Local history Books
The History Press Ltd The Little History of Cornwall
Book SynopsisFrom earliest records to the present day, in one easy-to-read volume
£13.49
The History Press Ltd From Pasties to Pilchards
Book SynopsisCatherine Rothwell has gathered together more than 130 traditional Cornish recipes in her latest book. Cornwall has always had a strong culinary tradition, with many dishes having their origins in the county. Some of those featured have wonderful names such as Star-Gazey Pie and Bill?s Treacle Dunkers to name but two. Of course there are the more recognizable treats, too, like Cornish Pasties and regional variations of jam, bread, and wine recipes. As one would expect, she has featured lots of fish dishes?the coastal towns and villages relied heavily on the sea for sustenance in days gone by?and celebrity chef Rick Stein has even contributed one of his own famous recipes for Monkfish with Garlic and Fennel. Interwoven with Catherine?s recipes are stories and anecdotes from her contributors, as well as historical tales of the places featured. The whole of the county from Anthony to Zennor is covered, and is a fascinating read not only for those interested in regional cookery, but also in local history, customs, and traditions.
£11.24
Halsgrove ROSAMUNDE PILCHERS CORNWALL
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£15.29
Amberley Publishing Cornwall in Photographs
Book SynopsisIn this book, photographer Gabriel Fuchs takes the reader on a journey around one of the most beautiful regions of the UK â Cornwall.Trade Review'Breathtaking photographs illustrating the emerald landscapes of Cornwall have been released just as the fourth series of hit period drama Poldark begins filming across the county.' -- Mail Online by Sadie Whitelocks"Spectacular scenes from around county" -- Cornish Times Article
£16.19
Countryside Books THE CORNWALL VILLAGE BOOK: The places, the people
Book SynopsisThe Cornwall Village Book is a celebration of the unique communities at the heart of a diverse and fascinating county. Compiled by the Cornwall Federation of Women's Institutes, it gathers together descriptions of 150 villages, recalling the history, people and events that make each one unique, and how their collective identity has shaped Cornwall as a county known for its rich cultural heritage. From the wild moorland landscapes to the picturesque harbour villages, this is truly a region of contrasting lives and communities. Despite the changes brought about by the modern age, these villages continue to thrive, providing a source of pride and delight to villagers and visitors alike. The Cornwall Village Book will appeal to those who have lived in the county all their lives and those visiting for the first time.
£11.35
Halsgrove Surfing Moods
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£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Isles of Scilly in the Great War
Book SynopsisThe first book to detail the forgotten work of the Royal Navy Auxiliary Patrol Station on the Isles of Scilly.
£11.69
Oxford University Press An Old Womans Reflections
Book SynopsisStorytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy.
£7.99
The University of Chicago Press Bulls Markets Chicagos Basketball Business and
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Highly recommended. . . This excellent book contributes to the body of work confirming that publicly subsidized sports facilities are unwise investments for taxpayers. . . By telling the story of property tax breaks and other corporate welfare in building the United Center, Dinces reminds readers that their beloved sports teams will take advantage of an adoring public every time. The only thing left to figure out is why people allow it to happen again and again." * Choice *“Dinces effectively uses Jordan and the Bulls to analyze complicated issues surrounding the economics of professional sports in the late twentieth century. . . . Bulls Markets demonstrates how scholars can use sports as a lens to analyze important issues, such as economic inequality, that touch all Americans regardless of whether they root for the home team." * The Journal of American History *“The role of sports teams in revitalizing cities is too often taken for granted by sportswriters and urban commentators alike. In Bulls Markets, Dinces does the invaluable work of taking a no-holds-barred look at what the Michael Jordan Bulls meant to Chicago—both economically and emotionally—to determine once and for all what the city gained from a championship team, and which segment of a changing city reaped these spoils.” * Neil deMause, author of Field of Schemes *“Bulls Markets is a penetrating and provocative account of the role of Michael Jordan and the championship Bulls in Chicago’s cultural and economic development. Dinces brings together a wealth of interesting research that asks important questions about the role of sports in urban growth, spatial evolution, and social inequality. Dinces’s analysis will have resonance for the citizens and politicians in many cities and should be required reading for public servants contemplating investment in sports infrastructure.” * Andrew Zimbalist, author of Circus Maximus *“Bulls Markets is a terrific book: fine sports history, of course, and excellent urban history. Dinces reveals how wealthy owners hijack our beloved teams, and how politicians and league cartels do the bidding of the rich. Drilling deep into the story of the Bulls and Chicago, Dinces shows us that sports are part of the larger transformation of contemporary cities. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this is an important book for anyone interested in urban history, politics, and economics.” * Elliott Gorn, Loyola University Chicago *“A must-read for anyone interested in the intersections of sport, politics, and the economy.” * Journal of Urban Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Bullish on Image: Basketball and the Promotion of Postindustrial Chicago 2 “Normally, Heroes Cost You Money”: Bulls Fans in the New Gilded Age 3 The Bulls as “Good Business”: The United Center and Redeveloping Chicago’s Near West Side 4 Anchor or Shipwreck? The United Center and Economic Development in West Haven 5 “Peanut Envy”: The United Center’s War against Sidewalk Vendors 6 “Nothing but Net Profits”: Public Dollars and Tax Policy at the United Center Conclusion Appendix A: Logistic Regression Analysis of 1993 General Social Survey Data Appendix B: City of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois State Campaign Contributions by United Center Ownership and Executives, 1980–2016 Appendix C: United Center Property-Tax Savings Appendix D: United Center Amusement-Tax Savings Notes Index
£26.60
Alan Godfrey Maps Old Portsmouth and Gosport 1896 Hampshire Sheet
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£5.91
Alan Godfrey Maps Manchester Oxford Street and Gaythorn 1849
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£5.91
AKEMAN PRESS Literary Walks in Bath Eleven Excursions in the
Book SynopsisEleven walks which look at Bath through the eyes of eminent authors as diverse as Smollett, Jane Austen, Dickens, Fanny Burney, Sheridan, Georgette Heyer, Mary Shelley and John Betjeman. They create a vivid social history of the city over the last 300 years. Fully illustrated, with detailed accounts of the writers and their works.Table of ContentsForeword by Peter Lovesey Introduction 1 The Lost Inns of Bath: A Literary Odyssey 2 'Like Mirrors Made, for Men to See': The Bath Stage in the Eighteenth Century 3 'A Sink of Profligacy and Extortion': Tobias Smollett in Bath 4 The Rudest Man in England: An Introduction to Philip Thicknesse 5 Pleasure, Pain and Grief: Fanny Burney in Bath 6 Rebels and Romantics: Catherine Macaulay, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Shelley & Percy Bysshe Shelley in Bath 7 'The Rhythm of Tom Paine's Bones' Radicalism and Repression in Pitt's 'Reign of Terror' 8 'Vapour, Shadow, Smoke and Confusion': Jane Austen's Bath 9 Pickwick, Pubs and Penny Readings: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens 10 Beaux, Belles and Black Sheep: Bath Through the Eyes of Georgette Heyer 11 'Goodbye to Old Bath': Around Bath with John Betjeman Summary of distances and accessibility Acknowledgements & Picture Credits Further Reading, Bookshops, Museums & Galleries
£15.00
Amberley Publishing Dorset in Pictures
Book SynopsisA stunning collection of images from photographer Matthew Pinner revealing the beauty of Dorset in all its many faces.
£16.19
Orion Publishing Co The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time
Book SynopsisJoin the nation''s favourite puzzle brand as we take a journey through landscape and history. In this brand new puzzle book in the bestselling Ordnance Survery series, take a trip through time - from the earliest recorded footsteps of humans in Britain, to the spot where Caesar first surveyed Britannia, to the beaches where the battle of 1066 took place, and on through some of the most iconic moments in British history (as well as plenty of less well-known historical treasures!). Including 40 new regional maps and hundreds of puzzles, mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams and mathematical conundrums, there will be plenty to keep you occupied as you go!With maps covering the whole of the UK and puzzles ranging across four levels of difficulty, The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time is an adventure for all the family.
£15.29
Amberley Publishing Draculas Whitby
Book SynopsisLooking at the history of Whitby and how Count Dracula has become so linked to the area.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Scotland in Photographs
Book SynopsisA stunning collection of images showcasing Scotland in all its glory.Trade Review‘This fine collection of photographs from Shahbaz captures perfectly the unique visual gifts of my homeland, and makes my heart ache to return home and reacquaint myself with these special places.’ -- Brian Cox
£16.19
Amberley Publishing The Midland Great Northern Joint Railway Through
Book SynopsisSteph Gillett documents the history of this fascinating line, marking the sixtieth anniversary since its closure.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing AZ of Halifax
Book SynopsisA fascinating journey through this West Yorkshire town of Halifax highlighting its people, places and heritage across the centuries.
