The lads that were
List the lads that were
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Complete with edge pieces pre sortedcondition like newgibson the brands that built britain jigsaw puzzle (g piecescomes from smoke and pet free home
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Oxfam books & music romsey 3 disc box set featuring roosevelt, churchill, stalin and hilter disc 1 - the rising tide, the storm explodes, disc 2 - trial by fire, the price of glory, disc 3 never surrender, peace at last with just over 20 years separating the two most cataclysmic conflicts of the twentieth century wwi and wwii many historians argue that they were not separate wars, but one bloody continuum that first gripped the people of europe but eventually spread across the entire globedouglas macarthurthis is the story of these devastating three decades of war, through the eyes of the men who were shaped by the battles of world war i and came to command a world on the brink of disaster decades laterbefore they were giants, they were infantrymen and privates in the 'war to end all wars'and so it happens that the most iconic figures of wwii, the household names that we associate with either battlefield glory or murderous fascism, were themselves caught up in both conflictscharles de gaullebenito mussolininumber of discs: 5 region 0 language: english 300 minutes running time see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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All of the stamps in this collection have been used and have the postmark on them of when they were usedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe stamps in this collection are all in very good conditionoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 37 stamps showing the sights and scenery of germany, austria and switzerlandthe places and the buildings that are shown on the stamps in this collection are basel university in switzerland, chillon castle in switzerland, basel in switzerland, wittenberg in germany, the parish church of san giorgio in switzerland, the brandenburg gate in germany, flensburg and schleswig in germany, staubbach falls in switzerland, hildeshein in germany, nafels in switzerland, wormser reichstag von in germany, zurich in switzerland, samedan in switzerland, gais in switzerland, kohlbrandbrucke hamberg in germany, wallfahrtskapelle altotting in germany, trifels and pfalz in germany, dresden zwinger raufbau in germany, the gotthard railway in switzerland, st pierre cathedral in geneva in switzerlandand, stift rein-hohenfurth in austria, sporthall in germany, lenzburg castle in switzerland, the bern lotschberg simplon railway and luegelkinn viaduct in switzerland, and schaffhausen in switzerlandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this collection there are stamps that were issued in the s, s, s, s, s, s and ssome of them have the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached tothe oldest stamps in this collection were issued in and possibly earlier than that
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Printed cloth boardslyrical and powerful, there is no doubting the passion and devotion that created this poetrythese were the gnostic gospels, alternative christian texts - poems, myths, philosophy and gospels - which challenge those of the new testament at every turnwhat they revealed stunned the worldbrown leather spine with gilt title to spineit is a miracle in itself that they survivedxxviii and 724 pages including indexcontained in brown slipcase see oxfam website for delivery information read moreover years of neglect, however, was nothing compared to what happened to them upon discovery: the books were burned in an oven, confiscated and sold on the black market, before they were eventually decipheredoxfam books & music lancaster in , thirteen papyrus books that had lain buried since the 4th century were discovered in an earthenware jar near nag hammadi, in upper egyptthe sacred writings of the nag hammadi library, the berlin gnostic codex and the codex tchacosone text tells the story of the garden of eden from the serpent's point of view, while another casts god as partly femininethe gospel of thomas records sayings of jesus unlike any we have ever heard; that of philip describes mary magdalene as christ's companion 'whom he loved more than all the disciples'
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The sights the stamps show of the places in hungary and romania are the crissan hotel in lebada in romania, and in hungary are budapest, lake balaton at badacsony, dunakanyar visegrad, dunakanyar szentedre, saros patak, holloko, istalyi teglagyar, in homine sce et individue andreas trinitais, kisvarda, magyar optikai movek kulturhaza, sztallinvarosi sporthaz, somlo, szigliget, lehel utilakohazak lehel streetkepsoes iparmuvesete szakkozepiskola, mavaut kozponti palyaudar, kassai szekesegyhaz, i bor vilagerseny the wine industry areas, veszprem, vegrehajto canacs ulese budapest, the statue of miklos jurisics, martonvasar brunszvik kastely, keszthely festetics kastely, dunaujvaros, the hungarian parliament buildings in budapest, sumegi var, kaposvar, nagyvazsony, ajkacsngervolgyi vajar tanulo, and rakosi matyas kulturhaz in budapest and pestoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stamps that were all issued in hungary and romaniathe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe condition of the stamps in this collection are goodmany of the stamps have the envelope that they were attached to on the back when they had originally been usedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese places are london, the who building, athens, cairo and copenhagenthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps are a little torn and a little foldedall the stamps in this collection have been used and many of them have the postmark showing the date when they were used on themthe stamps that show the sights of other countries in the eyes of hungariansthe stamps were all issued in the decades of the s, s, s, s, s, and s
