In the 1950s and 1960s south Lancashire and Cheshire was criss-crossed by a web of railway lines, servicing the various needs of local industries. The…
Many years ago, while the author was admiring an ex-works Bulleid Pacific in the local goods yard, a thoroughly bored female school friend asked him, …
Railway enthusiasts living in London in the 1960s saw steam gradually disappearing from the capital's railways. By 1966, with a few exceptions only th…
Sixties children grew up in a more permissive and commercial age. They enjoyed a childhood in which new vaccines gave children protection from life th…
A compendium of milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture, national and international politics from 1963, including: The Beatles' firs…
***SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD***'Wickedly funny, deeply touching . . . I confess this was the first of Rachman's novels I'd read but I was …
The pop world accelerated and broke through the sound barrier in 1966. In America, in London, in Amsterdam, in Paris, revolutionary ideas slow-cooking…
In this unforgettable book, wolf expert and naturalist Elli Radinger draws on her 25 years of experience among the wolves of Yellowstone National Park…
The Fifty tells the story of football through its best and most influential players, from the 19th century to the modern day. Most of the 50 are house…
Build your own metropolis brick by brick with this bite-size collection of town-themed LEGO ideas. Small in size but big in inspiration, this neat 32-…
Exam Board: GLLevel & Subject: 11+ Maths All you need to study for 11+ Maths in one place! Build confidence for success in the 11 Plus test…
Dazzlingly beautiful and wonderfully inventive, discover the magical new book from the creators of bestselling, critically acclaimed literary phenomen…
