The definitive account of one mans
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Other details:condition: goodwe take pride in serving youpublisher: it bookscondition note pages maybe folded due to previous owners useitem information:author: schmidt
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Oxfam books & music fareham risk to gain: the dramatic account of team ef's whitbread victory told by anna drougge and magnus olssonthe story of the winning team from the whitbread racesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelarge format hardback with dust jacketpublished by max strom
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In the log book of one of that force, flight sergeant george owen, are the details of his 29 operationsthis work is set on 23rd decembera heroic, yet, dreadful action is about to take place over cologne, involving the bravest of the brave - the pathfinder force
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Burroughs book definitive account of burroughsfascinating insight into one of the most original and innovative novelists of the 20th centurybuyer collects, but can postpimlico books, pagesliterary outlaw: the life & times of william s
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham anthony summers and robbyn swan have written the definitive account of 9/11what exactly happened? could 9/11 have been prevented? how and why did so much acrimony and misinformation arise from the ashes of the world trade center, the pentagon and a quiet field in pennsylvania? and what has yet to be revealed?the eleventh day, written with access to thousands of recently released official documents, is updated for this edition - and reports on a development which the former chairman of congress' 9/11 probe describes as the 'most important in years'though osama bin laden has been killed, questions remainthe shockwaves of the september attacks in america reverberate to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Drawing on a vast range of historical and cultural sources, this is the definitive account of a violent ritual that continues to fascinate even todaymoreover, the romance and drama of the duel has made it an enduring fixture in films, literature, and the theatrein the duel in european history, renowned historian victor kiernan writes with his characteristic wit and insight of duelling's evolution from its medieval origins - when it was regarded as a badge of rank - to the early twentieth century, by which time it was seen as an irrational anachronismin doing so, he shows how the duelling tradition was something unique to europe and its colonies, and, in its contribution to the development of the officer corps, played a key part in shaping european military powersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe for centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice
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Oxfam bookshop victoria here is the definitive account of the house of amphora, the innovative ceramic artworks bearing that name in fact or by association, and the five workshops that produced themwith access to the most extensive amphora collections worldwide and recently unearthed archives and records from the czech republic, the authors - all three specialists in their fields - piece together a fascinating story of talent, ambition, family ties and innovationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluded are hundreds of specially commissioned photographs with detailed descriptions, chapters on collecting, care and conservation, and a lengthy study of marks, signatures and the amphora numbering systemcognizant that all works of art reflect the times from which they emerge, the authors discuss the vital relationship between the ceramic workshops and the many movements - political, economic and artistic - that swept through europe and the rest of the world at that timethey journey from amphora's beginnings in the turn-teplitz region of what was once bohemia, to foreign markets where their artworks garnered mass appeal and on to the world's largest art exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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Oxfam shop inverness with a foreword by ian rankin new 'b' format edition of the definitive account of the rolling stones legendary tour of the us'a merciless, brilliant study of jagger power at full throttle' - daily mirror 'filled with finely-rendered detaila fascinating tale of times we shall never see again' - mojo see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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definitive sound of atlantic swe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationchildren's music & audio stories
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The secret signals of cigarettes, glasses, and makeupnow the world's foremost experts on the subject share their techniques for reading body language signals to achieve success in every area of life
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The criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywherein westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell vafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'pickwick' inthe pickwick papersit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirther beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbourneafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifecrowds are gathering at the court of common pleasoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 junesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timeangry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destitutenorton is a laughing stockon trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteen
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Oxfam bookshop thame "porsche: excellence was expected is a monumental book of unprecedented merit which chronicles the daily drama, the trials and errors, the brilliant successes of one of the world's most revolutionary and sophisticated sports and racing cars" an automobile quarterly library series book see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'totally gripping'-- simon sebag montefiore'pilecki is perhaps one of the greatest unsung heroes of the second world warthe 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 designsthis 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 reichover the next two and half years, witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of nazi atrocities out of auschwitzhis mission was to report on nazi crimes and raise a secret army to stage an uprisinghis reports from the camp were to shape the allies response to the holocaust - yet his story was all but forgotten for decadesit was only after arriving at the camp that he started to discover the nazi's terrifying planssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe name of the detention centre -- auschwitz
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the definitive account of the scrum methodology from its co-creator and the ceo of scrum, incon a mission to put this tool into the hands of the broader business world for the first time, jeff sutherland succeeds brilliantlyjeff sutherland' - professor jeffrey pfeffer, stanford business school; co-author of the knowing-doing gap see oxfam website for delivery information read morein other words, success requires scrumevery organisation, whatever its size, constantly has to come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budgetin this major new book its originator, jeff sutherland, explains precisely and step by step how it operates - and how it can be made to work for anyone, anywherethis book is the best description i've seen of how this process can work across many industriesleo babauta, creator of zen habits'scrum dramatically increases productivity while reducing employees' frustrations with the typical corporate nonsenseit explains how to define precisely what it is that you are seeking to achieve, how to set up the team to achieve it, and how to monitor progress until the project is successfully completedgeneral barry mccaffrey'jeff sutherland is the master of creating high-performing teamsas with so many software projects the first attempt failed, having taken four years and cost over $400 millionsenior leaders should not just read the book - they should do what sutherland recommendstake the fbi attempt to digitize its records, for examplethe subtitle of this book understates scrum's impactand it's not just grand projects that scrum can help with'full of engaging stories and real-world examplesamazingly, this book will not only make your life at work and home easier, but also, better and happierscrum provides a simple framework for solving what seem like intractable and complicated work problemsthe challenges of today's world don't permit the luxury of slow, inefficient work' - eric ries, new york times bestselling author of the lean startup'engaging, persuasive and extremely practicalsuccess requires tremendous speed, enormous productivity, and an unwavering commitment to achieving resultsthen the fbi turned to scrum, and just over a year later unveiled a functioning system that cost less than a tenth of the first project and employed a tenth of the staff' - shawn achor, new york times bestselling author of before happiness and the happiness advantage'scrum is mandatory reading for any leader, whether they're leading troops on the battlefield or in the marketplaceif you don't get three times the results in one-third the time, you aren't doing it right!' - scott maxwell, founder & senior managing director, openview venture partners'this deceptively simple system is the most powerful way i've seen to improve the effectiveness of any teamscrum shows you howthe project management method known as scrum may be the most widely deployed productivity tool among high-tech companiesscrum is the revolutionary approach to project management and team building that has helped to transform everything from software companies to the us military to healthcare in major american hospitalsfilled with practical examples drawn from all types and organisation it will make you rethink the fundamentals of successful management - and show you how to get things done however everyday or ambitious, however small or large your organisationi started using it with my business and family halfway through reading the book
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury a revised translation of the definitive carmelite edition of her autobiography & letters, together with the story of her canonisation, and an account of several of her heavenly roses, by the rev thomas n taylor, carfin motherwell scotland, witness before the tribunal of the beatification book condition throughout good: covers and spine good and pages crisp and clean commensurate with age (very small tear to page 421)see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in italy) ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decadescontemporary italy strongly mirrors britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and gnp - and yet they are fantastically differentsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreanyone wishing to understand contemporary italy will find it essential to have this enormously attractive and intelligent bookginsborg sees this difference as most fundamentally clear in the role of the family and it is the family which is at the heart of italian politics and business
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Oxfam shop inverness bruce springsteen: two hearts is the definitive biography of one of the most important songwriters and performers of the last three decadesboth were widely praised for their insightful and near definitive coverage of springsteen's life and musicthis biography brings together for the first time marsh's two previous biographies, born to run (which covered springsteen's early career through the mid-'70s) and glory days (which took him through the mid-'80s)for this book, marsh has written a new chapter covering major developments in springsteen's career to today, particularly focusing on his album the rising and its impact on american culturecritic dave marsh has traced springsteen's career from its beginning, and has earned the singer's respect through his careful documentation and critical description of springsteen's worksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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‘miles davis: the definitive biography’ by ian carr fantastic biography of miles davis, giving incredible insights into the music of one of the greatest jazz pioneersbuyer collects, but can postgood conditionharper collins books
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Nichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingwhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacitythis account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our liveswhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindshowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingthe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviourin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologyin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingnone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismsin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central role
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Publisher: hodder paperbacksother details:condition: goodwe take pride in serving youpages maybe folded due to previous owners usecondition note item information:author: follain, john
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Desperate valour will long remain the definitive account of this oft-forgotten epic of warfare
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Tree of yoga: the definitive guide to yoga in everyday life, paperback by iyengar, bisbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk the definitive guide to yoga in everyday life fromiyengar, the world's most respected yoga teacher
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24 h le mans history this is the set le mans porsche helmen of the winners of le mans jacky ickx and derek bell with their porscheplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitejacky haran, jean-louis schlesser and philippe streiff with rondeau 3are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletheir helmets are beautifully made at scale 1:12 and placed in a display with on it their names and yearsjacky ickx and derek bell with porsche 2gordon spice en francois migault with rondeau pôle position: jacky ickx in 3mn29s ( km/h) the helmets of the 2 heroes of le mans, history from in your collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeat the back the leaderboard is shownpacked with care we ship with track & trace
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Tomb raider definitive edition xbox one uk only code✅fast and free✅this code only works in the uk so be vary before purchasing, this code will be sent via email
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Includes 3 fold-out illustrations (one split at fold) and one other illustrationoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a new history of england: giving an authentick account of all the various revolutions, and other memorable transactions, that have happened in it from the invasion of julius caesar, to the present timecollected from the best writers, &c the second edition printed for r goadby, in sherborne, and sold by w owen, bookseller, at temple-bar, london pp, plus two index sections exact status of this edition is slightly unclear - four editions dated appear on estc, of which the "fourth edition" has the same number of pages5 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno pre-title pages - ffep appears to be missing, with slight tears to title pagepages are generally clean and tight - some a few more age-marked than othersname in faint ink on endpaperleather binding, five raised bands and title to spinepage numbers and inclusion of two index sections, suggest that this may be an amalgamation of two editionsboards bumped and rubbed at extremities, marked in places, with some losses to top and bottom of spine
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham **the international, new york times and sunday times bestseller, with over a million copies sold around the world**denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is widely recognised to be the magic ingredient to this happinessthe little book of hygge is the book we all need right now, guaranteed to bring warmth and comfort into your lifethe book is packed full of original research on hygge, conducted by meik and his team, along with beautiful photographs, recipes and ideas to help you add a touch of hygge to your lifehygge has been described as everything from "cosines of the soul" to "the pursuit of everyday pleasures"hooga? hhyooguh? heurgh? it is not really important how you choose to pronounce or even spell 'hygge'what is important is that you feel itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe little book of hygge is the definitive, must-read introduction to hygge, written by meik wiking, ceo of the happiness research institute in copenhagenwhether you're cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, or sharing comfort food with your closest friends, hygge is about creating an atmosphere where we can let your guard down
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Light on pranayama the definitive guide to the art of breathing by b%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsiyengar (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days
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