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All the stamps are in good conditionthe plants with the latin names shown on the stamps are the durio zibethinus, the lagerstroemie speciosa, the phalaenopsis violacea, the averrhoa carambola, the rhyncostylis retusa, the hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the nephelium lappaceum, the arachnus flos aeris, the elaesis quineensis, the oryzal sativa, the rafflesia hasseltiithe stamp that shows the orchid was celebrating the 4th world orchid conference that took place inthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, and sall the stamps in this collection were issued in malaysiaa couple of the stamps have the original backing of the envelope that they were originally attachedoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 30 stampsmany of the stamps in this collection have labelled on them the latin name of the plant and flower that is shown on the stampthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe rhodendron scortechinii, the garcinia mangostana, the spathoglottis plicata, the arundina graminifolia, the vanda hootheriana, and the phaeomeria speciosasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreone of the stamps in this collection celebrates malaysian independence inthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe pictures on the stamps show the rice plant and the rice sheaf, the palm oil plant, the orchid, the pepper plant, the pineapple comosus fruit plantthis can be seen with the postmark printed on themall of the stamps in this collection have been used
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Oxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 34 stampssome of the stamps are a little fadedthe other sporting events celebrated on the stamps are the international race of peace in poland and the pan american games inone of the stamps shows the logo of the london olympics ofa couple of the used stamps have a little of the envelope that they were attached to still on the back that can be seensome of the used stamps have a little of the printed postmark on themthe countries that the stamps were issued in are the grenada grenadines, great britain, united arab emirates, the former ussr, mongolia, poland, the former czechoslovakia, australia, rwanda and yementhe empire and commonwealth games in , and the commonwealth games in edinburgh inthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inthe decades the stamps were issued in are the s, s, s, and smany of the stamps in this collection have not been usedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sports shown on the stamps are fencing, basketball, volleyball, ski-jumping, boxing, pole-vaulting, horse jumping, gymnastics, diving, sailing, running, canoeing, weight-lifting, and wrestlingthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inthe olympic games and the commonwealth games that the stamps celebrate are the munich summer olympic games, the montreal summer olympic games, the rome olympic games, the rome olympic games of
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Some of the stamps are unusedthe places shown on the stamps of this collection from new zealand are hauraki gulf maritime park, champagne pool, egmont national park, the twin bridges, moeraki boulders, auckland, fox glacier in westland national park, wanganui, mount cook national park, great barrier island, stewart island, tongariro national park and chateau, lake wakatipu, stratford, becks bay, the united nations building in the usa, westminster abbey in england, anzac, marlborough, otago university, lake matheson, ewelme cottage in parnel, routeburn track, drysdale, university of auckland, the ahuriri river clay cliffs, franz josef glacier, lake alexandrina, parliament house in wellington, glacier ice, doubtless bay, castle hill, parliament building, abel tasman national park, and the copland trackthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued are s, s, s, s, s, s, s, and sall of the stamps are in good condition with the exception of a couple that are a little folded and a little worn in placesoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 41 stamps that were all issued in new zealandthe used stamps have a postmark on them and a couple still have a little of the backing of the envelope that they were originally attached to on the backthe newest stamp in this collection was issued insome of the other stamps in this collection celebrate the centenaries of universities and other places in new zealandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inone of the stamps in this collection celebrates the 25th anniversary of the united nations
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" 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 timesince 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"granted, 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 recordingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 setremastered audio + 14 unreleased studio & live recordingsit was the band's third platinum album in less than two years, and the first to top the album chartcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableusing 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 filethis 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/mixerto commemorate the 50th anniversary the doors release waiting for the sun: 50th anniversary deluxe editionthe 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 showthe 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 bitare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimqa (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 cd in this set has been encoded with the mqa process (master quality authenticated)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesimilarly, the most advanced sound recording innovations were used to make the anniversary edition of waiting for the sunthe doors waiting for the sun deluxe numbered, limited edition 180g lp & 2cd set the box: nrthe doors released their third studio album, waiting for the sun, in julythis is fully compatible with standard cd playersfeatures: • 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 yearsbotnick 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 refreshingonce 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 studio
