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Golden Daze
Nick Corble

Matador, 2008

Twenty five years ago in May 1984, wearing incredibly tight shorts and the occasional ridiculous hair cut, a football team from Watford stepped out onto the manicured turf of the old Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup Final. As they took the field they seemed to symbolise changing times, maybe even of revolution. Was the country going to the dogs or the Isle of Dogs? Thatcher was about to take on Scargill and Watford, the unfashionable new kids on ...

Britain's Canals: A Handbook (Towpath Guide)
Nick Corble

Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2007

Prolific canal author Nick Corble's new guide is both the perfect introduction to canals for new enthusiasts and a useful companion for devotees. This informative volume looks at broad and narrow, the canal network, different users, types of boats and barges, decorations, things you should know when buying a boat, basic navigation, living onboard, and the surrounding flora and fauna. Complimented with a brief history, the guide also considers ...

Oxford Canal Towpath Guide (Towpath Guides)
Nick Corble

NPI Media Group, 2005

Living Aboard (Towpath Guides)
Nick Corble, Alan Ford

The History Press, 2008

This is an indispensable handbook for anyone living afloat. The aim of this beautifully illustrated guide is to help people live the dream and not the nightmare, providing a useful step-by-step illustrated guide on the basics of getting afloat and staying there. The book covers the different types of craft available to the buyer and their good and bad points, and discusses such practicalities as moorings, engines (including basic maintenance and ...

Walking on Water
Nick Corble

Minerva Press Ltd., 2000

James Brindley: The First Canal Builder
Nick Corble

Tempus, 2005

James Brindley essentially invented the canal in Britain, engineering the Bridgewater Canal in 1761 and creating the spark for the industrial revolution. This is the first 20th-century Brindley biography.

Pub Walks for Motorists: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire
Nick Corble

Countryside Books, 2005

This volume provides details of 40 circular walks covering the three counties, each based on a good local pub. It includes routes at Turvey, Shillington and Toddington in Bedfordshire; Olney, Quainton and Bledlow Ridge in Buckinghamshire; and Ardeley, Harpenden and Sarratt in Hertfordshire.

Riding the Wall of Death
Allan Ford, Nick Corble

Tempus, 2006

The Wall of Death, a circus sidewhow, has thrilled and entertained audiences in the United Kingdom since the 1920s. This work offers an insight into a part of entertainment folklore.

Kennet and Avon
Nick Corble

Tempus Publishing, 2006

Pocket Pub Walks Hertfordshire (Pocket Pub Walks) (Pocket Pub Walks)
Nick Corble

Countryside Books, 2007

Drive and Stroll in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire (Drive & Stroll)
Nick Corble

Countryside Books, 2006

Pocket Pub Walks Hertfordshire (Pocket Pub Walks) (Pocket Pub Walks)
Nick Corble

Countryside Books, 2007

Waterside Walks in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire
Nick Corble

Countryside Books, 2008

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