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Tommy's honour the extraordinary story of golf's founding father and son by kevin cook (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam shop lower parkstone 'the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more'; roald dahlwould you use your power for good or for personal gain? that's what henry has to decide in "the wonderful story of henry sugar", one of the seven short stories in this extraordinary collectiona clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes the story of how master storyteller roald dahl became a writer (and a wealth of tips for aspiring authors)" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreanthology for younger readerswith roald dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy beginsa giant turtle and a very special boy who can talk to animals, a cunning hitchhiker and the curious driver who picks him up, and a very lucky plowman who finds a fabulous fortune but loses a golden opportunity are only a few of the characters you'll meet "if you could see with your eyes closed
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The criminal conversation of mrs nortonis the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for the rights of women everywhereten years older, he is a dull, violent and controlling lawyer but caroline is determined not to be a traditional wifein westminster hall that day is a young charles dickens, who would, just a few months later, fictionalise the event as 'bardell von trial is caroline sheridan, a beautiful and clever young woman who had been manoeuvred into marrying the honourable george norton when she was just nineteencrowds are gathering at the court of common pleaspickwick' inthe pickwick papersafter a trial lasting twelve hours, the jury's not guilty verdict is immediate, unanimous and sensationalfor the next thirty years caroline campaigned for women and battled male-dominated victorian society, helping to write the infant custody act (), and influenced the matrimonial causes (divorce) act () and the married women's property act (), which gave women a separate legal identity for the first timenorton is a laughing stocksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham westminster, london, 22 juneit is a fine, fresh morning that will become hot as the day progressesangry and humiliated he cuts caroline off, as was his right under the law, refuses to let her see their three sons, seizes her manuscripts and letters, her clothes and jewels, and leaves her destituteafter years of simmering jealousy, norton accuses caroline and the prime minister of a 'criminal conversation' (adultery) precipitating 'the scandal of the century'her beauty and wit attract many male admirers, including the prime minister, lord melbourneby her early twenties, caroline has become a respected poet and songwriter, clever mimic and outrageous flirt
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Lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth oftitle: lords of the sea: the epic story of the athenian navy and the birth of democracy format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: gibson sq uk release date: language: english
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The wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahl"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverthe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeanother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasurethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capeare 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 websitetwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world warthey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's bookscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
36 €
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Title: zulu rising: the epic story of isandlwana and rorke's drifttitle: zulu rising: the epic story of isandlwana and rorke's driftproduct category: bookscondition: goodauthors: knight, ian
7 €
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Surviving the angel of death: the true story of a mengele twin in auschwitz, paperback by kor, eva mozes; buccieri, lisa rojany, isbn , isbn-13 describes the life of eva mozes and her twin sister miriam as they were interred at the auschwitz concentration camp during the holocaust, where drjosef mengele performed sadistic medical experiments on them until their release
6 €
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The king and queen of malibu the true story of the battle for paradise by david krandall (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
10 €
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This is the one: sir alex ferguson: the uncut story of a football genius of taylor, daniel on 25 july paperback ad id: delivery service consumer credit
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Book - the beatles, the complete story of four lads who shook the world in pristine conditionpublisher - daily mail coffee table book ÂŁ35 ono
35 €
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The byerley turk - hard back book the true story of the first thoroughbred book in excellent condition collectors item free postage and packaging read more
19 €
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Raf 100 the official story of the royal air force by james holland (hardback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
16 €
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The strange story of the fleur de lys britain's forgotten soul bandpaul 'smiler' andersonthe fleur de lyspublished in by acid jazz books132 pages of fantastic narrative & photographs
120 €
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Shadows in the vineyard the true story of a plot to poison the world's greatest wine by maximillian potter (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
9 €
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Mars: the inside story of the red planet by nigel henbest, heather coupercondition is very gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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The short story of art a pocket guide to key movements, works, themes and techniques by susie hodge (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
9 €
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Wild stallion whispering the real-life story of wild-born exmoor pony stallion bear and his journey by dawn westcott (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Glastonbury 50 the official story of glastonbury festival rrp ÂŁ30condition is new
22 €
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Mamma mia! how can i resist you!: the inside story of mamma mia ! and the song…dispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is like new
12 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this story is a rare and utterly engaging experienceshe tells her story many years later from the waldorf astoria in new yorkit tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from to the post-war years of japan's dramatic history, and opening a window into a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradationa young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha housesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens, where young girls learn the arts of geisha - dancing and singing, how to wind the kimono, how to walk and pour tea, and how to beguile the land's most powerful men
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Uniquely, her post-war career has been even more varied and exciting than her early triumphsgood condition no pages missing/tears think of the golden age of steam and one train leaps to mind above all others: the flying scotsman, nigel gresley's elegant masterpiece of a locomotiveshe broke the world speed record in and has enthralled millions with her beauty and powernow andrew roden tells the scotsman's remarkable story, from her construction and the glory days between the wars through the decline of steam read more
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Being the extraordinary story of dougal butler's life with keith moon, late drummer of the who, and their adventures together in the ten years dougal spends as moonie's minder and personal assistant" some wear and slight creasing to cover, foxing to edge of pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages tightly bound and unmarked"a rock and roll memoiroxfam books & music beeston moon the loon the amazing rock and roll life of keith moon by dougal butler, chris trengove and peter lawrence contains black and white photos
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Oxfam bookshop brigg this is the extraordinary story of a very nearly ordinary princess named aliciagiven a magic fish-bone by a good fairy, alicia can have whatever she wishes-provided she wishes for it at the right timesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut it's never clear when the right time is, and sometimes the best magic is no magic at allalthough the cover and pasted down illustration appear darkened by time the internal pictures are bright and fresha very nice edition, illustrated by s beatrice pearse the interior is in excellent condition although there is a small amount of material missing from the top of page 19 it does not extend into the text block
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The extraordinary story of the beatles in large hardback reprinted in illustrated in black and white and coloursee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop crosby the beatles, the fab four who dominated pop music for a decade
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This is the extraordinary adventures of adele blanc-sec (blu-ray steelbook)the extraordinary adventures of adele blanc-sec: limited collectors edition double play steelbook also includes four artcards
7 €
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It also tells the human story of how its deposits were first identified and exploited, with stories of skulduggery and deceit, stock market scams, fortunes won and lost and political scandalsoxfam bookshop wallingford this book tells the story of the creation of the rocks of chillagoe, queensland, australia and how geological events have combined to lay down the gold, copper, garnets, azurite and other rare minerals including chillagitesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfullacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmakingthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionno highlighting or other notesanyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriestext block clean see oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket unmarkedexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of usethe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answer
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The day the sun danced is the inspiring true story of lucia, francisco and jacinta, whose great faith and courage brought the message of our lady of fatima to all the worldwhen the children tried to share the joyous news of our lady of fatima, no-one believed them, until the day the sun seemed to dance in the skywhile herding a flock of sheep outside the tiny village of fatima, portugal, the blessed mother visited them, not once, but many timesit soon became clear that they had been chosen by the blessed mother to share her messageoxfam bookshop hertford in children experienced a great miraclelanguages - english, spanish, french see oxfam website for delivery information read morefully animated - running time 30 minutestelling the children great and wondrous secrets that would affect all of creation
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The rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valleyscandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had saved the life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorsit is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and sonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americaoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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14 €
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The wrecking crew: the inside story of rock and roll's best-kept secret paperback – 21 mayif you were a fan of popular music in the s and early '70s, you were a fan of the wrecking crew-whether you knew it or not
16 €