£14.39
Little, Brown Book Group Metropolitain
Book Synopsis''An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris'' - THE OLDIE''Delightful and diverting... Martin is the most unpretentious and companionable of guides; the book is great fun'' - LITERARY REVIEW''An eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and anecdote... a sincere love letter'' -THE ECONOMISTAndrew Martin has been described as ''the laureate of railways'', having written many books with railway themes. But Andrew has always been obsessed with the Paris Metro, hence Metropolitain: An Ode to the Paris Metro, the first English history of the Metro for the general reader.Metropolitain is as stylish as the Metro itself and laced with cultural references. Andrew explains why Last Tango in Paris is a great Metro film, and what the Metro chase scene in the classic thriller, Le Samourai, says about Parisian culture. He describes how he came to appreciate the beauty of GuTrade Review'An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris' * Christopher Howse, THE OLDIE *'Andrew Martin's entertaining study of the Parisian underground is a welter of timetables, carriage types, ticket colours and technical savvy' * Telegraph *'no tunnel goes unvisited, no track uninspected... it is an eclectic blend of engineering and travelogue, urban planning and anecdote... a sincere love letter' * The Economist *'Delightful and diverting... Martin is the most unpretentious and companionable of guides; the book is great fun' * Literary Review *
£15.29
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the
Book SynopsisScotland is a land with a proud and centuries long history that far pre-dates its membership of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Today in the 21st century it is also a land that has done much to make its historical records accessible, to help those with Caledonian ancestry trace their roots back to earlier times and a world long past. In Tracing Scottish Family History on the Internet, Chris Paton expertly guides the family historian through the many Scottish records offerings available, but also cautions the reader that not every record is online, providing detailed advice on how to use web based finding aids to locate further material across the country and beyond. He also examines social networking and the many DNA platforms that are currently further revolutionising online Scottish research. From the Scottish Government websites offering access to our most important national records, to the holdings of local archives, libraries, family history societies, and online vendors, Chris Paton takes the reader across Scotland, from the Highlands and Islands, through the Central Belt and the Lowlands, and across the diaspora, to explore the various flavours of Scottishness that have bound us together as a nation for so long.
£13.49
Ebury Publishing I Never Knew That About Ireland
Book SynopsisTake the ultimate trip around IrelandBestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a fascinating journey around Ireland, to discover the tales buried deep in Irish history. Packed full of myths and legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, this fact book visits each of the four provinces - Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connaught - and unearths the hidden gems that each county in these provinces holds. Discover where people and ideas were born, where dreams were inspired and where the unforgettable figures of Ireland's past now slumber. You'll be able to visit the holy mountain, Croagh Patrick in Country Mayo, where St Patrick is said to have driven all the snakes in Ireland into the sea. At Lismore Castle in County Waterford you will uncover the bathroom dedicated to Fred Astaire, whose sister Adele was the hugely popular Chatelaine of Lismore in the 1930s and 40s. On the winter solstice you can bathe in the sunlight that fills the burial chamber at Newgrange, County Meath - the oldest solar observatory in the world. This irresistible compendium of facts and stories will give you a captivating insight into the Irish, and the ideas and events that have shaped the individual identity of every place you visit, and will have you exclaiming again and again: 'Well, I never knew that!'Trade Review'there's stuff in here that would have taken St Patrick aback...Hibernia will stand astonished' * Terry Wogan *a colourful array of Irish trivia...If you are holidaying in Ireland, this would serve as an amusing companion to a conventional guidebook * Sunday Telegraph *'If you thought you knew about Ireland, think again...irresistible reading' * Good Book Guide *'Chock full of fascinating facts, funny stories and exquisitely fine drawings...This is a fabulous book * Hugh Montgomery-Massingbird *'A marvellously entertaining and instructive read - a compendium of facts and anecdotes that offers an exciting new kind of guide to England' Simon Jenkins on I Never Knew That About England
£13.49
Alan Godfrey Maps Kirkdale 1890: Lancashire Sheet 106.06: Coloured
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£6.29
Alan Godfrey Maps Glasgow Green 1894: Lanarkshire Sheet 6.15a
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£5.52
Y Lolfa Up the Rhondda!: A peculiar sort of hiraeth
Book SynopsisIn this kaleidoscopic portrait, John Geraint captures with a filmmaker''s eye the exuberant life of this former mining community in changing times. Comic and evocative, the book shows how the values the valley has lived by could guide the Rhondda - and the wider world - towards a better future.
£9.99
David McDowall Hampstead Heath: The Walker's Guide
Book SynopsisThis is the third revised edition of the same title, by David McDowall & Deborah Wolton, originally approving in 1998. It contains ten walks which thoroughly explore all of Hampstead Heath, looking at the history and ecology of the landscape.
