Land of Three Rivers: The Poetry of North-East England (Astley Neil)(Paperback)

Land of Three Rivers: The Poetry of North-East England (Astley Neil)(Paperback)

Land of Three Rivers is a celebration of North-East England in poetry, featuring its places and people, culture, history, language and stories in poems and songs with both rural and urban settings. Taking its bearings from the Tyne, Wear and Tees of the title (from Vin Garbutt's song 'John North'),

The Last Days of Steam in North East England (Woods George)(Paperback)

An evocative collection of photographs documenting the final days of steam on the railways of North East

REFUSING TO FIGHT THE "GOOD WAR" - Conscientious objectors in the North East of England (Anderson Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

Staying Human: New Poems for Staying Alive (Astley Neil)(Paperback)

Staying Human is the latest addition to Bloodaxe's bestselling Staying Alive series of world poetry anthologies. These anthologies have introduced many thousands of new readers to modern poetry as well as offering poetry lovers a broad, international selection of 500 'real poems for unreal times'

Canoe & Kayak Guide to North West England (Miller Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

A guide to paddling in North West England. It covers some 110 rivers with 700km of river descriptions from the Scottish Border to Greater Manchester. It also covers just about every river or stream that can be paddled - from gentle family trips on scenic friendly rivers to extreme white water

Being Alive: The Sequel to Staying Alive (Astley Neil)(Paperback)

Being Alive is the sequel to Neil Astley's Staying Alive, which became Britain's most popular poetry book because it gave readers hundreds of thoughtful and passionate poems about living in the modern world. Now he has assembled this equally lively companion anthology for all those readers who've

Half-Past Tomorrow (McGeorge Chris)(Paperback / softback)

Shirley Steadman, a 70 year old living in a small town in the North East of England, loves her volunteer work at the local hospital radio. She likes giving back to the community, and even more so, she likes getting out of the house. Haunted by the presence of her son, a reluctant Royal Navy officer

Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa (Porter Venetia)(Paperback)

Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa brings together an extraordinary collection of work from the British Museum for the first time. The contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa is rich and vibrant. Whether living in their countries of birth or in diaspora,

Lost Tramways of England: London North East (Waller Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This is one of four volumes to cover the history of electric tramcar operation in London; concentrating on the routes to the northeast, the system in this area was largely the result of development by a number of local authorities and was converted largely to trolleybus operation in the years

Favourite Poems of England - a collection to celebrate this green and pleasant land(Pevná vazba)

Poetry anthology celebrating England and all that is

By The Rivers Of Babylon (DeMille Nelson)(Paperback / softback)

Compulsively exciting Middle East thriller by international No. 1 bestselling

Buchan Claik - A Compendium of Words and Phrases from the North-east of Scotland (Buchan Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The Granite Men: A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland (Fiddes Jim)(Paperback)

A comprehensive history of the industries of the Granite City of

The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (King Charles)(Paperback)

The Caucasus mountains rise at the intersection of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A land of astonishing natural beauty and a dizzying array of ancient cultures, the Caucasus for most of the twentieth century lay inside the Soviet Union, before movements of national liberation created newly

Political Economies of the Middle East and North Africa (Springborg Robert)(Paperback)

Despite its oil wealth, the Middle East and North Africa is economically stagnating. Growth rates are comparatively unfavorable and insufficient to substantially improve citizens' lives. Whether this economic inertia can be overcome or will continue into the indefinite future is a vital question

New Baltic Poetry (Will Jayde)(Paperback)

New Baltic Poetry is a collection celebrating the diversity of writing from the three Baltic countries; Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Six of the most talented poets from each country are translated and published in English, in many cases for the first time, providing a taste of the fresh, dynamic

Essential Poems from the Staying Alive Trilogy (Astley Neil)(Paperback)

'Staying Alive', 'Being Alive' and 'Being Human' have introduced many thousands of new readers to contemporary poetry, and have helped poetry lovers to discover the little known riches of world poetry. Each anthology in the Staying Alive trilogy has 500 poems to touch the heart, stir the mind and

Lud Heat: A Book of the Dead Hamlets (Sinclair Iain)(Paperback)

A work of poetry which combines a narrative of lawnmowing in East London with a sequence of freeverse lyrics, exploring the dotted lines which link up the Hawksmoor churches of East London and show the triangulations which connect churches to plague pits and the sites of the notorious Whitechapel

Lost Lanes Southern England: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England (Thurston Jack)(Paperback)

Discover the hidden corners of southern England, London and the south-east, travelling by bicycle along its ancient network of quiet lanes. From gentle spins to weekend camping adventures, wild seashores to enchanted woodlands and midnight escapades, LOST LANES will enthrall armchair explorers and

Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times (Astley Neil)(Paperback)

Staying Alive is an international anthology of 500 life-affirming poems fired by belief in the human and the spiritual at a time when much in the world feels unreal, inhuman and hollow. These are poems of great personal force connecting our aspirations with our humanity, helping us stay alive to

Poetry of Seamus Heaney (Corcoran Neil)(Paperback / softback)

The new edition, which like the original has had the advantage of Seamus Heaney's own cooperation and unstinted access to the poet's papers, follows the same pattern, adding a chapter apiece on the major collections of poems published since 1986, as well as separate discussions of Heaney's work as

A Tangled Thread (Fraser Anthea)(Pevná vazba)

Three distant households - one in Scotland, one in the north of England and one in the south - have known the pain of losing a loved one. But it takes the suspicious death of Martin Petrie, a stranger from the Scottish Borders killed in a hit and run, to untangle the threads that will draw them

The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park (Runtz Michael)(Paperback)

Algonquin is a near-North paradise of 3,500 square miles of forests, lakes and rivers atop the rugged Canadian Shield. This idyllic haven from urban life is easily accessible from dozens of major U.S. and Canadian population centers. Michael Runtz has spent decades observing and photographing the

The Rainbow (Lawrence D. H.)(Paperback)

Set in the rural midlands of England, The Rainbow revolves around three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more than sixty years, setting them against the emergence of modern England. When Tom Brangwen marries a Polish widow and adopts her daughter as his own, he is unprepared for