Geoff Brookes: 10 books

Book cover of Swansea Murders
by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013

Swansea has a dangerous past. It was a seaport where the world came to trade, where the world confronted remote small-town Wales and Swansea confronted the unknown. The grim and bloody events in this book reveal the dark heart of Swansea’s history. Local author Geoff Brookes takes the reader through...
Book cover of Bloody Welsh History: Swansea
by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012

This book explores the hidden stories of Swansea’s long and dangerous past—stories of death, shipwreck, and murder. From Romans to the Red Lady, Viking raids to English attacks, deadly diseases, factory riots, slums, cholera, and Nazi bombs, you’ll never see the city in the same way again. Did...
Book cover of A-Z of Swansea

A-Z of Swansea

Places-People-History

by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016

This is a book for everyone who loves Swansea, this rainswept place by the sea. The town has not always lived in the full glare of history but it is a place that has made its own contribution to the world, always looking outwards. As Swansea’s industry developed, the rural poor moved into the town...
Book cover of Heroes: York Notes for GCSE
by Marian Slee, Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013

NEW FOR 2011 Everything you need to know, do and say to get the grade you want! Now in full colour, updated for the new GCSE and available in a new, student-friendly size, York Notes for GCSE is now easier to use, easier to read so it’s easier than ever to get top marks. Written...
Book cover of Welsh History

Welsh History

Strange but True

by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014

A miniature history of Wales, filled with funny facts and strange true storiesThis book contains hundreds of "strange but true" facts and anecdotes about Welsh history. Arranged into a miniature history of Wales, and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era, it will interest and...
Book cover of Swansea in 100 Dates
by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015

Experience 100 key dates that shaped Swansea's history, highlighted its people's genius (or silliness), and embraced the unexpected. Featuring an amazing mix of social, criminal, and sporting events, this book reveals a past that will fascinate, delight, and even shock both residents and visitors...
Book cover of The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Dyspraxia
by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2007

This practical guide encourages teaching assistants to reflect on their practice and to put into effect strategies which will increase and improve support for dyspraxic children. Written by an experienced educator, each chapter provides teaching assistants with a range of activities to learn from.
Book cover of Dyspraxia 2nd Edition
by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2007

Up to ten per cent of the population is believed to suffer from some form of dyspraxia. Accessible and engaging, this practical guide provides teachers with tips and techniques for teaching students with dyspraxia. "There are symptoms, there are problems, there are frustrations, there...
Book cover of Swansea in the 1950s

Swansea in the 1950s

Ten Years that Changed a City

by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015

The 1950s. The mid-point of the twentieth century. When those born in the nineteenth century met their grandchildren who would live in the twenty-first. A pivotal moment, certainly. And is it really true? Had we ‘never had it so good’, as Prime Minister Macmillan said? This book is the story of...
Book cover of In Knives We Trust
by Geoff Brookes
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2018

**An atmospheric murder mystery set in Victorian Swansea in 1880.  ** **Evokes a convincing portrayal of life in a nineteenth century Welsh town. ** **A plot which uses authentic locations and voices. ** The first in a series featuring Inspector Rumsey Bucke. Inspector...
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