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A true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campthis is the scarce first edition, publishedno highlighting or other notesthese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the originalunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrapperbut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition for ageoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzin this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in april
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'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 subtitlesin , 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 conditionoxfam bookshop kingsbridge collection of five films starring luca zingarettihowever, his plans to interfere with the way the mafia conduct their business means he becomes a threat to those in powerlastly, in 'calling inspector marotta' (), inspector giovanni marotta (zingaretti) is despatched to rome in following a tip-off about a major robbery in the pipeline'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 crimeastonishingly, the target of the robbery is st peter's treasuresee oxfam website for delivery information read morein '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 visionin '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 familiesbut 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)
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Boxed lledo days gone blue bird ford a van/delivery truck dg diecast the bygone days of road transportvan condition is "used-like new"box condition is "used, with slight damage"
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Boxed lledo days gone swan vesta renault van dg diecast the bygone days of road transportbox condition is "used-very good"van condition is "used-like new"
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Of course, i am old, and not a little blind, but is that not good reason why i should put on paper the events of my life while i am still able? here, then, is my version of "living with the lama," and the happiest days of my life - days of sunshine after a lifetime of shadowsoxfam books & music hereford book about a psychic cat dictating to a tibetan lama who is under great public pressure for his claims about his extraordinary life"who will believe that you have written a book?" he smiled down at me and rubbed under my chin, just the way i liked, before he left the room on some businessyes, you read that correctlyfifi greywhiskers!"you've gone off your head, fifi," said the lamathis is the first book ever written by a cat, mrsthis book is not a work of fiction, but was transmitted to the author via mental telepathy from his pet cati am a siamese cat who has traveled far and seen muchcondition: general edge wear and spine creasepages browned but no inscriptions or notations"why should i not write a book? true, i am a cat, but i am not an ordinary cat(see photos) see oxfam website for delivery information read morei sat and pondered
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_____________________________________________________ description of item: i have a wedgewood decorative vintage plate "the apple pickers" by chris howells in a second issue in the "country days" collection which is limited editon crafted in wedgewood a fine bone china by jossiah wedgewood & sons limited, which in edition limited to a maximum of 55 firing dayshello and welcome to one of my many listingsi operate a prompt rapid dispatch once you have paid for your itemi operate a prompt dispatch of items purchasedi am in the process of downsizing many household items that i have no requirement for, so you may wish to look at many other listingsplease feel free to ask any questionsif you are not local or unable to collect in person, i am offering a posting service where possible, this will be in addition to the cost of the itemthis is merely to accelerate the downsizing process due to the catchment area being that of the whole ukmore pictures may be in the galleryitem was purchased then stored, hence why it's in such good condition
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Presentation plates of the twelve days of christmasroyal grafton fine bone china, made in englandthe plates are 22cms across and in very good conditionthere are actually two of the fourth edition, , but you can still have that one!
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Presentation plates of the twelve days of christmasthere are actually two of the fourth edition, , but you can still have that one! £10the plates are 22cms across and in very good conditionroyal grafton fine bone chine, made in england
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Will post at costpurchased and used for display purposes only coach from the lledo 'days gone ' collectionbox and coach are both in brand new, unused condition
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It begins with the earliest days of the photograph in the s and ends with an examination of the state of photography today and the effect that the 'digital revolution' will have, changing not only how we look at a photograph but what it is in a physical sense"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthis is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st centuryaccompanying the first major television history of this ever more influential artform, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of photographythis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportagethere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spineoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacketthe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spineall the pages are clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographthis is a large book measuring 305 x 240 x 26 mm and weighing 1 7 kg, however, this is still within the limit to not affect the postage costthe inner edge of the back board is damaged down the length where it joins to the spine, however, the binding of the pages is still soundit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative historythe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are good
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Spanning the few days coming up to and including christmas day, it tells a heartwarming story of familial warmth and joy through the eyes of charlie, the family dogjust released my new children's christmas book latest illustrated children’s christmas book the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie anthony r stephenson amazon the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is an illustrated christmas tale for childrenin the perfect wintertide, there is time for snow, a party, a visit from santa claus, and family christmas dinner—and the greatest gift of all: a new addition to the familywith the charming, albeit sometimes chaotic, antics of a young boy and his dog, the exciting adventures of charlie the dog & alfie is a story of the magic of christmas where wishes come true
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But why would this necessitate bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? could it be that the ever-loyal, spinoza-loving jeeves has an ulterior motive?evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, jeeves and the wedding bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphanton this occasion, however, it is jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at allhowever, georgiana is the ward of sir henry hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved melbury hall, the impoverished sir henry has struck a deal that would see georgiana becoming mrs rupert venableswodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estatefaulks's plot is bang on-messagefaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originals' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thingmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughter'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedbertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressedbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azurlove, as so often, is at the root of the confusionbertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetoxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using pthis is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after alljeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpiece
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Written with the support of squadron association members, the author has collected individual stories to capture the flavour of past eras and events, such as the early days of the air force during the first world war, the bomber attacks of and the berlin airlift ofin good condition, there is one medium tear to the top of the dust jacketoxfam bookshop lower petergate a very nice signed copy of this work charting the history of no99 squadron of the royal air force, from 197 tosee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionthe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the war
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From the dark days of world war ii to the fall of the berlin wall, sinatra s voice has always been there as the soundtrack to our livesenjoy this magnificent compilation includingthat omission is rectified here, with the release of the capitol singles collection - 80 tracks bookending a decade of sinatra hits, covering the periodfew would argue with frank sinatra s pole position in popular musicsuch was his pre-eminence as icon and actor, that sinatra s status as a pop star is often overlooked
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The narrative ranges from the concepts of nikola tesla in and the experiments of christian hulsmeyer in right through, in chronological order, to the commercially sponsored experiments of the prewar daysthe book also sets out to explain the basic principles of radar and, where applicable, historical aspects of the evolution of these principles are dealt withsome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withthe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are givenoxfam shop fulwood road radar has become an essential factor in air and sea travel, has affected all areas of military science and, most important of all perhaps, has considerably influenced the progress of electronic engineeringsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is the first general history of radar to be published, and one which covers the independent but more or less simultaneous emergence of radar in several countries in the spublished, as volume 6 in the 'iee history of technology series'the study, while underlining the significance of the cavity magnetron, purposely restricts itself to the pre-cavity magnetron era of radar
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Featuring the production talents of joe gibbs, bunny lee, lloyd charmers, glen brown, leslie kong, and others, not to mention some of the island's top session players, coming through the door will work perfectly for listeners interested in checking out the early days of jamaica's toasting royaltyoxfam books & music lancaster this is an excellent roundup of early dj sides from the late '60s and early '70sfeaturing innovators like king stitt and u-roy, keep on coming through the door should help dispel the reputation of reggae's dj music -- especially the early sides -- as being inferior to the music's more high-profile vocal, instrumental, and dub releasesa nice companion volume to the label's other early dj roundup, with a flick of my musical wristwith a incredible array of microphone personalities to choose between -- from the witty i-roy and intense dillinger to the idiosyncratic prince jazzbo -- this trojan collection bristles with energy and inventiveness from start to finishsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It is up to dr bill masen (scott) to lead the brave in their epic battle against the triffids' reign of terror in what could be the last days for humankindvanessa redgrave, brian cox, jason priestley and eddie izzard co-staroxfam bookshop aberystwyth dougray scott and joely richardson star in this star-studded two-part bbc remake of the classic science fiction thrillerfree to roam the planet with a fatal sting, and a retributive taste for human flesh, the triffids begin rapid breedingbut when spectators gather worldwide for a much-anticipated solar storm, billions are left blinded and the few sighted survivors watch as society collapses into chaossee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the near future, humankind's search for an alternative fuel supply leads to the discovery of the ominous triffid, a crop cultivated for its fuel that seems to have a life of its ownthe triffids, meanwhile, find their way out of captivity
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Finally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this day'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromusing photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indianin 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to changefirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands
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It follows the momentous events of the war from d-day, 6 june , through to the final days when the allied soldiers pushed the german troops out of france, chased them across germany, and, on 7 may , destroyed the nazi regimeoxfam books & music durham the victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian stephen eat the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought, proving eventually unbeatabledrawing from his extensive research for his previous bestselling books on the conflict, ambrose creates one of the most exciting single-volume histories of the second world war ever writtenthe victors is a compelling celebration of military genius and heroism, and of camaraderie and couragesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book was donated to oxfam durham books and music by a local donorit is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as elrond and galadriel took partoxfam bookshop ipswich the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkien's worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe tales of the silmarillion are set in an age when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middle-earth, and the high elves made war upon him for the recovery of the silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of valinorthis first edition by tolkien and published by george allen & unwin is in good condition but with a slight catch on the top right of the dust jacket complete with the map after page 365 please see the pictures
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In the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forcesunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionbanias' story starts in canaanite timesjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable citywilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itself" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationwith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firm
