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Oxfam shop mold winner of the elizabeth longford prize for historical biographythe soldier's saviour, the standard-bearer of modern nursing, a pioneering social reformer - and much else besides - florence nightingale belongs to that select band of historical characters who are instantly recognisableby disentangling elements of myth from the reality, bostridge has written a vivid and immensely readable account of one of the most iconic figures in modern british historyshe has been honoured and admired, criticised and ridiculedas the lady with the lamp, ministering to the wounded and dying of the crimean war, she offers an enduring image of sentimental appeal, and one that is permanently lodged in the national consciousnessin this remarkable book, the first major biography of florence nightingale in over fifty years, mark bostridge draws on a wealth of unpublished material, including previously unseen family papers, to throw significant new light on this extraordinary woman's life and charactersee oxfam website for delivery information read moremore often than not, she has been misrepresented and misunderstood
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Folio society - queen victoria - elizabeth longfordcomplete with plain slipcasesingle volume published in
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the walter scott prize for historical fiction sunday times barry ronge fiction prize university of johannesburg english literary award nominated for the folio prize in , the ss birmingham approaches indiasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon board is morgan forster, novelist and man of letters, who is embarking on a journey of discoverythe seeds of a story start to gather at the corner of his mind: a sense of impending menace, lust in close confines, under a hot, empty skyforster's great work of literature, is publishedas morgan stands on deck, the promise of a strange new future begins to take shape before his eyesit will be another twelve years, and a second time spent in india, before a passage to india, eduring these years, morgan will come to a profound understanding of himself as a man, and of the infinite subtleties and complexity of human nature, bringing these great insights to his remarkable novelat once a fictional exploration of the life and times of one of britain's finest novelists - his struggle to find a way of living and being - and a stunningly vivid evocation of the mysterious alchemy of the creative process, arctic summer is a literary masterpiece, by one of the finest writers of his generation
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the costa book of the yearwinner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction winner of the independent bookshop week book award longlisted for the man booker prize 'pitch perfect, the outstanding novel of the yearthen when a young indian girl crosses their path, the possibility of lasting happiness seems within reach, if only they can survivehaving both fled terrible hardships, their days are now vivid and filled with wonder, despite the horrors they both see and are complicit insee oxfam website for delivery information read more' observerafter signing up for the us army in the s, aged barely seventeen, thomas mcnulty and his brother-in-arms, john cole, fight in the indian wars and the civil war
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Oxfam shop pershore *new novel a thousand moons now available*winner of the costa book of the year winner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction winner of the independent bookshop week book award longlisted for the man booker prize 'pitch perfect, the outstanding novel of the year' observer after signing up for the us army in the s, aged barely seventeen, thomas mcnulty and his brother-in-arms, john cole, fight in the indian wars and the civil warhaving both fled terrible hardships, their days are now vivid and filled with wonder, despite the horrors they both see and are complicit insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen when a young indian girl crosses their path, the possibility of lasting happiness seems within reach, if only they can survive
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in the hunt for a spy, he exposed a conspiracy***winner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction*** paris, : an army officer, georges picquart, watches a convicted spy, alfred dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowda breathtaking historical spy thriller from robert harris, author of munich, conclave and the acclaimed cicero trilogy see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his lifedreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down
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Oxfam bookshop brigg in the hunt for a spy, he exposed a conspiracy ***winner of the walter scott prize for historical fiction***Â paris, : an army officer, georges picquart, watches a convicted spy, alfred dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowda breathtaking historical spy thriller from robert harris, author of munich, conclave and the acclaimed cicero trilogy see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his lifedreyfus is exiled for life to devil's island; picquart is promoted to run the intelligence unit that tracked him down
