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	Cumbrian Parishes 1714 - 1725 from Bishop Gastrell's Notitia Dr Lawrence A.S. Butler £20.00 This volume contains the material collected by the Bishop of Chester about the Cumbrian parishes within his diocese. His notitia (notebook) is a mine of information about parishes, townships, schools and charities. A full list of clergy is included. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1998 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Daisy's Diary: A Honeymoon Journey to the Far East Octavia Salkeld £8.95 A story in journal form of Daisys honeymoon and correspondence between her sister and herself during that time. Published by : Titus Wilson Published date : 1993 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Daphne du Maurier Margaret Forster £9.99 An award-winning study of the internationally acclaimed author. Published by : Arrow Published date : 1994 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Dark Shadows Falling Joe Simpson £7.99 In 1992, an Indian climber was left to die alone high on the South Col of Mount Everest by other climbers who watched his feebly waving hand from the security of their tent thirty yards away. In this exciting and challenging book, Simpson explores Published by : Vintage Published date : 1997 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Dear Daughter: The Messenger Letters Graham Hindle (ed) £15.00 This true story tells the story of Thomas Messenger, one of the last sailing ship captains, through letters which he wrote to his daughter during the years 1890 to 1898.An epic saga with poignant human dimensions. Published by : John Gray Books Published date : 1998 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Dear Mr Salvin: The Story of the Building of a 19th Century Ulverston Church John Marsh (ed) £9.99 This book gives a picture of the building of a 19th century Commissioners Church and the many problems encountered. Published by : Helm Press Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Discovering Swallows & Ransomes John Berry £8.95 Inspired by Arthur Ransomes classic Swallows and Amazons series, John Berry successfully recounts that familiar sense of real adventure experienced by Ransomes well-known characters. He describes how the books became his inspiration, and how he went in search of his hero, finally locating him after cycling 26 miles around the Lakeland fells. Published by : Sigma Leisure Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Disowned by Memory: Wordsworth's Poetry of the 1790s David Bromwich £11.99 Imported from America, this book connects the accidents of Wordsworths life with the originality of his writing, showing how the poets strong sympathy with the political idealism of the age and with the lives of the outcast and the dispossessed formed Published by : University of Chicago Press Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Donald Campbell: The Man Behind the Mask David Tremayne £20.00 This new biography paints a fascinating portrait of an intense, complex, superstitious yet abnormally brave man, who was driven not only by the desire to prove he was worthy of the mantle of his father, Published by : Bantam Press Published date : 2004 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Elizabeth Barrett Browning Margaret Forster £8.99 Introducing the reader to a strong and determined woman, an invalid who escaped her tyrannical father and eloped to Italy at the age of 40. Once again a much acclaimed biography by Margaret Forster. Published by : Vintage Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Fighter! Fighter! - The story of Edward Callander DFM, Croix de Guerre John Brenan and Richard Frost £7.50 Ned Callander came out of the rough and tumble of a large working class family from Dumfries. His father was shell-shocked from the First World War, his mother was taken into the 'Asylum For The Insane' when he was only one year old. Published by : John Brenan and Richard Frost Published date : 2008 Format : 150mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Fishing With Father Bruce I. Cawthra £12.99 Bruce Cawthra's father started fishing when he was aged just ten. It would be a passion that would influence his life for the next seventy years. When he died one month before his 80th birthday, he left one ambition unfulfilled - to catch a salmon on a Scottish loch. Published by : Melrose Books Published date : 2006 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	From Cotton Mills to Lakeland Hills Keith Holland £11.95 One of 12 children, Keith tells a story of how his 'townie' life in Manchester changed when the family got their little holiday cottage in the Lake District in the early 1930s. He tells of these early years spent enjoying country life and escaping for weekends and school holidays. Published by : Helm Press Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	From Great Broughton to Great Britain: Peter Gorley - Rugby League Forward Peter Cropper £9.95 Peter Gorley was one of the outstanding second-row forwards of his generation. He is also one of the best Cumbrian rugby league players of the last 30 years. Based on interviews and extensive research, the book also has memories of his career from collegues at Workington Town and St Helens. Published by : London League Publications Ltd. Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Gazza: My Story Paul Gascoigne with Hunter Davies £6.99 Gazza. Flawed genius. Remembered as much for his off-the-field antics as for his sublime footballing skills. A life full of dramatic highs and lows, darkness and light; the unforgettable goals matched by moments of madness. This is his story, in his own words. Published by : Headline Book Publishing Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	George Stephenson: The Remarkable Life of the Founder of the Railways Hunter Davies £8.99 Over 170 years ago, the worlds first passenger railway - the Liverpool to Manchester - was opened. George Stephenson was the man responsible for this great feat of engineering. Published by : Sutton Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Glory Boy! Martin Daley £4.99 Reduced from £7.99, the story of the author's great great grandfather Isaac Scott. Published by : Martin Daley Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Gone to Blazes: Life as a Cumbrian Fireman David Stubbings £9.95 A humorous account of life as a fireman, which shows the lighter side of a job which can otherwise be bleak. All profits from the sale of this book go to the Cumbria Branch Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. Published by : Hayloft Published date : 2002 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Good Wives? Mary, Fanny, Jennie and me, 1845 - 2001 Margaret Forster £7.99 The bestselling author of Hidden Lives explores four marriages, including her own, in different times and societies to find the answer. Why does a woman still want to be a wife today? What is the value of marriage today? Why do couples still marry in church? Published by : Vintage Published date : 2002 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Good Wives?: Mary, Fanny, Jennie and me, 1845 - 2001 Margaret Forster £17.99 The bestselling author of Hidden Lives explores four marriages, including her own, in different times and societies to find the answer. Why does a woman still want to be a wife in the twenty-first century? What is the value of marriage today? Published by : Chatto & Windus Published date : 2001 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Great Cumbrians H.E. Winter £2.25 Just as the title suggests, this booklet is a study of people who lived within the boundaries of the old Cumberland, from artists and poets to chemists and sailors. Published by : H.E. Winter Published date : 1988 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hark For'ard! The Life of a Lakeland Huntsman Anthony Chapman and Anne Bonney (ed) £12.50 In the last few years of his life in the early 1980s, Anthony sat down and penned the seasons of his hunting life - filled with hounds, terriers, foxes, supporters, farmers, dalesmen, inn-keepers and his beloved fells around Ambleside and Coniston. Published by : Helm Press Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Head Over Heels in the Dales Gervase Phinn £16.99 The third book by the Yorkshire schools inspector. Phinn is a natural storyteller, and these reminiscences is guaranteed to give his thousands of fans immense enjoyment - and still beg for more. Published by : Michael Joseph Published date : 2002 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Head Over Heels in the Dales Gervase Phinn £9.99 Warmly entertaining and wryly funny, the Yorkshire schools inspectors latest book of reminiscences is brought to life by the author himself on cassette. Published by : Penguin Published date : 2002 Format : 2 cassettes. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Hidden Lives Margaret Forster £7.99 A memoir of the Carlisle authors mother and grandmother which reflects the changes in womens lives across three generations. Published by : Penguin Published date : 1996 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: