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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham haven moore has always known she's different: there are the talents that can't be explained; the knowledge of places she's never been; and then there are the visions that overwhelm her - terrifying visions of a life that ended tragically two decades earlier and more than a thousand miles away in new york citythis is an epic and thrilling romance set in the snake-handling churches of appalachia, the dusty ruins of ancient rome, and the grand mansions of manhattanthe eternal ones tells the story of the first battle in a war between undying love and eternal evilsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehaven journeys all the way to manhattan in search of clues about her past life and a decades-old murderbut this is no demon: it's reincarnationthe citizens of haven's rural, highly religious community, believe that she's been possessed by a demonone wrong move could lead her into the clutches of the sinister villain at the center of a conspiracy much larger than she could have ever imaginedbut if she makes the right choices, haven will find the answers she's been seeking her entire life
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two decades of fighting - and the new wave of super-radicalised fighters joining the ranks in the wake of the september 11 attacks - have left him questioning his commitment to the strugglenineteen-year-old specialist cassandra wigheard, on her first deployment since joining the us army two years earlier, is primed for warotherwise in great condition a guardian book of the year'spoils is a harrowing and incredibly powerful debutwith its privileged insight into the reality of armed combat, spoils shines a light on the uncertainty, fear and idealism that characterised the early days of one of the most important conflicts of our timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreimages of a giant statue of saddam hussein crashing to the ground in baghdad are being beamed to news channels around the worldfor abu al-hool, a jihadist since the days of the soviet occupation of afghanistan, war is wearing thinthis fast-paced, hard-hitting account of eight weeks in the lives of a soldier and her captor forces us to reconsider the simplistic narratives of war spun by those in poweroxfam bookshop bloomsbury street signed by the author! (please see photo 3) very slight wear to dust-jacket at the top of the spine (please see photo 4)i read this with awewhen cassandra is taken prisoner by al-hool's mujahideen brotherhood, both fighters will find their loyalties tested to the very limits' kate atkinsonit is the spring of and coalition forces are advancing on iraq
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two decades ago, vspike peterson, this book aims to connect the earlier debates of peterson's book with the gendered state today, one that exists within a globalized and increasingly securitized worldsecond, it will look at the continued theoretical significance of the gendered state for current ir scholarshipsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebringing together an international group of contributors from the global south, united states, europe, and australia, this volume will answer three overarching questionswith a preface by vincluding scholars from international relations, postcolonial studies, and development studies, this volume collectively theorizes the modern state and its intricate relationship to security, identity politics, and genderfirst, it will answer whether the concept of a "gendered state" is generic or if some states are particularly gendered in their identities and interests, and with what implications for the type of citizenship, society, and international securitymoreover, since , feminist international relations has also focused on international security, forging a new subfield of feminist security studies that revisits more traditional ir topics such as war and national security, albeit from very different perspectivesand, finally, it will explain to what extent postcolonial states are distinctive from metropolitan states with regard to genderspike peterson published a book titled gendered states in which she asked, what difference does gender make in international relations and the construction of the sovereign state system? in the intervening years, a wealth of feminist scholarship has responded to her question, but in doing so, has looked past the nation state to consider the gendered dimensions of issues such as human rights, nationalist movements, development, and economic globalization
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His goal is simple: to find the woman who disappeared from his life decades earlierand when the two strangers collide, what began as one humble journey will catapult them both into a whole new world and so, on an ordinary december morning, he boards a train from london to edinburghperfect for fans of the single ladies of the jacaranda retirement village and the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fryfinding henry applebee is a charming, tender and uplifting story about unlikely friendships, the power of love - and how it's never too late to change your lifeeighty-five-year-old henry arthur applebee has had a pretty good lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries here henry was, once again in a bustling train station, ready to resume where he had left off all those years agobut one regret has haunted him for the last sixty-five yearsbut henry isn't the only person on a missionalso bound for edinburgh is troubled teen, ariel
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But just a few decades earlier, this position was considered radical and even òun-americanmorgan shows how radical and revisionist scholars in the s and s first challenged the paradigm of denying an american empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the vietnam war created a critical flashpoint, bringing the idea of american imperialism into the us mainstream, radical students of the new left turned toward marxist critiques, admiring revolutionaries like che guevarait is this more sophisticated strand of thinking, morgan argues, which demonstrated that empire can be an effective analytical framework for studying us foreign policy, thus convincing american scholars to engage with the subject seriously for the first timeoxfam bookshop knutsford the idea that the united states-a nation founded after a war of independence-operates as an imperialist power on the world stage has gained considerable traction since the turn of the twenty-first centurysimultaneously, a small school of revisionist scholars, led by historian william appleman williams at the university of wisconsin, put forward a progressive, nuanced critique of american empire grounded in psychology, economics, and broader historical contextó how did this dramatic change come about?tracing the emergence of the concept of us imperialism, james g
