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For the west surrey racing teampremieres this scalextric uk´s car bmw 125i serie 1 #7ninco, superslot, scalextric, scx, carrerathe bmw 125i serie 1 #7 in btcc, driven by sam tordoff
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Oxfam shop worthing twenty multi coloured badges of cornwall and the west country, mainly circular but five larger onessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Kingdom of west saxon wessex flagflag is printed on one side, but visible on both sides of flag
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Admiralty leisure chart sc harbours & anchorages in the west solent area from keyhaven & isle of wightincludes skippers checklist & life saving signalsunused & excellent condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham shortlisted for the baileys women's prize for fiction shortlisted for the costa novel awardlonglisted for the man booker prizewinner of the irish novel of the year hanna, dan, constance and emmet return to the west coast of ireland for a final family christmas in the home their mother is about to sellas the feast turns to near painful comedy, a last, desperate act from rosaleen - a woman who doesn't quite know how to love her children - forces them to confront the weight of family ties and the road that brought them home**one of the guardian's 100 best books of the 21st century** see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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"" the west gradually began to take noticethe extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centuryfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morebetween and as many as 1in ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horroras the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth centuryoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turksthe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet union5 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desert""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experiencepart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled history
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Oxfam bookshop hexham the callander & oban railway company was formed in with the objective of linking callander, scotland to the west coast port of oban over challenging terrain, particularly at glen ogle and the pass of brander at loch awein , the railway became part of lmsfollowing completion in , oban developed as a fashionable resort, though economically the railway was never really profitablethe brown cloth boards are gilt stamped on the spinethis volume contains 200 pages of black and white photos and a colour frontispiececallander had been reached in by the dunblane, doune and callander railway (soon to be absorbed into scottish central railways and then caledonian railway)starting in , the single track line passed killin in , reaching tyndrum in and dalmally inthis hardcover first edition was published by david & charles, newton abbot, devon, englandthe text block appears to be clean and unmarkedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits overall condition is reasonable, although the dustjacket is priceclipped, rubbed, grubby and creasedthe spine is also sunnedthe corners and the top and foot of the spine are bumped
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Margaret leigh was already a successful author when her longing for freedom and independence led to her decision to become a crofter in the west highlandsoxfam bookshop hexham one of very few books available about moidart in the north-west of scotland, it evokes the enchanted, magical beauty of this much-loved area of the countrybut despite the hardships, the land and the people of the highlands gave her a contentment and happiness she had never known beforethis is the very rare first edition, illustrated with nine colour drawings by myfanwy robertssee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough far from the blitz, the effects of the war are felt throughout the highlands, and the rationing of food and vital materials, the battles with bureaucrats who had no understanding of a crofter’s needs, and even the appearance of a nazi mine off the coast, all frustrate margaret leigh’s effortsthese memoirs describe her attempts to transform a deserted croft into a home, and her struggles to snatchland back from the wilderness
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In this series, bartlet (martin sheen) begins his re-election campaign, while cj (allison janney) is outraged at american support for the middle eastern country of qumarcon- airplanes', 'the two bartlets', 'night five', 'hartsfield's landing', 'dead irish writers', 'the us poet laureate', 'stirred', 'enemies, foreign and domestic', 'the black vera wang', 'we killed yamamoto' and 'posse comitatus'oxfam shop shirley the complete third series of the acclaimed political dramasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreepisodes include: 'manchester (parts 1 and 2)','ways and means', 'on the day before', 'war crimes', 'gone quiet', 'the indians in the lobby', 'the women of qumar', 'bartlet for america', 'hthe case is worn out and a bit ripped on one sidethe discs are in perfect conditionthe case also includes an episode guide booklet inside
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The first time the culture of x-ray records and bone music was written about in the west was in the book’back in the ussr:the true story of russian rock’we hear some entertaining,comical,tragic,moving and frankly strange stories including tales of the‘stilyagi'soviet hipsters,the first disco in moscow,we ask if counterculture possible in the oppressive,repressive circumstances of the soviet union?and we hear how rock music evolved in secret before breaking into the light as perestroika transformed soviet societyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteart appeared in our first bookand prohibited russian music to take the risk of making their own recordspink floyd/"the gnome" x-ray audio lost culture of bone music -in the ussr during the cold war,the music that people could hear was ruthlessly controlled by the stateincredibly,they built their own recording devices and used an exceptional means to copy prohibited jazz,rockfeb16(see picture ) pure collectible recording audible but of course not so good!) unique item on catawiki from the pink floyd debut albumthis is the unique/pink floyd/"the gnome"x ray/spine **original packaging from included** i see that two times when i visited the exhibition with my father who,like myself,was thrilled by this peculiar