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The Winker by Andrew Martin
RRP: $6.69Booksplease Price: $5.37'A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour' The Guardian'This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its... -
The Somme Stations by Andrew Martin
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $8.44On the first day of the Somme enlisted railwayman Jim Stringer lies trapped in a shell hole, smoking cigarette after cigarette under the bullets and the blazing sun. He calculates his chances of... -
Early Work by Andrew Martin
RRP: $24.12Booksplease Price: $16.31For young writers of a certain temperament-if they haven't had such notions beaten out of them by MFA programs and the Internet-the delusion persists that great writing must be sought in what W. B... -
The Winker by Andrew Martin 9781472153975
RRP: $12.05Booksplease Price: $4.54'A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour' The Guardian'This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its... -
The Moquette Mystery Andrew Martin 9781068516245
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $11.01A young Northern woman called May is working in the fabrics department of a grand London department store when a detective comes in, clutching a scrap of fabric. Any idea what this is . . ? May's ... -
The Blackpool Highflyer by Andrew Martin 9780571219025
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.65'Genuinely gripping ... A brilliant evocation of Edwardian working-class life - the sort of thing DH Lawrence might have written had he been less verbose or been blessed with a sense of humour.'... -
Powder Smoke Andrew Martin 9781472154835
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.83York railway station, December, 1925. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer is enjoying a pint in the Parlour Bar before accompanying his wife, Lydia, to a charitable function. But when the couple meet at... -
The Baghdad Railway Club by Andrew Martin
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.65Baghdad 1917. Captain Jim Stringer, invalided from the Western Front, has been dispatched to investigate what looks like a nasty case of treason. He arrives to find a city on the point of... -
The Lost Luggage Porter by Andrew Martin
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.65York, Winter, 1906 - two brothers have been shot to death. Meanwhile, Jim Stringer meets the Lost Luggage Porter, humblest among the employees of the North Eastern Railway company. He tells Jim a... -
The Last Train to Scarborough by Andrew Martin
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.80One night, in a private boarding house in Scarborough, a railwayman vanishes, leaving his belongings behind...It is the eve of the Great War, and Jim Stringer, railway detective, is uneasy about his... -
To the Sea by Train Andrew Martin 9781805221555
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $18.26'Andrew Martin is a railway wizard' Telegraph 'Leaves you with renewed confidence that trains can still be the most civilised way to travel' Financial Times Throughout the twentieth century,... -
Yorkshire: There and Back Andrew Martin 9781472154859
RRP: $26.80Booksplease Price: $19.18In Yorkshire: There and Back, Andrew Martin celebrates Britain's most charismatic county, looking back at the Yorkshire of his 1970s childhood and as it is today.Journeying to every historic corner,... -
Powder Smoke Andrew Martin 9781472154842
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75'A great deal of well-researched railway detail [and] killer lines, without which no Andrew Martin novel is complete' Irish TimesOn a chilly December evening in 1925, while walking to meet his wife... -
Death on a Branch Line by Andrew Martin
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.65It's the sweltering summer of 1911, and one Friday evening a young aristocrat arrives into the custody of detective Jim Stringer, a man recently found guilty of murdering his father in the sleepy... -
Yorkshire: There and Back Andrew Martin 9781472154873
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.75In Yorkshire: There and Back, Andrew Martin celebrates Britain's most charismatic county, looking back at the Yorkshire of his 1970s childhood and as it is today.Journeying to every historic corner,... -
Down Time by Andrew Martin 9780374617066
RRP: $37.52Booksplease Price: $23.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374617066Author Andrew MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint -
Play the Budapest Gambit Andrew Martin 9781781945889
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $20.76The Budapest Gambit (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5) is an aggressive, dynamic approach for meeting 1 d4 and is a great line for throwing opponents onto their own resources. It is certainly double-edged as Black... -
Play the Barry Attack Andrew Martin 9781781946947
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $20.76The Barry Attack is a highly aggressive system that arises after 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4. Although the concept of the Barry Attack has been known for a century or so, the modern... -
Play the O'Kelly Sicilian by Andrew Martin 9781781946244
RRP: $24.11Booksplease Price: $18.91The O'Kelly variation of the Sicilian Defence (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 a6) is a wonderful system for those who enjoy playing Sicilian positions but don't want to get bogged down in heavy theory. The O'Kelly... -
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The Blackpool Highflyer by Andrew Martin 9780571219025 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $2.64'Genuinely gripping ... A brilliant evocation of Edwardian working-class life - the sort of thing DH Lawrence might have written had he been less verbose or been blessed with a sense of humour.'... -
The Martian Girl: A London Mystery by Andrew Martin 9781472152466
RRP: $6.69Booksplease Price: $5.37'Ingeniously constructed . . . Andrew Martin's wry, amused tone is a constant joy . . . An altogether superior performance, The Martian Girl is a violent, funny, deadly serious entertainment' Irish... -
Play the French with 3...dxe4 by Andrew Martin 9781781947081
