The simple pleasures of the rich
List the simple pleasures of the rich
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest indulge in the sentimental pleasures of stitcheries with wistful vintage artistryinspired by nature and stitched with the gentle romance of days gone by, noted artist kathy schmitz creates designs that use simple embroidery to create thoughtful keepsakesselect from a variety of elegant embroidery projects, including a pillow, pincushion, wall decoration, tote bag, and morefind success with each design - clear illustrations demonstrate how to master every featured embroidery stitchrevel in kathy schmitz's original artwork, gracefully presented throughout the bookthe book is in excellent condition with minimal wear and tearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The condition of the sleeve is good overall, but there is some wear and tear: a hole in the top left corner of the sleeve, and small nicks on its top edgethe condition of the record itself is excellentoxfam shop bideford thank you for viewing one of our many fabulous items! we also have many other fantastic items listed from our bideford shopthe original inner sleeve is presentwe have a fabulous album for salethank you for your support! every purchase helps us raise vital funds in finding solutions to poverty, inequality and injustice! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a canadian pressing released by combat
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Bc rich asm pro finished in pearl white neck through construction ebony finger board emg active pickups genuine floyd rose tremolo grover tuners bc rich hard case bought about six years ago not much use been under the bed most of the time still has plastic on rear covers no longer made and very sought after for the serious player will sell or swap for decent amplifier of same value
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From the heroic dreams of the small boy curled up on the rim of the big fire-place in his family's castle, to the terrible moment of failure and beyond, stauffenerg's hours are rich indeedoxfam shop magdelen street of all the men and moments that might have changed the course of history, count von stauffenberg and his ill-fated attempt to kill adolf hitler is perhaps the most vivid and agonising see oxfam website for delivery information read morein a brilliant tapestry of fact and imagination, paul west uses his protagonist's solo voice to give an astounding new dimension to historical impersonation
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Raise yourself from lowly business traveller to become the favoured hotelier of the rich and famousconstruct as many as 30 distinctive styles of hotels, from romantic renaissance villas and rich regal palaces to wild west lodges and high-tech hotel casino complexesbuy and restore beloved classics or low-rent dives before they fall to the wreckers' ballhotel interiors are yours to decide-rooms and suites, restaurants and spasdeal with a fluctuating world economy and overcome competition through better management skills or, if you have the means, buy them outconcentrate your activities in cosmopolitan cities or, when you're tired of smog, focus on transforming an exotic wilderness into a must-see resort destinationoxfam shop ulverston begin with little more than a dream and pocket change and progress through good times and bad times to build a global empire of grand hotelssee oxfam website for delivery information read morechoices in these areas will help to determine whether you will achieve unparalleled success or join the ranks of the bankrupt
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It starts with a simple favour - an ordinary kindness mothers do for one anotheroxfam bookshop cheltenham a simple favour is a twisting free-fall ride filled with betrayal, reversal, secrets and revelations, love and loyaltythe trouble is that emily doesn't come backand five-year-olds love being together - just like she and emilyno matter what the police say, stephanie knows that she would never leave her sondarcey bell ratchets up the tension in a taut, unsettling, and completely absorbing thriller that holds you in its grip until the final pagefor fans of gone girl and big little lies, the film adaptation of the book stars anna kendrick and blake lively as the seemingly mismatched pair of best friendssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen her best friend, emily, asks stephanie to pick up her son from school she happily says yesas a widow and stay-at-home blogger mum living in suburban connecticut, stephanie was lonely until she met emily, a glamorous and successful pr executivewhat stephanie hasn't shared are the secrets buried in a murky pastand she also reaches out to emily's husband - just to offer her supporttheir children are classmates and best friendsterrified, she reaches out to her fellow mummy bloggers
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David lowell richwe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possibleno, we regret that, for organisational reasons, this is not possiblewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationaction & adventure
