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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fictionnational book award finalistnew york times bestsellerwinner of the carnegie medal for fictiona beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind french girl and a german boy whose paths collide in occupied france as both try to survive the devastation of world war ii'open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close foreverthe microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the museum of natural historythe walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the nazis invade parisand a future which draws her ever closer to werner, a german orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the hitler youthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe miniature of a paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home'for marie-laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazesin this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofmarie-laure and werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another
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Henry viii must take his fourth wife and the dangerous prize is won by anne of cleveshenry finds nothing to admire in his new queen, setting himself against his advisors and nobles to pay court to young katherine howardnothing is certain in a kingdom ruled by an increasingly tyrannical kingthe new queen begins to sense a trap closing around heroxfam bookshop cheltenham from the bestselling author of the other boleyn girl, philippa gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of henry viii and his final queensa german princess by birth, anne is to be henry's pawn in the protestant alliance against rome, but the marriage falters from the startsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand jane boleyn, summoned to the inner circle once more by her uncle the duke of norfolk, finds a fractious court haunted by the boleyn legacy of death and deceitthe king will decide who will live and who will die; he has the power of god now
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Oxfam shop evesham twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prizeruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own life'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickens'little short of a masterpiecewill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedfizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding bookwithout doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoutrageously funnybunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and ruby
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Oxfam bookshop hertford *kazuo ishiguro's new novel klara and the sun is now available to preorder*winner of the booker prize by the nobel-prize winning authorone of the bbc's '100 novels that shaped our world'in the summer of , stevens, the ageing butler of darlington hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea contemporary classic, the remains of the day is kazuo ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a great english house, of lost causes and lost love
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Beige paper-covered boards, with brown cloth covered spinetext block is clean and tightsmall creases to front wraparoundsuperficial scuffs and marksglossy pictorial dustjacketgilt text to spinewoven head and tail bandssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport in a sleepy outpost in the moroccan desert, charlie halifax is living a quietly desperate lifewhile flying for the french during the war between the foreign legion and arab tribesman, he learns of the orteig prize, offered to the first man to fly between paris and new yorka highly decorated american pilot who flew for the french in the first world war, halifax was shot down in , horribly wounded and banished to africa after trying to desert
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Or is it? exiled suddenly to vienna, treacherous city of spies, sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prizeto be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortuneit is the height of the cold warbeing framed for a murder should just be part of his cover storytwice - and it's a conspiracyoxfam bookshop royal exchange square a powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the cold war, from the internationally acclaimed author of 'the bridge of sighssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of allwhen a defector mysteriously returns to the eastern european village of his birth, it's a chance for disgraced detective brano sev to redeem himself
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A haunting tale of lost causes and lost love, the remains of the day, winner of the booker prize, contains ishiguro's now celebrated evocation of life between the wars in a great english house - within its walls can be heard ever more distinct echoes of the violent upheavals spreading across europesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in the summer of , stevens, the ageing butler of darlington hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the english countryside and into his past
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the stories of john cheever by john cheever when the stories of john cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the pulitzer prizevintage books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collectionhere are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generation" from the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "the enormous radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "the housebreaker of shady hill" and "the swimmer," cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of lifepages clean, small crease to the back cover, minor wear to the cover spine" in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the years since, it has become a classic
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Not only can nice guys come first - they can win the biggest prize of allin the summer of , that curse was blown away in spectacular fashion - from the cobbles of the north and the iconic mountain climbs of the alps to the brutal slopes of the pyrenees and, finally, the champs-elysees in parisas a boy, g had run home from school on summer afternoons to watch the tour on televisionwith insight from the key characters around geraint, this is the inside story of one of the most thrilling and heart-warming tales in sportoxfam shop mold the inspirational inside story from the tour de france and sports personality of the year winner"this year g was the strongest rider, and he finally had lady luck on his sidesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis july, across twenty-one stages and three weeks, and under constant attack from his rivals, he made the race his ownan unstoppable combination" chris froome"i understood what geraint's win meant: for him, for me, for the team, and for wales, too" dave brailsford"wow!" thierry henryfor years geraint thomas appeared blessed with extraordinary talent but jinxed at the greatest bike race in the world: twice an olympic gold medallist on the track, commonwealth champion, yet at the tour de france a victim of crashes, bad luck and his willingness to sacrifice himself for his team-mates
