The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of final demobilisation of the Womens Land Army in 1950. The employment of over 200,000 land girls on British farms, replacing male farm labourers who joined the armed forces, contributed to the nations ultimate successes in both the world wars. WLA was, though, regarded as the Cinderella service, receiving far less appreciation than other wartime organisations. Land girls received lower pay, were billeted away from home, had hard physical work to perform, suffered harsh winter weather, and often had inadequate clothing. Hampshires contributions were substantial; it might have been the first county to embrace the need for women farm workers, to have more members per head of population, Sparsholt College devoted almost its entire curriculum to training women and girls for employment on British farms, and both First World War ministers of Agriculture came from the county.

Waterford, the Gentle County, can boast a proud sporting tradition that is as long as it is unusual. Irelands oldest city has witnessed many trends, from blood sports like bull-baiting in Ballybricken to roller hockey at the Olympia Ballroom. But the towns and villages of County Waterford were not to be overshadowed, producing notable sports people such as basketballers and boxers.In I Love Me County, learn about everyone from camogie pioneers to World Champions, as this collection of stories records the lives, loves and losses of some of Waterfords forgotten sporting heroes, demonstrating the importance of sport and leisure in the history of the county.

For more than five years, Adam Hart-Davis travelled the length and breadth of Britain, bringing to life in his TV series, "Local Heroes", pioneers of science, invention and technology. This book presents 100 of the best stories: ingenious or odd, different or daft, but always entertaining.

What has the small nation of Wales given to the wide world?Well, to name but a few examples: the NHS, magical drama, mail order, sleeping bags, the basis of the internet, the Town of Books, the first powered flight, presidents, prime ministers and Nobel prize-winners.People of Welsh heritage have helped shape the culture and constitution of the United States; they have enriched British culture in innumerable ways through writing, acting, painting, poetry, singing and architecture; they have amassed a fantastic range of sporting achievements; and they made their own unique mark on history.Welsh history deserves to be rewritten in a manner that highlights and celebrates its achievements both past and present. The 100 reasons in this book do just that. They are pathfinders to a confident tomorrow as the Royal Badge of Wales reads in translation: The Red Dragon points the way.

En un rincón de la calle Paradís hay una piedra de molino que recuerda la cima del monte Tàber, el lugar más alto de la ciudad romana y desde donde los hombres del emperador Augusto empezaron a const

1966 was an iconic year in an incredible decade. The Beatles were at the height of their fame, programmes such as Ready Steady Go! and Top of the Pops dominated the television screen, and England won the World Cup in nail-biting fashion against West Germany at Wembley. For those of us who were around during this incredible year it still seems like yesterday. But now, fifty years later, this collection of memories by bestselling author Paul Feeney will be enjoyed by anyone who lived through 1966.

Una crónica sobre la gauche divine escrita por una de sus protagonistas, la escritora y editora Ana María Moix.En este brillante texto, escrito en 1971, la gran escritora Ana María Moix traza un retrato ironico de la gauche divine, aquel grupo de intelectuales y artistas que en la Barcelona de los sesenta llevo a cabo una revolucion cultural capaz de mover las aguas del mar enrarecido y gris del franquismo. Por estas paginas desfilan editores, novelistas, poetas, diseñadores, arquitectos, agentes literarios, fotografos, modelos y actores.Beatriz de Moura y Oscar Tusquets -que acababan de fundar Tusquets Editores-, Jaime Gil de Biedman, Juan Marse, Gabriel Ferrater, Rosa Regas, Oriol Bohigas, Carlos Barral, Jorge Herralde y Mario Vargas Llosa son algunos de los protagonistas de esta cronica genial, mordaz, sarcastica y desternillante que tras su imagen desenfadada esconde lo que es quizas la mejor radiografia de la epoca.

Diego M. Zigiotto propone relatos mínimos que se entrecruzan y revelan los aspectos más fascinantes de la capital porteña. Todos los días, al menos una historia (en muchos casos hay cinco o más eventos) nos muestra tanto la forma de vida de la epoca como la evolucion de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 365 dias en Buenos Aires es un libro que recorre sucesos, personajes y curiosidades que de un modo u otro modificaron la historia de la ciudad. En este, su sexto libro, Diego M. Zigiotto nos invita a pasear por los ultimos cuatro siglos para enterarnos de que, por ejemplo, el 19 de marzo de 1931 se apago el ultimo farolito porteño, o que en febrero de 1925 se escapo un leon del circo Sarrasani y estuvo vagando por las calles de Buenos Aires. En estas paginas encontraremos todos los dias alguna historia que nos refleja la forma de vida de cada epoca y la evolucion de la ciudad.

Y Dios creó a los concheros, y con ellos se hizo la vereda, el escribiente vio que aquello era bueno. Y parieron las líneas que habitaban en el papel inerte, germinaron mensajes que lloraron de alegria, los caminos susurraron al viento el nombre de quienes formaron parte de estas andanzas, y se hizo la vida absoluta en este libro.Aun resuena en mi oido un despertar con hermosos y tenues susurros. Una melodia que se corresponde con la levedad que queremos para con nosotros mismos, leve la tierra, el cansancio.Un comienzo dulce, al escucharse el Ave Maria de Handel, que surgia de entre las paredes de colores, esas que delimitaban nuestro ser y estar en un albergue. Recuerdo una casa de color rojo que se despedia de todos los espiritus peregrinos, dejabamos un refugio precioso para interiores con mil cargas ya un poco mas atenuadas.

La primera carrera de trotones en la isla de Ibiza que se tiene conocimiento, por estar así documentada, fue la celebrada el día 10 de julio, Festividad de San Cristóbal, del año 1948. Durante esa d

Hay momentos en los que los pueblos cambian el rumbo de su historia. Sucede en contadas ocasiones y exigela convergencia de muchas voluntades dispares. En esta novela Arantzazu Ametzaga nos narra con pasionuno de esos episodios, quizas el mas relevante y desconocido, aquel que tuvo por epicentro un desfi laderopirenaico alla por el mes de agosto del año 778. Y lo hace de forma documentada y amena, entretejiendo historiasvitales articuladas en dos lineas temporales: el siglo VIII, acompañando a la expedicion de Carlomagnoa Vasconia, y el siglo XIII, en torno a la elaboracion de las vidrieras de la catedral de Chartres.Un relato cautivador para evocar la gesta que, a la postre, dio lugar al nacimiento del primer reino vascon.

Do you remember collecting birds eggs and cigarette cards? Or the first appearances of wrapped sweets like Mars and Milky Way?The 1930s was a time of great progress, as engines took over from horses, and electric light from gas and oil. In the background, change was everywhere, with the Mallard speed record, the abdication of the King, and the increasing spectre of the impending Second World War. It was a time of home cooking, and day-trip holidays, when families kept chickens and children played with bows and arrows.This delightfully nostalgic book will take you right back to a different age, recalling what life was like for those growing up in the 1930s.

Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Childrens Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a decade of great challenge for everyone who lived through it. The hardships and fear created by a world war were immense. Britains towns and cities were being bombed on an almost nightly basis, and many children faced the trauma of being parted from their parents and sent away to the country to live with complete strangers. For just over half of this decade the war continued, meaning food and clothing shortages became a way of life. But through it all, and afterwards, the simplicity of kids shone. From collecting bits of shot-down German aircraft to playing in bomb-strewn streets, kids made their own fun. Then there was the joy of the second half of the 1940s, when fathers came home and the magic of normal life returned.This trip down memory lane will take you through the most memorable and evocative experiences of growing up in the 1940s.

1950s Ireland was the age of De Valera and John Charles McQuaid. It was the age before television, Vatican II, and home central heating. A time when motor cars and public telephones had wind-up handles, when boys wore short trousers and girls wore ribbons, when nuns wore white bonnets and priests wore black hats in church. To the young people of today, the 1950s seem like another age. But for those who played, learned and worked at this time, this era feels like just yesterday. This delightful collection of memories will appeal to all who grew up in 1950s Ireland and will jog memories about all aspects of life as it was.

Do you remember playing in streets free of traffic? Dancing to the Beatles? Watching a man land on the Moon on TV? Waking up to ice on the inside of the windows? If the answer is yes, then the chances are that you were a child in the 1960s. This delightful compendium of memories will appeal to all who grew up in the East End during the Swinging Sixties. With chapters on games and hobbies, school and holidays, this wonderful volume is sure to jog memories for all who remember this exciting decade.

Do you remember trying to solve the Rubiks cube whilst dressed in your He-Man picture pyjamas?Did you try to make cool sound effects with your mouth like Jones from Police Academy?Or maybe you swooned over Scott and Charlenes (aka Jason and Kylies) wedding of the year?If that sounds like you, theres no mistaking you were a child of the eighties. Rev up your DeLorean, switch on the Flux Capacitor and take a cruise back through the decade that made you the person you are today. This amusing and entertaining collection of reminiscences will jog the memories of all who grew up in the same decade where greed was good, mullets were cool and white dog poo littered the streets.

Do you remember getting up on a Saturday morning to watch Going Live? A time when scrunchies and curtains were the height of cool? Playing Sonic the Hedgehog on your Sega Mega Drive? Then the chances are you were a child in the nineties. This trip down memory lane will jog the memory of even the coolest 30-year-old, and make you long for the days when Gladiators was on the telly and the Spice Girls spiced up your life.

A Câmara e o (des)governo municipal: administração e civilidade no Brasil Imperial (Recife, 1829-1849), apresenta uma pesquisa sobre a história da Câmara e do governo municipal no Brasil, considerand

A criação do Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP), de Francis Manzoni Em um livro conciso e claro, Francis Manzoni narra com precisão a história de uma das mais importantes instituições culturais do Bras

In this entertaining book the author identifies each of the old coaching inns which provide ample evidence of Amershams importance as a stopping place on the great coach road from London to the Midlands. He traces the history of all the towns tanneries and proves that Wellers brewery is much older than previously believed and that its many maltings were selling vast quantities of malt to London brewers in the 17th century. He does not neglect the townspeople themselves, not least the Drakes of Shardeloes who dominated the political, religious and social life of Amersham for 350 years. Here he is able to draw on the unique knowledge of Barney Tyrwhitt Drake, a direct descendant. Julian Hunts well-researched narrative is both comprehensive and easy to read. Splendidly illustrated, it is a significant contribution to the published history of Buckinghamshire and will be warmly welcomed in and around old Amersham itself.