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In the secret life of the owl, john lewis-stempel explores the legends and history of the owl'john lewis-stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation' country life see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey feature in every major culture from the stone age onwardswe see them as wise, like athena's owl, and loyal, like harry potter's hedwigbut owls - with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions - are also reassuringly familiarthey are creatures of the night, and thus of magicout in the wood, the resident tawny has started calling, hoo-hoo-hoo-h-o-o-othey are the birds of ill-tidings, the avian messengers from the other sideno other species has so captivated usand in vivid, lyrical prose, he celebrates all the realities of this magnificent creature, whose natural powers are as fantastic as any mythoxfam shop colne road the perfect gift for nature lovers'dusk is filling the valleyhuman-like, in other wordsit is the time of the gloaming, the owl-light'there is something about owls
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They give an insight into a people, a landscape, and a lost way of lifethey evoke the grandeur, elegance and complacency of life in the big house, home and symbol of the anglo-irish elitein the following decades, irish political life was dominated by the struggle for land rights, for home rule, and for independenceas that story unfolds, we see inspirational leaders and impatient rebels, and their campaigns of persuasion and violencethey reveal the labour of rural survival: cutting peat, fishing, gathering seaweed and tilling the soil, against the magnificence of the often harsh irish landscapeyet these images, reproduced here in colour and covering the first century of ireland in the era of photography, do much more than tell a gripping political storysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe great famine was to kill over a million irish between and , and force an even greater number to flee their homelandwe glimpse too the injustices that inspired them, above all the mass eviction of peasants from their homes by the lawoxfam bookshop victoria "the first irish photographs date from , a year after the discovery of the photographic processand they show the transforming impact of modernity, as industry and urban expansion brought ireland into a new era"--publisher descriptionin the century that followed, ireland was to know tragedy and triumph, bitter struggle and agonized compromise
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Her descriptions of seaside life will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the intertwining story of robyn's birth mother will bring a tear to your eye' s mag, sunday express'gloriously summery' best'the beach hut series is a slice of pure sunshine' good housekeeping'lashings of romancevibrant and sparkling - lovereading'we read this brilliant book in one sitting' bella'another poignant, touching and feel-good book about family life from the much loved author' women's weekly'the perfect feel-good summer read' fabulous, the sun'veronica henry is brilliant at writing about family relationships and she's on top form herea lovely read' the lady'a breezy, sunny tale that will whisk you away to a happy place' sunday mirror'veronica henry's descriptions of life by the sea will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the story behind robyn's adoption will bring a tear to your eye' sunday express---------------------------------and other readers adore veronica's irresistibly uplifting bestselling books too:'amazingly heartwarming, full of families, friends and romance''packed full of wit and charm''i loved all the rich and vibrant characters''buy it, read it, you'll love it''one of those stories you hope will never end!' see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut robyn is more unsettled than excitedshe can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it containswill opening it reveal the truth about her history - and break the hearts of the people she loves most?as the big day arrives, can everyone let go of the past and step into a bright new future?---------------------------------your favourite authors love to escape with veronica henry's feel-good stories!'as uplifting as summer sunshine' - sarah morgan'a delicious treat of a book' - milly johnson'an utter delight' - jill mansell'truly blissful escapism' - lucy diamond'a heartwarming story combined with veronica's sublime writing' - cathy bramley---------------------------------praise for a wedding at the beach hut!'escape to a world where it's ok to dance barefoot on the sand - the latest feel-good instalment in the beach hut series' heat'wonderful' daily mailveronica henry really does excel in creating hugely entertaining, captivating and uplifting readsoxfam bookshop cheltenham discover the gorgeous new summertime must-read from sunday times bestseller veronica henry - a holiday for the heart and soul!---------------------------------escape to everdene sands, where the sun is shining - but is the tide about to turn?robyn and jake are planning their dream wedding at the family beach hut in devona picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sand
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The life of boetius, recommended to the author of the life of julianit was created in for stephen fox, 1st baron ilchester, who had previously represented shaftesbury in parliamentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipp description: rare book only found twice in oclc (universities of oxford and california)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegilded stripes to spine, oblong embossed title on red leather to spineplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteex-lib: earl of ilchester is a title in the peerage of great britaindescription: full, speckled, calf leather bound bookflebilis heu mestos cogor inire modosgilded board edges, red block edges, embossed decoration around board extremities ex-lib sticker to front pastedown; the earl of ilchestersmall hole to bottom of both hinges (5-8mm), not affecting integrity, otherwise very good bindingsome rubbing marks to bookhe had already been created baron ilchester, of ilchester in the county of somerset in , and baron ilchester and stavordale, of redlynch, in the county of somerset, inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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This is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old agealmost 50 years after the war, his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the japanese interpreter, was still alivedespite an outwardly successful life, lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences and could never share them with anyonehe was put to work on the railway of death - the japanese line from thailand and burmalomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis was the most disastrous engineering project in history, which killed allied prisoners and thai labourersone of his tormentors was a young japanese interpreter; lomax never forgot himoxfam shop ulverston a naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the british empire at singapore inthe japanese discovered the radio and lomax was exhaustively and brutally tortured
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In call of the wild, a domestic dog is kidnapped from his comfortable life on a california estate and thrown into the wild north woodsrecorded unabridged are call of the wild and 3 special klondike stories: to build a fire, love of life and to the man on the trailbuck, half st bernard and half scottish shepherd, is a strong dog but not accustomed to the harsh life of the north and he must fight for his survivalrunning time approxread by roger dressleroxfam bookshop hertford jack london's stories are classic american favouriteshe learns how to work hard; how to dig a hole in a snowbank to stay warm; how to survive crueltywith the kind of devotion that only a dog can give, he shows loyalty to his master in ways that are both touching and profoundsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop lincoln this playstation platinum game, features characters and voices from the film a bug's lifeit is remarkably similar to the film of the same name, a bug's life action game takes you through an exciting 3-d adventure a talent of flik's is growing plants from the seed tokens he collectseach insect pal of flik's has special talents they bring to the company it includes 15 levels of pure action with challenging puzzles, mazes, and hidden areasas flik, the inventor ant, you rally new friends, collect seed tokens and stage berry attacks--all while trying to save an ant colony from total destruction by a gang of nasty grasshoppersthe game has outstanding disney graphics and realistic 3-d visuals and enough action to delight any arcade game lover see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen the plants return, they give him special skills like jumping, flying and invincibility
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'henry hill - goodfella' chronicles the life of the man whose story formed the basis for the hit movie 'goodfellas''bugsy siegel' looks at the life of the legendary gangster, from his stormy relationship with the beautiful virginia hill to his mysterious murderfriends talk about his short-lived term in a witness protection programme while henry reflects on his life in the mob and the pivotal role he played in bringing down some of its most powerful figures'al capone - scarface' follows capone's journey from the immigrant neighbourhood of his youth to the glittering circles of chicago's powerful eliteoxfam shop york collection of documentaries looking at three famous gangsterssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'social climbers' concerns the complexities of monkey social life'plant predators' examines how herbivores have adapted, while 'chisellers' concerns those mammals who feed primarily on roots and seeds'opportunists' examines the way that mammals with variable diets are able to adapt to new environments'return to the water' looks at seals, dolphins, porpoises and whales'meat eaters' follows the eternal race between predators and prey, and how both individual and pack hunters have adapted'life in the trees' explores the world of tree-dwelling mammalsoxfam shop hebden bridge all ten episodes from david attenborough's series looking at the most diverse group of animals ever to inhabit the earthsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'a winning design' highlights the differences between mammals, reptiles and birdsfinally, 'food for thought' looks at what happened when mammals developed the capability to walk upright'insect hunters' focuses on mammals who have specifically adapted to eating insects
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The sweet flypaper of life is a prose work about the life of an ordinary black woman living in harlem and is a collaboration between hughes and the noted african- american photographer roy de caravaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesome small damages to the book (see photographs)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesimon and schuster, new yorkpp 98, black & white card coversparr & badger, the photobook i, 242our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The man who would be king: the life of philippe d'orlans, regent of francetitle: the man who would be king: the life of philippe d'orlans, regent of france format: paperback type: book publisher: phoenix uk release date: language: english
