English Catalogue 2013 (pdf - 1mb)

Wales’ liveliest press
2013 CATALOGUE
Books for Wales
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humour as well as our best-selling Welsh language tutors.
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privilege to publish the stories of some of Wales’s most eminent
sport personalities including Ashley Williams, Dai Morris,
Nigel Owens and Lynn Howells as well as some of the nation’s
most loved characters such as Chris Needs, Howard Marks and
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biography
children
fiction
history
humour
Welsh learners
miscellaneous
poetry
sport
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biography
BEVAN, TELERI
The Ladies of Blaenwern
This book follows the story of three ladies who formed a musical partnership,
The Dorian Trio. By World War II, they had turned to farming in Llanarth where
they kept Welsh indigenous breeds, but their main interest was the Welsh
cobs.
9781847712639
DANIELS, PETER
In Search of Welshness
£9.95
What is it to be Welsh? Is it the warmth and friendliness of a people bound
together by their industrial and cultural heritage? Peter Daniels searches for
answers through the work of Welsh historians and writers and his own life in
Llanelli and London.
9781847713629
DAVIES, BRIAN
Salem Soldier
£9.95
A comprehensive account of the life of Second World War soldier Elfed Davies
(1919-2002) who was raised in the rural hamlet of Salem, Trefeurig near
Aberystwyth and his son Brian.
9780862439187
FERRIS, PAUL
Dylan Thomas - The Biography
9780862439033
GOLDSWORTHY, EVA
Across the Severn
DAVIES, PENNAR
GWYN, RICHARD
The Vagabond’s Breakfast
£9.95
The story of Harriet Davis, the authors’ daughter, who suffered from a rare
degenerative metabolic disease. She passed away at 11 years old. The Harriet
Davis Trust was established in her memory.
9781847714190
EASTERBY, SIMON
Easter’s Rising
£9.95
9781847713438
£7.95
9781847713063
£14.95
A history of the village of Goginan, near Aberystwyth. This book is in part a
fascinating account of that history from the time of the Celts and Romans to
the present day, examining how people were affected by developments in
education, religion and mining.
9781847710932
EVANS, HOWARD
Two Dragons
£7.95
This book tells the story of Welshman Howard Marks who has recently
discovered his true Welsh identity after a notorious few decades. Raised in
Kenfig Hill, south Wales, he became one of the most prolific drug smugglers
in the world.
9781847712905
9780956012555
HOWELLS, LYNN
Despite the Knock-backs
£9.95
Lynn Howells, formerly coach of the Celtic Warriors and one of Graham Henry’s
assistant coaches during the 1999 World Cup, has had more than his fair share
of betrayals during rugby union’s transition from amateur to professional
status. This is his story.
JONES, EIRIAN
The Welsh Lady from Canaan
£9.95
The remarkable tale of Margaret Jones, a lady from Rhosllannerchrugog
who became known throughout Wales during the nineteenth century as the
‘Welsh Lady from Canaan’, as a result of her extensive overseas visits and life
abroad.
9781847714220
You wouldn’t believe the extraordinary events in a doctor’s life - the miracles
and tragedies which reflect the complexities of our bodies and life in its
entirety. This autobiography gives an insider’s view of some remarkable
incidents.
EVANS, CEIRIOG GWYNNE
Once Upon a Time in Goginan
£9.99
Richard Gwyn was given a year to live in 2006 - he’d lost nine years of his life
to vagrancy and alcoholism in the Mediterranean. Here’s an account of those
years; redemption via friendship, imagination, love, fatherhood; recovery and
a life-saving liver graft. Book of the Year winner 2012 (Creative Non-fiction).
9781847714831
Beasterby, to call him by his nickname, is Ireland’s most capped flanker, and
has also captained the Scarlets for 5 consecutive seasons where he is now the
coach. Here’s a gripping autobiography about honest, hard rugby.
ELIAS, JOSHUA GERWYN
A Doctor’s Tale
£6.95
Across the Severn is Eva Goldsworthy’s tribute to her parents, Joe and May.
It tells of how the couple had to uproot themselves and adapt to new
circumstances in order to survive the hardships of the early twentieth century.
9781847711175
9781847713766
DAVIS, KIT AND JOHN
From Harriet with Love
£12.95
This thoroughly researched but sympathetic biography has established itself
as the one essential and unsurpassed work on Dylan Thomas’ life.
9781847714428
Diary of a Soul (trans. Herbert Hughes) £9.95
A translation of the Welsh-language classic Cudd fy Meiau. The volume has
been long regarded as a classic by many Welsh people and the book records
the honest confessions of a deeply spiritual man. Foreword by Dr Rowan
Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury.
page 3
Save £15!
Gwynfor Evans: A Portrait of a Patriot
£9.95
This award-winning biography of an iconic figure examines his complex
character and dissects his personal and political relationships. Rhys Evans
exposes the foundations of modern Wales and tells the story of one man and
the way he helped mould the devolved UK.
EVANS, RHYS
£8.95
LEECH, ALAN
Dan Jenkins: A Biography
£9.95
Cardiganshire-born Dan Jenkins (1856-1946) achieved a great deal for the
newly emerging board schools of the late C19th in terms of curriculum, use of
Welsh language, contracts of employment, tenants’ rights and more.
9781847713162
LEWIS, RICHARD
Out of the Valley
£8.95
An entertaining and informative autobiography of Welsh television producerdirector Richard Lewis who entered the world of TV in the early 1960s, a
formative time for broadcasting in Wales.
9781847711496
LLEWELYN, JOHN
Departing from Logic
£9.95
A memoir of a family life in the Ebbw valley between the 1930s and the 1950s,
then of foreign travels far beyond Offa’s Dyke, and finally reconnection with
the culture of Wales.
9781847714794
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biography
MALONE, AUBREY
Welsh Drinkers
£4.95
Prolific author Aubrey Malone’s latest book is a humorous take on the lives of
four of the most (in)famous Welsh tipplers: Richard Burton, Dylan Thomas,
Rachel Roberts and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
9781847710598
Still Rockin’: Tom Jones, A Biography
£6.95
A balanced and sympathetic account of Tom Jones’ rags to riches story - his
journey from a Welsh mining village to superstardom. Explores his musical
career, the special relationship with his wife and Wales, and also an insight
into his phenomenal womanizing.
9781847711649
MAUND, MARGARET
Decades of Discovery
£9.95
NEEDS, CHRIS
And There’s More
£9.95
The second part of Chris Needs’ autobiography. Following on from the
best-selling Like It Is, this book contains further hilarious anecdotes from the
legendary radio presenter.
9781847711489
NURSE, MEL
Mr Swansea
£9.95
Player. Supporter. Saviour. Mel Nurse has been all these things and more to
Swansea City, his hometown football club. Mel served Swansea in two spells
and played for Wales in a golden era for Welsh football.
9781847711472
O’BRIEN, MICHAEL
Prisons Exposed
£7.95
The extraordinary story of a south Wales Valleys-born Margaret, who’s life
has been spent breaking new ground - from working in central Africa in the
late 1960s to being amongst the first women ordained as an Anglican priest
in Wales.
Michael O’Brien spent eleven years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. This
book is an insight of what it actually is like to be in prison on a day-to-day
basis and how the prison system works.
MCNEIL, DIXIE
OWENS, NIGEL
Half Time
9781847712622
£9.95
Dixie: The Autobiography of Dixie McNeil
This biography captures the genius of the football legend who shot to
prominence in the 1970s, and who helped Wrexham FC to the second tier of
the English football league for the first time in history.
9781847714114
£14.95 hb
9781847713650
Nigel Owens is a familiar figure on stage and television, and is considered one
of the best rugby referees in the world. But before reaching his current status
in the world of professional rugby, he went through an excruciating personal
crisis.
MONEY, OWEN
Money Talks
POPE, MAL
Old Enough to Know Better
9781847711328
£12.95
Impresario, entrepreneur, philanthropist - these are just some of the words
which describe the loveable rogue. This lively, funny memoir will make you
laugh and cry and warm to one of the most popular entertainers in Wales.
9781847712356
9781847712912
MONK, GARRY
£9.95
Loud, Proud & Positive
The autobiography of Swansea City Football Club captain, Garry Monk. During
his seven years at Swansea he has been instrumental in leading them to
promotion on three occasions, and is held in great affection by the Swans fans.
9781847714237
MORGANS, JOHN I.
The Honest Heretique
£9.95
The autobiography of the singer, writer and broadcaster, Mal Pope. Mal has
written songs for Cliff Richard and duetted with Elton John and Bonnie Tyler,
toured with Art Garfunkel and Belinda Carlisle and produced records for Aled
Jones.
£14.95
REES, DEWI
General Practice as it was
£9.95
A biographical account of the life of a Welsh GP who’s career spanned half a
century. Dewi Rees has worked in south and mid Wales, Labrador, Canada and
as a Medical Director of a hospice in Birmingham.
9781847714121
REES, IVOR THOMAS
Saintly Enigma
£9.95
The first biography of William Erbery (1604-1654), a Welsh clergyman and
radical independent theologian. The volume contains an introduction to his
thinking as well as extracts of his writings.
Biography of the academic, poet, novelist, critic, historian and theologian,
Pennar Davies, who played a major role in the literary and religious life of
Wales in the second half of the twentieth century.
MORRIS, DAI
Shadow: The Dai Morris Story
STEPHENS, MEIC
9781847714855
£9.95
The story of legendary Welsh rugby player, Dai Morris, a member of the
successful 1970s squad - a man who worked shifts in the coal mine in the
morning and played for his country in the afternoon.
9781847713704
£12.95
Welsh Lives: Gone but not forgotten
A collection of obituaries of eminent Welsh people, first published in
The Independent newspaper. Amongst those included are: Stuart Cable, Huw
Ceredig and Ray Gravell.
9781847714862
9781847714879
NEEDS, CHRIS
Like It Is
STEVENS, MEIC
Solva Blues
£9.95
The autobiography of one of Wales’ favourite radio presenters, Chris Needs.
Includes an honest account of his traumatic childhood, his showbiz career and
his rise to stardom with 40,000 fans in the ‘Garden’ on his legendary Radio
Wales programme.
£9.95
Autobiography of the musical genius from Solva, described by many as the
Welsh Bob Dylan. Experience the euphoria of his Warner Brothers days, and
the misery of hitting rock bottom.
9780862437329
9781847710154
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biography
THE GRIFFITHS FAMILY
Life in the Coal House
£3.95
The story of the Griffiths family during their time as the stars of the BBC Wales
Coal House series. Debra, Cerdin and their children became famous as a result
of this extremely popular TV show.
9781847712615
WILLIAMS, ASHLEY
WILLIAMS, ORIG
El Bandito: Orig Williams, The Autobiography
£9.95
Orig Williams, better known as international wrestler El Bandito was a fierce
Welsh nationalist, a friend of poets, gangsters and psychopathic wrestlers. He
fought with and promoted some of the best - Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy
amongst them.
9781847712929
£14.95
Ashley Williams: My Premier League Diary
This book is Ashley Williams’s diary over a season with Swansea City and
Wales, in one of the most insightful accounts of what it is like to be a Premier
League player.
9781847715173
YASSINE, ALI
Was it something I said?
£7.95
Ali Yassine has one of the most well-known voices in south Wales, since he’s
spent a decade as the announcer for Cardiff City FC.
9781847712332
children
EDWARDS, MEINIR WYN
Welsh Folk Stories
TOMOS, MORGAN
£4.95
A collection of five famous folk stories from Wales: Twm Siôn Cati, Branwen
and Bendigeidfran, Maximus’ Dream, Rebecca’s Daughters and the Girl of the
Lake. A colourful book, suitable for schools, parents and children.
£3.95
Alun the Bear and the Grand Slam
Alun the Bear is delighted when his Mum and Dad take him to watch Wales
play rugby. But his excitement soon leads to trouble for the little bear and the
national rugby team...
Alun yr Arth
9781847716606
Famous Welsh Tales
£4.95
The Wales Fun Book
9781847713582
A volume of 5 famous folk tales from Wales, including Cantre’r Gwaelod, Rhys
and Meinir, Red Bandits of Mawddwy, Dic Penderyn and Maelgwyn Gwynedd.
Suitable for 7-11 year-olds. Each story contains 11 full-colour illustrations.
9781847710468
FLETCHER, CHRIS
Rock Tales
£6.95
A book about geology, designed for children but will also be of interest to
adults. The reader will learn how rocks are formed and understand the clues
to discovering past environments. Concentrates on Anglesey.
9781847713803
GWANAS, BETHAN
Ramboy
9781847711281
Mrs GwraK
£4.95
A fully illustrated horror story for children. No-one believes Dave when he
accuses the new school cook of being a witch, and that she is deliberately
feeding them sweet, unhealthy, food so that they will all get fat and be unable
to move!
9781847713056
£3.95
VAUGHAN, WILLIAM
Gold Hunter
£4.95
A novel for teenagers by best-selling Welsh author Bethan Gwanas. Poor
Dewi. Every night, something happens to him - his body changes into an
animal. No, not a werewolf - which would have been quite cool - but a sheep!
This is an original and exciting tale of adventure for teenagers. In 1864, an
arrogant and ambitious sixteen-year-old steals his widowed mother’s life
savings and sails from Cardiff to Australia to find gold.
9780862439934
9781847712004
IFANS, RHIANNON
Saint David
WILLIAMS, DAVID MORGAN
Wu-Ling’s Tears
£6.95
A beautiful volume to treasure comprising a dozen wonderful stories about
Saint David, presented skilfully by Rhiannon Ifans, including striking colour
illustrations by Margaret Jones.
9780862436056
Tales From The Celtic Countries
£6.95
A wide-ranging collection of twelve legends from the six Celtic countries, told
with vibrancy and panache; with 24 colour illustrations by Margaret Jones.
9780862435011
page 5
£1.95
An activity book for 2-7 year olds including puzzles, colouring, join the dots,
spot the difference and other games based on Wales and Welsh history.
£3.95
What can be done with all of Wu-Ling’s tears when she discovers that the
giant panda has had to escape to the mountains, because the Great Bamboo
Forest is on fire...
9781847714183
WILLIAMS, MARK
The Little Welsh Rugby Fan
£3.95
A simple story of a small child, a Welsh rugby fan, who hasn’t had a chance to
see a game because his parents are working all the time. But then he meets a
friend and has a chance to see his beloved Wales play.
9781847714398
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fiction
ADAMS, SAM
Prichard’s Nose
£9.95
The story of Martin, a literary researcher who is on the trail of a long-lost
manuscript belonging to Thomas Prichard, the 19th-century author of the
tales of the Welsh highwayman, Twm Shon Catty.
9781847711021
ARCARI, ANITA
The Hokey Pokey Man
£8.95
9781847712578
£7.95
9781847714282
£9.99
9780955527289
£9.99
One hot summer, an island which is practically empty except for twitchers
becomes a bustling community of tourists, archaeologists, nuns, dolphinwatchers, a reality TV crew and two writers bursting to tell a story. This is a
black comedy about spies, privacy and intrusion...
9780955527227
DUTHIE, PAUL
Standing on the Giant’s Grave
£8.95
A gripping and moving historical novel relating the troubled life of Ellen
Weeton in the early 19th century. Imprisoned in a cruel and loveless marriage
she has to fight for the thing she holds most dear in life - her only daughter.
9781847713551
GRIFFITHS, PETER
Tongue Tied
£9.95
9781847710970
£9.99
Fifteen stories on relationships: the nuances of class; exile; sexual exploitation;
the civilising influence of women which can extend into interference, and the
accommodations made necessary by old age. Voices range across gender, age
and ethnicity.
LEONARD, GAYNOR MADOC
The Carmarthen Underground
£7.95
A humorous and whimsical spy novel based in Carmarthen, a town riddled
with secrets, vice and betrayal. But Carmarthen Intelligence’s brave agents
display constant vigilance in the fight to keep the town and the rest of Wales
free from its enemies.
9781847711625
LUTHER, PETER
Dark Covenant
£7.95
A vivid novel full of suspense, magic and mystery. A sinister publication
transformed a disfigured prostitute into a beautiful and wealthy socialite. Now
in the form of a glossy magazine it is performing miracles for a lawyer down
on his luck.
9780862439545
The Mourning Vessels
£7.95
The first of a series of novels about Honeyman, an aesthetic Welsh churchman
tasked with destroying the many temples of a Satanic coven. In this novel
trustees of an old scientific society visit the recently bereaved, offering to
‘solve’ their grief.
Precious Cargo
£8.95
9781847713155
£8.95
Precious Cargo is a supernatural thriller based on the idea of a satanic coven
operating undercover as a fertility clinic, bringing children to life and also
destroying them.
9781847711984
The Vanity Rooms
Thomas Oscendale, a military policeman based in France, investigates the
suicide of a corporal of the Welsh Regiment and two related murders in June
1916. His investigation reveals a map marking a spot in Mametz Wood.
HUGHES, JEREMY
Dovetail
LAWRENCE, HUW
Always the Love of Someone
9781847710505
Fast-paced historical novel set in the Tryweryn Valley and the Rhondda. A
powerful story that explores relationships, religion, language and identity
- and how all these things can, ultimately, tear families apart.
HICKS, JONATHAN
The Dead of Mametz
£9.99
Gaia’s husband Charles was an architect. Having discovered love letters after
Charles’ sudden death, Gaia is knocked back hard. She sets about organising
a competition to design her perfect home, choosing the competitors from
among her husband’s former adversaries.
9780955527296
Set on contemporary Tyneside, Bumping interweaves three stories. Each
presents a character whose obsessions and attachments become magnified
through chance encounters, leading to unforeseen and ultimately catastrophic
results.
DAFYDD, FFLUR
Twenty Thousand Saints
JOSO, JAYNE
Perfect Architect
9780956012524
Dr Volkisch and the Stempelhorst Legacy
Used as a vehicle to explore the brutality of the Nazi regime, this is a fastpaced thriller set in the period immediately after the reunification of Germany
in 1990.
BIANCHI, TONY
Bumping
£7.95
A gripping novel about Gwenllian, Glyndŵr’s daughter, whose life was tied
to the ebb and flow of her father’s war. This novel is based on contemporary
poems written by Lewis Glyn Cothi, Llawdden and Ieuan Gyfannedd.
9781847713315
A moving and poignant family saga spanning several generations in Italy and
Wales. The hopes and struggles of a young man as he leaves his beautiful
native mountain home to find his fortune in a land which is alien to him.
ATENSTAEDT, ROB
HUGHES, JOHN
Glyndãr’s Daughter
£8.95
Honeyman trails a satanic organization covertly operating in the guise of a sort
of arts council, giving free accommodation to aspiring celebrities.
9780956012562
MORGAN, SHEILA
£9.99
Attacked as a boy by bullies, Tim is left with the most serious loss he will
face as a man. Now he’s out to revenge himself one by one on the gang by
enacting the perfect murder, by firstly becoming a supreme craftsman.
Olicka Bolicka & Pink Bluebells
£7.95
Ivy Edmunds and her family relocate at her husband’s insistence from a
recently allocated modern council house near the sea to a shabby terrace in a
south Wales mining village, to escape bombing during WWII.
9781847710956
9780956012531
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fiction
MORGAN, SHEILA
Feet of Clay
£7.95
Based in early 1950s south Wales mining village, Feet of Clay looks at the
families who survived the war and who now are a two-wage household. This
new affluence brings with it greed, jealousy and impatience.
9781847714244
MOYNIHAN, THOMAS T
To Win Against the Odds
£5.95
9781847710925
£8.95
New edition of nineteen classic short stories by the foremost Welsh-language
novelist of the 19th century. Populated by a cast of beautiful women, overzealous preachers, gullible simpletons and the occasional ghost, the stories
appear here in English for the first time.
9780956703118
OWEN, LLWYD
Faith, Hope and Love
9780956012500
£8.95
It’s 2012 and mankind is faced with unprecedented social unrest. World
governments try desperately to come up with a solution to avoid meltdown.
But Rui Medusa thinks that the world can be cleansed of sin so that mankind
can start again.
9781847714824
WILLIAMS, HERBERT
Love Child
£8.95
This fast-moving novel traces the return of Fleet Street reporter Steve to
the seaside town of Glanaber - a fictionalised Aberystwyth - to cover a sex
scandal involving the college principal.
9781847713070
WILLIAMS, PETER GORDON
£9.99
An authentic, highly acclaimed urban thriller set in Cardiff’s underbelly.
Stepping between social classes cult Welsh author Llwyd Owen says
important things about memory and identity. Adaptation by the author of
Ffydd Gobaith Cariad, Welsh Book of the Year, 2007.
9780955527272
ROGERS, JOHN D
The Prince and the Patriot
£9.99
Set in Split, Zagreb and Hvar in the 1940s and 1990s, Antun and Dagmar
separately seek truths about their parents. Their stories come together three
years after civil war has torn apart the countries of the former Yugoslavia.
STEVENS, JAMES
Satan’s Alternative
The extraordinary early life story of Thomas Jones who, abandoned by his
father at birth, is bullied at school in the Valleys of south Wales. To defend
himself, the seven-year-old is given boxing lessons by his grandmother.
OWEN, DANIEL
Fireside Tales
SIMPSON, PENNY
The Deer Wedding
£6.95
A lively fictional account of the political divisions and the deep resentments
surrounding the investiture of Prince Charles 40 years ago. Sixth-former
Geraint joins the secretive Liberation Army of Wales which is planning to
kidnap Charles Windsor before his investiture.
9781847711656
Owain Glyndãr: The Last Prince of Wales £7.95
Compelling historical novel. The people of Wales acknowledge but one man
who can claim the title ‘The Last Prince of Wales’ - his name is Owain Glyn
Dŵr, and this is his story.
9781847713636
WOOD, ROMY
Bamboo Grove
£9.99
A pseudo-Buddhist monk, an illegal immigrant, a bipolar teenager and a
quixotic pair of young businessmen are all bound by Eastern Vision, an empire
selling everything from faux-Eastern objets to real estate, from client-centred
sperm-donation to gypsy magic.
9780956012517
history
CLEWS, ROY
To Dream of Freedom
DAVIES, R R
The gripping, best-selling story of MAC and the Free Wales Army - the men
who, during the 1960s, challenged England’s rule in the first Welsh armed
rebellion since the days of Owain Glyndŵr. New photographs and preface.
Owain Glyndãr: Prince of Wales
£5.95
This is a masterful study of the life and legacy of Owain Glyndŵr, whose revolt
against the English rule of Wales in the early 15th century ensured his status
as a national hero.
DAVIES, EIRUG
The Welsh of Tennessee
DAVIS, PAUL R.
Castles of the Welsh Princes
£9.95
9780862435868
£8.95
After Samuel Roberts’s attempt at forming a Welsh colony in Tennessee,
others from Wales would help develop the state’s fledgling iron and coal
industry. This book tells how they became Knoxville’s largest employer and
started the Dixie Eisteddfod.
9781847714299
DAVIES, JOHN; DELYTH, MARIAN
Wales: the 100 places to see before you die
Save £10 !
£19.95 hb
A comprehensive hardback volume listing the 100 places you must visit in
Wales. The historian’s knowledge is astounding, the photographer’s pictures
thrilling and the text and photos compliment one another beautifully. Welsh
Book of the Year 2010.
9781847713087
page 7
9781847711274
£7.95
The medieval castles built and occupied by the native princes of Wales hold
a special place in the imagination of the Welsh and have an unique historical
appeal. This is an illustrated guide to some of the most awe-inspiring and
romantic castles in Wales.
9780862439705
EBENEZER, LYN
Operation Julie: The World’s Greatest LSD Bust
£9.95
The history of one of the world’s biggest drugs networks which was active
in mid-Wales in the mid-1970s. In a rural laboratory near Tregaron pure LSD
valued at millions of pounds was produced and seized; this lead to a notorious
criminal case.
9781847711465
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history
EVANS, GWYNFOR
Land of My Fathers
£12.95
A uniquely comprehensive, illustrated history of Wales which became an
immediate best-seller when it was first published. It has proved to be a classic:
500 pages that read like a political thriller!
9780862432652
The Fight For Welsh Freedom
£7.95
The history of the first 50 years of Pontarddulais Male Choir, the most
successful competitive male voice choir in Wales. Written by its current
President, Eric Jones, who also wrote Noel Davies’ biography - the founder of
the choir.
9781847712325
£6.95
An easy-to-read introduction to 2,000 years of Welsh history comprising
portrayals of Welsh heroes through the ages who were inspired by the idea
of a Welsh identity and zeal for national freedom. Written by a prolific author
and first Plaid Cymru member of parliament.
9780862435158
FLEMING, IAN
Glyndãr’s First Victory
JONES, ERIC
Brothers, Sing On!
MOORE-COLYER, RICHARD
Farming in Wales 1936-2011
£9.95
Farming in Wales considers the history of the Farm Business Survey over the
past 75 years. It reviews the rationale behind the survey and considers the
views and experiences of farmers whose activities have in some way been
influenced by it.
9781847713643
£6.95
The battle of Hyddgen (1401) was Owain Glyndŵr’s first great victory
- crucial in the success of the famous rebellion. Ian Fleming explains lucidly
the background and all known details of the battle where 500 Welshmen
outfought 1,500 Flemish soldiers.
9780862435905
MORGAN, GERALD
A Brief History of Wales
£4.95
A short history pocketbook of Wales by a renowned historian. From the
Romans onward, via Vikings, Saxons, Normans and Flemings, the Welsh have
both resisted and absorbed invasion after invasion.
9781847710185
GEE, LOVEDAY LEWES
£6.95
A Very Small Corner of Paradise
This book explores the connections linking the history of Llanllŷr in west
Wales, the people who lived there and their gardens, with the re-creation of
the garden and the family living there now.
9781847712592
GRIFFITHS, ROBERT W
Slaying the Dragon
£9.95
9781847714800
GRIFFITHS, STEVE
Dafydd ap Llywelyn: The Shield of Wales £5.95
A seemingly forgotten royal sovereign of Wales, whose brief, but kaleidoscopic
life heralded a vortex of fraternal strife, ambitious politics and habitual bloody
conflict. He was the favourite son of legendary Welsh prince Llywelyn the
Great.
9781847713384
HUGHES, BYRON; MEREDITH, LYN
£6.95
The Daffodils who played in Whites
The book traces the history of Llanidloes Cricket Club over a forty-year period
of growth. Full of cricketing stories about many and varied characters who
graced the scene. Unbelievable as some of these characters may appear, they
are all ‘real’ and unforgettable.
9781847713018
IFANS, RHIANNON
Owain Glyndãr: Prince of Wales
£6.95
A vivid, colourful tribute to one of the most heroic figures in Welsh history.
With 24 colour illustrations by acclaimed artist Margaret Jones, the stories
recount Owain’s heroic struggle for Welsh independence.
9780862435448
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PARKER, MIKE
Neighbours from Hell?
£7.95
From the Act of Union to Anne Robinson, the author of The Rough Guide to
Wales takes a humorous look at the strange relationship between the Welsh
and the English. The range of reference is as broad as the writing style is witty.
9780862436117
POUNTNEY, JON
Cardiff before Cardiff
£12.95
This is the story of a capital city during two separate decades of its existence.
It is a story of human drama and emotion - of chance, reconciliation and
re-creation, facilitated by social media.
9781847715715
ROBINSON, PAUL; ROBINSON, ROBERT
Fanfare for a Church
£6.95
The Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gorseinon is a listed building and a
monument to the 1960s. Here’s it’s history, including the efforts of the tiny
Welsh parish which raised the cash to build it.
9781847712318
THOMAS, COLIN
Dreaming a City: From Wales to Ukraine £9.95
The history of Ukranian town Hughesovka (now Donetsk), a mining and steel
town founded in the 1870s by Welsh entrepreneur John Hughes and 70 Welsh
workers. Includes a free DVD presented by the late Gwyn Alf Williams.
9781847711243
£3.95
Learn the story behind the stirring song that became the Welsh national
anthem, and its background in Pontypridd and radical nineteenth century
Wales; includes the music and words in Welsh, English and also phonetic
spelling.
9781847716590
£6.95
A comprehensive introduction to the castles of Wales, with a detailed
guide to nearly 80 of them. Includes: photographs and OS grid-references;
contemporary historical significance; the political background and the
methods employed in the building of stone castles.
9781847710314
A broad critique of the negative role that religion has played in influencing
human culture historically along with an updated look at its conflict with the
atheist ethos. This goes hand in hand with a personal reflection on why the
author became a non-believer.
JOBBINS, SIÔN T.
The Welsh National Anthem
Castles in Wales: A Handbook
WALKLATE, NEIL
£12.95
St Nicholas: A Glamorganshire Parish
This book outlines the history of the parish of St Nicholas from 4000 BC to
the twentieth century. There is a wealth of information about the houses and
farms of the parish and their occupants.
9781847714152
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humour
JAMES, HUW
The Half-Tidy Book of Welsh Jokes
£3.95
A compendium of Welsh jokes with humorous illustrations. Dedicated to the
people of Cardiganshire - the Cardis - without whose tireless devotion to not
spending a penny more than absolutely necessary, the world would be an
unfunnier place.
9781847712059
JANDRELL, DAVID
£3.95
Cwmtwp: Gossip From the Valleys
Author David Jandrell’s latest work of humour. Archaeologist Nigel discovers
a village newsletter from the distant past: the year 2005. He tries to interpret
the events it describes in order to unravel the mysteries of Cwmtwp.
9781847710994
Welsh Valleys Characters
Vicar Joe’s Religious Joke Book
£4.95
Compendium of religious jokes, including jokes about baptisms, marriages
and funerals; epitaphs on grave stones; religious chat-up lines; children’s take
on religion, Bible facts that may have escaped you, and much much more...
9781847711632
NEEDS, CHRIS
The Jenkins’s’s’s’s’s
£9.95
A humorous account of a dysfunctional family from the Welsh Valleys, as
heard on Chris Needs’ BBC Radio Wales show. Seen through the diaries of the
matriarch of Wales’ first family, our Gladys.
9781847711069
£3.95
An entertaining and lighthearted look at the humour and traits of some stock
Welsh Valley characters. If you enjoyed Welsh Valleys Humour you will enjoy
this picture of Valleys life with portraits of the typical pub landlord, club
character, builder and nosey parker.
9780862437367
Welsh Valleys Humour
JOHNS, KEVIN
£3.95
A tongue-in-cheek guide to the unique dialect and humour of the south Wales
Valleys, comprising a light-hearted introduction to language idisyncracies,
jokes and anecdotes, with a foreword by Ronnie Barker. Includes 14 cartoons.
9780862437367
PHILLIPS, DILWYN
More Welsh Jokes
£3.95
Welsh Jokes
£3.95
An entertaining collection of jokes portraying the characteristics and wit of
the Welsh people, family life, education and religion, work and death, drink
and sex. 12 black-and-white illustrations.
9780862437848 It’s Wales
A collection of diverse jokes making fun of the idiosyncracies of the Welsh,
their love of rugby and beer, religion, education and the role of females. 10
cartoons.
It’s Wales
9780862436193
Welsh learners
BBC
BBC Learn Welsh
£5.95
A very useful Welsh grammar pocket book based on the highly succesful
Welsh Learners website of the same name, comprising a guide for beginners
and additional information for advanced learners, grammar terms, common
idioms and phrases and a valuable vocabulary for everyday situations.
9780862437305
GRUFFUDD, HEINI
The Welsh Learner’s Dictionary Mini Edition
£3.95
A new, mini edition of the Welsh Learner’s Dictionary by a renowned tutor of
the Welsh Language among adult learners. 10,000 Welsh words and phrases
and pronunciation guidelines to anyone wishing to understand, speak or write
everyday Welsh.
9780862435172
Live Welsh
£6.95
Live Welsh is the first Welsh tutor to use actual Welsh forms in daily use today.
Traditional grammarians will hate this book but learners will love it because
they will learn actual, spoken Welsh so much faster.
9781847712424
Welsh Rules
page 9
£2.95
Welcome to Welsh
£5.95
A collection of useful spoken Welsh words, phrases and sentences for Welsh
learners in everyday situations, together with Welsh-English and EnglishWelsh glossaries.
9780862434472 It’s Wales
A complete 15-part course in one book, using photo-strip cartoons; with
grammar, exercises, conversations and vocabulary. A good start for the more
ambitious learner.
9780862430696
CD Welcome to Welsh
£9.95
A 2-CD set to accompany Welcome to Welsh, the popular and user-friendly
Welsh course. Listen to the CDs with the book to perfect your pronunciation
and your understanding of the Welsh language.
9781847710345
£14.95
A comprehensive Welsh grammar book for adult learners wishing to use the
Welsh language in everyday situations, presented in an entertaining style
with cartoon illustrations by a highly experienced teacher, comprising graded
sections and useful exercises.
9780862436568
Welsh Talk
Hands-Free Welsh
£9.95
Start learning Welsh today by listening to words, phrases and conversations in
real, spoken Welsh. Play the 2 CDs in the car, on the beach - or in the bath at
home! It’s fun - and it’s effective.
9781847711298
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Welsh learners
GRUFFUDD, HEINI
The Welsh Learner’s Dictionary
£6.95
A Welsh-English, English-Welsh dictionary for Welsh learners, ideal for
evening classes, schools and tourists, comprising over 20,000 words and
phrases, pronunciations, mutations and grammatical explanations, words in
context and place-names.
HAYLES, LEONARD
Welsh Phrases for Learners
£6.95
A dictionary of Welsh phrases and idioms in everyday use, compiled by a
learner for learners’ needs.
9780862433642
9780862433635
It’s Welsh!
£5.95
A Welsh course aimed at young learners, teenagers and incomers to Wales
who have not been able to learn it at school. Packed with pictures: teaches
lively, colloquial Welsh.
