The story of a man of destiny
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Oxfam books & music perth with wingate in burma: being the story of the adventures of sargent tony aubret of the king's (liverpool) regiment during the wingate expedition into burma, william hodge and company see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Very lovely edition of this novel - it is the story of a princess of ethiopia (then a term for nubia), abandoned at birth by her mother queen persina, she is raised by the greek charicles under the name chariclée and becomes priestess of artemisare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiunknown, they are about to be set on fire in the sun whenthey then went through hardships, not least because of the passion that arsace, wife of the egyptian satrap oroondates, conceived for theagèneto obey an oracle, they leave delphi and after several adventures at sea are thrown by a shipwreck in egyptprisoners of the persians, they were eventually captured by king hydaspe's army and taken to meroe, the capital of ethiopiaplease 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 storehéliodore - amours de theagenes et chariclée - parties en pages - binding in good condition, work in its period full leather binding, covers and spine in good condition, surface scratches, light scuffing on the headdresses, pigmented red edges, adorned ribbed spine, gilded titling on a morocco label, in lovely condition - good interior condition, fresh, rare soiling, work bound in two parts, beautiful engravings including frontispiece and headband shape, beautiful lettering, marbled guard pages - delivered by chronopost within a few days maximum - read moreattending gym games in athens, she meets a young thessalien who competes there, named théagène, and they fall in love with each otheri'll let you discover itcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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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Oxfam bookshop ludlow captured in battle by the normans and kept hostage in london for good behaviour of the welsh people seduced by the king of england, she bore him a soncould have married the king but could not stomach his involvement in the murder of his brotherinfamously raped and abducted from a burning castle by her cousin, the ruffian prince of powyshe grew to need her and he sought her love and advice for the rest of his reignhistory would have been very different   see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Edmunds the asphalt jungle is the story of a robbery - how it was planned and carried out, and its aftermaththe 'jungle' is a big american city, a jungle made reasonably safe only by the efforts of a few men in authoritya new commissioner of police, theo hardy, has just been appointedhe is not only honest, but also something of a crusader determined to enforce the lawoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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But the story of a lifetime becomes an obsession that could kill himbut the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly the truth is kept buriedsuddenly threatened at every step and caught between two beautiful women, both with access to crucial evidence, sam cannot trust anyoneto get his life back, he must chase shadows through europe's corridors of poweroxfam shop evesham perfect for fans of john le carré - the most explosive secret of the cold war could be exposed: but the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly it will be protectedhard-up russia expert dr sam gaddis finally has a lead for the book that could solve all his career problemssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen his source is found dead, gaddis is alone on the trail of the cold war's deadliest secret: the undiscovered sixth member of the infamous cambridge spy ring
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On their first album, the band tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed earth to settle on planet kobaïalater, conflict arises when the kobaïans—descendants of the original colonists—encounter other earth refugeesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiboth records are french (); rights society sacem/sacd/sdrm/sgdl and have french liner notes1 & 2 rca victor ?– pl tracks \tvolmagma is a french progressive rock band founded in paris in by classically trained drummer christian vandervander invented a constructed language, kobaïan, in which most lyrics are sung2 c\ttheusz hamtaahk (1er mouvement)\t d\ttheusz hamtaahk (1er mouvement)\t gatefold sleeve matrix (etched): pl a ymatrix (stamped): ypartx m / ypartx m matrix (etched): pl a / pl b read more1 a\tmëkanïk destruktiw kommandöh (3e mouvement de theusz hamtaahk)\t b\tmëkanïk destruktiw kommandöh (3e mouvement de theusz hamtaahk)\t \tvolcovers: vg+ (vol 1/2 some spine damage pic 4) records: ex retrospective volplease 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 storempo retrospective vol3 rca victor ?– pl tracks a1\tretrovision (je suis revenu de l'univers)\t b1\thhai (version intégrale)\t b2\tla dawotsin\t4:08 track b2 on label "la dawoisin"the retrospective-albums are live recordings from l’olympia paris, 9-11 junecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop thame the story of a daring voyage by the author and five companions in on board a primitive raft from the coast of peru to the pacific islandscontains 18 black and white photographsdust jacket has a few scuff marks mr heyerdahl was convinced that the original polynesians had come by sea from south america, and to prove that such a journey was possible at that remote period, he and his party built the kon-tiki, similar to the rafts then used, and embarked on it the craft used was an exact replica of the ancient inca balsa raft pages clean internally though some staining to edges of pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback in orange cloth with gilt lettering and embossed illustration on front cover the mile journey took 101 days and decisively established the feasibility of his claim
