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BOOKS

Aspects Of Poetry

A Selection of Poetry and Prose

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ISBN: 9780-9545017-9-2     174 pages     £7.99

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These poems were written over many years  inspired by experience, research and travel. They deal with historical /contemporary issues, whilst there are details about each piece (with pictures) and works by favourite poets.

Please click on the individual pictures to find out more about the books. Most are available in paperback editions and from Kindle online.

The Wow Factor soccer book

The Wow  Factor (Edition 1): A Concise History of Early Soccer and The Men Who Made It.

 

ISBN: 0-9545017-0-5     478 pages     £17.95

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This edition has genealogies of the founders and early players using material from original sources, as well as a history of the game.

The Wizards of Wight book

The Wizards of Wight

 

ISBN: 0-9545017-1-3     192 pages     £7.99

 

A fantasy adventure that starts in London but leads to a mythcial land of wizards with some historical characters. It is perhaps similar to Harry Potter, although not quite the same!

Arthur Pember's Great Adventures book

Arthur Pember's  Great Adventures

 

ISBN: 9780-9545017-3-0    330 pages    £11.99

 

Pember was a founder of soccer then later a reporter on the New York Press. He was a true iconoclast who abandoned all precedents, and his  real life story cannot fail to amaze.

The Founders of Soccer book

The Founders of Soccer

With a History of the Game

 

ISBN: 9780-9545017-4-7    268 pages    £11.99

 

A concise version of the previous books covering the emergence of the game, the biographies of the founders,  and the early grounds and clubs.

The Real Colin Blythe book

The Real Colin Blythe

 

ISBN: 9780-9545017-5-4    276 pages    £11.99

 

This provides a detailed biography of the Kent and England bowler, who went on the first tours of Australia and South Africa. It re-examines his story placing it within the context of the times.

London Churches & Olde Celebrities The City book

London Churches  & Olde Celebrities

Volume I: The City

A Compleat Guide and Perambulation

 

ISBN: 9780-9545017-6-1    276 pages    £16.99

 

Wren helped rebuild London after the Great Fire and this has details of all his churches, the other historic sites, and many famous parishioners.

London Churches & Olde Celebrities Environs book

London Churches  & Olde Celebrities

Volume II: Environs

A Compleat Guide and Perambulation

 

ISBN: 9780-9545017-7-8    354 pages    £18.99

 

Victorian London was depicted on Stanford's Map in 1862, and this covers notable churches in its bounds and famous people who lived there.

The Four Idols of Destiny book

The Four Idols of Destiny

 

ISBN: 9780-9545017-8-5    312 pages    £7.99

 

Professor Pember was Head of Antiquities at an ivy-clad college, but was soon on an adventure across Europe to a denouement in Egypt. A case of Indiana Jones meets Sherlock Holmes!

New Zealand

A Complete History

Companion to N.Z. Historic Sites

 

ISBN: 9781-9998540-0-3     96 pages     £8.99

 

This has an introductory history with pictures, to supplement the four volumes about the sites.

New Zealand Historic Sites

Volume II: North Island - Wellington

 

ISBN: To be allocated     Kindle price     $6.99

 

The book, part of a series, details all the main sites in the lower half of the North Island.

London Churches The City book

London Churches

Volume I: The City

An Architectural and Social History

 

ISBN: To be allocated     Kindle price     $5.99

 

This book, part of a series, covers all important edifices in the City with other historical sites. 

London Churches North East book

London Churches

Volume II: North East

An Architectural and Social History

 

ISBN: To be allocated     Kindle price     $5.99

 

This book, part of a series, covers all important edifices in the northeast area of Inner London. 

Londo Churches North West book

London Churches

Volume III: North West

An Architectural and Social History

 

ISBN: To be allocated     Kindle price     $5.99

 

This book, part of a series, covers all important edifices in the northwest area of Inner London. 

London Churches South book

London Churches

Volume IV: South

An Architectural and Social History

 

ISBN: To be allocated     Kindle price     $5.99

 

This book, part of a series, covers all important edifices in the southern area of Inner London. 

The Wow Factor soccer book

The Wow Factor  (Edition 2): How Soccer Evolved Within the Social Web

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ISBN: 0-9545017-2-1     480 pages     £17.95

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The second edition builds on the first with new historical and family information, and includes an index and useful appendix of grounds.

New Zealand Historic Sites

Volume I: North Island - Auckland

 

ISBN: To be allocated     Kindle price     $6.99

 

The book, part of a series, details all the main sites in the upper half of the North Island.

New Zealand Historic Sites North Island Wellington book

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