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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.
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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.
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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
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Paperback.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Published date :
May 2008
Format :
150mm 210mm stitched paperback
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Carlisle United - Blueseason 2008-2009
Neil Nixon
£9.99
A recent survey names Carlisle United as the most 'exciting' club to support.
Published by :
Bright Pen
Published date :
July 2009
Format :
140mm x 215mm paperback
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Carlisle United - On This Day
Andy Hall
£9.99
Carlisle United: On This Day chronicles, in diary form, the major events in The Cumbrians long and eventful history.
Published by :
Pitch publishing
Published date :
November 2008
Format :
190mm x 122mm hardback
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Carlisle United - The Complete Record
Paul Harrison
£19.99
"Carlisle United: The Complete Record" provides the most comprehensive history of the club.
Published by :
Breedon Books
Published date :
September 2008
Format :
173mm x 245mm hardback
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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
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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!
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Know The Score
Published date :
November 2007
Format :
160mm x 240mm
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Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling
Roger Robson
£8.95
A modern history of Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling.
Published by :
Bookcase
Published date :
1999
Format :
Paperback.
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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.
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Cycle Rides - Lake District & the Northwest
£4.00
REDUCED FROM £ 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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