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Felons of Hathersage - (A Brief History of Crime) (Paperback): David Moseley Felons of Hathersage - (A Brief History of Crime) (Paperback)
David Moseley
R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Local prosecution associations were a method of controlling crime which was devised in the second half of the eighteenth century, fifty years before the introduction of police forces. They were a national phenomenon, and it is estimated that by the end of the 1700s around 4000 of them existed in England, but this book tells the story of one particular society: the Hathersage Association for the Prosecution of Felons and Other Offenders. Hathersage is a Peak District village which recently came top in a Country Living poll to determine the '20 best hidden gems in the UK'. The tourists who now visit the village in their thousands each year come as walkers, climbers, and cyclists. Its grimy history of wire and needle manufacturing is almost forgotten. In addition to telling the story of its ancient prosecution organisation, this book seeks to illuminate some of the less conspicuous aspects of Hathersage's social history by shining a light from the unusual direction of minor crime and antisocial behaviour. It also describes the lives of some of the residents of the village: minor gentry; industrialists; clergy; and farmers, in addition to the mill workers and labourers. With access to hand-written records going back to 1784 which had never been studied before, the author has drawn on contemporary newspaper articles and census returns to assemble a montage which depicts the life of the village, particularly during the 19th century. Many of these original records have been reproduced in order to offer reader an opportunity to interpret the old documents themselves. While striving for historical accuracy throughout, the author has produced a book which is both entertaining and informative. Any profits from the sale of this book will go to the Hathersage Association and will, in turn, be donated to the local charities which the Association supports. Those charities include Edale Mountain Rescue, the Air Ambulance, Helen's Trust, Bakewell & Eyam Community Transport, and Cardiac Risk in the Young.

Felons of Hathersage - (A Brief History of Crime) (Hardcover): David Moseley Felons of Hathersage - (A Brief History of Crime) (Hardcover)
David Moseley
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Local prosecution associations were a method of controlling crime which was devised in the second half of the eighteenth century, fifty years before the introduction of police forces. They were a national phenomenon, and it is estimated that by the end of the 1700s around 4000 of them existed in England, but this book tells the story of one particular society: the Hathersage Association for the Prosecution of Felons and Other Offenders. Hathersage is a Peak District village which recently came top in a Country Living poll to determine the '20 best hidden gems in the UK'. The tourists who now visit the village in their thousands each year come as walkers, climbers, and cyclists. Its grimy history of wire and needle manufacturing is almost forgotten. In addition to telling the story of its ancient prosecution organisation, this book seeks to illuminate some of the less conspicuous aspects of Hathersage's social history by shining a light from the unusual direction of minor crime and antisocial behaviour. It also describes the lives of some of the residents of the village: minor gentry; industrialists; clergy; and farmers, in addition to the mill workers and labourers. With access to hand-written records going back to 1784 which had never been studied before, the author has drawn on contemporary newspaper articles and census returns to assemble a montage which depicts the life of the village, particularly during the 19th century. Many of these original records have been reproduced in order to offer reader an opportunity to interpret the old documents themselves. While striving for historical accuracy throughout, the author has produced a book which is both entertaining and informative. Any profits from the sale of this book will go to the Hathersage Association and will, in turn, be donated to the local charities which the Association supports. Those charities include Edale Mountain Rescue, the Air Ambulance, Helen's Trust, Bakewell & Eyam Community Transport, and Cardiac Risk in the Young.

The Ship Beneath the Ice - The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance (Paperback): Mensun Bound The Ship Beneath the Ice - The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance (Paperback)
Mensun Bound
R360 R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Save R34 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth in 2022 On 21 November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, finally succumbed to the crushing ice. Its crew watched in silence as the stern rose twenty feet in the air and then, it was gone. The miraculous escape and survival of all 28 men on board have entered legend. And yet, the iconic ship that bore them to the brink of the Antarctic was considered forever lost. A century later, an audacious plan to locate the ship was hatched. The Ship Beneath the Ice gives a blow-by-blow account of the two epic expeditions to find the Endurance. As with Shackleton's own story, the voyages were filled with intense drama and teamwork under pressure. In March 2022, the Endurance was finally found to headlines all over the world. Written by Mensun Bound, the Director of Exploration on both expeditions, this captivating narrative includes countless fascinating stories of Shackleton and his legendary ship. Complete with a selection of Frank Hurley's photos from Shackleton's original voyage in 1914-17, as well as from the expeditions in 2019 and 2022, The Ship Beneath the Ice is the perfect tribute to this monumental discovery.

Glamorgan's Greatest Generation (Paperback): Malcolm Cowper Glamorgan's Greatest Generation (Paperback)
Malcolm Cowper
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
From MTV to Mecca - How Islam inspired my life (Paperback): Kristiane Backer From MTV to Mecca - How Islam inspired my life (Paperback)
Kristiane Backer 1
R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the early 1990's Kristiane Backer was one of the very first presenters of MTV Europe. For some years she lived and breathed the international music scene, quickly gaining a cult following amongst viewers and becoming a darling of European press. As she reached the pinnacle of her success she realised that, despite having all she could have wished for, she was never truly satisfied. Something very important was missing. A fateful meeting with Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan changed her life. He invited her to his country where she encountered a completely different world from the one she knew, the religion and culture of Islam. Instead of pop and rock stars she was meeting men and women whose lives were dominated by the love of God and who cared very little for the brief glories of this world. She began to read the Quaran and to study books about the Faith. A few years later, after travelling more widely in the Islamic world and knowing that she had discovered her spiritual path, she embraced Islam in a London mosque. And then her real adventures began.In this very personal memoir Kristiane Backer tells the story of her conversion and explains how faith, despite the many challenges she faced, has given her inner peace and the meaning she sought.

From Yellow to Golden - The Stately Heritage of the Golden Retriever (Paperback): Malcolm Morecroft From Yellow to Golden - The Stately Heritage of the Golden Retriever (Paperback)
Malcolm Morecroft
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the forests of Inverness-shire to fashionable Park Lane, London, this is the fascinating story of a small group of individuals, whose lives intertwined across the social classes to develop one of today's most beloved breeds of dog - the Golden Retriever.Spanning more than seventy years, From Yellow to Golden is a social and family history of seven people whose contributions were pivotal in the development of the breed. It was their devotion that helped make the Golden Retriever so successful as a working dog and in the show ring. They have left a lasting legacy. It is a legacy that is enjoyed by tens of thousands of owners around the world today.Supporting Medical Detection Dogs

From Yellow to Golden - The Stately Heritage of the Golden Retriever (Hardcover): Malcolm Morecroft From Yellow to Golden - The Stately Heritage of the Golden Retriever (Hardcover)
Malcolm Morecroft
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the forests of Inverness-shire to fashionable Park Lane, London, this is the fascinating story of a small group of individuals, whose lives intertwined across the social classes to develop one of today's most beloved breeds of dog - the Golden Retriever.Spanning more than seventy years, From Yellow to Golden is a social and family history of seven people whose contributions were pivotal in the development of the breed. It was their devotion that helped make the Golden Retriever so successful as a working dog and in the show ring. They have left a lasting legacy. It is a legacy that is enjoyed by tens of thousands of owners around the world today.Supporting Medical Detection Dogs

Faith Rewarded - The Story of St Andrew's Scots Memorial, Jerusalem (Paperback): Walter T. Dunlop Faith Rewarded - The Story of St Andrew's Scots Memorial, Jerusalem (Paperback)
Walter T. Dunlop
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the story of one man's dream, a vision. It is the story of an enterprise unparalleled in the history of The Church of Scotland. It is the story of commitment in the face of danger and dogged persistence in facing up to immense obstacles in Scotland and the shifting political scene in Palestine and Israel. It is the story of a depth of faith which leaves you questioning your own. The author was employed as a member of staff of The Church of Scotland firstly in Malawi and then in Israel from 1986 to 1993. He was later appointed the Church's Middle East Secretary and retired in 2010. The sacrifice of The Great War was marked by many memorials across the world. There is none more unique or poignant than the Scots Memorial Church of St Andrew's in Jerusalem. The Society of Friends of St Andrew's, Jerusalem, supports The Church of Scotland in its work of maintaining this vital resource and its ministry in this most Holy Land. Many of the Friends have military connections and all wish to ensure that the commitment and achievements of Scottish soldiers in the Middle East campaigns continue to be recognised and remembered. This wonderful book records the background to the vision for a Scots Memorial in Jerusalem, its creation and challenges. By purchasing a copy you are helping the Friends and The Church of Scotland to develop and adapt the original vision and continue their work and influence in the region. Major General Mark Strudwick, C.B.E. - President of the Society of the Friends of St Andrew's, Jerusalem.

Belle - The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice (Paperback): Paula Byrne Belle - The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice (Paperback)
Paula Byrne
R416 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The sensational tale of the first mixed-race girl introduced to high-society England and raised as a lady...

The illegitimate daughter of a captain in the Royal Navy and an enslaved African woman, Dido Belle was raised by her great-uncle, the Earl of Mansfield, one of the most powerful men of the time and a leading opponent of slavery. When the portrait he commissioned of his two wards, Dido and her white cousin, Elizabeth, was unveiled, eighteenth-century England was shocked to see a black woman and white woman depicted as equals. Inspired by the painting, Belle vividly brings to life this extraordinary woman caught between two worlds, and illuminates the great civil rights question of her age: the fight to end slavery.

