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Life and Tales of a Locksmith

Life and Tales of a Locksmith

K.W. 'Bob' Sidbotham

After being demobbed from the forces at the age of twenty-two, it was expected that the author would..

£9.95

Mary Dormer Harris - The Life and Works of a Warwickshire Historian

Mary Dormer Harris - The Life and Works of a Warwickshire Historian

Jean Field

In this first-ever biography of the charismatic Warwickshire hi..

£9.95

Matthew Boulton: A Revolutionary Player

Matthew Boulton: A Revolutionary Player

Ed. Malcolm Dick

Matthew Boulton: a Revolutionary Player explores the life and i..

£14.95

Me and Our Kid - The Story of Two Birmingham War Babies

Me and Our Kid - The Story of Two Birmingham War Babies

Malcolm Cox

Born in Hockley, Birmingham during WWII, brothers Malcolm and David – “Me and our Kid” – relive thei..

£8.95

Moving Borders

Moving Borders

Annie Louisa Harrison

A remarkable and true story of a woman who escaped Nazi occupied Austria in her twenties. She met th..

£7.95

Mrs D - The Life of Anne Damer (1748-1828)

Mrs D - The Life of Anne Damer (1748-1828)

Richard Webb

Born 1748 to a life of luxury, Anne Conway was subjected to an arrang..

£19.95

My Life In A Flash - Kash 'the Flash' Gill

My Life In A Flash - Kash 'the Flash' Gill

Kash 'the Flash' Gill with Shirley Thompson

Born in 1966, Kash ‘the Flash’ Gill is proud of his ‘roots’ in Bi..

£14.95

My River of Life (KSLI memories)

My River of Life (KSLI memories)

Ron Jones

Ron Jones describes his early childhood in Birmingham and the difficult times for his parents who ne..

£9.95

Nick Owen - In the Time of Nick

Nick Owen - In the Time of Nick

Nick Owen - foreword by Greg Dyke

Journalist and broadcaster Nick Owen was born in Hertfordshire went..

£15.95

No.13 Herbert Road (Small Heath)

No.13 Herbert Road (Small Heath)

Peter Doherty

No.13 Herbert Road is an engaging autobiographical account of a young boy growing up in the back str..

£9.95

Not Great Hopes: A Birmingham Boyhood (Northfield)

Not Great Hopes: A Birmingham Boyhood (Northfield)

Peter Traves

Not Great Hopes is a personal account of episodes from the author’s childhood and a vivid evocation ..

£14.95

Of the River People – Memories of a Midland childhood

Of the River People – Memories of a Midland childhood

Anthony Perry

All ordinary people have family stories that should be told befor..

£9.95

Olive: Princess of Cumberland (1772-1834) – A Royal Scandal

Olive: Princess of Cumberland (1772-1834) – A Royal Scandal

Miles Macnair

This is the gripping story of a truly remarkable woman who clai..

£24.95

Only For Life

Only For Life

Peter Mimms

An absorbing account of nine generations of a Midland family, t..

£19.95

Out of Birmingham - George Dixon (1820-98), 'Father of free education'

Out of Birmingham - George Dixon (1820-98), 'Father of free education'

James Dixon - introduction by Asa Briggs

Forster's Elementary Education Act of 1870, which paved the way f..

£14.95

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