£11.99
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh's Legendary
Book SynopsisBelow Scotland's capital, hidden for almost two centuries, is a metropolis whose very existence was all but forgotten. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall. Unable to expand the city's boundaries, the burgeoning population built over every inch of square space. And when there was no more room, they began to dig down . . . Trapped in lives of poverty and crime, these subterranean dwellers existed in darkness and misery, ignored by the chroniclers of their time. It is only in the last few years that the shocking truth has begun to emerge about the sinister underground city.
£9.49
Stenlake Publishing Old Shettleston and Tollcross
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£11.35
Stenlake Publishing Old Mauchline
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£11.35
Alan Godfrey Maps Wakefield and District 1907: One Inch Sheet 078
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£5.91
Alan Godfrey Maps Renfrew 1895: Renfrewshire Sheet 8.11
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£5.91
Alan Godfrey Maps Prestwich 1915: Lancashire Sheet 96.09
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£5.91
Alan Godfrey Maps Sheffield and District 1907: One Inch Sheet 100
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£5.91
Alan Godfrey Maps Glasgow (High St) 1933: Lanarkshire Sheet 6.11
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£5.91
Metro Publications Ltd London's Hidden Walks Volume 1: 1
Book SynopsisThe best-selling London's Hidden Walks Volume 1 is back, in a new and updated third edition! Following any of the 12 walks featured in the book will allow the reader to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers and revolutionaries. It has proved a great success with all those who enjoy exploring London.
£10.79
The Book Guild Ltd The Butcher, The Tailor, The Picture-Frame
Book SynopsisAs she awaits her execution at Oxford Castle, a newly wed woman from a God-fearing family, convicted for murdering her housemaid, is pardoned at the last minute by King George II. A butcher suddenly disappears and changes his identity after the tragic death of his young wife. A picture-frame maker from humble origins becomes ‘the richest man in Oxford’ and is at ease socialising with the luminaries of the Victorian art world. And a lovestruck local member of parliament with a serious gambling addiction dies in suspicious circumstances. These are some of the stories of individuals connected with the land and property on Middle Way in Summertown, Oxford, where the author now lives. The book presents an alternative history of Oxford and explores how Summertown evolved from being primarily an artisans’ village to becoming a well-heeled suburb of Oxford. Extensively referenced and using archival sources and interviews, a voice is also given to the living relatives of people connected with the land and property on Middle Way.
£8.54
Die Gestalten Verlag Spill the Beans: Global Coffee Culture and
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£29.75
HarperCollins Publishers A Z Edinburgh Hidden Walks
Book SynopsisDiscover hidden gems around Edinburgh with 20 walking routes.Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z Edinburgh Hidden Walks is the perfect way to explore the city in a new light.Small enough to fit in a bag or pocket, this handy guidebook is ideal for tourists or locals looking to discover more about the city. Each route varies in length from 1 to 6 miles (1.6 to 9.6 km), and is clearly outlined on detailed A-Z street mapping. 20 walking routes with instructions and maps Full-colour photographs of hidden gems and city attractions Key sights and locations clearly marked on map Information such as start/finish points, nearest postcodes, distance and terrain includedMore from the A-Z Hidden Walks series:A-Z Birmingham Hidden WalksA-Z Bristol & Bath Hidden WalksA-Z Edinburgh Hidden WalksA-Z London Hidden WalksA-Z Oxford Hidden WalksA-Z York Hidden W
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers A AZ London Hidden Walks Discover 20 Routes in
Book SynopsisDiscover hidden gems around London with 20 walking routes.Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z London Hidden Walks is the perfect way to explore the city in a new light.Small enough to fit in a bag or pocket, this handy guidebook is ideal for tourists or locals looking to discover more about the city. Each route varies in length from 1 to 6 miles (1.6 to 9.6 km), and is clearly outlined on detailed A-Z street mapping. 20 walking routes with instructions and maps Full-colour photographs of hidden gems and city attractions Key sights and locations clearly marked on map Information such as start/finish points, nearest postcodes, distance and terrain includedMore from the A-Z Hidden Walks series:A-Z Birmingham Hidden WalksA-Z Bristol & Bath Hidden WalksA-Z Edinburgh Hidden WalksA-Z London Hidden WalksA-Z Oxford Hidden WalksA-Z York Hidden WalksA-
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers A Z Oxford Hidden Walks