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The countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are france, sweden, germany, portugal, finland, austria, romania, poland, greece, bulgaria, italy, former yugoslavia, hungary, switzerland, belgium, and denmarkthe places shown on the stamps in this collection are the norder gate in flensburg and schleswig, the lammi church in finland, the bogo windmill in denmark, the riquewhr commune in the haut-rhin in alsace in france, arbois and le quesnoy in france, the olavinlinna fortress in finland, the la tour de cesar provins in france, brasov-biserica neagra in romania, the basilica of mariazell in austria, kalisz in poland, the barbican githic-renaissance in warsaw in poland, dresden in germany, the silbermann-orgel in freiberg in germany, the kost castle in czechoslovakia, liege in belgium, reims cathedral in france, tampere in finland, the sevojno steel pant and copper works in the former yugoslavia, the keuru church in finland, the castle of mussomeli in italy, the romanian athenaeum buildings in bucares in romania, turgu mures citadel in romania, lehel street in budapest in hungary, the post office in csepele in hungary, the ct1 bank in bulgaria, kaposvar in hungary, the feuler palace in mafels in switzerland, the brandenburg gate in germany, bordeaux in france, the facde de la maison, the cathedral of saint peter in regensburg in germany, tegel castle in berlin in germany, the wallsfahrtsakapelle altotting in germany, epidavros in greece, silbermann-orgel in fraureth with werdau in germany, silbermann_orgel in rotha in leipzig in germany, the mohne reservoir in germany, the university of coimbra in portugal, the museum for the macedonian struggle in thessaloniki in greece, the orchard in bloom in romania, the abbey of hohenfurth and mariens church in stift-rein in hohenfurth in germany, the marienkirche in bauwerke in berlin in germany, the staszica siedziba palace in warsaw in poland, the old city hall in ratusz in poland, the curch of nykarleby in finland, the paining of the church of moret by alfred sislev in romania, the lighthouse at morska in poland, tarnow in poland, the mining academy in kielce in poland, and the cliffs on moen island in denmarka couple of the stamps still have a little of the backing of the envelope that they were attached to still showing on the backthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and smost of the used stamps have a clearly visible printed postmark on themone of the stamps in this collection is a little tornoverall the stamps are in good conditionsome of the stamps in this collection are a little fadedthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued insee oxfam website for delivery information read morea couple of the stamps in this collection are unusedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued in the soxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 57 stamps
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Respected historian oliver clutton-brock and ray crompton have researched the camp and its aftermath in depth, uncovering previously unpublished details and photospart reference, part gripping narrative it is a unique work not only for the serious raf historian but for ex-pows themselves and their families and anyone with an interest in the raf in general, and captivity in particularmany of their experiences and adventures have never been documented beforehaving survived the trauma of action against, and capture by, the enemy, some as far back as , they came from france, the low countries, germany, norway, denmark, poland, the balkans, italy, hungary, the mediterranean and other seas, and from north africathe luftwaffe were not to know when they built the camp that it would prove to be directly in the path of the great soviet offensive of januarythey eventually reached another, much larger, camp near berlin - stalag iiia (luckenwalde) - in the second week of februaryit is also the complete history of their prisoner of war (pow) camp, luft 7, told in full detail for the first time, a camp that existed for barely thirty-two weeks from its opening in early june to its closure in mid januarythis book is firstly a testament to those of many nationalities who found themselves imprisoned at stalag luft vii, bankau (luft 7 for short) in upper silesia, the luftwaffe's last prisoner of war campsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough their trials were not yet over, food and proper accommodation were not forthcoming for several weeks, the luft 7 pows fought through with surprisingly few casualties until, in the warm sunshine of april and may , with or without the permission of the soviet occupying forces, nearly all of them went homein one of the harshest winters for many years the hungry pows were forced at gunpoint to walk in the arctic conditions with little or no food for over a fortnight
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The book is otherwise as newin some respects the purge was inevitableabove all it was the sa that the army, the industrialists and, more than anyone else, adolf hitler fearedit remains one of the most significant killings of modern timeshitler had to eliminate all potential rivals if he was to consolidate his position of powerit was also an opportunity to settle personal scoresprevious owner's name has been obscured with a label on the title pagethe night of the long knives was a cull that eliminated somewhere between 300 and a thousand victims, the exact number has never been clear, many of them innocent of any intention to rival hitleroxfam books & music olneythe victims were not political opponents but friends, colleagues and fellow fascists who had helped the nazi party in its rise to powerthe night of the long knives broke the back and the will of the sturmabteilung, the sa, the brawling street thugs who had bludgeoned political opposition into submission see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sa's ruthless bullyboy tactics played no small part in hitler's establishment of a dictatorship that was to influence affairs in germany - and the world - throughout the s and beyondröhm enjoyed a popularity that almost rivalled hitler's and so he had to go in the summer of adolf hitler planned and conducted the most ruthless purge of his thirteen-year period as leader of germanyand that meant that friends like ernst röhm, former german chancellor kurt von schleicher, and even former party comrades like gregor strasser were summarily shot without trial
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Overall the stamps in this collection are in good conditionsome of the stamps are a little fadedthe transport shown on the stamps in this collection are the sampan, the aeroplane, the electric locomotive train, the zarook a type of sailing boat, the helicopter, the american motors car, the galleon a type of ship, the racing car, the alfa romeo car, the ship the chusan bfi liner, the lombok sloop which is a type of sailing boat, the jiangu trader a type of ship, the taxi, the linrickshaw, the rocket, the caravel which is a type of ship, the clipper which is a type of ship, the fujan junk which is a type of ship, the golekkan which is a type of ship, the eagle x-ts which is a type of plane, a fishing port with boats in vietnam, a sailing boat, a transport boat, a coaster which is a type of ship, an oil tanker, a vintage car, a fighter plane, and a mcdern steamshipthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been unusedthe newest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 54 stampsthe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s, s, s, s, s, and sthere is a stamp in this collection celebrating the official opening of changi airport in singaporesome of the used stamps in this collection have a little of the backing of the envelope they were attached to still on the backthe rest of the stamps in this collection specifically show transportthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are india, singapore, bahrain, manama, ajman state, mongolia, indochine, indonesia, malaysia, and vietnamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere ia stamp in this collection celebrating the langkawi aero space exposome of the stamps have a very clearly shown printed postmark on themand a mail train
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen martin luther king jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in us history, and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the usaan act of state lays out the extraordinary facts of the king story of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism, of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military, of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truththe conviction of james earl ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when william pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justiceat a civil trial in , supported by the king family, seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy pepper had unearthed: the jury took just one hour to find that ray was not responsible for the assassination, that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed, and that government agents were involvedas shocking as it is tragic, an act of state remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how king's challenge to the us establishment led inexorably to his murderpublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morein , he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered
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Text in excellent clean condition320 pages, including appendix, notes, and indexex-library, with usual markingsoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames this book examines the many important literary critics and theorists associated with the communist party of great britain in the ssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides a systematic and critical account of the communist understanding of the politics of literature and assesses the ways in which party theorists were influenced by the world communist movementin particular, it shows that british communists were never content simply to restate soviet ideas about literature, but always developed them in ways that were innovative and sometimes unorthodox
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'we lived on a bunk built for four but in times of overcrowding, it slept seven and at times even eight'alex ehren is a poet, a prisoner and a teacher in block 31 in auschwitz-birkenau, the children's blockwe grow intimate not only in body but also in mind because we knew that though we were not born of one womb, we would certainly die togetheroriginally published as the painted wall, otto kraus's autobiographical novel, tells the true story of 500 jewish children who lived in the czech family camp in auschwitz-birkenau between september and junebut trying to teach the children is not the only illicit activity that alex is involved inhe spends his days trying to survive while illegally giving lessons to his young charges while shielding them as best he can from the impossible horrors of the campsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealex is keeping a diarythere was so little space on the berth that when one of us wanted to ease his hip, we all had to turn in a tangle of legs and chests and hollow bellies as if we were one many-limbed creature, a hindu god or a centipede
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia complete set of 18 “buffalo bill en billy the kid” bookletsthe series had several exotic-sounding titles such as “fulgor”, “akim”, “raka”, “jezab” and “sigurd”many people in their fifties will remember these booklets as being forbidden at school, so they were highly sought-after comics that were shared under school benchessome more info: in the s, dutch comics gained a new phenomenon: the lilliput series, published by van ditmarpublished by nooitgedacht in andlater, these oblong booklets were replaced by the so-called “grote lilliputters”, in comic formatin acceptable to good condition, see picturesplease 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 storedimensions: 19 x cmsoftcovers, stapledthis lot concerns numbers 1-18catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe lilliput booklets, also called “piccolo's” or “akims” (after the first and most successful hero int he series) are not of dutch origin - the sources can be found in the usa, italy and germany (published by walter lehning) they were printed in threes on a4 format in black and white, then cut into three parts
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Engravings are not complete, but more than 50 engravings are still presentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivery fascinating description of the voyagesbeautiful series of 14 books (complete in terms of books)and there were enough explorersadventurers who set out to discover new territories, see new peoples and find out exactly how the world workstext is completesee photos for the many engravings that are present, some of which foldingcondition is generally very good13 volumes + the ‘bladwijzer’, describing james cook's spectacular voyagesit was the only way to get to know the world beyond the horizonnobody knew what to expect from these parts of the world that were unknown to europeanshe dared to do what few people had the courage to do: three times he sailed to discover a part of the world where no european had ever beenthe reports of these travels can be read in these beautiful booksplease 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 storethe folding engravings sometimes have minor damage at the folds, see photosjames cook was a british navigator, explorer and cartographerthe travel story was an important and popular genre in earlier centuriescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop hexham 'as it was originally written, dallas was really about patrick duffy and victoria principalhagman tells all about the trials and turmoil and the intrigue and dangers of filming dallas, and also the madness that ensued when it became one of the most popular television shows in historyto put it in jr's own words, 'once you got rid of the integrity, the rest was a piece of cake'the black cloth boards are unmarked and gilt-stamped on the spineeven the parliament in turkey adjourned so representatives could rush to their tv setsthe page block is clean and brightthis edition has been an inscription by the author in black marker pen on the title page: 'to margaret, merry christmas, larry hagman'it was focused on themthe top edge is slightly turned and the corners are slightly bumpedi was just the brother' written with us weekly bureau chief, todd gold, hello darlin' is a forthright look at hagman's star-studded careerhis stetson now resides in the smithsonian and over 400 million fans in eighty-five countries had to find out just who shot jrsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe was from the wrong side of the tracks and we were the rich family and they were getting married, they loved each other, blah, blah, blahthis hardback first edition is in a very good conditionthe glossy dustjacket shows few signs of shelf-wear and is unpriceclippedfrom his early days opposite barbara eden on i dream of jeannie, to the show that turned him into an international celebrity and led him to become the biggest screen villain of the eighties as power-mad oil baron jr ewing on dallas
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Some of the stamps are a little tornthe pictures shown on the stamps along with a number show a homing pigeon, a brass instrument, flowers and plants, a crown, a lion, an envelope, pretty patterns, roman gods and goddesses with their hands on a top of a globe, and a roman soldierthe countries that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the netherlands, hungary, denmark, czechoslovakia, france, argentina, turkey, belgium, norway, and romaniathe newest stamp in this collection was issued ina couple of the stamps in this collection have been usedsome of the stamps have a noticeable and clearly shown printed postmark on themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost of the stamps in this collection are in good conditionall the stamps in this collection have the main picture showing a bold numberthe oldest stamp in this collection was issued inoxfam emporium manchester this is a collection of 31 stampssome of the stamps are a little fragilethe decades that the stamps in this collection were issued in are the s,s, s, s, s, s and s
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Internally the margin on page 145 has two red inked symbols in the margin, bit otherwise the pages are in excellent condition - clean and tight, with little sign of usethere is also considerable political analysis of why these projects were eventually discontinuedmuch of the material in this invaluable book has never been available before, due partly to the 30-year rule concerning government documents, and partly to the sensitive military nature of the worka vertical empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the uk in the s and soxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in very good conditionin addition, proposed projects that could have been developed from these vehicles are covered in depthsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the cover is in very good condition, with just slight general wearthe projects were cancelled one by one as britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two superpowers weakened, as a consequence of treasury pressure and the belief that there was no economic future in space technologythe projects covered include rocket-propelled aircraft, large military missiles such as the medium range ballistic missile blue streak, the test rocket black knight and the re-entry experiments it carried, and the satellite launcher black arrowat one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the us and russia
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As the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von braun escaped from the ruins of nazi germany, and was taken to america where he began developing missiles for the us armybut america's space agency wasn't created in a vacuumin the s, rockets were all the rage in germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the german armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the treaty of versaillesnasa's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with neil armstrong taking his small step on the moon inoxfam bookshop swanage the incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of nasabreaking the chains of gravity tells the story of america's nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the us militaryone of the key figures in this period was wernher von braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating v-2meanwhile, the us air force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like neil armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the thin upper atmospheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat this point getting a man in space became a national imperative, leading to the creation of the national aeronautics and space administration, otherwise known as nasait was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-soviet world had to offer
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki86 g), celebrating the thousandth anniversary of rome, in 248saecvlares avgg / ii she-wolf standing left, suckling the twins romulus and remus532-bol read morethey were also commemorated by an extensive series of coins showing the animals that were displayed in the arena, monuments and the founding twins, romulus and remusthe secular games were held in honor of the th anniversary of the foundation of rome; they included some of the greatest spectacles seen in rome for generationsimp philippvs avg radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of philip i to rightplease see the photos for a proper impressionplease 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 storeantoninianus (silver, 23 mm, 3catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableroman empire philip i
