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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. 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:

	A Safe Haven - Evacuees in Keswick 1939 - 1945 Brian Wilkinson £12.00 During the Second World War over a thousand school children and students were evacuated to Keswick. Published by : BOOKCASE Published date : March 2010 Format : 147 x 210mm paperback 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:

	Across the Oceans - Emigration From Cumberland and Westmorland before 1914 Margaret E. Shepherd £15.00 For centuries Cumbrian migrants left all that they knew and travelled to a new life. Published by : BOOKCASE Published date : May 2011 Format : 148mm x 210mm 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:

	Anonymous Heroes Martin Daley £15.00 Martin Daley was born in Carlisle and lived much of his childhood at Botcherby, attending St Cuthbert's School. Published by : Hayloft Published date : December 2009 Format : 146mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Are You The Lady From The Welfare Alison Thompson £8.99 The modern-day social worker has become one of society's most vilified professionals, haunted by scandal, with charges of incompetence and constant sniping. Published by : Pen Press Published date : June 2009 Format : 128mm x 198mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Bastles Julia Grint £7.99 Bastle houses are an enduring feature of the landscape of upland Northumberland, evoking a troublesome past in one sense and yet forming an integral part of the character of the rural landscape. Published by : Ergo Published date : June 2008 Format : 148mm x 210mm 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:

	Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans - My Search for Britain's Maddest Museums Hunter Davies £11.99 'I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it and why?' Published by : Virgin Books Published date : July 2010 Format : 136mm x 215mm paperback 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:

	Borders at War - Heroes of the Home Front DVD £12.99 The Second World War was a conflict that shook the world – and changed the Borders forever. Published by : Northern Heritage Published date : 2005 Format : PAL DVD. Running time approx 138 mins. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Bygone Whitehaven - Volume Seven Michael Moon £10.00 A photographic look at life in Whitehaven over the last hundred years. Published by : Michael Moon's Bookshop Published date : 2008 Format : 170mm x 233mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity: