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Title: grand pursuit: the story of the people who made modern economics: a story of economic genius
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Oxfam bookshop newport 'the unofficial history of harley-davidson motorcycles' not only takes into account the most interesting and exciting motorcycles ever made, but it is also the story about the people who choose to ride themsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The who - who’s next vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland 25 august the who - odds&sods vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve vg+ released in holland 28 september the who - quadrophenia vinyl: nm label: track record sleeve: vg+ released in holland the who - story of the who vinyl: nm label: polydor sleeve: vg+ released in holland after building name in the military during the last 30 years, i found myself more and more in trading positionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe who are an english rock band formed in london inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualityi specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialised in dutch releasesthey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwidetheir original line-up consisted of lead singer roger daltrey, guitarist and singer pete townshend, bass guitarist john entwistle and drummer keith moonhere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Anne frank remembered the story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family by miep gies (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Travelling across the country, from abandoned islands and lonely glens to the heart of our modern cities, these five authors seek out the diverse narrative of the scottish peoplethis is the remarkable story how we have shaped our buildings and how our buildings, in turn, have shaped uswriters kathleen jamie, alexander mccall smith, alistair moffat, james robertson and james crawford pick twenty-five buildings to tell the story of the nation experience a new history of scotland told through its placessee oxfam website for delivery information read morejoin alistair moffat as he discovers a lost whisky village in the wilds of strathconon, and climbs up through the vertiginous layers of history in edinburgh castleoxfam shop kendal as newand journey with james crawford from a packed crowd in hampden park, to an off-the-grid eco-bothy on the isle of eiggwho built scotland is a landmark exploration of scotland's social, political and cultural historiesfollow kathleen jamie as she searches for the traces of our first family hearths in the cairngorms and makes a midsummer journey to shetland to meet the unlikely new inhabitants of an iron age brochmoving from neolithic families, exiled hermits and ambitious royal dynasties to highland shieling girls, peasant poets, enlightenment philosophers and iconoclastic artists, it places our people, our ideas and our passions at the heart of our architecture and archaeologyaccompany james robertson as he goes from the standing stones of callanish to the humble cottage of hugh macdiarmid - via the engineering colossus of the forth rail bridgetour the wondrous and macabre surgeons' hall with alexander mccall smith, or walk with him over sacred ground to iona's ancient abbey
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This is the story of the rise, fall and rejuvenation of a railway station, and the effect these changes had on a community - the people who worked there, travellers who passed through, and characters who went about their lives in its environsthe railway station was a meeting and departure point for the community's people and their goods and services, for years the social and economic heart of the districtvery good condition, showing minimal shelfwear other than some small bumps and marks to the top page blocka clean and bright copy of this highly illustrated work of local transportation historyrex kerr's book is published by the otaki railway station community trust with the support of the otaki historical society (incoxfam bookshop reading otaki station in new zealand had nourished its surrounding community for over 100 years, and this community of supporters came to its aid when it needed restoration, refurbishment and decoration see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop macclesfield uranium people (#), carane, russak and company incthis is the story of the early years of discovery and development of atomic energy told by one who was thereas the youngest and only woman member of the group that built the first nuclear reactor, leona marshall libby recounts the story of the uranium project and the scientists involvedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepp, including index
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The central topic of the the alexandria quartet is "an investigation of modern lovefeaturing sepia, period, photography by durrell the alexandria quartet is the story of the life and loves of a young british man, darley, who lives in egypt during world war ii" durrell believed in the idea, whose origin is in platonism, that by studying and experiencing the varieties of love, one can ascend from raw physical contact to higher forms of spiritual connection see oxfam website for delivery information read moredarley has love affairs with three women: justine, the sensuous jewish wife of a rich egyptian banker, nessim; melissa, a dancer in a cabaret who develops tuberculosis and dies; and clea, a beautiful artist who eventually becomes darley's soulmateoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book set
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The story of the earth in 25 rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geologysummarizing a wealth of information in an entertaining, approachable style, the story of the earth in 25 rocks is essential reading for the armchair geologist, the rock hound, and all who are curious about the earth beneath their feetprothero follows in the footsteps of the scientists who asked-and answered-geology's biggest questions: how do we know how old the earth is? what happened to the supercontinent pangea? how did ocean rocks end up at the top of mount everest? what can we learn about our planet from meteorites and moon rocks? he answers these questions through expertly chosen case studies, such as pliny the younger's firsthand account of the eruption of vesuvius; the granite outcrops that led a scottish scientist to theorize that the landscapes he witnessed were far older than noah's flood; the salt and gypsum deposits under the mediterranean sea that indicate that it was once a desert; and how trying to date the age of meteorites revealed the dangers of lead poisoningsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald rprothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planeteach of these breakthroughs filled in a piece of the greater puzzle that is the earth, with scientific discoveries dovetailing with each other to offer an increasingly coherent image of the geologic past
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"cecil mouland, the last living survivor of the ss newfoundland sealing disaster, told his story to gary collins in the fall of while travelling to stoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthe men who died didn't just drop like fliesoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the iceamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanmen both young and old left their homes from all over the province that year to pursue the annual seal huntthe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocencethere was nothing quick or easy about itwith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyeswith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiece
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Her descriptions of seaside life will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the intertwining story of robyn's birth mother will bring a tear to your eye' s mag, sunday express'gloriously summery' best'the beach hut series is a slice of pure sunshine' good housekeeping'lashings of romancewill opening it reveal the truth about her history - and break the hearts of the people she loves most?as the big day arrives, can everyone let go of the past and step into a bright new future?---------------------------------your favourite authors love to escape with veronica henry's feel-good stories!'as uplifting as summer sunshine' - sarah morgan'a delicious treat of a book' - milly johnson'an utter delight' - jill mansell'truly blissful escapism' - lucy diamond'a heartwarming story combined with veronica's sublime writing' - cathy bramley---------------------------------praise for a wedding at the beach hut!'escape to a world where it's ok to dance barefoot on the sand - the latest feel-good instalment in the beach hut series' heat'wonderful' daily mailveronica henry really does excel in creating hugely entertaining, captivating and uplifting readsa lovely read' the lady'a breezy, sunny tale that will whisk you away to a happy place' sunday mirror'veronica henry's descriptions of life by the sea will make you yearn to move to the coast, while the story behind robyn's adoption will bring a tear to your eye' sunday express---------------------------------and other readers adore veronica's irresistibly uplifting bestselling books too:'amazingly heartwarming, full of families, friends and romance''packed full of wit and charm''i loved all the rich and vibrant characters''buy it, read it, you'll love it''one of those stories you hope will never end!' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham discover the gorgeous new summertime must-read from sunday times bestseller veronica henry - a holiday for the heart and soul!---------------------------------escape to everdene sands, where the sun is shining - but is the tide about to turn?robyn and jake are planning their dream wedding at the family beach hut in devonvibrant and sparkling - lovereading'we read this brilliant book in one sitting' bella'another poignant, touching and feel-good book about family life from the much loved author' women's weekly'the perfect feel-good summer read' fabulous, the sun'veronica henry is brilliant at writing about family relationships and she's on top form hereshe can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it containsbut robyn is more unsettled than exciteda picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sand
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Kipling, rudyard - the story of the cadsbys, a tale without a plot - - athis is a story noted for its detailed portrait of the people, culture and varied religions of indiaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store? - hardcover, 132 ppfirst illustrated edition - illustrations by frudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limitestownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 pp22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copyillustrations by jcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablekipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and cocm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe spine of the red cloth hardcover is somewhat worn, cover is splodgy but intact; endpaper a bit loose from the binding; label on inside front cover; otherwise good copy of this rare publicationkipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 pplockwood kipling, the author's fatherare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwheeler & co allahabad and sampson low, marston, searle & rivington - 1st english edition - beautiful half-leather binding - original cover included in the binding - with some minor scuffs on the spine and edges of front cover, 85 pplimited, londonfirst edition second impression - cm21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copy
