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	The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria Mike Salter £5.95 A detailed work featuring many local castles and tower houses. Published by : Folly Publications Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Eddie Stobart Story Hunter Davies £6.99 Twenty five years ago, Edward Stobart had eight lorries and twelve staff. Today, he has one thousand lorries and over two thousand staff. Despite having no marketing or publicity department, the company has an annual turnover of £150 million pounds. Published by : HarperCollins Published date : 2002 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Glory Game Hunter Davies £7.99 A classic account of British football, revised and updated for the millenium. Published by : Mainstream Sport Published date : 2000 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 Green Man of Carlisle Cathedral Thirlie Grundy £1.95 A short booklet which attempts to throw some light on this dark area of medieval history, as it occurs in Carlisle Cathedral. Published by : Thumbprint Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Jacobite Invasion of 1745 in North West England Jonathan D Oates £12.95 The last armed invasion of England began in the autumn of 1745 when the Jacobites marched through the northern counties. It included the 'Battle of Clifton Moor' and the siege of Carlisle. This book is the first in-depth study of the invasion from a North-West perspective, and it places the people of the region at centre stage. The text is supported by 43 contemporary and modern illustrations and 5 maps. Published by : CNWRS Published date : 2006 Format : Small Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Medieval Misericords in Carlisle Cathedral Thirlie Grundy £1.95 There have been many surveys and visitations about the carving and understanding of the misericords, and many photographs, but Thirlie Grundys is the first study by an artist who has used both her pencil to illustrate the subtleties of every detail, and also her hands and fingers to discover parts invisible to the eye - let alone the camera. Published by : Thumbprint Published date : Updated 2006 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Memory Box Margaret Forster £7.99 An unusual and poignant exploration of family mythology and guilt. Published by : Penguin Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Memory Box Margaret Forster £8.00 Reduced from £15.99, an unusual and poignant exploration of family mythology and guilt. Published by : Chatto & Windus Published date : 1999 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Old Parish Churches of Cumbria Mike Salter £5.95 A detailed work featuring many local parish churches. Published by : Folly Publications Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Roman Bath-House at Bewcastle, Cumbria J.P. Gillam; I.M. Jobey; D.A. Welsby £12.00 Illustrated throughout with plates, tables and line drawings, as well as detailed photographs, this is an important reference work with details on the anatomy of the bath house, the finds, and the pottery, chaplets and the brick and tile. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1993 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Season Ticket Jonathan Tulloch £6.99 The funny, sad and utterly convincing story of Sewell and Gerry and their quest for a season ticket to see their beloved Newcastle United. Published by : Vintage Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Seduction of Mrs Pendlebury Margaret Forster £7.99 The Pendleburys, ageing and alone in their old Islington house, have a relationship based on mutual tolerance. Rose reluctantly allows her neighbours to prove that she is not too old for friendship and hope. Published by : Penguin Published date : 1978 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Story of Hudson Scott and Sons Kevin A. Rafferty £9.95 The history of the Metal Box factory on James Street in Carlisle, with many reproductions of advertising tablets and manufactured tins, and pictures of workers. Published by : Charles Thurnam & Sons Ltd. Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Story of Ribblehead Viaduct W.R. Mitchell; Peter Fox £5.50 This is the first book to be devoted solely to this biggest, most stupendous feature of the Settle-Carlisle, and tells how it was designed and by whom. Published by : Castleberg Published date : 2001 Format : Large 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:

	Treating Strictly Prohibited £9.99 The story of Carlisle's unique nationalised pubs and breweries - an emergency response to war-time drinking that lasted 55 years. Published by : Pennine Productions LLP Published date : 2006 Format : Compact Disc Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Victor David Ramshaw £10.00 This first novel by David Ramshaw is set in 19th century Carlisle, a time of great change and expansion, with the opening of the Carlisle Canal. It tells the story of a fictitious family who lived in Carlisle throughout those exciting and occasionally dangerous times. Published by : P3 Publications Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Victorian Town Maps: Carlisle 1865 £9.50 A fascinating glimpse of Carlisle almost 150 years ago. Published by : Heritage Cartography Published date : 2006 Format : Folded map. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Write Me a Poem: Rhymes For Reasons Audrey Dent £5.50 This is a collection of poems written by the author for her friends and relatives, which are personal but will appeal to a wider readership. Published by : Flyde Printing Services Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: