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More twists and turns than the tiber itself' - rory clements 'absorbing, rich in detail and brilliant' - the times 'grabbed me from the startoxfam bookshop royal exchange square a ragtag group of elite roman soldiers are sent on a suicide mission in this epic historical thriller from sunday times bestseller and leading ancient rome expert, harry sidebottomfrom the bestselling author of the last hour, the lost ten is a breathless historical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat - for fans of bernard cornwell, ben kane, simon scarrow and conn igguldenas they journey deeper into enemy territory, the ten begin to die or disappear, one by oneand with the rescue fast becoming a suicide mission, valens must marshal this disparate group of men - or suffer the same fate as all those who have made the journey before himi loved it' - donna leon *** get ready for the return in - harry sidebottom's breakout historical thriller is now available to pre-order in hardback, ebook & audiobook *** see oxfam website for delivery information read moretasked with rescuing the young prince sasan, valens leads a small, elite squad of soldiers across mesopotamia and into the mountains south of the caspian seapraise for harry sidebottom 'relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is jack reacher in ancient rome' - ben kane 'a cracking talea remote fortress prison set high in the mountains, escape is impossible - and to break someone out, unthinkablebut this is exactly what roman officer marcus aelius valens must dono man who enters the castle of silence ever walks out alive
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Publisher: the london times, undated,circaused very good conditionpictorial frontboards and backboards, stained, rubbed, bumped, shelf-wornspine, stained, rubbed, bumped, shelf-wornblue cloth spine, paper on boardsin arranging the plan of this handbook on the art of driving a car the writer has been largely guided by correspondence on motoring matters received during a numbers of years from readers requests for information from readers of the times, and generally containing requests for information on certain definite points about driving in relation to car maintenancesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall edges have handling marks paste-downs have motoring adverts, hinge between pastedown and endpapers, cracked near the bottom all pages clean and completeoxfam shop darlington hardback, quarter bound
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen signed first edition february hardback book with dust jacket, unclipped published in the gripping new sunday times top 5 bestseller from the bestselling author of out of the dark and orphan x'an immensely entertaining adventure' the times evan smoak lives by his own code max merriweather hasn't got much left to losebut all good things must come to an endwhich is exactly why his cousin gave him an envelope with the instruction: 'if anything ever happens to me, call the number insideclean, neat and tidy, just the way he likes itpraise for orphan x'outstanding in every way' lee child'weapons-grade thriller writing' guardian see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe'll take on one last mission then go out on a high note' now his cousin is dead and max's own chances of survival look bleakhe'll be lucky just to get through it alivewith max now under his protection, evan realizes that the forces against them pose as daunting a threat as he has ever facedhe's the man you want in your corner when justice is needed' daily mailas a boy he was taken from a foster home to be raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin codevnamed orphan xthen he broke free to live in the shadows as the nowhere man, using his unique skills to help those in desperate needand then he meets max merriweather'a stellar series, the stories get better with each instalmentbad luck and trouble have seen off his marriage, his home and his careerthrowing the main character literally into the fire showcases how truly heroic evan smoak ispacked with edge-of-your-seat suspense, explosive action and razor-sharp plotting, into the fire confirms gregg hurwitz as a rival to lee child, david baldacci, james patterson and harlan coben as a master of the modern thrilleron the run and stalked by death, he meets the one man who might save him: evan smoakon the face of it he's the last guy you'd expect to be trusted with a deadly secret
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Praise for philippa gregory:  'meticulously researched and deeply entertaining, this story of betrayal and divided loyalties is gregory on top form' good housekeeping  'gregory has popularised tudor history perhaps more than any other living fiction writer all of her books feature strong, complex women, doing their best to improve their lives in worlds dominated by men' sunday times  'engrossing' sunday express  'popular historical fiction at its finest, immaculately researched and superbly told' the times  see oxfam website for delivery information read more' jane grey was queen of england for nine daysshe intends to enjoy her beauty and her youth and find love 'learn you to die' is the advice that jane gives in a letter to her younger sister katherine, who has no intention of dyingafter watching her sisters defy the queen, mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the throne'not long,' he says very quietly we don't have long at allwhen jane refused to betray her protestant faith, mary sent her to the executioner's blockbut she is determined to command her own destiny and be the last tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless and unforgiving cousin elizabeth 'farewell, my sister,' writes katherine to the youngest grey sister, mary'they have confirmed your sentence of deathusing her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father and his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king's half-sister mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown and locked jane in the towerthere jane turned her father's greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave and tragic martyrdombut her lineage makes her a threat to the insecure and infertile queen mary and, when mary dies, to her sister queen elizabeth, who will never allow katherine to marry and produce a potential royal heir before she doesa beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own, while avoiding elizabeth's suspicious glareoxfam shop colne road 'how long do i have?' i force a laugh so when katherine's secret marriage is revealed by her pregnancy, she too must go to the tower you are to be beheaded tomorrow
