Campbell Bunk. The Worst Street in North London Between the Wars, Paperback - Jerry White

From the 1880s to the Second World War, Campbell Road, Finsbury Park (known as Campbell Bunk), had a notorious reputation for violence, for breedin...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE - "A beautiful and deeply moving book."--Sally Rooney, author of Normal...

AMID the bustling streets of Spitalfields, East London, there is a piece of real estate with a bloody history. This was once Dorset Street: the hau...

A tender, unsettling collection of writing capturing a continent on the brink of further upheaval.Publisher: Granta BooksAuthor(s): Joseph RothTran...

Publisher: Monash University PublishingAuthor(s): Dr Patricia, OAM ClarkeNumber of pages: 240Collection: Australian HistoryPublication date: 2013Di...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Chris (University of Lincoln, UK) O'RourkeIllustration(s): 18 bw illusNumber of pages: 224Collection...

Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically be...

Britain is celebrated for having avoided the extremism, political violence and instability that blighted many European countries between the two wo...

Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert. Lond...

What did it mean to be a 'rebel woman' in the interwar years? Taking the form of a multiple biography, this book traces the struggles, passions and...

Reducere. London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll call of storytellers includes cultural giants like Shakespeare, Defoe...

This book is based on papers presented at the conference. However, it is not a typical publication of academic conference proceedings because the t...

Reducere. DescriptionDo you wonder if God has a destiny for you? Joseph's life is a winding tale, from the choices laid before him to the struggles he endure...

The definitive, meticulously researched social history of London in the Second World War, which transformed the capital, and life within it, beyond...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Jane FallonNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softb...

A chunky book with a clock face and moving hands to teach little fans of London how to tell the time. Perfect for ages three plus.

AS SEEN AND HEARD ON: BBC NEWS, RADIO 2, RADIO 4, ITV NEWS, LBC NEWS, ALJAZEERA, CHANNEL 4 NEWS AND SKY NEWS 'At a time when displacement has becom...

The Cruise of the Dazzler - Joe Bronson, dissatisfied with his dull life at school, runs away and joins the crew of a sloop he sees in San Francisc...

Reveals evidence of visionary plants in Christianity and the life of Jesus found in medieval art and biblical scripture--hidden in plain sight for ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): David R. LordIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 248Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 128 x 202 x 27...

DescriptionBest-selling author, instructor and PBS TV show host, Jerry Yarnell delivers his latest offering with dozens of all new lessons and 8 fu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jean Hough DaveyWith: Anne O'HaganIn the 1960s, when women were neither accepted nor encouraged to enter the world of finan...

A stunning debut crime novel for fans of Robert Harris, Philip Kerr and C.J. Sansom's Dominion.

Reducere. Yesterday's Papers - 2: 18My Obsession - 3: 19Back Street Girl - 3: 26Connection - 2: 12She Smiled Sweetly - 2: 44Cool, Calm And Collected - 4: 15A...

The methods developed by British intelligence in the early twentieth century continue to resonate today. Much like now, the intelligence activity o...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Punic Wars, then keep reading...The Punic Wars between 264 BCE and 146 BCE were a series of ...

DescriptionAfter the austerity, horror, and bloodshed of World War I, France longed for joy, light-heartedness, and sexual freedom. Men and newly e...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Anais GranofskyNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 228 x 24Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Anais GranofskyNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 18Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

Picturing England between the Wars offers a richly illustrated study of the interplay of word and image in representations of the English countrysi...

Classic document of social realism contains 37 photographs by famed Victorian photographer John Thomson, accompanied by individual essays by Thomso...

Publisher: Baker Street StudiosAuthor(s): J. P. SperatiIllustration(s): 281 black and white, 11 mapsNumber of pages: 189Collection: In the Footstep...

Reducere. Benjy Melendez, founder of the Ghetto Brothers street gang, social activist, and lead singer of the Ghetto Brothers band, now tells his story: a me...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Napoleonic Wars, then keep reading...The Napoleonic Wars, which took place between 1803 and ...

Publisher: Hodder EducationAuthor(s): Terry FiehnIllustration(s): colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 136Collection: Discovering the Past for GCSE...