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Frontier Country
Thorogood Publishing 2004; US$ 17.95Journalist Brian Mooney and artist Jon Harris walk all the way round the borders of Essex, exploring the land, rivers and seaboard, and discovering the people and surprises of Essex's frontier country. more...
Jellied Eels and Zeppelins
Thorogood Publishing 2003; US$ 14.95Ethel May Elvin was born in 1906; interviewed by Sue Taylor, she recalls her father's account of standing sentry at Queen Victoria's funeral, the privations and small pleasures of a working-class Edwardian childhood, growing up through the First World War and surviving the Second. more...
Frommer's Scotland
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008; US$ 21.99Frommer’s Scotland features gorgeous color photos of the quaint villages, misty moors, and offshore islands that await you. It’s a highly personal guide that’s fun to read and even more fun to use on the road—and it’s more...
Radical Lord Radnor
University of Minnesota Press 1977; US$ 67.50The third Earl of Radnor, born William Pleydell-Bouverie, served in the British House of Commons for twenty-seven years (1801?1828) as Viscount Folkestone and in the House of Lords for twenty years (1828?1848). Although he was a great hereditary landowner, Lord Radnor was the most radical nobleman to serve in Parliament in the first half of the nineteenth... more...
Scotland
Infobase Publishing 2002; US$ 30.00- Information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture- Abundant full-color illustrations guide the reader on a voyage of discovery- Maps reflect current political boundaries more...
Von der Wahrheit zur Wahrscheinlichkeit
De Gruyter 2008; US$ 154.00In the 18th century, the science of man opened up the conceptual framework for re-interpreting the origins and development of the human species itself. It was the ever more popular reports of 'savages' which had led to a questioning of the biblical account of Creation. Borrowing from scientific methods, the Scottish Enlightenment developed a model... more...
Daily Life in Victorian England
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 50.00What was life really like in Victorian England during its transition from provincial society into modern urban power? Discover the effects of increased women's rights, technological advances, and Charles Darwin's discoveries on everyday life. This volume offers a fascinating glimpse into Victorian daily living, including women's roles; Victorian Morality;... more...
Travel Manchester, England, UK
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 4.99This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones,... more...
Geordies
Northumbria University Press 2005; US$ 9.95The first book of its kind to take English regionalism seriously, this volume pioneered what has become a vital part of the debate on contemporary Englishness. With a new preface, it captured that early 1990s moment when Newcastle stepped across the threshold into a postindustrial future.The notion of cultural reinvention is explored, the forces... more...
Continue to Pester, Nag and Bite
Random House of Canada 2010; US$ 17.95Renowned Churchill historian Sir Martin Gilbert examines Winston Churchill?s War Leadership. Continue to Pester, Nag and Bite is the complete text of the 2004 Barbara Frum Historical Lecture, given at the University of Toronto. This annual lecture ?on a subject of contemporary interest in historical perspective? was established in memory of Barbara... more...









