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A matter of life and deathtitle: a matter of life and deathcondition: goodweight: 100 gmsbinding: audio cd
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life and death: poemssigned on the title page by the robert creeleywe specialize in fine books in the categories of art, architecture, photography, cinema, nature, literature, including poetry and many anthologiesrobert creeley ()
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This first volume begins in bc with the life and death of cheddar man and ends in with wat tyler and the peasants' revoltpacked with insight, humour and fascinating detail, robert lacey brings the stories that made england brilliantly to lifeand we visit the new forest, in , and the mysterious shooting of king william rufusfrom ethelred the unready to richard the lionheart, the venerable bede to the black prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be toldhardback signed first editionwe witness the roman victory celebrations of ad 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through colchesterin very good conditionsome shelf wear to the jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe meet the greek navigator pytheus, whose description of the celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the latin word britannicinow, in great tales of english history, robert lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nationoxfam bookshop victoria from ancient times to the present day, the story of england has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam shop pershore a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecoa page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadthe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadoxfam bookshop cheltenham a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecothe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inoxfam bookshop st albans a stunning literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecobut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alivethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind  translated from the original by lucia graves see oxfam website for delivery information read more but as daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his findto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son danieloxfam bookshop st albans a literary thriller in the tradition of umberto ecothe discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be aliveand allows him to choose one book from the shelves; he pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxhidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxoxfam shop evesham hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn thema page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find
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What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behinddaniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'la sombra del viento' by julian caraxto this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning inthis man is tracking down every last copy of carax's work in order to burn themoxfam shop bridgnorth hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of printa page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can leadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devilbut as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find
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In search of the big bang - the life and death of the universe price includes postage read more
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In search of the big bang - the life and death of the universe price includes signed/tracked postage read more
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When exactly did life become a life class? is happiness overrated? is it just possible that beneath the flawless sheen of her friends' and neighbours' amazingly trouble-free lives, beneath the freshly-ironed shirts and home-grown veg, lie the same half-truths, the same uncertainties and the same desperation to keep up with the jonesesthe progeny of the ivf generation is ready to start school and only one of them is destined to get a place in nappy valley's most oversubscribed cradle of learning?sarah may is an intimate observer of society (aka curtain-twitcher of the highest order) and her novel is an hilariously dark-hearted soap opera of our everyday livesoxfam shop dumfries the queen of the black-hearted soap opera is back!welcome to the upwardly mobile prendergast roadhow far will these women go to get that place?follow kate hunter into the depths of her impeccably honed life, as she struggles to maintain the façade of perfectionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon prendergast road, deep in nappy valley, among olive trees in terracotta, lower fuel emissions, lithuanian prostitutes, teenage drug dealers, stalkers and soaring house prices, five desperate women waitin a society that always strives to be more organic, less carbon-polluting, more virtuous than any other, 'the rise and fall of the domestic diva' is a breath of fresh air (imported from the mountains of nepal and filtered organically for purity, of coursea snip at only £6
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Farrell examines the life and legacy of one of america's most controversial political figureshis staff of bright young men devised forward-thinking reforms addressing health care, poverty, civil rights, and protection of the environmentbeginning in , when young navy lieutenant 'nick' nixon returned from the pacific and set his cap at congress, farrell traces how this idealistic dreamer became the ruthless man we remember nixon as todayhe aspired to make his mark on the world stage instead, and his opening to china was the first great crack in the cold wara deeply researched, superbly crafted biography of america's most complex presidentbut nixon had another legacy: an america divided and polarisedrichard nixon is a magisterial portrait of the man who embodied post-war american political cynicism - and was destroyed by itoxfam books & music lichfield a sunday independent book of the yearit was a fine legacy, but nixon cared little for itfinally, in august , two years after the watergate scandal, nixon became the only president to resign in disgracesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewithin four years of that first win, nixon would be a senator; in six, the vice president; and then presidentin richard nixon, award-winning biographer john ait was nixon who launched the mccarthy era, who set south against north, and who spurred the silent majority to despise and distrust the country's elite
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Oxfam bookshop ludlow  this book written by sir john marriott, a british educationist, historian, and member of parliament recounts the life of lucius carey, viscount falkland, who was a royalist leader during the english civil warspine is firm, a little frayed at the endsbook is in very good condition green cloth boards with minor wear and gilt embossed spine bottom edge is rough-cutminor browning and foxing to text commensurate with agebinding and stitching tight 3 owners signatures and 1 owner's book plate  published by methuen, in , this is the second, preferred edition of this historic text tissue guard frontispiece see oxfam website for delivery information read more overall an extremely handsome volume358 pages with numerous illustrations, maps, & index
