This book is quite brilliant and is a great addition to the few books that have featured Worcester as a Railway Town, Well done to Steve for collating so much information on our behalf and creating such a brilliant Railway book that will be sought after for years.
Chris Wilkinson, Worcester Locomotive Society, September 2020
This book is quite brilliant and is a great addition to the few books that have featured Worcester as a Railway Town, Well done to Steve for collating so much information on our behalf and creating such a brilliant Railway book that will be sought after for years.
Chris Wilkinson, Worcester Locomotive Society, September 2020
This is a non-fiction history but it is not a dry account and the author knows his subject and brings it to life. Readers will come to this from a variety of perspectives. For some, the appeal will be simple interest in the subject. For others like myself, it will be more reference. As a journalist and a writer of crime fiction, I have an interest in armed police operations. Whatever the readers' motivation, this is a readable and well laid out account of the Met police firearms unit and one that is sure to not disappoint.
Read the full review [link=https://thecrimenovelreader.blogspot.com/2020/08/londons-armed-police-by-stephen-smith.html]here[/link]
Adventures in Crime Fiction Land
This is a non-fiction history but it is not a dry account and the author knows his subject and brings it to life. Readers will come to this from a variety of perspectives. For some, the appeal will be simple interest in the subject. For others like myself, it will be more reference. As a journalist and a writer of crime fiction, I have an interest in armed police operations. Whatever the readers' motivation, this is a readable and well laid out account of the Met police firearms unit and one that is sure to not disappoint.
Read the full review [link=https://thecrimenovelreader.blogspot.com/2020/08/londons-armed-police-by-stephen-smith.html]here[/link]
Adventures in Crime Fiction Land
This is an intense read.
Its got the witnesses and survivors recounting what they say on that night/day.
Reading what these people saw and went through is hard. Its explains things really well so you can imagine what it was like.
NetGalley, Natalie Power
This is an intense read.
Its got the witnesses and survivors recounting what they say on that night/day.
Reading what these people saw and went through is hard. Its explains things really well so you can imagine what it was like.
NetGalley, Natalie Power
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Based on the exploration of the various non conformist religions which sprang up in Britain in the medieval period, the author writes what is essentially a specialist work but is easy to read and very well written. She is highly regarded in her field and is for anyone who is curious about life in this period especially the poor and disenfranchised. Highly recommend for educators, students and lay people.
NetGalley, Carol Keogh
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Based on the exploration of the various non conformist religions which sprang up in Britain in the medieval period, the author writes what is essentially a specialist work but is easy to read and very well written. She is highly regarded in her field and is for anyone who is curious about life in this period especially the poor and disenfranchised. Highly recommend for educators, students and lay people.
NetGalley, Carol Keogh
I requested this title as I often read historical fiction and the 17th century is of particular interest to me. I wanted to expand my knowledge regarding the ways death was perceived in that period and reading this book proved to be interesting. Mr Norman presents how people met their deaths, rituals connected with the burials or the ways the dead were commemorated. One chapter is devoted to the royal funerals which took place in the 17th century and includes most fascinating information. The amount of research done into non-fiction is imposing as the author quotes contemporary accounts which are not difficult to follow.
The subject matter of this book is not joyful, however, it is full of facts that both curious and impressive.
NetGalley, Beata B. Reviewer
I requested this title as I often read historical fiction and the 17th century is of particular interest to me. I wanted to expand my knowledge regarding the ways death was perceived in that period and reading this book proved to be interesting. Mr Norman presents how people met their deaths, rituals connected with the burials or the ways the dead were commemorated. One chapter is devoted to the royal funerals which took place in the 17th century and includes most fascinating information. The amount of research done into non-fiction is imposing as the author quotes contemporary accounts which are not difficult to follow.
The subject matter of this book is not joyful, however, it is full of facts that both curious and impressive.
NetGalley, Beata B. Reviewer
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Doncaster in the Great War
How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Doncaster were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their… Read more...
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Graham Ibbeson The People's Sculptor
'Just William’. The name conjures memories of Richmal Crompton’s favourite character. No childhood was complete without the outrageous exploits of William and his constant companions, ‘The Outlaws.’ Sculptor Graham Ibbeson was beguiled by the words in the bestselling books and by the portrait of William on the front covers, a cheeky boy with… Read more...
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Sailing into the Past
Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past. We could only surmise as to the manner in which a Viking ship sailed or how fast a Greek trireme could be rowed. The building of accurate replicas over the past generation has changed all that, and what has been learnt about the ships and boats of our ancestors has… Read more...
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Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer
For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more… Read more...
In 1968 a group of young people took over a derelict trouser factory in a rundown part of Leeds and set about producing programmes that were to define the British television world of the late 20th Century. These included the investigative documentary series First Tuesday, Darling Buds of May, Whickers World, Dont Ask Me and Heartbeat. At the same time… Read more...
This is a fascinating and highly informative guidebook to the Capital which will be invaluable to those who wish to understand what Londoners went through during the Second World War. By means of five easily manageable walks, the reader is transported back to those dark days of devastating destruction. Using rich anecdotes and first-hand accounts the… Read more...
These are the highly controversial memoirs of Austin Mitchell, local TV star of the 1970s and MP for Great Grimsby. Austin was the poster boy for Calendar TV at a time when local television had a much greater impact than national TV and its stars were the celebrities of the day. Austin charts his career path and reveals how he fell into his role at… Read more...
When people think of a World Cup manager from Barnsley, Mick McCarthy instantly springs to mind for his exploits with Ireland. But did you know one man from the town took a country to the semi-finals long before McCarthy had even kicked a ball. Barnsley's Best pays tribute to the those who have flown the flag on the biggest stage and, not content with… Read more...
For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more… Read more...
