Jmd: 200 books

North Yorkshire is England's largest county and being almost 100 miles wide and 65 miles long offers some of the country's most stunning scenery. "Exploring North Yorkshire's History" - is a journey through the wonderfully varied landscape of North Yorkshire, and examines its rich history through contemporary...

Meet Smokey. An official international cat celebrity - as recognised by the Guinness World Records - due to her incredibly loud purr!Smokey has appeared on American ABC News and NBC News, as well as The BBC World Service, Daybreak and almost every UK National newspaper.Through no fault of her...

Jim Brown is a Sotonian and former Southampton Police Sergeant and Chief Security & Safety Officer at the Southampton Container Terminal. Since his retirement in 1990 he has enthusiastically researched the towns history and is the author of many books on its past. He is Vice-President of Bitterne Local...

Jim Brown is a Sotonian and former Southampton Police Sergeant and Chief Security & Safety Officer at the Southampton Container Terminal. Since his retirement in 1990 he has enthusiastically researched the towns history and is the author of many books on its past. He is Vice-President of Bitterne Local...

Jim Brown is a Sotonian and former Southampton Police Sergeant and Chief Security & Safety Officer at the Southampton Container Terminal. Since his retirement in 1990 he has enthusiastically researched the towns history and is the author of many books on its past. He is Vice-President of Bitterne Local...

There is no such thing as a good witch. A grieving wife's suspicions prompt detective Neff to investigate the suicide of her husband (Book 1 – The Visitor). Meanwhile, the Makarios Cadre have successfully defeated the entity Phobos (Book 4 – The Basement). In the aftermath, they pick up...

Derbyshire played an important part in the history of Britains industrial development. The Romans mined lead here and from medieval times coal mining, iron working and the manufacture of pottery were all important. The Silk Mill, built at Derby in 1722, has a good claim to being Britains first factory...

A Nottinghamshire Miscellany is essential reading for anyone with an interest in or a connection with the county, either as a resident, a tourist or a student of its history.This is a guide book, a history book, a gazetteer, a sporting compendium, a natural history of the county, a dictionary of...

With its rich tapestry of historical subject matter woven against the background of its wonderfully varied landscape, Cumbria is an intriguing county that cant fail to inspire and endlessly fascinate.Exploring Cumbrian History features stone circles, ancient camp remains, Roman sites, Saxon and Viking remains, a rich variety of churches and magnificent castles.

One of twelve individual walks, abridged from John Wilk's 'Walks Through History - Birmingham'. This circular walk includes clear, concise directions supported by an easy-to-use sketch map, and illustrated by a selection of photographs. 'Religion and retailing in Birmingham: a walk from the Bull Ring...

Walks Through History: Birmingham contains twelve walks within the city. Each walk is circular, with clear concise directions supported by easy-to-use sketch maps, illustrated by a host of photographs. Each walk covers a specific period in the history of Birmingham, and goes past historic buildings...

One of twelve individual walks, abridged from John Wilk's 'Walks Through History - Birmingham'. This circular walk includes clear, concise directions supported by an easy-to-use sketch map, and illustrated by a selection of photographs. 'Edgbaston: the creation of luxury suburbia' is so written that the book can be read as a history book alone, independent of the walking.

A new form of Murder Mystery... Can you solve the mystery of the Green Buddha? The Buddha is just one of the lots in the auction, and the estimate in the catalogue is just £100. Why then do two bidders raise the price to almost five times that and why is the winning bidder found brutally murdered...

Alan Leonard is a well known and respected local historian and author who has published over a dozen books on Southamptons history. This book is something new in Southampton's history, a whole book about drinking fountains and horse troughs. Surviving blitz and redevelopment, there are 14 of them...