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The Moving Metropolis
A History of London's Transport Since 1800
David Lawrence; Sheila Taylor
From horse-drawn trams and the opening of the first passenger railway in 1836, to the UK's first urban cable car, this engrossing volume traces the history of the transport systems that have made a vital contribution to the development of London. With informative texts and hundreds of captioned artworks and photographs, the book covers topics such as transport during wartime, the challenge of the motor car and architectural design as well as the trams, trains and buses that have kept London moving since 1800.
£24.95
now£9.99
The Times History of Britain's Railways
Julian Holland
The first recorded 'wagonway', running coal carts along wooden rails in Nottinghamshire, predates Stephenson's Rocket by over 200 years and there was even a horse-drawn passenger railway in Surrey before steam power transformed everything. Well illustrated with archive photographs, illustrations, posters and ephemera, this book tells the whole story of Britain's railways: the innovators and pioneers; the record-breaking locomotives and grand engineering projects; the corporate organization, reorganization and nationalization; the cuts and closures; and the revival in recent decades.
£30.00
now£12.99
Coastlines
The Story of Our Shore
Patrick Barkham
The author of Badgerlands and The Butterfly Isles here paints a beguiling portrait of the 742 miles of British coastline, published on the 50th anniversary of the National Trust's Enterprise Neptune project to preserve and protect our coastal heritage. As he walks beside the sea, Barkham tells tales of warriors, smugglers, artists and fishermen; explores beaches, coves and rocks; and discusses the plants and animals of these varied landscapes. In a 'land more edge than middle', we are all shaped by its shores.
£20.00
now£6.99
Sixties House
Interiors, Design and Style from the 1960s
Catriona Gray
The 1960s ushered in an explosion of colour and style in the home. Lavishly illustrated with photographs from the archives of House & Garden magazine, this follow-up to the same author's Fifties House celebrates the design trends of the period, from mid-century Modernism to paisley prints and Indian bric-a-brac, and charts the influence of such designers as David Bailey, Terence Conran, Mary Quant and Biba's Barbara Hulanicki, who provides a foreword.
£30.00
now£12.99
A Logo for London
The London Transport Bar and Circle
David Lawrence
Since its first appearance on London Underground platforms in 1908, the 'bulls-eye', as it was then known, has become an instantly recognizable symbol for London. Designed by a team that included Edward Johnston, the bar and circle was originally red and blue with white lettering, but has proved amazingly adaptable. This richly illustrated book tells its story from drawing board to the London Olympics 2012, and surveys the best of the multitude of adaptations, including paintings, wartime posters, bus stops and souvenirs.
£19.95
now£9.99
Alex Through the Looking-Glass
How Numbers Reflect Life and Life Reflects Numbers
Alex Bellos
Alex Bellos, author of Snowflake Seashell Star, takes the reader on a tour of his favourite mathematical concepts to reveal the hidden numbers that underpin our everyday lives. In the course of his travels he explores the Ordnance Survey's obsession with trigonometry, explains why rollercoasters are a monument to Newton's innovations, ponders why we have superstitions about certain numbers, delves into the mysteries of hyperboloids and meets an anonymous member of a secret mathematical sect.
£18.99
now£6.99
The Illustrated Herdwick Shepherd
James Rebanks
A shepherd on the family farm in the Lake District, James Rebanks became a bestselling author and gathered a huge following on Twitter for his wonderfully entertaining writings and his photographs of the uplands landscape, sheep and working dogs of Matterdale. This book brings together a generous selection of pictures and Rebanks's poetic and sometimes hilarious descriptions of a shepherd's life, the Herdwick sheep, his collie sheepdogs, the local wildlife and local characters.
£16.99
now£5.99
Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present
Plans, Sections and Elevations
Andrew Ballantyne
Andrew Ballantyne's selection of around 150 structures is designed to emphasize the many different functions of architecture. After an initial selection of 'culture-defining monuments' that includes the Parthenon, Hagia Sophia and the Eiffel Tower, the buildings are arranged by role, from dwelling places to bridges, government offices to opera houses, each one illustrated in plan, section and elevation and photographically, along with a lucid explanation of its architectural significance. The book's drawings are also featured on a CD-Rom in EPS and DWG format.
