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Presentation plates of the twelve days of christmasroyal grafton fine bone chine, 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! £10
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Purchased and used for display purposes only coach from the lledo 'days gone ' collectionwill post at costbox 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 sensethe dust jacket has creasing to the top edge and bumping to all four corners and also the top and bottom of the spinethe 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 soundat the heart of the book is a quest to understand what makes a truly great photographsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop new milton used, fair condition, hard cover with dust jacketit brings a critical perspective and a strong aesthetic sense to the subject, but above all it is primarily a narrative history"the genius of photography" examines the evolution of photography in its wider context: social, political, economic, technological and artisticthere is a very small tear (about 5 mm) at the bottom of the spineall the pages are clean and unmarkedthis 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 costthis book examines all the different genres of photography from landscape and portraiture to news and reportagethe hard cover has a little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but the corners are goodaccompanying 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 is a major book for anyone who wants to know more about one of the most important art forms of the 21st century
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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 dogin 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 truejust 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 children
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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 triumphantoxfam books & music durham a gloriously witty novel from sebastian faulks using p' matthew dennison, the spectator see oxfam website for delivery information read morebertie wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in cannes, finds himself at the stately home of sir henry hackwood in dorsetmeanwhile, peregrine 'woody' beeching, one of bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée amelia, sir henry's tennis-mad daughterhowever, 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 venablesbertie, you see, has met georgiana on the côte d'azurthis is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that jeeves may not be so inimitable after alllove, as so often, is at the root of the confusionand though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing'at two memorable moments in jeeves and the wedding bells i did indeed laugh until i criedjeeves and the wedding bells is a masterpiecewodehouse's much-loved characters, jeeves and wooster, fully authorised by the wodehouse estatefaulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of wodehouse's originalsfaulks's plot is bang on-messageon 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 allbertie 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 dressed
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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 ofsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author was recruited into the squadron at the outset of the second world war, and continued a distinguished career in the years after the warthe book has been signed by the author with an inscriptionin 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 to
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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 livesfew would argue with frank sinatra s pole position in popular musicthat omission is rectified here, with the release of the capitol singles collection - 80 tracks bookending a decade of sinatra hits, covering the periodsuch was his pre-eminence as icon and actor, that sinatra s status as a pop star is often overlookedenjoy this magnificent compilation including
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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 withsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabundant references, which could facilitate further research, are giventhe historical events and the military influences, which shaped the ultimate development of radar in each country, are then consideredoxfam 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 engineeringsome of the earliest proposals for the use of radio waves to detect objects at a distance are first dealt withpublished, 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 radarthis 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 s
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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 royaltywith 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 morefeaturing 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 wristoxfam books & music lancaster this is an excellent roundup of early dj sides from the late '60s and early '70s
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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 humankindfree to roam the planet with a fatal sting, and a retributive taste for human flesh, the triffids begin rapid breedingthe triffids, meanwhile, find their way out of captivityvanessa redgrave, brian cox, jason priestley and eddie izzard co-starsee 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 ownoxfam bookshop aberystwyth dougray scott and joely richardson star in this star-studded two-part bbc remake of the classic science fiction thrillerbut when spectators gather worldwide for a much-anticipated solar storm, billions are left blinded and the few sighted survivors watch as society collapses into chaos
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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 dayfirst 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'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 indiansee oxfam website for delivery information read morein '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 changeoxfam 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 adventure'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indians
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Oxfam bookshop swanage poignant, anti-war drama from director bernhard wicki about a group of german boys' attempts to guard a bridge in the dying days of wwiisee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the defeated ranks of the wehrmacht try to escape the advancing american troops, seven boys from a local village are seconded to guard a strategically worthless bridgefired up by the patriotic ideology on offer, the boys' resolve is put to the test when american tanks suddenly appear, intent on crossing the bridge
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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 regimethe victors is a compelling celebration of military genius and heroism, and of camaraderie and courageat the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought, proving eventually unbeatableoxfam books & music durham the victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian stephen esee oxfam website for delivery information read moredrawing 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 written
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It 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 partthis book was donated to oxfam durham books and music by a local donorsee 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 picturesoxfam bookshop ipswich the silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkien's world
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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 forceswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianityjohn 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 regionin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfunder 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 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 cityoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmbanias' story starts in canaanite timesits story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near eastwilson 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 twain" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebration
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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 southsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey have also run up 17 hit singles5 million copiesthis book is the authorized story of 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 1mike 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 uk
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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 fingersborn in london, he became known in childhood as the wonder boy pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by american popular musicsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 '50sbook as good as neworiginal dust jacket and cdwhilst 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 marigold
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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 disbandedmodesty and willie find themselves prisoners on see oxfam website for delivery information read moreis 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 espionagethis 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 leaveoxfam 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'
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Unclipped dust jacket in overall good condition with stamped titlestoronto: stoddartpaste 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 gravesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners are very good but there are some unsightly tears along the for edge from rough handlingoxfam bookshop market harborough the great lakes - pierre berton with photographs by andre gallantoutstanding text block, its faces starting to yellowall text in englishexcellent blue cloth boards with silver titles to spine: much more attractive than the jacketsensational images, old and new, of life around this vast region, aided by gallant's wonderful photographybetter without its jacketa must have coffee table book for anyone lucky enough to have visited the lakes and reliving the memories
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Through 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 more) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturethe 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 ofit 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 restsbahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapherdeprived 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 historythe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoeson 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 enclosuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road at 4 pwhen 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 facebut 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 ruinwilliam 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 siege
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In the last days before her death, nel called her sisternot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howland 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 behindtold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edge' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own rightthey say she jumpeda 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 novel' red see oxfam website for delivery information read more'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pagesa brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusion' clare mackintosh, bestselling author of i let you gothe sunday times nooxfam shop dumfries 'wondering if into the water could be as good as the girl on the train? it's betterwith 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 nowjules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for helpbut jules is afraidand most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning pool1 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 no1 bestseller and global phenomenon' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)of 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 enemiesthere was a grand plan - and it has succeededsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet 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 fellowshipthe 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 secrecy
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Oxfam shop magdelen street 'the hostage' is a second world war story taken from the point of view of a german general, friederich von dexter, who receives hysterical orders from the fuehrer, adolf hitler, in the dying days of the warhe must obey his orders or face the fatal nazi punishment for military disobedience, but can he also save the lives of ordinary german soldiers under his command? stories in the travelman short stories series take the reader to places of mystery, fantasy, horror, romance, and corners of the universe yet unexploredthis makes it simple to read while commuting, convenient to carry when not, and easy to give or send to a friend this copy is still sealed in plasticin turn, readers take them on the bus or subway, slip them into briefcases and lunchboxes, and send them from jersey to juneaueach classic or original short story is printed on one sheet of paper and folded like a mapa paper envelope is provided for mailing or gift-giving, and both are packaged in a dear plastic envelope for display see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 albumsnew metal leader is great heavy metal in the tradition of manowar's albums between battle hymns and sign of the hammersee oxfam website for delivery information read moregreat acceptance and reputation in the underground metal scene but also from all manowar fansfantastic cover artwork, that perfectly underlines the music and refers to the glory releases of manowar ()
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S 3 medieval spawn toy comic spawn fan edition 1-3 (complete series) spawn: the impaler 1-3 (complete series) the books are written by todd mcfarlane and others we have graded the books nm/mt (see pictures) those are from the early days of image () everybody has his own way of looking at gradings, so please look at the pictures to get a good feel for the items listed click the fbi-comics beneath seller on the left side for combined shipping with other lots we do combine shipping and will refund the additional shipping when we have shipped the order read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis auction is for 28 issues of spawn from several series the books in this lot are: spawn curse of the spawn spawn: dark ages 2 spawn / wildcare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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In the last days before her death, nel called her sisternot just a brilliant thriller but also a furious feminist howland 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 behindtold from multiple points of view, this is clever and twisty fiction with a ghostly edge' good housekeeping (book of the month)'a brooding and complex read that deserves to make a splash in its own rightthey say she jumpeda 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 novel' red see oxfam website for delivery information read more'paula hawkins does it again! into the water is a moody and chilling thriller that will have you madly turning the pagesa brilliantly plotted and fast-paced juggernaut of a read that hurtles to a heart-stopping conclusionoxfam bookshop knutsford '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 gothe sunday times nowith 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 nowjules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for helpbut jules is afraidand most of all she's afraid of the water, and the place they call the drowning pool1 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 no1 bestseller and global phenomenon' sunday mirror 'a twisting whodunit that leaves you both gratified and surprised (also the best kind)of her long-buried memories, of the old mill house, of knowing that nel would never have jumped
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Now andrew roden tells the scotsman's remarkable story, from her construction and the glory days between the wars through the decline of steam read moregood 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 poweruniquely, her post-war career has been even more varied and exciting than her early triumphs
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This puzzle is the 5th in the ‘happy days at work’ collection from ravensburgerthis is a 500-piece puzzle by painter trevor mitchella perfect christmas present for the jigsaw fan in your life read moreincludes in the box are leaflets showing additional puzzle picture and artist’s biographythe finished puzzle measures 49 x 36 cm when complete this has been made up only once and the pieces were then bagged and the bag stapled closed; so no pieces could be lostbeen put together once only and so is in extremely good condition additional photos available, please askit depicts a mechanic chatting to a customer as she collects her morris minor from his garage
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400+ pages history of the spanish conquest of the incasgood condition read more