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Instead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warwhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answersglobalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most peoplesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benignit is niall ferguson's masterpiece
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At the end of the book he returns to the question of israelite monotheism, seeking to discover what religious issues it addressed and why it made sense at the time of its emergencemark smith here seeks to discover more precisely what was meant by "divinity" in the ancient near-east, and how these concepts apply to yahwehit is now widely accepted that the israelites' god, yahweh, must have originated as one among these many, before assuming the role of the one true god of monotheismhe argues that within the bible, monotheism is not a separate "stage" of religion but rather represents a kind of rhetoric reinforcing israel's exclusive relation with its deity see oxfam website for delivery information read morepart one of the book offers a detailed examination of the deities of ancient ugarit, known to us from the largest surviving group of relevant extra-biblical textsin part two, smith looks closely at four classic problems associated with four ugaritic deities, and considers how they affect our understanding of yahwehoxfam bookshop wallingford as the bible tells us, ancient israel's neighbours worshipped a wide variety of gods
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At the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front coverr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w it begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawkeroxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight the illustrations are all clear an interesting read for those interested in aviation history it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded
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A page of answers with the routes through the mazes and other solutions is included at the end of the bookx the phantom thief is back, with a new evil plan! he wants to steal the shining light from the top of the empire maze tower, new maze city's greatest treasurepublished see oxfam website for delivery information read moretake a trip through a fantastic world of underground cities, hot-air balloons, tree-top towns and haunted housesfeaturing new mazes and seek-and-find challenges in a series of ic4design's trademark and popular detailed cityscapesoxfam shop fulwood road pierre and carmen are called to new maze city, along with others of the world's best maze detectives, to help solve the puzzles, protect the treasure and stop mrbut can you help them make it in time? mrtrace your way through each maze, spot the clues and solve the extra mystery challenges along the waya thrilling new maze challenge adventure for pierre the maze detective and all detectives aged 8+ is hours of puzzle fun
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In england, surnames were mostly established by the end of the 14th century-by ordinary people, for ordinary peopleuniquely, surnames describe medieval lives not captured by any other recordthey tell us what these people did, where they went, and what they noticed, and give clues about their culture and memorieswhere genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created themin the origins of english surnames, you will find the english people at a key moment in history, revealing the way they spoke, the jokes they made, and their memories of ancient cultures-all at a time when land-based feudalism was crumbling and people sought better livessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book examines the origins of english surnames, looking at occupational names; locational names, or names that record places; nicknames and personal names; names from the continent; and symbolic namesoxfam bookshop victoria surnames carry the history of people in a very personal way
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Written towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as sleeping beauty, swan lake, and la bayadere are more popular today than ever beforepictures show examples of some highlighted areas, all text is still entirely legiblein excellent condition, but with some areas of text highlighted and some minor annotations (used as a study book)petipa's memoirs reveal many interÂesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including tchaikovsky and the young pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other sourceas virtual dictator of the russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as russianno cash in handhis renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most companies today"these highly entertaining memoirs of marius petipa, the great franco-russian choreogapher had never before been translated into english before their first publication inwilling to post if postage is paid for by buyer, or collection available
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The last one is based on a tradition going back to the end of the 17th centuryin the procession, the young males of the island, dressed in the traditional dress of the
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the letters reprinted in this book were written by a girl to her lover between the end of and the autumn ofillustrated with portraits and a facsimile of dorothy osborne's writingfirst edition , reprinted from sheets of the first edition in andsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback, blue cloth boards and interior in good condition, price-clipped dust jacket is grubby, with small stains
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Having a declutter selling our original s marvel comics planet of the apes, more of marvels movie adaptation escape from the planet of the apes, 46 original comics in great condition for their age see pics as they form part of the description can post for a small fee read more
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Contents clean and unmarked apart from light foxing to top page edges and an inscription on inside front coversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tavistock this book of extracts from 'the west briton', cornwall's leading newspaper, spans the years from and is the last of four sequent volumes which together encompass all aspects of everyday cornish lifedust jacket in good condition with fading to the spine and sticker damage to the back covergrey cloth covers in very good condition
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff following the end of world war two there were millions of displaced persons in europe and in the far east too   see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is based on official records and the words of the survivors and their childrenhardback book in as new condition in an unclipped dust jacketno marks or inscriptionsthis book concentrates on displaced poles and balts (from lithuania, estonia and latvia) who chose to settle in britain rather than return to their home countriessee the attached images for a good impression of this book
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Last ever investigation don't miss out this chance will never happen again madame tussaud's in blackpool is a hive of paranormal activity, join us after the lights go out and investigate the ghostly happenings in this location, free buffet and refreshments and a free prize draw raffle at the end of the evening book your place at wwwcom last few places remaining
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His new book presents an astonishing view of our society's past, present and future trajectory--one that is unmatched in its breadth and depththe changes that will follow the decline of world petroleum production are likely to be sweeping and global, greer concludes, but from the perspective of those who live through them these changes are much more likely to take gradual and local forms
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Oxfam bookshop st albans published on behalf of maldon district council in to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of world war iisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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While historians have studied this transition as it occurred in individual countries, jerome blum offers the first view of it as a european experience that transcended political frontierssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book is in very good condition for its age, with clean, white pages throughoutoxfam bookshop preston the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries witnessed the transformation of the old rural order to the modern class society
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Kemlo and kerowski hardly expected to find an aerial marie celeste adrift in the voidoxfam shop magdelen street this is the first edition, published in see oxfam website for delivery information read moreeveryone knows the story of the mary celeste but caught, with others, in the worst astral storm of their experience, they had other things to think about for the moment
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A sound but browned copy of futura's edition of this controversial account of the tragic raid on dresden towards the end of ww2 by david irving a holocaust denier and nazi apologist whose views and led to his ostracism and even imprisonmentaltough it's 40 plus years are evident this is good reading copy
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Parklife: a search for the heart of football, varley, nick, very good, paperbackthe secret seven: book 1, blyton, enid, very good, paperbackadd us to your favourites
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That way forward, however, may either frighten or hearten us, depending on the variety of disknowledge we see deployedas bruno latour has pointed out, scholarly efforts of the last few decades to expose
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At the end of the week, futh, sunburnt and blistered, comes to the end of his circular walk, returning to what he sees as the sanctuary of the hellhaus hotel, unaware of the events which have been unfolding there in his absenceoxfam bookshop hertford winner of the mckitterick prizeshortlisted for the east midlands book awardshortlisted for the man booker prize shortlisted for new writer of the year in the specsavers national book awardsobserver book of the year the lighthouse begins on a north sea ferry, on whose blustery outer deck stands futh, a middle-aged, recently separated man heading to germany for a restorative walking holidayhe recalls his first trip to germany with his newly single fatherhe is mindful of something he neglected to do there, an omission which threatens to have devastating repercussions for him this time aroundspending his first night in hellhaus at a small, family-run hotel, he finds the landlady hospitable but is troubled by an encounter with an inexplicably hostile barmanbut the story he keeps coming back to, the person and the event affecting all others, is his mother and her abandonment of him as a boy, which left him with a void to fill, a substitute to findas he travels, he contemplates his childhood; a complicated friendship with the son of a lonely neighbour; his parents' broken marriage and his ownsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the morning, futh puts the episode behind him and sets out on his week-long circular walk along the rhine
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Sox hacks out alone or in company at the end of the buckle he's passed tractors, diggers and buses even arctic lorries and wasn't phased at allsox 15"2 twelve year old been there seen it and done it cob! soz is snaffle mouthed very easy to ride and super friendly! sox is one for the whole family to enjoy as he's super safe, capable and very much established in all disciplinessox is snaffle mouthed nice and easy in your hands, can be ridden at the end of the buckle type of cob, hes fun forward thinking yet super safe and totally unflappable! sox isn't a schoolmaster he has three established paces in the school, moves correct and takes the correct leads however isn't the type to ride in an outline, he's had so many novices on board he rides very much safe, sensible and genuinebased in wickford essex viewings welcome! riding instructors welcome! deposit secures as you all know our horses are not around for longlots of videos upon request read morewe are on a very busy road and when sox first come to us i don't think he was ready for all the things he had to pass when hacking, hes come from a quiet country side home to full on traffic, buses,horse and carts and quads the list goes on! he's been amazing and taken it all in his stridehe's not a plod he's very much you get what you ask for from him, so iff u want slow and steady he's fine with that, however should you want to step it up a gear hes more than happy to do so and loves having a jobopen to full vetting and bloods and comes with a 28 day warrantyhe's great in open spaces not fizzy or strong and loves a canter along the fields and can be held in canter on a loose rein! he has great breaks and is happy to go first or last when out in companysox loves jumping hes very keen to please and gives it his all when it comes to jumpingeverybody can ride him from children to adults at all abilities, i would also say that a disabled rider would be able to ride him
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I only bought them at the end of last august and was hoping to breed from them this yeari have had the first 10 eggs (3rd picture) this year from them which i have in the incubator as i wanted to make sure she was layingi have no way of telling if they are fertile or not but am going to need the pen for other hatches this year and don't feel it is right to keep them shut in all the time when the others are being let outi'm not entirely sure of their age but they aren't old ducks so 3 or 4 years at mostwe have tried to get them to go with our other ducks and chickens which they did fine with but they wouldn't come in at night and sat on the water so we had to catch them and have had to separate them againthese are a lovely pair of white call ducks that i am reluctantly having to sell
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Rising 5 year old gelding standing around 132hh (not measured) he was professionally backed in august and spent the next year being lightly hacked and schooled and competed at a couple of shows (ridden and inhand) with his previous owneri bought him in september and turned him away to mature, i have recently started lungeing him with the intention of bringing him back into work under saddle at the end of march/ april time when hopefully the weather has improved but i'm struggling to find the time to do it regularly due to my other pony coming back into work after lameness with a rehab planhis bad points are that he is slightly headshy due to aural plaque, and he can be strong coming in from the field if he hasn't had regular turnoutvery sadly for sale as i simply don't have the time
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Episodes are: 'the next doctor', 'planet of the dead', 'waters of mars' and 'the end of time (parts 1 and 2)', which marks the end of david tennant's stint in the role of the doctoroxfam shop oadby all four of the doctor who specials from plus the christmas/new year specials from the winter holiday periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsbut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the future
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3hh (to make 15hh) 4 year old dun and white geldingbertie was broken the end of last year and hacking out in traffic before being turned away, he's now coming back into work slowly and correctlyhes the most loving and relaxed 4 year old going, he's easy to do in all ways, bath, shoe, box etches fully shod, snaffle mouthed with a fantastic attitude towards lifethe only issue with him is that he has a sarcoid, it doesn't effect him in any way but if rather people know and this obviously effects his price in the current climatehes ready for someone to put their own stamp on him, with lovely movement and good conformationbased in derbyshire oiro tack is negotiable read more***bertie*** approx 14very loving, sweet boy, will spend all day giving kisses and cuddles
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year old new forest geldingjust someone who understands his not allowed to get away with it, his only small at the end of the day haha like shetlands try it ondoesn’t need no special requirements, and super with childrenhowever said this, he will try and nap with a small kid and will buck to scare them but just a pull and kick and he doesn’t do it with the girl who rides himsuited home is a small teen/adult carries up to 9 /12 stone maybe 10 at a push£ essex on the ground his straight forward no ifs or butsto ride, he is lots and lots of fun!! he’ll jump the moon if you ask him to, his wicked and knows his job! the kids love playing around on him, bareback fun, chase me charlie jumping, in the fieldsshe knows how to ride him easy enough and just laughs if he try’s and gets on with it, with the right rider he’ll do amazing againgoes in the school, has some fun just a great charactereasy to do his feet, groom, bath, load, lives in or out on fresh air simple going ponyloves x country too, he is just so eager to do his jobnot nasty, no vices, just an easy going lad
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The holiday park is located on the outskirts of sennen within easy reach of lands endthe facilities are open from easter until october; the pool from may half term until the end of august the caravan is also available for holidays out of seasonthe caravan sleeps up to four people, with one double bedroom, and a pull out double bed in the living areaguests are free to use all of the holiday park facilities including an outdoor swimming pool, adventure playground, indoor play area, 10 pin bowling, shop, bar and restaurantthe caravan is close to the children's play area, and all the amenities are free for guests to use, including the outdoor swimming pool and indoor play area (open high season)the modern bathroom has a shower, wc and basinthe living area has a dining table and a large seating area, a gas fire and a flatscreen tvthe kitchen is spacious and functional, and fully equipped with a full size oven, microwave, fridge, and all utensils and tableweardo not send a message from this advert to contact the owner direct and for more details on this holiday home please click the "more details" link at the top of this description and contact the owners from the full advert on our websiteset in unspoilt countryside with amazing golden sandy beaches and breatktaking views of the south coast, seaview is ideally situated for the perfect holidaythe living room window looks across open fields to the sea beyond, and is a fantastic place from which to watch the often spectacular cornish sunsets (and in high season, the fireworks at lands end!) there is parking both next to the caravan and in the main car park1 bedroom, 4 berth caravan for hire near lands end, cornwall
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Ex-sergeant jack ford (bolam) returns home to gallowshields on tyneside after the end of world war onesay tirra', 'fish in woolly jumpers', 'swords and pick handles', 'coal comfort', 'empire day on the slag heap', 'a first time for everything', 'paddy boyle's discharge', 'angel on horseback', 'king for a day', 'happy new year, some say', 'heads you win, tails i lose' and 'kind hearted rat with a lifebelt'series 3 episodes are: 'a house divided', 'a tiger, a lamb and a basket of fruit', 'my bonnie lass, goodbye', 'a ticket to care for the wounded', 'travel light, travel far', 'requiem for a loser', 'debts owed, debts paid', 'the empire builders', 'look up and see the sky', 'letters from afar', 'the father of lies', 'diamond cut diamond', 'a marriage and a massacre', 'high life and hunger' and 'please say goodbye before you go'it is a time of economic depression and jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment but after falling in with the seaton family he becomes determined to make his mark on the worldseries 4 episodes are: 'back to dear old blighty', 'a gift from heaven', 'a medal for the argentine', 'flies and spiders', 'oh, my charming billy boy', 'friends, romans, countrymen', 'the bright young things', 'action!', 'comrade in arms' and 'roll of honour'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hull every episode from the popular drama series starring james bolamseries 1 episodes are: 'a land fit for heroes and idiots', 'say helloseries 2 episodes are: 'ask for twopence, take a penny', 'tram ride to the bluebell', 'a pillowful of buttercups', 'roubles for the promised land', 'some bulbs to keep the garden bright', 'god & love & wellesley street', 'whatever made you think the war was over?', 'ladies, women, sweethearts & wives', 'after the bonfire', 'a wreath with our names on', 'the way it was in murmansk', 'in the front line you get shot at' and 'the simple pleasures of the rich'
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Oxfam shop evesham twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prizeruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own life'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickens'little short of a masterpiecewill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedfizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding bookwithout doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoutrageously funnybunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and ruby
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