wonderful type of anti-suppression after an exhibition in/the horse hospital,london:/07the author of that book was veteran russian broadcaster,cultural commentator and journalist artemyi troitskycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebut a secret underground subculture of music lovers and pirates opposed the censorshipour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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The first time the culture of x-ray records and bone music was written about in the west was in the book’back in the ussr:the true story of russian rock’we hear some entertaining,comical,tragic,moving and frankly strange stories including tales of the‘stilyagi'soviet hipsters,the first disco in moscow,we ask if counterculture possible in the oppressive,repressive circumstances of the soviet union?and we hear how rock music evolved in secret before breaking into the light as perestroika transformed soviet societyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteart appeared in our first bookthis is the unique/the beatles "she's leaving home" x ray/spine(included original packing from ) **the chain to be seen is unique for the x-ray exposure** i see that two times when i visited the exhibition with my father who,like myself,was thrilled by this peculiar wonderful type of anti-suppression after an exhibition in the horse hospital,london:-07feb 16(see picture ) pure collectible recording audible but of course not so good!) read morethe author of that book was veteran russian broadcaster,cultural commentator and journalist artemyi troitskycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableincredibly,they built their own recording devices and used an exceptional means to copy prohibited jazz,rock'n'roll and prohibited russian music to take the risk of making their own recordsbut a secret underground subculture of music lovers and pirates opposed the censorshipthe beatles "she's leaving home" lost culture of bone music/ x-ray audio -in the ussr during the cold war,the music that people could hear was ruthlessly controlled by the stateour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop raeburn place the western seaboard: an illustrated architectural guide (rias series of illustrated architectural guides to scotland) "drawing on a lifetime's knowledge of this wild corner of britain, mary miers takes us beyond the familiar sounds and scenery of the west highlands and islands to uncover an extraordinary record of human settlement, from the earliest 'terraced' houses on the machair of bronze age uist to scots baronial piles set amid semi-tropical gardenson the way she encounters the shrines and stongholds of medieval gaeldom; planned fishing stations, canals and railways; houses ranging from the fashionable to the vernacular and the highland urbanism of portree, fort william and stornowaythis is the ideal accompaniment for anyone withing to visit some of the most haunting landscapes in the world and learn something of those who inhabit themit is a story of holy men and holiday-makers, seafarers, warriors and crofters, and of the enduring infulences of relition and clanship in the face of repeated waves of modernisation" fine conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis richly illustrated handbook reveals how the architecture of the western seaboard has transformed itself through at least four cultures - a compelling story of survival and revival
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Soviet leaders had suppressed most western popular music since the days of jazz, but the beatles and the bands they inspired-both in the west and in russia-battered down the walls of state cultureoxfam shop macclesfield imagine a world where beatlemania was against the law-recordings scratched onto medical x-rays, merchant sailors bringing home contraband lps, spotty broadcasts taped from western am radio late in the night" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby stealth, by way of whispers, through the illicit late night broadcasts on radio luxembourg, the soviet beatles kids tuned inthe music of john, paul, george, and ringo played a part in waking up an entire generation of soviet youth, opening their eyes to seventy years of bland official culture and rigid authoritarianismthis was no fantasy world populated by blue meanies but the ussr, where a vast nation of music fans risked repression to hear the defining band of the british invasion"bitles," they whispered, "yeah, yeah, yeahleslie woodhead's how the beatles rocked the kremlin tells the unforgettable-and endearingly odd-story of russians who discovered that all you need is beatles
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He soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placenearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early age" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railwaywinston link photographswith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's workalso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographyoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of osee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It casts penetrating new light on the bible story and onto the enigmatic figures of joseph of arimathea and mary magdalene, and on the real truth behind the arthurian legends and the holy grailthis unique book gives a detailed genealogical account of the authentic line of succession of the royal blood from the sons of jesus and his brother james down to the present daythere is also a fascinating history of the knights templars of jerusalemoxfam shop evesham did jesus marry and have children? if so, what happened to his family? are there descendants of his still alive today? at last the truth can be told, this extraordinary and controversial book, packed with intrigue, begins where others have endedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelaurence gardener has been granted privileged access to european sovereign and noble archives, along with special insight into chivalric and church repositorieshe proves for the first time that there is a royal heritage of the messiah in the west, and documents the systematic and continuing suppression of records tracing the descent of the sacred lineage by regimes down the centuries
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at largelooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in chinaif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchillone english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock backthe new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governed
