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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham set in london in , 'the eye in the door' is an intense and profoundly intelligent examination of the effects of war, continuing the interwoven stories of dr william rivers, billy prior, and siegfried sassoon begun in 'regeneration''the eye in the door' was awarded the guardian fiction prize, while the final volume in the 'regeneration' trilogy, 'the ghost road', won the booker prize inat the forefront of her story, barker places figures especially menaced by this: pacifists, conscientious objectors and homosexualsa sequel every bit as unwaveringly intense and intelligent as its predecessor'writing in the sunday times, peter kemp said, 'in the climate of exhaustion and hysteria amid which the war is wearing to its close, pressures to fall into line become fierce and take ugly formssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music crouch end interest in the content of this book has developed out of an examination of the prompter who operated in full view of the audience and offered all the lines to the playersthe purpose of this book is to investigate the nature of these roles in order to identify their influence upon the performance of medieval playssuch a role and its function is fascinating, not only in its own right, but also in relation to how it might inform us about the nature and purpose of presented theatrethe ability of such a figure to move in and out of the action, and thus different realities, characterizes a relationship to the action and the audiencethe same fascination exists in relation to roles of the narrator and the expositorthese figures are of pivotal significance in the communication of those plays in which they operatesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein at groningen a production of the towneley second shepherds' play focused on an examination of this conventionsometimes these roles are overt ones; sometimes they 'double up' with roles of actors, personages or charactersmany of the audience responses then were concerned with the figure of the prompter as he was seen to operate simultaneously both 'inside' and 'outside' the action of the play
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From the ghost stories of the gothic to the zombies and vampires of twenty-first-century popular literature, from mrs radcliffe to ms rowling, the fantastic has been popular with readersin this volume, critics and authors of fantasy look at its history since the enlightenment, introduce readers to some of the different codes for the reading and understanding of fantasy, and examine some of the many varieties and subgenres of fantasy; from magical realism at the more literary end of the genre, to paranormal romance at the more popular endsince tolkien and his many imitators, however, it has become a major publishing phenomenonthe book is edited by the same pair who produced the cambridge companion to science fiction (winner of a hugo award in )from the back cover: "fantasy is a creation of the enlightenment, and the recognition that excitement and wonder can be found in imagining impossible thingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more" in superb as-new conditionoxfam bookshop lincoln a book of essays discussing the history and features of fantasy fiction, exploring the genre from a historical point of view, and discussing the various sub-genres
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We experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publisheded gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalsome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanityotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pages
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The story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologyoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningsummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic past
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square a breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, umbrella mouse to the rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to anna fargher's bestselling and award-winning the umbrella mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of wwiibeautifully illustrated by sam usher, pip will take you on an incredible journey through a war that reaches even the smallest of creaturesdetermined to reach her ancestral home of the umbrella museum in italy, pip hopes she can find long-lost family and a homeyoung mouse pip hanway is in france as she continues fighting for the french resistance group noah's ark: a secret gang of animals operating beneath the feet of human soldiers, whose aim is to liberate france and secure the victory of the alliessee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut as pip makes the perilous journey through occupied territory, she soon realizes that danger comes from all sides and that the enemy is all around, and she does everything she can to fight for her friends
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Piecing together the dramatic stories of these young fliers - the fledgling crews and the veterans, the survivors and the fallen, former raf flight lieutenant john nichol has interviewed the few surviving veterans, british and german, in the air and on the ground, to record the voices of a diminishing generationoxfam bookshop woodbridge from bestselling author of tail-end charlie and tornado down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of bomber command's nuremberg raid - the raf's bloodiest night of the second world warmore men from royal air force bomber command died on one single night of the second world war than the total raf aircrew losses during the whole of the four-month-long battle of britainwhile the airmen of bomber command were among the greatest heroes of the conflict, their contribution and sacrifice has, until recently, been sidelined in the face of post-war criticism of bomber command's tactics30 march was the night when everything conspired against bomber commandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the story of that terrible night, the air raid intended to be the climax of sir arthur 'bomber' harris's relentless campaign to defeat nazi germanyjohn nichol's dramatic tribute to the men who flew on the raf's bloodiest raid has provided the surviving veterans with the chance to tell the story of that terrible night - the night they flew to nuremberg795 aircraft set out, nearly 700 men did not returnyet they were among the best of their generation