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From the early days of norman cook and the housemartins, right up to the released of the new album in the autumn of of ; from paul heaton's outspoken left-wing politics with attitude to his twin obsessions of sheffield united and italian football; from the acrimonious split from go! discs to a profile of the city of hull, its pubs, and its influence on the several members of the and who were born and bred there, "the liar's bar" is a definitive book about the beautiful souththeir greatest hits album compilation was, for a while, the fastest selling release in the uk, and their album "blue is the colour" sold 15 million copiesthis book is the authorized story of the beautiful southmike pattenden, of "the times", "vox" and "arena", has been granted access behind the scenes to the band themselves and their associates, both past and present, in order to tell the story of the last decadeoxfam bookshop brigg since they formed in , the beautiful south have become on of the biggest selling acts in the ukthey have also run up 17 hit singlessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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With the savoy havana band, he made an immediate impact in the earliest days of broadcasting and was known as the pianist with the lightning fingerswhilst he wrote much in the genre of novelty piano, overlapping with jazz he also wrote more contemplative pieces belonging to the english pastoral tradition: he was never just the the composer of marigoldbook as good as newoxfam music shop reading billy mayerl as pianist - composer-celebrity-educator, was one of the most brilliant figures in british music from the 's to the '50sborn in london, he became known in childhood as the wonder boy pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by american popular musicoriginal dust jacket and cdsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This 10th book of her adventures begins with a flashback to the last days of the network, when modesty was about to retire, and describes the organization s final, astonishing operation before it disbandedis the plan to destroy the western world being orchestrated by the watchmen?there have been few other female action heroines like modesty blaisea tough orphan who became the leader of the network, a crime syndicate specializing in art theft and industrial espionagemodesty and willie find themselves prisoners on see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham modesty blaise is about to retire from her criminal empire, the networkyears later, she faces the consequences of this final mission when she is drawn into conflict with a mysterious group called 'the watchmen'this operation is echoed several years later when modesty, with her peerless lieutenant willie garvin, finds herself drawn into conflict with the mysterious group known as the watchmen, who have plans to kill modesty in london and then destroy san francisco s golden gate bridgebut there is one final, astounding mission before she can leave
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The corners are very good but there are some unsightly tears along the for edge from rough handlingoutstanding text block, its faces starting to yellowbetter without its jacketexcellent blue cloth boards with silver titles to spine: much more attractive than the jacketunclipped dust jacket in overall good condition with stamped titlespaste down map of the region, evocative of the pioneering days, and this is the underlying theme throughout the book: the frontier is never far away, and we are told that ten thousand vessels have been lost to a watery gravesensational images, old and new, of life around this vast region, aided by gallant's wonderful photographytoronto: stoddarta must have coffee table book for anyone lucky enough to have visited the lakes and reliving the memoriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall text in englishoxfam bookshop market harborough the great lakes - pierre berton with photographs by andre gallant
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) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturethrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuoxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (c
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The last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofbut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlythen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruindeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historybahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapheroxfam shop colne road at 4 pon a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurewilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegethe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historythe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls restswhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to face
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In the last days before her death, nel called her sister'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pagesjules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own rightthey say she jumpedand jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind1 bestsellersimon mayo radio 2 book club choiceradio 4 book at bedtimegoodreads choice awards best mystery & thriller the addictive new psychological thriller from the author of the girl on the train, the runaway sunday times nonot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howlbut jules is afraidtold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edge' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)and most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning pooloxfam shop dumfries 'wondering if into the water could be as good as the girl on the train? it's better' clare mackintosh, bestselling author of i let you gowith the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, the girl on the train, paula hawkins delivers an urgent, satisfying read that hinges on the stories we tell about our pasts and their power to destroy the lives we live nowthe sunday times no' red see oxfam website for delivery information read more1 bestseller and global phenomenona brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusiona gripping, compulsive read!' shari lapena, bestselling author of the couple next door'fans of paula hawkins' the girl on the train rejoice: her second novel into the water is even better' stylist'paula hawkins effortlessly follows the success of the girl on the train with this immersive novelof her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumped
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In the early days of christianity their views offended and opposed those of the orthodox church, and later in feudal europe, both the state and the established church considered them heretics and sworn enemiesthe extraordinary story that unfolds in the hiram key revisited reveals that the building of the modern world was no haphazard processthe new world order is already hereoxfam books & music aberdeen is freemasonry nothing more than a benign and charitable men's social club as the order insists or does it have a deeper and perhaps darker purpose? could these men be part of the "illuminati" - a group of intellectuals with extremely grand plans for the development of civilization? and if so, what is the grand plan that these men were so determined to bring about, and why should there be such opposition to it? christopher knight and alan butler reveal that present-day freemasons are the spiritual descendents of an ancient priesthood that was forced to act in secrecyyet they could not be silenced - or defeated - and members of this priesthood have continued to this day to work in subtle and sometimes subversive ways to achieve their aims, often occupying very elevated positions within western society, and always maintaining complete anonymity to those outside their fellowshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere was a grand plan - and it has succeeded
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley ross the boss was the co-founder of manowar, their main songwriter in the early days and guitarist on the first six albumsgreat acceptance and reputation in the underground metal scene but also from all manowar fanssee oxfam website for delivery information read morefantastic cover artwork, that perfectly underlines the music and refers to the glory releases of manowar ()new metal leader is great heavy metal in the tradition of manowar's albums between battle hymns and sign of the hammer
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