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Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket by Stephen Fay; David Kynaston
$26.99 NZD
Category: Sport
'Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history ... Unputdownable' Mail on Sunday After the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famous English voices were commentators on games of cricket. John Arl ...Show more
Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket by Stephen Fay; David Kynaston
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport
'Like the game of cricket itself, this fascinating book works on many levels, some playful, some analytical and some cultural' Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times For more than a quarter of a century after the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famo ...Show more
City of London: The History by David Kynaston
$82.00 NZD
Category: History
The 'Square Mile', London's financial powerhouse,rose to prominence with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. David Kynaston's vibrant history brings this world to life, taking us from the railway boom of the 1830s to the 'Golden Age', between 1890 and 1914, when Britain's legendary gold standard reigned sup ...Show more
Engines of Privilege - Britain's Private School Problem by David Kynaston; Francis Green
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
'The reform of private schools will not alone be sufficient to achieve a good education system for all, let alone the good society; but it surely is a necessary condition. At this particular moment in our island story, the future seems peculiarly a blank sheet. Everything is potentially on the table. An ...Show more
Till Time's Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013 by David Kynaston
$34.99 NZD
Category: History
`Not an ordinary bank, but a great engine of state,' Adam Smith declared about the Bank of England as long ago as 1776. The Bank is now over 320 years old, and for the vast majority of that time it has been central in British history, with an increasingly high profile in recent years. There has never be ...Show more
Till Time's Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013 by David Kynaston
$65.00 NZD
Category: History
The authorised history of the Bank of England by the bestselling David Kynaston, `the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator). `Not an ordinary bank, but a great engine of state,' Adam Smith declared of the Bank of England as long ago as 1776. The Bank is now over 320 years old, and throughout al ...Show more
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