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As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light?  brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, the love child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feeling the love child is an absolutely beautiful book' dinah jefferies 'this tender account, spanning two generations, reveals how the loss affects mother and child across the yearsmy heart went out to both these two women as they faced such difficult personal decisions that would change their lives forever'rosanna ley'i really enjoyed this bookher women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win' daily mail 'a novel that stirs the deepest emotions' woman'rachel's stories are always absorbing and  intricately woven and the love child is no exceptiona child's desperate search for the truthrachel has great skill as a storyteller and readers are sure to be engrossed and swept away by her clever double-stranded tale' jane johnson see oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in london irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth'simply stunningwhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be complete putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughterlondon, when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the babyit had a realism about the poignancy of illegitimacy in this pre-war setting' leah fleming'the love child is a hugely compelling, poignant and moving read she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their ownoxfam bookshop cheltenham the unmissable brand new novel from rachel hore, sunday times bestselling author of last letter home, a richard and judy book club pick'a gorgeous and deeply absorbing story' tracy reesa young mother's sacrificei savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgivenessa story that stirs the deepest emotions' woman & home'a poignant story, rich in period detail' sunday mirror 'an emotive and thought-provoking read hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivitythis is a wonderfully moving tale of love and loss, hope and eventual reconciliation, and i very much enjoyed it' barbara erskine 'i found her writing warm, compassionate in this story about one girl's search for her true identity amidst the secrets and dynamics of her adopted family
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Rambling recollections of seven decades harold taylorrambling recollections of seven decades harold taylorbolton & world war ii yearsany questions e mail or phone read moreplease read all below before bidding especially overseas biddersmemories of bolton & w war ii years active service see content photo for details slight dis colouration to front cover 21 cm x 15 cm paperback 75 pp
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Republic of ireland - gifted in green: four decades of player profiles by adamtitle: republic of ireland - gifted in green: four decades of player profiles format: hardback type: book publisher: hamlyn uk release date: language: english
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle romantic comedy, based on the best-seller by david nicholls, about two friends who reunite every year on the anniversary of their first meetingover the following two decades, the ups and downs of the relationship between the idealistic emma and wealthy ladies' man dexter are revisited every july 15th, as they try to take stock of their lives, and attempt to discover what they've both been missing all alongdisc and case in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince the day when they first met at their college graduation - july 15th, - emma morley (anne hathaway) and dexter mayhew (jim sturgess) have kept in touch, meeting up again on the same day each year
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle mark tully looks back on more than two decades as the bbc's correspondent in indiathe events on which he reported included the assassinations of two indian prime ministers, the storming of the sikh golden temple, the bhopal gas disaster, and the conflict between hindus and muslims which followed the demolition of a mosque at ayodhyawith additional observations recorded by tully, this compilation represents a record of his broadcasts which provides not only an historical account of events but also a description of india itselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Reale continued to guide the ship through the next two decades, delivering albums of consistent, quality metal, culminating in 's 'army of one' - a true statement of intent, as if one were neededwith tony moore's distinctive vocals, the muscle and might of bassist don van stavern and drummer bobby jarzombek powering the songs along, and reale's precision playing riot were reborn, and followed 'thundersteel' two years later with the jaw-dropping 'the privilege of power', an inspiring and at times truly epic albumbut the army of one is an army of five once more as riot's classic 'thundersteel' and 'privilegesee oxfam website for delivery information read morestunning performances in the uk at the first ever castle donington festival in and port vale the following year and support slots with sammy hagar in europe and ac/dc in the united states cemented their reputation as the hottest ticket to seewith line-up changes knocking their momentum and the eighties developing into a thrash-fest a new-look riot bounced back in with the widely-acclaimed 'thundersteel'' line-up has re-united, adding guitarist mike flyntz who played in the live band at that timehowever, by this time the music world was turning into a very different place, and riot found themselves struggling against a tide of apathyoxfam bookshop ilkley bursting through from new york city at the end of the seventies with three ground-breaking albums on the trot (rock city, 'narita' and 'fire down under') riot quickly became one of the biggest cult metal bands in the worldalthough the faces might have looked unfamiliar, with only guitarist mark reale now left from the band's formative years, the aggression and musicianship remained unrivalled and unchallengeable
