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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gary James has been writing and researching the history of football since the 1980s, and has written a number of highly acclaimed works. These include:
HISTORICAL/FACTUAL
From Maine Men To Banana Citizens (with Keith Mellor, 1989), Temple Press, ISBN 1-870010-08-6
The Pride of Manchester (with Steve Cawley, 1991), ACL & Polar, ISBN 0-9514862-1-7
Manchester: The Greatest City (1997 & 2002), Polar Publishing, ISBN 1-899538-09-7 & ISBN 1-899538-22-4
Farewell To Maine Road (2003), Polar Publishing, ISBN 1-899-53819-4
Manchester City Hall Of Fame (2005), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-61282-1
Manchester City The Complete Record (2006), Breedon Books, ISBN 1859835120 Manchester City: 125 Years Of Football (2006 & 2008), At Heart Publications, ISBN 1-84547-103-2 & ISBN 1-84547-185-9
Manchester A Football History (2008), James Ward, ISBN 978-0-9558127-0-5
The Big Book Of City (2009), James Ward, ISBN 978-0-9558127-2-9
BIOGRAPHY
Football With A Smile: The Authorised Biography of Joe Mercer, OBE (1993 & 1994), ACL & Polar, ISBN 0-9514862-9-2 & 1-899538-01-1
FICTION
Atkinson For England (with Mark Brown, 2001), ISBN 1-901-74617-8
TELEVISION
The History Of Football (2007), Channel M
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AVAILABLE NOW!
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A Kindle version of the text from various sections of "Manchester The Greatest City" is now available direct from Amazon. These sections are predominantly text based (although some do carry a few simple images of key moments) and are laid out in a simple layout (not the original book's design), however they should prove of immense interest to anyone interested in reading that book.
The current sections available are:
1880 - 1892
This contains around 9,000 words & 1 image.
The kindle chapter can be purchased for £1.71 from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-The-Greatest-City-1880-1892/dp/B004LLIJSE/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296573373&sr=1-4
1892 - 1904
This contains over 23,000 words & 3 images.
The kindle chapter can be purchased for £3.45 from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Greatest-City-1892-1904-version/dp/B004OEKBOI/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299145961&sr=1-7
1904-1919
This contains over 20,000 words & 3 images.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Greatest-City-1904-1919-ebook/dp/B005ESA38W/ref=sr_1_7?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1311840688&sr=1-7
1919 - 1937
This contains over 30,000 words & 9 images.
The kindle chapter can be purchased for £3.45 from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Greatest-City-1919-1937-Version/dp/B004OL254K/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299146245&sr=1-7
1937 - 1965
This contains over 32,000 words & 10 images.
The kindle chapter can be purchased for £3.45 from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Greatest-City-1937-1965-Version/dp/B004OL2540/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299146245&sr=1-8
1965 - 1974
This contains around 40,000 words & 11 images.
The kindle chapter can be purchased for £3.45 from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Greatest-City-1965-Version/dp/B004OEKGNY/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299146245&sr=1-4
1974 - 1989
This contains around 48,000 words & 9 images.
The kindle chapter can be purchased for £3.45 from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Greatest-City-1974-1989-Version/dp/B004OL2Y64/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1299146245&sr=1-5
Further details on each section are available on Amazon via the above links as are sample pages. Further sections covering the entire period up to 2002 will appear soon.
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We will continue to work with author Gary James on exciting plans to turn the text from some of his back catalogue of writing into downloadable ebooks.
Discussions are ongoing about which material will be available first, and your views are needed. We are keen to hear from you which of Gary’s books you’d most like to have available for access. Your views will help determine the priority order. Please email your comments to us.
It is hoped that the text from some of the following will be available for purchase in an ebook format once issues of copyright etc. have been resolved:
From Maine Men To Banana Citizens (with Keith Mellor, 1989), Temple Press, ISBN 1-870010-08-6
The Pride of Manchester (with Steve Cawley, 1991), ACL & Polar, ISBN 0-9514862-1-7
Manchester: The Greatest City (1997 & 2002), Polar Publishing, ISBN 1-899538-09-7 & ISBN 1-899538-22-4
Farewell To Maine Road (2003), Polar Publishing, ISBN 1-899-53819-4
Manchester City Hall Of Fame (2005), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-61282-1
Manchester City The Complete Record (2006), Breedon Books, ISBN 1859835120 Manchester City: 125 Years Of Football (2006 & 2008), At Heart Publications, ISBN 1-84547-103-2 & ISBN 1-84547-185-9
Football With A Smile: The Authorised Biography of Joe Mercer, OBE (1993 & 1994), ACL & Polar, ISBN 0-9514862-9-2 & 1-899538-01-1
Atkinson For England (with Mark Brown, 2001), ISBN 1-901-74617-8
   
       
A Kindle version of the text "Manchester City - The Daily Season Reminder" from "The Big Book Of City" is now available direct from Amazon. This sections is predominantly text based, with a few date related imaged, and is laid out in a simple layout (not the original book's design), however it should prove of immense interest to anyone interested in identifying City related anniversaries and facts. Amazon allow readers to download a small sample free of charge and so it's worth checking out the book before you buy.
The book is available via amazon.com, amazon.de and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-City-Season-Reminder-ebook/dp/B005ENVAUM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311777981&sr=1-1
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