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It includes details of the spitfire ix, which was introduced in mid- so estimated publication date between andoxfam bookshop brigg an original ww2 air raid spotters note book, covering aircraft recognition, both friendly and hostilenotes pages unused see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book also has notes pages at the rear on which the aircraft spotter could document planes that were seen or actions that were witnessedgreen cover has slight discolouration otherwise in good condition binding securewith details and illustrations of over 100 aircraft, it includes information about aircraft recognition, british, german, american, and japanese aircraft, aerodynamics, and jet propulsiontext and illustrations are in good condition, with no marksin good conditionowner's inscription j h howell inside front cover
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As the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economythe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencefrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-stateoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read more" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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Dust jacket has a sticker on the frontoxfam bookshop victoria road "like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of our migratory patternswe pretended that what we had lost had been taken from us by the person we were insidethe book has coloured edges around the pageswe pretended that we had lost was the house, not our mother, not our father see oxfam website for delivery information read more" very good condition
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Oxfam shop dumfries ***winner of the man booker prize *** forever after, there were for them only two sorts of men: the men who were on the line, and the rest of humanity, who were nothailed as a masterpiece, richard flanagan's epic novel tells the unforgettable story of one man's reckoning with the truthin the despair of a japanese pow camp on the burma death railway, surgeon dorrigo evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earliersee oxfam website for delivery information read morestruggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life forever
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Prothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningeach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic pastsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planet
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Presents the story of the millions of horses (and mules) that were used in all branches of both armies during the civil warit discusses how the horses were procured and trained for field use, how they were fed and maintained, and the toll taken on them due to service in the field
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Oxfam bookshop truro complete collection of action films based on the popular computer gamehowever, they have failed to anticipate that all the employees who were trapped in the hive with the virus, and thought to be dead, have been turned into the living dead and one scratch from them can cause the recipient to become like themin 'resident evil: apocalypse' () alice finds herself stuck in the contaminated raccoon city after the re-opening of the deadly hivein 'resident evil: afterlife' () alice continues her fight against the umbrella corporationalong the way she teams up with other survivors of the disaster as the battle against umbrella and the zombies rages onfollowing new information, she heads to los angeles where she seeks out any survivors of the t-virus epidemicin 'resident evil' () a virus has been sealed in an underground research centre known as the hive, and alice (milla jovovich) and rain (michelle rodriguez) are sent in with a team of commandos to destroy itif she is to stand a chance at stopping the attack, alice must join forces with anyone willing to help and be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for the good of the human racealong with other survivors jill valentine (sienna guillory) and carlos oliviera (oded fehr), alice must fight for her survival, and do all she can to escape the nightmare necropolismeanwhile, travelling through the nevada desert and the ruins of las vegas, carlos oliviera, lisaacs (iain glen)(mike epps), and new survivors k-mart (spencer locke), claire redfield (ali larter), and betty (ashanti) are fighting to survive against hordes of zombies, killer crows and other terrible creatures spawned by the deadly t-virus that has killed millionsfinally, in 'resident evil: the final chapter' (), humanity is on the brink of extinction as alice returns to raccoon city to try to stop umbrella from launching one final attack on the remaining survivorssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe group of survivors, including jill valentine and claire redfield, attempt to strengthen their numbers and find refuge, but can they escape the zombie-infested city before it's too late? in 'resident evil: retribution' () alice finds herself at the very heart of umbrella's operation facility, having been captured by the organisationthe infamous umbrella corporation has banned anyone from leaving in case of possible infection with the outside worldtogether, the small band of survivors seeks out eminent scientist dr charles ashford (jared harris), the only man with the knowledge to help them out of their awful entrapment - but they soon discover that ashford's co-operation comes at a heavy pricein the third film, 'resident evil: extinction' (), alice is alone, years after the raccoon city disaster, and aware that she has become a liability and likely to endanger those around hershe is struggling to survive and bring down the umbrella corporation led by the sinister albert wesker (jason o'mara) and head researcher draware that umbrella hold the secret to her past, alice sets out to explore the facility in search of the truth and those responsible for the initial virus outbreak
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