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two decades later, alasdair and rachel are sent to the windswept isle of lewis to live with tormod in his traditional backhouse home, a world away from the glasgow of their earliest years he was on board hmy iolaire when it smashed into rocks and sank, killing some two hundred servicemen on the very last leg of their long journey home from war for tormod a man unlike others, with artistry in his fingertips - the disaster would mark him indeliblyoxfam bookshop st albans tormod morrison was there that terrible night their grandfather is kind, compassionate, but still deeply affected y the remarkable true story of the iolaire shipwreck - by the selfless heroism and desperate tragedy he witnessed  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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After an opening overview of wittgenstein's philosophy the following essays fall into two classes: those that investigate connections between the philosophy of wittgenstein and other philosophers and philosophical trends, and those which enter into some of the controversies that, over the last two decades, have raged over the interpretation of one aspect or another of wittgenstein's writingssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe connections that are explored include the relationship between wittgenstein's philosophy and the humanistic and hermeneutic traditions in european philosophy, wittgenstein's response to frazer's golden bough and the interpretation of ritual actions, his attitude towards and criticisms of frege (both in the tractatus and in the later philosophy), the relationship between his ideas and those of members of the vienna circle on the matter of ostensive definition, and a comparison of carnap's conception of the elimination of metaphysics and of strawson's rehabilitation of metaphysics with wittgenstein's later criticisms of metaphysicsthe controversies into which hacker enters include the diamond-conant interpretation of the tractatus (which is shown to be inconsistent with the text of the tractatus and with wittgenstein's explanations of and comments on his book), winch's interpretation of the tractatus conception of names, kripke's interpretation of wittgenstein's discussion of following a rule (which is demonstrated to be remote from wittgenstein's intentions), and malcolm's defence of the idea that wittgenstein claimed that mastery of a language logically requires that the language be shared with other speakersthese far-ranging essays, several of them previously unpublished or difficult to find, shed much light upon different aspects of wittgenstein's thought, and upon the controversies which it has stimulatedoxfam bookshop preston wittgenstein: connections and controversies consists of thirteen thematically linked essays on different aspects of the philosophy of wittgenstein, by one of the leading commentators on his work
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As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen they secretly adopt a baby girl, irene, their life together must surely be complete edith and philip burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their ownoxfam shop magdelen street this copy is signed by the author when nineteen-year-old alice copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the baby but all alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughter irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truthmeanwhile, irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her suffolk home to find work in london putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world she simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family
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But when a stack of hidden letters comes to light, a secret kept for nearly two decades finally surfaces, and a long lost princess emergesthird in line for the throne, seventeen year-old charlotte reluctantly uses an alias upon her arrival in yorkshire, her two guardians the only keepers of her true identitybut no one predicts that in the coming months she will fall deeply in love with her protectors' sondespite her fiery, headstrong nature, the princess's fragile health poses far too great a risk for her to remain in war-torn londonno one, not even she, knows of her lineagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morealone in the world, that child will be raised in the most humble circumstances by a modest stable manager and his wifefar from her parents, a tragic turn of events leaves an infant orphanedoxfam bookshop knutsford in this spellbinding tale from danielle steel, a princess is sent away to safety during world war ii, where she falls in love, and is lost foreveras the war rages on in the summer of , causing massive destruction and widespread fear, the king and queen choose to quietly send their youngest daughter, princess charlotte, to live with a trusted noble family in the countrya fascinating story of family and royalty, and an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young woman and the man who brings her home, royal is an exhilarating work from america's most beloved storytellershe longs for a normal lifein time, she settles comfortably into a life out of the spotlight, befriending a young evacuee and training with her cherished horse
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Jung in contexts is a unique collection of the most important essays on jung and analytical psychology over two decadesnext, in literary context, two essays investigate jung's reading of e t a hoffman, and thomas mann's reception of jungian ideasin historical context, jung's visions during his confrontation with the unconscious, his attitude towards national socialism, and the composition of his so-called autobiography are examinedthe softback cover has some shelfwear but is in good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is sounda comprehensive introduction traces the growth and development of analytical psychology and its institutionsthe pages are unmarkedcopyright/first publishedoxfam books & music beaconsfield the interest in jung shows no sign of abating, with international controversy surrounding the origins of analytical psychologythe nine essays which follow place jung, the man and his work, in three important contexts: historical, literary and intellectualfinally, in intellectual context, jung's work is viewed in terms of the traditions of german and french thought from which it drew so many impulses: schopenhauer, nietzsche, bergson