Book SynopsisDiscover hidden gems around Oxford with 20 walking routes.Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z Oxford Hidden Walks is the perfect way to explore the city in a new light.Small enough to fit in a bag or pocket, this handy guidebook is ideal for tourists or locals looking to discover more about the city. Each route varies in length from 1 to 6 miles (1.6 to 9.6 km), and is clearly outlined on detailed A-Z street mapping. 20 walking routes with instructions and maps Full-colour photographs of hidden gems and city attractions Key sights and locations clearly marked on map Information such as start/finish points, nearest postcodes, distance and terrain includedMore from the A-Z Hidden Walks series:A-Z Birmingham Hidden WalksA-Z Bristol & Bath Hidden WalksA-Z Edinburgh Hidden WalksA-Z London Hidden WalksA-Z Oxford Hidden WalksA-Z York Hidden WalksA-
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers A AZ Bristol Bath Hidden Walks Discover 20
Book SynopsisDiscover hidden gems around Bristol and Bath with 20 walking routes.Featuring 20 walks, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z Bristol & Bath Hidden Walks is the perfect way to explore the city in a new light.Small enough to fit in a bag or pocket, this handy guidebook is ideal for tourists or locals looking to discover more about the city. Each route varies in length from 1 to 6 miles (1.6 to 9.6 km), and is clearly outlined on detailed A-Z street mapping. 20 walking routes with instructions and maps Full-colour photographs of hidden gems and city attractions Key sights and locations clearly marked on map Information such as start/finish points, nearest postcodes, distance and terrain includedMore from the A-Z Hidden Walks series:A-Z Birmingham Hidden WalksA-Z Bristol & Bath Hidden WalksA-Z Edinburgh Hidden WalksA-Z London Hidden WalksA-Z Oxford Hidden WalksA-Z York Hidden WalksA-Z Bri
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Full English
Book SynopsisA Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the YearTrade Review‘Maconie is a funny, astute writer, alert to the absurd.’ Sunday Times Book of the Week ‘Observant and witty.’ The Times ‘The deceptive lightness and accessibility of Maconie’s writing lead us gently though what is actually a deep dive into this most mysterious of peoples.’ Jonathan Coe, The Guardian 'Chatty and cheerful.' Graham Robb Spectator Books of the Year ‘Thoughtful and characteristically entertaining.’ Waterstones Books of the Year ‘Maconie catches the exhausted national mood beautifully.’ New Statesman ‘Takes the temperature of the English at this point in time.’ Hugo Rifkind ‘This might be Maconie’s best book yet. … What a treat to read such a clear-eyed but warm-hearted evocation of the country.’ Daily Express Praise for Stuart Maconie… ‘As funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell.’ The Observer ‘The best thing to come out of Wigan since the A58 to Bolton.’ Peter Kay ‘A fine writer: sharp, funny, tender and thoughtful.’ The Spectator ‘A funny, lyrical writer who prefers to persuade rather than browbeat.’ Mail on Sunday ‘Maconie's engaging, conversational prose is full of telling detail, jokes and deft quotation.’ The Telegraph
£18.00
HarperCollins Publishers AZ Manchester Hidden Walks
Book SynopsisDiscover hidden gems around Manchester with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z Manchester Hidden Walks is the perfect way to explore the city in a new light.
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers Discovering Glasgow Illustrated Map
Book SynopsisExplore new places with dependable maps from Collins.As the largest city in Scotland, Glasgow is a vibrant and bustling hub, enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year. This updated map displays delightful water-colour mapping, and includes individual illustrations of all the main sights and landmarks in the city.Covers the centre of Glasgow from the Botanic Gardens in the north and the Riverside Museum to the west to the 12th century Cathedral and the gritty Barras Market to the east.Further mapping stretches southwest to Pollok Park and the newly refurbished Burrell Collection.The map features:Historical and contemporary anecdotesPopular areas at larger scale, hundreds of shops, restaurants, cafés and barsComprehensive travel information and indexShop-by-shop street maps of Buchanan Street and the Merchant CityRailway stations, taxi ranks and car parksBus routes shown for tour companies and airport linksBeautiful illustrations of Glasgow's top sightsThe perfect companion or souvenir
£7.56
Vintage Publishing Cider with Rosie
Book SynopsisLaurie Lee was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 1914, and was educated at Slad village school and Stroud Central School. At the age on nineteen he walked to London and then travelled on foot through Spain, as described in his book As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. In 1950 he married Catherine Polge and they had one daughter. Cider With Rosie (1959) has sold over six million copies worldwide, and was followed by two other volumes of autobiography: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991). Laurie Lee also published four collections of poems, The Sun My Monument (1944), The Bloom of Candles (1947), My Many-Coated Man (1955) and Packet Poems (1960) as well as The Voyage of Magellan (1948), a verse play for radio, A Rose for Winter (1955), which records his travels in Andalusia, The Firstborn (1964), I Can't Stay Long (1975), a collection of his writing, and Two Women (1983). Laurie Lee died in May 1997.Trade ReviewUtterly captivating * Four Shires *A classic of English literature * Good Book Guide *[Laurie Lee] froze a moment in time for us. You don’t forget the language and he is wonderful at detail -- Michael Morpurgo * Daily Express *Evocative memoir. * RTE Guide *So convincing and atmospheric… This magical book will captivate you with its richly painted images * Woman's Weekly *
