The story of the read family and their long involvement in road transport
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans a sequel to the universally acclaimed roll of thunder, hear my cry, continuing in the story of the logan family in mississippi during the depressionthe children, especially cassie, are happy in their warm, stable family but outside is a climate of fear and tensioncassie is realising what it means to grow up black and powerless, but her family stand together, proving that courage, love and understanding can defy even the deepest prejudicescousin suzella tries to pass for white, with humiliating consequencesgoes on trial for murder and stands before an all-white juryand when cassie's neighbour stands up for her right to vote she and her cousin are driven from their home
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis 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 environsrex kerr's book is published by the otaki railway station community trust with the support of the otaki historical society (incthe 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 districtoxfam 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 decorationa 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
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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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See oxfam website for delivery information read morea few sentences in the early part of the book have been highlighted in bluethis is the fourth edition, revised by captoxfam bookshop henley-on-thames xxiv, 408 ppincludes dust jacketotherwise very good condition
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop lincoln this collectors' item is the story of the picture postcard and its place in the history of popular art this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in picture postcards and those interested in popular art and social and cultural history the book is in very good condition, covers and spine are firm, binding is strong and pages are clean and clear with no internal marking the dustcover is a little worn at the edges it is an entertaining and informative take on the subject
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop mutley plain " this work takes the story of the production code and motion picture censorship up to the year , and includes the creation of the pg-13 and nc-17 ratings in the sprinted in , first editionat the same time, the authors remind the reader of how flawed this type of censorship is as a working solution" book in very good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop tavistock this traces the story of the celebrated tank watch from its inception in throughout the centurydust jacket slightly bumped and tannedprevious owner's inscription on endpaperthe book is in very good condition with clean, bright tightly bound pages and beautiful illustrationswith a catalogue of watches from to the present by dominique flechon cover very good text in english
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle action adventure, which follows the story of the matrix film trilogy ()disc and case in good condition
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A4 paperback book - helmets, handcuffs and hoses - the story of the wallasey police and fire brigade part one by noel e smithall in very good condition
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Looking for alice is an award-winning project by british photographer sian davey, which tells the story of her daughter alice and their family“my family is a microcosm for the dynamics occurring in many other familiestheir family is also like many other families, and sian’s portraits of alice and their daily life are both intimate and familiarthe stories vary but we all experience similar emotionsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikialice was born with down’s syndrome, but is no different to any other little girl or indeed human beingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available” new, first edition, signedshe feels what we all feelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit is what we share that is significantpreviously as a psychotherapist i have listened to many stories and it is interesting that what has been revealed to me, after fifteen years of practice, is not how different we are to one another, but rather how alike we are as peopleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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The story follows a puritan family living on a farm in new england insee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen further sinister things start to happen, such as their crops failing, suspicion and fear begins to tear the family apart driving them to commit heinous actswhen their baby son suddenly goes missing, the superstitious parents william (ralph ineson) and katherine (kate dickie) begin to wrongly suspect their daughter thomasin (anya taylor-joy) is responsible and capable of witchcraftoxfam shop brentwood horror thriller written and directed by robert eggersall the while, they become more vulnerable to the real culprit that lurks in the woods behind their home
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the novel tells us the story of the years leading up to these events, we learn what has happened to the hopes and dreams of a family caught up in malaysia's troubled post-colonial historywhat bought the rajasekharan family to the big house in malaysia? what was chellam's unforgivable crime? why did the eldest daughter leave the country under strained circumstances? what is appa - the respectable family patriarch - hiding from his wife and his children?through this vibrant cast of characters, and through a masterful evocation of the clashes and strains in a country where malays, indians and chinese inhabitants vie for their positions in society, preeta samarasan brings us an enthralling saga of one household and the world beyond ither grandmother has passed away under mysterious circumstances and her older sister has disappeared for a new life abroad, with no plans to returnwhen the family's servant girl, chellam, is dismissed from the big house for unnamed crimes, it is only the latest in a series of losses that have shaken six-year-old aasha's lifeher parents, meanwhile, seem to be hiding something away - from themselves, and from one anotheroxfam bookshop cheltenham a spellbinding, exuberant first novel, set in malaysia, that introduces us to a prosperous indian immigrant family, as it slowly peels away its closely guarded secrets
