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  • The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain

    Part I: The Way It Was

    by Matthew Engel ...
    The first part of Matthew Engel's sweeping social history of modern Britain during the reign of Elizabeth II. She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites. Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly - except the Queen herself, ageing far more gracefully than the fractious nation over which she so ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • That's The Way It Crumbles

    The American Conquest of the English Language

    by Matthew Engel ...
    Are we tired of hearing that fall is a season, sick of being offered fries and told about the latest movie? Yeah. Have we noticed the sly interpolation of Americanisms into our everyday speech? You betcha. And are we outraged? Hell, yes. But do we do anything? Too much hassle. Until now.In That's The Way It Crumbles Matthew Engel presents a call to arms against the linguistic impoverishment that ... Read more

    $10.19 USD

  • Eleven Minutes Late

    A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain

    by Matthew Engel ...
    Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore - yet it is considered uncool to care about them.For Matthew Engel the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corruption, ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • The Covers Are Off

    Civil War at Lord's

    by Charles Sale ...
    Ever felt trapped by outdated traditions?Prepare to be gripped by a tale of persistence and power struggles as you delve into this story.Experience the clash between ambition and conservatism, progress and tradition, set against the backdrop of the historic Lord's Cricket Ground in London.• Uncover the hidden politics and history of the iconic MCC• Witness Charles Rifkind's conflict with ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Engel's England

    Thirty-nine counties, one capital and one man

    by Matthew Engel ...
    England, says Matthew Engel, is the most complicated place in the world. And, as he travels through each of the historic English counties, he discovers that's just the start of it. Every county is fascinating, the product of a millennium or more of history: still a unique slice of a nation that has not quite lost its ancient diversity.He finds the well-dressers of Derbyshire and the pyromaniacs of ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs

    Guidelines and Procedures for Schools, Third Edition

    Essential for every school health office, this fully illustrated reference is the ultimate guide to caring for and supporting children with special health care needs in educational settings. A comprehensive update of the classic guide school nurses trust, this authoritative book compiles the latest guidelines on working with students with special health care needs, step-by-step procedures for ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • WHAT Did You Say Stopped Play?

    25 Years of the Wisden Chronicle

    Edited by Mr. Matthew Engel ...
    Among the mysteries of cricket is the fact that, of all games, it acts as a magnet for amazing, eccentric, humorous and downright weird happenings. For the past quarter-century the Chronicle section of Wisden has been collecting news of cricket's strangest goings-on. This is just a selection...It's normal for rain to stop play in cricket. But that's not all: flying objects, passing dictators, ... Read more

    $11.09 USD

  • The Best Loved Game

    One Summer of English Cricket

    'It is now thirty-five years since Geoffrey Moorhouse wrote his cricket classic The Best Loved Game, which also seems unimaginable, but only because it feels like last week. Even so, in that time the game has changed, in many respects beyond recognition, which makes the book more valuable than ever - as an elegy for a lost world.' Matthew Engel, in his new PrefaceGeoffrey Moorhouse spent the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain, Part I

    The Way It Was, 1952–79

    by Matthew Engel ...
    Narrated by Peter Kenny ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 21 min

    She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites. Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly - except the Queen herself, ageing far more gracefully than the fractious nation over which she so lightly presides.How did we get from there to here in a single reign? To cancel culture, anti-vaxxers and Twitter ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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