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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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Longlisted for the orange prizea generation after the civil war, jonathan dymond, a cider maker, has so far enjoyed a quiet lifeunder the pretence of his cider business, jonathan visits his newly widowed aunt and there meets her unruly servant girl, tamar, who soon reveals that she has secrets of her ownoxfam bookshop hertford a novel of secrets and revenge within a seventeenth-century english familysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut when he discovers a letter from his dying uncle, hinting an inheritance and revenge, he is determined to unravel the mystery in his family
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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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Gide writes here of his disillusionment with communism and would go on to win the nobel prize for literature ten years later inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippedhardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printingnear fine with some browning to paper in a very good jacket with light browning to spine and light soilingplease 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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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The only problem? the avengers are now trapped in the dimensional pockets of the pouch, alongside heavy doses of radiation and the madmen who planted the bomb! issue 324:Â the avengers must work with atalanteans and members of the peace corpse to escape shaman's medicine pouch before it's too late! will the avengers, their allies, and their enemies, remain in a dimensional pocket for all time? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreshortly after this interference, the avengers are surprised by an atlantean army led by tyrak, meranno, and orka! issue 320:Â the avengers must combine forces with russia's people's protectorate after an attack by atalantean villainsoxfam shop whitchurch road an exciting bundle of comics that includes all parts of the 'crossing line' story-linefloow the avengers through being intercepted by russia's people's protectorate, the return of the atalanteans, and their entrapment in a dimensional pocketissue 322:Â the return of the atalanteans! while trying to prevent nuclear war on the shores of newfoundland, the avengers encounter more trouble in an unprovoked attack from atlantis! issue 323:Â shaman of alpha flight saves the day when he contains a nuclear explosion in his mystical medicine pouchall comics are in very good condition, with only minor wearing on the edges of the pageswhy have tyrak, meranno, and orka emerged from the depths of the ocean? and what do they hope to achieve in their attack on surface-dwellers? issue 321:Â the avengers, surrounded by non-powered allies, must capture a nuclear submarine before terrorists attack the shores of newfoundlandsnap up this fantastic collection today! issue 319:Â the avengers run into trouble in international waters after they are intercepted by russia's people's protectorate
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Furthermore, there are few that baldwin can trust, including the archbishop william of tyre and lord balian d'ibelin, a charismatic leader who has been one of the few to maintain the peacefilled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, sharon penman's the land beyond the sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures during the 12th centurybut war is cominga young realm, outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the first crusade captured jerusalem from the saracens inwhile the scheming of rival factions and fierce political deception plague the halls of the royal court, the ever-present threat from saladin weighs heavily on the young king's shouldersthe crusaders who stayed have adapted to an utterly new world: a landscape of blazing heat, exotic customs and enemies who are also neighboursbut while the young king proves to be intelligent, courageous and dedicated to the welfare and protection of his people, he lives his life under the terrible affliction of leprosy which has plagued him from an early ageseeking retribution for the massacre in , saladin, leader of the vast saracen army, launches a campaign to reclaim the sacred land from its current ruler, baldwin ivsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearthe kingdom of jerusalem, also known as outremer - the land beyond the sea
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Amanda also evokes the peace of winter, when they can be cut off by snow without electricity or running water, the happiness of spring and the lambing season, and the backbreaking tasks of summertime - haymaking and sheepshearing - inspiring us all to look at the countryside and those who work there with new appreciationshe is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband clive and seven children at ravenseat, a acre sheep hill farm at the head of swaledale in north yorkshirein the yorkshire shepherdess she describes how the rebellious girl from huddersfield, who always wanted to be a shepherdess, achieved her dreamssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's a challenging life but one she lovesoxfam bookshop cheltenham the sunday times bestseller following the inspiring story of life as a shepherdess, by the star of channel 5's our yorkshire farmamanda owen has been seen by millions on itv's the dales and channel 5's our yorkshire farm, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animalsfull of amusing anecdotes and unforgettable characters, the book takes us from fitting in with the locals to fitting in motherhood, from the demands of the livestock to the demands of raising a large family in such a rural backwater
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Luckily, yet unknown to earth’s inhabitants, there exists another robot force - the peace loving heroic autobotsproduced by ‘the icarus company’ (toys) ltd) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t for organisational reasons lots will only be shippedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t be sure to check our other lots at: https://veilingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis way you avoid paying shipping costs twice6 placemats of transformers of ) in very good conditionpossessing amazing powers of transformation the evil decepticons have disguised their earthly presence as strike planes, secretly building their forces for battle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t standard delivery to your home addressare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitheir mission - to defend earth! and so the battle begins insured shipping including track & tracewith equal powers, the autobots have prepared for inevitable conflict by disguising their immense robot forms as earthly vehicles and come the fateful day, they will transform back to their natural robot state\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t the items will be properly packed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t shipping costs are all-in prices up to 10 kg (transport, packagingnl/aanbod/user-7bf2d5b read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t you only pay shipping once when you win multiple lots in the same auction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t pick-up (delivery-point) also possible (please send a message about this when you have won the lot)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t save shipping costs by bidding on multiple lotsl x h: 41 x 31 cmat the back of 4 placemats it says: from the distant planet cybertron, come the evil decepticons - terrifying robots intent on earth’s destructioncollection not possible\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t wait with paying until all lots are finished
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Complete 8 vols set james taylor: the age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century from the peace of to the present time - london - william mackenzie, edinburgh and dublin - cm x 20cm brown hardcovers with black and gold gilt decorationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia beauty to the eye, would add value to any libraryvery light and occasional foxing on the pages (usually on the rear of the plates)please see pictures for referenceprospectus in front of vol 1covers in excellent condition, only very light and occasional small marks/edgewear evident on covers8 volumes in 8 booksgold gilding on all page endsthe owners name crossed out with marker on endpapers of each bookpage ends have light foxingplease 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 storevery good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall spines are straight and binding good
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In the modern world where witches live in secret amongst humans, the warrior kaulder (diesel) is tasked with keeping the peace between the two factions as a coven plots to unleash the black death upon humanitywhen his formidable nemesis the witch queen (julie engelbrecht) is resurrected by her loyal followers, kaulder teams up with a witch, chloe (rose leslie), to finally vanquish the queen and stop her forces from destroying new yorksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans vin diesel stars as an immortal witch hunter in this fantasy action adventurethe film also stars michael caine, elijah wood and rena owen
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Referred to by general ludendorff as the peace offensive, its aim was to sever the fragile line between the british and french armiesmarch : general ludendorff knows that the german army must achieve a breakthrough against the allies before the uarmy can make its presence felt
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Then one night, something inside john snaps and he calls his wife to tell her that he isn't coming homebut something is wrongoxfam bookshop st albans john wilder is in his mid-thirties, a successful salesman with a place in the country, an adoring wife and a ten-year-old sonhis family no longer interests him, his infidelities are leading him nowhere and he has begun to drink too muchsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The official name in its early days was the stalin peace prize among peoples and, after de-stalinization, the lenin peace prize among peoples)atalin > stalin (20th december, neruda was awarded the stalin prize for strengthening peace among peoplesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisensations: neruda in relaxed attitude, looking good, conveys pride and satisfactionartist/photo source: publifototechnique: gelatin silver paper printing colour: white and black edition: ) gelatin silver paper printing printing date: condition: good, no damage, no creasesplace: milano (milan - italy) it has a text in italian typed in black ink on the back5 x 18 cm composition: neruda standing, with her elbow resting on a railing, facing to one side, wearing a hat and coatit mentions the date, place, and subject of the photographthe typed text has an error that confuses the reader: ‘atalin per la pace’please 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 storeit has a stamp on the back, with the details of the company that took the photograph: publifotothe title has errors caused by the italian confusion of the name ‘stalin’ with atalincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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