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They discuss reading and spelling from the start of school to graduationthe aim of the series was to cultivate the love of reading by presenting interesting topics in an attractive styleare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifrom through , educational books make up almost 90% of the profits of thomas nelson and sons5 cm - good copy - front flyleaf broken at the reading fold (text block binding intact), flyleaves discoloured, text block semi-pure, front flyleaf damaged due the scratching-off of identity information, owner’s stamp - publication in the series: 'the royal school series'collective - the royal readers, no* - thomas nelson and sons (editor) introduced the ‘royal readers’ and 'royal school series' as reaction to the introduction of mandatory school laws and increasing demand for instruction books(a total of 400 ppthe lot will be securely packaged and shipped with insurancevi, illustrated - london/edinburgh/new york, thomas nelson and sons, - first edition - vlll + 392 ppas the name indicates, the history was predominantly based on the british empire, their battles and courageous actions*the british series ‘royal readers’ contained informative material, excerpts from english literature and historical storiesplease 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 storethe first four paginated with roman numbers) - hardcover - linen binding with a punched title and illustration (coat of arms with the text: ‘honi soit qui mal y pense’ - 12vi) concerns the final book from the seriescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe series consisted of eight books, the first two for the somewhat younger readers, and volumes i through vi for older readers
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This book continues on the warhammer: age of sigmar (starterset book) and begins the story of the age of sigmar in the realm of fire, but also the start of the campaigns in the realm of life and in the realm of metalfrom the burning plains of aqshy and the glimmering steel mountains of chamon to the putrefied forests of ghyran and the beast dens of ghur, the thunder of the marching forces of chaos drowns out the piteous cries of tormented tribes and broken peoplesfor centuries uncounted the mortal realms have languished under the yoke of chaosyet, the dark gods' triumph remains incomplete - the realm of heavens resists their armies, its ruler, the god-king sigmar, holding back the hellforged tidelearn of the age of chaos, the coming of the dark gods and the wars that saw seven of the eight realms reduced to flame and ruin - azyr, sigmar's own realm, alone surviving behind its mighty gatesdiscover new battles as the age of sigmar dawns, and the stormcast eternals arrive to push back the forces of chaosnow the time has come to strike back, for at last sigmar's stormcast eternals are ready for warbook comes inside original box, in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealongside these exciting histories you will also find warscrolls, battleplans and rules, so that you can forge your own legends in the age of sigmarthis is a campaign book containing battleplans, warscrolls and time of war rulesstorm clouds roll out across the realms heralding the beginning of a new era - the age of chaos is coming to an end, for this is the age of sigmar! warhammer age of sigmar provides a wealth of background on the mortal realms, its many races and its long history of war and conflictoxfam bookshop carlisle warhammer: age of sigmar - mighty battles in an age of unending wars was the first book of the warhammer: age of sigmar series and introduced the mortal realms settinginside you will find tales of the age of myths and the creation of the realms, along with sigmar's pantheon, and their great and godly deeds during this time of legends
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Players enter the world of narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter by the evil powers of the malevolent and evil white witchthese four unlikely heroes must battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a vast variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars, cyclops, werewolves, wraiths, ankleslicers, wolves, satyrs, boggles and moreit will become the destiny of four young siblings from our world: peter, susan, edmund and lucy pevensie to work together and use their unique combat skills, weaponry and abilities to defeat the witch and her armies and save narniain order to end this frigid captivity and free his people, the mighty lion aslan, true ruler of narnia, invokes an ancient prophecysee oxfam website for delivery information read more• live the epic adventure while playing as one of four heroes (lucy, peter, edmond, susan) in a team-based action adventure • battle the evil forces of the white witch by waging war against a huge variety of creatures, including centaurs, minotaurs, minoboars and more • utilise the unique combat skills, weaponry and special moves of each character to fight and fend off hordes of dark mythical beasts, or solve intricate puzzles and progress through the adventure • two-player action featuring all four characters • seamless game play integration of film footage with music and voice talent plus unlockable secrets to open exclusive content and moreoxfam shop clitheroe the chronicles of narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a definitive action adventure based on the walt disney pictures and walden media film capturing the renowned and beloved book series from author c
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'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indian'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromusing photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventurefinally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to changefirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands
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At the start of the period, england was an effectively governed monarchy, its government regal but also consensualthe established churches of the british isles had broken away from the roman catholic europe and were now national, royal, and protestantwith the english bible and shakespeare, english had reached the maturity of a potential world language, while the british peoples stood poised on the edge of a global expansionby the early seventeenth century, the london-based english government had developed and extended its effective authority over the north and wales, ireland was subjugated and colonised, the english and scottish crowns unitedyet its authority was not easily enforced beyond the more developed south-east and midlands and it was exercised indirectly in wales and ireland, while scotland was an independent monarchya little shelf wear to the cover but otherwise in very good conditionchapters focus on political history and ideas of the state; the change in religion; britain's overseas role; the economy and society; and the renaissance in cultural life in this periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music beaconsfield this book surveys the transformation of the british isles in the sixteenth centurythe book also includes a detailed chronology, maps, illustrations, and a guide to further reading to provide a full and dynamic picture of this significant era in british historyin europe, england was a significant trading partner, but its language unknownin this book, a team of leading scholars consider these important transformations in the english monarchical polity, ranging widely to consider relations between the various parts of the isles throughout the sixteenth century
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This includes such actions as the sinking of hms glowworm and hms glorious, the gladiators on the frozen lakes and maurice force, the sacrifice of the territorial battalions at tretten and the independent companies, to name but a fewindeed, the invasion on april 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the germans during the second world warvolume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the german invasion and allied responsethe author provides a detailed account of the german invasion and the allied reaction, including the land, sea and air battlesit is hoped that niall cherry's new two-volume work covering the allied intervention in norway will fill this significant gapsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place condition as newas in niall's previous books, detailed research has been carried out using official reports, war diaries and veterans' accounts, supported by photographs and colour mapsbooks on the events of the early months of are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken by the british expeditionary force in northern france and belgium following the german invasion of may 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another british expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in norway
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The time for such sizeable ideas had passed in the 's with the start of the work by wolfgang schaperoxfam bookshop hampstead collateral circulation of the heart by christian seiler the sober explanation for this book is a call by the springer-verlag, london, to edit a publication on 'the functional relevance of the collateral circulation' of the heartlike new with clean pages insideit would be naive, to assume the present work to be free of erroneous oversimplification, because the very nature of scientific work is related to generating (simple) hypotheses with their subsequent falsificationalternatively, it could be 'sold' as the result of my intention to reduce entropy of 18 years of scientific work on the topic of the coronary circulation, which was itself meant to diminish the amount of 'useless' energythis can be exemplified by the historic view of angina pectoris, which used to be simplified as being always fatal, thus obscuring for nearly two centuries the view of a 'self-healing' mechanism such as the collateral circulation of the heartsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a process of reducing disarray in a system with the aim of grasping it better is related to simplification, which carries the risk of introducing errorin that context and bluntly, my primary interest in the field of the collateral circulation was not initiated with a vision of eradicating the consequences of coronary artery disease (cad) by promoting the growth of natural bypasses
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But the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstreturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentagebut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedthe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harryafter surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the future
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Oxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidaysage 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read moreback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackhe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldronreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlinglisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifeafter just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonmeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harrystephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the school
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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 careerat edgbaston england survived a last ditch australian fightback to complete a thrilling two-run victory to bring the series levelbut 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 bowlingthen 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 yearsa 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 euphoricthen 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 victorythe 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 mcgraththe 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 wildernesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ipswich action-packed box set containing extended highlights from all five test matches in the historic ashes seriesset just 129 runs to win after bowling australia out for 387, england struggled to score the low totalshane warne and brett lee bowled out of their skins to provide yet another heart-wrenching finale
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Oxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always domaxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidencethe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionsa good reading copyhalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedas the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingi don't give a hoot what the writing's like"some light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pageproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americain fair conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)though in fact he didopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and commasitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the material
