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Napoleonic Wargaming by Neil Thomas
RRP: £27.50SciFier: £17.77Following the success of his previous publications Wargaming: an Introduction and Ancient and Medieval Wargaming, Neil Thomas presents a new volume devoted to the intricacies of Napoleonic wargaming... -
Wargaming: An Introduction Neil Thomas 9780750938167
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £19.55Since the 1950s the hobby has grown exponentially and now enjoys a widespread following across the world. Although the rise in computerised wargaming has transformed some aspects of it, the... -
Alastair Sim: The Real Belle of St Trinian's Mark Simpson 9780752453729
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58Alastair Sim was an enigmatic character both on and off the screen. His idiosyncratic style of acting in films such as The Belles of St Trinian's endeared him to a cinema-going audience desperate to... -
Raising an Eyebrow: My Life with Sir Roger Moore Gareth Owen 9780750997515
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58'a book you simply must read if you're a fan of movies, James Bond or Roger Moore' - Movies in Focus'Owen writes with wit, affection and poignancy . . . Highly recommended' - From Sweden with Love'a... -
Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children by Carmel Page
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £9.58Where in Yorkshire can you walk on a dragon's backbone? Who goes dancing at the Spot Bottom Hops? Which very old story gives advice about loading a dishwasher? Which mischievous child invented... -
Herba Mythica: Myths and Folk Tales of Sacred Healing Plants Xanthe Gresham-Knight 9781837052509
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £15.00'For the time you are reading you are lost, lost to the magic of this book.' - Jo Glover, The Association of Master HerbalistsStories are spells. Healers have long recognised the need to travel to... -
Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland by Lisa Schneidau
RRP: £10.99SciFier: £9.58The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants... -
Gwent Folk Tales by Christine Anne Watkins
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58Gwent teems with stories of magic and strange transformations above and below ground. To tell them afresh, storyteller Christine Watkins has searched out of darkness through a maze of mountain mist... -
A History of the World in 100 Tales by Sharon Jacksties
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £14.01All humanity is described by its stories. They are as rich and varied as the landscapes and creatures with which we share our planet. It is our capacity for language and our need for storytelling... -
Folk Tales of the Wolf Chris Salisbury 9781803999814
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40This collection of stories features the wolf as protagonist, trickster or agent of change. This charismatic creature has always retained a cross-cultural fascination and has shape-shifted itself... -
Gloucestershire Folk Tales for Children by Anthony Nanson
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £7.64How do you survive a mermaid's curse? Where lurks the immortal cat? Who cooks old boots in a stew? Is treasure really buried down under May Hill? Dive into these tales from forest, vale and high blue... -
Black Sheep: The Authorised Biography of Nicol Williamson Gabriel Hershman 9780750983457
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £14.67Once hailed by John Osborne as 'the greatest actor since Brando', latterly known as a ruined genius whose unpredictable, hellraising behaviour was legendary, Nicol Williamson always went his own way... -
The Double Act: A History of British Comedy Duos Andrew Roberts 9780750984324
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £5.10The double act has been at the heart of the British entertainment scene for over 150 years: from its start in the music halls, through radio shows such as Hancock's Half Hour playing in virtually... -
Bristol Urban Legends by Wilf Merttens
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58Bristolians' love of banter and outlandish gossip provides a perfect environment for the urban legend to breed, expand and ferment. One can never be sure that these stories are not in fact entirely... -
Wrexham County Folk Tales by Fiona Collins
RRP: £9.99SciFier: £9.58The county borough of Wrexham is rich in folklore, with an abundance of tales to capture the wonders of the Welsh landscape and all its denizens, both real and imaginary: animal, human and even... -
Buckinghamshire Folk Tales by Terrie Howey
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58Once upon a Milton Keynes ... Buckinghamshire is an ancient county of Roman forts and highwaymen, motorways and urban myth. These are the Buckinghamshire folk tales of past, present and future: old... -
The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales by Folk Tales Authors
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40This spellbinding collection of stories once again gathers together legends and lore from across Scotland in one special volume.Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, this second... -
Isles of Scilly Folk Tales by Mike O'Connor
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58Scilly has been its own unique land for centuries, separate from England and cut off from Cornwall by twenty-five miles of rough sea - yet until now its folk tales have been poorly documented. Let... -
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Folk Tales by Michael O'Leary
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58These beautifully told folk tales, brought vividly to life by Marcel O'Leary's graphic illustrations, have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper, gardener, teacher... -
Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland by Sharon Jacksties
