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  • Tyke on a Bike

    Canals of Northern England and Scotland

    by John Priestley ...
    This is the story of how a computer consultant threw off the weary chains of work and got on his bike when threatened with high blood pressure. His journeys took him round the canals of northern England, first on the three routes across the Pennine Hill, then further afield. He slogs his way round hundreds of miles of canals, passing through many major towns and cities including Manchester, Leeds, ... Read more

    $2.73 USD

  • Mathematics Of Large-scale Atmosphere And Ocean, The

    by Michael John Priestley Cullen ...
    The high predictability of the atmosphere and ocean depends on the existence of a 'slow manifold', which contains the solutions of equations describing only large-scale motions. This unique compendium succinctly describes major recent advances in showing that these equations can be solved independently.The book is a new edition of a similar book published 15 years ago. The explanation of the ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • History of Britain

    by John Priestley MA MSc ...
    The author, an Oxford graduate, writes a complete political history up to the year 2010. This book is written as traditional history – kings, queens, battles, treaties, acts of Parliament, dates, quotations. The author sets out to discover who the British people really are, with material on the ethnic background of the population. There is still room for plenty of standard history, including the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Tyke on a Bike: Canals of Northern England and Scotland

    by John Priestley ...
    This is the story of how a computer consultant threw off the weary chains of work and got on his bike when threatened with high blood pressure. His journeys took him round the canals of northern England, first on the three routes across the Pennine Hills, then further afield to Scotland. He slogs his way round hundreds of miles of canals, passing through many major towns and cities including ... Read more

    $3.39 USD

  • Jeeves and Wooster Short Stories

    by John Priestley ...
    Many of us love the Jeeves and Wooster stories of P G Wodehouse, but unfortunately he isn't writing any more of them! Here are eleven more, written in the style of Wodehouse, which I hope will appeal to Jeeves fans. ... Read more

    $3.13 USD

  • History of the British Isles to 1714 AD

    by John Priestley ...
    This is a political history of the British Isles. There are plenty of facts for history buffs and quizzers. At the same time, the author sets out to discover who the British people really are, including the latest evidence from DNA studies. He delves into the murky depths of the Dark Ages and the coming of the Anglo-Saxons. Later he treats us to the stirring defeat of the Spanish Armada and the ... Read more

    $4.13 USD

  • History of England

    by John Priestley MA MSc ...
    The author, an Oxford graduate, writes a complete political history up to the year 2010. This book is written as traditional history – kings, queens, battles, treaties, acts of Parliament, dates, quotations. The author sets out to discover who the British people really are, with material on the ethnic background of the population. There is still room for plenty of standard history, including the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Introduction to Geology

    by John Priestley ...
    What is the real role of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Why is the climate no warmer now that it was a thousand years ago, when the level of carbon dioxide has nearly doubled? Why do we have deserts? Why was there an ice age? Why is the planet so cold now, compared to the way it was in the distant past? These are just some of the questions the author seeks to answer, by looking not just at the ... Read more

    $3.40 USD

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  • A Short History of England

    The Glorious Story of a Rowdy Nation

    by Simon Jenkins ...
    The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar -- from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two World Wars. But to understand their full significance we need to know the whole story.A Short History of England sheds new light on all the key individuals and events in English history by bringing them together in an enlightening account of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Kings & Queens of England

    A royal history from Egbert to Elizabeth II

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    Kings & Queens of England is an entertaining account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. Divided into easy-reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties of England, it follows the fascinating history of monarchs from the first Saxon kings to the Windsors of the present day.Author Nigel Cawthorne paints vivid portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Kings & Queens of England

    The Biography

    by Professor David Loades ...
    This is the history of the men and women who occupied the highest position in English, and later British, society. From Richard III’s infamous life and death, to Henry VIII’s wives, Charles I’s execution and Queen Victoria’s exceptionally long reign, their dramatic story unfolds within the pages of this book. For about a thousand years they were superior lords, the leaders of a nobility which ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Great Turning Points of British History

    The 20 Events That Made the Nation

    by Michael Wood ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Twenty of the most crucial moments in Britain's history.BBC History Magazine asked a selection of leading historians to choose and describe the twenty most important turning points in British history from AD 1000 to 2000. Collected together, their choices present a new way of looking at our nation's story.From the Danish invasion of Britain in 1016, to the Suez crisis in 1956, the key moments ... Read more

    $2.99 USD