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As always, players take on the roles of a range of characters in the single-player campaign, changing perspectives and getting different sides of the storyoxfam shop kingsthorpe "the latest in infinity ward's huge first person shooter series keeps the same general feel as its predecessors but promises to ramp up the action yet furtherwith action taking place in locations all around the world including london and new york, call of duty: modern warfare 3 looks to improve on previous games in the series by making it bigger, better and tougher than ever beforeeach level presents a series of objectives that must be met by the player, from getting to checkpoints within time limits to defending your ground from attacksco-op play is also included with the return of spec ops mode and the newly released survival mode, where players face wave upon wave of enemies that get increasingly trickier to defeatthe latest in the call of duty series promises to be the best game that infinity ward has created so far" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, the main focus will be on the multiplayer action that the game provides and infinity ward aims to please by taking the lead from mw2 and black ops and improving the online shooter yet furtherthe game continues immediately from mw2 where the russian federation began to invade the usa; now they're making inroads in europe
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As always, players take on the roles of a range of characters in the single-player campaign, changing perspectives and getting different sides of the storywith action taking place in locations all around the world including london and new york, call of duty: modern warfare 3 looks to improve on previous games in the series by making it bigger, better and tougher than ever beforeoxfam bookshop carlisle "the latest in infinity ward's huge first person shooter series keeps the same general feel as its predecessors but promises to ramp up the action yet furthereach level presents a series of objectives that must be met by the player, from getting to checkpoints within time limits to defending your ground from attacksco-op play is also included with the return of spec ops mode and the newly released survival mode, where players face wave upon wave of enemies that get increasingly trickier to defeatthe latest in the call of duty series promises to be the best game that infinity ward has created so farof course, the main focus will be on the multiplayer action that the game provides and infinity ward aims to please by taking the lead from mw2 and black ops and improving the online shooter yet furtherthe game continues immediately from mw2 where the russian federation began to invade the usa; now they're making inroads in europe" disc: ex case: ex see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It is the story of a little girl, dorothy, and her dog, toto, who are whisked away on a cyclone from their drab kansas home to a land of adventure and achievement, inhabited by such creatures as a cowardly lion, a tin woodman, an animate scarecrow, witches, munchkins, and the wizard himselfcd case has a slight crack in the front, otherwise all in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop kingsbridge this complete and unabridged original tale, which provided us with the best-loved classic movie starring judy garland, stands on its own as a great modern-day fairy talejoin them on their enchanting journey along the yellow brick road in search of the wonderful wizard in the enchanted emerald city
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A story to explain the importance of wooden shoes in the lives and customs of the dutch people stated first printing - red cloth spine - glazed pictorial boards - wooden shoe patterned paste-down end papers - fresh, unmarked copy - wonderful color lithos throughout - "senefelder" printing coamsterdam read moreare 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 storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the story of a doomed infatuation in which love is depicted as a sort of madnessby the author of "my first loves" see oxfam website for delivery information read morea biologist in prague lives only for his work until he comes under the spell of a woman whom he follows in an aimless existence, hopelessly compromising his family and career
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As always, players take on the roles of a range of characters in the single-player campaign, changing perspectives and getting different sides of the storyoxfam shop kendal box in excellent conditionwith action taking place in locations all around the world including london and new york, call of duty: modern warfare 3 looks to improve on previous games in the series by making it bigger, better and tougher than ever beforeeach level presents a series of objectives that must be met by the player, from getting to checkpoints within time limits to defending your ground from attacksboth disks in excellent conditionthe latest in infinity ward's huge first person shooter series keeps the same general feel as its predecessors but promises to ramp up the action yet furtherbooklet included and also in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Embleton drew these pages for an adaptation of the classic hans christian andersen story the little mermaid, for the comic robin published 31st augustare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese are the sequential original artworks painted in ink on board by gerry embletonboth of these pages display fabulous work by gerry embleton who's work graced the pages of a plethora of comics published throughout europeplease 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 storerobin was a companion comic to the famous british eagle comic, and although it was aimed at younger readers, some of the strips were fantastic and very beautifully drawn by some great artists including john m burns and gerry embletoncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop brigg television movie inspired by the true story of a group of homeless men who formed a choirwhen peter learns how musically gifted the men at the shelter are, he helps them create a choiras the troubled men come together to sing, they also form strong friendships, but will the choir be able to help them out of their difficult circumstances? see oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough he is successful professionally, peter brockman (jason gedrick) feels at a loss in his personal life and decides to volunteer at a homeless shelter which is run by sister agatha (rhea perlman)
