General non-fiction
John Kear – Coaching is Chaos
CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT
A Life in Rugby – written with Peter Smith
From Wembley glory to the great escape, master coach John Kear has seen it all during a lifetime in rugby league.
304 pages, paperback
Learning Curve
The Remarkable Story of Student Rugby League
By Dave Hadfield
Learning Curve – Dave Hadfield’s seventh book about rugby league – is devoted to one of the game’s great untold stories.
The Barefoot Shepherdess and Women of the Dales
CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT
By Yvette Huddleston and Walter Swan
Reprint under consideration
The Barefoot Shepherdess and Women of the Dales celebrates the variety and versatility of a dozen or more determined women who have made a distinctive life for themselves “far from the madding crowd”. The Yorkshire Dales attracts tourists aplenty to appreciate the beauties of the local landscape but most visitors return to their towns and cities, renewed by the peace and quiet of the countryside, though unable to leave their modern, urban lifestyle for too long.
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Women like Alison O’Neill, who owns her own flock of sheep and designs her own brand of tweed clothing, demonstrate that you can live a life of independence and fulfilment even in Britain’s remotest regions. There are inevitable hardships to be endured but innumerable compensations when the Dales are your doorstep. Each chapter features inspirational women who have made the choice to live and work collaboratively with the people and places of the Yorkshire landscape, What they have in common – farmers, artists, vets, publicans, entrepreneurs, artisans, academics, vets, curators and vicars – is a passion for life where Yorkshire countryside and community coincide.
Gateways to Harewood
Tales of a house, a school and a village
By the pupils of Gateways School
Foreword by Patricia, Countess of Harewood
With an original short story by GP Taylor
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Harewood has seen many tales unfold down the centuries and countless changes have altered the face of the village. This book is a treasury of inspirational writing and artwork by the pupils of Gateways School, an establishment with its own part to play in the story. Every contribution captures the beguiling spirit of Harewood. Gateways to Harewood is a special project, the like of which has never before been undertaken. It is unique in its desire not merely to document historical facts, but also to utilise them as a perfect springboard for creativity.
This is the Best Trip
Chasing the Tangerine Dream…
by Ian Chisnall – with a foreword and afterword by Ian Holloway
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BBC Radio Lancashire sports broadcaster Ian Chisnall was determined that a record of the journey should be made. After hours of documenting the details week by week this, The Best Trip, is his take. From being top of the Premier League until 7.30pm on the opening day, through to the nerve jangling ‘Survival Sunday’ at the end of May, this book chronicles the highs and lows of a truly exceptional campaign. It includes quotes from the broadcastable post-match interviews with inimitable Tangerine’s manager Ian Holloway and many of the clips that could never have made it to the airwaves. There’s the inside track on the transfer window drama and a whole range of emotions as the season sparked and then stumbled. Find out what the gaffer really said to Prince William, who sent the club a letter after enjoying his visit to the match against Wolves. The Best Trip is a unique account of a remarkable season.
