The strong men
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Put on manoeuvres by a visiting major-general, mainwaring's men manage to bungle one task after anotheroxfam bookshop cheltenham norman cohen directs this feature-length spin-off of the popular wartime comedy about the loveable men of the homeguardwhen world war two breaks out, the small seaside town of walmington-on-sea finds itself less than ably defended by the elderly and inept members of captain mainwaring (arthur lowe)'s homeguard unitsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehowever, when a group of germans from a scout plane take the mayor hostage at the church hall, the clueless soldiers might still have a chance of saving the day
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And in the following four years, the four young men who participated in that grim fraternity rite also died violentlyall she knows is that her convalescence is unfolding into a fearful nightmare - and that the faces that surround her, pretending loving care, are those of the four men involved in that murder years beforehave the dead come back to life? or has susan plunged into the abyss of madness? with the help of her neurosurgeon, susan desperately clings to her sanity while fighting to uncover who or what could be stalking hershe doesn't remember who she is or why she is thereplease check shipping costs before ordering synopsis in a cavern called the house of thunder, susan thorton watched in terror as her lover died a brutal death in a college hazingor did they? twelve years later susan wakes in a hospital bedapparently involved in a fatal accident, she is suffering from amnesia
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The edge men's banff jacket has been designed to keep you warm on the slopesbrand new with labels attachedit's made with plush synthetic pearl insulation so it's very warm, and a dwr treatment on the outer fabric means that light rain and snow will just shake right offtwo zipped hand warmer pockets, 2x chest pockets inner goggle pocket, internal zip pocket size xl price does not include postage read morefleece lining on the inside adds extra warmth and snugnessa warm and comfortable jacket made for winter comfort
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Black jacket with large newcastle united style badge on the back, really large embroidered logo covering majority of the back of the jacket
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The molecule men and the monbster of loch ness (two short stories) jacket is worn and the book itself is in good condition read more
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Can post for postage cost read moremen’s size xs collection little marcle, ledburylovely nicce grey and white hoodie with long sleeved and a drawstring hoodpouch pocket at the front and the brand nicce printed in the centre
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If you know the brand you know the quality! men’s jacket , trousers waist email me any questions, first to see will buythousands new, never worn, i’ll even include a genuine crombie suit carrier
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Entire collection of the comedy men behaving badly, all six series over 12 videos42 episodes of the award winning british sitcom written by simon nye
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Brand new in the box, men’s adidas messi boots
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Flora's determined to be the strong woman she was destined to beoxfam bookshop cheltenham the forgotten daughter by mary wood is the gripping first book in the girls who went to war serieswhen flora signs up to become a nurse with the st john's ambulance, she begins to shape her lifebut the drum of war beats loudly and flora's world is turned upside down when she receives a letter asking her to join the red cross in belgiumbut with horror, loss and heartache on her horizon - there's a lot for young flora to learnfrom a tender age, flora felt unloved and unwanted by her parents, but she finds safety in the arms of caring nanny prupru becomes the mother to flora she never had, and flora grows into a fine young womanwith the fate of the country in the balance, it's a time for braverysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut over the years, flora and pru meet in secret - unbeknown to flora's parentsbut when pru is cast out of the family home, under a shadow of secrets, and with a young baby boy of her own to care for, it shatters little flora
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'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromusing photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventurefinally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indianin 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to changefirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands
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In knowledgable, perceptive analysis of the airborne battle of crete, the carrier battle of midway, the tank battle of falaise, the city battle of berlin, and the amphibious battle of okinawa, keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders and the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men and the course of the war as a wholeoxfam bookshop royal exchange square in this comprehensive history, john keegan explores both the technical and the human impact of the greatest war of all timehe focuses on five crucial battles and offers new insights into the distinctive methods and motivations of modern warfaresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Sitting at a table in maxwell's office with pages of manuscript scattered before them or galleys with dozens of queries - some helpful, some exasperating - from the proofreader, the two men would work their way deeper and deeper into the materialmaxwell finds himself in despair over the novel he has been working on for eight years, and it is o'connor who comes to the rescue by reading