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This is a necessary book - painful, harrowing, tragic, but also uplifting' the timesoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the costa book of the year winner of the slightly foxed best first biography prize a sunday times paperback of the year 'a masterpiece of history and memoir' evening standard'superbmuch later, she fell out with her foster family, and bart van es - the grandson of lien's foster parents - knew he needed to find out whyhis account of tracing lien and telling her story is a searing exploration of two lives and two familieslittle lien wasn't taken from her jewish parents in the hague - she was given away in the hope that she might be savedit is a story about love and misunderstanding and about the ways that our most painful experiences - so crucial in defining us - can also be redefinedhidden and raised by a foster family in the provinces during the nazi occupation, she survived the war only to find that her real parents had not'luminous, elegant, haunting - i read it straight through' philippe sands, author of east west street'deeply movingshedding light on some of the most urgent issues of our time' judges of the costa book of the year see oxfam website for delivery information read morewrites with an almost sebaldian simplicity and understatement' guardian'sensational and gripping
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Oxfam shop dumfries sunday times bestseller prayer for the dead is the fifth novel in the bestselling inspector mclean series by author james oswaldjames' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of e l james and her fifty shades of grey series' daily mail 'fifty shades of hay' the times 'oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent scottish crime writers' daily mail 'the new ian rankin' daily record 'an excellent start to what promises to be a fine series' guardian 'classy, occasionally brutal, and with the odd suggestion of the supernatural, this will doubtless be another deserved hit'the hallmarks of val mcdermid or ian rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish' the herald***'are you ready to be reborn?' the search for a missing journalist is called off as a body is found at the scene of a carefully staged murderbut it is not the only thing about this case that mclean will find beyond belief'are you ready for the mysteries to be revealed?' praise for james oswald: 'a star of scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene' daily record 'crime fiction's next big thing' the sunday telegraph 'literary sensationthe baffling lack of forensics at the crime scene seems impossibleinspector tony mclean knew the dead man, and can't shake off the suspicion that there is far more to this case than meets the eyein a sealed chamber, deep in the heart of gilmerton cove, a mysterious network of caves and passages sprawling beneath edinburgh, the victim has undergone a macabre ritual of purificationteamed with the most unlikely and unwelcome of allies, he must track down a killer driven by the darkest compulsions, who will answer only to a higher poweroswald's writing is in a class above most in this genre' daily express see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Will this close-knit unit who have come to depend on each other still be together next christmas? and what will they have learnt about having somewhere you truly belong?praise for marcia willett:'a genuine voice of our times' the times'riveting, moving and utterly feel-good' daily mail see oxfam website for delivery information read morebut things are going to be different for jakey this yearthe cornish home which he has known all his life is in danger of being sold up, and everything is changingjakey calls her auntie gabriel, and she holds a big red satin hearthe hates seeing them disappear back into their boxes, especially the big, homemade angel, which has put in an appearance at family christmases for many years'it's just after christmas, and four-year-old jakey is helping to put away the decorationsoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'he feels restless; sad that the tiny, sparkling lights and the pretty tree will no longer be there to brighten the short, dark winter days
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A times bestsellermytting's book is as much a romantic historical thriller as it is a book of promise, a page-turner as it is a reflective journey into selfhood, history, life's meaning and individual moral responsibility - mika provata-carlone, bookanistatranslated from the norwegian by paul russell garrett see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe death of his parents, when he was three years old, has always been shrouded in mystery - he has never been told how or where it took place and has only a distant memory of his motherone day a coffin is delivered for his grandfather long before his death - a meticulous, beautiful piece of craftsmanshipedvard's desperate quest to unlock the family's tragic secrets takes him on a long journey - from norway to the shetlands, and to the battlefields of france - to the discovery of a very unusual inheritancethe sixteen trees of the somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century"an intricate story about war, family, secrets and,yes, woodan engaging, satisfying read" the times"so cleverly plotted, and it builds up such effortless dramatic momentum as it zeroes in on its conclusion" scotsmanedvard grows up on a remote mountain farmstead in norway with his taciturn grandfather, sverreoxfam shop clitheroe a family story of epic scale, by the author of norwegian wood and the bell in the lakeperhaps einar is not dead after allbut he knows that the fate of his grandfather's brother, einar, is somehow bound up with this mystery
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1 sunday times bestselling memoir of nursing todayoxfam bookshop cheltenham read costa award-winning author christie watson's incredible noshe is a guide, mentor and friendit made me laugh' adam kay, author of this is going to hurt and twas the nightshift before christmas christie watson was a nurse for twenty years'it made me cry'a powerful insight into the life of nurses' the times, books of the year'a remarkable book about life and death and so brilliantly written it makes you hold your breath' ruby wax see oxfam website for delivery information read moreand in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a handwe watch christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arriveit made me thinkin our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, christie is with ustaking us from birth to death and from a&e to the mortuary, the language of kindness is an astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness
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The book contains original headlines, pictures and articles from newspapers of the timesit has a unique perspective to manchester united's colourful history, seen through the eyes of some of the nations leading sports reporters of the timesthis book commemorates those manchester united footballing moments dated from , to up to near present daythe measurements of the book are:- 38 cms x 31cms x 2cms local pickup only (if the advert shows the item is still for sale) read more
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Oxfam shop colne road discover the entertaining, uplifting and intriguing tale of finding true happiness in unexpected places from the nowas meeting mr range rover destiny or karma?should she be grateful or just hopping mad?and can stella grab a chance at real, honest-to-goodness happiness now it finally seems within her reach? keyes can deftly mix dark and light, tragic and comic in a way that only a handful of writers can' irish times'one of our finest writers' jojo moyespraise for marian keyes:'comic, convincing and true' guardian'mercilessly funny' the times'funny, tender and completely absorbing!' graham norton see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen the result is a terrible car accident, she meets a handsome with a range rover who wants her number - no, for insurance purposes - and in this meeting a seed is born which will change stella's life forever1 bestselling author of grown ups'a total triumph' daily mail ever wished you could trade your life in for a better one?one day, sitting in traffic, married dublin mum stella sweeney attempts a simple good deedwhat happens next will take stella thousands of miles from her old life, turning an ordinary woman into a superstar and, along the way, wrenching her whole family apart
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Emotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposed there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth centurysimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbacktext is unmarkedthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy
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The volume embraces university journalism; essays from waugh's years of drift after oxford; forcefully emphatic articles and contrasting sophisticated reviews written for the metropolitan press from to (the most active and enterprising years of waugh's career); reports for three newspapers of a coronation in abyssinia and essays for the times on the condition of ethiopia and on british policy in arabiaonly 15% of waugh's letters have previously been publishedthe edition's general editor is alexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson and editor of the twelve-volume personal writings sequencethe origins of the works are explored, and annotations to each piece seek to assist the modern readerall volumes will be beautifully produced, and have comprehensive introductions and detailed annotationthis volume is part of the complete works of evelyn waugh critical edition, which brings together all waugh's published and previously unpublished writings for the first time with comprehensive introductions and annotation, and a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantslong interred in fashion magazines, popular newspapers, sober journals, undergraduate reviews, and bbc archives, 110 of the 170 pieces in the volume have never before been reprintedalexander waugh, evelyn waugh's grandson, is editing a twelve-volume personal writings sequence for the series, intercalating over letters with the complete, unexpurgated diariesfinally, in early waugh travelled for three months in remote british guiana, resulting in nine travel articles and a handful of dust, acclaimed as one of the most distinguished novels of the centurywaughs works are placed in their rich literary and historical context, enabling readers to appreciate for the first time the range and complexity of his thinking and artistic practice, and linking this to the work of his contemporaries in britain, america and europefiction and non-fiction volumes will also contain a full account of each text's manuscript development and textual variantswaugh was 19 when his first oxford review appeared, 31 when the spectator printed his last review ofthis is a young writer's book, and the always lucid articles and reviews it presents read as fresh and lively, as challenging and opinionated, as the day they first appearedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseveral typescripts of articles and reviews