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In the heyday of the british raj, eleven-year-old anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong princess indira, the privileged daughter of rich indian royaltywhat he and rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the astbury dynastyeighty years later, rebecca bradley, a young american film star, has the world at her feetbecoming the princess's official companion, anahita accompanies her friend to england just before the outbreak of the great wara lifelong passionoxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the epic novel award in the romantic novelists association books awardsshortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling astbury hall, ari malik, anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's pastbut when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of dartmoor in englandthere, she meets the young donald astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote astbury estate - and his scheming mothersee oxfam website for delivery information read morespanning four generations, the midnight rose by lucinda riley sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of india to the majestic stately homes of england, following the extraordinary life of a girl, anahita chavan, from to the present dayan endless search
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This modern library edition presents stephen mitchell's acclaimed translations of rilke, which have won praise for their re-creation of the poet's rich formal music and depth of thought"rilke's voice, with its extraordinary combination of formality, power, speed and lightness, can be heard in mr" ahead of all parting is an abundant selection of rilke's lifeworkmitchell's versions more clearly than in any others," said w"his work is masterfulfinally, the book presents the poet's two greatest masterpieces in their entirety: the duino elegies and the sonnets to orpheusincluded too are passages from rilke's influential novel, the notebooks of malte laurids brigge, and nine of his brilliant uncollected prose pieces"if rilke had written in english," denis donoghue wrote in the new york times book review, "he would have written in this englishoxfam shop colne road the reputation of rainer maria rilke has grown steadily since his death in ; today he is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the twentieth centuryit contains representative poems from his early collections the book of hours and the book of pictures; many selections from the revolutionary new poems, which drew inspiration from rodin and cezanne; the hitherto little-known "requiem for a friend"; and a generous selection of the late uncollected poems, which constitute some of his finest work" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A story that stirs the deepest emotions' woman & home'a poignant story, rich in period detail' sunday mirror 'an emotive and thought-provoking read  irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth as two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light?  brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, the love child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feelingoxfam bookshop cheltenham the unmissable brand new novel from rachel hore, sunday times bestselling author of last letter home, a richard and judy book club pick'a gorgeous and deeply absorbing story' tracy reesa young mother's sacrificelondon, when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the babyhore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivitythis is a wonderfully moving tale of love and loss, hope and eventual reconciliation, and i very much enjoyed it' barbara erskine 'i found her writing warm, compassionate in this story about one girl's search for her true identity amidst the secrets and dynamics of her adopted familyit had a realism about the poignancy of illegitimacy in this pre-war setting' leah fleming'the love child is a hugely compelling, poignant and moving read'simply stunning but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughtermy heart went out to both these two women as they faced such difficult personal decisions that would change their lives forever'rosanna ley'i really enjoyed this book putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their ownwhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be completerachel has great skill as a storyteller and readers are sure to be engrossed and swept away by her clever double-stranded tale' jane johnson see oxfam website for delivery information read morea child's desperate search for the truthi savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgiveness she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her familyher women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win' daily mail 'a novel that stirs the deepest emotions' woman'rachel's stories are always absorbing and  intricately woven and the love child is no exceptionmeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in london the love child is an absolutely beautiful book' dinah jefferies 'this tender account, spanning two generations, reveals how the loss affects mother and child across the years
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This rich collection of essays examines a wide range of economic issues such as the importance of planning, the continuing reality of the debt crisis, and the new parameters for regional integration in the context of the global economygood governance is analysed, as is corporate governance see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: minor shelf wearthe assumption is that the continent's decades of experience since independence embody lessons and reflect alternative policy approaches which, if properly understood, could be of real value in charting a viable future for its people -- provided african countries are set free to chart their own courses of action that address their particular circumstances and meet the social and economic needs of their own populationsthe occasion for these essays was the 70th birthday of one of africa's most eminent economists and a leading public servant -- professor adebayo adedejioxfam bookshop beverley nepad -- the new partnership for africa's development -- is the latest attempt to chart a new course of good governance combined with an effective development strategy for the african continentthe intention is to learn from the past in order to chart viable new policy directions for the future, including critically assessing the prospects for nepad measuring up to the challenges involvedthis volume brings together some of africa's best economists and social scientists to reflect on africa's previous experiences with alternative paradigms to structural adjustment and related problemsformer executive secretary for the economic commission on africa and under secretary general of the united nations,scholar, and author of numerous books and papers, adebayo adedeji is perhaps best known for his pioneering work developing the african alternative framework to structural adjustment at a time when the damage being caused by the latter policies being imposed on africa was only just beginning to become clearthere is a special emphasis on issues of human development, including poverty, hiv/aids, and the refugee problem
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However, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingnone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismsas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolewhat has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacitywhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindsthe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviouroxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our livesin the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingthey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's ownthis account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either category
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She was from the wrong side of the tracks and we were the rich family and they were getting married, they loved each other, blah, blah, blaheven the parliament in turkey adjourned so representatives could rush to their tv setsoxfam bookshop hexham 'as it was originally written, dallas was really about patrick duffy and victoria principalto put it in jr's own words, 'once you got rid of the integrity, the rest was a piece of cake'from his early days opposite barbara eden on i dream of jeannie, to the show that turned him into an international celebrity and led him to become the biggest screen villain of the eighties as power-mad oil baron jr ewing on dallasthis hardback first edition is in a very good conditionthe page block is clean and brightthe top edge is slightly turned and the corners are slightly bumped' written with us weekly bureau chief, todd gold, hello darlin' is a forthright look at hagman's star-studded careeri was just the brotherthe black cloth boards are unmarked and gilt-stamped on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis stetson now resides in the smithsonian and over 400 million fans in eighty-five countries had to find out just who shot jrit was focused on themthis edition has been an inscription by the author in black marker pen on the title page: 'to margaret, merry christmas, larry hagman'the glossy dustjacket shows few signs of shelf-wear and is unpriceclippedhagman tells all about the trials and turmoil and the intrigue and dangers of filming dallas, and also the madness that ensued when it became one of the most popular television shows in history
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Atlantic county treasurer enoch 'nucky' thompson (steve buscemi) sets up a bootlegging business, hoping to get richin this series, nucky's position of power is threatened by his former employee, jimmy (michael pitt), his brother, eli (shea whigham), and his predecessor, commodore louis kaestner (dabney coleman), who formulate a plot to bring him downoxfam shop dalkeith all 12 episodes from the second season of the golden globe-winning hbo period drama set during the s prohibition erathe episodes comprise: '21', 'ourselves alone', 'a dangerous mind', 'what does the bee do?', 'gimcrack and bunkum', 'the age of reason', 'peg of old', 'two boats and a lifeguard', 'battle of the century', 'georgia peaches', 'under god's power she flourishes' and 'to the lost'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he progresses in his venture he crosses paths with politicians and mobsters alike but his lavish lifestyle soon leads the federal government to grow suspicious of his activities
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We try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationchildren's music & audio storiesaction & adventure
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Oxfam bookshop coventry return to the sun-drenched settings of "the shell seekers" and the rich emotion of "coming home," as rosamunde pilcher takes you on an unforgettable journey of the heartread by frances barbersee oxfam website for delivery information read morerunning time approximately 5 hoursit is the passage of a young woman from a relationship that has become too tame and predictable to the excitement of a new life brimming with possibilites and the thrilling promise of loveand along the way, all the hopes, secrets and desires that enrich us unite in a joyous carousel of life that only rosamunde pilcher can create
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Motoring in britain began the century as a minority pursuit of the rich and eccentric: here the reader can see the story unfold until 33 million vehicles travel on british roads, dominating all of our daily livesmotor sport from the makeshift, oily days of pre-war brooklands to the high tech professionalism of today?s formula one, traffic from the empty roads of the past to contemporary motorway congestion, family holidays in austins and fords, even just driving to work: our memories are filled with motoring and the pictures in this book will prompt many a reminiscencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road a fascinating visual exploration of motoring in britain
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Oxfam shop dumfries brutally honest and rich in detail, this posthumously published diary of a twenty-seven-year-old vietcong woman doctor, saved from destruction by an american soldier, gives us fresh insight into the lives of those fighting on the other side of the vietnam warit is a story of the struggle for one's ideals amid the despair and grief of war, but most of all, it is a story of hope in the most dire circumstancessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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More twists and turns than the tiber itself' - rory clements 'absorbing, rich in detail and brilliant' - the times 'grabbed me from the starttasked with rescuing the young prince sasan, valens leads a small, elite squad of soldiers across mesopotamia and into the mountains south of the caspian seaand with the rescue fast becoming a suicide mission, valens must marshal this disparate group of men - or suffer the same fate as all those who have made the journey before hima remote fortress prison set high in the mountains, escape is impossible - and to break someone out, unthinkableas they journey deeper into enemy territory, the ten begin to die or disappear, one by onebut this is exactly what roman officer marcus aelius valens must dono man who enters the castle of silence ever walks out alivefrom the bestselling author of the last hour, the lost ten is a breathless historical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat - for fans of bernard cornwell, ben kane, simon scarrow and conn igguldenoxfam bookshop royal exchange square a ragtag group of elite roman soldiers are sent on a suicide mission in this epic historical thriller from sunday times bestseller and leading ancient rome expert, harry sidebottomi loved it' - donna leon *** get ready for the return in - harry sidebottom's breakout historical thriller is now available to pre-order in hardback, ebook & audiobook *** see oxfam website for delivery information read morepraise for harry sidebottom 'relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is jack reacher in ancient rome' - ben kane 'a cracking tale
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This fascinating town with its rich history will be of interest to students and scholars of islam, south asia, and peace and conflict resolutioncombining archival and interview material, she accounts for how the community's idealized identity as a place of peace is realized on the ground through a variety of strategiesthis book looks at a place where the conditions for religious conflict are present, but active conflict is absentwith a minimum of intervention from outside interests, muslims, hindus, and sikhs have successfully managed conflict when it does arisebigelow explores the complicated history of the region, going back to its foundation by a sufi saint in the fifteenth centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford inter-religious relations in india are notoriously fraught, not infrequently erupting into violencebigelow focuses on a muslim majority punjab town (malkerkotla) where both during the partition and subsequently there has been no inter-religious violenceas a story of peace in a region of conflict, this study is an important counterbalance to many conflict studies and a corrective to portrayals of islamic cultures as militant and intolerant
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Oxfam bookshop brigg a book for gardeners, travellers, and anyone who loves the lush landscape of the deep south of the usa, 'confederate jasmine and the fat tuesday tree' is an exquisite combination of delicate images and rich reminiscencean illustrated volume that is as beautiful as it is uniquecollecting "specimens" of the varied plants of the area and weaving them into enchanting miniature collages each of which is accompanied by evocative, humorous, and often touching prose, lewis has created an artistic, lyrical homage to the south that charms and captivateshowever, there are no marks on the book itself which has a fine 'as-new' appearancethe upper and lower edges have faint water-stains long haunted by the legacy of the south, writer and artist ann lewis returns, this time to draw links between the plants and settings she loved while growing up and the individuals and events she encounters as an adultsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe jacket has light general handling marks with slight creasing to the upper spine end and corners
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After accidentally falling into the waters beneath the arakawa bridge, rich kid kou ichinomiya (voice of hiroshi kamiya)'s life is saved by eccentric local homeless girl nino (maaya sakamoto), who just happens to believe she's a venusianoxfam bookshop thame all 13 episodes from the first series of the japanese anime, following the adventures of a boy who falls in love with a homeless girl who lives beneath a city bridgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefinding himself indebted to nino, kou faithfully agrees to pay her back by granting her wish that he become her boyfriend, so beginning a new life alongside the other eccentrics that live under the bridge
