition that lovers of paulo coelho will want to treasure foreveroxfam bookshop hertford a global phenomenon, the alchemist has been read and loved by over 62 million readers, topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreevery few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers foreverthe people he meets along the way, the things he sees and the wisdom he learns are life-changingthis 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 dreamssantiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of andalucia, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flockwith 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 lives
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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 homeneither does conor, the little boy she's befriended for the past five yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith 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 allexquisitely written, the mountain in my shoe is both a gripping psychological thriller and a powerful and emotive examination of familyalso 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 griefbut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearsinside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbyand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painwhen 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 relationshipi 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 unputdownablehighly 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 inperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughesits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secrets'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 morebut when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years agosuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libbybecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can too
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And yet she had the courage to bounce back, and remarkably, to forgive those who made her existence a living hellthis is the definitive inside story of that time, and of the enormous repercussions that resonate to this day for emma, lance and the whole sportyet 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 soigneuremma had the strength to break cycling's omerta by speaking out against the culture of dopingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe thought she would be one of many whistleblowers, doing what she believed was rightisolated and shunned by the sport she loved, however, her reputation was systematically destroyedwhen 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 historythis is the ultimate memoir of truth and its many consequences
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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 nextoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames excellent clean condition in dust jacket, not price clippedxvi, 264 pages, including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat has become abundantly clear: in the digital age, conventional wisdom about business transformation no longer works, if it ever didbased 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 usedthe freed value enables companies to simultaneously reinvent their legacy, and current and new businessesit's a strategy for perpetual reinvention across the old, now, and new elements of any businessrapid recent advances in technology are forcing leaders in every business to rethink long-held beliefs about how to adapt to emerging technologies and new marketsdisruption by digital technologies? that's not a new storybut what is new is the "wise pivot," a replicable strategy for harnessing disruption to survive, grow, and be relevant to the future
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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 neighbourhooddespite the objections of her mother tanya (angela bassett), akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright drlarabee (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 words
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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 lovesbrand 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 bookthis 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 director
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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 moreevery time he tries, he just wobblesthe wobbly robin tells the story of a baby bird who struggles to flyoxfam bookshop carlisle a beautifully illustrated christmas tale for children up to the age of 7
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Our 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 availablesuperb original cover, fully-painted artwork of ‘capitaine courage' n°6, published by aredit/artima in x 28are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiafter 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 coverthere are two very small initials ‘bl’ in the bottom right-hand corner of the illustrationbob leguay - original cover of ‘capitaine courage’ n°6note: original illustration in perfect condition pasted on thick cardstock with blunt edgesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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courage the dog, beanie babycost: £ excluding p&pretirement date: 25th july5 inches (sitting) intro date: 24th mayswing 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 10never been used
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Reduced from £20 to only £15! courage the dog, beanie babyretirement date: 25th julycost: was £ now £15 excluding p&p5 inches (sitting) intro date: 24th mayswing 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 10never been used
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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 loveoutside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for newsif 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 moreoxfam 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 siegethe headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staffmoving, masterly' sunday times 'extraordinary'a brilliant literary thrillerchildren and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatrethree 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 decade
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courage under fire january the world is watching the gulf warwhat they find is a scandalwhat a troubled officer must now uncover iswhat 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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High quality itemsculpture "courage militaire" patinated bronze sculpture depicting a sitting soldierour 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 availablebarbedienne paris second half of the 19th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedubois foundry f
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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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