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is ideal for family play enabling parents to help younger children through difficult parts of the gameoxfam books & music aberdeen when lego star wars exploded onto the scene in , it followed the story of the prequel trilogy (episodes i-iii) the films of which were just finishing their cinema run at the timethis takes the total number of playable characters up to 160, combine this with the character creator that now allows cross-trilogy characters to be invented and you have a hugely expanded set of play optionsthe cast of characters has also been expanded with an additional 10 characters being introduced for the first timethe success of the first game led to lego star wars: the original trilogy in which covered the original films (episodes iv-vi) and introduced a few new play mechanics such as the bounty hunter missions and tauntaun ridingjedi have an enhanced force push power that will enable them to push several droids around at oncethere are also now bounty hunter missions related to the prequel trilogy stories, taking the number of side-quests up to 20as with the other two games in the series, players can drop in and out of play and their characters will be controlled by the consolenow in , we are being presented with lego star wars: the complete saga which covers all six episodes and introduces yet more options for playin addition to the levels present in the first two games, two new ones have been introduced based on scenes from episodes i and iiall in all, this is the definitive version of the lego star wars experiencein addition, the xbox 360 version of lego star wars: the complete saga makes full use of the console's features, with high definition graphics and on-line two player co-op modejedi and sith powers have been updated so sith have access to the force throw power which enables them to pick up and throw their opponents around the level
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Tenderly told, the boy between is a compelling story of family secrets, focussed on the dark happenings of a fateful summer, and the long buried-events of an even more distant pastwhen orla, a young barrister working in dublin, discovers an old family photo taken in , she is intrigued to find out the identity of the teenage boy in itstored in a smoke/pet free homeand so begins a journey into the past, to the summer before she was bornhe stands in between her parents, her beaming mother's arm tightly around himyet when she brings it up with her father, he won't be drawn, and pleads with her not to mention it to her motherbut why is it proving so difficult to discover his identity? and why, given her mother's troubled history, is this the last photograph orla knows of in which she looks truly happy? told in the alternating perspectives of orla and tim - the boy between - as the circle starts to close on a web of tragedy and deceit, lives all round will be changed in ways that could never have been guessed at
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the poisonwood bible tells the story of an american family in the congo during a time of tremendous political and social upheavalthe story is told by the wife and four daughters of nathan price, a fierce evangelical baptist who takes his family and mission to the belgian congo inin a compelling exploration of religion, conscience, imperialist arrogance, and the many paths to redemption, barbara kingsolver has written a novel of overwhelming power and passionthe poisonwood bible dances between the darkly comic human failings and inspiring poetic justices of our timesthis tale of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction, over the course of three decades in postcolonial africa, is set against one of history's most dramatic political parablesthey carry with them all they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to scripture - is calamitously transformed on african soil
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See oxfam website for delivery information read more"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 stthey had frozen feet, and fingers too numb and cramped with the cold to wipe the tears from their eyesleft to die is gary collins's most ambitious and creative work of non-fiction, a storytelling masterpiecethe men who died didn't just drop like fliesthere was nothing quick or easy about itmen 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 innocencewith new photos and new research revealed, he recalls with stunning clarity what history remembers about the sealing disaster ofamong the vessels that took them to the ice was the newfoundland, a wooden-walled steamship captained by the famous captain westbury keanwith 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'talljohn's, where the old ice hunter would live out his final daysthis book grew from that encounter and stands alone as the defining tale of the bonavista bay men who were left to die on the iceoxfam bookshop wallingford "they didn't die like flies, you know, like i've heard some reporters say over the years
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 feetoxfam bookshop brigg every rock is a tangible trace of the earth's pastprothero 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 planetin twenty-five chapters-each about a particular rock, outcrop, or geologic phenomenon-donald reach 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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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road the second book in philippa's stunning new series, the cousins war, brings to life the story of margaret beaufort, a shadowy and mysterious character in the first book of the series - the white queen - but who now takes centre stage in the bitter struggle of the war of the rosesthe red queen tells the story of the child-bride of edmund tudor, who, although widowed in her early teens, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of york under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for richard iii and ultimately ensure that her only son, henry tudor, triumphs as king of englandthrough collaboration with the dowager queen elizabeth woodville, margaret agrees a betrothal between henry and elizabeth's daughter, thereby uniting the families and resolving the cousins war once and for all by founding of the tudor dynasty