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This compelling book investigates the problem of poverty and inequality in and among chinese ethnic minorities, focusing in particular on two important questions: have the minorities shared the fruits of spectacular economic growth in china during the past two decades? is their backwardness due to ethnic and cultural factors or to extremely low incomes? the authors examine the different factors explaining poverty, the relationship between poverty and ethnicity, poverty indicators that permit a comparison between minorities and non-minorities (or the han majority), economic and demographic characteristics of minorities and their educational, occupational and gender profilesthe minorities in china constitute less than ten per cent of the entire population, yet they represent forty to fifty per cent of the absolute poorpoverty and inequality among chinese minorities gives original research findings and new thinking on a highly topical issue in chinese development economics, and fills a gap in the existing economic literaturethey consider whether special measures in favour of minorities introduced by the chinese government have contributed to an improvement in their standard of living see oxfam website for delivery information read morebook condition: very good, small indentation/tear on back hinge, errata can be found inside explaining a few printing errorsoxfam bookshop beverley the number of poor people in china is huge, despite recent economic advances
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Oxfam shop elgin lone scherfig directs this romcom, based on the best-seller by david nicholls, about two friends who reunite every year on the anniversary of their first meetingover the following two decades, the ups and downs of the relationship between the idealistic emma and wealthy ladies' man dexter are revisited every july 15th, as they try to take stock of their lives, and attempt to discover what they've both been missing all alongsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresince the day when they first met at their college graduation - july 15th, - emma morley (anne hathaway) and dexter mayhew (jim sturgess) have kept in touch, meeting up again on the same day each year
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But when handsome, charming matthew gordon walks back into her life after almost two decades, that changesoxfam shop dumfries in poppy page's mind, there are two types of women in this world: those who are faithful to their husbands, and those who are notuntil now, poppy has never questioned which she wassee oxfam website for delivery information read morepoppy makes a single mistake - and that mistake will be far more dangerous than she could imaginesomeone is going to pay for it with their life
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They are not to live alone as ferrets are sociable animals and these two are use to been with otherstwo big, beautiful eu hybrid boys looking for new postcode ?? ham and burger are year old brothers who came to me as rescues earlier in the year after their previous owner wanted an usual pet then found out how much work ferrets can be and the novelty wore offpictures show them with both their summer and winter coats ?? as much as i love these boys unfortunately i cant keep every rescue that comes through my door but that doesnt mean they will go to the first home offered to themÂŁ60 each or ÂŁ100 for the pair read morethey have both been castrated, health checked, behaviour assessed and are ready to find their forever homeid rather them go together or to a home with other ferretsproof of set up will be required
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Originally written and produced by michael valvano for lou west’s solid gold records and – two decades later – issued on the eclectic outta sight logovalvano worked with many acts at hitsville and also recorded two solo albums which sadly never saw a releasethis project showcases his rounded musical talents creating a fluid, soulful, masterpiece that reflects the soul/disco/funk style of the late 70s with a nod at its 60s rootsmichael valvano was the first white act signed to motown, aged just seventeen, with his band mike & the modifierslabel – outta sight () catalogue # oscd012 format - cd album condition – new & sealed - release information - the first ever release for this stellar soul album recorded in albuquerque, new mexico, circa
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Trios of serama bantams for sale, two available, these are stunning very tiny birds hatched earlier this year from show bloodlines, they have just started laying, price is ÂŁ60 per trio (trio is one male and two females) no time wasters please read more
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Black three & two seater sofas good conditioncan not sell till the 1st wk of april or maybe before if out new sofa comes earlierhad to replace one cover but good condition
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Bought earlier this year before lockdown, was told they were only few months old thentwo male snowflake bobwhite quail for sale, lovely birds but causing havoc with my bigger male quail (housed separately)can live together if no hens being kept with them or must be separated if you have hensprefer to sell together
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In the despair of a japanese pow camp on the burma death railway, surgeon dorrigo evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle's young wife two years earlieroxfam shop dumfries ***winner of the man booker prize *** forever after, there were for them only two sorts of men: the men who were on the line, and the rest of humanity, who were nothailed as a masterpiece, richard flanagan's epic novel tells the unforgettable story of one man's reckoning with the truthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morestruggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life forever
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two step to heaven is one of their earlier albums, released in , through the label 'cooking vinyl' see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street edward the second and the red hot polkas, now known as edward ii are from britain, and play a fusion of world, folk and reggae music
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Excellent and doting mums, both produced single lambs, weighing 8lbs and 10lbs earlier this yeardue to flock reduction, two very friendly two-year-old ryeland ewes seek a kind and loving homeregistered and vaccinated
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decades cd box setgreat for a present for some one15 cd box set the hits of the 60’s 70’s & 80’sbrown new unopened as still in cellophane wrapper
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Nintendo ds game- guitar hero on tour decades bundle- this is a really cool guitar hero game with catchy songs you can play with the grip guitaryou must need a nintendo ds lite in order to play this awesome game
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In two decades however, it became one of the most repressive in the world, effectively a militarisedwhen eritrea gained independence in , hopes were high for its transformation
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