The story of the train
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When it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, colbeck realizes that this must be intrinsically linked to the killer's choice of weaponoxfam bookshop brigg londonwhen a second man is strangled by a noose on a train, colbeck knows that he must act quickly; can he catch the murderer before more lives are lost? the memorable characters, first featured in the railway detective, again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murderssee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, the further he delves into the case, the more mysterious it becomesfaced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon - a nooseon the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the great western railway excursion train, detective inspector robert colbeck and his assistant, sergeant victor leeming, are dispatched to the scene
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Selling 2 pairs of brand new irregular choice toy story shoesperfect to celebrate the release of the new toy story film! very cool designs - can send more photos of eachflats: £65 heels: £60 or £115 for both!! read more1 pair of heels (size pair of flats (size ) flats never wornheels worn only once
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This edition also includes the short story: the story of a liewritten by robert louis stevenson and published by t nelson and sons, ltdadditional photos available, please askit is a hardback with red cloth boards with blind stamped design and gilt decorationin – a vintage pocket editionfor a book of this age, i feel this is in very good condition
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The blood overwhelmed the train with both its dense colour and coppery smelloxfam books & music bedford awakened signed edition - ' the silhouette of the train appeared out of the darkness, rolling down the shallow incline toward the platform' a signed hardback, first edition of this novelcafferty's heart raced as he pushed his way forwardits silver nose emerged out of the tunnel, and its powerless body drifted to a standstill in front of the assembled crowda crimson handprint on the opposite side of the car extended into four finger lines and stopped at a set of doorsit has its dust jacket, which is in good condition as is the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreblood smothered the interiorbut it was empty of passengersthe pavilion echoed with sharp intakes of breath and the shuffling of shoes as people toward the front staggered backonly a few shards of glass remained around the edges of the front car's twenty windows
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Moonlite - goldilocks and the thee bears story reel for moonlite storybook projector, for ages 1 and upas kids hear the story of goldilocks and the three bears, they’ll develop their language skills and a love of reading and learning
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The title is the story of abbacd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
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This edition also includes the short story: the story of a liewritten by robert louis stevenson and published by t nelson and sons, ltdadditional photos available, please askit is a hardback with red cloth boards with blind stamped design and gilt decorationin – a vintage pocket edition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham number one bestselling author conn iggulden takes on the story of the mighty kublai khanfrom a young scholar to one of history's most powerful warriors, conqueror tells the story of kublai khan - an extraordinary man who should be remembered alongside julius caesar, alexander the great and napoleon bonaparte as one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever knownhe must take his nation's warriors to the ends of the known worlda warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdoma scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of alexander or caesarkublai dreams of an empire stretching from sea to seaa man who betrayed a brother to protect a nationbut to see it built, this scholar must first learn the art of warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand when he is weary, when he is wounded, he must face his own brothers in a bloody civil waran epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world's inhabited land, he changed the course of history forever
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The 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 worldhowever, 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 humanitythe 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 salvationas 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 painsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam 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 dynastysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The rags to riches story of the tumultuous tycoon who built silicon valleyamerican disruptor is the untold story of leland stanford - from his birth in a backwoods bar to the founding of the world-class university that became and remains the nucleus of silicon valley richly detailed and deeply researched, american disruptor restores leland stanford's rightful place as a revolutionary force and architect of modern americait is also the saga of how stanford, once a serial failure, overcame all obstacles to become one of america's most powerful and wealthiest men, using his high elective office to enrich himself before losing the one thing that mattered most to him - his only child and sonscandal and intrigue would follow stanford through his life, and even after his death, when his widow was murdered in a honolulu hotel - a crime quickly covered up by the almost stillborn university she had savedoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear the life of this robber baron, politician, and historic influencer is the astonishing tale of how one supremely ambitious man became this country's original "disruptor" - reshaping industry and engineering one of the greatest raids on the public treasury for america's transcontinental railroad, all while living more opulently than maharajas, kings, and emperorssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is his storythis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basrait is the autobiography of the british soldiersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles
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As that story unfolds, we see inspirational leaders and impatient rebels, and their campaigns of persuasion and violenceyet these images, reproduced here in colour and covering the first century of ireland in the era of photography, do much more than tell a gripping political storythey reveal the labour of rural survival: cutting peat, fishing, gathering seaweed and tilling the soil, against the magnificence of the often harsh irish landscapethey give an insight into a people, a landscape, and a lost way of lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe great famine was to kill over a million irish between and , and force an even greater number to flee their homelandwe glimpse too the injustices that inspired them, above all the mass eviction of peasants from their homes by the lawoxfam bookshop victoria "the first irish photographs date from , a year after the discovery of the photographic processand they show the transforming impact of modernity, as industry and urban expansion brought ireland into a new era"--publisher descriptionin the century that followed, ireland was to know tragedy and triumph, bitter struggle and agonized compromisethey evoke the grandeur, elegance and complacency of life in the big house, home and symbol of the anglo-irish elitein the following decades, irish political life was dominated by the struggle for land rights, for home rule, and for independence
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This 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 nationfollow 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 brochwho built scotland is a landmark exploration of scotland's social, political and cultural historiestour the wondrous and macabre surgeons' hall with alexander mccall smith, or walk with him over sacred ground to iona's ancient abbeymoving 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 archaeologyjoin 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 castleaccompany 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 bridgesee oxfam website for delivery information read moretravelling 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 people experience a new history of scotland told through its placesoxfam 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 eigg
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Beautiful lego creator winter set from : the winter holiday trainare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe last image is a stock photo, to show the contents of the set bettercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe box dimensions are 48 x 28 x 9 cm and the set weighs almost 1the item is sent registered and the shipping costs include insurance in case it goes missingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe set is still sealed and the lego content is of course undamageda beautiful set for lego creator enthusiasts that is driving in in time for this christmas! this set contains 713 parts and no less than 5 mini figuresthis lego set is of course packed perfectly to protect it during shippingbrand new, but with some box damage, on the bottom right (back)see photos that are part of this listingout of production and now a collector’s itemour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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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 toldbibliography: p see oxfam website for delivery information read morereview: 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 menoxfam bookshop brighton physical description: xii, 272 pagesbeauty and worth combined to make porcelain so potent a force that conspiracy, imprisonment, bribery, murder and suicide attended its historyking 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 meissennotes: maps on endpapers
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story telling bearwhen you press the numbers on his feet, he tells the story of goldilocks and the three bearscollection only
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Set of hutchinson’s story of the british nation magazines ‘the first pictorial & authoritative history of the british peoples, from the earliest times to the present day’ edited by walter hutchinson full set of 52 magazines, printed fortnightly also includes printed summaries of each volume (13 magazines) from the early s good condition read more
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This is also the story of its rediscovery and exploration in words and picturesthis is the story of how hitler’s most famous battleship, the bismarck, was sunk under firethe book is in very good conditionthe discovery of the bismarck by robert d ballardthe discovery of the bismarck by robert d ballardhardback, pages 232 with hundreds of photographs and diagrams
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Fantastic strong plastic train trackput the train driver in the engine to make the train move! comes with traffic lights and signsbuild the track
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Marc chagall the story of exodus the adoration of the golden calf one original lithograph , from the iconic portfolio the story of the exodus, a portfolio containing twenty-four large color lithographs (mare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available), published in on arches paper, not printed on the back, none of the individual impressions were signed except the 20 on japan paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize of the edition: 250 in very good condition size: 51 x 37 cm / 14" x 20" (sheet) size: 48 x 35,5 cm / " x 14" (print) reference: mourlot 451 edited by leon amiel, paris printed by mourlot, paris this auction is only for the lithograph presented on the pictures not for the complet portfolio this lithograph is the original, printed in , not a later reprint or copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Marc chagall the story of exodus moses casts out the tablets one original lithograph , from the iconic portfolio the story of the exodus, a portfolio containing twenty-four large color lithographs (mare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available), published in on arches paper, not printed on the back, none of the individual impressions were signed except the 20 on japan paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize of the edition: 250 in very good condition size: 51 x 37 cm / 14" x 20" (sheet) size: 48 x 35,5 cm / " x 14" (print) reference: mourlot 451 edited by leon amiel, paris printed by mourlot, paris this auction is only for the lithograph presented on the pictures not for the complet portfolio this lithograph is the original, printed in , not a later reprint or copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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From the second story it is evert werkman and there is more line in the storiesdecember captain rob sails with his sailing ship de vrijheid together with his dog skip for his first adventure, but the story still has the character of a trythe now on offer is a beautiful screen print, which appeared in a strictly limited and numbered edition in the sare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefor the comic book enthusiast, nostalgia fan, or simply as a beautiful piece of art on the wallkuhn is an excellent draftsman, but lacks the gift of the word and is therefore assigned a copywriter by het parool to shape his thoughtsthe adventures in the newspaper did not end until when kuhn died suddenlythe adventures of captain rob are a success and the books of the newspaper strips that appear at het parool until are in great demandnear mint condition - size: 50 x 70 cm - limited and numbered captain rob is the hero of the comic strip the adventures of captain rob, drawn and conceived by pieter kuhn () with text by journalist evert werkman (), which appears in 73 stories from december to january (interrupted by two longer periods) appeared in the parool magazinesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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The story is told in the words of ordinary people: american infantry, british paratroopers, canadian gunners, australian pilots, new zealand pows and german civiliansoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is the story, from new year's day to ve day, 8 may , of the conquest of nazi germany in the words of those who were therehe talks to those who survived the concentration camps, and to allied pows who lived through the death marches from the eastneillands paints a broad picture, and tells of events from the participants viewpoint: the men who flew on the dresden raid or fought the battles in the hurtgen forest, the bulge, the reichwald, and at the rhine crossing, those who made the horrific discoveries of belsen, dachau, buchenwald and dorasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the follow-up to robin neilland's "d-day : voices from normandy"
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Oxfam 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 passionthis 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 parablessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey 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 soilthe poisonwood bible dances between the darkly comic human failings and inspiring poetic justices of our times
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Three cups of tea is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcomehis story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spiritover the next decade mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools - especially for girls - in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of pakistan and afghanistan, just as the taliban rose to powersee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school'haji ali, korphe village chief, karakoram mountains, pakistan in , after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb k2, a mountaineer called greg mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished pakistan village in the karakoram mountainsoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the almost incredible but true story of felix kersten, the doctor whose miraculous hands exerted a strange power over himmler and who used this power to save thousands of livesthe boards are very slightly sprung, and the edges of the page block are a little discolouredincluding appendixsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contents of the book are however in very good condition, notwithstanding the odd minor mark not affecting the text and a name in ink on the ffepthe dust jacket is price-clipped, and has lost paper from all edges (without loss of text), and although now in a removable protective cover is in fair condition only
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Laura bush's compassion, her grace, and her uncommon willingness to bare her heart make this story deeply revelatory, beautifully rendered, and unlike any other first lady's memoir ever writtenoxfam bookshop cheltenham in a captivating and compelling voice that ranks with many of our greatest memoirists, laura bush tells the story of her unique path from dusty midland, texas to the world stage and the white housean only child, laura welch grew up in a family that lost three babies to miscarriage or infant deathone of the first ubush, whom she had last passed in the hallway in seventh gradeshe writes openly about the threats, the withering media spotlight, and the transformation of her roleofficials to visit war-torn afghanistan, she reached out to disease-stricken african nations and tirelessly advocated for women in the middle east and dissidents in burmasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas first lady of texas, laura bush captures presidential life in the frantic and fearful months after 9-11, when fighter jet cover echoed through the wallsafter graduating, she became an elementary school teacher and, at the age of thirty, she met george wthree months later, 'the old maid of midland married midland's most eligible bachelor'she masterfully recreates the rugged, oil boom-and-bust culture of midland, her close relationship with her father, and the bonds of early friendships that she retains to this day
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Blinds & shutters () the story of the sixties michael cooper 'the most stupendous rock and roll picture book ever assembled' – usa today blinds & shutters is the story of the sixties, a cult classic and a publishing benchmarkalso, 250 copies were made for contributorsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is quite simply our most famous book and widely regarded as the cornerstone of any rock'n'roll librarycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeach book is personally signed by at least nine of the contributorsthis one is signed by bill wyman of the rolling stones, apple/beatles chief neil aspinall, tariq ali, al bengston, sgt pepper's designer peter blake, adam cooper, terry doran, andy warhol associate gerard malanga, larry rivers and colin self presented in a special anniversary binding, the 368-page book is quarter bound in leather with foil blocking and silkscreened page edgingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitean individually placed photograph is inset into the book's front coverthe edition is limited to signed and numbered copies worldwidethis is one of those numbered cix (109)all in fine condition, see scansa hand-made slipcase houses each bookthe publication's large format (360mm x 250mm) provides the perfect medium for michael cooper's work, which is printed on a fine quality, heavy (200 gsm) paperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
511 €
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Marc chagall the story of exodus the golden earrings one original lithograph , from the iconic portfolio the story of the exodus, a portfolio containing twenty-four large color lithographs (mare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available), published in on arches paper, not printed on the back, none of the individual impressions were signed except the 20 on japan paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesize of the edition: 250 in very good condition size: 51 x 37 cm / 14" x 20" (sheet) size: 48 x 35,5 cm / " x 14" (print) reference: mourlot 451 edited by leon amiel, paris printed by mourlot, paris this auction is only for the lithograph presented on the pictures not for the complet portfolio this lithograph is the original, printed in , not a later reprint or copyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
341 €