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	The George John Hurst £9.95 A fascinating history of the George Hotel in Penrith, which has served an impressive range of roles in the spheres of public entertainment, law and order, local government, sport, agriculture, personal health and the property market. Published by : Cumberland and Westmorland Herald Published date : 2006 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Ghosts of Cumbria Laurie Kemp £6.99 Ghosts inhabit every corner of the ancient counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. Laurie Kemp has ventured fearlessly among the lakes and fells to uncover the stories of the uneasy spirits that lurk in dark and eerie houses. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Great Flood Dawn Robertson and Peter Koronka £20.00 The exceptional weather which hit Cumbria so hard in January 2005 touched everyone in the county. Suddenly the focus of the international media was on Carlisle and people struggled to cope as the greatest ever flood hit the city. Feeling that this tragedy should be recorded, author Dawn Robertson and photographer Peter Koronka set out to interview and photograph those involved. Published by : Hayloft Publishing Ltd Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Heritage of the Solway Firth James Irving Hawkins £12.99 The Solway Firth is a major estuary and has been a communication route and a source of food for the inhabitants of its shores from the Mesolithic period to the present day. In times of war and border unrest the Firth and its major rivers have been used as natural lines of defence. This book contains a collection of photographs and information gathered from many individuals and organisations. Published by : Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums Published date : 2006 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The History of Lead Mining in the North East of England Les Turnbull £8.99 This is an invaluable introduction to lead mining and smelting with fascinating period photographs. It also has two suggested tours of the region. Published by : Ergo Press Published date : 2006 Format : small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Illustrated Guide to the Holiday Resorts on the Furness Railway (circa 1900) £17.99 This is the greatly awaited and lavishly illustrated facsimile of the classic guide, first published in 1900 by Furness Railway. Published by : Handstand Press Published date : November 2007 Format : 215mm x 278mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Jeffersons of Whitehaven Brian Parnaby £8.95 This book is a concise and long overdue history of the Jefferson's of Whitehaven. Robert Jefferson, the patriarch of the family, was born in Wigton, but the fortunes of the family were founded in Whitehaven, once a port of great importance to England. Published by : Travail Press Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Journal of a Short Tour to the Lakes in 1822 Ian Broadway £10.00 When Ian Broadway discovered John May's Journal in an auction it was in a parlous state. But the names Coleridge and Southey leapt out at him. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2007 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Lake District: The Story of Old Lakeland Andrew Leitch £13.99 The fascinating story of Lakeland in the old days, capturing the atmosphere of what life was like: the poverty, the packhorses and stagecoach and the coming of the railway. Published by : Andrew Leitch Published date : 2005 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Langdales: Landscape and Prehistory in a Lakeland Valley Mark Edmonds £15.99 For over two centuries, the Langdales have attracted the interests of painters, poets and tourists. Prominent in the Romantic imagination, the crags and dales still draw thousands in each year: some to sketch and paint, others to ramble or to climb. Published by : Tempus Publishing Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Last Shepherds £14.99 A captivating glimpse of a fading era, The Last Shepherds follows Dave, Stewart and wife Gwen as they tend their flocks on the rugged Cheviot Hills in Northumberland. Inspirational and evocative, this fascinating look at shepherding traditions chronicles a way of life that is destined to become a distant memory. Published by : Northern Heritage Published date : 2004 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Last Shepherds: A Vanishing Way of Life on Britain's Traditional Hill Farms Charles Bowden £7.99 This book tracks down a handful of shepherds still working in Britain today, and paints an extraordinary picture of a vanishing era, preserved in a tight-knit rural community in the remote hills of Northumberland. Published by : Granada Media Group Ltd. Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Mighty Mite: Water Power around Eskdale and Miterdale David Bradbury £4.75 Wander round the beautiful valleys of Eskdale and Miterdale in the English Lake District, and you'll find all sorts of reminders of a time when people made very effective use of renewable energy, in the form of water power. The advent of coal-powered steam technology put a stop to all that during the course of the 19th century, and many of the old sites, like Linbeck Mill, are now vanishing. This book is an attempt to keep at least the memory of them alive for the future. Published by : Past Presented Published date : 2006 Format : Small Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Mining and Related Tokens of West Cumberland Michael Finlay £50.00 Since the publication in 1922 of 'Tickets and Passes of Great Britain and Ireland' by Davis and Waters, which listed without illustrations some 70 mining and related tokens from West Cumberland with their varieties, little has been written on the subject apart from a few short articles. Published by : Plains Books Published date : November 2006 Format : 220mm x 305mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Parish Registers of St James, Burton in Kendal 1653-1837 Peter Gaskins £15.00 Published by : CWAAS Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Solway Coast - Powfoot to Caulkerbush David Carroll £7.50 The Solway Coast has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most picturesque parts of Scotland, characterised by castles, villages and beautiful countryside. Published by : Stenlake Published date : Format : 240mm x 174mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The story of a Lead - Mining Family Norma L. Smith £9.50 Based around the Thomson family of The Bell, Newbiggin, Teesdale,the author has written a short history of the rise and fall of lead-mining on the Cumberland and Northumberland border where living conditions were invariably hard and the landscape harsh. Published by : Mosaic (Teesdale) Published date : 2007 Format : 145mm 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Story of Appleby in Westmorland Martin Holdgate £15.95 To the casual visitor, the appearance of the little town of Appleby in Westmorland as a typical little English county town is deceptive. From Danish settlers a thousand years ago, through English and Scottish kingdoms and a Norman baronacy it has a rich and varied history. Until 1974 it was England's smallest County Town, never more than 3000 inhabitants, but for all that it produced Archbishops, Generals, Lord Mayors and MP's, including William Pitt. This book describes it all - clearly , simply and with good humour! Published by : Hayloft Published date : January 2007 Format : 155mm x 215mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Visitor's Guide to St Bees Donald Brownrigg £15.00 This is a facsimile edition, with additional material. One of the delights of this book is to read the marvellous advertisements, with their huge variety of elegant and eye-catching typefaces, which give us a snapshot of what people bought in those days. Published by : Donald Brownrigg Published date : 2005 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Wall - Rome's Greatest Frontier Alistair Moffat £16.99 Hadrian's Wall is the largest single Roman monument in the world and the most impressive Roman legacy north of the Alps. Published by : Birlinn Published date : May 2008 Format : 234mm 156mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Wartime Diary of Frank Fowler Frank Fowler £5.95 Frank H Fowler was an artist, writer, and keen angler, who kept a wonderful sketchbook diary recording the final years of the Second World War. Published by : Awards for All Published date : 2007 Format : 146mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Websters of Kendal: A North-Western Architectural Dynasty Angus Taylor; Janet Martin (ed) £45.00 Published by : CWAAS Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Women's Century: A celebration of changing roles Mary Turner £12.99 The twentieth century saw female roles change more rapidly than during any other period of history. The Women's Century charts the incredible journey decade by decade, featuring the stories of many women. Published by : The National Archives Published date : 2006 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Those Blue Remembered Hills Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington £10.50 The majority of the author's life has been spent farming in the Scottish hills. He tells of his love of the land and the various characters he has encountered throughout his life, describing those he admires with warmth, those he does not with diplomacy, but all with a touch of humour. Published by : The Memoir Club Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Those Were the Days - A compilation of local artistes in an entertainment revue of Carlisle & District 1950-1970 Marie K Dickens & Geoff Dickens £22.90 This book gives an insight into the entertainment offered to the good folk of Carlisle and surrounds in the 50's and 60's by 'Her Majesty's Theatre' which existed in the town then. Published by : Hayloft Published date : Reprinted October 2007 Format : 210mm x 297mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity: