The demon of the unexpected
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Although roald dahl is best known for his children's books, his most famous and sinister cult adult creation was tales of the unexpectedoxfam bookshop woodley sinister with a touch of the macbre, tales of the unexpected holds, at its heart, a core of black humour that makes each story both compelling and surprising, with a twist in each tale that delighted audiences throughout the country edition box set                      see oxfam website for delivery information read more   box set of 19 discs outer cardboard box is a little tatty and the cornersadapting works from dahl himself, patricia highsmith, ruth rendell and a host of other celebrated writers, this highly acclaimed series ran for an impressive nine years from is first transmission on itv in
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From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, the demon in the machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computingoxfam bookshop preston for generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental questionweaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itselfso can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new?in this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator paul davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersectat the heart of these diverse fields, davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelife really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match itand yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery
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Takes of the unexpected set of 11 books in good condition ÂŁ10 the lot ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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Independent i, 18th september 'anyone with a desire to grow more unusual edibles can learn a great deal from his book, a taste of the unexpectedif a reader starts growing just one of these unusual plants, the book will surely have done its job
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demon warrior - adept mint/newthe condition of the item you will receive is mint/newmanufacturer: reaper miniaturesour grading system is listed below for your perusalclose to perfect, very collectible
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These stories have the effect of bringing the saints to life as real people, in the context of late thirteenth-century living, but in them the saints do things that ordinary people can only wonder atin his new translation, the first in english of the complete text, william granger ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and, more generally, in popular religious culturejuliana, who, fed up with the propositions of a dull-witted demon, gives him a sound thrashing and tosses him in the sewer; stjames the dismembered, who, with the chopping off of each body part by the roman executioner, joyfully proclaims yet another reason for loving godin the course of reading these stories, which are arranged according to the order of saints' feast days throughout the liturgical year, we happen upon many fascinating cultural and historical topics, such as the christianization of roman holidays, the symbolism behind the monk's tonsure, nero's "pregnancy," and the reason why chaste but hot-blooded women can grow beardsit was compiled around by jacobus de voragine, a scholarly friar and eventual archbishop of genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the churchthe book is in good condition with only a little shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morefifth printing and first paperback printingoxfam books & music beaconsfield depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories--some preposterous, some profound, and some shocking--the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle agesthe chapters devoted to christ and to the blessed virgin are particularly moving examples of the mingling of doctrine and narrative to give life to dogmahilary, who challenges the authority of a corrupt pope and foresees the prelate's death; and stat the same time these stories draw abundantly on holy scripture to shed light on the mysteries of the christian faith
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T1 the demon of the caribbean re 19 very light compression caps# specialcollectionservicered beard charlier / hubinon all in very good interior conditionthe photos are part of the descriptionside damaged caps and corners (photo) t16 the captive of the mores ré slightly crushed bottom corners (photo) t17 hell's ship eare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableside very, very beautiful t18 the new adventures raid on the golden horn eour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storet4 defi du roy ré bottom corner damagedt3 le fils de barbe-rouge ré side mini compression top cover mini folds corners 4th flatgeneral condition from very beautiful to very very beautifulside very, very beautifult7 isle of man d side damaged caps t8 the spanish trap re side damaged bottom corners t15 khair le more eplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam shop whitchurch road don't miss out on the chance to buy this marvel collection bundle which is in great condition with only a few age related marks! issue 334 - karnak and quicksilver discovered in deep space! what is the mysterious vessel that has held them hostage for so long? and why is the collector a prisoner in his own ship? issue 335 - the avengers take on thane ector and his villainous brethren! in battle, captain america takes several unexpected blows, while the rest of the team must restore the collector's healthplus, an exciting development between sersi and thane! see oxfam website for delivery information read morecrystal of the inhumans is allowed to join the team at the request of quicksilverwill this be the final battle between the avengers and thane ector? issue 337 - the avengers face defeat at the hands of the brethrenafter the brethren are transformed back into bacteria, the avengers realize too late that planet earth is in grave dangerthe other team members continue to search through the collector's ecosystemsa battle on the blue side of the moon that no fan should miss issue 336 - thane takes sersi hostage, but quickly discovers romantic interest in his prisonerwho is olar, the strange creature who claims to be "the eldest of the brethren"? issue 339 - the collector reveals his plot against the brethren, and explains how they were pawns all alongsybil dorn, lover of thane ector, attacks sersi in a fit of rage! plus, the origin of the brethren revealed! issue 338 - the collector becomes an important pawn to the brethren, particularly after a discovery in one of his ecosystems
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Only with the help of an unexpected companion and the generosity of the people he met on the way did he survive to report back with unique insight on a region closed to the world by twenty-four years of warwinner of the royal society of literature ondaatje award and the spirit of scotland award and shortlisted for the guardian first book award, the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize and the scottish book of the year prizecaught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time afghanistan was in turmoil following the us invasiontravelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the mogul emperor, babur the great, stewart was nearly defeated by the extreme, hostile conditionsoxfam bookshop cheltenham the places in between, rory stewart's moving account of his walk across afghanistan in january was immediately hailed as a classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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By imagining the unexpected intersection of spinoza's life with rosenberg's, internationally bestselling novelist irvin drosenberg is stunned to discover that goethe, his idol, was a great admirer of the jewish seventeenth-century philosopher baruch spinozastill, his spinoza obsession lingeredthough his life was short and he lived without means in great isolation, he nonetheless produced works that changed the course of historyoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells when sixteen-year-old alfred rosenberg is called into his headmaster's office for anti-semitic remarks he made during a school speech, he is forced, as punishment, to memorize passages about spinoza from the autobiography of the german poet goethesee oxfam website for delivery information read morelong after graduation, rosenberg remains haunted by this "spinoza problem": how could the german genius goethe have been inspired by a member of a race rosenberg considers so inferior to his own, a race he was determined to destroy? spinoza himself was no stranger to punishment during his lifetimeyalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 yearsusing his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of spinoza, the saintly secular philosopher, and of rosenberg, the godless mass murdererbecause of his unorthodox religious views, he was excommunicated from the amsterdam jewish community in , at the age of twenty-four, and banished from the only world he had ever known over the years, rosenberg rose through the ranks to become an outspoken nazi ideologue, a faithful servant of hitler, and the main author of racial policy for the third reich
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His obsession with listening to the radio drives him on an unexpected journey, fuelled by the painful memories of the suicide of his only son many years beforethe accidental return of sams ex-fiance, david, coupled with the endlessly drunk auntie lesley ensures that an almighty farce is just around the cornerthe radio centres around the decline of the lovable, yet hapless george poppleton, a middle-aged, henpecked father and husband who stumbles across an old transistor radio in his loftwhilst his only daughter, sam, and wife, sheila, plan perhaps the most ill-fated wedding ever conceived, the radio transports george further and further away from realityit will appeal to anyone who enjoys family-based modern contemporary fiction with both poignancy and humourjonathan has been inspired by a number of novels, including alex garlands the beach, and his writing is comparable to mark haddon, nick hornby and joseph connollysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road a comedy so black that youd have to eat a lot of carrots to know whether georges adventures are actually visibleit is a story of what it means to be a family, the perception of loving and being loved, and what it means to be sanethe radio ends with an unimaginable twist, when the family realise that things are not at all how they seemedwhen a garlic baguette is used as a lethal weapon and the hogs finally take a stand and turn on the farmer who is about to roast them, nothing is likely to go as smoothly as the family may have hoped
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While the country reeled from the unexpected defeat of richard iii, henry tudor attempted to unify the two rival branches of the house of plantagenet by marrying elizabeth of york, intending to nullify the threat of the white rose while silencing doubts regarding the tudor claim see oxfam website for delivery information read more this would make an excellent gift for a student of tudor history however, in this engrossing account, desmond seward reveals how the war against the white rose continued in secret, seeding insecurity, fear and even paranoia behind the tudor facade of stability, magnificence and poweroxfam bookshop ludlow contrary to popular belief, the wars of the roses did not end in at the battle of bosworthdespite the apparent security of his regime, with the current white rose firmly under lock and key, henry did not feel safethere are indications that, after decades of fighting off yorkist pretenders, his paranoia had grown so intense that he began to see his own son and heir as a potential rival folio societ editionironically, the hope of the tudors was kept under close surveillance, guarded so strictly that he was all but under lock and key mint condition with unmarked slip-case
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She's offered a chance to get back on her feet, and with that an unexpected chance to discover loveit's only when a forgotten piece of jewellery with a mysterious note surfaces that violet is thrown back in to the past again, and starts to wonder what secrets there might be in her family's historyas violet becomes desperate to find answers about her mother and father, long-buried secrets threaten the stable life she's been buildingwith no-one to turn to, she has to rely on the goodwill of the community to help her outsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecan her new friends steer violet towards a happy ending against all the odds?a heart-warming, nostalgic tale of triumph over adversity that readers of katie flynn, donna douglas and call the midwife will adoreoxfam shop rosemount viaduct orphaned young, violet wheeler has been brought up by her aunt - but after winnie's death, she feels like she's lost everythingat the jubilee drapers, amongst the spools of ribbon, skeins of silk and latest thirties fashions, violet finds a refuge
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Starting with a collection of computer experiments, wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the universeincludes over 950 illustrations' see oxfam website for delivery information read morea seminal work of enormous importancebbc documentary in developmentoxfam bookshop deal this book promises to revolutionize science as we know it' - daily telegraph 'stephen's magnum opus may be the book of the decade if not the century' - arthur c clarke long-awaited work from one of the world's most respected scientists presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public
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Accompanied by his faithful labrador, dickens, and the increasingly exasperated inspector geordie keating, sidney is called to investigate the unexpected fall of a cambridge don from the roof of king's college chapel, a case of arson at a glamour photographer's studio and the poisoning of zafar ali, grantchester's finest spin bowlercanon sidney chambers, loveable priest and part-time detective, is backcan he decide between his dear friend, the glamorous socialite amanda kendall and hildegard staunton, the beguiling german widow? to make up his mind sidney takes a trip abroad, only to find himself trapped in a web of international espionage just as the berlin wall is going upsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop eveshamalongside his sleuthing, sidney has other problems
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storei suggest a vf/nm (9some minor spine stressplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website0) whilst i have been a comic collector for over 40 years i am not a professional grader so please make your own judgement from the pictures provided
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When the wall is wet due to some unexpected reasons, it might have bad influences on the sticker, when this happens please dry the wall and the sticker with an air blower or simply stick it again when the wall is dryspecifications: material: pvc sheet size: cm / in sheet weight: 100g / 3any greasy dirt or water will influence the perfection of the sticker5oz package list: 1 * sheet of sticker bonus: free delivery worldwideno measuring, no cutting, just peel and stickcan be placed on the wall, fridge, tile and any other hard surface placesattention: you need to make sure the surface is clean and dry before you stick itmural room wall stickers art decor features: instantly removable, repositionable and reusable, with no harm or damage to the surfacesometimes there might be some bubbles appear in big stickers, if this happens please remove the bubble or just pin it
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But, as they soon discover, life and love can begin again, even in the most unexpected circumstancesoxfam bookshop cheltenham the book that inspired the box office hit the best exotic marigold hotel and this year's the second best exotic marigold hotel starring judi dench, maggie smith, bill nighy, celia imrie, dev patel and penelope wiltonenticed by advertisements for a luxury retirement home in india, a group of strangers leave england to begin a new lifeon arrival, however, they discover the palace is a shell of its former self, the staff are more than a little eccentric and the days of the raj appear to be long gonepreviously published with the title these foolish things see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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When a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murdershowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomesoxfam bookshop royal exchange square londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenewhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose
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When a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murdershowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomesoxfam bookshop brigg londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scenewhen it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a noose
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An eclectic group, but perfect for flavoring any stark force with unexpected surprisesleaders, guardians, fugitives, and a beast round out house stark's forces in the war of the five kingsmeera and jojen reed lend deadly skills to commanders under the direwolf banner, while osha the spearwife, rickon stark, and his fearsome direwolf shaggydog inspire troops to rally around the young stark heirshaggydog himself will defend his young master with fang and claw, ready to battle to the deathwhile arya stark may be young, her 'needlework' is almost as deadly as her tutor's, syrio forel, former first sword of braavos
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At nampara, the poldark family finds the new year brings involvement in more than one unexpected ventureas the armies battle in spain, and the political situation at home becomes daily more obscure, the poldark and warleggan families find themselves thrust into a turbulent new era as complex and changing as the patterns of the miller's dancethe miller's dance is followed by the tenth book in the poldark series, the loving cupfor ross and demelza there is some surprising - and worrying - newsand clowance, newly returned from her london triumphs, finds that her entanglement with stephen carrington brings not only happiness but heartachesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans the miller's dance is the ninth novel in winston graham's hugely popular poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring aidan turner
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We may not be able to send it to countries which prohibit importing lithiuminstruction manual could be written in japanese[about the handling of the battery]release date middle east
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Our grading system is listed below for your perusalthe condition of the item you will receive is mint/newclose to perfect, very collectible
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morestars include peter cushing, charles dance, richard briers, brenda blethyn and jim broadbentin four volumes, sixteen classics episodes from the s and '80s
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In 'the fellowship of the ring' () frodo (elijah wood) is a hobbit living in the shire, a quiet, peaceful part of middle earthwhen it turns out that his elderly relative bilbo (ian holm) is harbouring the ultimate ring of power and the evil nazgul riders of sauron are coming to find it, frodo is entrusted by wizard gandalf (ian mckellen) to deliver the ring out of the shire without it falling into their handstogether they must battle across middle earth to destroy the ring by casting it into the cracks of doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of mordorin 'the two towers' () the fellowship of the ring has now divided and sam and frodo are lost in the hills of emyn muilthey are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep sauron distracted in order to enable frodo to complete his quest to destroy the ring by throwing it into the fires of the mountain of doomfrodo leaves the shire aided by his cousins merry (dominic monaghan), pippin (billy boyd) and trusty friend sam gamgee (sean astin), but they soon realise that the agents of mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from overmeanwhile aragorn, legolas and gimli search for the hobbits merry and pippin in the kingdom of rohan, which is currently being attacked by saruman's orc armiestolkien's 'lord of the rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive yearsgandalf returns as gandalf the white to remind aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of rohan with gondoronce they reach the elvish realm of rivendell the hobbits form part of the anti-sauron fellowship, which includes aragorn (viggo mortensen), boromir (sean bean), legolas greenleaf (orlando bloom), gimli the dwarf and of course gandalfthey are also being followed by gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the mountain of doomsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinally, 'the return of the king' () won all 11 academy awards it was nominated for, including best picture, best director and best adapted screenplayoxfam shop syston extended versions of peter jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of jgandalf manages to rally gondor's fallen army with the help of king theoden of rohan for the biggest battle in the history of middle-earth; and aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilitieswhilst the fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the two towers: orthanc tower in isengard where saruman has bred a deadly army of , and sauron's fortress at barad-dûr
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Bank transfer or pay pal (if pa pal please add 4% to cover fees) read morehe marched them up to the top of the hill and he marched them down againdied 5 january ) the grand old duke of york, he had ten thousand menthe soldiers friendhe was also in charge of the preparations against napoleon's planned invasion of the united kingdom instamped frederick duke of yorkhe was the person most responsible for the reforms that created the force which served in the peninsular war"[21] in frederick actively supported the foundation of the royal military college, sandhurst, which promoted the professional, merit-based training of future commissioned officersin the opinion of sir john fortescue, frederick did "more for the army than any one man has done for it in the whole of its historyduke of york commemorative coin/token
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It has 32 pages of text and photographs and a columbia legacy lpfeaturing the national gallery orchestra, conducted by richard bales; the cantata choir of the lutheran church of the reformation, mezzo-soprano florence kopleff, baritone thomas pyle, and narrator reverend edmund jennings leecolumbia masterworks dl-" lp record album in beautifully embossed fabric album with gilt titles and illustrations, applied flag lithograph, and attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war and the confederate army condition vinyl ex case books some water damagesize: " x " conditionthe second album is the confederacy, columbia album number , published inrecorded at the national gallery of art, washington, dthe albums are both in plastic covers and inserted at the end of the book and are in excellent condition they have some water damage, which is reflected in the asking priceabout the confederacymeasures 14" x 12first is the union, columbia records number dl-244 published in , with 60 pages of text and photographs, and a columbia masterworks lpplease see photographs as part of the descriptionthank you for lookingcolumbia records proudly presents "the confederacy" based on music of the south during the yearsincludes an attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war, with essays by bruce catton, and clifford dowdey’s the union & confederacy ) illustrated collector casebooks here for sale we have 2 illustrated books about the american civil war including a 12”lp excellent condition with each one
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" pooh fans everywhere are sure to be spinning with excitement over this very special "hunny" of a music boxlimited edition winnie the pooh hunny of a day music box by ardleigh elliott winnie the pooh and friends grace a "hunny of a day" ferris wheel collectible music box! a hundred acre wood exclusive first! - it's a hunny of a day whenever winnie the pooh and friends get together, and now you can join in with this first-of-a-kind musical ferris wheel collectible music box! pooh, piglet, tigger, eeyore, roo, rabbit and owl enjoy a special treat in the heart of the hundred acre wood, where every detail is sure to charm you! the "homemade" ferris wheel turns and everyone smiles as their barrel-style seats swing, while honeybees flit amongst the scenes of fun and friendship that grace the base! this exclusive, limited-edition winnie the pooh musical ferris wheel collectible music box from ardleigh elliott is crafted of triple-fired heirloom porcelain, richly accented in 22k gold, and plays the melody of "love makes the world go roundin very good condition certificate of authenticity read more
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