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74225 FOUNTAINS ABBEY THROUGH TIME by Alan Whitworth


Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire is a huge medieval complex of outstanding beauty, with dramatic ruins set against a wooded hillside and the River Skell. Founded in the 12th century to house a community of Cistercian monks, it was a self-sufficient estate based on a sheep- farming business run by the lay brothers. In this fascinating pictorial collection, almost 100 old postcards are reproduced side by side with modern photographs of the same scenes. The spectacular vista of round arches down the nave aisles has remained the same, though in the modern photo the foliage obscuring the west window has been cut away to reveal the magnificent design. 96pp, paperback, almost 200 colour photos. £14.99 NOW £6


74232 SMALL HEATH AND SPARKBROOK: Through Time by Ted Rudge and Keith Clenton


This nostalgic selection of more than 180 photographs traces some of the ways in which two adjacent inner city districts of Birmingham changed and developed over the last century. By the turn of the 20th century, Small Heath and


Sparkbrook had been transformed from a rural environment to an urban one. Two vibrant shopping areas had evolved, surrounded by Victorian properties of working class back-to-backs and middle class terrace housing. Birmingham City FC dominates the city end of Small Heath while, at the other end, Small Heath Park continues to attract visitors to the only major green space in the area. The most historical and oldest building, The Farm, can still be found in Sparkbrook. In the 1950s and 60s, many Irish and West Indian families settled locally. 96 paperback pages, colour and sepia/ white illus.


£14.99 NOW £4


74230 SALTAIRE THROUGH TIME by Gary Firth and Malcolm Hitt


Titus Salt revolutionised Victorian working life with his vision of a model town, offering good quality housing and a wide range of amenities for mill workers. Today the world heritage site has a permanent exhibition of David Hockney’s work in the old mill, retail and food outlets and educational events. This fascinating book puts the old and the new together by showing photos of Saltaire today side by side with snaps and postcards dating to the time before the mill was closed in the 1970s. The mill itself is an architectural gem, with an Italianate south front matching the classical portico of the congregational church opposite. A cricket field, gymnasium, Sunday school, bandstand, almshouse, boathouse, hospital and infant schools were among the amenities offered. 96pp, paperback, over 180 photos in sepia and colour. £14.99 NOW £6


HEALTH


Health is worth more than learning. - Thomas Jefferson


74585 CHRONOTHERAPY by Michael Terman and Ian McMahan


Sub-titled Resetting Your Inner Clock to Boost Mood Alertness and Quality Sleep. Based on decades of research by two professors, one a leading authority on the circadian clock, the other an expert in developmental psychology, this amazing volume explains the science behind chronobiology and offers an


authoritative, clinically informed way to understand and break the frustrating cycle of sleep disorders. It lays out the full range of rhythm-shifting strategies, including the proper use of bright light therapy, structured exposure to darkness, bedroom dawn and dusk simulation, melatonin supplements and sleep scheduling, to recalibrate your life with renewed energy, vibrant good health and peace of mind, spanning life stages from the earliest years through old age. The book reveals how, like all our cousins in the animal kingdom, we have an internal timing system that is exquisitely sensitive to the pattern and brightness of the light to which we are exposed. Contemporary life often deprives our clock of the daily signals on which it relies. As a result, our bodies are easily thrown into conflict with daily work and family requirements, causing major sleep disruptions that affect both our mood and our productivity. The list of problems includes: depression, insomnia, seasonal affective disorder, jet lag, shift work disturbance, adolescent sleep loss and many more. Learn how to reset your natural clock and banish all these problems for ever. 312 pages with Resources for Follow-Up. $26 NOW £7


75120 BUM FODDER: An Absorbing History of Toilet


Paper by Richard Smyth As with many of the world’s most indispensable inventions, the Chinese got there first. Firstly, of course, to make loo paper, you have to invent the paper - this they did in around AD100 and, unusually for something so world-changing, it is attributed to one man, T’sai Lun. Naturally this new wonder was too


valuable to be applied to one’s fundament, but by the late 6th century it had made the transition from craft material to bumfodder. By the early 14th century the Chinese toilet paper industry was booming, with 15,000 sheets recorded as being supplied to the court of the despotic Emperor Hongwu in 1393. We in the West


lagged behind in our methods of posterior polishing. Leaves, mussel-shells, corn-cobs, a goose’s neck (honestly!) and all manner of uncomfortable-sounding items were pressed into service, until in 1870 recognisable loo-roll was reinvented in New York as a quack remedy for piles. Henry VIII’s most trusted court confidant was the Groom of the Stool, “an exquisite combination of intimacy, degradation and privilege”, charged with wiping the royal rear. One of them, Henry Norris, was executed in 1536, accused of adultery with Anne Boleyn. 123pp, cartoon illus. £10 NOW £5


