Groves, Derek.
The Roof of Africa on Wheels:
(Alfresco Books, 1999).
Commentary by Jon Amos. Foreword by Chris Bonnington. Jon Amos became a paraplegic following a road accident when just 17. Since then he has advanced the awareness of what a person with a disability can achieve by the challenges he has personally undertaken, raising thousands of pounds for charity in the process. In 1998 he attained an altitude record by someone in a wheelchair - 16,040 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro. This book vividly describes the preparation and actual ascent by Jon and the team. With a fascinating selection of colour photographs, this story of Jon's grit and determination, and the dedicated teamwork of those who accompanied him, makes inspiring reading. Paperback. Fine. 104pp. Order No. NSBK-A6269
Keywords: 1873727119, Africa, African, Derek Groves, Alfresco Books, Jon Amos, Chris Bonnington, wheelchairs, mountains, mountaineering, disabilities, disability, teamwork, climbing, Mount Kilimanjaro, twentieth century, paraplegics, paraplegic sports, Moshi International School, Moshi Club, Tanzania, wheelchair sport, British Wheelchair Sports Foundation, Marangu Gate, Tanzanian National Parks, TANAPA, Arusha, Mkombozi Street Kids Project, Kishari Orphanage, Mandara Hut, Brice Bennett's Trekking Lodge, Horombo, Kibo, Mwereni Primary School, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC, Arusha National Park, Ngurdoto Crater, Momella Lodge, Poverty Africa, Cyclone Wheelchairs
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Peyton, K. M.
Prove Yourself a Hero:
(Puffin Plus, reissue, 1982).
Paperback. Owner bookplate. Light discolouration to covers, otherwise very good. 173pp. Order No. NSBK-K14339
Keywords: 0140312978, K. M. Peyton's books, children's books, stories, childhood, novels
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Young, Pat.
Mastering Social Welfare:
(Macmillan, 1987).
Paperback. Minor highlighting to text, otherwise good. xi + 295pp. Order No. NSBK-A5695
Keywords: 0333363736, social welfare, British, Britain, England, English, family, marriage, divorce, family, single parent, welfare state, race, racism, social security, dole, unemployment, employment, government, policies, twentieth century, sociology, text books
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Burke, Peter.
Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe:
(Scolar Press, revised rpt, 1994).
Paperback. Soiling to page edges, otherwise good. xxvii + 377pp. Order No. NSBK-B4326
Keywords: 1859281028, early modern, Europe, history, popular culture, popular beliefs, broadsides, chap-books, social history, society, carnivals, Peter Burke, mentalities, rituals, social behaviour, rites, cultural
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Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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Taylor, Jane and Ann.
Little Ann and Other Poems: Illustrated by Kate Greenaway
(Frederick Warne, 1917).
With beautiful Greenaway illustrations. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps & markings. Cover boards browned with some staining and soiling, corners worn, but internally good. Boards are original, illustrated ones. 64pp. Order No. NSBK-K14291
Keywords: B000UYPTGQ, children's books, education, childhood, history, Kate Greenaway's illustrations, Kate Greenaway, child, villages, Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor
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Jones, Huw.
Population Geography:
(Paul Chapman, 2nd edition, 1990).
Paperback. Very good. vii + 321pp. Order No. NSBK-J13884
Keywords: 1853960713, population, demography, geography, fertility, migration, text books
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Peyton, K. M.
The Team:
(Red Fox, new Beaver edition, 1982).
Paperback. Some light wear to edges, otherwise good+. 204pp. Order No. NSBK-K14258
Keywords: 0099276801, children's books, horse, horses, K. M. Peyton, pony, ponies, riding
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Bawden, Nina.
In My Own Time: Almost an Autobiography
(Virago, 1994).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 175pp. Order No. NSBK-H13767
Keywords: 1853818712, Nina Bawden, women writers, women's writing, woman writer, females, feminine, writers, authors, authoresses, literature, fiction, , children's books,
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Black, George F.
A Gypsy Bibliography:
(Privately Printed, Provisional Issue, 1909).
Printed Privately for the Members of the Gypsy Lore Society, 6 Hope Place, Liverpool, by T. & A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press. Card covers. Ex library in tweed-effect library card covers. Usual library stamps / markings, with some taped repair work to inner hinges. Title page torn, otherwise good. 139pp. Order No. NSBK-A8467
Keywords: B00178HJBM, gypsy, gypsies, romany, romanies, bibliography, books, history, literature, travelling people, ethnography, Gypsy Lore Society, gipsy, gipsies, reference, travellers, travelers
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