Big Ben: The Bell, the Clock and the Tower Peter MacDonald The History Press, 2005 Big Ben is perhaps the most famous clock in the world. This new book tells its story, from its conception in the 1830s, after fire destroyed the anicent Palace of Westminster, to its establishment as the national timepiece and the symbol of Britain up to the present day. Big Ben is a character, an icon known to millions through the film The Thirty-Nine Steps - in which one of the protagonists ...             Old London Bridge: The Story of the Longest Inhabited Bridge in Europe4 reviews Patricia Pierce Headline Book Publishing, 2002 Fishmongers, bawds, prelates, and kings + Excellent! + A Dramatic Tour of the Bridge and its People thru History + Ye Keeper Of Ye Heads             Dr. Johnson's London: Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, ...13 reviews Liza Picard St. Martin's Griffin, 2002 London 1740-1770 + Dr. Johnson's point of view, expressed via Liza Picard + Eminently Readable History + Eighteenth Century London: A facinating place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there! + About the era of Samuel Johnson, not about Johnson himself             Underground London: Travels Beneath the City Streets5 reviews Stephen Smith Little, Brown Book Group, 2005 Glorious foundations... + Weird and wonderful + Literature Instructor + Mind the plague pit!             The Great Plague: The Story of London's Most Deadly Year4 reviews A. Lloyd Moote, Dorothy C. Moote The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 The Human Side of Plague + 5 on details, 3 to 4 on story writting + Mankind's continuous fight with the microbial world The word "plague" is one of the most dreaded in Europe. For over a thousand years, Europe was the victim of a series of epidemics which decimated the population. One of the last of these epidemics was the Great Plague of London in 1665 that killed probably a third of the population and left few ...             London Orbital: A Walk Around the M251 review Iain Sinclair Granta Books, 2002 Carmageddon? LONDON ORBITAL is more than just a book. It's a world model. Circumferential roads permit regional traffic flow around cities while reducing inner clog, a worldwide effort beyond London's M25--other cities, other orbitals: Paris' Peripherique, Washington's Beltway. Many others exist. Iain Sinclair ...             Tales from the Tower of London1 review Daniel Diehl Sutton Publishing, 2006 Tales from the Tower scores a hit Another treasure trove of little-known information about England's bloody and repressive history. If you want to learn more about man's inhumanity to man (and woman), be sure to read this book about the ways a 'civilized' society can prove it's nonexistance...             London Under London7 reviews Richard Trench, Ellis Hillman John Murray Publishers, Ltd., 1994 DOWN UNDER - LONDON + Pull on your wellies and grab your hard-hat + Fascinating! + History you can dig. + Extremely informative             Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History3 reviews Paul Begg Longman, 2004 Excellent on context + Great source of information for anyone studying the relationship between Jack the Ripper and the press + Title says it all The book really is more about the context than the case itself, but Begg present solid research and writes very well. In terms of presenting the conditions of 1888 Whitechapel, it is probably the best book out there. For a history strictly of the JtR case, Sugden would be the way to go. However, ...             By Permission of Heaven6 reviews Adrian Tinniswood Riverhead Trade, 2004 Resurgam + Permission to enjoy Permission From Heaven + Intriguing book on how catastrophes impact nations... This book is a fascinating mix of disaster epic, social history, biography, and just plain good storytelling. I highly recommend it. Adrian Tinniswood, the author of a biography of Christopher Wren and a history of architecture (among other titles), brings us to the intersection of those two ...             London Orbital: A Walk Around the M251 review Iain Sinclair Granta Books, 2002 Carmageddon? LONDON ORBITAL is more than just a book. It's a world model. Circumferential roads permit regional traffic flow around cities while reducing inner clog, a worldwide effort beyond London's M25--other cities, other orbitals: Paris' Peripherique, Washington's Beltway. Many others exist. Iain Sinclair ...             London Under London7 reviews Richard Trench, Ellis Hillman John Murray Publishers, Ltd., 1994 DOWN UNDER - LONDON + Pull on your wellies and grab your hard-hat + Fascinating! + History you can dig. + Extremely informative             Dr. Johnson's London: Coffee-Houses and Climbing Boys, Medicine, Toothpaste and Gin, Poverty and Press-Gangs, ...13 reviews Liza Picard St. Martin's Griffin, 2002 London 1740-1770 + Dr. Johnson's point of view, expressed via Liza Picard + Eminently Readable History + Eighteenth Century London: A facinating place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there! + About the era of Samuel Johnson, not about Johnson himself             Underground London: Travels Beneath the City Streets5 reviews Stephen Smith Little, Brown Book Group, 2005 Glorious foundations... + Weird and wonderful + Literature Instructor + Mind the plague pit!             Old London Bridge: The Story of the Longest Inhabited Bridge in Europe4 reviews Patricia Pierce Headline Book Publishing, 2002 Fishmongers, bawds, prelates, and kings + Excellent! + A Dramatic Tour of the Bridge and its People thru History + Ye Keeper Of Ye Heads             Tales from the Tower of London1 review Daniel Diehl Sutton Publishing, 2006 Tales from the Tower scores a hit Another treasure trove of little-known information about England's bloody and repressive history. If you want to learn more about man's inhumanity to man (and woman), be sure to read this book about the ways a 'civilized' society can prove it's nonexistance...             By Permission of Heaven6 reviews Adrian Tinniswood Riverhead Trade, 2004 Resurgam + Permission to enjoy Permission From Heaven + Intriguing book on how catastrophes impact nations... This book is a fascinating mix of disaster epic, social history, biography, and just plain good storytelling. I highly recommend it. Adrian Tinniswood, the author of a biography of Christopher Wren and a history of architecture (among other titles), brings us to the intersection of those two ...             Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History3 reviews Paul Begg Longman, 2004 Excellent on context + Great source of information for anyone studying the relationship between Jack the Ripper and the press + Title says it all The book really is more about the context than the case itself, but Begg present solid research and writes very well. In terms of presenting the conditions of 1888 Whitechapel, it is probably the best book out there. For a history strictly of the JtR case, Sugden would be the way to go. However, ...             The Great Plague: The Story of London's Most Deadly Year4 reviews A. Lloyd Moote, Dorothy C. Moote The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 The Human Side of Plague + 5 on details, 3 to 4 on story writting + Mankind's continuous fight with the microbial world The word "plague" is one of the most dreaded in Europe. For over a thousand years, Europe was the victim of a series of epidemics which decimated the population. One of the last of these epidemics was the Great Plague of London in 1665 that killed probably a third of the population and left few ...             Big Ben: The Bell, the Clock and the Tower Peter MacDonald The History Press, 2005 Big Ben is perhaps the most famous clock in the world. This new book tells its story, from its conception in the 1830s, after fire destroyed the anicent Palace of Westminster, to its establishment as the national timepiece and the symbol of Britain up to the present day. Big Ben is a character, an icon known to millions through the film The Thirty-Nine Steps - in which one of the protagonists ...