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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 positionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialised in dutch releasestheir original line-up consisted of lead singer roger daltrey, guitarist and singer pete townshend, bass guitarist john entwistle and drummer keith moonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe who are an english rock band formed in london ini specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordsselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualityare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide
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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 nationoxfam shop kendal as newtour the wondrous and macabre surgeons' hall with alexander mccall smith, or walk with him over sacred ground to iona's ancient abbey experience a new history of scotland told through its placessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccompany 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 bridgejoin 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 castlewho built scotland is a landmark exploration of scotland's social, political and cultural historiesand journey with james crawford from a packed crowd in hampden park, to an off-the-grid eco-bothy on the isle of eiggfollow 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 archaeology
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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 districta clean and bright copy of this highly illustrated work of local transportation historyvery good condition, showing minimal shelfwear other than some small bumps and marks to the top page block see oxfam website for delivery information read morerex 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
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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 moreoxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book setdarley 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 soulmate
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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 feetin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald roxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreprothero 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 pastprothero 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 poisoning
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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 stwith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the icesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere was nothing quick or easy about itoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the yearsthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesthe men who died didn't just drop like fliesjohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthe historic convergence of ice, seals, and men in late march marked the end of newfoundland's innocenceamong 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 huntwith no wireless aboard the *, the stage was set for seventy-eight of the men who went over the side and their fates sealedoh no, it wasn't like that a'tallleft 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 morea picnic by the turquoise waves, endless sparkling rosé and dancing barefoot on the golden sandoxfam 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 devonbut robyn is more unsettled than excitedshe can't stop thinking about the box she was given on her eighteenth birthday, and the secrets it containsvibrant 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 here
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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 indiaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewheeler & 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 pp21 x 15 cm - small dedication on endpaper, newspaper cuttings added - minor damage in fold front endpaper but otherwise very good copyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicm - dedication on endpaper from , on page 1 a handwritten quote from kipling - spine a little discoloured and with a spot but otherwise good copykipling, rudyard - “they” and the brushwood boy - macmillan and co22 x 14 cm - ex-libris on inside front cover - very good copylimited, londonfirst edition second impression - cmkipling, rudyard - the light that failed - 1st american edition without date - new york, hurst & company - 132 ppthe 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 publicationillustrations by jrudyard kipling - kim - macmillan and co limitestownsend - original red cloth binding with slightly damaged dust jacket - 160 ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storelockwood kipling, the author's fatherfirst illustrated edition - illustrations by f? - hardcover, 132 pp
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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 daneby 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 seahe 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 england
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Oxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (csee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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-yu) is one of the greatest novels of chinese literaturethrough 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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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 toldoxfam bookshop brighton physical description: xii, 272 pagesnotes: maps on endpapersreview: 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 men see oxfam website for delivery information read morebibliography: pking 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 meissenbeauty and worth combined to make porcelain so potent a force that conspiracy, imprisonment, bribery, murder and suicide attended its history
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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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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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John mayall (november , macclesfield) is a british guitarist, keyboardist and composer and one of the people who made blues music immensely popular in the splease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website(box has minor usage damage in the corners) weight: grams read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebarewires - room to move cd'sin 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 menour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare 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 time
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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 throughoutvarious superficial scuffs and marks, discolouration to spine and outer edges of boardsturquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text within dark blue panel to spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall chips and closed tearspictorial dust jacketit details the discovery of a type of prehistoric fish, known only from fossils and believed to have become extinct at least fifty million years agosporadic foxing within text block which is otherwise clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedwear to edges, various other scuffs and markstear to top of spine, which is discolouredalone 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 foundendpapers discolouredlight shelfwear to edges
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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 teathe art work is painted on silkit is on concertina folded style
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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 moreoxfam 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 miserythe 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 home
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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 yalu 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 borderhe 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 morethe 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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The dust jacket has some light sunning on the spine and adjacent front coverrichly 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 morebeginning 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 inlarge hardback with black cloth covers, silver titles on the spineoxfam bookshop lymington scarce bookthe author is a brand expert who then traces the development of mercedes-benz through the 20th century and into the 21stinternally the book is 'as new'
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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 crewcovers are clean and intactpublished in , first edition" book in good condition with clean pages but with some heavy tanning to the page marginssteve matchett gives a month-by-month descriptionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepage edges also have some tanningthe text block is clear
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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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Oxfam bookshop carlisle the story of the conflict between slave-traders and jesuits during the colonisation of south america by spain and portugalhe 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 aristocratsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein jesuit priest gabriel (jeremy irons) arrives in the amazon to build a mission for the guarani indianshowever, it transpires that even mendoza has a conscience when he comes to gabriel asking for penance
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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)disc, case and cardboard sleeve all in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter 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 leadershipas 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 hourhelp 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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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield the story of two sisters who suddenly find themselves rich and titledthe unclipped dustjacket is in fair condition with tearsthe hardback cover is sound but bumped see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is in good condition and the pages a little yellowed but otherwise unmarkedno publication date but believed to be s
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