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Pair of winter wheelsi can send this item via a courier at cost of p&p read moreyou can add a metal plate over bolts to secure
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By choosing seasonal cloth, the versatility of these projects can be enjoyed from the first hint of spring to the end of winter" happy to post if my costs are covered read moreit's shrink wrapped which is why it's got an odd shine to it! "make six classic garments and create a stylish multi-layered wardrobe from scratchthe aim of this book is to move beyond simplicity and dare the maker to develop new skillsmake fashion worknew copy of merchant & mills workbook: collection of versatile sewing patterns for an elegant all season wardrobefull-size patterns for all six garments are included, ready to be traced off and put to good use immediatelythe reward will be an all season, multi-layer wardrobe by your own handfull-size patterns are provided for a neat vest with a boxer back detail, an elegant bias-cut long-sleeved dress, a simple long gathered skirt with a drawstring waist, a batwing wrap top, an oversized drop-shoulder jacket and a pair of classic wide leg trouserswe hope you, the reader, are ready for this set of challenges and willing to pace yourselves through the more complicated garmentswith variations for tops, dresses, shorts and a coat, our precise step-by-step instructions and inspiring photography will enable you sew with confidence
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Dennis retired at the start of the seasonhe is the only scottish player in history to have won the prestigious ballon d'or award, doing so inmy hard back copy of 'the king' - signed by dennis himself, in pristine conditionthe book itself cost £ but is greatly enhanced by dennis's own signature at the frontdennis is one of the all-time greats at united where he was not only a skilful forward but also highly entertaining in a way not often seen since dennis signed for united in , where he spent 11 years scoring 237 goals in 404 appearances after being signed from torinocertificate of authenticityhe holds a united record for scoring 46 competitive goals in a single seasonhe was nicknamed the king by supporters, and denis the menace by opposing supporters who generally feared and respected himi the book, barely opened, also covers his time at huddersfield and torino and includes pictures of dennis with other greats at united including bobby charlton, sir matt busby, george best etcdennis law 'the king' signed autobiography
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The story is about two sisters who start a school "for genteel children" as a child, mary rose was taken by her father to a remote scottish islandall three of the hardcover books are within blue cloththere is also speckling on the pages no dust jacket presentminor shelfwear, edges rubbedfood and genuine human affection are scarcebarrie, written before his more famous work peter panoxfam bookshop victoria road the plays of jin this bleak time, a girl named 'miss thing' works as a domestic help the books are in fair condition, with yellowing pages and a slight rip along the spine label of mary rose (pictured)"mary rose"- this is the fictional story of mary rose, a girl who vanishes twicewhile she is briefly out of sight, mary rose vanishes see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand " a kiss for cinderella"- the time is during wwi structurally soundset includes: "quality street"- a comedy in four acts by j
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Unique and very rare use of the postage due of the kingdom of italy, used during the start of the italian republic from toare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease 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 storekingdom of italy/italian republicregistered letter from padua to padua from february 1st with postage to be paid by the recipientvaluable use of one strip of three postage due, 1 lira orange s 42 and a horizontal pair of 10 lire blue s 45 from auction karamitos 639, lot read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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And 'summer' has dibley suffering a drought which brings the villagers into direct conflict with the water company'winter' sees the parishioners putting on an all-too-realistic nativity play in a local farmyardsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'spring' brings a most unusual change of atmosphere, with long-standing opponents david (gary waldhorn) and geraldine (dawn french) suddenly finding themselves in complete agreementthe video contains the entire third series of the programme - over 2½ hours of hilarious viewing one whole year in the sleepy parish of dibley is captured here in the third series of the popular comedy'autumn' finds hugo (james fleet) and alice (emma chambers) returning home from their honeymoon with tales of an unlikely drug-smuggling incidentoxfam shop ulverston the seasonal specials follows a madcap year in the life of the potty parishoners of dibley
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From the depths of winter they come, monstrous ogors mounted on even more monstrous beasts such as mighty mournfangs and colossal thundertusksconstantly on the move, their nomadic way leaves behind naught but a wasteland of cracked ice and frozen bones - and their appetites drive them to every corner of every mortal realmthey bring the icy wind with them, and their charge can freeze the hearts of their foe even as their weapons pierce themoxfam bookshop carlisle battletome: beastclaw raiders () is a complete guide to the beastclaw raidersreleased in augustthis battletome contains all the rules and background you need to build your own hunting party of beastclaw raidersin good condition, annotation on first pageunlike orruks or warriors of the bloodbound they fight not for the thrill but for survival - battlefields are their hunting grounds, and when the foe lies cold and dead their bodies are harvested with a gluttonous fury, for it takes a truly staggering amount of meat to satisfy these massive, ravenous raiderssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreharbingers of dark months and dead seasons, marauders who stalk through the frozen darkness, the ogor tribes of the beastclaw raiders are gargantuan creatures of strength and hunger