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop lytham the story of the stone (cthrough 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) 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-yu
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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 positionas 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 moonare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii specialise in rare and collectible vinyl recordscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehere are 4 four (2 double) legendary albums from this band mostly t- rack label from hollandour 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 inselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualitythey are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwideplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on himmel street another thing you should know - death will visit the book thief three times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans here is a small fact - you are going to die some important information - this novel is narrated by death it's a small story, about:a girl an accordionist some fanatical germans a jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thieverydeath has never been busierthe country is holding its breathliesel steals booksher parents have been taken away to a concentration camp
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe story is intended for everyone who genuinely wants to know the true meaning of life, and to strengthen those who already believe and trust in jesus christoxfam bookshop hertford this is the story of a dramatic encounter and debate between a minister and a demon, where the truths of christianity and the catholic church are challenged in a most intimidating and powerful way, with a plausibility that reflects the questioning, attitudes and opinions of the modern secular and materialistic western worldthe encounter demonstrates the existence of the demonic sphere and reveals some of the methods and temptations used to lead people, even those committed to jesus christ, away from him and their own salvationhowever, this challenge is presented in the context of the ready acknowledgement of god's reality by a demon who is fully aware of it but strives to distort the real nature of god and the fact of his love for humanityas such it emphasises the importance of prayer and of trust in god and his son throughout our lives, particularly in the face of life's sufferings and one's own pain
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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 daneabove all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of bebbanburg by the wild northern seathis 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 englandhe 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 sidesby now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall
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A cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookit looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tillthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 49 year old publicationthe book itself though is in very good conditionthis is one of the first editions printed in
100 €
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chiswick "this book sets out to retell the history of the english family between and written collaboratively, it draws on the primary research of each author to shed light on those areas so often ignored in genres social histories and histories of the family in particular" show slight signs of shelf ware
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A cellarful of noise brian epstein this is a book by the beatles iconic manager 'brian epstein' it charts the story of the most famous band in the world, through just some of their ups and downs and the journey they undertookit looks at the beginnings from their home town in liverpool, to thier rise and subsequent conquer of the united statesthis book was first published in by souvenier press, then later re-issued up tillthe book itself though is in very good conditionthe dust cover is showing a few signs of age, but is still in very good condtion for a 57 year old publicationthis is one of the first editions printed in
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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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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria road condition: used, very goodin shades of greyeach pays their particular tribute to a famous city in the process of changethe condition of the book is used and in very good conditionmcilvanneys test with its subjective impression, complements perfectly the objective images from marzariolis cameraone way or another, glasgow has remained an enduring influence on both menwhile william mcilvaney, the writer, was steeping himself in the atmosphere of mid-fifties glasgow as a student, oscar marzaroli, the photographer, was beginning to work as a free-lance photo-journalist in the citythis remarkable book marks the conjunction of two substantial talents and their shared experience which is the glasgow of the past 30 yearsthere are signs of wear on the sleeve, though the condition of the spine and pages are very good
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34 €
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Oxfam bookshop byres road beautiful folio society four book setfeaturing 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 morethe central topic of the the alexandria quartet is "an investigation of modern lovedarley 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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100 €
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Published in first edition blue cloth boards with black lettering decorative end papers see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music aberdeen this book is described as being the true and surprising story of the brothers frederick and gustav stoltenhoff of capetown, their various adventures on a desert island and elsewhere their love affairs and subsequent fate
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