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Forgotten Brummies: The men and women who shaped today’s Birmingham...
Les Williams
People make history in the place they call home. This book briefly describes the lives of twenty-nin..
£14.95
Fred Karno - The Legend Behind the Laughter
David Crump, foreword David Robinson
“If in doubt fall on your arse.” That was the mantra of Fred Karno: acrobat, comedian, writer, music..
£19.95
The Last Class - The Story of The Midland Adult School Union 1845-2020
Dawn Hamill
The remarkable story of the Midland Adult School Union charts a Philanthropic, Social Movement to br..
£14.95
The Little Book of Slang, Sayings, Jargon & Humour
Michael Layton QPM & Androulla Christou-Layton
The definition of slang according to the Oxford Dictionary is ‘a type of language consisting of word..
£6.95
Tales Yet To Be Told
Patrick B. Hayes
Father Michael, an Irish Catholic priest, lies ill with fever in a remote monastery in Brittany, fra..
£9.95
Piccadilly Street
Sam Galliford
Piccadilly Street, where consultants consult and their spouses and receptionists make all the import..
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A Small Town & The Great War: Henley in Arden 1914-1919 (pb)
Douglas Bridgewater
This is the story of Henley in Arden, Warwickshire during the G..
£15.95
I Remember When (West Midlands Heritage Memories)
Ed. Peter Millington
The year 2020 will be remembered as the year in which a deadly viral pandemic known as Covid-19 cast..
£9.95
Ace of Clubs - A Celebration of the 100 Club
Digby Fairweather, foreword Jools Holland
During its eighty years under London’s legendary Oxford Street everyone from Louis Armstrong to rock..
£12.95
A Hand Cart Down Henn's Walk - The Times and Trials of an Apprentice Carpenter and Joiner: 1959-1965
Robert Betteridge
Bob Betteridge left school at 15½ and started an apprenticeship with Midlands Electricity Board whic..
£8.95
Bloody Adjectives - Ripping Yarns from Sleepy Hollow
Peter Rhodes
An epic flight into shattered Sarajevo. A stand-off with Miss Piggy. A world scoop as the Cold War e..
£8.95
Veg Verses (Gardening)
Jane and Peter Coleman
Nothing beats the taste of freshly picked vegetables that you’ve grown yourself. Whether you’re an e..
£6.95
Stourport on Severn: A history of the town and the area
Anne Bradford
Stourport-on-Severn is the only town in England that owes its existence to the building of canals...
£13.95
Sheila – Unlocking the treatment for PKU
Anne Green
In 1951 a two year old infant Sheila Jones was diagnosed at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) wit..
£12.95
Matthew Boulton and the Art of Making Money
Ed. Richard Clay and Sue Tungate
This publication accompanies an exhibition held at the Barber Insti..
£9.95
Funny Brummie Pictures - The Art of Robert Geoghegan
Robert Geoghegan
Here is a selection of paintings by artist Robert Geoghegan about his home city of Birmingham where ..
£9.95
Proud to Serve: Embracing Diversity in Policing (West Midlands Police)
Michael Layton QPM
Proud to Serve chronicles the journey of one police officer between 1999 and 200..
£14.95
A Family At War - Getting Some Service In During The World Wars
Stephen A. Royle
A Family at War considers the wartime experiences of families brought together by the marriage of tw..
£12.95
A Black Country Childhood (Walsall)
Timothy Exiguous
'A Black Country Childhood' is an offbeat sketch, by turns satirical and rueful, of growing up in an..
£5.95
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 ..
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Keep ’em Rollin’, Keep ’em Shootin’, Keep ’em Supplied (Gloucestershire)
Fran & Martin Collins
“Keep ’em rollin’, keep ’em shootin’, keep ’em supplied” was the motto of the U.S. Supply depot G-25..
£12.95
Robert Owen and the architect Joseph Hansom - An unlikely form of co-operation
Penelope Harris
Robert Owen was a charismatic pipe-dreamer, bound to unrealistic expectations. Though born in Newtow..
£14.95
Beyond the Notes - A Lifelong Passion for Classical Music
Stephannie Williams
Stephannie Williams (‘Steve’ to all who know her) has led a busy life representing artists and arran..
£11.95
Birmingham: Remembering the 50s and 60s
Alton Douglas
Birmingham’s Got Talent! Well, there can’t be any question about that - a shopping centre that has a..
£10.99
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A Trenchard Brat: A Life in Aviation
Frederick Weston MBE
An exciting tale of a lifetime in aviation, a lifetime of remarkable ad..
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Brum and Brummies Book Bundle
Carl Chinn
The complete collection of Carl Chinn's popular Brum and Brummies series. These volumes are sure to ..
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Content to Conserve (Redditch)
C.T. Wareing
C.T. (Tom) Wareing and his family – then consisting of his wife B..
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Dogs and a Cottage (Airedales)
Dora Wright
When Dora Wright found herself jobless at fifty, with her marriag..
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