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	'It Were Like This, Me Lass!' - Kendalians tell us about life in Kendal from the 1900s Joan Humphreys & Ann Nelson £12.95 This book informs us of what life was actually like for the ordinary working person, from schooldays, living, working, playing and socialising in the old grey town. This is a book about Kendal from its very heart - the true characters that will never be forgotten. Published by : Helm Press Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	104 Men Amanda M. Garraway £14.00 This stunning new book documents the disastrous explosion at the William Pit, Whitehaven, in August 1947, in which 104 Men lost their lives. Published by : Hayloft Published date : September 2007 Format : 190mm x 248mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Canny History of Carlisle Jim Eldridge £7.99 Caught on the cusp between England and Scotland, Carlisle has a better story to tell than most cities. Our canny historian, Jim Eldridge, is just the chap to tell the tale of the Great Border City - from the days of the Celts and Romans right up to the floods and the football team. Jim Eldridge is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series 'King Street Junior' and the author of over 50 books. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November Format : 210mm x 150mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Carlisle Lad - The Story of James Parker Templeton Jim Temleton £12.00 James Templeton is a memorable man with a wonderful tale to tell. His words leap from the page as he transports you back to a less frenetic world, where people who were usually financially poorer than they are today were much richer in every other respect. Published by : Ink Truck Published date : March 2007 Format : 297mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Century of Carlisle Charlie Emett & J.P. Templeton £9.99 This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Carlisle during the 20th century. Published by : Sutton Published date : November 2007 Format : 148mm x 234mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Cumberland Vicar's Daughter 1822-1898: The Eliza Lynn Linton Story Elizabeth Kissack £3.00 This is a story to remind people of Eliza Lynn Linton, the first lady journalist to be paid for her writing, and draw a fixed salary. She became an important and well respected person in her day, and now seems to be completely forgotten. Published by : Elizabeth Kissack Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names Diana Whaley £20.00 This book is a guide to the place names of the English Lake District from the earliest times to the twentieth century. It is based on previous scholarship and fresh research and combines detail and authoritative commentary on the names with insights onto the setting, languages and history which gave rise to them.It will prove absorbing reading and an important resource for anyone interested in the past of the region and the origins of its names. Published by : English Place Name Society Published date : 2006 Format : Small Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Gleaming Landscape - A Hundred Years of the Guardian's Country Diary Martin Wainwright £8.99 Martin Wainwright's sparkling compilation of a hundred years of the "Guardian's" much-loved Country Diary column was a critical and sales success in hardback. Published by : Aurum Published date : July 2008 Format : 130mm x 198mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Lifetime in the Mountains Harry Griffin £7.99 Second only to Alistair Cooke's Letter from America, Harry Griffin's 'Country Diary' column for the "Guardian" was the longest-running regular feature in the British media, running uninterrupted for some 52 years until his death in 2004. Published by : Aurum Published date : September 2007 Format : 130mm x 196mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Abel Heywood & Son's Guide Books: Keswick and Derwentwater £3.30 Remember the days when the train was the favourite way to travel to the Lake District, and the fare from Keswick to Seatoller was two shillings by horse drawn coach? If you do, you must be looking very good for your age. Here is a guide-book from the 1920s, originally published by a Manchester firm, reprinted almost page-for-page (except for a few non-Lakeland adverts), complete with all the original spelling mistakes, in an enlarged format. To tell the truth, there is one major difference - back then, it used to cost threepence.... Published by : Past Presented Published date : 2006 Format : Small Leaflet Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Abel Heywood's Guide Books - Keswick & Derwentwater Illustrated £3.30 Here is a guide book originally published in the 1890's by a Manchester firm, reprinted almost page for page (except for a few non-Lakeland advert}, complete with all the original spelling mistakes. To tell the truth, there is one major difference - back then it only cost a penny.... Published by : PastPresented Published date : March 2007 reprinted Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Abel Heywood's Guide Books - Windermere & Grasmere Illustrated £2.99 Here is a guide book originally published in the 1890's by a Manchester firm, reprinted almost page for page (except for a few non-Lakeland