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The Old Ways : A Journey on Foot
By: Robert MacfarlaneBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEThe original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'The Old...- £10.99
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Islands of Abandonment : Life in the Post-Human Landscape
By: Cal FlynBinding: Paperback / softbackTHE SUNDAY TIMES' BESTSELLER AND SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT CONSERVATION AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH...- £9.99
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A Fenland Garden : Creating a haven for people, plants & wildlife
By Francis Pryor (Author)Format: Hardback 352 pages, 3x8pp colPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCImprint: ApolloISBN: 9781801101608Published: 6 Jul 2023Classifications: Lincolnshire, Wetlands, swamps, fens, Gardens (descriptions, history etc), Specialized gardening methodsWeight: 596gDimensions: 162 x 243 x 34 (mm) The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven...- £27.99
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A Home for All Seasons
By: Gavin (author) PlumleyBinding: Paperback / softback'Charming - a love-letter to home, history, and nature.'LEAH BROAD, Author of Quartet'A tender and illuminating history of an overlooked world.'HORATIO CLARE'Truly a revelation on every page.'PETROC TRELAWNY'A richly textured book, replete with illuminating discoveries and observations.' COUNTRY...- £10.99
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Not the End of the World : How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
by Hannah Ritchie (Author)Format: Hardback 352 pagesPublisher: Vintage PublishingImprint: Chatto & WindusISBN: 9781784745004Published: 11 Jan 2024Weight: 562gDimensions: 240 x 165 x 32 (mm) ‘A book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future’ The Times Feeling anxious, powerless, or confused...- £22.00
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A Sting in the Tale : My Adventures with Bumblebees
By: Dave GoulsonBinding: Paperback / softback**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**One man's quest to save the bumblebee... Dave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the...- £9.99
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A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr (Author) , Penelope Fitzgerald (Introduction By) One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman'Tender and elegant' Guardian'Unlike anything else in modern English literature' D.J. Taylor, SpectatorA damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the...- £7.99
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A Time of Gifts : A John Murray Journey
By Patrick Leigh Fermor (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 384 pagesPublisher: John Murray PressImprint: John Murray Publishers LtdISBN: 9781529369526Published: 8 Jul 2021Classifications: Europe, 20th century, Classic travel writingWeight: 278gDimensions: 130 x 199 x 28 (mm) Introduced by Jan Morris '[This] gloriously ornate account of that...- £12.99
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A Moveable Feast
By Ernest Hemingway (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 192 pagesPublisher: Vintage PublishingImprint: Vintage ClassicsISBN: 9780099285045Published: 5 Oct 2000Weight:140gDimensions:198 x 129 x 12 (mm) Hemingway's captivating memoir of living in Paris during the twenties. 'If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a...- £9.99
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A Treasury of British Folklore : Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe
By: Dee Dee ChaineyBinding: HardbackAn entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeon's feathers could not die? Or that green is...- £12.99
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Black Narcissus
By Rumer Godden (Author)Series: Virago Modern ClassicsFormat: Hardback 272 pagesPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupImprint: Virago Press LtdISBN: 9780349014043Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Weight: 392gDimensions: 133 x 205 x 28 (mm)- £14.99
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Ben Rothery's Weird and Wonderful Animals
By: Ben Rothery, Ben RotheryBinding: HardbackDiscover the weirdest and most wonderful creatures of Planet Earth!In this curated collection, award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery pairs fascinating facts with his stunning artwork to bring you the most incredible creatures in the animal kingdom. From the bone-crunching beard...- £14.99
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Beth Chatto's Garden Notebook
By Beth Chatto (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 400 pagesPublisher: Orion Publishing CoImprint: Weidenfeld & NicolsonISBN: 9781474610957Published: 6 Sep 2018Classifications: Garden design & planningWeight: 292gDimensions: 131 x 197 x 22 (mm)Pub. Country: United Kingdom 'I return to Beth Chatto's books constantly. For those who are...- £10.99
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Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives
By Kitty Tait (Author) , Al Tait (Author)Format: Hardback 304 pages, Colour photography and line drawings throughoutPublisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781526631855Published: 28 Apr 2022Weight: 954gDimensions: 179 x 252 x 32 (mm)Pub. Country: United Kingdom If you had told me at 14 when I couldn't even...- £20.00
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee : An Indian History of the American West
By: Dee BrownBinding: Paperback / softbackThe American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost...- £10.99
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Climate Capitalism : Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions / "An important read for anyone in need of optimism" Bill Gates
By: Akshat RathiBinding: HardbackAN IMPORTANT READ FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF OPTIMISM' BILL GATES'DAZZLING AND DEEPLY REPORTED' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS'HIGHLY READABLE . . . ENGAGING STORIES OF PEOPLE BEHIND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANCES IN RECENT DECADES' PILITA CLARK, FINANCIAL TIMESIt's now cheaper to...- £20.00
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Britain's Pilgrim Places : The First Complete Guide to Every Spiritual Treasure
By: Nick Mayhew-Smith, Guy HaywardBinding: Paperback / softbackBritain'sPilgrim Places captures thespirit of 2,000 years of history, heritage and wonder. It is the complete guideto every spiritual treasure, including 500 enchanting holy places throughoutEngland, Wales and Scotland and covers all major pilgrimage routes. Produced in...- £19.99
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Elderflora : A Modern History of Ancient Trees
by Jared Farmer (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 448 pagesPublisher: Pan MacmillanImprint: PicadorISBN: 9781035009060Published: 15 Feb 2024Classifications: Trees, wildflowers & plantsWeight: 308gDimensions: 131 x 197 x 29 (mm) Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History. Combining rigorous research with lyrical writing, Elderflora chronicles...- £10.99
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Elixir : A Voyage into Alchemy
By Kapka Kassabova (Author)Format: Paperback / softback 400 pagesPublisher: Vintage PublishingImprint: VintageISBN: 9781529920475Published: 8 Feb 2024Classifications: Prose: non-fiction, Travel writingWeight: 280gDimensions: 128 x 198 x 31 (mm) Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and...- £10.99
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England's Thousand Best Churches
By: Simon JenkinsBinding: HardbackSimon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. All of the county...- £40.00
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