£19.95
A 3-CD course for Welsh language learners with a clear, easy-to-use practice
book. An ideal course for beginners to learn the language with confidence
with their children in the home.
9781847713599
9780862432454
Street Welsh
JONES, LISA
Welsh for Parents
£4.95
Welsh on the Wall
A full-colour illustrated introduction to basic Welsh that will help learners to
understand the Welsh around them, and engage in simple conversations with
Welsh speakers.
£4.95
Attractive and colourful poster that introduces Welsh
simply and clearly. Includes greetings, how to ask and
answer questions; a handy mutations table, some
basic grammatical rules and much more .
9780862439026
9781847716026
miscellaneous
BODLORE-PENLAEZ, MIKAEL
Atlas of Stateless Nations in Europe
£14.95
This unique atlas takes us on a panoramic tour of the stateless nations in
Europe today. It maps their physical and linguistic character, and graphically
summarises their history, politics and present position.
9781847713797
BROCKWAY, DEREK; CAREY, JULIAN
Weatherman Walking
£7.95
A guide book to twelve walks, grouped around the seasons. The book
includes, in addition to directions, an insight into the heritage, social history,
wildlife and topography of the areas described. Foreword and personal
reflections by Derek Brockway.
9780862439170
FREEMAN, BOBBY
Welsh Country Cookery
£3.95
100 traditional recipes from the country kitchens of Wales, for all seasons
of the year. Carefully selected from the author’s vast collection and lovingly
described and authenticated by her. Includes black-and-white photographs.
0862431336
First Catch Your Peacock
£12.95
A revised edition of the comprehensive guide to Welsh food first published in
1980. It is a culmination of thirty years’ research into authentic Welsh dishes.
Also includes written material providing the social and cultural context of the
recipes. Black-and-white illustrations.
9780862433154
CHAMBERLAIN, LES
GRUFFUDD, HEINI
Welsh Nicknames
£3.95
Out of necessity, the Welsh have been the most prolific creators of nicknames.
Les Chamberlain has been collecting them from all corners of Wales for over
40 years. Here’s a selection of the best and funniest.
Welsh First Names / Enwau’r Cymry
£6.95
This is the best and most useful collection of Welsh personal names ever.
Every word has been carefully reasearched and the correct meaning and
derivation is given.
9781847716521
9780862436469
DAVIES, DEWI
Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names For Children
£5.95
Welsh Place Names and their meanings £2.95
Use this bestselling guide to Welsh place names to understand the meanings
of the towns and villages you travel through, or read about. As well as the
place names themselves, it also gives the meanings of the elements within
the names.
9781847713131
DAVIES, GILLI
Welsh Calendar Cookbook
Give your child a Welsh name with this essential, bestselling list. Now
extended, revised and in two colours, with meanings, links, and pictures also
included, this book is more useful than ever.
9781847712196
GRUFFUDD, LEFI (Ed.)
Welsh Songs
£4.95
This collection of mouth-watering, traditional Welsh dishes takes us through
the seasons, from spring to winter, and encourages the use of fresh fruit and
vegetables of Wales. Easy to follow instructions by a respected expert in the
field.
£3.95
A handy booklet presenting 28 popular Welsh songs, being folk songs,
modern songs and the Welsh national anthem, including guitar chords and
English translations.
9780862435257
It’s Wales
9780862437497
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miscellaneous
HARTNUP, RICHARD
Gold Under Bracken
£9.95
A well-illustrated introduction to the land of Wales. Using soil types as the
main factor keying into landscape character, and the way in which land
has been used as a resource. Excursions and walks throughout Wales are
suggested.
9781847713148
LEWIS, ROBERT
Wenglish
£9.95
9781847710307
£3.95
9781847713728
REES, DEWI
Pointers to Eternity
9780862436414
£12.95
Dewi Rees, a medical doctor, considers evidence for belief in life after death.
First he presents the opinions of retired Anglican bishops on the Resurrection
and their experiences of the presence of Jesus. The second approach provides
accounts of other recent meetings with Jesus.
£6.95
An interesting journey through Dylan Thomas’ Ceredigion, which influenced
him when he wrote Under Milk Wood. Follow ancient footpaths and country
lanes, passing the villages, farms and mansions where Dylan lived and wrote.
9780862436094
WILLIAMS, RHIAN
Welsh Dishes
This is a personal, wacky guide to Wales but among the fun and satire there
are nuggets of useful information about major events, eating and drinking,
entertainment, and of course where to go.
£4.95
A revised edition of a popular collection of Celtic recipies comprising over 120
diverse recipes for savoury and sweet dishes together, including drinks.
THOMAS, DAVID
The Dylan Thomas Trail
A practical guide to Wenglish, the distinctive dialect of the south Wales
Valleys - as spoken by Chris Needs. Includes history, social and geographical
context, grammar, alphabetical glossary and exercises.
PALFREY, COLIN
Wacky Wales
SMITH-TWIDDY, HELEN
Celtic Cookbook
£3.95
A handy collection of over 40 tasty savoury and sweet Welsh recipes,
comprising clear directions and lists of ingredients for a variety of vegetable
and cheese, fish and meat recipes, puddings, cakes and biscuits. 18 pen-andink illustrations.
It’s Wales
9780862434922
£2.95
The Six Nations Rugby Songbook
A must for all rugby fans! Anthems, hymns and folk-songs for the ideal rugby
sing-song. Includes the words of ‘Sosban Fach’, ‘Fields of Athenry’, ‘Scotland
the Brave’ and much more.
9781847712066
9781847711991
poetry
ADAMS, SAM
Missed Chances
£5.95
Sam Adams’ third poetry collection. Written over a number of years, the
poems reflect his interests in literature and the arts, history and the natural
world, people and places, and, above all, family.
