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Brighton: that curious master of reinvention - whether it's considered 'London by the Sea' or 'England's San Francisco', it's certainly a city with a reputation for being on the edge. Exploring the ups and downs of this seaside town, this title provides coverage ranging from Brighton's first origins to its strong presence in popular culture.

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Down A Country Road is a brilliant collection of stories (24) throughout the last 140 years about the eccentric, colourful personalities who have made the remote back-country of New Zealand's South Island their home

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First book dedicated solely to this topic

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Written from first-hand experience, it brings to life the early years of Karekare and neighbouring farming and logging settlements, at a time when car and air travel were starting to end the isolation of these stunning locations.

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The Isle of Man is best known as a holiday destination and as the venue of the TT motorcycle races. This book tells the story of the island's evolution, from its geological birth pangs in the Cambrian Period of pre-history, some 500 million years ago, to the Viking raids and settlements of the eighth to thirteenth centuries.

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Karori Streets 18412019 explores the stories of the people, places and events behind the street names which reflect the vibrant history of Karori. Discover how Hauraki and Paparata Streets were named, the origins behind Flers Street, Messines Road and Lemnos Avenue, and the families identified with Donald, Eagle and Raine Streets.

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Mt. Cook's grandeur was always going to attract attention. From the first intrepid travellers and the early pioneers to today's adventure tourists, the region has always been a mecca for visitors. With many never previously published stories and pictures, Life at the Top: Tales from Aoraki-Mt. Cook describes their colourful lives.

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Lincolnshire is a largely rural county, which was reflected in the early history of the railway lines. This book explores the history of the railways in Lincolnshire, starting with the very early days when it was expected that Lincoln would be on a main line to the north, only to lose out to what we now know as the East Coast Main Line.

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Charting the quirky past of one of the most important cities in the world, this title challenges what you thought you knew and blow your mind with things you most certainly didn't.

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LONDONTOWN is a photographic love letter to this bustling world capital.

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Why did Telford need railways This book details the variety of traffic that was generated in the area and traffic passing through. It also gives details never before published of the workings in and out of Hollinswood Yard.

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Chinese who have become Christians in Aotearoa New Zealand have had significant impact and influence on the Christian churches & their communities. Christian missionaries offered reliable, first-hand perspectives of events in China and of the Chinese. They have informed and altered public attitudes, often towards more positive views.

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This work provides a comprehensive account of 20th-century coal mining disasters in South Yorkshire. It features many previously unpublished illustrations and is based on original research by a well-known local historian.

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Chinese laundries first opened in the 1880s and were an integral part of New Zealand's social fabric until the 1950s. How did they develop in towns from Southland to the Far North before slowly disappearing after the 1940sStarch Work by Experts: tells the story of the laundrymen, their families and customers.

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The first book to detail the forgotten work of the Royal Navy Auxiliary Patrol Station on the Isles of Scilly.

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A generously illustrated and highly readable account of Point Chevalier's rich and colourful past.

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Titirangi: Fringe of Heaven collects specialist accounts of Maori history, prominent settlers, architecture, the arts and the environment with personal recollections of Titirangi life. A must for anyone with a connection to this beautiful area or with an interest in the arts and environment.

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A detailed, lively, fully illustrated account of Yorkshire's seaside pleasure piers, this title features the piers at Coatham, Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Scarborough, Hornsea and Withernsea along with structures proposed but never built.