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Harold Jarman is a Bristol-born sporting legend. A highly talented winger for Bristol Rovers, he made almost 500 League appearances for the club, scoring over a century of goals. Although he has take …

Bristol Rovers’ most famous player is undoubtedly Geoff Bradford. He holds the club record for goals scored (242 in 461 Football League appearances) and remains the only player to win a Full England …

Intriguing Asian thriller with close interaction between principle characters, Jason and Phoebe. Being caught up in a cunning extradition of deceipt and kidnap amongst Triad and ex-Triad members. …

Updated & revised edition of the history of todays illegals drugs. The text of Emperors of Dreams has been revised, updated and with new material added, it paints a fresh and startling picture both o …

BRISTOL ROVERS: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY is an up-to-date and definitive historical record of Bristol Rovers Football Club, relating the story of the club from its origins in 1883, through the glory year …

This is the true story of Colonel Edward Marcus Despard, the character in the fifth series of the BBC’s popular television drama Poldark. Colonel Despard was the last person to be sentenced to hangin …

400 years ago this November the most ambitious and extraordinary plot ever conceived in this country came close to success: the attempt by Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators to destroy in a singl …

A definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to Western modernity Mescaline became a popular sensation in the mid-twentieth century …

Explores the use of mind-altering substances from alcohol to cocaine worldwide throughout history. Beautifully illustrated with rarely seen material, this striking, rigorously researched book puts it …

A compelling and evocatively illustrated exploration of the evolution of the asylum, and its role in society over the course of four centuries This Way Madness Lies is a thought-provoking exploration …

Is mental illness or madness at root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? Should those who suffer from it be secluded from society or integrated more fully into i …

A global history of intoxication, exploring the international spectrum of drug use in cultures across the world, from prehistory to the present day.Every society is a high society. Every day, people …