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His chief interest is in the development of the w german constitutionthe d-j has a closed tear at the top but is largely intactthe two appendices include a chronological chart and the basic law of the federal republicbibliography and index the text is clean and the white cloth casing alsosee oxfam website for delivery information read more this is a very sound copy with normal second/hand wearoxfam shop darley street merkl (political science, u calif, santa barbara), starts with the potsdam conference, , and then explores the evolution of the spd/cdu party system
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Special chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniacontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500it gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 mapsthis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescoafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagesthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailfinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artthey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairstechniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized them
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Ed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitalwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the worldoxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedsome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanityotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pages
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury what were the beginnings of the english language? why has american culture spread so successfully and will it continue to do so even as the countries power apparently wanes? why are the west indies no longer any good at cricket? what difference did slavery make to the way we speak english today?packed with nuggets of information about language, culture, history and power, robert mccrum traces the way that the english language as twisted and turned in response to the way the world has changed, and how, even as the british empire is long dead, the language extends its influence further and further in a globalised worldauthors signature to the title page see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages all in clean crisp conditioncloth cover in good condition with some signs of wear to the spine edgesbook condition: dust jacket in good condition with some signs of being read to the edges
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It addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth-century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the westamis's remarkable memoir explores these connectionshis second-closest, and then his closest friend (after the death of the poet philip larkin), was robert conquest, a leading sovietologist, whose book of , the great terror, was second only to solzhenitsyn's the gulag archipelago in undermining the ussrkoba the dread, during whose course the author absorbs a particular, a familial death, is a rebuttal of stalin's aphorismstalin said that the death of one person was tragic, the death of a million a mere 'statistic'it is largely political (while remaining personal)see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith general shelfwear and foxingoxfam shop colne road koba the dread is the successor to martin amis's celebrated memoir, experiencein between the personal beginning and the personal ending, amis gives us perhaps the best one hundred pages ever written about stalin: koba the dread, iosif the terriblethe author's father, kingsley amis, though later reactionary in tendency, was 'a comintern dogsbody' (as he would come to put it) from to
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A global threatkit finds himself in morocco on the trail of lara bartok - a leading figure in resurrection, a revolutionary movement whose brutal attacks on right-wing politicians have spread violence throughout the westa dangerous targetdrawn to lara, but caught between competing intelligence services who want her dead, kit faces an awful choice: abandon her to her fate or risk everything trying to save heroxfam bookshop brigg 'recommendedi read it one breathless sitting' ian rankina gripping new standalone spy thriller, recalling the classic film casablanca, from the winner of the cwa ian fleming steel dagger for best thriller of the year and 'the master of the modern spy thriller' (mail on sunday)so when british intelligence invites him to enter the secret world of espionage, he willingly takes a leap into the unknowna simple tasksuccessful novelist kit carradine has grown restless'an instant classic of the genre' mick herron'the man between is up there with the best - full of thrills, wit and fine writing' peter robinson see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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He is regarded in wales as the national poetthomas's poetry published by penguin modern classics, orion and bloodaxe with substantial sales every yearthomas is now accepted, along with ted hughes, philip larkin and seamus heaney, as one of the great post-war british poetsall his life, he was a minister in the church of wales, at a succession of increasingly remote country parishesit describes the life of one of 20th-century english literature's greatest poetsthis is sure to be widely reviewedthomas (an english-educated man who set out to become more and more welsh throughout his life)oxfam shop dumfries this is the follow-up to the author's previous biography, the critically acclaimed and sales success, "the last englishman"it is a hilarious and extraordinary story of a singular mannow byron rogers has unearthed the amazing story of this man's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touchinghe had a reputation for being an austere, unforgiving, taciturn, wintry mansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto thomas's many admirers this will be a surprising, sometimes shocking, but at last humanising portrait of someone who wrote truly metaphysical poetryhere is a man who banned hoovers from his house on grounds of noise, whose first act on moving into an ancient cottage was to rip out the central heating, whose attempts to seek out more authentically welsh parishes only brought him more into contact with loud english holidaymakers for his second biography rogers - a welshman who moved to england - has found the perfect subject: the great welsh poet rbyron rogers' previous books for aurum have twice been radio 4 book of the week