advert}, complete with all the original spelling mistakes. To tell the truth, there is one major difference - back then it only cost a penny.... Published by : PastPresented Published date : March 2007 reprinted Format : 145mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Along the River Kent Catherine Rothwell £12.99 The River Kent is born at the head of Kentmere, a wide glacial valley in Cumbria. Flowing through Kentmere, Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Sedgwick and out into Morecambe Bay, the river takes a varied course - passing through rural landscapes and once-industrial regions. Published by : Sutton Publishing Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	An Independent Woman's Lake District Writings Harriet Martineau £12.00 This book brings together a collection of Harriet Martineau's writing about the English Lake District where she lived from the 1840s through the 1870s. Published by : Humanity Books Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Annie O' The Mill: A Cumbrian Life Remembered Anne Dawes £12.99 This is the story of Anne Dawes' maternal grandmother, Annie Irving. She spent most of her life in the north Cumbrian village of Walton. It is a story of a life, spirit and character that reflect the independence and fortitude of many of her generation. Published by : Lilma Press Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Behind the Scenery - Farmer Diaries From England's Lake District - Winter 2007 Paul Harper Rural Management Consultants £9.99 This is the first of a series of short films from working farmers in England's Lake District, with one produced for each season of the year. Purchase of this DVD helps to sustain the Cumbrian landscape and the guardians of the Lake District - the local farmers. Published by : Cumbria Farmer Network Published date : March 2007 Format : PAL DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Behind the Scenery - Spring - Farmer Diaries From England's Lake District £9.99 This is part of a series of short films from working farmers in England's Lake District, with one produced for each season of the year. Published by : Cumbria Farmer Network Published date : August 2007 Format : 135mm x 190mm DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Blennerhasset Geoffrey Bremner £10.00 Blennerhasset is a small village on the edge of the Solway Plain. People have lived there for at least a thousand years Published by : Bookcase Published date : November 2006 Format : 210mm x 150mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Brampton As It Was Iain Parsons £14.00 The townsfolk of Brampton, Cumbria, have yet again come forward with enough material to produce a fourth book in this popular series. Published by : Netherhay Books Published date : November 2006 Format : A4 Large paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Capturing the Mountains - The Lake district through the Lens of the Abraham Brothers £25.00 The photographs displayed in this grand book have come from many sources to produce a fine collection as celebration of the famous climbers and photographers, the Abraham Brothers of Keswick. Published by : abraham photographic Published date : May 2008 Format : 248mm x 340mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle 2 DVD Andrew Leitch £13.99 The second Carlisle DVD produced by Andrew Leitch, this time bringing us forward in time from the Octocentenary in 1958 through the invasion of the Beatles in the sixties and showing the devastating effects of the massive flood of 2005. A feast for followers of Carlisle's social history Published by : Andrew Leitch Published date : November 2006 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle Breweries and Public Houses 1894-1916 Steven Davidson £12.99 This is a comprehensive and unique study of Carlisle's breweries and public houses in the late Victorian area, inspired by the author's interest in collecting Carlisle Victorian bottles. Published by : P3 Publications Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle Cathedral History David W.V. Weston £14.95 David Weston's history is the first detailed account of how the cathedral buildings have developed and changed over the centuries. This authoratitive and scholarly study will prove invaluable to historians. The closely illustrated text provides a comprehensive record of a wonderful building. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle to Canada - A Family Chronicle Cathy Smith £8.99 Cathy Smith discovered a bundle of old letters in her grandmother's house in Melbourne Street, Carlisle that spanned 50 years. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November 2006 Format : 150mm x 210mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle United A Season in the Sun David Steele £14.99 Carlisle United have known good times and bad times. Never worse than when demoted from the Football League in 2004; never better than when rubbing shoulders with Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal and Tottenham in 1974-75. It was more than 30 years ago and sadly sparked a rapid decline, but for one magical season Carlisle United enjoyed a Season in the Sun. Published by : Desert Island Books Published date : Oct 2006 Format : 240mm x 165mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity: