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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...
Admiral Lord Keith and the Naval War against Napoleon
UPF 2002; US$ 44.95McCranie's book is the first modern biography of Keith, who learned the art of commanding single ships and small squadrons during the American Revolution. Keith eventually commanded four major fleets--the Eastern Seas, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, and the Channel more...
The House in France
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 26.95Set in Provence, London, and New York, this is a daughter?s brilliant and witty memoir of her mother and stepfather?Dee Wells, the glamorous and rebellious American journalist, and A. J. Ayer, the celebrated and worldly Oxford philosopher?and the life they lived at the center of absolutely everything. Gully Wells takes us into the heart of London?s... more...
Royal Wales
University of Wales Press 2010; US$ 25.00Covers both the royal families that existed in pre-Conquest Wales and the predominantly English royal families that have ruled over Wales since medieval times. This book examines the changing relationships between the rulers and the ruled in Wales, over a period from the early Middle Ages. more...
Queen and Consort: Elizabeth and Philip
Dundurn 2007; US$ 30.00In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. This love story examines their outstandingly successful marriage. more...
Travel Liverpool, England, UK
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 4.99Table of Contents:Essentials: A-Z INDEX | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay Safe | Driving in UK1. General: Geography & Climate | History | Governance | Demography | Economy2. Maps: Liverpool | Centre | City Council Wards | Metropolitan Merseyside County | Regions of England | UK3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Airport | Lime Street Railway Station4. Attractions:... more...
Cabinet Decisions on Foreign Policy
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 53.00A detailed case-study of the British government and foreign policy. more...
No Mean Glasgow
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 13.33In his last book, The Real Gorbals Story , Colin MacFarlane detailed how he witnessed a once great area, home to wonderful characters and grand old buildings, disappear before his eyes. By the time MacFarlane's tenement was knocked down in the early 1970s, he had left school and been rehoused in another part of the city. In an attempt to extricate... more...
Prince William
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 35.00Prince William is well-liked in England as well as the United States and around the world, serving as a role model and trendsetter, especially among his peer group. His decision to wait eight years before proposing to Kate MiddletonÑa woman who is not of royaltyÑwith his mother's ring is representative of his status as both a traditionalist and a modern... more...