The feature film Belle is produced by Damian Jones (The Iron Lady, The History Boys, Welcome to Sarajevo), written by Misan Sagay, and directed by Amma Asante, and stars the extraordinary Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Dido Belle, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, Matthew Goode, and Emily Watson.

The Souls of Black Folk (Deluxe Library Edition) (Hardcover): W. E. B Du Bois The Souls of Black Folk (Deluxe Library Edition) (Hardcover)
W. E. B Du Bois
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Gospels of John The Watchman - Modern-Day Gospels for The New Age (Hardcover): John Booker The Gospels of John The Watchman - Modern-Day Gospels for The New Age (Hardcover)
John Booker
R614 R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Save R58 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover):... Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Harriet Jacobs
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ship, The Lady and the Lake (Hardcover): Larken Meriel Ship, The Lady and the Lake (Hardcover)
Larken Meriel 1
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An extraordinary account of one woman's single-minded campaign to restore a Victorian steamship to her former glory and make her an Andean attraction Here is a vivid account of Meriel Larken's incredible quest to restore the "Yavari" steamship against the odds--a ship that is now celebrating its 150 year anniversary in 2012. In 1862 the English-built "Yavari" was taken to bits and shipped to South America. In an epic logistical feat it was carried in thousands of pieces, by mule, up the Andes to Lake Titicaca, 12,500 feet above sea level, the world's highest navigable waterway. She was reconstructed and for more than a century plied her trade up and down the lake, but by 1985 she was a sad rotting hulk--until she was found by Larken, who led the quest to project to restore and preserve the ship. The oldest single screw iron passenger ship in the world, this nautical and engineering jewel is now a major Peruvian tourist attraction.

Homicide at Rough Point (Hardcover, Annotated edition): Peter Lance Homicide at Rough Point (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Peter Lance
R895 Discovery Miles 8 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Duck Tale - Memoir of a Quacking Good Trek to Manhood (Hardcover): Richard C Meehan Duck Tale - Memoir of a Quacking Good Trek to Manhood (Hardcover)
Richard C Meehan
R810 R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Save R101 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover):... The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
James Weldon Johnson
R964 Discovery Miles 9 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Adventures Of Bill Tooley (Paperback): David Hilton-Barber The Adventures Of Bill Tooley (Paperback)
David Hilton-Barber
R250 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R19 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Going Back for Our Future II - Carrying Forward the Spirit of Pioneers of Science Education (Hardcover): Jon E Pedersen, Kevin... Going Back for Our Future II - Carrying Forward the Spirit of Pioneers of Science Education (Hardcover)
Jon E Pedersen, Kevin D. Finson, Barbara S. Spector, Paul Jablon
R2,776 Discovery Miles 27 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Who were the pioneers in science education, and what motivated them to do what they did?" This book is the second volume of an attempt to capture and record some of the answers to these questions-either from the pioneers themselves or from those persons who worked most closely with them. As with the first volume, we have attempted to include as many pioneers as possible, but we know that there are still many that are not included in this or the previous volume. As we have posed questions, rummaged through files and oft?neglected books, and probed the memories of many individuals, we have come to realize our list of true pioneers is ever growing. As we consider our list of pioneers, we know that there are names on the list that most of us readily recognize. We also fully realize that there are names of whom few of us have heard-yet who were significant in their roles as mentors or idea development and teaching. We continue to be impressed with our science education "family tree" ever branching out to more individuals and connections. The stories in this volume continue to demonstrate how vital this network was in supporting the individual pioneers during their journey in difficult times and continues to be for those of us today in our own enterprise.

Historic Texas Gyms - A Tribute to Vanishing Traditions (Paperback): Jackie Mcbroom Historic Texas Gyms - A Tribute to Vanishing Traditions (Paperback)
Jackie Mcbroom
R520 R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Save R40 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memories of Chinatown (Paperback): Geraldene Lowe-Ismail Memories of Chinatown (Paperback)
Geraldene Lowe-Ismail; Illustrated by Graham Byfield
R297 Discovery Miles 2 970 Out of stock

Memories of Chinatown is a Singapore classic and is now republished with a new visual interpretation by watercolour artist Graham Byfield. Both a memoir and a narrative guide to the vibrant spirit of a bygone Singapore, it is written by much loved 'walking treasure' and heritage tour pioneer Geraldene Lowe-Ismail. Blessed with a rich trove of stories and personal knowledge stretching over 50 years, Geraldene delivers a unique insight into the glory and past of one of Southeast Asia's truly original Chinatowns. For anyone interested in heritage architecture and culture, this is a fascinating read.

The Souls of Black Folk (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): W. E. B Du Bois The Souls of Black Folk (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
W. E. B Du Bois
R969 Discovery Miles 9 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Siddhartha (Hardcover): Herman Hesse Siddhartha (Hardcover)
Herman Hesse
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane (Hardcover): Richard W Etulain The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane (Hardcover)
Richard W Etulain
R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Everyone knows the name Calamity Jane. Scores of dime novels and movie and TV Westerns have portrayed this original Wild West woman as an adventuresome, gun-toting hellion. Although Calamity Jane has probably been written about more than any other woman of the nineteenth-century American West, fiction and legend have largely obscured the facts of her life. This lively, concise, and exhaustively researched biography traces the real person from the Missouri farm where she was born in 1856 through the development of her notorious persona as a Wild West heroine.
Before Calamity Jane became a legend, she was Martha Canary, orphaned when she was only eleven years old. From a young age she traveled fearlessly, worked with men, smoked, chewed tobacco, and drank. By the time she arrived in the boomtown of Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1876, she had become Calamity Jane, and the real Martha Canary had disappeared under a landslide of purple prose.
Calamity became a hostess and dancer in Deadwood's saloons and theaters. She imbibed heavily, and she might have been a prostitute, but she had other qualities, as well, including those of an angel of mercy who ministered to the sick and the down-and-out. Journalists and dime novelists couldn't get enough of either version, nor, in the following century, could filmmakers.
Sorting through the stories, veteran western historian Richard W. Etulain's account begins with a biography that offers new information on Calamity's several "husbands" (including one she legally married), her two children, and a woman who claimed to be the daughter of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity, a story Etulain discredits. In the second half of the book, Etulain traces the stories that have shaped Calamity Jane's reputation. Some Calamity portraits, he says, suggest that she aspired to a quiet life with a husband and family. As the 2004-2006 HBO series "Deadwood" makes clear, well more than a century after her first appearance as a heroine in the Deadwood Dick dime novels, Calamity Jane lives on--raunchy, unabashed, contradictory, and ambiguous as ever.""

Galileo - And the Science Deniers (Paperback): Mario Livio Galileo - And the Science Deniers (Paperback)
Mario Livio
R447 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An "intriguing and accessible" (Publishers Weekly) interpretation of the life of Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest and most fascinating scientists, that sheds new light on his discoveries and how he was challenged by science deniers. "We really need this story now, because we're living through the next chapter of science denial" (Bill McKibben). Galileo's story may be more relevant today than ever before. At present, we face enormous crises-such as minimizing the dangers of climate change-because the science behind these threats is erroneously questioned or ignored. Galileo encountered this problem 400 years ago. His discoveries, based on careful observations and ingenious experiments, contradicted conventional wisdom and the teachings of the church at the time. Consequently, in a blatant assault on freedom of thought, his books were forbidden by church authorities. Astrophysicist and bestselling author Mario Livio draws on his own scientific expertise and uses his "gifts as a great storyteller" (The Washington Post) to provide a "refreshing perspective" (Booklist) into how Galileo reached his bold new conclusions about the cosmos and the laws of nature. A freethinker who followed the evidence wherever it led him, Galileo was one of the most significant figures behind the scientific revolution. He believed that every educated person should know science as well as literature, and insisted on reaching the widest audience possible, publishing his books in Italian rather than Latin. Galileo was put on trial with his life in the balance for refusing to renounce his scientific convictions. He remains a hero and inspiration to scientists and all of those who respect science-which, as Livio reminds us in this "admirably clear and concise" (The Times, London) book, remains threatened everyday.

Boy Soldiers - A Personal Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy of Trauma (Hardcover): Helene Munson Boy Soldiers - A Personal Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy of Trauma (Hardcover)
Helene Munson
R619 R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

At the end of the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of German children were sent to the front lines in the largest mobilisation of underage combatants by any country before or since. Hans Dunker was just one of these children. Identified as gifted aged 9, he left his home in South America in 1937 in pursuit of a 'proper' education in Nazi Germany. Instead, he and his schoolfriends, lacking adequate training, ammunition and rations, were sent to the Eastern Front when the war was already lost in the spring of 1945. Using her father's diary and other documents, Helene Munson traces Hans' journey from a student at Feldafing School to a soldier fighting in Zawada, a village in present-day Czech Republic. What is revealed is an education system so inhumane that until recently, post-war Germany worked hard to keep it a secret. This is Hans' story, but also the story of a whole generation of German children who silently carried the shame of what they suffered into old age.

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