£35.00
now£9.99
A Beautiful Question
Finding Nature's Deep Design
Frank Wilczek
In this 'long meditation on a single question', Nobel Prize-winning physicist Wilczek considers how ideas about beauty and art have always been intertwined with our scientific understanding of the cosmos. Taking as his starting-point Pythagoras' credo that 'all things are number', he follows the quest of figures such as Newton and Einstein who contributed to our present-day understanding of the equations and symmetries that reveal the fundamental purity, order and harmony of the entire universe.
£25.00
now£9.99
Curtain Up
Agatha Christie: A Life in Theatre
Julius Green
Agatha Christie's fame as a writer of detective fiction has obscured her theatrical work; the long-running hit The Mousetrap is just the best-known of a string of ventures that established her as the most successful female playwright of all time. Filled with extracts from unpublished plays and letters, this well-researched book charts her childhood theatre-going experiences, her first attempts to write for the stage and her subsequent popularity. Extensive endnotes can be downloaded from the publisher's website.
£30.00
now£11.99
In Bed with the Romans
Paul Chrystal
Writers' lurid tales of their rulers' sex lives are a familiar part of our image of ancient Rome, but how reliable are these accounts and what can such stories tell us about Roman attitudes to sexual behaviour and morality? Drawing on twelve centuries of evidence from literature, inscriptions, graffiti, medical handbooks, legal texts, magic spells and frequently explicit visual arts, this wide-ranging account explores the Roman view of love, marriage, childbirth, homosexuality, prostitution and infidelity.
£20.00
now£7.99
Walking Through Spring
An English Journey
Graham Hoyland
Spring arrives a little later the further north you go, progressing at roughly walking pace. Beginning on the first day of the season on the south coast and arriving in Scotland on the last, three months later, Hoyland's epic walk follows the progress of new growth as he connects ancient tracks, green ways and footpaths for 500 miles, observing the flora and fauna along the way and drawing inspiration from favourite writers' reactions to the landscape he passes through.
£16.99
now£6.99
Britain on the Brink
The Cold War's Most Dangerous Weekend, 27-28 October 1962
Jim Wilson
At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Britain was America's first line of defence, a vulnerable but unsinkable 'aircraft carrier' on which it based Strategic Air Command's first-strike nuclear capability. Jim Wilson gives an in-depth account of what this meant for Britain during the Cold War and at the moment when war was an imminent threat. In particular, the study explores the implications of the Soviet missiles trained on the UK and the response - and gamble - of Macmillan's government.
£19.99
now£7.99
Ted Hughes
The Unauthorised Life
Jonathan Bate
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was one of the 20th century's greatest writers, the poet of The Hawk in the Rain, Lupercal and Crow, but also a children's storyteller, translator, critic, letter writer and the husband of Sylvia Plath. In this biography, Bates draws on the complete archive of writings that Hughes left for posterity, exploring the mental landscape it reveals to give the full story of the poet's life as it was lived, remembered and shaped in his art.
£30.00
now£11.99
The Tree Climber's Guide
Adventures in the Urban Canopy
Jack Cooke
London has more parks and green spaces than any other capital of a comparable size so a climbable tree is never far away. Extolling the virtues of lifting oneself out of the city bustle and finding new perspectives on the urban scene, this book records the exploits of a committed tree climber seeking out interesting specimens and unusual vantage points, from a tall sweetgum alongside the walls of St Paul's Cathedral to a scruffy willow on the Swiss Cottage roundabout.
£14.99
now£7.99
Healing Soup
100 Healthy Recipes, Delicious Recipes for Body and Mind
Bounty
£9.99
now£4.99
Healing Vegetarian Recipes
100 Healthy Recipes, Delicious Recipes for Body and Mind
£9.99
now£4.99
Knitskrieg!
A Call to Yarns
Uniform
£18.99
now£7.99
Houses and Their Furnishings in Bronze Age Palestine: Domestic Activity
Areas & Artefact Distribution in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages
PM Michele Daviau
£90.00
now£12.99
Making Sence of Food & Wine
Concepts for Combinations
Christina Fischer
£20.00
now£7.99

Bestsellers

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1950s Childhood
Spangles, Tiddlywinks and The Clitheroe Kid
Derek Tait
Childhood in the 1950s was very different to what it is today. With no video games, few televisions and no ready meals, children played conkers, climbed trees, constructed go-karts and built dens on bomb sites. This delightful book recaptures this lost era, bringing to life the experiences of home and school, childhood illnesses, simple toys, sweets, comics, films and music of the period, along with games such as 'It' and 'Knock Down Ginger'.
