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Great Mountain Days in the Lake District - 50 Classic Routes Exploring the Lakeland Fells

Mark Richards
16.99

This is an inspirational and detailed guide to fifty memorable expeditions on the high fells of Lakeland.

Published by : Cicerone
Published date : April 2008
Format : 170mm x 240mm paperback

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Cumbria Real Ale Guide - Including the Lake District


4.95

COMPRISES:
Over 270 location entries
and town maps, with over
580 real ale pubs, clubs etc.
detailing names, addresses,
opening hours, beers,
premises descriptions,
facilities and CAMRA awards,
compiled from individual
surveys by CAMRA members.

Published by : Campaign For Real Ale
Published date : March 2008
Format : 115mm x 150mm paperback

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The Eden Valley and the North Pennines

W R Mitchell
15.99

The north-south valley of the Eden is a broad fertile strip between Lakeland and the high moors of the Pennine uplift. The river rises at Mallerstang, where Wild Boar Fell forms a magnificent backdrop, and is noted for its run of salmon and for the trout fishing enjoyed in the upper reaches. In its course of 67 miles to the marshes of Solway Firth it passes two historic towns, Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, and the city of Carlisle, the entry point for Scottish raiders in a more turbulent past. Presiding over the northern Pennines is Alston, one of the highest market towns in the land.



Published by : Phillimore
Published date : September 2007
Format : 175mm x 252mm hardback

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The Passion for Painting Pattern

Raymond Honeynman
10.00

Raymond Honeymans rich tapestry of life has turned the Carlisle designer into one of the countrys leading designers of pattern.


Published by : Unipress Cumbria
Published date : December 2007
Format : 218mm x 222mm paperback

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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 Jimmys 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

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The Flower Arranger at All Saints

Lis Howell
18.99

Liz Howell's Cumbrian roots has made for an interesting novel about the picturesque village of Tarnfield in the North of England, where feuds and rivalries lie hidden under its genteel surface.

Published by : Constable
Published date : 2007
Format : 140mm x 220mm hardback

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104 Men

Amanda M. Garraway
14.00

This stunning new book documents the disastrous explosion at the William Pit, Whitehaven, in August 1947, in which 104 Men lost their lives.


Published by : Hayloft
Published date : September 2007
Format : 190mm x 248mm paperback

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Whatt Fettle, Mun!

Tim Barker
6.99

HOD THI PIE! CUSH MUN, AA NIVVER SEED OOT LIKE IT. HESTA IVVER SIN A CUDDY LOWP A FIVE-BARRED YAT? IT TEKS AW MAKS TO MEK A WURLD. Can people in Cumbria really be speaking the English language?

Published by : Countryside Books
Published date : September 2007
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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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

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104 Men

Amanda M. Garraway
14.00

This stunning new book documents the disastrous explosion at the William Pit, Whitehaven, in August 1947, in which 104 Men lost their lives.


Published by : Hayloft
Published date : September 2007
Format : 190mm x 248mm paperback

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Quilts & Coverlets

Rosemary E. Allan
25.00

The collection of quilts and coverlets at Beamish Museum is an important folk art survival in the British Isles.

Published by : The Beamish Museum
Published date : June 2007
Format : 225mm x 290mm paperback

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The Carhullan Army

Sarah Hall
14.99

The world has changed. War rages in South America and China, and Britain - now entirely dependent on the US for food and energy - is run by an omnipresent dictatorship known simply as The Authority.

Published by : Faber
Published date : August 2007
Format : 140mm x 220mm hardback

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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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Dymond Guide - Cumbria The Lake District

Christian Dymond
9.95

This is a comprehensive guide to arts-related culture in the county of Cumbria and around the Lake District.

Published by : Dymond Guides
Published date : December 2006
Format : 170mm x 215mm paperback

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Walking With Beatrix Potter

Norman & June Buckley
7.99

For many visitors, especially young ones, Beatrix Potter is the most interesting of the many Lake District writers, and the fact that so many of her stories have clear Lake District locations is here used as the basis of a series of short easy walks.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : May 2007
Format : 112mm x 170mm softback

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The Cumbria Coastal Way

Ian & Krysia Brodie
12.00

The Cumbria Coastal Waylinks two of England's great estuaries - Morecambe Bay and the Solway Firth - and provides 298km (182 miles) of walking.

Published by : Cicerone
Published date : 2007
Format : 115mm x 170mm softback

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The Lakeland Ospreys

David Ramshaw
5.00

Ospreys have bred at Bassenthwaite since 2001 and have successfully produced chicks every year.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : March 2007
Format : 148mm x 210mm stitched paperback

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A Carlisle Lad - The Story of James Parker Templeton

Jim Temleton
12.00

James Templeton is a memorable man with a wonderful tale to tell. His words leap fromthe page as he transports you back to a less frenetic world, where people who were usually financially poorer than they are today were much richer in every other respect.

