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The first in-depth study of Istanbul’s most prestigious burial ground.
MERLIN UNWIN BOOKS
RECOLLECTIONS OF A MOORLAND LAD RICHARD ROBINSON September, hb, £12, 9781910723234 Desolate Withnell Moors supported a thriving mill-working community 120 years ago, a stone-mason recalls. E
MYDDLE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A SHROPSHIRE FARMWORKER’S DAUGHTER IN THE 1920S HELEN EBREY September, hb, £12, 9781910723289 Surprising first-hand account of peasant life in a Shropshire village in the 1920s. E
IT HAPPENED IN LINCOLNSHIRE DAVID CLARK September, tpb, £8.99, 9781910723296 Everything that put Lincolnshire on the map: its heroes, villains, battles, landmarks, ghosts, customs. E
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVED: LUDLOW’S WORKING CLASSES 1850-1960 DEREK BEATTIE September, hb, £14.99, 9781910723340 Ludlow’s poor lived in shocking conditions up to the 1960s. E
MICHAEL O’MARA PENGUIN CLASSICS
LITERARY LONDON ELOISE MILLAR; SAM JORDISON August, hb, £9.99, 9781782435044 A fascinating guide to the best literary landmarks in London. E
WHAT IS PUNK? ERIC MORSE; ANNY YI ILLUS July, hb, £9.99, 9781782436485
An introduction to the punk revolution, recreated in vivid 3-D clay illustrations. E
OLDCASTLE BOOKS
SOUTH MERLIN COVERLEY October, hb, £12.99, 9781843447252 A geographical and historical exploration of the concept of
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RICEYMAN STEPS ARNOLD BENNETT September, pb, £9.99, 9780241255797 Arnold Bennett’s superb London novel.
PENGUIN IRELAND
IRELAND: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF IRISH LIFE SINCE 1916 JOHN BOWMAN September, hb, £20, 9781844881581 Vivid, gripping firsthand accounts of the key moments in Irish life since 1916.
PEN & SWORD HISTORY
MARY ANN COTTON - DARK ANGEL: BRITAIN’S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER
THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS TIFFANY WATT SMITH September, pb, £8.99, 9781781251300 The history, politics, art, literature and philosophy of 156 emotions from Iktsuarpok to Indignation. E
PUSHKIN PRESS THAMES & HUDSON
BROWSE: THE WORLD IN 15 BOOKSHOPS HENRY HITCHINGS ED October, hb, £12.99, 9781782272120
MADNESS IN CIVILIZATION: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF INSANITY FROM THE
SHRINKING VIOLETS: A FIELD GUIDE TO SHYNESS JOE MORAN September, hb, £14.99, 9781781252635 Come on, don’t be shy: pick up this outstanding history of shyness from Joe Moran. E
“south” from South America to Antarctica. E
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
BORN IN THE GDR: LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE WALL HESTER VAIZEY November, pb, £12.99, 9780198718741
The real stories of eight East Germans caught in the transition from Communism to Capitalism. E
PENGUIN BOOKS
A CHRISTMAS CORNUCOPIA: THE HIDDEN STORIES BEHIND OUR YULETIDE TRADITIONS MARK FORSYTH November, e-book, £9.99, 9780241977552 The unpredictable origins and etymologies of our cracking Christmas customs. E
HOW TO BE A TUDOR: A DAWN-TO-DUSK GUIDE TO EVERYDAY LIFE RUTH GOODMAN
July, pb, £9.99, 9780241973714 A deeply researched and endlessly fascinating account of living as a Tudor.
IRELAND: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF IRISH LIFE SINCE 1916 JOHN BOWMAN September, e-book, £20, 9781844882830 Vivid, gripping firsthand accounts of the key moments in Irish life since 1916. E
MARTIN CONNOLLY August, pb, £12.99, 9781473876200 A full background to the life of the alleged serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton. E
PHAETON
POVERTY IN IRELAND, 1837: A HUNGARIAN’S VIEW OF PRE-FAMINE IRELAND BARON JÓZSEF EÖTVÖS October, tpb, £14.99, 9781908420213 Horrifying account of life in Ireland in 1837 by Hungarian novelist and statesman; illustrated, indexed.
PICTURES TO SHARE COMMUNITY INTEREST
BOOKS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA SERIES HEN WLAD FY NHADUA: LAND OF OUR FATHERS MICHELLE FORSTER October, hb, £20, 9780993404931 Beautifully illustrated books that improve the quality of life for people with dementia.
POCKET ESSENTIALS
BOHEMIAN LONDON: FROM THOMAS DE QUINCEY TO JEFFREY BERNARD NICK RENNISON November, hb, £12, 9781904048305
A lively, anecdotal history of Bohemian London and some of its most colourful inhabitants. E
PROFILE BOOKS
A celebration of the greatest kind of shop, by an award- winning cast of writers. E
RIVERRUN
THE APPRENTICE OF SPLIT CROW LANE: THE STORY OF THE CARR’S HILL MURDER JANE HOUSHAM November, hb, £20, 9781786481580 The investigation into a Gateshead child murder reveals the Victorians as never before. E
SANDSTONE PRESS
HELLO, MY NAME IS...: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF PERSONAL NAMES NEIL BURDESS September, hb, £17.99, 9781910985328 Using examples from Anglo-Saxon kings to today’s celebrities, Hello, My Name Is… charts the history. E
SCHEIDEGGER UND SPIESS AG, VERLAG
26 THINGS: A TIME TRAVEL THROUGH SWITZERLAND SWISS NATIONAL MUSEUM ZURICH August, pb, £14.99, 9783858817808 Compact guidebook to highlights of SNM’s permanent collection.
SERPENT’S TAIL
VULGAR TONGUES: A HISTORY OF ENGLISH SLANG MAX DÉCHARNÉ November, hb, £14.99, 9781846685613 A rollercoaster ride through the colourful history of slang—from highwaymen to hip-hop. E
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HUGH GLASS: GRIZZLY SURVIVOR JAMES MCLAIRD July, pb, £12.95, 9780985290535 Tells the true story of Hugh Glass—the man made famous by “The Revenant”.
BIBLE TO FREUD, FROM THE MADHOUSE TO MODERN MEDICINE ANDREW SCULL September, pb, £19.95, 9780500292549 “A brilliant cultural history.”— Times.
BITTEN BY WITCH FEVER: WALLPAPER & ARSENIC IN THE VICTORIAN HOME LUCINDA HAWKSLEY August, hb, £28, 9780500518380 The sinister history of 19th-century wallpaper.
THIS WAY MADNESS LIES: THE THREE AGES OF THE ASYLUM MIKE JAY September, hb, £24.95, 9780500518977 A compelling illustrated exploration of the evolution of the asylum and attitudes to the insane.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH
NOBLER IMAGININGS AND MIGHTIER STRUGGLES: OCTAVIA HILL, SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND THE REMAKING OF BRITISH SOCIETY ELIZABETH BAIGENT; BEN COWELL
July, hb, £40, 9781909646001 This volume reassesses the life and work of Octavia Hill, housing reformer, open space campaigner. E
UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
THE EISTEDDFOD HYWEL TEIFI EDWARDS July, 2nd edn, pb, £10.99, 9781783169122
The Eisteddfod presents the history of the National Eisteddfod to an English- speaking audience. E
WALES AND SOCIALISM: POLITICAL CULTURE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY BEFORE THE GREAT WAR MARTIN WRIGHT November, pb, £24.99, 9781783169160
The first full-scale study of the spread of socialism in Wales. E
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO
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