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	100 Greats: Cumberland Rugby League Robert Gate £12.99 The old county of Cumberland has at last been celebrated for the wealth of great rugby players it has produced. The county has been producing these greats since the Northern Union was founded in 1895. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2002 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	42 Peaks: The Story of the Bob Graham Round £5.00 The Lake District has its own special challenge; how many peaks can be visited in the space of one day? The bench mark was set in 1932 when Bob Graham completed a round of 42 peaks within 24 hours. Since then over 1100 men and women have successfully taken up this challenge. The very fittest have sought to extend the round beyond 42 tops, and the Fell Record now stands at 77 peaks. Published by : Hayloft Publishing Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Year in a Lake District Garden Sue Tasker £8.95 This book is based on the authors popular series in the Westmorland Gazette newspaper. Following a seasonal approach, there are descriptions of plants that grow well in Cumbria (and those that don't), tips on pruning and planting, dealing with pests and Published by : Sigma Leisure Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Year in the Life of an Allotment David Haigh £9.99 'A Year in the Life of an Allotment' does just what it says on the cover - it takes you through the year, explaining what needs to be done and how to do it. It shows what can go wrong, as well as celebrating the successes. Published by : Borderway Productions Published date : August 2007 Format : PAL DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Amulet: A charm restored and sailed to the Western Isles Bob Orrell £10.95 Saved from an inglorious end as a garden ornament, Amulet, a 26-foot wooden keel boat, amateur-built in Scotland in 1964, was restored by Cumbrian-based author and charter yacht skipper, Bob Orrell. Published by : Seafarer Books Published date : 2002 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Barrow Raiders Rugby League Club Keith Nutter £10.99 Spanning the decades, this book recounts the story of the Barrow Raiders club from its formation back in 1875 right through to the present day. Published by : Tempus Published date : 2002 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Being Prepared - 100 Years of Scouting in Cumbria Roy McNamara £15.00 Scouting started in the old counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire Beyond the Sands in 1908. Today the Scouts are as active as ever and fully prepared for their next century. Published by : Bookcase Published date : August 2007 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birds of the Lake District W.R. Mitchell £4.99 Reduced from £6.50,a thorough guide to the many species in the area, illustrated by one of the norths finest bird artists David Binns. Published by : Castleberg Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching in the Solway Coast - Area of Outstanding beauty Brian Irving £3.00 This book is not about the birds of the solway Coast area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB), it is about where when and how to see them. Published by : Published date : May 2008 Format : 150mm 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching Walks Around Morecambe Bay John Wilson & David Hindle £7.95 The Morecambe Bay area is one of the finest bird watching sites in Great Britain. With 310 square kilometres of inter-tidal sand flats, it is an outstanding combination of habitats. Published by : Palatine Books Published date : November 2007 Format : 155mm x 232mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching Walks in Bowland David Hindle & John Wilson £7.95 The Forest of Bowland is a truly stunning and immensely important Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Published by : Palatine Books Published date : March 2005 Format : 155 mmx 232mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Boots, balls & haircuts: An illustrated history of football from then to now Hunter Davies £12.99 Hunter Davies has avoided the dry statistics and annual goal coverages in this book, and instead considers all the various social, cultural and economic aspects of football - as well as the real lives of players and fans. Published by : Cassell Illustrated Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Call-Out - The First 50 Years George Bott £5.00 The fascinating story of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team which follows its development over the last fifty years. Published by : Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Published date : 1997 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle Angling Association: A 150th Anniversary Walter Graham £20.00 This is primarily a book of pictures dedicated to the very important individuals who have made up the life blood of the Carlisle Angling Association (CAA) over the years. Published by : Carlisle Angling Assocation Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Carlisle United - Blueseason 2006/2007 Neil Nixon £10.00 'Blueseason' is the story of one season in the life of Cumbria's only football league club. Published by : Bookcase Published date : August 2007 Format : 148mm x 210mm 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:

	Carlisle's Cult Heroes Paul Harrison £16.99 Over the years Carlisle United have attracted their fair share of bona fide Cult Heroes; the likes of Stan Bowles, Bill Shankly, Bob Stokoe, Peter Beardsley, Kevin Gray and, of course, the ultimate one match wonder Jimmy Glass, whose goal saved United from the ignominy of dropping out of the Football League. Nothing particularly special in that necessarily, except that Jimmy’s goal came in the last minute of the last match – and he was a goalkeeper! Published by : Know The Score Published date : November 2007 Format : 160mm x 240mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Confessions of a Shooting Fishing Man Lawrence Catlow £14.99 Lawrence Catlow faces the burning fieldsports issus of our time in this frank and revealing sporting diary of a year in Cumbria. Reprinted. Published by : Merlin Unwin Books Published date : 2004 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Roger Robson £8.95 A modern history of Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbrian Crosswords Philip Knox £2.00 This unique book contains fifty crosswords and answers, designed to tax the ingenuity and knowledge of Cumbrian folk everywhere. Published by : Dalesman Publishing Company Published date : 1979 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cycle Rides - Lake District & the Northwest £7.99 Get on your bike with this fantastic new series of cycling guides in some of the best loved areas in Britain. Published by : AA Published date : June 2007 Format : 145mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cycling around the Lake District Arnold Robinson £5.50 A collection of fifteen cycling routes providing an on-going tour around the Lake District. Each section is between 18 and 37 miles long. Published by : Walk & Write Ltd Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cycling Country Lanes & Byways - Lake District £5.99 Contains 16 circular routes, national cycle network routes, cycle hire centres, and traffic free family trails Published by : Goldeneye Published date : May 2006 Format : Laminated folded map 118mm x 240mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Darkly, Deeply, Beautifully Blue: The Journal of a Football Season John Haworth £15.95 This is an insider's account of Carlisle United's roller-coaster 2002-3 season. In terse, blackly humorous diary entries, the author - Carlisle's medical officer - charts the club's highs and lows as it struggled in the nether regions of League Division Three and how it narrowly escaped end-of-season relegation to the Conference. Published by : The Book Guild Ltd. Published date : 2005 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Everest Expeditions Chris Bonington £25.00 Boningtons three classic accounts of his expeditions to scale the summit of Everest are republished here in an impressive trilogy - Everest: South West Face; Everest the Hard Way and Everest: the Unclimbed Ridge. Published by : Weidenfeld & Nicolson Published date : 2002 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: