Prif gatalog - Fersiwn newydd 2008 - Y Lolfa

Welsh interestDiarmuid Ó NéillRebuilding the CelticLanguagesA substantial academic study of thepresent state of the Celtic languageswith special reference to the use oflanguage revival techniques. Forewordby Professor Joshua Fishman. 480pp.0 86243 723 7 £14.95Phyllis OostermeijerChoose Life!Turn your life around: a practical,inspiring self-help book.0 86243 602 8 £5.95Mike ParkerNeighbours From Hell?Drawing on his experiences, the authorexplores typical Welsh stereotypes andEnglish attitudes to the Welsh.978 0 86243 611 7 £7.95“A trenchant and extremely wittyaccount.” – London Welsh“It’s what England has been waiting for,although it doesn’t know that, yet. But itwill.” —Niall GriffithsHarri WebbNo Half-Way HouseSelected Political Journalism 1950-1977 edited by Meic Stephens: thepassionate, scathing yet erudite articlesof Harri Webb, poet, journalist andWelsh republican and nationalist.0 86243 407 6 £9.95Brenda WilliamsThe Versatile Welsh BreedsA fresh look at the world famous Welshbreeds of horses and ponies, with adviceon breeding and showing. A must forenthusiasts.0 86243 577 3 £12.95HISTORYMichael BrownDylife: an industrial andsocial HistoryAn illustrated history of the Dylife leadmines in Mid Wales.0 86243 775 X £9.95Tina Carr &Annemarie SchönePigs and IngotsA photographic record of the lead andsilver mines of Cardiganshire, with ashort history and walker’s guide; givesa fascinating insight into a forgottenindustry that was vital to the economyof Wales and England at the turn of thetwentieth century.0 86243 286 3 £9.95Roy ClewsTo Dream of FreedomA new edition of the gripping, bestsellingstory of MAC and the Free WalesArmy – the men who, in the 1960s,challenged England’s rule in the firstWelsh armed rebellion since OwainGlyndãr.0 86243 586 2 £7.95Peter Berresford EllisThe Celtic RevolutionA comprehensive pan-Celtic primersurveying the histories and cultures ofall six Celtic nations and examining theircurrent political prospects.0 86243 096 8 £7.95Celtic DawnA fascinating history of the variousmovements that have campaigned forpan-Celtic unity.0 86243 643 5 £9.95Gwynfor EvansThe Fight for Welsh FreedomAn easy-to-read introduction to 2000years of Welsh history describing Welshheroes who were inspired by the ideal ofa Welsh identity.978 0 86243 515 8 £6.95Land of My FathersA uniquely comprehensive, illustratedhistory of Wales which became animmediate best-seller when firstpublished in Welsh. It has proved tobe a classic: 500 pages that read like apolitical thriller!0 86243 265 0 £12.95Ian FlemingGlyndãr’s First VictoryThe battle of Hyddgen (1401) was OwainGlyndãr’s first great victory – crucial inthe success of the famous rebellion. IanFleming explains lucidly the backgroundand all known details of the battle where500 Welshmen outfought 1500 Flemishsoldiers.0 86243 590 0 £5.954siop lyfrau ar-lein ar www.ylolfa.com!Peter HenleyAber PromA volume of photographs andtexts portraying the promenade atAberystwyth from the beginning of the19th century to the present day.978 0 86243 984 2 £12.95Eirian JonesThe War of the LittleEnglishmanThe story of Augustus Brackenbury, anEnglishman whose ambitions clashedwith the mainly monolingual localpopulation and their concern for dailysurvival. A clash of cultures and a war ofwords ensued.978 1 84771 000 0 £6.95Hugh M LewisAberdyfi: The Past RecalledAberdyfi in words and pictures.0 86243 584 6 £6.95Aberdyfi Past and PresentMemories of Aberdyfi over the years.0 86243 652 4 £6.95Gerald MorganA Short History of WalesA pocket history of Wales that isaccessible yet authoritative, written by arenowned historian.978 1 84771 018 5 £4.95Bryan MorseA Moment in HistoryThe fascinating story of the Americansoldiers who were billeted in privatehomes in the Rhondda prior to the D-Day invasion of 1944.978 184771 019 2 £9.95Ronald ReesBlack MysteryA history of the western coalfield to thewest of and including the Neath valley,from its mediaeval beginnings until itsvirtual end in the final years of the lastcentury.978 0 862 43 967 0 £14.95Enid RobertsBardsey BoundA brief history of Wales’ most holyisland, describing ancient pilgrimroutes; with photographs and maps.978 1 84771 044 4 £5.95Susan WilkinsonMimosa: the life and timesof the ship that sailed toPatagoniaA factual history of the Mimosa – theship that transported Welsh settlers fromLiverpool to Patagonia in 1865.978 0 86243 952 1 £12.95Mimosa’s Voyages:Official Logs, Crew Listsand MastersThe complete logs of the Mimosa.978 0 86243 983 5 £6.95Diana GruffyddWilliamsMy People’s PilgrimageThe story of a rural Pembrokeshirefamily and their struggle to surviveeconomically but also culturally throughthe pre-industrial and industrial eras:the extraordinary story of ordinary Welshpeople.978 1 84771 043 7 £9.95Iolo Wyn WilliamsOur Children’s LanguageThe struggles which led to theestablishement of Welsh schools inWales. Recollections, statistics andillustrations; Welsh version – p.13.0 86243 704 0 £14.95“I highly recommend this book ...Itsdocumentation of ideas, efforts, andresults is complete and compelling.”—Mary Williams-Norton, Ninnau29