£7.99
Indiana University Press Crow Killer New Edition
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIt's a robust story, almost incredible—a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best. * New York Times Book Review *. . . [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made. * Saturday Review *. . . warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana. * San Francisco Chronicle *Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been. . . * Kirkus Reviews *It's a robust story, almost incredible—a saga of hardship, cruelty and terrible dangers through which John Johnson, tough and shrewd as he undoubtedly was, did not emerge unscathed. This is the stuff of folklore at its authentic best. * New York Times Book Review *. . . [Johnson] emerges as flesh and blood, with the emphasis on blood. His story is the material from which grand opera might be made. * Saturday Review *. . . warrants a place on any shelf of Western Americana. * San Francisco Chronicle *Spectacular to repellent, this is a part of Western life as it must have been. . . * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction by Nathan E. BenderForeword by Richard M. DorsonPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One: The Young Trapper1. The Making of a Legend2. The Hair Merchants3. An Apprenticeship4. A Madness5. Oath of VengeancePart Two: Liver-Eating Johnson6. A Man's Reputation7. Twined Scalps8. Crow Against Flathead9. Winter Holiday, Spring Council10. . . . A Missing ChapterPart Three: A Man Among Men11. The Eighteenth Warrior12. Captive of the Blackfeet13. Mountain-Man Rendezvous14. Boots and Biscuits15. Portuguese Phillips16. A Sioux Liver17. Monument for a Foe's Friend18. Target for Gray BearPart Four: Brother of the Crows19. White Chief of the Shoshoni20. Biscuits for Blackfeet21. A Last Departure22. Mariano and the Ute Chief23. The Piegan Princess24. Eight Scalps for the CrowsPart Five: The Old Trapper25. Burial for Bear Claw26. Sheriff Johnson27. Last Trail28. Lodge by the SeaGlossary of Native Peoples in Crow Killer
£11.39
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Low Life Lures and Snares of Old New York
Book SynopsisA cacophonous poem of democracy and greed, like the streets of New York themselves. ?John Vernon, Los Angeles Times Book ReviewLucy Sante''s Low Life is a portrait of America''s greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. This is not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues, and robber barons, but the messy, turbulent, often murderous story of the city''s slums; the teeming streets--scene of innumerable cons and crimes whose cramped and overcrowded housing is still a prominent feature of the cityscape.Low Life voyages through Manhattan from four different directions. Part One examines the actual topography of Manhattan from 1840 to 1919; Part Two, the era''s opportunities for vice and entertainment--theaters and saloons, opium and cocaine dens, gambling and prostitution; Part Three investigates the forces of law and order which did and didn''t work to contain the illegalities; Part Four count
£17.00
University of California Press Atlas of Yellowstone
Book SynopsisThe second edition of the award-winning Atlas of Yellowstone contains 50% new material, making it the authoritative reference for the world's first national park on its 150th anniversary. The publication of the Atlas of Yellowstone, Second Edition coincides with the 150th anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone National Parka major international event. The atlas is an accessible, comprehensive guide that presents Yellowstone's story through compelling visualizations rendered by award-winning cartographers at the University of Oregon. Readers of this new edition of the Atlas of Yellowstone will explore the contributions of Yellowstone to preserving and understanding natural and cultural landscapes, to informing worldwide conservation practices, and to inspiring national parks around the world, while also learning about the many struggles the park faces in carrying out its mission. Ranging from Indigenous Americans and local economies to geysers and wildlife migrations, from the life of one wolf to the threat of wildfires, each page provides leading experts' insights into the complexity and significance of Yellowstone. Key elements of the atlas include: More than 1,000 maps, graphics, and photographsContributions from more than 130 expertsDetailed topographic maps of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National ParksExploration of Yellowstone National Park's influence over 150 years on conservation practice, park management, and American cultureNew, detailed visualizations of wildlife that take advantage of modern GPS technology to track individual animals and entire herdsPlace-name origins for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the surrounding region Table of ContentsUniversity of Oregon Supporters Acknowledgments Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Foreword Yellowstone National Park Essay: Headwaters of an Idea Essay: Imagining Yellowstone Yellowstone in the World Yellowstone in the Region Greater Yellowstone Detail Legacy of the World’s First National Park U.S. National Parks Protected Areas History Essay: The Yellowstone National Park Idea