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A rich addition to your walllouis xvi period styleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilovely french antique with a high decorative valuecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean average height of 14 cmfive antique ornaments made of bronze/copperwith lively mascaron depictionsall are in great conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe ornaments will be adequately packaged and shipped with registrationmade in the second half of the 19th centurymade of bronze and copperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are 12 cm in width
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Most dazzling is how simple keller's methods are: squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautées beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest, clearest tastesone hundred and fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the french laundry kitchen-no shortcuts have been taken, no critical steps ignored, all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchensthe most transformative cookbook of the century celebrates this milestone by showcasing the genius of chef/proprietor thomas keller himselfkeller is a wizard, a purist, a man obsessed with getting it rightand this, his first cookbook, is every bit as satisfying as a french laundry meal itself: a series of small, impeccable, highly refined, intensely focused courses no signs of useif you can't get to the french laundry, you can now re-create at home the very experience wine spectator described as "as close to dining perfection as it getsiacp award winner marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the acclaimed french laundry restaurant in the napa valley-"the most exciting place to eat in the united states" (the new york times)from innovative soup techniques, to the proper way to cook green vegetables, to secrets of great fish cookery, to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monté to foie gras au torchon, to a wild and thoroughly unexpected take on coffee and doughnuts, the french laundry cookbook captures, through recipes, essays, profiles, and extraordinary photography, one of america's great restaurants, its great chef, and the food that makes both uniqueoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the french laundry cookbook thomas keller good, price not clipped, slight wear to the dust jacket and boards"  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Atlantic county treasurer enoch 'nucky' thompson (steve buscemi) sets up a bootlegging business, hoping to get richthe episodes are: 'resolution', 'spaghetti and coffee', 'bone for tuna', 'blue bell boy', 'you'd be surprised', 'ging gang goolie', 'sunday best', 'the pony', 'the milkmaid's lot', 'a man, a plan', 'two imposters' and 'margate sands'oxfam shop colne road all 12 episodes from the third season of the golden globe-winning hbo period drama set during the s prohibition erasee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this series, crime boss gyp rosetti (bobby cannavale) causes problems for nucky's business, eli (shea whigham) has difficulty adjusting to his new life after he is released from prison and gillian (gretchen mol) tries to deal with a devastating lossas he progresses in his venture he crosses paths with politicians and mobsters alike but his lavish lifestyle soon leads the federal government to grow suspicious of his activities
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Featuring the cel-shaded style of its predecessor and simple yet effective touch screen controls, you can move and battle with just a few swipes of the stylus, trace a line to throw your boomerang or scribble notes and clues as you progressboxed with game instructionsthey come across a patch of ocean covered in a dense fog, in which they discover an abandoned shipmany months have passed since the events of the legend of zelda: the wind waker, and link, tetra and tetra's band of pirates have set sail in search of new landswhen he washes up unconscious on the shores of a mysterious island, he is awakened by the sound of a fairy's voicechart courses for your ship by using the stylus to draw a path through the islands - then, as you automatically sail along the path, control the cannon to target oncoming enemiesoxfam shop redruth the legend of zelda phantom hourglass for the nintendo dsbut time grows short, and only the phantom hourglass can buy link the minutes he'll need to survivethe epic story of the legend of zelda: the wind waker continues as link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventureset sail for adventure in the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass! see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith the aid of this fairy, he sets off to find tetra - and his way back to the seas he once knewfeaturing intuitive touch screen controls and innovative puzzles, the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduction for gamers new to the legend of zeldatetra falls into danger when she explores the ship alone, and link falls into the ocean when he attempts to rescue her
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The first main art movement that featured everyday people instead of the rich and aristocraticmany varied subjectsa window on peoples' lives in the 17th century
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The sleeves are long & narrowa slinky dress, dramatic & alluring if you are brave enough to wear itactual measurements: bust 34" length 60" inside sleeve 19" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe top edge of the back is elasticated & ruched into the centreglamorous long-sleeved, backless evening dress by athos pallas for asos in a silky stretchy rich-red fabricit has a deep & wide heart-shaped neckline & is backless to below the waistlinethe dress has a clinging fit straight to the hemline
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