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When the two meet as teenagers, it seems it could be the start of a life together then ciro catches the local priest in a scandal and is sent to america as an apprentice to a shoemaker in little italy, leaving behind a bereft enzaher family faces disaster and she, too, is forced to flee to america with her father to secure their futureciro masters shoemaking and enza takes a factory job, until fate intervenes and reunites themclose by lives enza, a practical girl who longs only for a happy life for her familyfrom the stately mansions of new york's upper east side to the cobblestone streets of little italy, over the perilous cliffs of northern italy to the white-capped lakes of northern minnesota, these star-crossed lovers meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut it is too late: ciro has volunteered to serve in world war i and enza must learn to forge a life without himoxfam bookshop cheltenham nestled high in the italian alps lies vilminore, home to ciro, a strapping mountain boyunbeknownst to one another, ciro and enza build fledgling lives in new york
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Oxfam bookshop hexham victoria drummond, a goddaughter of queen victoria, went to sea in the s at the start of a career which at the time was not considered suitable for a ladyfirst published 100 years after her birth, this remarkable story has been reconstructed from her diaries and her uncompleted memoirsshe was the first british woman to serve as chief engineerthere are some annotations and underlinings in pencil in the text and places where the page corners have been turned down by a previous readerthis paperback second edition is in a reasonable, used condition overallin the ensuing 40 years she sailed on 49 voyagesthe cover has some signs of shelf-wear: there are creases and some marks on the back coverthere are two sections of black & white platessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreher courage during the second world war was recognised when she was awarded the mbe and the lloyds medal for bravery at sea for single handedly keeping her ship's engines going during an attack by a german bomberafter completing her apprenticeship at the caledon shipyard, she joined the ss anchises in as tenth engineer
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It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy familyfor though david's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has down's syndromebut the night dr david henry delivers his wife's twins is a night that will haunt five lives for everfamilies have secrets they hide even from themselvesas grief quietly tears apart david's family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she canher second novel, the lake of dreams, is available from penguinoxfam shop pershore the multi-million copy bestseller, kim edwards' the memory keeper's daughter is a moving and poignant novel about grief, family and betrayalthis is simply a beautiful book' jodi picoult 'i loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language' sue monk kidd, author of the best-selling, the secret life of bees kim edwards is the author of the short-story collection the secrets of the fire king, which was an alternate for the pen/hemingway award, and has won the whiting award and the nelson algren award'crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over againshe is an assistant professor of english at the university of kentuckysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells his wife their daughter died while secretly entrusting her care to a nurse
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One of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century laterit is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published inalternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderiethis text contains an introduction by apresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremilne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poemsthis book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature
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The game also gives players a hand of cards, each player being dealt five at the start of the gameoxfam shop redruth sorry! is a board game that is based on the ancient indian cross and circle game pachisiat the end of the game, each player scores a point for every man they got homethe game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the progress of another, while issuing an apologetic "sorry!" the edition of the game includes "point-scoring sorry!", a variant where the game is scored at the endthe winner also scores one point for every man their opponents had got home, and a bonus of either 24 (if no opponent has a man home), 16 (if no opponent has more than one man home) or 8 (if no opponent has more than two men home) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreon a player's turn, they play one card from their hand to determine their move, and then draw a replacement card from the remaining deckif a player cannot play any of their cards, they may discard a card and draw a replacementplayers move their three or four pieces around the board, attempting to get all of their pieces "home" before any other playeroriginally manufactured by wstorey & co in england and now by hasbro, sorry! is marketed for two to four players, ages 6 and up
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Dreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career - to trail a japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowloliver bottini is a fresh and exciting voice in the world of crime fiction in translation; the rhine borderlands of the black forest are a perfect setting for his beautifully crafted mysteriesthe repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own lifewhen her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickersoxfam shop dumfries the first in a gripping new crime series set in germany - the black forest investigations louise boni, maverick chief inspector with the black forest crime squad, is struggling with her demonstranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moredivorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the pastshe sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown evil
