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Modern Stoke-on-Trent & area
Burleigh: The Story of a PotteryBurleigh: The Story of a Pottery by Julie McKeown
Buy new: £42.75 / Used from: £39.05
The story of how the oldest working Victorian pottery was saved in the 2000s, and turned into a flourishing business.
Cycling Around Staffordshire (Outdoor Leisure)Cycling Around Staffordshire (Outdoor Leisure) by Arnold Robinson
Buy new: £5.95
Stoke-on-Trent and adjacent Newcastle-u-L now have well over 100 miles of new off-road bicycle paths.
Trent and Mersey Canal: Preston Brook to Fradley Junction: Map 1 (Inland Waterways of Britain)Trent and Mersey Canal: Preston Brook to Fradley Junction: Map 1 (Inland Waterways of Britain) by GEOprojects (UK) Ltd
Buy new: £3.94 / Used from: £3.79
Stoke and its surroundings have a wonderful network of working canals.
Reclaiming Stoke-On-Trent: Leisure, Space and Identity in the PotteriesReclaiming Stoke-On-Trent: Leisure, Space and Identity in the Potteries
Buy new: £17.95 / Used from: £15.99
A book of essays on the reclaimation of Stoke in the post-industrial era, including a chapter on the Garden Festival
Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle Under Lyme (Explorer Maps) (OS Explorer Map)Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle Under Lyme (Explorer Maps) (OS Explorer Map) by Ordnance Survey
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £1.59
Breakfast After NoonBreakfast After Noon by Andi Watson
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £5.46
Graphic novel set in Stoke during the 1990s
Gardens of Staffordshire (Historic Gardens of England)Gardens of Staffordshire (Historic Gardens of England) by Timothy Mowl
Buy new: £12.47 / Used from: £11.71
Including Trentham Gardens, the major and recently-refurbished gardens in the south of Stoke-on-Trent.
..And She Laughed No More: Stoke City's (first) Premiership Adventure..And She Laughed No More: Stoke City's (first) Premiership Adventure by Stephen Foster
Buy new: £5.36 / Used from: £3.02
Stoke City F.C.'s recent rise...
She Stood There Laughing: A Man, His Son and Their Football ClubShe Stood There Laughing: A Man, His Son and Their Football Club by Stephen Foster
Buy used from: £3.99
White Peak Walks: Southern DalesWhite Peak Walks: Southern Dales by Mark Richards
Buy used from: £25.08
Stoke is adjacent to the Peak District National Park, and generally surrounded by some of the finest countryside in the British Isles.
New Lifestyles in Old Age: Health, Identity and Well-Being in Berryhill Retirement VillageNew Lifestyles in Old Age: Health, Identity and Well-Being in Berryhill Retirement Village by Miriam Bernard
Buy new: £14.24 / Used from: £15.98
Stoke's outstanding old folks' home
Downstream: Across England in a PuntDownstream: Across England in a Punt by Tom Fort
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £3.94
Starting by tracing the source of the River Trent around Stoke, the author takes a punt down the river, sailing across England. Depite the historical-looking cover, the journey was done in the 2000s