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The dust jacket has a little fraying on the bottom edge but is otherwise in very good condition for its ageoxfam bookshop new milton the writings of the english mystics have now largely been recovered from historical obscurity and are gradually being edited and printedthis hardback edition is in very good condition, tightly bound with clean cream pageshe also explores the extent of christianity's borrowings from other faiths and philosophies, with many quotations and opens up a larger perspective for the texts which make up the body of the book this is the first volume in a new series devoted to exploring the riches of christianitythe 90 page introduction is masterly, and any reader must be the wiser for this study of the development of devotional spirituality in the west; besides his appreciation colledge does not hesitate to point out the failings of some of the more popular devotional writers and the abuses which rose from misunderstood passages in their writingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis edition is edited and with an introduction by eric colledge
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Sally taylor's biography of this flamboyant individual also explores the source and content of the news the west received between the world wars, and raises issues about the role of the press in modern societyoxfam books & music perth journalist walter duranty was a working-class english socialist, who acquired the graces of a socialite while stationed in pariswithin months of duranty arriving in moscow as a correspondent for the "new york times" the romanovs were deposed, but he soon found himself installed as the reigning social host of the western colonyhis newspaper career was equally glittering - his interview with stalin won him the pulitzer prize and his articles played a prominent role in gaining american recognition for the ussr inhowever, the content of his despatches was becoming increasingly selectivehe hushed up the great famine of the early s and glossed over the infamous show trials, which led to his dismissal from the "times" in the late ssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Taking in a civil war in turkey, the ruins of beirut, the tensions of the west bank and a fundamentalist uprising in egypt, william dalrymple's account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of eastern christianityin ad 587, two monks, john moschos and sophronius the sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the byzantine world, from the shores of the bosphorus to the sand dunes of egyptalmost years later, using the writings of john moschos as his guide, william dalrymple set off to retrace their footstepssee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheir aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and mystics of the byzantine east before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of islamoxfam bookshop cheltenham a rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of william dalrymple's previous work
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge the complete seventh and final season of the award-winning drama series starring martin sheenepisodes comprise: 'the ticket', 'the mommy problem', 'message of the week', 'mrsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrost', 'here today', 'the al smith dinner', 'the debate', 'undecideds', 'the wedding', 'running mates', 'internal displacement', 'duck and cover', 'the cold', 'two weeks out', 'welcome to wherever you are', 'election day (part 1)', 'election day (part 2)', 'requiem', 'transition', 'the last hurrah', 'institutional memory' and 'tomorrow'in this season president bartlet (sheen) confronts nuclear saber rattling, and is forced to deal with the untimely death of a close friend and colleague
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Also included is interview footage with pilger from the guardian hay literary festival in excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop inverness twelve documentaries from the campaigning journalist john pilger, exposing the west's continued exploitation of the third world, and criticising the military interventions of western governments, from cambodia to iraqthe documentaries included are: 'year zero - the silent death of cambodia'; 'nicaragua - a nation's right to survive'; 'burp! pepsi vs coke in the ice cold war'; 'flying the flag - arming the world'; 'vietnam - the quiet mutiny'; death of a nation - the timor conspiracy'; 'inside burma - land of fear'; 'welcome to australia'; 'paying the price: killing the children of iraq'; 'palestine is still the issue'; 'breaking the silence: truth and lies in the war on terror'; and 'stealing a nation'
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He knows the west better than you dooxfam bookshop cheltenham the internationally bestselling, man booker-shortlisted portrait of a man caught between conflicting identities and betrayed by the world he has embraced - from the author of exit westadapted as a major film starring kate hudson and kiefer sutherland'masterfuldo not be frightened by my bearda poignant love story and a thriller that subtly ratchets up the nerve-jangling tension towards an explosive ending' metro'excuse me, sir, but may i be of assistance? ah, i see i have alarmed youand as he tells you his story, of how he embraced the western dream -- and a western woman -- and how both betrayed him, so the night darkens'so speaks the mysterious stranger at a lahore cafe as dusk settlesthen the true reason for your meeting becomes abundantly clearinvited to join him for tea, you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculate english to seek you outchallenging, mysterious and thrillingly tense, mohsin hamid's masterly the reluctant fundamentalist is a vital read teeming with questions and ideas about some of the most pressing issues of today's globalised, fractured worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morei am a lover of americafor he is more worldy than you might expect; better travelled and better educated
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'a tale of two springfields' finds springfield split in two and homer doing his best to lure the who, scheduled to play the east, over to the west'homerpalooza' has homer visit the alternative rock festival hullabalooza'homer's barbershop quartet' sees homer recall the days when he was a member of chart-topping singing group the be sharpsin 'the otto show' bart gets a guitar and otto moves into the simpson householdoxfam bookshop carlisle four rock-and-pop themed episodes from the groundbreaking animated tv seriesdisc ex case vg see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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