the various drafts, alternative versions, false starts, dead ends, and by his enthusiasm and concern restores maxwell's confidencethe excitement of cutting this and restoring that, of correcting correctionsa good reading copyhalfway through their correspondence, in , the tables are turnedas the professional relationship turns into a profound friendship, domestic details of their respective households begin to creep into the correspondence and are both vivid and amusingi don't give a hoot what the writing's like"some light stains to dust jacket and fore-edge and former owner's name written to title pageproblems of clarity arise - of what will fly in ireland but not in americain fair conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop birmingham in an interview in the paris review, o'connor was asked the question "how do you start a story?" and his answer was "get black on white, used to be maupassant's advice - that's what i always doin this book there are intimate telegrams, delighted letters of acceptance, announcements of checks sent to o'connor's literary agent (like robert louis stevenson, o'connor suffered from the delusion that he was being overpaid)though in fact he didopposed to this belief in spontaneity and the importance of form over finicky detail was the new yorker's insistence that a given piece of writing be as nearly perfect as humanly possible, down to the last semicolon and comma
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Volume one, first published in , tells of her childhood in whitby before the first world war, the strong ties with her formidable mother, an early love of the sea, her intellectual achievements at university and falling in lovein the thirties she became increasingly involved in politics, and her accounts of the depression and the rise of fascism in europe demonstrate her exceptional understanding of the years between the warsthe result was journey from the north, one of the great literary autobiographies of the centuryoxfam shop scarborough  great condition book, with minor creases/marks and the pages are clean and readablesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein , storm jameson decided to write her memoirsshe vividly recalls her first marriage and the birth of her son; then came her first book, work in london, and the deep happiness of her second marriage to guy chapman, the novelist and historian
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Oxfam shop kingsthorpe the complete second season of the american fantasy drama created by john rogerswhen eve baird (rebecca romijn) is chosen as the latest guardian of the library, she has her work cut out for her when she realises she has become part of an ancient order dedicated to protecting the world from the magic that lies inside the bookssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this series, eve is called to a museum in new york where she is sent on a mission to retrieve ancient artefactsthe episodes are: 'and the drowned book', 'and the broken staff', 'and what lies beneath the stones', 'and the cost of education', 'and the hollow men', 'and the infernal contract', 'and the image of image', 'and the point of salvation', 'and the happily ever afters' and 'and the final curtain'
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Review: 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 menbibliography: pthe 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 toldbeauty and worth combined to make porcelain so potent a force that conspiracy, imprisonment, bribery, murder and suicide attended its historyoxfam bookshop brighton physical description: xii, 272 pagesnotes: maps on endpapers see oxfam website for delivery information read moreking 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 meissensummary: 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 time
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How, when told to stop boxing when diagnosed with brain damage, he carried on being hit by the strongest men in the worldjimmy reveals his struggles with east end gangs, his family links to the krays and the dodgy world of boxing officialsjimmy batten boxing champion tv and film actorwhen the truth finally came out he went on to become an actor in tv and filmsthis official first edition biography is signed by the author and personally dedicated sent direct post free within the uk
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Between and the saxon-polish elector-king august the strong converted thevon syndram, dirk syndram, dirk ein gutes und sauberes exemplar
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'carol ann duffy is a poet of skill, talent and great heart' erica wagner 'duffy takes a cheeky, subversive, no-nonsense swipe with a dish clout at the famous men of history and myththey don't have a chance in hell of dodging her quick-witted wallop as she relays their stories from their spouse's points of view' the times 'poignant, thoughtful, funny, rich and accessible' ruth padel, guardian, books of the year see oxfam website for delivery information read morewitty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legendif you have ever wondered, for example, how exactly darwin came up with his theory of evolution, or what, precisely, frau freud thought about her husband - then this is the book for you, as the wives of the great, the good, the not so good, and the legendary are given a voice in carol ann duffy's sparkling and inventive collectionoxfam shop ulverston that saying? behind every famous man? from mrs midas to queen kong, from elvis's twin sister to pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in carol ann duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, the world's wife
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Oxfam shop evesham the fred dibnah collection - 6 great episodes: the industrial landscape, back street mechanic, the machines that changed the world, men of iron, the victorian gentleman, preserving our past - combines extensive, unseen footage with highlights from fred's programmes over the last sever years, this series looks at the many sides of fred - engineer, steeplejack, artist, craftsman, steam enthusiast, inventor, storyteller and celebrates his contribution to our knowledge and appreciation of britain's architectural, industrial and engineering heritagesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop beverley in , the pacific island village of matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruptionthis study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratificationthrough detailed ethnography of the transactions that a displaced people entered into in seeking to rebuild their lives, this book analyses how people re-make sociality in an era of post-colonial neoliberalism without taking either the transformative power of globalization or the resilience of indigenous culture as its starting pointit also contributes to the understanding of the problems of post-disaster reconstruction and development projectssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuch new dynamics of stratification are central to contemporary processes of globalization in the pacific, and more widely
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From the preface: 'the remarkable genius of mr beecher as a pulpit orator has won him a renowned place among the celebrated men of the present age'occasional smudges to pagespages held firm and text is clearoxfam books & music wells new edition, dated , but could be a more modern reprintthis book is complied from the author's publications and some extracts from his lecturesthe green hardback is worn at corners and spine edgesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop sawston four-part drama about explorer ernest shackleton's expedition to the antarctic, starring david schofield in the lead roleseven years after accompanying his mentor captain scott (neil stacy) on his failed mission to reach the south pole, shackleton decides to form his own team to lead on a second attemptsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes are: 'a merchant navy man', 'our dead bodies must tell the tale', 'men wanted for hazardous journey' and 'cape horn - or south georgia?'
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The label on the disk is likely to have minor wear and possibly writing on labelwhen playing surface noise may be evident, especially in the quiet soft passages and during intro and fade, but the surface noise will not overpower the soundthe title is love & bombs
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The cast also includes michael caine, tony hancock and peter sellersdisc and case in very good conditionthe pair's relatives, however, eschew waiting for fate and instead opt to hurry along the course of nature by a series of hilarious and unlikely attempts on the older men's livesoxfam bookshop carlisle black comedy set in the victorian era which follows masterman and joseph finsbury (john mills and ralph richardson), two brothers who are the last surviving members of a tontine: an investment scheme set up many years before in which the last surviving member stands to receive a fortunesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Two previous scout groups, sent on similar missions, have never returned, so the seven men know that they are almost certainly facing annihilationhaving gained intelligence of a massive attack planned by the nazi tank division, the russian army assembles from its diminished forces a ragtag group of snipers (codenamed 'zvezda' - the star) to undertake a reconnaisance mission across army linesin the summer of , red army troops are battling to prevent the advancement of hitler's forces on the polish bordersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road russian action drama set during world war ii
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham volume two covers the early years of his editorship of the criterion (the periodical that eliot launched with lady rothermere's backing in ), publication of the hollow men and the course of eliot's thinking about poetry and poetics after the waste landsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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03 x cm "this book will present the reader with a fascinating insight into raf life, showing all of the raf's combat and support aircraft in operation, combined with captivating images of the dedicated men and women who work with these warplanes both in the air and on the ground"fighting force: 90th anniversary of the royal air force touchstone books ltd; first edition (11 mar" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areaspages, hardcover x 2for the very first time, this innovative publication will illustrate the raf at work and in action, including some truly stunning aerial photographs, providing a truly ground-breaking insight into the activities of the youngest (and arguably the most important) of the united kingdom's armed services at this most significant time in the royal air force's illustrious history
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This world famous fruit of the loom crew-neck sweater is a basic that cannot be missed in any man's wardrobecasual but trendy, this sweater can be worn on outings, to the gym or just as your favourite comfy sweater around the housefruit of the loom use their high-quality belcoro yarn to produce this crew-neck sweater, which not only makes it soft and highly comfortable, but also very suitable for printing
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Casual but trendy, this sweater can be worn on outings, to the gym or just as your favourite comfy sweater around the housefruit of the loom use their high-quality belcoro yarn to produce this hoodie, which not only makes it soft and highly comfortable, but also very suitable for printingthis world famous fruit of the loom hooded sweatshirt is a basic that cannot be missed in any man's wardrobe
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