£9.99
now£3.99
BBC Proms Guide 2017
Your Guide to the World's Greatest Classical Music Festival
BBC
Published annually to accompany what is now the world's greatest classical music festival, the BBC Proms Guide contains illustrated articles on composers and performers and introductions to new works being premiered, as well as complete listings for over 150 concerts, chamber music recitals, workshops and 'Proms Extra' events; booking information; and a free season calendar showing all the concerts at a glance.
£7.00
now£2.99
The Times History of Britain's Railways
Julian Holland
The first recorded 'wagonway', running coal carts along wooden rails in Nottinghamshire, predates Stephenson's Rocket by over 200 years and there was even a horse-drawn passenger railway in Surrey before steam power transformed everything. Well illustrated with archive photographs, illustrations, posters and ephemera, this book tells the whole story of Britain's railways: the innovators and pioneers; the record-breaking locomotives and grand engineering projects; the corporate organization, reorganization and nationalization; the cuts and closures; and the revival in recent decades.
£30.00
now£12.99
The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies
Cicely Mary Barker
This compendium brings together the complete set of Cicely Mary Barker's timeless illustrations, which have delighted generations of children and their parents since the first book was published in 1923. The unique blend of accurately depicted flora and magical beings found only in Barker's imagination serves as both botanical guide and inspiration for endless garden adventures. Each fairy is accompanied by their 'song', a short poem describing the features and habitat of a particular flower. Age 4+
£14.99
now£7.99
Mail Obsession
A Journey Round Britain by Postcode
Mark Mason
Although assigned to major towns by the 1930s, postcodes were not in general use until towards the end of the 20th century. This humorous diary of a tour of Britain visits all 124 modern UK postcodes, making anecdotal observations about each area and identifying historical, geographical or cultural trivia, such as the fact that Strontian in PH (Perth) is the only place in Britain to have a chemical element named after it.
£12.99
now£4.99
The Illustrated Herdwick Shepherd
James Rebanks
A shepherd on the family farm in the Lake District, James Rebanks became a bestselling author and gathered a huge following on Twitter for his wonderfully entertaining writings and his photographs of the uplands landscape, sheep and working dogs of Matterdale. This book brings together a generous selection of pictures and Rebanks's poetic and sometimes hilarious descriptions of a shepherd's life, the Herdwick sheep, his collie sheepdogs, the local wildlife and local characters.
£16.99
now£5.99
The Seven Noses of Soho
and 191 Other Curious Details from the Streets of London
Jamie Manners
London's lesser-known features are the subject of this quirky little book. Each chapter covers locations on one line on the London Underground (plus the Overground and the Docklands Light Railway), and the delightful details revealed include a Belgian village; tigers and flamingos; knights and devils; rock stars and spies; and a cul-de-sac that is officially part of Cambridgeshire. All of these curiosities, hiding in plain sight, show that the story of London is the story of the world.
£12.99
now£5.99
Remarkable Animals
Mix & Match to Create 1000 Crazy Creatures
Tony Meeuwissen
This ingenious and attractive book, first published in 1997, features ten animals, including an alligator, a baboon, a platypus and a trunkfish, each illustrated with a quirky description on pages split vertically into three parts. Flipping the parts creates bizarre new creatures and the text changes too, in a modern twist on the traditional parlour game Consequences. Age 3+
£12.99
now£4.99
Pocket Guide to Butterflies
Bob Gibbons
Containing over 200 photographs, this guide helps the amateur lepidopterist to identify more than 70 butterflies common in Britain and on the Continent. The introduction outlines the life-cycle of butterflies, the need for conservation and how to find and observe them, while the entry for each species contains details of its wingspan, markings, flight period, habitat and distribution. There is also a warning of any species with a similar appearance.
£10.00
now£3.99
Tragic Encounters
The People's History of Native Americans
Page Smith
Discovered after the death of the distinguished American historian Page Smith (1917-1995), and published posthumously, this volume was intended as the final part of Smith's People's History of America. The narrative traces the Native American story from the first encounter with Europeans to the end of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1890, but rather than a comprehensive history, Smith aims to explore the nature of the interchange between white settlers and the indigenous peoples of North America.
£25.00
now£7.99
The English Village
History and Traditions
Martin Wainwright
The former Northern Editor of The Guardian, Martin Wainwright has collected, 'like a magpie', facts about place names, festivals, ancient customs and recent history to offer a succinct but richly informative survey of the English village in its many aspects. In chapters on themes including the 'Big House', the church and the pub, village 'frolics', farming and dwellings, Wainwright reflects on the character of villages past and present and ends by looking to the future challenges and comforts of village life.
£7.99
now£3.99
Trouble on the Thames
Victor Bridges
Newly colour-blind, Owen Bradwell believes his naval career is over. But as Hitler's Germany threatens, he is assigned a special mission: to spy on a spy over a fishing weekend. First published in 1945, this vintage, twist-filled thriller was written by a prolific and unduly forgotten author.
£8.99
now£2.99
Sanditon, Lady Susan, and The History of England
The Juvenilia and Shorter Works of Jane Austen
Jane Austen
This collection includes two unfinished books, Sanditon, which Jane Austen was working on when she died in 1817, and The Watsons; the epistolary novella Lady Susan, written around 1795; and nine early stories.
£8.99
now£2.99
It's All About Treo
Life, Love and War with the World's Bravest Dog
Dave Heyhoe; Damien Lewis
The world's most highly decorated dog, Treo and his handler David Heyhoe did the most dangerous job on earth - sniffing out bombs in Afghanistan - and survived. Dave and Treo would be sent forward to detect the enemy's explosive devices ahead of soldiers on patrol, and were so successful they became 'target number one for the Taliban'. Their exciting and heart-warming story shows how invaluable Arms Explosive Search dogs can be in modern warfare. Slightly off-mint.
£7.99
now£3.99
The Traitor
Sydney Horler
In Paris in August 1918, Captain Alan Clinton spent the night with a young Frenchwoman and disclosed British military secrets: 17 years later his indiscretion has disastrous consequences. First published in 1936, Horler's spy novel is now part of the British Library's Classic Thrillers series.
£8.99
now£2.99
Biggles in France
WE Johns
Johns was a bomber pilot during the First World War and was shot down over Germany in 1918, ending up a prisoner of war. These experiences enabled the author to give the adventures of fictional flying ace Squadron Leader James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth authentic detail and drama, as seen in this collection of short stories originally published in 1935.
£7.99
now£2.99
The Man Who Was George Smiley
The Life of John Bingham
Michael Jago
Spymaster, interrogator, investigator - the perfect inspiration for the perfect spy. This is the first full-length biography of the remarkable John Bingham, the heir to an Irish baronetcy who joined MI5 in 1940 and took part in many wartime missions. During the Cold War his skills became legendary and he shared his expertise with many novice spies including David Cornwell, who found literary fame as John le Carre and based George Smiley on his mentor.
£20.00
now£7.99
Coastlines
The Story of Our Shore
Patrick Barkham
The author of Badgerlands and The Butterfly Isles here paints a beguiling portrait of the 742 miles of British coastline, published on the 50th anniversary of the National Trust's Enterprise Neptune project to preserve and protect our coastal heritage. As he walks beside the sea, Barkham tells tales of warriors, smugglers, artists and fishermen; explores beaches, coves and rocks; and discusses the plants and animals of these varied landscapes. In a 'land more edge than middle', we are all shaped by its shores.
£20.00
now£6.99
Lizzie Siddal
The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel
Lucinda Hawksley
Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862) rose from the obscurity of a Southwark slum to become one of the most famous faces in Victorian Britain, her features immortalized as Millais's doomed Ophelia and Rossetti's Beata Beatrix. Yet Lizzie Siddal, model for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and wife of Rossetti, was an artist (Ruskin was her patron) and a poet in her own right. This biography takes Lizzie out of her husband's shadow, describing a woman who ran counter to Victorian convention, yet became a Victorian ideal, and whose life of emotional turmoil ended in suicide.
£8.99
now£3.99
Take One Pot
Super Simple Recipes to Cook in One Pot, Full Stop
Georgina Fuggle
The idea of being able to cook a whole dish in one pot is attractive to anyone short of pans or not too keen on washing up, or both. This book has many really enticing, innovative recipes, for every meal and each season, for everyday family meals and for entertaining. There are plenty of soups and stews, but also pies, risottos, and desserts. The writing is clear, lively and encouraging - all you need in a cookery book.
£15.99
now£6.99

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