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The shadow of the sun: my african lifetitle: the shadow of the sun: my african lifepublisher: allen lanecondition: used; goodused book conditionauthors: ryszard kapuscinskibinding: hardcover
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This updated edition of his life story includes a new epilogue that covers the last dozen years of his lifethis edition is expanded with a new epilogue covering the last dozen years of levon's life
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She chronicles her father's life from humble origins in modern-day croatia to his refuge from the nazis in southern england and the life and career he made for himself in and around londonhis flamboyant personality charmed those who came in contact with him, including winston churchill, sigmund freud and queen elizabeth iivery minor shelfwearoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardcover, , peter owen, first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe result is an intimate biography of an artist, husband and fatheroscar nemon () is one of the 20th century's greatest sculptors, as testified by his iconic portraits of elder statesmen and major figures displayed all over the worlddark green boards with silver lettering, dustwrapperhis daughter aurelia reveals the stories behind his artistic and personal encounters with presidents, prime ministers, royalty and others
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Gustav's life is a lonely one until he meets antonan intense lifelong friendship develops but anton fails to understand how deeply and irrevocably his life and gustav's are entwined until it is almost too latetremain is writing at the height of her inimitable powers'a perfect novel about life's imperfection' kate kellaway, observer'heartbreaking, unsentimental and beautifully written, and it reinforces my opinion that there are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great rose tremainoxfam shop colne road what is the difference between friendship and love? gustav grows up in a small town in switzerland, where the horrors of the second world war seem a distant echobut gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him' john boyne, the irish times see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Peggy guggenheim: the life of an art addict, paperback by gill, anton, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us the wayward life (1) of the voracious art collector and great female patron of world-famous artists
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Peggy guggenheim: the life of an art addict, paperback by gill, anton, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free shipping in the us the wayward life (1) of the voracious art collector and great female patron of world-famous artists
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Madam speaker: the life of betty boothroyd by paul routledge (paperback /title: madam speaker: the life of betty boothroyd format: paperback / softback type: book edition: updated and revised edition publisher: politico's uk release date: language: english
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Drawing from such primary sources as magazines, newspapers, manifestoes, and official documents (many unknown even to specialists and most never before available in english), this book challenges the traditional boundaries between politics, culture, and social lifeit invites a wide community of readers to discover the richness and complexity of the turbulent years in germany before hitler's rise to powerthis will be a major resource and reference work for students and scholars in history; art; architecture; literature; social and political thought; and cultural, film, german, and women's studiesgood overall condition a laboratory for competing visions of modernity, the weimar republic () continues to haunt the imagination of the twentieth centuryits thirty chapters explore germany's complex relationship to democracy, ideologies of "reactionary modernism," the rise of the "new woman," bauhaus architecture, the impact of mass media, the literary life, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of jews, intellectuals, and workers before and during the emergence of fascismwhile devoting much attention to the republic's varied artistic and intellectual achievements (the frankfurt school, political theater, twelve-tone music, cultural criticism, photomontage, and urban planning), the book is unique for its inclusion of many lesser-known materials on popular culture, consumerism, body culture, drugs, criminality, and sexuality; it also contains a timetable of major political events, an extensive bibliography, and capsule biographiessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits political and cultural lessons retain uncanny relevance for all who seek to understand the tensions and possibilities of our agethe weimar republic sourcebook represents the most comprehensive documentation of weimar culture, history, and politics assembled in any languageoxfam bookshop glossop road creasing to cover and spine
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Title: the life of /la vida de selena: a lil' libros bilingual biography (english and spanish edition)title: the life of /la vida de selena: a lil' libros bilingual biography (english and spanish edition)
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The chapters devoted to christ and to the blessed virgin are particularly moving examples of the mingling of doctrine and narrative to give life to dogmathese stories have the effect of bringing the saints to life as real people, in the context of late thirteenth-century living, but in them the saints do things that ordinary people can only wonder atjuliana, who, fed up with the propositions of a dull-witted demon, gives him a sound thrashing and tosses him in the sewer; stin his new translation, the first in english of the complete text, william granger ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and, more generally, in popular religious culturethe book is in good condition with only a little shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pagesat the same time these stories draw abundantly on holy scripture to shed light on the mysteries of the christian faithin the course of reading these stories, which are arranged according to the order of saints' feast days throughout the liturgical year, we happen upon many fascinating cultural and historical topics, such as the christianization of roman holidays, the symbolism behind the monk's tonsure, nero's "pregnancy," and the reason why chaste but hot-blooded women can grow beardsoxfam books & music beaconsfield depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories--some preposterous, some profound, and some shocking--the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle agesjames the dismembered, who, with the chopping off of each body part by the roman executioner, joyfully proclaims yet another reason for loving godsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefifth printing and first paperback printinghilary, who challenges the authority of a corrupt pope and foresees the prelate's death; and stit was compiled around by jacobus de voragine, a scholarly friar and eventual archbishop of genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the church
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By imagining the unexpected intersection of spinoza's life with rosenberg's, internationally bestselling novelist irvin dthough his life was short and he lived without means in great isolation, he nonetheless produced works that changed the course of historyyalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 yearsoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells when sixteen-year-old alfred rosenberg is called into his headmaster's office for anti-semitic remarks he made during a school speech, he is forced, as punishment, to memorize passages about spinoza from the autobiography of the german poet goetherosenberg is stunned to discover that goethe, his idol, was a great admirer of the jewish seventeenth-century philosopher baruch spinozabecause of his unorthodox religious views, he was excommunicated from the amsterdam jewish community in , at the age of twenty-four, and banished from the only world he had ever knownstill, his spinoza obsession lingeredusing his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of spinoza, the saintly secular philosopher, and of rosenberg, the godless mass murderersee oxfam website for delivery information read more over the years, rosenberg rose through the ranks to become an outspoken nazi ideologue, a faithful servant of hitler, and the main author of racial policy for the third reichlong after graduation, rosenberg remains haunted by this "spinoza problem": how could the german genius goethe have been inspired by a member of a race rosenberg considers so inferior to his own, a race he was determined to destroy? spinoza himself was no stranger to punishment during his lifetime
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They inform and shape the most important decisions in your lifeit explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situationsonly you don't - not reallyit looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks whyin a sense, they are youin a way, you already know themit begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answersit is a book to inspire; to refashion our understanding of our many selves and semblances; and ultimately to find fresh ways to be freeoxfam bookshop woodbridge used paperback goodwho are they? what are they for? how did they get into your head? we want to believe that there are some things we would never dowe want to believe that there are others we always wouldbut how can we be sure? what are our limits? do we have limits? the answer lies with the ten types of human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisionsbut who or what are these types? where do they come from? how did they get into our heads? the ten types of human is a pioneering examination of human naturemixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and visceral true stories, the ten types of human is at once a provocation and a roadmap of the hidden parts of ussee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey are the ten types of humanonly they're not entirelybut you're almost certainly unaware of their interventionthis book will introduce you to ten people
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Her grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances and her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad, with no plans to returnwhen the family's servant girl, chellam, is dismissed from the big house for unnamed crimes, it is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old aasha's lifeher parents, meanwhile, seem to be hiding something away - from themselves, and from one anothersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a spellbinding, exuberant first novel, set in malaysia, that introduces us to a prosperous indian immigrant family, as it slowly peels away its closely guarded secretswhat bought the rajasekharan family to the big house in malaysia? what was chellam's unforgivable crime? why did the eldest daughter leave the country under strained circumstances? what is appa - the respectable family patriarch - hiding from his wife and his children?through this vibrant cast of characters, and through a masterful evocation of the clashes and strains in a country where malays, indians and chinese inhabitants vie for their positions in society, preeta samarasan brings us an enthralling saga of one household and the world beyond itas the novel tells us the story of the years leading up to these events, we learn what has happened to the hopes and dreams of a family caught up in malaysia's troubled post-colonial history