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Paperback - good condition - 333 pages this is the story of the making of england in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which king alfred the great, his son and grandson defeated the danish vikings who had invaded and occupied three of england’s four kingdomsthe story is seen through the eyes of uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the northmen begin their assault on wessex (alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in english hands) uhtred almost thinks of himself as a danehe certainly has no love for alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for viking savagery, yet when alfred unexpectedly defeats the danes and the danes themselves turn on uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sidesthis thrilling adventure—based on existing records of bernard cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on christian england, an assault that came very close to destroying englandby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wallabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern sea
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Oxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (csee oxfam website for delivery information read more) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturethe first part of the story, the golden days, begins the tale of bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to confucian studies, and his two cousins: bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty dai-yuthrough the changing fortunes of the jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle most people have read some or other version of this story, the story of the wedding feast at canaillustrated throughout by terry denton great condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut this version is a very different one
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John mayall (november , macclesfield) is a british guitarist, keyboardist and composer and one of the people who made blues music immensely popular in the sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(2 cd's - cross country blues, with the bluesbreakers - looking back - return of the bluesbreakers, featuring mick taylor - howlin'at the moon, with mick taylor (rolling stones) and john mcvie (fleetwood mac) - waiting for the right timeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein the influential john mayall's bluesbreakers, founded by him, musicians like eric clapton, jack bruce, peter green, john mcvie, mick fleetwood, mick taylor and walter trout have playedthis lot contains 16 cd's: - historic live shows 1 of 3, never before released - historic live shows 2 of 3, never before released - historic live shows 3 of 3, never before released - john mayall's bluesbreakers live in never before heard live performances, with john mayall, peter green, john mcvie and mick fleetwood - john mayall's bluesbreakers live in never before heard live performances, volume 2, with john mayall, peter green, john mcvie and mick fleetwood - find a way to care - back to the roots, a very special double album by john mayall and some memorable menplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebarewires - room to move cd's(box has minor usage damage in the corners) weight: grams read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop newport this is the story of the most sensational scientific discovery in natural history of the twentieth century, told by the scientist who is the central figure throughoutturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinewear to edges, various other scuffs and markslight shelfwear to edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardsalone in his view that this coelacanth must have been a stray, professor smith and his wife carried out a series of arduous expeditions covering most of the wildest parts of the tropical western indian ocean, until, after fourteen years, the home of this living fossil was foundit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agosmall chips and closed tearsendpapers discolouredtear to top of spine, which is discolouredsporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedpictorial dust jacket
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Summary: an epic tale of power struggles, rapacious potentates and venerated alchemists, this novel recounts the incredible life story of the man who discovered the magic formula of the art of porcelain making, and the huge impact it had on the western world at the timethe biography of johann friedrich bottger, the imprisoned alchemist worked to death because of his claim of discovering the formula, is a book in itself, and he is only one of an extraordinary cast of enthusiastic, often misled characters in a story which is eagerly and racily toldking augustus of saxony was the keenest of all seekers after the arcanum, or secret recipe; and this book narrates in great detail the involved and often dark events that eventually led to the discovery of the recipe, and the establishment of european porcelain factories, in particular at meissenoxfam bookshop brighton physical description: xii, 272 pagesreview: chinese porcelain was much admired and collected in 17th-century europe, and the secret of its manufacture was as eagerly sought after as the secret of turning base metal into gold, and often attempted by the same mennotes: maps on endpapersbibliography: p see oxfam website for delivery information read morebeauty and worth combined to make porcelain so potent a force that conspiracy, imprisonment, bribery, murder and suicide attended its history
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As the new york times wrote of the hardcover edition, "to read her story is to be inspired with pity and terroroxfam bookshop harrogate this is the story of the actress who became a hollywood legend by winning the coveted role of scarlett o'hara in gone with the wind, and whose circle included both theatrical and political celebrities, from winston churchill to noel coward, john gielgud, and marlon brando" see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut behind the dazzling exterior lay the sinister shadow of another vivien leigh-a shadow which pursued her throughout her aristocratic upbringing, her frustrating first marriage, her tempestuous romance with laurence olivier, and her meteoric rise to stardom
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The story of the gruffalo has been a long favourite among children for many yearsinstead of boring old square dominoes the images on the pieces reflex the story of the gruffalo's childthis delightful version of dominoes is great fun for children who are fans of the gruffalo series
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Chinese wooden book from the s the story of teait is on concertina folded stylethe art work is painted on silk
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford why did china enter the korean war? what made mao zedong, only one year after the establishment of the people's republic of china, decide to assist north korea in fighting a coalition of nearly all of the western industrial powers?;many scholars have traditionally regarded beijing's decision to enter the war as a reaction to washington's mistake in crossing the 38th parallel and marching towards the yaluhe provides a fresh analytical framework within which to understand the foreign policy and security strategy of the people's republic of chinafirst edition book, annotated in green highlighted pen, examples of which shown in photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read more based on extensive use of newly available chinese sources, however, this study argues that china's entry into the korean war was brought about by concerns much more complex than simply safeguarding the chinese-korean borderthe author places the making of the sino-american collision in korea in the broader context of both the continuous development of the chinese communist revolution after its nationwide victory and the emerging cold war
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Grant hayter-menzies chronicles not only the lives and eventual rescue of these noble creatures, who after years of deprivation and suffering found respite in the old war horse memorial hospital established by dorothy, but also the story of the challenges of founding and maintaining an animal-rescue institution on this scalesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe legacy of the old war horse memorial hospital and its founder endures today in the dozens of international brooke animal-welfare facilities dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules across africa, asia and latin americabrought to the middle east by british forces during the great war, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send homeoxfam shop arnold in wealthy scottish socialite dorothy brooke followed her new husband to cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former british war horses leading lives of toil and misery
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Oxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookrichly illustrated this is an enthralling read for anyone interested in the history of the motor industry and the legend and legacy of mercedes-benzsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author is a brand expert who then traces the development of mercedes-benz through the 20th century and into the 21stlarge hardback with black cloth covers, silver titles on the spinethe dust jacket has some light sunning on the spine and adjacent front coverbeginning with karl benz and gottlieb daimler's parallel invention of the car in , this book charts how the rival marques grew separately for 40 years before merging ininternally the book is 'as new'
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the story of the conflict between slave-traders and jesuits during the colonisation of south america by spain and portugalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, it transpires that even mendoza has a conscience when he comes to gabriel asking for penancein jesuit priest gabriel (jeremy irons) arrives in the amazon to build a mission for the guarani indianshe comes into conflict with slave trader mendoza (robert de niro), who kills or captures many of the tribe but escapes punishment due to the fact that he is an aristocrat
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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 comissionersigned by the authorwith a foreword by elspeth huxleysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop mutley plain " the story of the eventful season as the benetton and williams teams fought for the drivers and constructors championships written by one of the mechanics who build and rebuild the cars and double as pit-lane crewsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe text block is clearcovers are clean and intactsteve matchett gives a month-by-month descriptionpage edges also have some tanningpublished in , first edition" book in good condition with clean pages but with some heavy tanning to the page margins
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The upper glass plate is made of thick clear tempered safety glassthe bottom of the table is made of mdf which is white as snowthis salon table can easily be assembledvidaxl coffee table with glass top white
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A true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzthese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the originalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastin this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in aprilunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrapperthis is the scarce first edition, publishedno highlighting or other notesvery good condition for age
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle award-winning drama telling the story of the relationship formed between king george vi (colin firth, in a golden globe and oscar-winning performance) and his speech therapist lionel logue (geoffrey rush)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the relationship between the two begins to strengthen, the king's new found confidence grows, just in time for him to lead his country through its gravest hourdisc, case and cardboard sleeve all in very good conditionafter reluctantly acceding to the throne when his older brother edward viii (guy pearce) abdicates, george, or bertie to his family and friends, is forced to act when his stutter leads to concerns about his leadershiphelp is soon at hand, however, when he employs unconventional speech therapist lionel logue, who, using previously untried techniques, begins to bring about improvements in george's speech
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