74900 NANNY IN A BOOK by Louise Heren and Susan McMillan


A common-sense guide to child care published in association with Norland College. The English Nanny is an institution. The image of starched uniforms as featured in books and films has endured for over a century. There is something rather comforting about the idea of a ‘no- nonsense’ nurturing and a sensible


childcare expert looking after your family. Now their clear advice and straightforward methods, tried and tested on thousands of families, are bought together for the first time in a book. The companion will help you set up your nursery, help with sleeping, weaning and potty training, teaching your child good manners and behaviour, nursing common ailments from sore tummies to measles and organising a seamless birthday party. Full of Nanny’s top tips and personal stories. 278pp in paperback.


£12.99 NOW £4


73958 HEAD, SHOULDERS, PEE AND MOLES


by Paul Kleinman If you frequently have sinus infections, are you losing your eyelashes, have tender gums, if your neck is itching, blistering, burning, bleeding or peeling, the guide takes you from the head and neck through the torso to the legs and feet and the tips of your toes in a guide for all self-diagnosing


paranoid hypochondriacs. The information is completely medically accurate and has line drawings and advice from real tenets of traditional medicine, modern research and alternative practices. 224pp. £9.99 NOW £4


21927 CULPEPER’S COMPLETE HERBAL by Nicholas Culpeper


The great book of natural remedies for ancient ills. From Amara Dulcis to Yarrow, All-Heal to Viper’s Bugloss, Culpeper’s Complete Herbal and English Physician Enlarged offers remedies for all ills known to seventeenth century society. Together with an alphabetical section on herbs, their provenance and properties, there is The English Physician and Family Dispensary which provides an astrologo-physical discourse on the human virtues in the body of man. The Herbal remains a fascinating historical treatise and stands as a monument to botanical and medical science. 624pp. Paperback.


ONLY £4


72769 HEALTH... GREAT ADVICE, SIMPLY PUT


by Joe Kita and Reader’s Digest Magazine There are decade-by-decade checklists for what tests to take and what areas of your health to focus on at each stage of your life. Let your pet be your doctor, cut your cholesterol naturally, never suffer from osteoporosis, quit smoking, check for skin cancer, turn off a headache, stay calm in an MRI, avoid medical errors, outsmart a restaurant menu, boost your immunity and live to 100 plus. 174pp with lovely coloured line art.


£9.99 NOW £1.75


72778 A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SELF- MASSAGE


by Mary Atkinson


The author demonstrates the ten basic techniques of massage. The massage routines address problems arising at home (insomnia, tired face, puffy ankles), work (tension headache, eye strain, memory lapses), and on the move (anxiety, indigestion, jet lag). There are also programmes to boost circulation, tone from head to toe, relax the face and scalp, conquer back pain, improve hair conditioning and alleviate stress. Over 50 sequences in total. Colour photos, 192pp. ONLY £5


72969 CAROL VORDERMAN’S SUMMER DETOX


by Carol Vorderman and Anita Bean Lose up to 3lb in the three day ultra detox and 7lb in the 14 day mini detox or perhaps just use the seven day re- energise plan in this three-in-one quick and easy diet planning book. Cut the junk, eat raw or lightly cooked food, drink water, eat when you are hungry and enjoy it, make your skin glow and learn about nutrition along the way. Recipes, 144pp in large softback, colour illus.


£11.99 NOW £2.50


73351 THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee


Physician, researcher and award-winning science writer examines the disease with a cellular biologist’s precision, a biographer’s passion and from the perspective of a historian. From the Persian Queen Atossa, whose Greek slave may have treated a cancer in her breast, through the 19th century recipients of primitive radiation and chemotherapy, to the author’s own leukaemia patient Carla, this incredible volume is about the people who have soldiered through toxic, bruising and draining regimes to survive, and to increase the store of human knowledge. Also a fascinating glimpse into the future of cancer treatments. 571 paperback pages, photos. £12.99 NOW £3.50


HOBBIES


One has time enough, if only one applies it well.


- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


74885 BACKYARD BEEKEEPING AND HONEY


PRODUCTION by Phil Rant Honey is delicious, nutritious and becoming more scarce as one third of Britain’s beehive populations dropped in the winter of 2012-13. Yet beekeeping is a relatively simple and very rewarding practice. Bees are an essential part of our natural world and their importance


in pollinating our food crops cannot be overstated. Over a third of the world’s food is dependent on pollinators of which the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is possibly the most important. Topics in the book include setting up your first hive, how to handle bees correctly and with confidence, practical advice on the honey harvest, winter feeding and inspection, marketing your bee products, legal requirements, diseases and how to avoid them. 112pp in large softback with diagrams and colour photos.


£10.99 NOW £4.50


73810 DISCOVERING BELLS AND BELL RINGING by John Camp


Calling all campanologists is the late John Camp, who first became interested in bell ringing in 1950s. Bell ringing usually takes place regularly in some 6,000 church towers and is regarded by non- ringers as something of a mystique. Here is much fascinating information on famous bells and towers, inscriptions, peal boards and ringers’


rules, ringers versus clergy and a glossary of ringing terms. Photos and line art. 56 page Shire paperback.


£4.99 NOW £2.25


74169 A PARENT’S GUIDE TO THE IPAD by Nick Vandome


Apple’s iPad was become an iconic device, a must-have for adults, let alone children. But how do you keep an eye on what your little cherubs are using this exciting machine for - what are they viewing, who are the


communicating with, what kinds of games are they playing, what music or films are they downloading? This fully illustrated, colour, easy to follow, plain English guide aims to put your mind at ease and keeps kids safe. It outlines all the key functions and how to implement content filters, security settings, which are the must-have apps and so much more. “Hot Tip”, “Remember” and “Beware” icons in the margins alert you immediately to any issues. Covers iOS 6 for 3rd and 4th generation iPad and iPad 2. 216pp softback.


£10.99 NOW £4


32528 NATURE COLOURING BOOKS SET 2 These four colouring books feature rather excellent charcoal and crayon originals in colour on the left hand side of each double page spread, and on the right, an outline only copy of the same artwork. In fact, the originals are in many cases good enough to detach and frame. The four titles are: Birds, Countryside, Animals and Flowers and there are in all 24 originals and outlines to colour, including a striking owl by moonlight, a tranquil castle on a loch, busy field mice on ears of corn and a loveable labrador puppy sitting amongst scarlet poppies. Each picture is 11½”× 9". ONLY £2.25


72900 1001 GREAT FAMILY WALKS by Martin Andrew et al


Here are 1001 circular routes all around the country, graded in difficulty from 0 to 3, all between two and ten miles long and with directions, distances, grid refs, route maps, parking to ensure a successful day out. Arranged by region , every entry has an OS map ref, plus architecture/urban, famous footsteps, historic, industrial heritage, mystery/ancient, nature/woodland, parkland, rural and list of Tourist Information Centres. 360pp.


£9.99 NOW £2.25 73363 M. C. ESCHER HAND WITH


REFLECTING SPHERE: 1000 Piece Jigsaw by M. C. Escher


A meticulously drawn left hand supports a self portrait of the Dutch born artist Maurits Cornelius Escher (1898- 1972) in a reflecting crystal globe. Drawn in 1935, there is nothing chaotic about his art - stairs may climb at angles denounced by gravity and he achieves the impossible in his thoughtfully conceived images. This 1000 piece interlocking jigsaw puzzle combines superb reproduction of this image. 20" x 29" when finished.


$18.95 NOW £5.50


73428 CHAMBERS BOOK OF GAMES, QUIZZES AND PUZZLES FOR ALL THE


FAMILY by Una McGovern Packed with original quizzes, card games originally published in ‘Chambers Pocket Card Games’ by Peter Arnold, and Sudoku puzzles from the master James Pitt, for ages six to 106, here are crosswords, card games, quizzes,


the hurly burly party game of flapjack for children, poker, Newmarket, Klondike, cribbage, clocks and masses more fun. Paperback, 294pp.


