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Transport & industry
Medieval Roads and Tracks
By Brian Hindle
Paperback
Published 31-Jul-2008
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Starting with the basic concept of a 'road' in medieval times, and discussing the increasing need to travel, this book explores the evidence from documents and maps that provide clues as to where the roads of medieval Britain led, connecting the study of individual roads together to paint an image of the broader road network.
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Eat Your Heart Out
By Felicity Lawrence
Paperback
Published 26-Jun-2008
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Explains how big business took control of what we eat - and why so few of us even noticed. This book uncovers some startling facts and stomach-churning figures of agribusiness. It is suitable for those who care about their health and our planet.
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Boy with the Topknot
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Paperback
Published 30-Apr-2009
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For the author, growing up in Wolverhampton in the eighties was a confusing business. On the one hand, these were the heady days of George Michael mix-tapes, Dallas on TV and, if he was lucky, the occasional Bounty Bar. This title tells his story.
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Not on the Label
By Felicity Lawrence
Paperback
Published 06-May-2004
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Discusses the state of the food production industry in Britain. This title takes a look at popular foods we eat at home to show how the food industry in Britain causes ill health, environmental damage, urban blight, starving smallholders in Africa and Asia, and illegal labourers smuggled and exploited in Britain.
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Heat
By George Monbiot
Paperback
Published 07-Jun-2007
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Started to worry about just how hot our world is going to get, and whether you can do anything about it? As the effect of climate change grows by the day, so does the amount of hot air and bluster spouted by politicians and businessmen on what we should do about it. Using investigative journalism, this work presents facts and inspiring ideas.
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Buttoned-Up
By Fantastic Man
Paperback
Published 07-Mar-2013
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Tells the story of London style through the history of the button-down shirt.
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Bradshaw's Railway Folded Map 1907
By George Bradshaw
Paperback
Published 20-Nov-2011
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At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world - the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This title shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced.
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Underground
By David Bownes
Hardback
Published 25-Oct-2012
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In 2013 London Underground, the world's first underground railway, marks its 150th anniversary. This illustrated history is the official anniversary publication of the London Underground, drawing on various sources and images to celebrate the crucial role of the tube in the creation and everyday life of modern London.
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To Die for
By Lucy Siegle
Hardback
Published 12-May-2011
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An expose on the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, examining the inhumane and environmentally devastating story behind the clothes we so casually buy and wear.
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Britain's Lost Breweries and Beers
By Chris Arnot
Hardback
Published 22-Nov-2012
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Fully illustrated with stunning photographs of dray horses, coopers and grand Victorian architecture, an elegy for the loss of so many of our classic homes of beer.
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