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna. Find out how... -
West Midlands Folk Tales by Cath Edwards
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58Woven from the ancient fabric that is the landscape of the West Midlands and passed down through the generations, these stories from a modern county with a rich and varied history are brought... -
Albert Finney: A Well-Seasoned Life Gabriel Hershman 9781803993744
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40'Hershman has managed to gather a huge amount of information and distill it into a book that is not only respectful but full of insights into what makes this unstarriest of stars able to produce... -
The Times on Cinema by Brian Pendreigh
RRP: £20.00SciFier: £8.76The Times on Cinema opens The Times' and the Sunday Times' vast archives of reviews and coverage of Hollywood's most treasured films. Featuring many of cinema's most revered critics, including Philip... -
The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of... -
Cannes Uncut by Richard Blanshard
RRP: £45.00SciFier: £32.00When 22-year-old photographer Richard Blanshard arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in 1976, he had no idea that he would become an official photographer for the UK and US film industry for the next... -
Icelandic Folk Tales by Hjoerleifur Helgi Stefansson
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40Iceland is a country where stories are as important as history. When Vikings settled the island, they brought their tales with them. Every rock, hot spring and waterfall seems to have its own story... -
The Magpie's Nest by Taffy Thomas
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58From crowded train stations to quiet woods and from city centres to our own back gardens, birds remind us that nature is everywhere. But do you know which is the king of the birds? Has anyone ever... -
Suburban London Cinemas by Gary Wharton
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £12.64Among the 50 historic cinemas featured are the Finsbury Park Astoria, the Maida Vale Picture House, the Shepherds Bush Pavilion, the West Ealing Kinema, the Woolwich Granada and Kilburn's Gaumont... -
Folk Tales of the Cosmos by Janet Dowling
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40'Janet Dowling is magic and her stories bring the wonders of the night sky onto the page. She has journeyed from Polar ice to Pacific islands in search of tales which will re-enchant the heavens... -
The Anthology of Irish Folk Tales: Volume II Folk Tales Authors 9781803999456
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £12.70This enchanting collection of stories once again gathers together legends and lore from across Ireland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a... -
Warwickshire Folk Tales by Cath Edwards
RRP: £12.00SciFier: £9.58Old Warwickshire, the ancient heart of England, encompassed many iconic historic sites. Coventry, Rugby, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham, among others, all had tales to tell. Equally... -
Tudor Folk Tales by Dave Tonge
RRP: £12.00SciFier: £8.94In Tudor times the 'common sort' were no different from us, laughing together, mocking each other and sharing bawdy tales in tavern yards, marketplaces and anywhere else that people came together... -
Folk Tales of Rock and Stone by Jenny Moon
SciFier: £16.33From caverns deep underground to sky-high mountains, the rocks and stones all around us are ancient. Greedy oni lurk in a cave in Japan; a stonecutter becomes a mountain; and a story of romance,... -
Sleep No More: Railway, Canal and Other Stories of the Supernatural L T C Rolt 9780752455778
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.58This powerful collection of stories of the supernatural combines L.T.C. Rolt's writing talent with his unparalleled knowledge of Britain's industrial heritage to produce tales of real mystery and... -
The Anthology of English Folk Tales: Volume II Folk Tales Authors 9781837050321
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40This spellbinding collection of stories once again gathers together tales from across the whole of England in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' Folk Tales series, this second... -
The Mighty Goddess: World Myths Sally Pomme Clayton 9781837052493
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £12.05This stunning collection of myths is for adults, and brings together 52 goddess myths from across the globe: familiar, unknown, forgotten - spectacular! Pioneering storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton... -
The Mighty Goddess by Sally Pomme Clayton
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £13.33This stunning collection of myths is for adults, and brings together 52 goddess myths from across the globe: familiar, unknown, forgotten - spectacular! Pioneering storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton... -
Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Created King Kong Neil Clark 9781803993799
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40'It is impossible not to be thrilled by Edgar Wallace.' So said the blurbs of Wallace's own books.Indeed, he was a prolific author of over 170 books, translated into more than thirty languages. More... -
Irish Gothic Fairy Stories by Steve Lally
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £13.36In the four provinces of Ireland there are thirty-two counties. Each county and its people have their own traditions, beliefs and folklore - and each one is also inhabited by the Sidhe: an ancient... -
Queer Folk Tales by Kevin Walker
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.40The prince no longer kisses the princess, Cinderella helps her new husband to pick a new dress and the relationship between Mr Wolf and the three little pigs is a bit more complicated than you might...