Archaeology American Indians Sheep Eaters Catlin and the American Indian Flight of the Nez Perce Exploration Early Maps Hayden Surveys Jackson and Moran Yellowstone Art Early Science History Recent Science History For the People Essay: For the People Road History Development Old Faithful Canyon Lake and Fishing Bridge Mammoth Architecture Roads and Trails Traffic Park Visitation Who Visits the Parks Accessibility in the Park Visitor Photography Tetons Climbing History Night Sky Park After Dark Human Geography Essay: A Geography of Change Political Boundaries Land Ownership Population County Population City Population Education Race and Ethnicity Religion and Politics The Economy Labor and Employment Income Agriculture Market Access Physical Geography Essay: The Landscapes of Yellowstone Elevation Cross Sections Landforms National Parks Park Headquarters Canyons and Domes Lava Flows and Glacial Erosion Overthrust Belt and Glacial Features Geologic Evolution Yellowstone Geology Grand Teton Geology Glaciers Earthquakes Yellowstone Deformation Yellowstone Volcano Quaternary Volcanics Geothermal Activity Geysers Norris Geyser Basin Yellowstone Lake Drainage Basins Rivers Streamflow Flow Regimes Waterfalls Precipitation Temperature Snowpack Climate Change Wetlands Soils Ecoregions Vegetation Sagebrush-Steppe Habitat Potential Wildlife Habitats Landscape Change Fire History 1988 Fires Wildfire Risk Wildlife Essay: Yellowstone's Importance to Wildlife Conservation Migratory Landscape Bison Bison Movement Elk Pronghorn Wolves Wolf Movement Wolf 911M Coyotes Grizzly Bears Bear Movement Cougars Carnivore Interactions Birds Fish Fish Management Insects Wildlife Disease Thermophiles Reference Maps Greater Yellowstone Reference Maps Bozeman Billings Rexburg Cody Pocatello Lander National Park Reference Maps Electric Peak Tower Junction Silver Gate West Yellowstone Canyon Village Lamar Valley Old Faithful Lake Village East Entrance Bechler Meadows Lewis Lake Thorofare Flagg Ranch Grand Teton Moose Gazetteer USGS Map Index Counties Place Names Greater Yellowstone Cultural Names Greater Yellowstone Physical Names Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park Vertebrate Species Afterword and Sources Afterword Sources Index About the Authors
£46.75
Harvard University Press Rome from the Ground Up
Book SynopsisRome is not one city but many, each with its own history unfolding from a different center. Beginning with the shaping of the ground on which Rome first rose, this book conjures all these cities, conducting the reader through time and space to the complex and shifting realitiesarchitectural, historical, political, and socialthat constitute Rome.Trade ReviewRome from the Ground Up is an enthralling book. McGregor's sensitive, lively writing rises to the beauties of the city and, miraculously, does so with the same economy that characterizes Roman Baroque architecture. McGregor obviously sees Rome's most sublime realms and writes a sublime prose to match, as far away from Rococo ornament as it is from the Rome that is grubby, gruff, crowded, boorish and bureaucratic—and this is perfectly true to the city, for that remarkably pure vision that is the Rome of the imagination has always floated above the Rome of reality, certainly since the time of Cicero and Vergil, probably since Romulus emerged from his mud hut alongside the Forum stream. -- Ingrid Rowland, author of From Heaven to ArcadiaMcGregor has produced a guide to Rome like no other known to me. An astonishing feat of exposition and compression, Rome from the Ground Up would be immensely useful for any intelligent visitor in Rome for the first time. -- Anthony Grafton, author of Bring out Your Dead This intricate, literary traveler's guide explores the contiguous cities of Rome built on the Tiber floodplain over the centuries. McGregor, co-head of the University of Georgia's department of comparative literature, chronologically traces the successive periods of intense architecture and planning that helped Rome achieve strategic greatness, from the Etruscan management of the Tiber Island ford 3,000 years ago, to the city's unparalleled artistic stamp by Bramante and Michelangelo during the Renaissance, to Mussolini's monumental Fascist vision, to the precarious repairs heralding the Jubilee Year of 2000. The ancient historian Strabo remarked that while Greek cities were esteemed for their beauty and wealth, Rome excelled in the construction of roads, aqueducts and sewers, and on this theme McGregor dwells expertly, giving readers an excellent tour of ancient landmarks. As an official residence of emperors until the fourth-century displacement of the capital to Constantinople, Rome gushed with water in the form of baths and fountains; with the return of the popes from Avignon in 1377, the Vatican assumed prominence, and Bramante's restructuring of Old St. Peter's became a beacon for Rome's new mission. Here is a walking tour in stately, inviting prose that renders wonderfully manageable a massive history lesson for the intellectually curious and adept. * Publishers Weekly *A pleasing history of Rome from antiquity to the modern era, tied to monuments, buildings and other structures throughout the city...Well worth consulting before planning a tour of the Eternal City. * Kirkus Reviews *Where history, architecture, and travel find common ground is where this author dwells... The text, peppered with crisp illustrations, is recommended for the erudite traveler. -- Brad Hooper * Booklist *Rome from the Ground Up is splendid. It is an informative and intriguing introduction to the city, not only for those on their first visit but also for many who have been beguiled by the city but have wanted a guide to lead them step by step, illuminating buildings as they go, who may not need (nor want) the quantities of information supplied by a more thoroughgoing architectural guide. As such it fills a distinct need and has done it handsomely. I will certainly recommend it to our students-- and to anyone else heading to Rome. -- Alexander Purves, Professor, Yale University School of ArchitectureDespite the organized chaos of its streets and squares, Rome was not a planned city, but a group of cities that gradually became one. In Rome From the Ground Up, James H. S. McGregor describes how this happened in prose so clear you'll think it came from one of Rome's many springs. -- John Freeman * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel *McGregor has written an informative architectural history of Rome, a cumulative portrait that can serve as a walking guide to the city as well. Some have described Rome as a palimpsest, a metaphor McGregor believes is of limited use. Rome was not a sequence of cities built on top of another, but a series of power centers that shifted location across the Tiber floodplain over some 2800 years. The author begins at Tiber Island, with its river ford, and at the river port that served this most ancient of Romes. After an excellent description of the structures in the area and the activities that took place around them, McGregor relates the changes that have occurred in the region over the centuries. This successful formula is applied through the end of the 20th century in chapters on the Roman forums, the imperial palaces, the early Christian churches, the Vatican, the Renaissance City, and the Baroque expansion of Rome. -- Robert Andrews * Library Journal *This survey of Rome's past, as it evolved over 3,000 years from a string of small cities that sprung up along the Tiber into the seat of empire and finally today's city, is part history, part architecture, part travelogue...McGregor metaphorically digs into the soil beneath Rome's present-day monuments to 'reconnect the modern city with its ancient counterparts.' Each chapter considers the monuments in the order that a visitor would encounter them while walking through the city, resulting in a guide for the thoughtful traveler as well. Color photos, engravings, historical maps, architectural plans and drawings bring Rome's past to life. -- Christine Delsol * San Francisco Chronicle *An important addition to the already jam-packed library of books on Rome...Unlike the standard Baedecker guide--which leads the reader through meticulously detailed tours of specific sites--McGregor takes on the whole magnificent sweep of Roman history, from Romulus to Rutelli (to quote my cicerone friend). In a novel approach, he tells the city's story by taking you on a neighborhood by neighborhood visit, starting with the oldest part, the Tiber Island and the Ancient Port, and then moving slowly away from the river and into the Forum, the Imperial City, the Vatican, Trastevere and the Quirinale hill...Rome from the Ground Up provides just the kind of overarching structure that the visitor to Rome needs, either on the way to or back from the Italian capital. It is also a beautifully-written work, providing a prose that is a very fitting tribute to the sights that it describes. So while the politicians are slugging it out in buildings with glorious names like Palazzo Madama and Montecitorio, why not take an excursion through history, in the comfort of your own armchair? -- Michael Moore * US Italia Weekly *While no single book can ever do justice to such a city, McGregor's study provides an illuminating and practical introduction to Rome...For those lucky enough to find themselves in Rome for the first time, McGregor's integrated approach to the architecture, culture and history of the city would be a useful and reliable aid to understanding its manifold complexities. -- Peter Keegan * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *I can't really have a favorite book on Rome, can I? No, but...well, this comes close. In three hundred pages of clean, muscular prose, McGregor has done the almost impossible task of pulling the glories of this city together in a neat, readable, incredibly well informed study. He takes us through the history of Rome as reflected through its physical presence, as he briskly describes with a wonderful eye what we can still see around us, and how we can place these wonders into a coherent sense of the city. -- Robert Barret * SlowTravel *The author chronicles Rome's evolution over 3,000 years from a group of small cities along the Tiber River, showcasing the architecture, history and culture that made it what it is today. The lush images and maps are unusually rich for a paperback edition. Planning a trip to Rome this year? Be sure to slip this book into your valise. -- Steve Goddard * History Wire *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Tiber Island and the Ancient Port 2. The Roman Forum 3. The Imperial City 4. Early Christian Churches 5. Vatican Revival 6. Renaissance in the River Bend 7. Baroque Expansion 8. The Survival of History Information Further Reading Acknowledgments Illustration Credits Index
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