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	John Ruskin: The Early Years Tim Hilton £10.95 The first volume of the authoritative biography of Ruskin, published in paperback for the first time. Published by : Yale University Press Published date : 2000 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Jonathan Otley - Man of Lakeland Thomas Fletcher Smith £10.00 Jonathan Otley was a self-taught geologist, minerologist, meteorologist, botanist, topographer, cartographer, and watch-maker. Published by : Bookcase Published date : August 2007 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Josefina de Vasconcellos: Her Life and Art Margaret Lewis £10.99 Josefina de Vasconcellos has been active as a sculptor since the early 1920s. This biography, which contains 32 pages of photographs from a unique collection, charts the extraordinary life of a woman who faced many challenges and disappointments, Published by : Flambard Published date : 2002 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	JOSS - The Life and Times of the Legendary Lake District Fell Runner and Shepherd Joss Naylor Keith Richardson £25.00 Olympic Gold medal winner Chris Brasher described Joss Naylor as 'The Greatest of Them All', a title he bestowed on Joss when he ran 72 Lake District mountains in 24 hours. Published by : River Greta Writer Published date : September 2009 Format : 224mm x 285mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	King Street Junior the Inside Story Jim Eldridge £8.99 "King Street Junior" ran for 20 years on BBC Radio 4. Jim Eldridge, series creator tells the inside story of the radio series. This book also lists every episode and cast and crew biographies. Published by : Greenfinch Park Published date : 2006 Format : Small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lakeland in the 1830's - Based on the Journal of a Gentleman Traveller Isaac Simpson Wendy M Stuart £17.50 From the faded ink of the Lake District journal of a pre-Victorian gentleman traveller Isaac Simpson, direct descendant Wendy Stuart has brought to life a fascinating and charming account of the changing Lakes of the 1830s. Published by : Hayloft Published date : March 2009 Format : 234mm x 165mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Lakeland in the 1830's - Based on the Journal of a Gentleman Traveller Isaac Simpson Wendy M Stuart £14.00 From the faded ink of the Lake District journal of a pre-Victorian gentleman traveller Isaac Simpson, direct descendant Wendy Stuart has brought to life a fascinating and charming account of the changing Lakes of the 1830s. Published by : Hayloft Published date : March 2009 Format : 230mm x 160mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier Christopher Fifield (ed) £12.99 Fifty years ago, Kathleen Ferrier, the greatest lyric contralto Britain has ever produced, lost her courageous battle with breast cancer. Until now she has just been a voice, but through the pages of these letters and diaries we get to the person. Published by : The Boydell Press Published date : 2003 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Letters to Children From Beatrix Potter Judy Taylor (ed) £16.99 This collection of letters - including the letter which featured Peter Rabbit, starting Ms Potters career as an author - offers an insight into the background to her stories as well as her love of children. Published by : Frederick Warne Published date : 2002 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Letters, Papers and Journals of William Pearson Anne Pearson (ed) £25.00 This book has been out of print for almost 150 years. It was a rare book, even when first published, as it is believed only 50 copies were printed. The book is a memoir by Anne Pearson and an important collection of letters and articles by her husband, William Pearson of Borderside, a well known Westmorland man, who was buried at Crosthwaite Church. Published by : Hayloft Publishing Ltd. Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Margaret Forster Kathleen Jones £2.50 An introductory biography of the Cumbrian writer and novelist Margaret Forster, published in the popular Modern Cumbrian Classics series. Published by : Northern Lights Published date : 2003 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Margery Jackson 1722 - 1812: Life and Times of the Carlisle Miser H.R. Hallaway £9.99 A fascinating biography which paints a very different picture of the Carlisle miser to that of the previous book about her. With a free 32 page booklet entitled Memoir of Margery Jackson. Published by : Halstead Printers Published date : 1991 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Maryport Edna Croft £12.00 When asked what life was like before washing machines and television, Edna decided to write it down. Published by : BOOKCASE Published date : May 2010 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	McIlmoyle: The Legend of Brunton Park Gordon L. Routledge £16.50 This is a biography of Hugh McIlmoyle, who made his debut with Carlisle United Football Club in 1963 and became an instant hit. His goals, including four hat tricks, fired CUFC to the top of the league and promotion and so began a new era of success for the Cumbrians. Published by : Arthuret Publishers Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Memoirs of a Fellwanderer A. Wainwright £12.99 This is the enduring story behind the Pictorial Guides - the love letters to the Lakeland Fells that have made A. Wainwright a hosehold name among walkers - illustrated with Wainwrights distinctive drawings of the mountains he knew and loved. Published by : Frances Lincoln Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Millican Dalton: A Search for Romance and Freedom M.D. Entwistle £8.99 This book is a biographical tribute to the life and times of Millican Dalton. the Borrowdale caveman, who throughout his life and ever since his death, has never failed to capture the imagination. Published by : Mountainmere Research Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Molly's Story June Thistlethwaite (ed) £5.99 The life of a Cumbrian woman, Molly Park. Published by : Thyme Press Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Please allow 10 days for delivery

	Monty and Tyler Take to the Road Desmond P A Feely £10.99 Published in memory of his daughter,Corporal Sarah Louise Bryant who was killed in action in Helmand, Afghanistan in 2008, Des Feely of Cotehill, Carlisle tells the story of Sarah's pets in words and photos. Published by : Margon Press Published date : November 2009 Format : 180mm x 255mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	My Speed King: Life With Donald Campbell Tonia Bern-Campbell £5.99 Reduced from £17.99, an affectionate biography of Donald Campbell, who died on Coniston Water in 1967. Tonia Bern-Campbell, who was married to Campbell for nine years, tells the inside story of her heady life with Britains national land and water speed hero. Published by : Sutton Published date : 2002 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Nature's Engraver Jenny Uglow £9.99 At the end of the eighteenth-century Britain fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's "History of British Birds" marked the moment: the first 'field-guide' for ordinary people, illustrated by woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But it was far more than that, for in the vivid vignettes scattered through the book Bewick drew the vanishing way of life of the country people of the North East. In this superbly illustrated biography, Jenny Uglow tells a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life and the beauty of the wild - a journey to the beginning of our lasting obsession with the natural world. Published by : Faber Published date : September 2007 Format : 135mm x 198mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Nella - Lost and Found Nella Black & Eleanor Lynne Wallace £4.00 This is the life story of Nella Black, a 94 year old deaf & blind lady living in Carlisle, told from her personal diaries and interviews with the author Published by : R 3 Publications Published date : August 2007 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Nella Last's Peace Nella Last, edited by Patricia & Robert Malcolmson £8.99 Picking up where bestseller Nella Last's "War" left off, this fascinating and unique diary of 1945-48 delves into the private life of housewife, mother and skilful narrator Nella Last, as well as that of her family, friends and neighbours. Published by : Profile books Published date : October 2008 Format : 198mm x 128mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Nella Last's War Nella Last £8.99 In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a regular diary that lasted for thirty years. Published by : Profile Books Published date : November 2006 Format : 195x130mm small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Northern and Proud - The Biography of Bob Stokoe Paul Harrison £17.99 Bob Stokoe created one of the greatest moments in football history when his Second Division Sunderland side defeated the might of Leeds United in the 1973 FA Cup final. Published by : Know The Score Published date : February 2009 Format : 160mm x 240mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Not s'many cows and a lot less yows Mike Sanderson £9.95 This book is the long-awaited second helping of humorous agricultural ramblings from the author of Yows and Cows, Mike Sanderson. Published by : Hayloft Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: