Good Leeds Reads

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 9:54 am

Thought this might be fun for expat SL readers and we who didn't escape.All genres from Bio, Auto, Fiction, History etc. Most are on amazon, due to typing skills and lost glasses I've not put in ISBN's. Read most but not all of these. WLT know of others please.HISTORY'The Illustrated History of Leeds' Burt & GradyBest all round detailed scholarly work on entire history of Leeds 'Leeds' Golden Acres'Useful history of park, dams (adel/meanwood beck) and locality.Don Cole - 'Adel + Cookridge Booklets' Leeds Local Library Series.In-depth local gemsThe King's Mills, LeedsResult of a major archeaological investigation on the medieval and later corn mills by Mill Hill.ARCHITECTURE'Pevsner Leeds Guide' AUTO BIO'Writing Home' & 'Untold Stories' - Alan Bennett'City Lights, a street life' - Keith Waterhouse

Si · Post by Si » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 11:31 am

Just a selection:'Leeds Past', YEP'Haunted Leeds', Kenneth Goor'Beer and Blue Buses', Don Bate'This Little Town of Otley', Harold Walker'Pudsey in Old Photographs', Donald Eke, Eva Milner & Eunice Tonge'Images of Leeds', Peter Brears'Back-To-Back Memories', Sam Wood'Leeds', Ivan Broadhead

jim · Post by **jim** » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 12:59 pm

Aspects of Leeds Vols 1,2,and 3. Ed. Lynne Stevenson Tate.The Making of Leeds. David Goodman.---All published by Wharncliffe Books

book · Post by **book** » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 2:13 pm

Sweets on a SundayShelagh FlynnStory of being taken into care in Leeds and living in Leeds Childrens homes.

Caron · Post by **Caron** » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 8:44 pm

book wrote: Sweets on a SundayShelagh FlynnStory of being taken into care in Leeds and living in Leeds Childrens homes. Hi bookJust the title sounds upsetting enough....I've got lots of Alan Bennett. He is one of my favourites.Think I'll have a look on Amazon for the Keith Waterhouse one which Jogon mentioned.

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Thu 26 Apr, 2012 9:37 pm

Novel:"Started Early, Took My Dog" by Kate Atkinson.One of her Jackson Brodie books, partly set in Leeds

Richard A Thackeray · Post by **Richard A Thackeray** » Fri 27 Apr, 2012 7:11 am

'Leeds Highways and Byways'(??) , not sure of author, but it's a fact packed book about the main routes out of the city (to the north & east)

jdbythesea · Post by **jdbythesea** » Fri 27 Apr, 2012 10:50 am

I've mentioned this one previously on another thread."The Leeds Fire Brigade" by Chris Smith and published in 2010. Highly illustrated and available from Concept Print of Brighouse.

Chiron · Post by **Chiron** » Sat 28 Apr, 2012 12:41 am

Leeds Who? The story of a forgotten rugby union club. Available from ypdbooks.com or if you are in Leeds - Philip Howard Books on Street Lane.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Tue 08 May, 2012 2:27 pm

RE'The Illustrated History of Leeds' Burt & GradyBest all round detailed scholarly work on entire history of Leeds Oxfam books nr Skyrack @ Headingley have a mint copy in the window £6.99 I think.