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Villager
Nestled in the heart of the West Country, a village teems with untold stories—some fading into obscurity, others woven into the fabric of local lore. Yet, the destiny of this hamlet is meticulously chronicled by an all-seeing, rather cantankerous presence, etching its tales indelibly...- £12.99 GBP
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
Italo Calvino's extraordinary and genre-transcending masterpiece, 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller,' takes you on a captivating literary odyssey. Imagine yourself entering a bookshop, purchasing Calvino's novel, and becoming engrossed in its pages. However, a printer's error disrupts your reading experience, prompting you...- £9.99 GBP
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A Short History of the World According to Sheep
This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely destined to be just as successful' Julian Norton From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have...- £9.99 GBP
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The Oak Tree
� Watch a thousand years unfold in the life of one magnificent tree! A thousand years ago, a tiny acorn fell to the ground. As the years pass, it grows . . . and GROWS into an enormous oak tree! As the centuries sweep...- £12.99 GBP
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Hunt for the Shadow Wolf : The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them
Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing?????�The Telegraph`One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation.'�The Observer`There have been several books on the fate of British wolves, but this is the best.'�The Spectator`Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of...- £20.00 GBP
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Hamnet : WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 - THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER
Crowned victor of the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction and reigning supreme as the No. 1 bestseller of 2021, this literary gem has been hailed as "richly sensuous... something special" by The Sunday Times and "a thing of shimmering wonder" by David Mitchell. At...- £9.99 GBP
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The World According to Colour : A Cultural History
Extraordinary. An intellectual feast as well as a visual one'Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber EyesThe world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as it does in our surroundings, as this scintillating book reveals....- £12.99 GBP
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Sailing Alone : A History
Sailing Alone by Richard J. King is an extraordinary literary work that deserves a place among the true masterpieces of maritime literature. Peter Nichols, the acclaimed author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen, rightfully declares, "Sailing Alone belongs on the very small...- £12.99 GBP
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The Midnight Library : The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and worldwide phenomenon
Discover the literary sensation that has captivated readers worldwide! Matt Haig's 'The Midnight Library' reigns supreme as the Sunday Times number one bestseller and the most cherished book of 2021. This thought-provoking masterpiece, lauded by critics and fellow authors alike, invites you on an...- £9.99 GBP
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A Village in the Third Reich : How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed By the Rise of Fascism
___________A Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2022A New Statesman Book of the Year 2022`Fascinating. You'll learn more about the psychological workings of Nazism by reading this superbly researched chronicle. than you will by reading a shelf of wider-canvas volumes on the rise of Nazism.'Daily...- £10.99 GBP
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The Book of Trespass : Crossing the Lines that Divide Us
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 2022`Brilliant, passionate and political . . . The Book of Trespass will make you see landscapes differently' Robert Macfarlane'A remarkable and truly radical work, loaded...- £9.99 GBP
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A Thousand Mornings
I go down to the shore in the morningand depending on the hour the wavesare rolling in or moving out, and I say, oh, I am miserable,what shall-what should I do? And the sea saysin its lovely voice:Excuse me, I have work to do....- £10.99 GBP
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The Frayed Atlantic Edge : A Historian's Journey from Shetland to the Channel
COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE `This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit' Adam Nicolson Over the course of...- £10.99 GBP
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George : A Magpie Memoir
A literary gem lauded as Oprah Magazine's Book of the Year 2023, this enchanting memoir has been hailed as 'the literary romance of the year' by Oprah herself. Pulsating with an untamed wonder for the natural world, this narrative is as wild and unpredictable...- £10.99 GBP
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The Half Bird
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024**Good Housekeeping recommended '20 uplifting memoirs by remarkable women', June 2024****Wanderlust magazine best travel books of 2024**______Discover the incredible story of one woman's solo journey, from Land's End to the shores of Greece, exploring the unexpected...- £16.99 GBP
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Exit West : A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - Booker Prize Gems
Lauded as a BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club selection and a Booker Prize gem, this New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller has captivated readers worldwide. Shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize and crowned the Aspen Words Literary Prize winner, Mohsin...- £9.99 GBP
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The Hollow Crown : The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule. Some of the greatest heroes...- £12.99 GBP
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The Stonemason : A History of Building Britain
A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his thirty-year career, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments. From Neolithic monoliths to Roman baths and temples, from the...- £10.99 GBP
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Waterland
In Graham Swift's Booker-shortlisted masterpiece, 'Waterland', the discovery of a teenage boy's lifeless body by a lock-keeper in 1943 sets the stage for a riveting tale that unfolds nearly four decades later. Tom Crick, the lock-keeper's son and a history teacher, finds himself embroiled...- £9.99 GBP
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The Place of Tides
From the No.1 bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, a spellbinding story of friendship, history and redemption on a remote Norwegian islandWe are all in need of lights to follow. One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote...- £22.00 GBP
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The Earth Transformed : An Untold History
THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMESA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms...- £12.99 GBP
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Rice's Language of Buildings
A new, larger format edition of Rice's Architectural Primer. This beautifully illustrated book covers the grammar and vocabulary of British buildings, explaining the evolution of styles from Norman castles to Norman Foster. Its aim is to enable the reader to recognise, understand and date...- £20.00 GBP
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The Ruin of All Witches : Life and Death in the New World
*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE**A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR*'A bona fide historical classic' Sunday Times'Simply one of the best history books I have ever read' BBC HistoryIn the frontier town of Springfield in 1651,...- £10.99 GBP
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Cecily : An epic feminist retelling of the War of the Roses
Hailed as 'Wolf Hall for the 2020s' by Manda Scott, this gripping tale thrusts readers into the perilous world of 15th-century England. With a 'startling heroine' at its core, as noted by Sarah Moss, 'Cecily' offers a fresh, feminist perspective on the tumultuous Wars...- £9.99 GBP
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Nightwalking : Four Journeys into Britain After Dark
Step into the shadows and discover the secret world that awakens after sunset. In "Nightwalking," acclaimed nature writer John Lewis-Stempel invites you to experience the enchanting beauty of the British countryside at night. Through four mesmerizing journeys, one for each season, you'll be guided...- £9.99 GBP
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Wayfarer : Love, Loss and Life on Britain's Ancient Paths
A Financial Times best summer travel book of 2024 'A powerfully delicate book of love, loss and discovery, along paths of emotional understanding and physical wonder.' Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path On an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the...- £16.99 GBP
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A Time of Gifts : A John Murray Journey
INTRODUCED BY JAN MORRIS'[This] gloriously ornate account of that epic journey is a classic' ROBERT MACFARLANE'The feeling of being lost in time and geography with months and years hazily sparkling ahead is a prospect of inconjecturable magic.' In 1933, aged eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor...- £12.99 GBP
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The Guns of August : The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War
Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war. War pressed against every frontier. Suddenly dismayed, governments struggled and twisted to fend it off. It was no use . . . Barbara Tuchman's...- £12.99 GBP
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Elderflora : A Modern History of Ancient Trees
Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History`A masterful blend of natural and human history . . . Farmer's Elderflora aren't just amazing old organisms, but a backdrop against which human drama, hubris and decency play out.' - New Scientist`Fascinating' - The ObserverCombining...- £10.99 GBP
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The Land of Maybe : A Faroe Islands Year
In this excellent book, Ecott's evocative telling makes me want to go to this weird and wonderful place.' - PAUL THEROUX'I never want to leave the remote island world so atmospherically, precisely educed between the covers of this book. Ecott's prose has the power...- £10.99 GBP
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The Wall : Discover this addictive dystopia from the Vintage Earth series
When her cousin and wife fail to return from a walk, this story takes a sinister turn to a quest of survival A woman takes a holiday in the Austrian mountains, spending a few days with her cousin and his wife in their hunting...- £9.99 GBP
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Lost Realms : Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages �_� [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of Viking...- £10.99 GBP
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The Secret Life of the Owl : a beautifully illustrated and lyrical celebration of this mythical creature from bestselling and prize-winning author John Lewis-Stempel
The perfect gift for nature lovers - The Book of the Owl is a beautifully illustrated small format hardback exploring the legend and history of the owl. A true celebration of this magnificent creature - its natural powers and its mythical glory. Fans of...- £10.99 GBP
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Soundings : Journeying North in the Company of Whales - the award-winning memoir
Beautiful . . . Justifies its place alongside nature writing classics such as H is for Hawk' NEW STATESMAN'Wonderful ... both frank and fearless' TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR'Fascinating' GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRSFrom Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers...- £10.99 GBP
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Rewild Your Garden : Create a Haven for Birds, Bees and Butterflies
**A SUNDAY TIMES GARDENING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**'A must-read for every gardener who wants to up their game for wildlife and do their bit for the planet.' -- Isabella Tree'A refreshing, uplifting and positive look at the true value of a garden.' --...- £16.99 GBP
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The Secret Lives of Colour
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon GarfieldThe Secret Lives of...- £14.99 GBP
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Land Healer : How Farming Can Save Britain's Countryside
Jake Fiennes is changing the face of farming in Britain... a revolutionising force' Isabella TreeOur relationship with our land is broken: we must heal it. Jake Fiennes is on a mission to change the face of the English countryside. As Conservation Manager at Holkham...- £12.99 GBP
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The Story of Art without Men
WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A long overdue, revisionist history of art by the brilliant Katy Hessel . . . Never stuffy or supercilious, Hessel's book is a revelation and an important first step towards redressing...- £12.99 GBP
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Atlas of Improbable Places : A Journey to the World's Most Unusual Corners
Atlas of Improbable Places has that rare, through-the-wardrobe quality. It is a delightful compendium of the strangest places on the planet.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 2020 WINNER OF THE�EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR Atlas of Vanishing Places. In Atlas of Improbable...- £9.99 GBP
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