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Thirty years ago, all the La Unión mines closed. The metals didn't run out, but the ever-changing market values and the health problems of the miners were part of the reason that the industry died. This is by no means the whole story. The whole history involves many minor closedowns, fluctuations in the price of metals, other factors like War and, finally, issues of contamination. There are still vast quarries, but these seem to be used, large...

This book catalogues (with extensive photography) more pieces from The Alastair Leslie Collection. The first volume of the Leslie collection covered porcelain produced at West Pans in Scotland during the third quarter of the 18th century. Volume two moves on to cover Scottish folk art as represented as much as possible by Scottish east-coast pottery mugs and jugs produced prior to 1840. George Haggarty has been extremely cautious with his attr...

This book catalogues (with extensive photography) more pieces from The Alastair Leslie Collection. The first volume of the Leslie collection covered porcelain produced at West Pans in Scotland during the third quarter of the 18th century. Volume two moves on to cover Scottish folk art as represented as much as possible by Scottish east-coast pottery mugs and jugs produced prior to 1840. George Haggarty has been extremely cautious with his attr...

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Rainbow of Promise is Elizabeth's second collection of poems, following the aftermath of speaking out about her experience of familial sexual abuse in her first poetry book. It links past trauma with present difficulties, finding ways to overcome the resulting anxiety, mental health issues and intrusive memories when dealing with her everyday life, that can often feel overwhelming for many survivors. Using determination and passion, Elizabeth ...

This book catalogues (with extensive photography) 107 pieces from The Alastair Leslie Collection: Eighteenth Century West Pans Porcelain from c.1764-77. Archaeological and documentary research both confirm that William Littler (1724 - 1784) was producing soft paste porcelain and creamware at West Pans, in Scotland, between c.1764 and 1777. This was after his previous porcelain venture at Longton Hall, Staffordshire, ended with his bankruptcy i...

This book catalogues (with extensive photography) 107 pieces from The Alastair Leslie Collection: Eighteenth Century West Pans Porcelain from c.1764-77. Archaeological and documentary research both confirm that William Littler (1724 - 1784) was producing soft paste porcelain and creamware at West Pans, in Scotland, between c.1764 and 1777. This was after his previous porcelain venture at Longton Hall, Staffordshire, ended with his bankruptcy i...

Take a tour along Stane Street, through some of the most beautiful countryside and villages in England. Here you will find pictures, stories and tales from the earliest times to the present day. Walk in the steps of soldiers, peasants, pilgrims, monks and traders. Enjoy their stories and perhaps find some of your own. Built by the Romans in the first century AD, Stane Street ensured the quick movement of goods and people between Chichester on ...

Maximillian needs a new hobby... First he has to decide what it should be and then how to get started, then he needs to test it! Max is a mouse with a lot of issues and some very unusual skills. The question is - is he going to be able survive his new hobby long enough to use them? In a whimsical departure from his successful Sweaty (Children) and Derek (Young Adult) series, Mac Black brings us quirky Maximillian - a resourceful mouse, with so...

Tommy finds a mysterious pebble that turns out to be a dragon's egg. Meet Zig, a Chameleo-Dragon (at least that is what he claims) - who decides to live with Tommy and share his life. In this light, adventure story, Gaile Griffin Peers (www.ggp.pics) introduces Tommy and Zig as they start to learn about each other. This is the first book in the Zig Series, with illustrations by the author (known for her Challenging Art Colouring Books)

A selection of Macabre and Visceral Horror Stories by Vonnie Giles. Following Vonnie's successful short story compilations Acid Rain and Tightly Bound and her contributions to the anthology Picked and Mixed, Vonnie has collected together another selection of her unique short stories. This is Vonnie at her darkest and most corrosive - so the content is definitely adult... Caveat Emptor - you have been warned!Corrosive Minds delves into her ecle...

An eclectic mix of short stories from the pen of Mai Griffin (including Young Echoes - a short stand-alone prequel to the Ghostly Echoes Series) The stories were written between 1988 and 2020 and have never been published together, before.

Over thirty sketches by artist, photographer and illustrator Gaile Griffin Peers www.gaile.gallery - doodles and intricate patterns to inspire imaginative artists everywhere - for all ages.

Over thirty sketches by artist, photographer and illustrator Gaile Griffin Peers www.gaile.gallery - doodles and intricate patterns to inspire imaginative artists everywhere - for all ages.

Moving to Spain, to live with her mother, seemed like the perfect solution to end Sally Wright's problem relationship with her ex - and it might have worked, if she hadn't found a dead body. Now, she is embroiled in a murder investigation and the killer is chasing her mother.

Maximillian needs a new home... First he has to decide what to pack, then where will he go and what will he do when and if he gets there? Max is a mouse with a lot of issues and some very unusual skills. The question is - is he going to be able to use them? In a whimsical departure from his successful Sweaty (Children) and Derek (Young Adult) series, Mac Black brings us a quirky new character called Maximillian - a resourceful mouse, with some...

As the opening lines say, "becoming a cat was a surprise to the Reverend Harold Scuffington." From the moment we meet Harold, we see the immense complications to a man's life that becoming a cat can bring… especially if it is a cat like Scuffo… If he isn't under a bed, he is in it and what he sees, hears and experiences will change Harold's life forever!Mac Black has returned to writing for adults with this fantastical and imaginative story of...

Cafés in the major European conurbations - from Amsterdam to Budapest, Paris to Milan, Barcelona to Vienna - have been well celebrated and documented. The Balkan countries, however, have been largely ignored. In Balkan Caffeination Paul Kelly and Fred Shively go off the beaten track to examine and document the café culture of four Balkan countries - Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.Getting under the skin of café culture in...

Theoretical physics is driven by the ideas of the mathematical physicist and the sometimes, subjective interpretations of the mathematics of Relativity Theory and Quantum Mechanics. Yet today, we are still faced with many paradoxes and conundrums in our attempts to understand the laws of nature.This visionary book stands back from the grindstone of mainstream physics and presents a down to earth, Engineer's view of Special and General Relativi...

A ghostly dog, a strange lady and the confused memories of a young girl are about to complicate Polly, Sarah and Clarrie's lives. Unravelling the different mysteries is going to need all of them working together and it is likely to put the family and their circle of friends at risk. Not only must they unravel two horrific crimes, they need to find a murderer before he strikes again.Also by Mai Griffin 'Ghostly Echoes' 'A Poisonous Echo' 'Dange...