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At the end of the game, points are awarded based on the amount of shields the players have left and whether or not they succeeded in destroying the ringthe action of the game is rather complicated, being dictated by the picking of event cards, feature cards, activity cards, and by rolling the dieyou'll soon see that this game is all about cooperation, friendship, and compromise--you are asked to give up valuable cards for the common good of the fellowshipthe game is played on two boards simultaneously--the master board and the scenario board, with each player assuming a hobbit character and advancing or retreating on the corruption line of the master boardthere are two double-sided scenario boards representing the regions of middle earth you'll be traveling throughthis game is intricate and may be daunting at first glance, but after playing it a time or two, you'll find it challenging, exciting, and wonderful for fostering cooperation in teens and adults alikedesigned by the acclaimed and prolific game designer reiner knizia and beautifully illustrated by longtime middle earth artist john howe, the result is thought-provoking game-play and a mystical gallery of cards and game boardsthe goal is to stay on the light side of the corruption linesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is no individual winner; the group scores points as a wholeenter the world envisioned in jtolkien's book lord of the rings and become a member of the fellowshipthe goal of the game is to stop the dark lord sauron from winning back the magic ring, which frodo has inherited and which sauron would use to forever enslave the landoxfam shop kendal very good condition game with minimal wear here's your chance to prove you are worthy to save middle earthif you get all the way to the dark end of the corruption line, you'll be eliminated from the gameslight wear to box edges
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge two episodes of the early s bbc drama series based on the short stories of crime writer agatha christiebut is there really a ghost - or is jack the victim of a cunning trick? in 'the red signal', dermot west (richard morant) is invited to dinner at the home of jack and claire trent (christopher cazenove and joanna david) along with his famous psychiatrist uncle, sir alington west (badel)when the doctor is mysteriously killed following a conversation about supernatural forces and premonitions, dermot finds himself a prime suspect along with his best friend's wife, claire, with whom he is secretly in lovesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'the mystery of the blue jar', trainee solicitor jack hartingdon (robin kermode) hears a woman's voice crying for help while he's playing golfwhen local resident felise (isabelle spade) claims that she too has heard the voice and seen the ghost of a murdered woman holding a blue jar, jack's friend dr lavington (michael aldridge) arranges a seance in felise's cottage
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Licensed star wars droid from the film "the force awakens" bb-8 droid with sound effects and a pivoting head can be steered in all directions using a remote control 18 cm high battery-operated (4 aa and 2 aaa batteries required) launch into action in the world of star wars! discover the exciting stories of good vs evil in a galaxy of starships and vehiclescollect and battle with this and other figures and vehicles from star warsa brand new, unused star wars: the force awakens r/c bb-8 droid in it's original boxeach sold separatelybb-8 is the spherical, loyal astromech droid of the resistance pilot poe dameronsuitable for ages 4+ includes; bb-8 body, bb-8 head, remote control, instructions and enough batteries to start you off! collection from bs36 or can deliver free in bristolthis rc bb-8 figure rolls in any direction and makes expressive droid sounds as you lead him into adventure
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The game uses a vhs video tape as a 'video clock' giving the players one hour to complete the game, which is interrupted now and then by the gatekeeper on the video, who says what the current user may or must dogreat conditionthe aim is to collect 6 different key stones and return to the hub, where you need to enter exactly at your own numbercontains all piecesthis makes the game quick and stressful, as you want to conclude you turn as fast as possible, so you won't be the player affected by the gatekeeperretro board game
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For five decades this seventy acre lake has been producing fish that would make the carp world sit up and gasp, but it wasn't until the early eighties that the real stories of multiple catches of twenties and thirties started to filter out through the angling pressfor many carp anglers, savay lake is as mystical a place as redmire pool; a lake that few have fished but where many would dearly love to
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75 masterpieces every christian should know: the fascinating stories behind great works of art, literature, music, and film hardcover – illustrated, 4 decby looking through the eyes of these creative artists, readers will gain deeper perspectives about the human condition, the christian story, and their own spiritual lives
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Very good, heaven, how i got here the story of the thief on the cross, colin smicheck out our explosive deals for yourselfvery good, the hound of the baskervilles (stories told & retold s
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Oxfam shop colne road choose one player to start as the judge and deal out 7 caption cards to each playerthe judge takes the top picture card and reveals it to the players, who select the funniest caption card from their handthe judge chooses the caption card which they feel is the funniest caption for the picture and the player is declared the winner of that see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dramatically told, often in the words of the voyagers themselves, and beautifully illustrated with maps, portraits and historic illustrations, these are the gripping stories of how a handful of sailors, adventurers, pirates and mavericks shaped the course of world history
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Stevenson, among othersbinding almost tight, with slight leancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available‘the windmill: stories, essays, poems & pictures by authors & artists whose works are published at the sign of the windmill’, edited by lare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikino owner inscriptionslovat fraser; while cecil aldin provides a halftone spread with studies of dogsswinburne, vita sackville-west, somerset maugham, laurence sterne, henry james, joseph conrad and r(see photos for full list of contents) condition: contents very cleanusual age-toning to paper, foxing throughout (mostly light; heaviest at front and back of book, and to pages adjoining plates; glossy plates not affected), hinge between frontispiece and tissue guard with split, untrimmed lower edges with usual bumping, creasing, nicks and wearedges of page block with foxing and soiling, a few small markspublisher’s cloth-backed orange boards, gilt lettering and windmill motif to upper board, gilt lettering to spine, lower page edges untrimmed, 4 colour plates with descriptive tissue guards, 1 double- and 3 single-page b/w plates, 7 facsimile reproductions of manuscripts and letters, title and contents pages in red and