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Oxfam bookshop hertford 'a cracking historical novel - with a twinge of the surreal - about passion and obsession' the timesshorlisted for the women's prize for fiction one september evening in , the merchant jonah hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstephe has sold jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaidits arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society, where he meets angelica neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes onas gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see mr hancock's marveland a courtesan of great accomplishmentthis meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new coursewhat will be the cost of their ambitions? and will they be able to escape the legendary destructive power a mermaid is said to possess? see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hertford winner of the international impac dublin literary awardwinner of the james tait black prizeshortlisted for the man booker prizeshortlisted for the goldsmiths prizeshortlisted for the walter scott prize for historical fictionas late summer steals in and the final pearls of barley are gleaned, a village comes under threata trio of outsiders - two men and a dangerously magnetic woman - arrives on the woodland borders triggering a series of events that will see walter thirsk's village unmade in just seven days: the harvest blackened by smoke and fear, cruel punishment meted out to the innocent, and allegations of witchcraftbut something even darker is at the heart of walter's story, and he will be the only man left to tell itsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the yearshortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptional i envy anyone who hasn't yet read it'daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror'independent on sundaywith this historic win for 'bring up the bodies', hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizes (her first was for 'wolf hall' in )but anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourcromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own careerbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final daysby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean astounding literary accomplishment, 'bring up the bodies' is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the year shortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptionalcromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own careerbut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final daysi envy anyone who hasn't yet read it'daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror'independent on sunday with this historic win for bring up the bodies, hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizesby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean astounding literary accomplishment, bring up the bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists
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Oxfam shop evesham winner of the man booker prize winner of the costa book of the yearshortlisted for the women's prize for fiction'simply exceptionalcromwell must find a solution that will satisfy henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own careeri envy anyone who hasn't yet read it' daily mail'a gripping story of tumbling fury and terror' independent on sundaywith this historic win for bring up the bodies, hilary mantel becomes the first british author and the first woman to be awarded two man booker prizesbut anne has failed to give the king an heir, and cromwell watches as henry falls for plain jane seymourbut neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of anne's final daysby thomas cromwell is chief minister to henry viii, his fortunes having risen with those of anne boleyn, the king's new wifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morean astounding literary accomplishment, bring up the bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists
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Oxfam shop lancaster this pewter jug is engraved with the president's prize for york regattait measures 5" tall and its circumference is 12"5 at its widestit is fully functional and has an engraved handleit was made in sheffield, england and is in very good condition for its agesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Winner of the women's prize for fictioncollection onlypaperback book is in very good conditionthe road home by the author rose tremain
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Are 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 websiteusing a manner of "folding" the music files like origami, mqa is able to take the original analog recording resolution, and deliver it in a smaller filethe doors released their third studio album, waiting for the sun, in julysimilarly, the most advanced sound recording innovations were used to make the anniversary edition of waiting for the sunfeatures: • 50th anniversary deluxe edition • housed in a numbered, limited edition hardbound book • 180g vinyl lp & 2cd set • original stereo mix remastered on cd and vinyl • remastered from the original master tapes by bruce botnick, the doors' longtime engineer/mixer • 14 never-before-released studio and live recordings • cd - mqa encoded see pictures for detailswhile going through his archive, bruce botnick uncovered a cache of rough mixes from the sessions that hadn't been played in 50 years" when the doors recorded waiting for the sun in , they were among the first bands to use dolby a301 noise reduction processors, which was cutting-edge recording tech at the timebotnick says: "i prefer some of these rough mixes to the finals, as they represent all of the elements and additional background vocals, different sensibilities on balances, and some intangible roughness, all of which are quite attractive and refreshingremastered audio + 14 unreleased studio & live recordingssince its debut, the album has sold millions of copies around the globe and contributed to the doors' legendary canon, including the #1 smash, "hello, i love you"this is fully compatible with standard cd playersthe doors ?– waiting for the sun label: elektra ?– , rhino records (2) ?– r format: vinyl, lp, album, reissue, remastered, stereo, 180 gram cd, album, reissue, remastered, stereo cd, album, stereo box set, deluxe edition, numbered, 50th anniversary country: uk, europe & us released: 14 sep genre: rock style: blues rock, psychedelic rock * description 50th anniversary deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd setonce that file gets processed through an mqa encoder (more on that in a bit), it then "unfolds" the file back to its fullest and highest resolution, thus providing us with a very similar resolution to what was produced in the recording studiocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableto commemorate the 50th anniversary the doors release waiting for the sun: 50th anniversary deluxe editionthe doors waiting for the sun deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd set the box: nrour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe set also includes a second disc of 14 completely unreleased tracks: nine recently discovered "rough mixes" from the album recording sessions and five live songs from a september copenhagen showmqa (master quality authenticated) has offered to us music lovers a way to listen to our favorite tunes in a manner that was intended by the original recording artists, without the limitations of file sizes previously describedthe pictures are part and supplement to the description and condition of the offered objectwhen connected to an mqa enabled device it will play the same disc in hi-res 176khz/24 bitthe cd in this set has been encoded with the mqa process (master quality authenticated)it was the band's third platinum album in less than two years, and the first to top the album chartthis 2-cd/1-lp collection features a new version of the album's original stereo mix on both cd and 180-gram vinyl lp, which has been newly remastered from the original master tapes by bruce botnick, the doors' longtime engineer/mixergranted, your playback quality will ultimately be determined by the system you have, but at least you re working with a file that should at least in theory, mimic that of the original recording
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Top of the range holiday home for sale in mablethorpe sited on haven's golden sands holiday park, the park has loads of facility's for the family and is situated across the road from a blue flag sandy beach caravan features free standing sofas top quality fixure and fittings dish washer/washing machine 3 bedrooms 2 showers/2 toilets plus much more read more
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War for the planet of the apes 4k disk for sale
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Good condition for agekneehole office desk with 2 drawers on the right and 3 drawers on the leftcollection from ammanford (sa18)
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First (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsuser's guide for the structured clinical interview for dsm-5 personality disorders (scid-5-pd) by michael b
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Very good conditiondelivered before the fellows of the royal college of physicians of london on monday, 18th october by sir richard dolloxfam shop cotham hill the harveian oration: prospects for preventionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Conversations for the journey: 40 ways for you to build sporting character, veryi strive for perfection but sometimes might miss the mark, so if something’s not right please message me and i’ll do my best to sort iti’m always happy, where possible, to combine postage if you’re buying more than 1 item from mejust message me once you’ve succesfully bid or, where appropriate, had an offer acceptedcondition is very goodi’ll then send an invoice with adjusted postage and hopefully save you a few penniesi always aim to get you the item you want, in the condition you were expecting, to you as efficiently as possibledispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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Condition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd classthe kamikaze hunters: fighting for the pacific, by will iredale (hardback,…
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe hammer is discovered to be in the hanging valleys of anvrok, and sigmar dispatches twelve warhosts of the stormcast eternals to reclaim itoxfam bookshop carlisle the realmgate wars: quest for ghal maraz is the first campaign supplement of the realmgate wars series, continuing the story of the age of sigmar after the events of mighty battlesin great conditionsince the beginning of the age of sigmar, it has been the foremost goal of the god-king to reclaim his lost warhammer, ghal marazmeanwhile in rotwater blight, the sylvaneth are at war with the pestilent forces of nurgle
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki4 x 6 cm weight 157 grams condition: has some minor wear from general usage, otherwise pleasant overall condition, please see pictures for a better view of the items conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitem will be safely and securely packaged and shipped within one to two working dayssterling silver and silver gilt " the royal christening porringer for prince william" franklin mint limited editionmaker: stuart devlin made in london, fully hallmarkedcomes in original boxdimensions: size 10shipping price includes express delivery service (one to two working days), full insurance and packaging
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See oxfam website for delivery information read more(pal) () in original case, with manualslight damage to the case but the disc is pristineoxfam shop lower parkstone harry potter and the philosopher's stone for playstation one
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In excellent used conditionravensburger puzzle handy the foldaway puzzle board for up to piece puzzlesassembly is simple- just unfold the board add one of the plastic securing brackets on each side to make the board rigid- and start your puzzle! please see photos for all detailsdispatched with royal mail 2nd class signedapprox measurement 80 x 57cmsmoke free and pet home
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Dispatched with royal mail 2nd class large lettercondition is like newthe sims 3 into the furure expansion pack for pc & mac with guide & key
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This scanner is ideal for all home users, libraries, copy rooms, students, teachers, universities, law offices, publicists, and anyone that wants to turn books, magazines and other bound material into digital filesfeatures a unique scanner design that eliminates spine shadows and easy to use software that simplifies the book scanning processusing plustek's patent-pending shadow elimination element (see) technology, the opticbook can scan any book without the book spine shadow and distorted text associated with book scanning on flatbed scannersthe plustek opticbook scanner for macintosh and windows computers rrp £247
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Oxfam shop fulwood road lego star wars - the force awakens - for the playstation 4 see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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