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  • The North Yorkshire Moors Railway

    Series series Heritage Railway Guide
    This fantastic guide traces the history of, arguably, the most popular heritage railway in Britain from the origins of the line in the 1830s through the good, bad and controversial times, up to the present day. Every year since 1973, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has transported hundreds of thousands of visitors in preserved steam and diesel-hauled trains between Pickering and Grosmont ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Leicester Gap

    The Last Semaphore Signalling on the Midland Main Line

    An analysis of the history and legacy of Victorian operating practices and how their replacement ended an era in British railway history.Until 1987, there was still a busy stretch of British main line railway where traditional Victorian operating practices were used to control the movements of both express passenger and a variety of freight trains.At the heart of the former Midland Railway main ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Central Railway

    Series series Heritage Railway Guide
    This compelling book centers on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subsequent fortunes of the London Extension right up until its closure, and into the preservation era, examining the remarkable achievements of hundreds of enthusiasts and their continuing struggle to fulfill the aspirations of those 1969 visionaries.In 1899 ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Severn Valley Railway

    Series series Heritage Railway Guide
    The Severn Valley Railway has long been considered by many to be Britains premier heritage railway. That reputation was earned early thanks to the quality of locomotive and carriage restoration, the careful refurbishment of stations and the standard of service offered to visitors. As with all heritage railways it has had to adapt to changing expectations over the years whilst attempting to keep ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Northern Railway Gallery

    A Pictorial Journey Through Time

    "A simply fascinating and impressively informative illustrated history" of the British steam railway by the author of The Leicester Gap ( Midwest Book Review ).The Great Northern Railway was one of 120 companies that ran trains in Britain during the Victorian and Edwardian period. Formed in 1846, it traded independently for seventy-six years until absorbed into the London & North Eastern Railway ... Read more

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  • I Am Oum Ry

    A Champion Kickboxer's Story of Surviving the Cambodian Genocide and Discovering Peace

    “The story of the legendary martial arts fighter and kickboxer Oum Ry is by turns pulse-pounding, disturbing, and powerful. His is an astonishing life told beautifully by his daughter Zochada Tat and Addi Somekh. The book will grip you from its first pages and not let you go."—Jeff Chang, author of Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History ... Read more

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  • Equity and Trusts in Australia

    Incorporating recent case law developments, the second edition of Equity and Trusts in Australia provides undergraduate and Juris Doctor students with a current and accessible introduction to Australian equitable and trust law. Expanding upon first edition content, the text includes greater depth of topic discussion, explanation of key theories and terminology, while demonstrating how these are ... Read more

    $103.39 USD

  • France and Indochina

    Cultural Representations

    Series series After the Empire: The Francophone World and Postcolonial France
    At the intersection of literary, cultural, and postcolonial studies, this volume looks at French perceptions of 'Indochina' as they are conveyed through a variety of media including cinema, literature, art, and historical or anthropological writings. The volume is long awaited, as France's memory of 'Indochina' is understudied compared to its relationship with its former colonies in West and North ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Audiobook

    Sybil, or The Two Nations

    A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation

    Unabridged

    5 hours 23 min

    Benjamin Disraeli’s powerful, polemical story of love across the class divideChosen by The Guardian as one of the best 100 novels of all time, Disraeli’s classic 1845 ‘condition-of-England’ novel exposes the inequality and exploitation endemic in 19th century Britain, and the vast gulf between the haves and the have-nots.It centres on Charles Egremont, a member of the landed gentry and newly ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

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    A daring young woman will risk her life to find her destiny in this atmospheric, beautifully drawn historical debut novel—a tale of love, hope, and danger set during the First World War.Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But in 1914, the stifling restrictions of aristocratic British society and her mother’s rigid expectations forbid Lilly ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s

    by Greg Morse ...
    Series Book 825 - Shire Library
    A beautifully illustrated guide to the trains that took over as the Age of Steam was drawing to a close in the 1950s. Ideal for anyone interested in Britain's railways and the evolution of rail transport.After the Second World War, the drive for the modernisation of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced ... Read more

    $9.89 USD