black, text pages on laid paper, ix + 226 pages, 25callender and published by william heinemann, londonamong the highlights of the title is a beautiful, little-known illustration by arthur rackham, entitled ‘somebody’s book’, in which a satyr is depicted reading to an enraptured nymph, while a pair of animated trees look over their shouldersendpapers with usual foxing/offsetting; rear pastedown with a little ‘bubbling’authors include max beerbohm (writing on einstein’s theory), john galsworthy, siegfried sassoon, lafcadio hearn, john masefield, jack london, aplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteboards and spine with soiling, scratching, discoloration and marks as shown, bumping, rubbing and wear to extremities; paper worn through slightly to corners, and with a few small chips to edges; lower board with a little rippling, foot of spine with a few nicksother colour plates include a hugh thomson illustration from ‘the merry wives of windsor’, plus an art deco landscape by cthis interesting anthology – a celebration of heinemann’s publishing list – is a collection of (in the main) previously unpublished works by heinemann artists and authors, including some of the most famous names of the dayour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefirst edition
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The series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world warthis a brilliant series and worth watching see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop smithdown road all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriesepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'
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There is a great article about the club's flourishing relationship with the united states, pictures and autographsoxfam books & music islington the liverpool football club "official handbook" runs to 132 pages and provides great information about the club, the players, and the directorssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreinner pages in excellent conditiion, paper cover is slightly worn but overall excellent condition for age
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The series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'oxfam shop dalkeith all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-series
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In this compelling and hilarious account of how talksport conquered the airwaves, gershon portnoi reveals all the great stories that make the station so popular among its dedicated audience - like the time part of a test match commentary was conducted from the back of an elephant, or when abu hamza revealed how much he like belly dancing musicincluding contributions from all the big names of talksport, past and present, this book is as breathtaking and jaw-dropping as the station itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was immediately clear that talksport wasn't going to be like any other radio stationoxfam bookshop cheltenham when talksport first went on air on 17 january , engineers were still wiring up the studios, and the furniture for the presenters had arrived only hours earlier
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The series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'oxfam shop colne road all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-series
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Bell's remarkable achievement is to take a global perspective and to bring the distinct stories together in one convincing narrativeoxfam shop colne road this extraordinary and beautifully written book tells a vivid and compelling new story of art for the 21st centuryprevious histories have tended to focus only on the masterpieces of western art, or else consider developments around the world as separate, unrelated phenomenaconcise, lucid and original, julian bell's account is truly unlike any otherthe result is a rich and seamless tapestry that provides the perfect introduction to the subjectsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe sees the whole of visual creativity as a piece and draws insightful and inspired connections between different continents and cultures and across the millennia
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Oxfam bookshop birmingham this is where it all began - the founding stories from marvel us and uk that laid the groundwork for everything that followed in the enduring saga of the robots in disguisewitness the events that led from war-torn cybertron to a new battleground - earth, as the urgent need - on both sides - for critical resources brings new challenges, new allies and new enemiessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition
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Doctor who: the collection – season 14 includes the following stories from : - the masque of mandragora - the hand of fear - the deadly assassin - the face of evil - the robots of death - the talons of weng-chiang read morecompletement new blu-ray boxset under its original package
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The series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hull all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-seriesepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'
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Some light wear and marks to dust jacket and page edges, but overall a very good copy, pages clean and freshoxfam bookshop kingsbridge time to forget the fairy stories, the lies, the propaganda and the wishful thinkingit's time for the truth, the reality! remove the hoodwink of what you thought you knew about freemasonry, its aims and originssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis remarkable new book is about to bring the picture into focus in a way never before possible
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The series tells the intertwined stories of three us marines - eugene sledge (joseph mazzello), robert leckie (james badge dale) and john basilone (jon seda) - during america's battle with the japanese in the pacific in the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes are: 'guadalcanal/leckie', 'basilone', 'melbourne', 'gloucester/pavuvu/banika', 'peleliu landing', 'peleliu airfield', 'peleliu hills', 'iwo jima', 'okinawa' and 'home'oxfam shop magdelen street all ten episodes of the fact-based hbo historical drama mini-series
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Oxfam shop worcester all of the asterix stories feature references to obelix falling into the druid's cauldron of magic potion when he was about six years oldthis was the event through which he derived his phenomenal physical strengthhere is the full story of how it happenedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Split the players into two teamsthe team containing the youngest player will startbest of british playing boardeach team selects a playing piece and places it on the start space on the boardunfold the board and lay it on the table
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