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  • A Hero For All Times

    Marshall VC in The Great War

    by Peter Lees ...
    In September 1914 Neville Marshall gave up a successful horse treatment practice to join first the Belgian and then the British Army. His diary, dormant in family archives for 105 years, and letters describe his tumultuous war service. An Irish Guardsman, who was seconded to three Lancashire battalions, he rose in rank from Lieutenant to Acting Lieutenant-Colonel. Wounded at least nine times and ... Read more

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  • Navigating the NHS

    Core Issues for Clinicians

    by Peter Lees ...
    * What is NHS purchasing and where is it going? * What are the resource implications of shared care policies? * Why are casemix and clinical coding important in pricing contracts? * What should be the role of marketing in the NHS? * Where should a medical director's loyality lie? These are the sort of questions which clinical staff at all levels in today's NHS are expected to grasp. Navigating the ... Read more

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  • Ford Transit

    Fifty Years

    by Peter Lee ...
    A commemorative history of fifty years of the iconic Ford Transit van, from the launch of the first-generation Transit in 1965, right up to the present day. Covering the full range of Transit models and with over three hundred photographs (including previously unpublished pictures from Ford's picture archive), Ford Transit - Fifty Years is an ideal resource for anyone with an interest in this ... Read more

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  • Spectacular Bid

    The Last Superhorse of the Twentieth Century

    by Peter Lee ...
    Series series Horses in History
    "Lee does a masterful job of telling the entire and real story of a racing star who overcame numerous obstacles . . . a book that you cannot put down!" —Brian Zipse, managing partner of Derby Day RacingOn the morning of the 1979 Belmont Stakes, Spectacular Bid stepped on a safety pin in his stall, injuring his foot. He had impressively won the first two races—the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness ... Read more

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  • Opium Culture

    The Art and Ritual of the Chinese Tradition

    by Peter Lee ...
    A detailed study of the history and usage of opium• Explores the use of opium as a major healing herb and a popular relaxant• Details the opium practices adhered to in the Chinese tradition• Includes information on the suppression of opium by the modern pharmaceutical industryOpium. The very sound of the word conjures images of secret rooms in exotic lands, where languid smokers lounge dreamily in ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Why Music Matters: Essays on the State of Popular Music Today

    by Peter Lee ...
    What's wrong with today's music? What was so good about the music of previous generations? And how do we try to relay the meaning of melody, harmony, and just plain good music to our kids? In these series of essays from his website Hooks and Harmony (http://hooksandharmony.com), author Peter Lee laments the lack of originality in today's music, reminisces about how music and memory are forever ... Read more

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  • Ashby & Nuneaton Joint Railway

    by Peter Lee ...
    Ashby & Nuneaton Joint Railway documents how the railways that linked these two important Warwickshire towns were faithfully served by steam locomotion for many years. Built to serve the Leicestershire coalfield, the railway opened in 1873 following four years of construction. It was originally jointly owned by the London & North Western Railway and the Midland Railway, before passing into the ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Nuneaton Pubs

    by Peter Lee ...
    Series series Pubs
    Pubs were an important part of our social history because they were, and still are to some extent, the working man’s front parlour. In the pub or beer house our ancestors could meet with their friends, with an endless supply of liquid refreshment to dull their senses and blot out the misery of their daily grind.The pubs of Nuneaton were, and still are, a resort of comfort in times of relaxation, ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Nuneaton Through Time

    by Peter Lee ...
    Series series Through Time
    Nuneaton Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Nuneaton, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area throughout the 19th and into the 20th Century. Looking beyond the exquisite exterior of these well-kept photos, readers can see the ... Read more

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  • A Nuneaton Childhood in the 1950s

    by Peter Lee ...
    Peter Lee’s account of growing up in Nuneaton in the years after the Second World War is one of adventure and discovery. This memoir offers a glimpse into a way of life that may now seem very distant. The memories brought back to life will resonate with so many of the people who were growing up and living through this fascinating period. Nuneaton was a place of great change and offered a wealth of ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Nuneaton & Bedworth Coal, Stone, Clay and Iron

    by Peter Lee ...
    On the edge of the Warwickshire coalfield, coal had been mined in Nuneaton since the fourteenth century and the town was a centre for quarrying and brick-making too. Coal had been mined in the Stockingford and Griff area of Chilvers Coton for five centuries, and by the mid-1860s, new capital, increasingly efficient mining methods, together with the building of the railways, brought about a golden ... Read more

    $9.39 USD