The start of winter
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Immortal - at the heart of wintertitle:immortal - at the heart of winterthe disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wearyour item will be previously owned but still in great condition
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As the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statenow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world since"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominence" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction
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Oxfam bookshop hertford warrior of rome: the wolves of the north by harry sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the warrior of rome seriesin the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the imperium - their savagery unlike anything rome has known beforeballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each othersee oxfam website for delivery information read morefans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottom's recreation of the ancient worldharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical arthe must face the heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the eaters of flesh, the wolves of the northas ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpsespraise for harry sidebottom:'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramaad263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the imperium of rome
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It begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker the illustrations are all clear  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front cover the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure an interesting read for those interested in aviation historysee oxfam website for delivery information read more it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossingsoxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flightr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loose at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain w
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When they reach lake-town bilbo will have to perform the role he was assigned at the start of the quest - to find a secret door that will lead him to the lair of the dragonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)oxfam shop okehampton the second of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's blockbuster prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogyin this film, while gandalf heads south on his own, bilbo, thorin and the dwarves enter the treacherous mirkwood forest on their way to the mountain
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The conviction of james earl ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when william pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justiceat a civil trial in , supported by the king family, seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy pepper had unearthed: the jury took just one hour to find that ray was not responsible for the assassination, that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed, and that government agents were involvedoxfam books & music aberdeen martin luther king jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in us history, and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the usapublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morean act of state lays out the extraordinary facts of the king story of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism, of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military, of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truthas shocking as it is tragic, an act of state remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how king's challenge to the us establishment led inexorably to his murderin , he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered
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When they reach lake-town bilbo will have to perform the role he was assigned at the start of the quest - to find a secret door that will lead him to the lair of the dragonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreset in middle-earth 60 years before events in 'the lord of the rings', the story follows the adventures of hobbit bilbo baggins (martin freeman), who, at the instigation of the wizard gandalf (ian mckellen), suddenly finds himself co-opted into joining a company of 13 dwarves led by thorin oakenshield (richard armitage) to help reclaim the lost kingdom of the lonely mountain from the clutches of smaug the dragon (voice of benedict cumberbatch)in this film, while gandalf heads south on his own, bilbo, thorin and the dwarves enter the treacherous mirkwood forest on their way to the mountainoxfam books & music durham the second of three epic instalments in director peter jackson's blockbuster prequel to 'the lord of the rings' trilogy
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" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railwaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of onearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early agealso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographyhe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewinston link photographswith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's work
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At the start of a round, one player, taking turns as the reader, picks a card and reads it outsee oxfam website for delivery information read more  the other players then have to write a plausible opening or closing sentence to the work in an attempt to bluff fellow players into believing that their script is the genuine oneeach of the one hundred cards gives you the title, author and plot summary of a different novel or short storythe book-lover's game of writer's bluffdevised by leslie scott (the creator of jenga) & sara finch first published by oxford games ltd a family favourite since '91  ex libris is a game to challenge your literary acumen and test your creative writing skillsoxfam shop kendal new and sealed
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Oxfam bookshop deal the summer holidays are dragging on and harry potter can't wait for the start of the school yearbeing the first edition of the book there are some errors in the writing but that just adds value to the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is some slight discolouration to the book but other than that it's in mostly great conditionbut harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him, and his worst enemy is preparing a fate that it seems will be inescapablerowling has proved herself yet again to be a master story-tellerthe book itself is in very good condition for its age, most of the damage is on the slip cover rather than the book itselfit is his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) potions and divination lessons to be attendedwith characteristic wit, fast-paced humour and marvellous emotional depth, j
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"the summer holidays are dragging on and harry potter can't wait for the start of the school yearoxfam bookshop raeburn place true first edition first impression complete with printing errors (pages and 594)but harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him, and his worst enemy is preparing a fate that it seems will be inescapablerowling has proved herself yet again to be a master story-teller" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) potions and divination lessons to be attendedvery good condition, complete with dust jacket - small nick to front bottom right hand corner of dust jacketwith characteristic wit, fast-paced humour and marvellous emotional depth, j
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Oxfam shop evesham the summer holidays are dragging on and harry potter cannot wait for the start of the school yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut harry can't know that the atmosphere is darkening around him, and his worst enemy is preparing a fate that it seems will be inescapableit is his fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and there are spells to be learnt and (unluckily) potions and divination lessons to be attendedwith characteristic wit, fast paced humour and marvellous emotional depth, jrowling has proved herself yet again to be a master storyteller
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Relaxation - harmony & wellness - feel the spirit of winter and ice possible
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' from the start of autumn, we crave food that nourishes, food that sets us up for going out in the cold and wetoxfam shop hebden bridge the second in a pair of fast, season-led vegetable books from beloved author and cook nigel slater greenfeast has over 110 gently sustaining recipes from milk, mushrooms and rice - as comforting as a cashmere blanket - big soups like tahini, sesame and butternut and crumbles made with leeks, tomato and pecorino'much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish it is simply the way my eating has grown to be over the last few yearswith puddings like ginger cake, cardamom and maple syrup, these spirit-lifting recipes are a varied and glorious celebration of simple, plant-based cookinghighlights include:simple filo pastry filled with cheese and greensa savoury tart of shallots, apples and parmesansoothing polenta with garlic and mushroomsfiery udon noodles with tomato and chilliescreamy pudding rice with rosewater and apricots see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Bought at the start of winter, but haven't really got the room to use itcollection only from between carlisle and rockcliffea good basic trainerwill come with the proper wheel spindle (not pictured)it can be used with 26" or 700c wheelsthis is a pedal pro turbo trainer
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It may be off-season but grab a bargain starter snowboard to get practicing at snozone for the start of winterhas seen 7 days riding at mostcarry bag included168cm length, w for larger feetsome minor cosmetic damage to underside but easily polished out with waxselling as moved to a smaller boardgreat for big mountain and off-piste, deck onlycollection only
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It is a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic worlddead of winter is an experience that can only be accomplished through a medium of tabletop gamesdead of winter has players making frequent, difficult, heavily-thematic, wildly-varying decisions, that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselvesthe survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony's morale up
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Title: the best of edgar wintertitle: the best of edgar wintercreator: winter, edgarbinding: audio cdcondition: goodproduct category: music
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The remarkable story of the visionaries, the men and their machines and how they boldly challenged the formidable arctic winter to build one of the world's most unique transportation links - the tibbitt to contwoyto winter road - 600 kilometres of ice, rock and tundra to the silver, gold and diamond mines of canada's arcticpublished in lavishly illustrated with many colour photographs in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Perfect for protecting your boat during the winterfender blanket to protect the side of your boat especially during the winterit is cm long and 100cm tall with loops along the top to attach to your boat and the inside has felt to prevent marking the boatthe fender blanket is used to prevent your fender rubbing against the side of your boat
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The team containing the youngest player will starteach team selects a playing piece and places it on the start space on the boardsplit the players into two teamsunfold the board and lay it on the tablebest of british playing board
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Album 1: from the start up to and including with stripsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikialbum , without strips, luxurious album with slipcasealbum , with stripsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease view the photos to form your own impressionalbum with slipcasethese are 4 davo albums of great britain, empty, without stampsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteluxurious album with slipcasecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Set of alloy wheels and winter tyres for t5 or t6vw t5 t6 transporter 16in alloy wheels and set of winter tyres calibre dominator r16 c t
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The green mug winter sale!!! up to 25% discount in all of our teas! hurry up before it finishes! just enter the promo code wintermug and get a 25% discount in your shopping cart! www
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Black the north face winter coat, with hood including detachable faux fur trimonly been used a handful of times, selling due to weight lossfull front zip with popper overlaysize: large /14originally paid ÂŁ280this coat is incredibly warm and water resistantcollection onlyside pockets, also with zipsthe north face logo to the front and back
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It is the start of a long book, not of a short one john coates has finished jane austen's fragment of a novel in fine style, preserving the wit and satirical view of his co-author while adding some fine new characters dust jacket: good john coates, a writer with no family connection but who had earlier written a time-travel novel, here today (), featuring a man who claimed to have wooed jane austen wrote this book, the watsons: jane austen's fragment continued and completed which appeared from british and american publishers in4cm tear to top of dj at spine edgeburgundy cloth boards in very good conditionoxfam books & music hereford the watsons was an abandoned novel by jane austen, probably begun abouthe went to haileybury and then read english at cambridge, where he spent most of his time acting and writing plays and became president of footlightsjohn coates was born in into a yorkshire engineering family jane austen's original fragment of this novel consisted of only 6 complete chapters and a few paragraphsgilt titles to spine minor foxing and spotting to outside edges of pageswatson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughtersyet it comprises a half of oulton's book and almost half of the browns' bookhe also points out that the tempo of jane austen's contribution had been "leisurely foxing to early and later pages but text block generally in clean, bright conditionchips to edges of dj at spine top and bottom and corners by flapsbut when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, emma is obliged to return to her father's housecondition: book: very goodthere she is chagrined by the crude and reckless husband-hunting of two of her twenty-something sisterseven before the manuscript fragment was eventually published in , a continuation based on it by austen's niece appeared in(see photos) see oxfam website for delivery information read more in his postscript he admits to having rewritten the original fragment in order to develop the characters differently, including renaming emma watson as emilythe youngest daughter, emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters jacket designed by charles mozley" as a result of giving himself this extra leg-room, this version of the story has been judged "more successful in capturing the feel of early 19th century society than many of the other sequels, but probably much lighter and cheerier than austen had originally intended the book to turn out"
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At the start of the final test at the oval, the series hung in the balance with england 2-1 ahead, despite some of the best bowling of shane warne's long test careerthen on to trent bridge where england out-scored the australians yet again in the first innings and made them follow on for the first time in 16 yearsat edgbaston england survived a last ditch australian fightback to complete a thrilling two-run victory to bring the series levelshane warne and brett lee bowled out of their skins to provide yet another heart-wrenching finalebut as the series progressed england found their feet, and this confident young team started playing their best cricket, particularly impressing with the quality of their bowlingmatch coverage produced by sunset + vine for channel 4 see oxfam website for delivery information read morea mixture of bad light, kevin pietersen's batting and andrew 'freddie' flintoff's impressive display of character and determination managed to wrest the ashes from australia's grasp for the first time since and the atmosphere at the ground and around the country was euphoricthe series started badly for the england team at lord's as they suffered an emphatic defeat at australia's hands, and particularly the hand of legendary aussie fast-bowler glenn mcgrathoxfam shop ulverston action-packed box set containing extended highlights from all five test matches in the historic ashes seriesthe ashes series will be remembered not just as a series in which a young england team came of age, but also as the point at which the game of cricket returned to the nation's conciousness after some years in the wildernessthen it was up to old trafford for more high drama as brett lee and ricky ponting stoically batted out the day to deny england another victoryset just 129 runs to win after bowling australia out for 387, england struggled to score the low total
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At the start of the final test at the oval, the series hung in the balance with england 2-1 ahead, despite some of the best bowling of shane warne's long test careerthen on to trent bridge where england out-scored the australians yet again in the first innings and made them follow on for the first time in 16 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat edgbaston england survived a last ditch australian fightback to complete a thrilling two-run victory to bring the series levelshane warne and brett lee bowled out of their skins to provide yet another heart-wrenching finalebut as the series progressed england found their feet, and this confident young team started playing their best cricket, particularly impressing with the quality of their bowlinga mixture of bad light, kevin pietersen's batting and andrew 'freddie' flintoff's impressive display of character and determination managed to wrest the ashes from australia's grasp for the first time since and the atmosphere at the ground and around the country was euphoricthe series started badly for the england team at lord's as they suffered an emphatic defeat at australia's hands, and particularly the hand of legendary aussie fast-bowler glenn mcgrathoxfam shop lytham action-packed box set containing extended highlights from all five test matches in the historic ashes seriesthe ashes series will be remembered not just as a series in which a young england team came of age, but also as the point at which the game of cricket returned to the nation's conciousness after some years in the wildernessthen it was up to old trafford for more high drama as brett lee and ricky ponting stoically batted out the day to deny england another victoryset just 129 runs to win after bowling australia out for 387, england struggled to score the low total
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