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  • The Black Cab Story

    de Alf Townsend ...
    In his new book, well-known London cabbie Alf Townsend tells us the complete story of the black cab, from its origins in the seventeenth century to the brand new taxis which now grace the capital's streets.The history and development of the black cab is explored here in Alf's straightforward writing style, alongside ninety colour and black and white images.This is a light-hearted romp through the ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Blitz Boy

    de Alf Townsend ...
    Blitz Boy is a fascinating recollection of life in the Blitz and of evacuation to Cornwall. Charismatic author Alf Townsend tells the harrowing and touching tale of what it was like for a young inner-city child to suffer the trials of war at first hand. The mass exodus of kids from Britain's major cities in 1940 was unique and the government's hasty organisation programmes left a lot to be desired ... Leer más

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  • The Charabanc

    The Early Days of Motorised Coach Travel

    de Alf Townsend ...
    The advent of the charabanc to the working classes - especially those slaving in the cotton mills in the North - seemed to evoke a special kind of freedom that not many had ever experienced before. They could save their pennies every week with their local working men's clubs and join all their mates on a lovely day out at Blackpool or Scarborough and escape the drudgery. The workers didn't get ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Bad Lads

    RAF National Service Remembered

    de Alf Townsend ...
    Between 1945 and 1963 over 2 1⁄2 million 18-year-olds were called up for national service. Alf Townsend was one of them, and here he tells his story – the highs and lows of life as a lowly Aircraftman Second Class in the early 1950s. Before national service intervened Alf was 'heading down the criminal road at top speed', having grown up in a North London slum where money was short and local ... Leer más

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  • The London Cabbie

    de Alf Townsend ...
    Forty years ago Alf Townsend passed The Knowledge - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London. Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his extraordinary and hilarious tales of everyday life as a cabbie, in which we meet Mr Whippy and Violent Pete, Bread Roll Mick and the Motorway Mouse, Claude the Bastard and the mysterious Mr X. Alf also ... Leer más

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    A Journey Round Britain by Postcode

    de Mark Mason ...
    'FASCINATING' Daily Mail'FULL OF AMAZING FACTS' The QI ElvesEach of the United Kingdom's 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, an unexpected nugget to dust off and treasure.Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in Britain's history on a roundabout journey from AB to ZE. On the lookout for interesting place names and unusual monuments, along the way he discovers what ... Leer más

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  • Belfast Taxi: A Drive Through History, One Fare at a Time

    de Lee Henry ...
    In Belfast Taxi the city’s taxi drivers – of all ages and from all backgrounds – tell their stories in their own words, covering everything from the beginnings of the public-hire and private-hire industries, to the dark days of the Troubles and the vital role taxis currently play in Belfast’s burgeoning tourist economy.Join Lee Henry as he tours the city in the company of the city’s drivers, ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans

    My Search for Britain's Maddest Museums

    de Hunter Davies ...
    'I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it and why?'Driven by his own passion for collecting Hunter Davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about everything, from lawnmowers in Southport to pencils in Keswick ... Leer más

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  • The World According to Clarkson

    The World According to Clarkson Volume 1

    de Jeremy Clarkson ...
    Series series The World According to Clarkson
    Jeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson.Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works - and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour.In The World ... Leer más

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  • Mother's Boy

    A beautifully crafted novel of war, Cornwall, and the relationship between a mother and son

    de Patrick Gale ...
    'Tender, evocative' TLS 'Richly engaging' Spectator A Radio 4 Serial Fiction Book of the Week'A characteristically tender novel about a young man growing up in the shadow of one war and the whispers of the next' Observer'A wonderful novel about relationships, particularly between a mother and son. A compelling read, beautifully crafted and sensitively writ... ... Leer más

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  • Underground, Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube

    A Passenger's History of the Tube

    de Andrew Martin ...
    Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from Kings Cross to Kings Cross on the Circle line? The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world, the result of a series of botch-jobs and improvisations.Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year - and this figure is ... Leer más

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  • This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing

    de Jacqueline Winspear ...
    **A 2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Critical/Biographical“Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity. Her writing is lovely, elegant and welcoming.”—Anne LamottThe New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs series offers a deeply personal memoir ... Leer más

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