9780862438647
ASHTON, IAN
The Chronicles of Gwynfor Cornetti
£5.95
A collection of humorous poems and short stories based on Welsh characters
and Welsh life, such as Gwynfor Cornetti, the hopeless inventor from Penarth.
9781847716392
DEVER, JASON A
Bard Time
£6.95
Environmental action poetry addresses looming natural and man-made
catastrophes. The love, romance and loss poetry is about expression of male
emotions, with a view to equality and better communication between males
and females.
PARRY, RHYS (Ed.)
A Song for Owain
£5.95
An anthology of poems paying tribute to Owain Glyndŵr, by some of our most
renowned poets. In celebration of the 600th anniversary of Owain Glyndŵr’s
struggle for independence.
9780862437381
REES, ALUN
Yesterday’s Tomorrow
£4.95
Collected poems by the Merthyr poet and award-winning sports journalist,
Alun Rees. Ironic soulful poetry that will touch everyone, by the reputed
“people’s poet”.
9781847713698
9780862437831
WALKER, PETER
Penmon Point
£4.95
Old Men in Jeans
£4.95
Penmon Point is a unique collection of poems which touch on morality, doubt
and the Celtic roots of Christian spirituality in Wales.
9781847712028
JONES, RHIDIAN
Seasons in the Son
£5.95
Highly acclaimed religious poetry by this experienced author of Christian
verse. Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Cantebury stated, “The poems are
finely crafted and often movingly simple, covering a great range of subjects
with sensitivity.”
A short collection of poems by St Asaph diocese vicar Peter Walker. The
themes of his poems cover his day-to-day life as a vicar, themes of Christian
legacy and spirituality in Wales.
9781847714343
9780862437763
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sport
BENNETT, ANDROW
Welsh Rugby Heroes
£3.95
An interesting colour illustrated book offering an entertaining introduction to
various Welsh rugby giants of the 20th century. Features 17 black-and-white
photographs.
It’s Wales
9780862435523
CUNNICK, GERAINT
JENKINS, GERAINT H
Proud to be a Swan
£9.95 pb / £14.95 hb
This wonderfully rich, stimulating and witty centennial history tells the tale
of the extraordinary rise of Swansea City AFC from the lower reaches of the
Southern League to the dizzy heights of Premiership football.
9781847716798 / 9781847714817
JONES, MATTHEW
A photographic record of grassroots rugby in Wales, with a foreword by Gerald
Davies. A remarkable insight into the sport that everyone who has either
played or watched rugby at local level will love.
£3.95
The Six Nations Rugby Quiz Book
Test your knowledge as to how much you know about the Six Nations rugby
tournament. This quiz book is divided into increasingly more difficult rounds
and thankfully the answers are in the back!
DAVIES, LYNN
Hard Men of Welsh Rugby
Welsh Sports Quiz
Rugby: Heart of the community
£9.95
9781847714138
£7.95
Who are the hardest men of Welsh Rugby? Here are the stories of twenty of
the toughest Welsh Rugby Union players who fought valiantly for pride and
honour in the days prior to the game turning professional in 1995.
9781847713520
EVANS, HOWARD
9781847714213
£3.95
Gareth Edwards, John Charles, Lynn Davies, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Joe
Calzaghe. They are legends of Welsh sport, but can you remember when,
where or what these and many others achieved? A quiz book on all aspects of
Welsh sport.
9781847711267
£14.95
£3.95
Welsh International Matches 1881-2011
The complete guide to Welsh international rugby matches. Over six hundred
matches are recorded, summarising the action and noting the date, venue,
team members, scorers and referee at each match.
Welsh Rugby Quiz Book
GIBBARD, ALUN
Who Beat the All Blacks?
O’KEEFE, BILL; YOUNG, EMYR
Everyone in Wales think they know it all when it comes to the oval ball! This is
a chance to see if you really do.
9781847710499
9781847713568
£9.95
This book commemorates one of the top ten greatest rugby moments ever, a
match on 31 October 1972. The teams and score: Llanelli 9 New Zealand 3. The
day’s events are recalled by those who were there.
9781847714695
The Arms Park: Heart of a Rugby Nation £9.95
A book detailing the history of Welsh rugby and the establishment of the
‘crowns’ of the Welsh game: the Cardiff Arms Park and the Millennium
Stadium.
9781847713537
The Football and Rugby Playing Fields of Wales
ROWE, RICHARD
The A-Z of Welsh Rugby
This book attempts to chronicle the names of all the playing fields used by
current rugby and football clubs in Wales, recording, wherever possible, the
history and historical significance of the venue in question and offering an
explanation of its name, if appropriate.
9780862439484
HUWS, RICHARD E
£8.95
9781847711458
STEAD, PHIL
JANDRELL, DAVID; TUCKER, MATTHEW
Rugby Trip Stories
£3.95
Stories from the ‘away trips’ - for the wives to know what it’s all about, and for
the lads to read the funny things they can’t remember!!
9780862438715
£3.95
Tales of drunkenness and silliness abound in this remarkable field study.
Enjoy the sordid stories of going-away trips with behind-the-scenes insights
- inadvertently showing why we are so proud to be Welsh.
£14.95 pb / £24.95 hb
The Red Dragons: The Story of Welsh Football
The Red Dragons covers the story of Welsh football since its earliest days
in the nineteenth century, and looks at the characters, controversies and
developments of the country’s clubs, players, and most importantly, the
national team.
9781847714688 / 9781847714886
JENKINS, GERAINT H
The Swans Go Up!
£14.95
Here is the full, dramatic story of one of the most pulsating and successful
seasons in the history of Swansea City football club. From near extinction in
2003 the club climbed to the heights of Premier League football at the Liberty
in 2011.
9781847714046
Footballers Garry Monk, Leon Britton and Ashley
‘ in Swansea’s Waterstones
Williams at a book launch