Published by : Ink Truck
Published date : March 2007
Format : 297mm x 210mm paperback

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Farm Life on Field and Fell

Alfred Hall
12.00

Alfred Hall, MBE, founded the World Ploughing Organisation and was its General Secretary for 40 years. He was also involved in many other activities and spent twenty five of his years as a free-lance broadcaster on radio and television, talking about all things farming. This book is a collection of his stories based on some of those original talks broadcast by the BBC.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : January 2007
Format : 150mm x 210mm paperback

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Lions and Dragons - Illustrated History of The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 1956-2006

Stuart Eastwood
30.00

This is the story of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment from 1945 when the regiment's origins were infact the King's Own Royal Regiment and the Border Regiment, through 1959 (when they amalgamated) 'til today, 2006.

Published by : Silver Link
Published date : January 2007
Format : 220mm x 285mm hardback

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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

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Mr Mullett Owns a Cloud

Angela Locke
9.95

The magical story of a Cumbrian farmer and his adventures with the mischievous cloud, Napoleon.

Published by : Cumbria Life Books
Published date : October 2006
Format : 210mm x 150mm small paperback

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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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Bread Matters

Andrew Whitley
20.00

Andrew Whitley, founder of the celebrated Village Bakery in Melmerby Cumbria, is a uniquely experienced organic baker, and this is his foolproof guide to baking real nutritious bread at home. From simple loaves to wheat-free and gluten-free cooking, Whitley explains the baking process, demystifies the science, and shares the practical craft he teaches on his popular baking courses.

Published by : 4th Estate
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names

Diana Whaley
20.00

This book is a guide to the place names of the English Lake District from the earliest times to the twentieth century. It is based on previous scholarship and fresh research and combines detail and authoritative commentary on the names with insights onto the setting, languages and history which gave rise to them.It will prove absorbing reading and an important resource for anyone interested in the past of the region and the origins of its names.

Published by : English Place Name Society
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: Book 3, The Central Fells SECOND EDITION

A. Wainwright
12.99

A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells have been best-sellers for the past fifty years. Now, for the first time, a comprehensive programme of revision and updating, authorised and approved by the Wainwright Estate, has begun, and this is the third of the revised editions. Every word of text has been checked. Maps and diagrams have been meticulously corrected and every footpath has been re-walked, and every ascent re-visited.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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England's Landscape: The North West

Angus Winchester
35.00

The most detailed description of why the landscape of the North West now looks the way it does. Covering the geology, archaeology and history of the area and building a complete picture of how these have produced the countryside we see today.

Published by : English Heritage
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Hardback

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The Miller's Way - A Journey of Destiny


3.99

The Miller's Way takes the walker through some relatively unknown but spectacular scenery. It offers a taste of the Shap Fells, the Howgills, the Pennines and the tranquil Eden Valley en route to Carlisle. The Miller's Way is a tribute to JD Carr - a miller, baker, biscuit maker and visionary. This new 51 mile walk follows much of the route he would have taken all those years ago.

Published by : Carrs Breadmaker
Published date : 2006
Format : Small Paperback

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The Heritage of the Solway Firth

James Irving Hawkins
12.99

The Solway Firth is a major estuary and has been a communication route and a source of food for the inhabitants of its shores from the Mesolithic period to the present day. In times of war and border unrest the Firth and its major rivers have been used as natural lines of defence.
This book contains a collection of photographs and information gathered from many individuals and organisations.

Published by : Friends of Annandale and Eskdale Museums
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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Ships Of West Cumberland

Desmond G Sythes
10.00

Desmond G Sythes, the author of this remarkable series of articles is still remembered in the Whitehaven area from his time as the lighthouse keeper at St Bees Head from 1963 to 1969. The Friends of Whitehaven Museum are delighted to be able to make these articles available to a new generation of local history enthusiasts.

Published by : Francis Trevor Ward
Published date : 2006
Format : Small paperback

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Life Swap: The Essential Guide to Downshifting

Jo Hampson with Georgina Perkins
7.99

Cumbria-based authors Jo and Georgina introduce an alternative to modern life, giving the low-down on how we can change our lives for the better.

Published by : Impact Publishing Ltd
Published date : 2006
Format : Paperback.

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12 Books that Changed the World

Melvyn Bragg
20.00

In our digitised age of instant information it is easy to underestimate the power of the printed word. In his fascinating new book accompanying the ITV series, Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book as agent of social, political and personal revolution. This book presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters.

Published by : Hodder & Stoughton
Published date : 2006
Format : Hardback.

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Raiders & Reivers

John Sadler
7.99

This is a book about the turbulent history of the Anglo-Scottish border - three hundred years of strife and mayhem that shaped the character of both nations. This is a book guaranteed to excite the reader with its vivid descriptions and fascinating historical detail, and will appeal to the general reader and to young people.

Published by : Ergo Press
Published date : 2006
Format : Large paperback.

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