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  • af Jeremy Rowett Johns
    188,95 kr.

  • af Bernard Zissman
    153,95 kr.

    Sir Bernard Zissman, former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, takes an imaginary journey back in time to meet with the civic visionary Joseph Chamberlain. The two men exchange views, discuss their respective periods in office and discover instances of common interest along the way.

  • - How to break the Atlantic rowing record after brain surgery
    af Kiko Matthews
    153,95 - 233,95 kr.

    In March 2018 Kiko Matthews broke the world record for rowing the Atlantic solo after recovering from brain surgery

  • - A true story from Cayman's past
    af Sam Oakley
    208,95 kr.

    Revisits the `Wreck of the Ten Sail' on the Cayman islands in 1794 in a new fully-illustrated account of the maritime disaster.

  • af Anabel Loyd
    173,95 kr.

    A collection of stories, from all sorts of people over several centuries

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    118,95 kr.

    The life and times of the people of Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island on Earth.

  • - Jonathan Couch: Surgeon of Polperro
    af Jeremy Rowett Johns
    188,95 kr.

    Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), surgeon apothecary of Polperro, was one of the pioneering natural historians of his day, paving the way for others such as Darwin and Huxley to follow. This title presents an account of his life and work.

  • af Evelyn E. Atkins
    118,95 kr.

    Evelyn Atkins and her sister Babs were two middle-aged sisters who lived in suburban Surrey and led the humdrum life of so many commuters. Then Evelyn broke her leg and it meant an early retirement from her demanding job. The two sisters scraped together the money to buy an island off Cornwall.

  • af Mary Wright
    108,95 kr.

    In late 19th century, Cornwall hand-knitting was a vital cottage industry and coastal villages developed their own distinctive patterns and names for the traditional navy blue guernsey or knit-frock. This book includes many contemporary photographs, and shows how to knit a Cornish guernsey incorporating one of thirty local patterns.

  • af Sven Somme
    118,95 kr.

    A gripping first-hand account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying.

  • af Jeremy Rowett Johns
    83,95 kr.

    The history of smuggling in Polperro is told through extracts from the letter-books of Zephaniah Job, who played a major role in the contraband trade carried on there at the end of the 18th century. It features the exploits of the local families involved, and the voyages of the "Swallow".

  • af Jeremy Rowett Johns
    98,95 kr.

    The story of Zephaniah Job, the remarkable Cornishman who not only masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro

  • af Imogen Skirving
    153,95 kr.

    This is the story of one woman's unwitting transformation of her Nottinghamshire family home into one of the most successful private hotels in Britain today. Imogen Skirving recalls her unusual childhood and how, after inheriting Langar Hall, mounting overheads compelled her to take in guests.