States that modern life makes us feel like losers, even if we are winners. Showing that the way we live, rather than our genes, induces in our bodies low levels of the 'happiness brain chemical' serotonin, this title analyses the deep-seated emotional malaise that has afflicted Britons since the 1990s. ...

From sport & leisure to the workplace, Britain Past & Present presents the amazing social changes that have taken place over the last 150 years. By contrasting beautiful black-&-white images with colour photographs of the same activities, this fascinating review of Britain reveals how patterns of work have changed as well as how Britons spend their free time. This book has 192 pages & is 22.2cm x 28.7cm x 1.8cm. ...

This title examines the transformation of post-war Britain from the planning enthusiasm of 1945 to the rise of New Labour. Its themes include the troubles of the British economy, the debates aroused by decolonization, & Britain's relationship to the Commonwealth, the US & Europe. ...

Britain Yesterday & Today looks at many aspects of British life over the last 150 years, contrasting beautiful black & white images with colour photographs from the twenty-first century of the same scenes & activities.

In this new edition the modern pictures have been updated to include memorable images of the RAF fly past after William & Kates wedding & the winning garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

From sport & leisure to the workplace, from the countryside to the city & from shore to shore, witness the amazing changes that have taken place in British society over the last century-&-a-half, as well as those things that have reassuringly remained the same.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781781778814
• Author: Janice Anderson & Edmund Swinglehurst
• Publisher: Seven Oaks
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 189
• Dimensions: 26 x 22.5 x 2cm











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UK brewing has seen unprecedented growth in the last decade. Breweries of all shapes & sizes are flourishing & the range of home-grown beers available in pubs & shops has never been so diverse. British beer consumers have never had it so good &, headed by real ale, a 'craft' beer revolution is sweeping the country. ...

The Spitfire is the iconic aircraft of World War II. It proved itself as an interceptor during the Battle of Britain. This book takes you through the birth & development of this incredible aircraft & tells the moving stories of the brave young pilots who flew this all-conquering machine. ...

This fascinating book offers us a unique vision of the people & places of Britain over the course of the past century & more, showing how our past is linked with our present, perhaps more closely than we realise. The size of this book is 24.8cm in height & 19.2cm wide & has 317 pages ...

Presents history in words & pictures of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. This book

Includes:: family trees & details of where & when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned & where they are buried.

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Britain's monarchs have shaped some of the most dramatic moments in British history, from the mystery of the princes in the Tower

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Presents genealogical details of members of the royal houses of Engl&, Scotland & Great Britain
- from 800AD to the present. This
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