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These two books, the first by lord (alf) robens and second by sir ian macgregor, both chairmen of the ncb, tell the story of the struggle of modernisation of the national coal board after nationalisation, and then its final collapse after the miners' strike2 books on the rise and demise of the british coal industryten year stint and the enemy withinboth in very good condition, with a little wear to dust covers and one page has a hand-written note marking one very telling chapter! ÂŁ10 + post read moreboth explain the fascinating, readable and remarkable period of british history
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These two books, the first by lord (alf) robens and second by sir ian macgregor, both chairmen of the ncb, tell the story of the struggle of modernisation of the national coal board after nationalisation, and then its final collapse after the miners' strike2 books on the rise and demise of the british coal industryten year stint and the enemy withinboth explain the fascinating, readable and remarkable period of british historyboth in very good condition, with a little wear to dust covers and one page has a hand-written note marking one very telling chapter! ÂŁ5 each + post read more
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The story of a little boy who never had a happy childhoodhis safe zone is sadness and sense of being alone so he never feel the pain inflicting upon him ever againthe self destruction is eminenthe was forced to deal with pain and misery not meant for childrenhappiness comes his way and he shoots it down and runs for coverdriven to wrath was the only survival technique for him to bury the internal suffering he will carry with him until he perish from the earthbuy on amazon kindle or paperbackmany urinated on his back and called it rain
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Oxfam bookshop thame the story of the life of leslie whitehouse, 'wouse', and his relationship with jomo kenyatta who was exiled to the turkana region of kenya where wouse was district comissionerwith a foreword by elspeth huxleysigned by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Return to the islands tells the story of his life thereoxfam shop kendal hardback in vgc, clean bright teal coloured cloth cover, spine lettering in white, no dust jacket, no inscriptionby the author of a pattern of islandsin arthur grimble, leaving his wife and children, returned to the gilbert and ellice eslands and duties as commissioner with the colonial serviceit would be 7 years before he would see his children againin england this book has been described as "a little masterpiece" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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At the heart of the team is the tale of a beloved and effective soldier, ashley white
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The story follows a group of teenage boys who develop a fascination with the five lisbon sisters who are kept behind closed doors by an overprotective motheroxfam bookshop carlisle romantic drama starring kathleen turner, kirsten dunst and josh hartnettdetermined to break free from their sheltered lives, the girls find different ways to rebel, but the punishment they receive from their overbearing parents leaves them scarred and in need of a way outsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The film tells the story of the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as death dealers and their onetime slaves, the lycansoxfam shop smithdown road michael sheen and bill nighy star in this vampire thriller prequel, the third outing for the 'underworld' fantasy franchisein the dark ages, young lycan lucian (sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against viktor (nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved themsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelucian is joined by his secret lover, sonja (rhona mitra), in his battle against the death dealer army and his struggle for lycan freedom
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The children scout (mary badham) and jem (phillip alford) play in the street, while their lawyer father atticus finch (gregory peck) defends a black man accused of raping a young white womanoxfam shop colne road alabama in the sbased on the pulitzer prize-winning novel by harper lee, 'to kill a mockingbird' won oscars for peck and screenwriter horton footesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe controversial nature of the trial, taking place in the racist culture of the deep south, leads the local townsfolk to turn against finch and sees his family become the victim of a series of terror attacks
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames this book lists and illustrated the first 150 singles and 50 albums issued by the stiff label - a label which rose to prominence in the heady days of the new wave explosion and was the early market leadersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The story of a former captain of a slave shipstain on top page edgesoxfam bookshop tavistock part of the then and there seriesillustrated from contemporary sources by barbosasee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover in fair condition with fading to back and some marks on front (see photographs)book is intact but staples are missing so all pages are loose
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the realmgate wars: quest for ghal maraz is the first campaign supplement of the realmgate wars series, continuing the story of the age of sigmar after the events of mighty battlessince the beginning of the age of sigmar, it has been the foremost goal of the god-king to reclaim his lost warhammer, ghal marazthe hammer is discovered to be in the hanging valleys of anvrok, and sigmar dispatches twelve warhosts of the stormcast eternals to reclaim itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein great conditionmeanwhile in rotwater blight, the sylvaneth are at war with the pestilent forces of nurgle
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538 of everyman's library see oxfam website for delivery information read morebeautifully illustratedoxfam bookshop victoria being 82 years of age, this little book's dust jacket has some minor tears but the book is in spite of this in relatively good condition
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I would like to say a few words about weddings, a weary man says from the middle of a muddle of rice and scattered bottlesspencer tracy is the father and elizabeth taylor the bride in this lively vincente minnelli-directed classic
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