£9.99 NOW £2


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HOME ENTERTAINMENT Great Value CDs


74258 RE BOP: The Savoy Originals CD


by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie et al


15 tracks, three of which are by Dizzy Gillespie, and others by Duke Jordan, Curtis Fuller, Herbie Mann, Charlie Parker and Cannonball Adderley with tracks


like Moose the Moocher featuring Miles Davis, Caravan, Night and Day, Bohemia After Dark and Show Nuff.


ONLY £4


74535 RUSSIAN PIANO SONATAS: TCHAIKOVSKY, GLAZUNOV, MEDTNER CD


by Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels Tchaikovsky’s Piano Sonata in G Major Op.37 recorded in 1959, Glazunov’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op.75 and Medtner’s Piano Sonata in G Minor Op.22 are the 1954 recordings featuring Richter and Gilels on piano. These beautiful interpretations have now been captured on compact disc, playing time 71 minutes, here discounted for the first time.


ONLY £6


74762 BEETHOVEN DIABELLI VARIATIONS OP.120 CD


by Sviatoslav Richter Recorded live in 1988 and 1982, the first 33 tracks running time 52 minutes is the ‘Diabelli’ variations: Thema-Vivace, the longest of Beethoven’s piano


works which predictably covers every emotion. Also is Mozart’s Violin Sonata in G Major K379 in three movements, running time 22.27 with Oleg Kagan on violin and Richter on piano. New CD.


ONLY £3.50 74536 COPLAND CONDUCTS COPLAND:


APPALACHIAN SPRING/TENDER LAND CD by the Boston and London Symphony Orches- tras


Appalachian Spring (Ballet for Martha), The Tender Land (orchestral suite from the opera) and Billy The Kid (ballet suite) are the luminous, gleaming virtuoso performances on this wonderful recording, with Aaron Copland conducting and first recorded and published in 1960. Running time 64.42 minutes on CD, first time discounted.


ONLY £6


74760 PLAYS AND POEMS OF NOEL COWARD CD by Noël Coward


A complete adaptation of Brief Encounter has playing time of 23.48 minutes plus scenes from Blythe Spirit also featuring Noël Coward and Margaret Leighton, Present Laughter, Private Lives,


The Boy Actor, Nothing is Lost, Honeymoon, Mrs Mallory, 1901, A Lady At A Party and Opera Notes among the 14 tracks, total playing time 77.56. New CD.


ONLY £3.50 74537 BAROQUE TRUMPET MUSIC: HANDEL,


TELEMANN, VIVALDI CD by Maurice André Herbert von Karajan said ‘He’s undoubtedly the best trumpet player, but he’s not from our world.’ The Guardian said ‘He effortlessly negotiated the stratospheric pitch range for which the Baroque repertoire was notorious. In the virtuoso faster movements, his tone sparkled brilliantly; in the slow movements it was creamy and seductive.’ Trumpet concertos and sonatas from Richard Mudge, Capel Bonde, Carlo Tessarini, Vivaldi, Handel and Telemann in a Double Concerto in C Minor for Trumpet and Oboe are among the nine tracks, total playing time 76 minutes. New CD.


ONLY £6


74768 PUCCINI: MADAMA BUTTERFLY COMPLETE OPERA: 2 CDs


by Victoria De Los Angeles and Giuseppe di Stefano This legendary performance is the complete Puccini opera in two acts with chorus and orchestra of the Rome Opera.


Feel happiness, and the tears proportionate to it, in this, easily the most satisfying performance. Gianandrea Gavazzeni has life, warmth and a sure


control…compassionate and beautifully sung Sharpless of Tito Gobbi, Victoria De Los Angeles herself is adorable, the voice in richest bloom here. With full cast list inside but also including Anna Maria Canali as Suzuki. With bonus tracks both from La Bohème. Two CDs playing 143.39. ONLY £7


74543 SIBELIUS AND SZYMANOWSKI VIOLIN CONCERTOS CD by David Oistrakh


Here are interpretations of the highest order from the violist David Oistrakh, playing Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47, (first recorded in 1961), on tracks one to three. Tracks four and five he plays Violin Concerto No.1 in A Minor, Op.35 by Szymanowski with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in a 1960 recording. Tracks six and seven he plays with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on 8th June 1962 Beethoven’s Romance No.1 in G Major Op.40 and Romance No.2 in F Major, Op.50 for violin and orchestra. Total playing time 70.55 minutes on new CD. ONLY £6


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