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Carlisle - Steam Memories ; 1950's - 1960's

David Dunn
£9.99

Carlisle has always been a Mecca for railway enthusiasts, from pre-grouping days right through to almost the end of steam on British Railways.

Published by : Booklaw
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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

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Simply Good Bread

Peter Sidwell
£15.00

Cumbrian chef Peter Sidwell's new recipe book puts bread at the heart of every home ...


Published by : RMC Brainwave/Peter Sidwell
Published date : 2009
Format : 210mm x 215mm hardback

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Carlisle & County High School For Girls

Mary Scott Parker
£12.00

"The High School first opened its doors at 19 Castle Street in January 1884, to admit thirty six pupils...."


Published by : M & D publications
Published date : September 2008
Format : 147mm x 210mm paperback

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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

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Discovering Northern lakeland

Charlie Emett & James Templeton
£12.99

The Cumbrian Mountains with their sixteen lakes radiating from a central point like the spokes of a wheel and their numerous smaller tarns have become today's lakeland, renowned for its great natural beauty.

Published by : The History Press
Published date : July 2009
Format : 170mm x 247mm paperback

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Herdwicks - Herdwick Sheep and the Lake District

Geoff Brown
£14.00

Herdwicks are the native sheep of the Lake District, England's only mountain area.

Published by : Hayloft
Published date : July 2009
Format : 155mm 215mm paperback

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Winifred Nicholson

Christopher Andreae
£35.00

Luminosity, open space and quick movements characterise Winifred Nicholson's paintings.

Published by : Lund Humphries
Published date : May 2009
Format : 235mm x 276mm hardback

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Talk of the Town

Jacob Polley
£9.99

It's 1986, the last day of the summer holidays, and Christopher Hearsey is wondering why his best mate Arthur has suddenly disappeared, and whether lippy Gill Ross a few doors down might know anything about it. In order to begin his search Chris must face down his own dread.

Published by : Picador
Published date : June 2009
Format : 135mm x 214mm paperback

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Cumbria's Weather - Your Complete Guide

Peter Johnson
£5.95

This book is your essential guide to Cumbria's weather: past present and (possibly) the future.

Published by : Cinderbarrow Publishing
Published date : May 2009
Format : 124mm x 174mm paperback

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North West Coast From The Air

Ronny Mitchell
£14.99

The coast of NorthWest England has seen great changes over the centuries.

Published by : Halsgrove
Published date : April 2009
Format : 235mm x 220mm hardback

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A Year in the Life of Buttermere

Bill Birkett
£16.99

This photographic essay, the fourth Lake District volume in Bill Birkett's prize-winning and widely praised valley portraits, captures all the facets of the delightful Buttermere Valley throughout the seasons, from the ever-changing mood of its lakes and tarns to its inspirational high fells.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : April 2009
Format : 267mm x 250mm hardback

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The Lake District

William Fricker
£12.99

The author (photographer and publisher) of this publication has made it more than just an ordinary guidebook.

Published by : Goldeneye Guidebooks
Published date : March 2009
Format : 130mm x 220mm

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Letters to my Stepdaughter

Percy Kelly
£10.00

1n 1970 Percy Kelly ran away from Cumbria with Chris Griffiths taking her 3 children aged 12, 8 and 6 with her.

Published by : Castlegate House Gallery
Published date : March 2009
Format : 210mm x 250mm softback

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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

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Another Country - A Guide to the Children's Books of the Lake District and Cumbria

James Mackenzie
£15.00

'Another Country' invites you to take a journey into the landscape of the Lake District and discover the wonderful books it has transpired.


Published by : Girls Gone By
Published date : 2008
Format : 175mm x 247mm paperback

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Carlisle Grammar School - An Entertaining History

Mary Scott - Parker
£12.00

This book has come about because of the determination of one man, Malcolm Ward, to preserve as much of Carlisle Grammar School's history as possible.

Published by : Parker-Leigh Publishing
Published date : September 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Wetheral and Great Corby - an Illustrated History

Denis Perriam & David Ramshaw
£13.00

Previous local history books published by P3 Publications, such as Linton Holme and Smithfield & Kirklinton Parish History, have proved popular so a new illustrated history of the villages of Wetheral and Great Corby, just outside the city of Carlisle, was worthy of fresh endeavour.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : October 2008
Format : 210mm x 295mm paperback

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Lost Railways of Cumbria

Gordon Suggitt
£10.99

From the very beginning, the geography of Cumbria conspired to prevent the spread of railways.

Published by : Countryside Books
Published date : September 2008
Format : 150mm x 215mm paperback

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The Wall - Rome's Greatest Frontier

Alistair Moffat
£16.99

Hadrian's Wall is the largest single Roman monument in the world and the most impressive Roman legacy north of the Alps.

Published by : Birlinn
Published date : May 2008
Format : 234mm 156mm hardback

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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.

Published by :
Published date : May 2008
Format : 150mm 210mm stitched paperback

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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 Honeyman’s rich tapestry of life has turned the Carlisle designer into one of the country’s 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 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

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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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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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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 Way links 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 from the 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.

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 revised by Chris Jesty
£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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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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