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Oxfam bookshop hertford twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prize'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickens'little short of a masterpiecewill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedfizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding bookwithout doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own lifeoutrageously funnybunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and ruby
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Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodin this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniusoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william hwelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseasesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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His collected poems won the pulitzer prize for poetryoxfam shop arnold james wright is one of the most significant, most enduring figures in modern american poetry, the central figure of a greatly talented generationwhether he was writing about his native ohio, the natural world, love lost and found, or the luminous resonant italy of his later work, wrights mastery of language and his powerful, haunting voice marked him out as one of the finest writers of his time, a poet whose work caught the spirit of americas anxious yet hopeful post-war yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morejames wright was born in martins ferry, ohio, in
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His newspaper career was equally glittering - his interview with stalin won him the pulitzer prize and his articles played a prominent role in gaining american recognition for the ussr inoxfam books & music perth journalist walter duranty was a working-class english socialist, who acquired the graces of a socialite while stationed in parishe hushed up the great famine of the early s and glossed over the infamous show trials, which led to his dismissal from the "times" in the late showever, the content of his despatches was becoming increasingly selectivesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresally taylor's biography of this flamboyant individual also explores the source and content of the news the west received between the world wars, and raises issues about the role of the press in modern societywithin months of duranty arriving in moscow as a correspondent for the "new york times" the romanovs were deposed, but he soon found himself installed as the reigning social host of the western colony
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Annals of the former world is the winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfiction6 billion years twenty years ago, when john mcphee began his journeys back and forth across the united states, he planned to describe a cross section of north america at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled withlike the terrain it covers, annals of the former world tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through itas clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern non-fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title annals of the former worldoxfam shop ulverston the pulitzer prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturepages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agenow it is much more complexthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsfrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritiescover & spine in very good conditionfor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigersee oxfam website for delivery information read morea few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bombfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedwe are all potential targets
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Then one day mrs palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer, ludo, who sees her as inspiration for his novelher fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip'elizabeth taylor's exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar english life facing the changes taking shape in the 60smuch of the reader's joy lies in the exquisite subtlety in taylor's depiction of all the relationships, the sharp brevity of her wit, and the apparently effortless way the plot unfolds' -robert mccrum 'the 100 best novels', guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read moretogether, upper lips stiffened, they fight off their twin enemies: boredom and the grim reaperwriter, the missing link between jane austen and john updike' (david baddiel, independent)on a rainy sunday in january, the recently widowed mrs palfrey arrives at the claremont hotel where she will spend her remaining daysoxfam shop colne road named by the guardian as one of 'the 100 best novels,' and shortlisted for the booker prize, mrs palfrey at the claremont is a humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young man from a 'magnificent
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Shortlisted for the smarties prize, the secret of platform 13 is an exciting magical adventure from eva ibbotson, the award-winning author of journey to the river seabut the prince has become a horrible rich boy called raymond trottle, who doesn't understand magic and is determined not to be rescueda wizard, an ogre, a fey and a young hag have come to find the prince of their kingdom, stolen as a baby nine years beforeand when it opens, four mysterious figures step into the streets of london see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition- very goodoxfam bookshop harrogate under platform 13 at king's cross station there is a secret door that leads to a magical islandit appears only once every nine years
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Winner of the pulitzer prize and the national book awardthe armies of the nightwe specialize in fine books in the categories of art, architecture, photography, cinema, nature, literature, including poetry and many anthologies
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Treasure x is the ultimate surprise-reveal collectible 10 levels of adventure! rip, fizz and chip away to reveal the layers and discover the secrets hidden within! will you be the hero that finds the real gold or will you end up with the booby prize?!
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Oxfam shop scarborough game of thrones: the iron throne is the game of thrones board game! designed for 3 to 5 playersyou and your friends each command one of the great houses of westeros, using every tool at your disposal to claim the ultimate prize: the iron throne see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis game is as new with all pieces included
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Winner of the moravia prize for fiction, the jewish husband is a bittersweet story of passion, hatred, cruelty and oppressiona very good condition copy, used with light shelf wear but with no major flawsa young jewish professor entertains a tormented passion for the beautiful and enigmatic soniahe wins her affections, but the price is greatshe is everything that he is not - the privileged daughter of a family that is wealthy, prominent and, above all, gentileoxfam books & music salisbury it is and fascist italy has imposed its infamous race lawssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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From the disease-ravaged city of marrowden, comes the stench of death, and the staggering shapes of fallen warriorsthis talented sociopath wields his power, stripping the living of their flesh, and raising their bones to do his biddingjames endersight would lay claim to the ultimate prize, and there is no price too foul for him to pay
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Collectors all over the world prize the distinctive silver jewellery crafted by the hopi people of northern arizonathis comprehensive guide, first published over thirty years ago has long been considered the best available reference on hopi silversmithing
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Game cards still in packaging but not the little prize cards - never been usedant and dec's saturday night takeaway the board game brand newcondition is newdispatched with royal mail 2nd class
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Winner of the pulitzer prize for general non-fiction and described by the jury as "an elegant inquiry, at once clinical and personal" dust jacket has some marks and edge wear; blue board covers, with title etc text, clean, bright and unmarked throughoutoxfam shop barnard castle a lucid and eloquent chronicle of a disease humans have feared, lived with, and died from for more than five thousand years by an award-winning cancer physician and researchersee oxfam website for delivery information read morein gilt on spine, in very good condition eight pages of monochrome photographs
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Classic orange class a circuitry rich soundorange tt15h tiny terror 15-watt guitar amp head 5w switchable to 7wclass a circuitry means the orange tiny terror output tubes are producing both positive and negative halfs of the output signalthe orange tiny terror head is a portable class a tube head amp using el84 valves for pure tube tone, switchable power output of 15 or 7 watts mean full crunched tube tone is available regardless of the output volumeclassic orange class a circuitry rich, tube sound -2 x el84 power tubes -2 x 12ax7 preamp tubes -switchable output 15 or 7 watts -1-channel with gain, tone, and volume controls -strong, portable steel housing for reliable transport i have had the stock (unbranded chinese) output stage valves professionally replaced with the amazing jj el84s which has added extra volume, clarity and tonecontrols: volume, tone and gainclass a creates an output signal rich in even order harmonics for a full and complex tones) the amp is mint condition, from , has only been played at home twice, and comes with original (mint) gig bag- reluctant sale(i will include the original (boxed) unbranded chinese valves in the sale
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550 €
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orange dual terror amp headcomes with the original orange soft amp head case, orange foot switch, power lead, owner's manual, and speaker cabletwo channels of beautiful orange tone, fat channel and tiny terror channelgreat sounding amp with monster orange tones, am regrettably selling due to downsizing at homethis listing (and price) relates to the pictured amp head and accessories only, the orange speaker cabinet ppc212ob is not included (but feel free to ask if you're interested in taking that too)the soft amp head case has one plastic "foot" missing, and the protruding screw head has been taped over to avoid scratching anything, but is otherwise in excellent condition, and the footswitch has been used approximately three or four times and then sat in a cupboard as i tend to use the manual switch on the amp itselfthe amp has had only light use at home, and is in excellent condition
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Perfectly matched to orange pi onethe orange pi one mainboard is not includedthe product is used for orange pi onenote: light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing
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The orange ppc108 cab in black is ideal for building your own mini-dark stack and a perfect partner for the micro darklike all orange speaker cabs it is built to last, with rugged construction and orange's tolex and basketweave grill cloth, complete with the legendary crest and badge
68 €
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orange crush 20rt guitar amp combo (orange) main featuresthe orange crush 20rt builds on the tonal platform of the crush 20 with even more functionality through the inclusion of lush onboard reverb and an integrated chromatic tuner
159 €