Nostalgia: General

Brian Cunninghams popular first book, Under the Bonnet, was a colourful and humorous collection of memories of his time as a car mechanic in the 19...

Perhaps more so than any other decade, the sixties had the broadest impact on the twentieth-century Western world. Across society, culture and the ...

A vibrant celebration of the vegetables and fruits of Italy in all their seasonal glory. ---''Anything that Ol...

Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados, we look back...

A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power t...

INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH BERTIE AHERN, MARY KENNEDY, SEAN O'ROUKE, MARY COUGHLAN AND MANY OTHERS. What was life like for Ireland's grandparents whe...

Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, The Times End of the Line chronologically traces the history of more than 400 long forgotten railway lines, ...

Sixty diverse cars, sixty fascinating stories, sixty contrasting specifications, just one uniting factor: theyre all forgotten, neglected or misund...

In May 1967, Scotland became the third of the six British Railways regions to dispense with the steam locomotive, bringing an iconic era of Britain...

Bandstands of Britain is a historical celebration of one of the best-loved features still found in many of our parks, open spaces, squares and seas...

This fascinating book charts the history of Bournemouth through a variety of images depicting scenes of yesteryear along with contrasting images of...

The suburbs long sneered at for being dreary and stultifying have always been far livelier and more entertaining than theyre given credit for. In...

As Meghan Markle once said: ''With fame comes opportunity, but it also includes responsibility - to advocate and share, to focus less on the glass ...

A collection of Eleanor Crows beautiful watercolours of classic shopfronts. Published in partnership with Spitalfields Life Books, this timely volu...

Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings examines the history and workings of these legendary classes of passenger steam locomotives, the fir...

We take summer holidays for granted but, back in the 1940s, the picture was very different. War had gripped Britain. Wave after wave of bombs fell,...

This is a unique collection of strange laws, heroic deeds, surprising revelations and other quirky stories that have shaped the unique history of I...

'Lots of ideas for making gifts and decorations but not spending tons of money buying them' Jenni MurrayCelebrating midwinter is not about what you...

100 Symbols That Changed The World looks at the genesis and adoption of the worlds most recognizable symbols. Universal symbols have been...

How punter power pulled the humble pint back from the brink, this is the surprising story of a very British consumer revolt! Following a cast of bl...