are published here for the first time, as are a larger number of unsigned pieces never before identified as waugh'sthe complete works will revolutionize waugh studies, and offer new insights for twentieth-century literary and cultural studies generallyoriginal texts, so easily distorted in the production process, have been established as far as possible using manuscript and other controlsno other edition of a british novelist has been undertaken on this scaleoxfam bookshop victoria the complete works of evelyn waugh offers the first scholarly edition of waugh's work, bringing together all of his extant writings and graphic art: novels, biographies, travel writing, short fiction, essays, articles, reportage, reviews, poems, juvenilia, parerga, drawings, and designsthis first volume of evelyn waugh's articles, essays, and reviews contains every traceable piece of journalism that research could uncover written by waugh between january , when he first went up to oxford, and december , when he had recently returned from british guiana and was enjoying the runaway success of a handful of dust
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The ultimate work of historical referenceit is in immaculate condition with slipcaseseventh edition by richard overyit covers the origins of mankind right through to the turmoil of the 21st centuryrrp £75 read morewith over 600 maps and charts and internet links throughout, it's pages bring history to life
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Have you got what it takes to be an astronaut? this book will help readers of all ages find outsee description below: *the* puzzle book of , as featured in the times, daily telegraph, bbc radio 4, and bbc breakfast, and a guardian book of the year pickbut with this unprecedented look into real astronaut selection, you might just find out your dreams can become reality… read morecollect from fishponds, bristol posting is possible, just ask ?? great book for those who are a fan of space related things! brand new, never even opened as it's a duplicate that we haveoriginally £20, purchased for £10, selling for £7featuring 100 real astronaut tests and exercises from the european space agency’s rigorous selection process, ranging from easy to fiendishly hard, the astronaut selection test book goes where no puzzle book has gone beforeincluding puzzles and tests on: · visual perception and logic · mental arithmetic and concentration · psychological readiness · teamwork and leadership · survival, physical and medical skills · foreign languages (every astronaut has to know russian!) and much more, this richly illustrated book draws on tim peake's first-hand experience of applying to be an astronaut in , when he and five others were chosen – out of over applications! we’ve all dreamed of being an astronaut, though of the estimated 100 billion people who have ever lived, only 557 people have travelled to space
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About the author helena matheopoulos is a former fashion editor of tatler and a regular contributor to the times, gramophone and opera nowit is illustrated with scores of luscious original sketchesyou get the feeling some of the designers would prefer this work to their real jobs[this book] is a tome bursting with inspired costumes designed for the world's best stages by fashion bigwigsthe images are fantasticreview presents more than 200 images, including a trove of sketchesand dazzling performance photosshe is the author of several books on opera, including maestro: encounters with conductors of today, diva: the new generation and placido domingo: my roles in opera
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The times they are a-changin’ 5bringing it all back home 7are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinashville skyline included is a booklet with a text by martin bril, titled 'een man uit de verte'another side of bob dylan 6containing on cd: 1blonde on blonde 9this product has been specially developed for 'de volkskrant' (a dutch newspaper)highway 61 revisited 8a very special collection: ten cd's, each with a bob dylan's album of the 60'sthe box itself is a basic release with 10 cd's in cardboard sleevesbox and cd's are in very good condition, it seems that they s are not played oftenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storejohn wesley harding 10live at the gaslight (never before released in the netherlands) 3the freewheelin’ bob dylan 4catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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They 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'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 myth
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The study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental contextdrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israeltranslated by chiara peri and philip rdavis see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitymany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliability
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High above the bay on the italian riviera stands san salvatore, a mediaeval castlewilkins, mrs arbuthnot, mrs fisher and lady caroline dester, each quietly craving a respitelulled by the mediterranean spirit, they gradually shed their skins and discover a harmony each of them has longed for but never known' is the impetus for a revelatory month for four very different womenfirst published in and reminscient of 'elizabeth and her german garden', this delightful novel is imbued with the descriptive power and light-hearted irreverence for which elizabeth von arnin is renownedoxfam bookshop cheltenham a discreet advertisement in 'the times', addressed to 'those who apppreciate wisteria and sunshinebeckoned to this haven are mrssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Against his whitewashed prose are touches of beauty' the times literary supplement see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'magical' daily mail'i finished it with an ache in my heart and a tear in my eye' spectatorfrom the author of cider with rosie, village christmas is a moving, lyrical portrait of england through the changing years and seasonslaurie lee left his childhood home in the cotswolds when he was nineteen, but it remained with him throughout his life until, many years later, he returned for goodhere too he writes about the mysteries of love, living in wartime chelsea, winston churchill's wintry funeral and his battle, in old age, to save his beloved slad valley from developersthis collection brings to life the sights, sounds, landscapes and traditions of his home - from centuries-old may day rituals to his own patch of garden, from carol singing in crunching snow to pub conversations and songs'brings to life the landscapes and traditions of lee's home in gloucestershire, from centuries-old may day rituals and carol-singing on christmas eve, to his battle in old age to save his beloved slad valley from developers' guardian'simply written, observant and shot through with lee's characteristic humilitytold with a warm sense of humour and a powerful sense of history, village christmas brings us a picture of a vanished world
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in the spring of , with india on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, krishnapur is a remote town on the vast north indian plainthe siege of krishnapur is a modern classic of narrative excitement that also digs deep to explore some fundamental questions of civilisation and lifefor the british there, life is orderly and genteelbut farrell manages just this here: his imaginative insight and technical virtuosity combine to produce a novel of quite outstanding quality' the times' see oxfam website for delivery information read morethen the sepoys at the nearest military cantonment rise in revolt and the british community retreats with shock into the residency'suspense and subtlety, humour and horror, the near-neighbourliness of heroism and insanity: it is rare to find such divergent elements being controlled in one hand and being raced, as it were, in one yokeas food and ammunition grow short, the residency, its defences battered by shot and shell and eroded by the rains, becomes ever more vulnerablethey prepare to fight for their lives with what weapons they can muster
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Without doubt one of the finest novels i have read for years' the times see oxfam website for delivery information read moreruby tells the story of the family, from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling french photographer catches frail beautiful alice and her children, like flowers in amber, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of ruby's own life'delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as dickens'little short of a masterpiecewill dazzle readers for years to come' - hilary mantel, author of the mirror and the lightruby lennox was conceived grudgingly by bunty and born while her father, george, was in the dog and hare in doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a d-cup that he wasn't marriedfizzing with wit and energy, kate atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' daily mail'an astounding bookoxfam shop evesham twenty-fifth anniversary edition of kate atkinson's brilliant and unforgettable first novel, which won the whitbread (now costa) book of the year prizeoutrageously funnybunty had never wanted to marry george, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath york minster, with sensible and sardonic patrica aged five, greedy cross-patch gillian who refused to be ignored, and ruby
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Praise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menaceoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarewith a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldalone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderthere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsa man whose name itself means war: a man called ballista
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A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the angleson a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, ballista must journey the amber road to the far north to hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birthfans of bernard cornwell will love sidebottoms recreation of the ancient worldpraise for harry sidebottom: sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boydrharry sidebottom is fellow of st benets hall, and lecturer at lincoln college, oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical artoxfam shop launceston warrior of rome: the amber road is the sixth book in harry sidebottom's warrior of rome seriesyet not all welcome ballistas returndoes treachery pose the greatest danger?dr harry sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening dramato the east, on the plains of northern italy, the armies of the emperor gallienus mustersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeveryone must choose a sidead 264 - the roman empire is torn in twothe western provinces - gaul, spain and britain - have been seized by the pretender postumus
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The literary editor of the times of london, howard takes a robust, commonsensical view of the changes that are happening in englishhe asks whether the language is actually changing as fast as we suppose, and, if so, whyhe discusses the effect the new technologies, from cable tv to photocomposition, are having on the mother tongue, and he examines the new dialects that are coming into usehoward argues that as far as we can, we should strive to direct and control the changes in english in ways that increase its powerand where we can't help it, he says, we should lie back and enjoy its immense richness, which is unrivaled by any other languagerather than have us wring our hands, philip howard entreats us, with his customary with and erudition, to use our tongues in concert with our brainshis is not the panglossian attitude that all is neccessarily for the best in the best of all possible languages, but he does feel that change is necessary--and healthy--in any living languagehoward here examines the language in its various branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and punctuation, dialect and slanghe navigates the back streets of euphemism and the broad, boring boulevards of clichesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham is the english language in decline? many people seem to think so--but philip howard isn't one of them
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You shouldn't make me do this'gone girl has not exactly goneshe is sure there were other victims were less fortunate, but the evidence she finds ishunting a killer who shouldn't existharper stalks his shining girls through the years - and cuts the spark out of them"it's not my faultbut what if the one that got away cameback for him? see oxfam website for delivery information read more"the girl who wouldn't diekirby is lucky she survived the attackoxfam bookshop royal exchange square the jaw-dropping, page-turning, critically-acclaimed book of the year: a serial-killer thriller unlike any other from the award-winning lauren beukesbut the shining girls have arrived' (the times)you shouldn't shine
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There are plenty of twists and turns in a short read that means you're always on your toesoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'every new agatha raisin escapade is a total joy' ashley jensen'no wonder she's been crowned queen of cosy crime' mail on sunday 'a beaton novel is like the archers on speed' daily mail the latest agatha raisin mystery from bestselling author mwill agatha unmask the real killer and clear joseph's name?*praise for mas the village gets ready for the bishop's visit, the twins get overly-excited at the prospect of ringing the special peal of bells created for the occasion and start bullying the other bell ringers, forcing them to rehearse and rehearsein fact, i think she could be living my dream life' entertainment weekly'i've read all the agatha raisin seriesbeaton's agatha raisin series:'the detective novels of m c beaton have reached cult status' the times'irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' anne robinson'agatha is like miss marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lustbeatonthe team of bells at stethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic cotswolds village of thirk magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of england: the twins mavis and millicent dupinif you're like me, you'll have deep affection for agatha' woman's way see oxfam website for delivery information read moreso much so that joseph kennell, a retired lawyer, yells at the sisters that he 'felt like killing them'!when the twins' home is broken into one night and millicent is found dead, struck from a hammer blow, suspicion falls onto the lawyer
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Their greatest hits album compilation was, for a while, the fastest selling release in the uk, and their album "blue is the colour" sold 1from the early days of norman cook and the housemartins, right up to the released of the new album in the autumn of of ; from paul heaton's outspoken left-wing politics with attitude to his twin obsessions of sheffield united and italian football; from the acrimonious split from go! discs to a profile of the city of hull, its pubs, and its influence on the several members of the and who were born and bred there, "the liar's bar" is a definitive book about the beautiful south5 million copiesthis book is the authorized story of the beautiful southmike pattenden, of "the times", "vox" and "arena", has been granted access behind the scenes to the band themselves and their associates, both past and present, in order to tell the story of the last decadeoxfam bookshop brigg since they formed in , the beautiful south have become on of the biggest selling acts in the ukthey have also run up 17 hit singlessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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As much sublime writing comes from his keyboard as from cardus's penin the great romantic, award-winning author duncan hamilton demonstrates how cardus changed sports journalism for everamong those who venerated cardus were pg wodehouse, john arlott, harold pinter, jb priestley and don bradman' guardian neville cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his batdaily mail 'hamilton is a worthy biographerthe great romantic uncovers the dark enigma within a golden agehowever, behind the rhapsody in blue skies, green grass and colourful characters, this richly evocative biography finds that cardus' mother was a prostitute, he never knew his father and he received negligible educationbetween two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with wordsand, astonishingly, the supreme stylist's aversion to factual accuracy led to his reporting on matches he never attendedyet cardus also belied his impoverished origins to prosper in a second class-conscious profession, becoming a music critic of international renown' the times'with its verve, insight and generosity of sympathy, this is by some way the best full-length life of a cricket writer, perhaps even of any sports writerwhile popularising cricket - while appealing, in cardus' words to people who 'didn't know a leg-break from the pavilion cat at lord's'- he became a star in his own right with exquisite phrase-making, disdain for statistics and a penchant for literary and musical allusionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreduncan hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable, man who virtually invented modern sports writingthis is writing every bit the equal of cardus himselfinfatuations with younger women ran parallel to a decidedly unromantic marriage
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