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Gazed At In Awe (Solihull)

Gazed At In Awe (Solihull)

Alan J. Sadler

A personal story of Solihull gas works and some of the people who..

£8.95

George Walton 1796-1874 - The Journal & Diary of a Rifleman of the 95th who fought at Waterloo

George Walton 1796-1874 - The Journal & Diary of a Rifleman of the 95th who fought at Waterloo

Ed. Peter Coleman

In 1813 George Walton joined the Rifle Brigade at a recruiting party outside St Philip’s Church in..

£9.95

Go and Make the Tea, Boy! - Memories of life as a young  reporter during the 1960s

Go and Make the Tea, Boy! - Memories of life as a young reporter during the 1960s

John Phillpott

BEATLE haircut, one set of smart clothes to his name… and with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude hewn out of ..

£9.95

Gold In My Veins - My Life as a Derby Gilder

Gold In My Veins - My Life as a Derby Gilder

Betty Wherry

Gold in my Veins is an autobiographical account of the life of Betty ..

£7.95

Hello England: A Biography of Balwant K Swani

Hello England: A Biography of Balwant K Swani

Mohan S Swani

Balwant Kaur was born in Gujranwala, near Lahore in India in 1912 or 1913 and was spiritual from an ..

£14.95

If - The Pat Roach Story

If - The Pat Roach Story

Pat Roach with Shirley Thompson - foreword by Arnold Schwarzenegger

For the first time, wrestler-turned-film-and-television actor Pat Roach tel..

£14.95

Indigo & Opium

Indigo & Opium

Miles Macnair

British India in the middle of the 19th century and two enterprising ..

£24.95

Inseparable Siblings (Clemence and Laurence Housman)

Inseparable Siblings (Clemence and Laurence Housman)

Elizabeth Oakley

Clemence was a younger sister of A.E. Housman, classicist and poe..

£12.95

Joseph Priestley and Birmingham

Joseph Priestley and Birmingham

Ed. Malcolm Dick

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a major figure in the intellec..

£11.95

Josiah Mason - Birmingham's Benevolent Benefactor

Josiah Mason - Birmingham's Benevolent Benefactor

Brian Jones

This biography of Josiah Mason, prompted by the bicentenary of ..

£9.95

Just A Kind Word

Just A Kind Word

Shirley Davies

Shirley Davies recalls her wartime childhood in Coseley, in the Black Country the premature death of..

£7.95

King of Clubs - The Eddie Fewtrell Story

King of Clubs - The Eddie Fewtrell Story

Eddie Fewtrell and Shirley Thompson

Birmingham would definitely not be the place that it is today, without Eddi..

£16.95

Knitted Swimming Trunks (50s & 60s Birmingham, foreword by Carl Chinn)

Knitted Swimming Trunks (50s & 60s Birmingham, foreword by Carl Chinn)

Andy Harper

'Knitted Swimming Trunks’ is an honest, painful, but ultimately hopeful portrayal of an ordinary boy..

£12.95

Landor - A Biography of Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)

Landor - A Biography of Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864)

Jean Field

Born in Warwick in 1775, Landor had an exceptionally long and int..

£17.95

Lethal Lozenges and Tainted Tea - John Postgate and The Crusade For Safe Food

Lethal Lozenges and Tainted Tea - John Postgate and The Crusade For Safe Food

John Postgate F.R.S.

Emeritus Professor John Postgate has written a definitive biograp..

£11.95

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