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When zoe and win, raw and reeling from a recent tragedy, move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start and a way to mend the holes in their relationshipbut when libby's story takes a darker turn, zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years agoand there's something else in the suitcase, something that echoes zoe's own painits rooms might be empty, but this house is full of secretsbecause if libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe zoe and win can tooperfect for fans of rachel rhys, jenny ashcroft, santa montefiore and kathryn hughesbut pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty yearszoe follows libby's trail from paris to spain on the brink of civil war to secret trysts in london, and as libby finds the courage to live and love again, zoe begins to let go of her own griefhighly recommended for a great feel good read''finished the whole book in one night, literally unputdownable'an ordinary house on an ordinary street, built in and never lived ininside is a wedding dress, letters and a diary all belonging to a woman called libbyoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'extremely atmospheric and unputdownablei loved it' marian keyeswhat readers are saying about the house of secrets:'libby and zoe are complex, courageous and believeable and i found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''i cried, i smiled, i swore in anger at parts'an engrossing read' woman & home'a wonderful book' heat'this beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' hello!'filled with warmth and great characters' stylist see oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch a brilliant piece of writing''enjoyed every page of this lovely book and its lovely heroines zoe and libby
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She 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 dreamsamanda 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 appreciationsee 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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Esme is the piglet at the start of the photographs and the other photos are her siblings, her mother ellie and her father jeffrey who came from pennywell petting farm in devonplease feel free to contact me for more information and i’m more than happy to send further up-to-date pictures and videos of esmeplease do bear in mind that her mother weighs in at 100 kg and her father is 160 kg so although these pet pigs are small at approximately knee height they will grow relatively chunkyyou will require a cph number and a pig slap mark number to be able to transport esmea 50% deposit is required to reserve esme and your details for the movement license which include your cph number, address and emailshe adores her brothers and sisters and monty our labrador and was curious about our catsi will keep you updated with pictures and videos until you bring her home4 sold 1 avail we have only one of the cutest little pet kune kune piglets available, the others already have their forever homes lined upesme would suit a family who own a spacious house (if you want her inside) with a large and not a pristinely manicured garden as she will dig up your roses! or some landesme would be very unhappy to be in a field completely by herself without the daily attention of humans and other animalsas esme is available by herself she would suit a family with pet pigs or other animalsesme (her working name) was reserved but her perspective owners have had a change of circumstancesshe is extra special having already spent a little bit of time in our houseshe would make a lovely house and garden piggy or a field piggy if she has friends
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The collection includes all the issues from to , including the start of (first 18 issues)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicomplete collection of first day cancellations on descriptive panels in 9 special albumsthe photographs show just some of the 566 pages on offerthe entire lot weight approxplease 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 availablemany issues are in blocks, blocks of four and strips, in addition to all the sheets and block pages
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The diary of lena mukhina is a truly remarkable account of this most terrible era in modern historyfrom day to dreadful day, lena records her experiences: the desperate hunt for food, the bitter cold of the russian winter, the cruel deaths of those she lovedoxfam bookshop cheltenham in may lena mukhina was an ordinary teenage girl, living in leningrad, worrying about her homework and whether vova, the boy she liked, liked herthen, on 22 june , hitler broke his pact with stalin and declared war on the soviet unionit offers readers the vivid first-hand testimony of a courageous young woman struggling simply to surviveand she was keeping a diary, in which she recorded her hopes and dreamslike a good soviet schoolgirl, she was also diligently learning german, the language of russia's nazi allyall too soon, leningrad was besieged and life became a living hellsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelena and her family fought to stay alive; their city was starving and its citizens were dying in their hundreds of thousands
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But looks are deceptive and it's only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homesoxfam shop dumfries from the number one bestselling author, peter james, comes the secret of cold hillthere is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in cold hill house and no one has ever truly leftnow a smash-hit stage playcold hill house has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homesdespite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, cold hill park appears to be the ideal place to livesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine-chilling follow-up to the house on cold hillfor jason and emily danes, this is their forever home, and for maurice and claudette penze-weedell, it's the perfect place to live out retirementgone with the flames are the violent memories of the house's history, and a new era has begunalthough much of cold hill park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses
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