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The "native" is clym yeobright, who comes home from a cosmopolitan life in parishe; his cousin thomasin; her fiancé, damon wildeve; and the willful eustacia vye are the protagonists in a tale of doomed love, passion, alienation, and melancholy as hardy brilliantly explores that theme so familiar throughout his fiction: the diabolical role of chance in determining the course of a lifelawrence called "the real stuff of tragedyoxfam bookshop carlisle one of thomas hardy's most powerful works, the return of the native centers famously on egdon heath, the wild, haunted wessex moor that dleather bound boards are in very good conditionribbon bookmark has been removedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" the heath's changing face mirrors the fortunes of the farmers, inn-keepers, sons, mothers, and lovers who populate the novelpages are in very good condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the only question which hangs over the life of sir richard wyndham, notable whip, dandy and corinthian, is one of marriageon the eve of making the most momentous decision of his life, he is on his way home, a little worse for drink, when he chances upon a beautiful young fugitive climbing out of a window by means of knotted sheets - and so finds a perfect opportunity for his own escapesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corinthian has eveything that georgette heyer's devoted readership came to expect and that made her one of the most popular novelists of her day, and still adored by a huge audience
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His relationships with his wife and other women friends are a continuing thread in the life of a man who remained acutely conscious of his lower middle-class origins in spite of his meteoric rise to fame, honours in edward vii's reign and friendship with the kingelgar's letters reveal his unpredictable swings of mood, from gaiety and a fondness for puns to morose self-pity and a feeling that he was 'not wanted', and although much of elgar's music sounds confident and coherent, it also has an underlying layer of unease, melancholy and insecuritysee oxfam website for delivery information read moremichael kennedy, a leading scholar of british music and a distinguished musical biographer, uses this material, which includes elgar's own vast correspondence, in an attempt to get to the centre of the composer's complex personalityoxfam bookshop shaftesbury this important biography of elgar draws on letters and documents which became available in the preceding twenty-five years
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Using rare printed material from the period and unpublished manuscripts from collections in britain and america the rainborowes recreates day-to-day life on both sides of the atlantic during one of the most tumultuous periods in western historyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the rainborowes bridges two generations and two worlds, weaving together the lives of the rainborowe clan as they struggle to forge a better life for themselves and a better future for humankind in the new worldit spans oceans and ideologies and encompasses personal tragedies and triumphs, the death of kings and the birth of nationsin their efforts to build a paradise on earth, the rainborowes and their friends encounter pirates and witches, prophets and princes, muslem militants and mohican indiansthe rainborowes explains america and mourns england's failed revolutionthey are ordinary men and women, and they do an extraordinary thingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey change the worldstarting with william rainborowe, a prominent merchant-mariner and shipmaster, and his equally formidable sons and daughters between and , we follow their astonishing story through the civil war, the putney debates, and settling in americathey build new societies
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Now ig is possessed with a terrible new power to go with his terrible new look, and he means to use it to find the man who killed merrin and destroyed his lifeonce, ig lived the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned american musician, and the younger brother of a rising late-night tv star, ig had security and wealth and a place in his communitythen beautiful, vivacious merrin was gone - raped and murdered, under inexplicable circumstances - with ig the only suspecthe was never tried for the crime, but in the court of public opinion, ig was and always would be guiltydust jacket intacthorns: it's moving, sad, often funny, redemptive, and filled with hopeno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe woke up the next morning with one hell of a hangover, a raging headachebeing good and praying for the best got him nowhereand a pair of horns growing from his templesoxfam bookshop holmfirth ignatius perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible thingsig had it all, and more - he had the love of merrin williams, a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magicit's time for a little revenge; it's time the devil had his due
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So we are helped to understand what the interdependence of life on this planet really signifies in terms of love, sacrifice and service by the part to the needs of the wholeoxfam bookshop ilkley  this book, as one of its many values, shows the extent to which hierarchy and other centres of life on the planet are dependent upon the unpredictable and often irresponsible factor of human free willsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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