2011 Releases So Far... (Part 2)

S. N. Pike, Mile by Mile on Britain’s Railways
Three classic guides to Britain’s mainline railways reissued in facsimile – with a fourth, new, pastiche treatment for the missing fourth (the Great Western).
Fascinating maps to follow every mile from London to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Penzance.
Extensive lineside commentary on sights to be seen from the window, gradients, water-towers for steam locos – all as it was in 1947

‘the bygone era of travel by steam train is brought to life’- Daily Telegraph

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mile-Britains-Railways-Southern-Railway/dp/1845136128/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305292925&sr=1-1

Whitney Port, True Whit
Fashion icon and MTV mega-star Whitney Port shares personal stories, beauty and fitness secrets and invaluable advice on everything girls need to know to start out their independent lives in style.

‘Intimate and honest, this book provides tips on everything from dating to decorating’- Heat Magazine

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Whit-Designing-Style-Beauty/dp/184513673X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305295418&sr=8-1

Martin Smith, Kings, Queens and Four-Legged Athletes: The Telegraph book of Horse Racing
It is the sport of Kings and Queens, but also the sport of knaves and bounders, spivs and cheats. Horse racing is the sport of the ordinary man: from housewives with their 50p on whichever horse Lester is riding in the Derby, to anyone who has entered the office Grand National sweepstake. Kings, Queens & Four-Legged Athletes relives horse racing’s greatest moments through the passion and authority of the back pages’ true thoroughbreds past and present, including John Oaksey, Brough Scott, J.A. McGrath, Marcus Armytage, Peter Scott, Paul Hayward and Andrew Baker.

‘A veritable treasure trove, the book covers the splendour of Royal Ascot and the Derby…through to the homeliness of the most humble country course’ – The Daily Telegraph
‘Editor’s Top Choice’- Ireland’s Equestrian Magazine Jan. 2011

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kings-Queens-Four-Legged-Athletes-Telegraph/dp/1845136101/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1305536231&sr=8-1

Charlie Spedding, From Last to First
Charlie Spedding describes himself as ‘not particularly talented’ – at least, compared to the group of people he had chosen to find himself among. These were the athletes in the Olympic marathon. So how did he end up with a bronze medal? How did he win the London Marathon? And why does he still hold the English record for the distance?
In this remarkable autobiography he explains how someone who was almost bottom of the class when he first went to school, and even worse at sport, eventually turned himself into a genuinely world-class athlete, competing in top marathons all over the world, and genuinely going from last to first.

Book of the Week, Independent on Sunday, 27 March: ‘It’s an equal pleasure to accompany him on that journey’

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-First-long-distance-runners-journey/dp/1845136284/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305286392&sr=8-1

Judith B. Tankard, Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden
Gertrude Jekyll was one of the most important garden designers of the twentieth century. A prolific writer and a hugely influential plantswoman, her circle of friends included some of the most distinguished architects, horticulturists, artists, and writers of the time. This new volume in the Country Life Archives series celebrates Jekyll's gardens and her legendary theories on color, planting, and design with a selection of her most famous collaborations with Sir Edwin Lutyens and other important architects. The text is illustrated with over 150 superb photographs that capture the enduring magic of Jekyll's creative genius.

‘one to get your hands on…packed with rarely seen images of her work’- The Guardian.

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1845136241/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0711207461&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0YE2HVHYREV12R7EZ3HQ

Barry Turner- Beacon for Change
As the 2012 Olympics sets about transforming a swathe of east London, Barry Turner’s book marks the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, which did the same for London’s South Bank after the second world war.

‘A scintillating new history of the festival of Britain.’, Richard Morrison for The Times

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beacon-Change-Festival-Britain-Shaped/dp/1845135245/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305297324&sr=1-1

Giles Worsley, England’s Lost Houses
From the archives of Country Life
As the twentieth century recedes into history, the story of the country house over the past hundred years becomes increasingly fascinating. England’s Lost Houses is essential reading for all those seeking to understand what really happened.
Giles Worsley, who died in 2006, was the former architecture correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. He was also a former architectural editor of Country Life and editor of Perspectives on Architecture.

Available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Englands-Lost-Houses-Archives-Country/dp/1845136144/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305298533&sr=1-1