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Herdwicks

Geoff Brown
£14.00

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

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. . . . more

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

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

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Miracles and Munitions

Gordon L Routledge
£7.95

In 1866 Alfred Nobel invented dynamite and patented it in various countries throughout the world where it was used extensively in mining and engineering. . . . more

Published by : Arthuret Publishers
Published date : 2003 reprinted 2009
Format : 148mm x 204mm paperback

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The Sorrows of Quintinshill

Gordon L Routledge
£6.95

On 22 May 1915, 227 people lost their lives and 246 were injured as a result of the worst disaster in the history of British Railways. . . . more

Published by : Arthuret Publishers
Published date : 2002 reprinted 2009
Format : 146mm x 210mm paperback

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A Walk Around The Lakes - A Visit to Britain's Lake District

Hunter Davies
£9.99

Special as much for its scenic beauty as for the literary and artistic creativity it has inspired, the lake District is one of the best known places in Britain – or is it?

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Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : 1 July 2009
Format : 130mm x 195mm paperback

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A Walk Along The Wall - A Journey Along Hadrian's Wall

Hunter Davies
£9.99

Originally stetching across the neck of England for over seventy miles, Hadrian's Wall is the most important Roman monument in Britain. . . . more

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : 1 July 2009
Format : 130mm x 197mm paperback

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William Wordsworth

Hunter Davies
£12.99

More than any other poet, Wordworth was his own biographer, and told his story through his verse. . . . more

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : 1 July 2009
Format : 130mm x 195mm paperback

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Cumbria

Dave Willis
£16.99

The Lake District, as a national park has only existed since 1951; Cumbria as a county, since 1974. . . . more

Published by : Halsgrove
Published date : June 2009
Format : 264mm x 245mm hardback

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Friends of the Lake District - The Early Years

John Cousins
£12.95

Established in 1934, Friends of the Lake District is one of the most influential conservation groups in England. . . . more

Published by : CNWRS
Published date : June 2009
Format : 170mm x 242mm paperback

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Call of the Eagle

Dave Walker
£16.99

Employed by the RSPB as a senior species protection warden at a secret location in Cumbria, the author was fortunate enough to become involved with this iconic species during their most productive breeding period; rearing six eaglets in the six years before he widened his interest to also study eagles in Scotland.
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Published by : Whittles Publishing
Published date : July 2009
Format : 170mm x 240mm paperback

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A Boot Up - Buttermere & Crummock Water

Keith Wood
£4.99

The 10 leisure walks covered are all found in the O/S Explorer Map No 4. The maps in this book are only an outline version of each walk and the detail provided by the OS map puts each route in context. . . . more

Published by : Pixz
Published date : July 2009
Format : 117 x 160mm hardback

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Where to Watch Birds - North West England & the Isle of Man

Allan Conlin, et al
£16.99

A guide to the best birding sites in the northwestern counties of Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire. . . . more

Published by : A&C Black
Published date : Reprinted April 2008
Format : 216mm x 135mm paperback

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the Making of a School - The History of Kirkoswald School 1856 - 2006

Bill Roberts
£10.00

This book recounts the history of Kirkoswald Church of England School, from its very beginnings as a National School in 1856, through its late-Victorian years, with a succession of devoted head-teachers, to its transformation in more recent times to a well equipped, superbly performing modern primary school. . . . more

Published by : Bill Roberts
Published date : June 2009
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Thomas Mawson

Janet Waymark
£35.00

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Thomas Haytor Mawson (1881-1933) began designing gardens in the 1890s. . . . more

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : May 2009
Format : 305mm x 250mm hardback

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Are You The Lady From The Welfare

Alison Thompson
£8.99

The modern-day social worker has become one of society's most vilified professionals, haunted by scandal, with charges of incompetence and constant sniping. . . . more

Published by : Pen Press
Published date : June 2009
Format : 128mm x 198mm paperback

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