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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 15 books in this booklist
£15.00 paperback (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781914595097 | ISBN 10: 1914595092
Jeffrey Weeks has been called ‘the most significant British intellectual working on sexuality to emerge from the radical sexual movements of the 1970s’. Yet behind the titles and acclaim lies the story of a hugely fascinating, inspirational life ... more
View book details£19.99 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781912631360 | ISBN 10: 1912631369
The Welsh in Liverpool: A Remarkable Story by D. Ben Rees is the culmination of decades worth of research into the unique history of the contribution made by the Welsh in Liverpool and Merseyside. D. Ben Rees said: “I’m glad to be able ... more
View book details£15.00 paperback (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781912681747 | ISBN 10: 1912681749
In this clear and absorbing memoir John Sam Jones writes of a life lived on the edge. It's a story of journeys and realisation, of acceptance and joy. From a boyhood on the coast of Wales to a traumatic period as an undergraduate in Aberystwyth ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781781724101 | ISBN 10: 1781724105
Forbidden Lives is a fascinating collection of portraits and discussions that aims to populate LGBT gaps in the history of Wales, a much neglected part of Welsh heritage. In it Norena Shopland reviews the reasons for this neglect while outlining the ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781784535629 | ISBN 10: 1784535621
Aneurin - Nye - Bevan was one of the pivotal Labour figures of the post-war era. As Minister for Health in Attlee's government, his role in the foundation of the NHS, the world's largest publically-funded health service and the centre-piece of the Op ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781909983236 | ISBN 10: 1909983233
he first full biography of Lily Tobias (1887-1984) a Jewish writer from Wales: a courageous, idealistic woman who wrote compellingly about Jewish life and experience in the 20th century. Daughter of Polish immigrant parents, Lily Tobias grew ... more
View book details£20.00 hardback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781472903099 | ISBN 10: 1472903099
Dylan Thomas: A Centenary Celebration is a unique collection of specially commissioned essays celebrating the poet's life and work one hundred years after his birth in 1914. Edited by his granddaughter, Hannah Ellis, who introduces each section by th ... more
View book details£19.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780708326718 | ISBN 10: 0708326714
The book focuses on the Jewish communities in Cardiff, Swansea and the South Wales valleys in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, looking at their everyday lives and also more dramatic and sensational events such as the Tredegar Riots in 1911 and ... more
View book details£12.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781445614984 | ISBN 10: 1445614987
If it had not been for Owain Glyndwr’s 15-year struggle against overwhelming odds, the Welsh would not have survived as Europe’s oldest nation. His war is the defining era in the history of Wales. Yet Glyndwr is hardly known – a cultured, literate wa ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781903427330 | ISBN 10: 1903427339
Henry Richard was the secretary of the Peace Society from 1848 to 1886, an unconditional pacifist when the British Empire was at the height of its aggressive powers. He opposed British military adventures in the Crimea, Egypt, Afghanistan, South Afri ... more
View book details£1.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781908192943 | ISBN 10: 1908192941
What does it take to go for gold and be the greatest? In Going For Gold, Wales's leading athletes share the secrets of their drive and determination to be the best in their sport. Cyclist Geraint Thomas, who won Olympic gold in ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780241954829 | ISBN 10: 0241954827
A multi-award-winning actor, writer, comedian and presenter known for his warmth, humour and inspired impressions, Rob Brydon has quickly become one of our very favourite entertainers. But there was a time when it looked like all we'd hear of Rob was ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781908069726 | ISBN 10: 1908069724
Dannie Abse's rich mixture of Welsh and Jewish backgrounds, and his dual occupations of doctor and author, have led to what is widely regarded as one of the most readable, humorous and poignant autobiographies available today. Goodbye, ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780460027724 | ISBN 10: 0460027727
A charming account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. This book has become a popular classic and includes illustrations by the award-winning Edward Ardizzone. ... more
View book details£5.95 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781901231823 | ISBN 10: 1901231828
James Maxwell traces the life and times of his grandfather, who was a part of the Welsh non-conformist master mariner tradition. It includes many fascinating tales of sailing the high seas in the nineteenth century. ... more
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