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $20.76The variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 ... dxe4 is often called the Rubinstein Variation. It is a great way to simplify the position and ensure that the middlegame... -
Metropolitain: An Ode to the Paris Metro by Andrew Martin 9781472157881
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $14.73'An utterly enjoyable voyage under Paris' - THE OLDIE'Delightful and diverting... Martin is the most unpretentious and companionable of guides; the book is great fun' - LITERARY REVIEW'An eclectic... -
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The Somme Stations by Andrew Martin 9780571249640 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $2.65On the first day of the Somme enlisted railwayman Jim Stringer lies trapped in a shell hole, smoking cigarette after cigarette under the bullets and the blazing sun. He calculates his chances of... -
The Necropolis Railway: A Historical Novel by Andrew Martin 9780571228782
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.65When railwayman Jim Stringer moves to the garish and tawdry London of 1903, he finds his duties are confined to a mysterious graveyard line. Perplexingly, the men he works alongside have formed an... -
Underground, Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube Andrew Martin 9781846684784
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $9.33Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from King's Cross to King's Cross on the Circle line? The London Underground is the oldest, most... -
Reflections of a Loving Partner*** No Rights by C. Andrew Martin 9780981621937
RRP: $20.03Booksplease Price: $14.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Benjamin Franklin Award (Gay/Lesbian) 2011.Book InformationISBN 9780981621937Author C. Andrew Martin -
Train Teasers: A Quiz Book for the Cultured Trainspotter by Andrew Martin
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $19.26When was smoking banned on trains? Which actor restored kippers to the menu of the Brighton Belle? What regular lineside event did Dickens describe as 'a shave in the air'? Perfect for a... -
Night Trains: The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper Andrew Martin 9781781255605
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41Night trains have long fascinated us with the possibilities of their private sleeping compartments, gilded dining cars, champagne bars and wealthy travellers. Authors from Agatha Christie to Graham... -
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The Last Train to Scarborough by Andrew Martin 9780571229703 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $2.65One night, in a private boarding house in Scarborough, a railwayman vanishes, leaving his belongings behind...It is the eve of the Great War, and Jim Stringer, railway detective, is uneasy about his... -
Soot: The Times's Historical Fiction Book of the Month Andrew Martin 9781472152459
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $10.75'An enticing and clever book, inside and out' Book Of The Month - The TimesYork, 1799. In August, an artist is found murdered in his home - stabbed with a pair of scissors. Matthew Harvey's death is... -
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The Necropolis Railway: A Historical Novel by Andrew Martin 9780571228782 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $2.92When railwayman Jim Stringer moves to the garish and tawdry London of 1903, he finds his duties are confined to a mysterious graveyard line. Perplexingly, the men he works alongside have formed an... -
The Essential Guide to Mold Making & Slip Casting by Andrew Martin 9781600590771
RRP: $29.48Booksplease Price: $25.67For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work-and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is the definitive... -
Belles and Whistles: Journeys Through Time on Britain's Trains by Andrew Martin
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75In the heroic days of rail travel, you could dine on kippers and champagne aboard the Brighton Belle; smoke a post-prandial cigar as the Golden Arrow closed in on Paris, or be shaved by the Flying... -
Train Teasers: A Quiz Book for the Cultured Trainspotter by Andrew Martin 9781788163958
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75When was smoking banned on trains? Which actor restored kippers to the menu of the Brighton Belle? What regular lineside event did Dickens describe as 'a shave in the air'? Perfect for a... -
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Train Teasers: A Quiz Book for the Cultured Trainspotter by Andrew Martin 9781788163941 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $3.22When was smoking banned on trains? Which actor restored kippers to the menu of the Brighton Belle? What regular lineside event did Dickens describe as 'a shave in the air'? Perfect for a... -
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Soot: The Times's Historical Fiction Book of the Month by Andrew Martin 9781472152459 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $3.10'An enticing and clever book, inside and out' Book Of The Month - The TimesYork, 1799. In August, an artist is found murdered in his home - stabbed with a pair of scissors. Matthew Harvey's death is... -
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Soot: The Times's Historical Fiction Book of the Month by Andrew Martin 9781472152435 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $3.83'An enticing and clever book, inside and out' Book Of The Month - The TimesYork, 1799. In August, an artist is found murdered in his home - stabbed with a pair of scissors. Matthew Harvey's death is... -
Baseball's Greatest Players: 10 Baseball Biographies for New Readers by Andrew Martin 9781638782148
RRP: $12.05Booksplease Price: $8.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638782148Author Andrew MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint -
Sons and Mothers: Stories from Mennonite Men by Mary Ann Loewen 9780889774032
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.65The reflections in Sons and Mothers delve deep into the often close, but sometimes troubled, relationships that exist between mothers and sons. With remarkable honesty and grace, the contributors...