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For god and country the heroic life and martyrdom of stjoan of arc by fr michael j cerrone (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
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Oxfam books & music perth life and letters of janet erskine stuart, superior general of the society of the sacred heart, / with an introdby cardinal bourne see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Power play the life & times of peter hall by stephen fay hardback with dust jacket excellent condition home collection only from watford
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The joys and challenges of family life catholic husbands and fathers speak out by brandon mcginley (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
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Oxfam bookshop lymington this book traces the life and work of a painter twenty years old at the beginning of the twentieth centuryit would have taken any other artist decades of reflection and formulationthe four years were full of travel and abrupt changes of location, passion, poverty, depression and inspiration51 colour reproductions - oils, gouaches, pastel; 20 pen & pencil drawings in two tones show the full range of the artist's stylesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreart series which offers a series of monographs on the great masters of modern artthe work of the blue and rose periods was produced by a very young man in a span of hardly more than four yearsvery good condition with just some light tanning to the white parts of the dust jacket and some light edge wear to the jacket
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinternally, front endpaper loose, title and subsequent few leaves loose at gutter - previous strengthening to margin, resulting in marking and tape residuethere is wear and scuffing to the remaining calf, spine cracked, but main block holdingplease see our images for further description5 inches x 5 inches) selling here is an incredibly scarce copy of ramsay's, 'essay on the treatment and conversion of african slavesan important eighteenth century workcondition: the book is bound in full calf, with both boards loose but presentplease 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 storegeneral toning and spotting, stained to margin towards rear of book - see imagesrare first editionan essay on the treatment and conversion of african slaves in the british sugar colonies by reverend james ramsay published: london, james phillips size: 22cm x 13cm (8the books comprises of chapter i: of the various ranks in social life, ii: the advancement of slaves would augment their social importance, iii: the advancement of slaves must accompany their religious importance, iv: natural capacity of african slaves vindicated and v: plan for the improvement and conversion of african slavescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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How does a top professional football manager cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, with living, breathing and sleeping football 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? how does the man in charge handle the ever-present danger of getting sacked in the ultimate results business?neil warnock's the gaffer contains countless insights into the trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and the soul-destroying troughs of life as a football managerfrom transfer dealings to negotiations with agents, from half-time team-talks to training sessions, from scouting trips to team-bonding sprees, from administrators to chairman, from injuries to referees - the gaffer spills the beansthis wonderful new book takes fans into the changing room, the training ground and the boardroomyou won't have read a football book like this beforesee oxfam website for delivery information read morewarnock draws heavily on a lifetime of experiences at all levels in football, but particularly on his tumultuous spells at crystal palace, queens park rangers, and leeds united
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a portrait of edward vii in all his guises: as the young prince of wales, bon viveur and leader of a fashionable and scandalous set; as husband to alexandra and father to six; and as a statesman adapting the monarchy to a new role in the constitutionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Verdura: life and work of a master jeweler by patricia corbett - hardcover
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As perhaps the pivotal european figure of the late 17th century, william of orange remains most noted for having fought france, the dominant power in europe, to a standstill in three warsthis is available for collection or p&p ÂŁ3as william drew england into his wars against france, he concluded more than a century's isolation for england and initiated a series of victories that later yielded great britain a worldwide empirein his english role william fostered the legal bulwarks of the glorious revolution of : religious toleration for protestant dissenters, a prescribed monarchy, and parliamentary partnership with the crown concerning legislationin this process he reunited his native netherlands and became king of englandthis is an ex library book in good conditionbox 14 read more
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Jimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actorwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmshow, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the worldthis official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the uk
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford hardback in good conditionblack and white illustrations and maps410 pages (hand-cut)see oxfam website for delivery information read moresome fading to spine and slight bumpingthe author was inspector-general of antiquities, government of egypt
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An in-depth look at the life and career of rock 'n' roll's greatest superstar examines elvis' poverty-stricken childhood, early recordings, army experiences, film career, marriage, and family read more
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I have for sale a hardback version of this the lives of the kings and queens of england book the outer cover is a little tatty on some of the edges but inside is like new the book covers almost years of england’s history told through the lives and deeds of her sovereigns published in can be posted if required please enquire about the cost 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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Unread, in hard boxrrp ÂŁ collection from bognor regis only or postage to be paid read morethe fellowship of the ring the two towers the return of the king paperback booksjrr tolkien collection - the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogy
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