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Wild Atlantic Women : Walking Ireland's West Coast
Embarking on a transformative journey, Gráinne Lyons decided to traverse Ireland's western shoreline on foot. Her mission was twofold: to tread the paths of eleven trailblazing Irish women intrinsically linked to this coastal terrain, delving into their lives and accomplishments, whilst simultaneously exploring her...- £10.99 GBP
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Salt On Your Tongue : Women and the Sea
Charlotte Runcie's 'Salt On Your Tongue' is a captivating exploration of the ocean's profound impact on humanity, with a particular focus on its relationship with women throughout history. This eloquent narrative delves into the sea's ability to inspire, captivate, and instil fear, whilst chronicling...- £10.99 GBP
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Sea Room
Imagine being gifted your very own remote islands. For Adam Nicolson, this extraordinary scenario became reality three decades ago. At the tender age of 21, he found himself the custodian of the Shiants, a trio of secluded Hebridean isles nestled in treacherous waters off...- £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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Dark, Salt, Clear : Life in a Cornish Fishing Town
WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD 2021A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE A SUNDAY TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Marks the birth of a new star of non-fiction' William Dalrymple'A beautiful account of immersion in...- £9.99 GBP
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Soundings : Journeying North in the Company of Whales - the award-winning memoir
Exquisite... A worthy companion to revered nature writing tomes like H is for Hawk' - NEW STATESMAN. 'Marvellous... both candid and intrepid' - TELEGRAPH BEST TRAVEL BOOKS OF THE YEAR. 'Captivating' - GUARDIAN TOP TEN NATURE MEMOIRS. Grey whale mothers and their calves traverse...- £10.99 GBP
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The Land of Maybe : A Faroe Islands Year
Paul Theroux lauds Tim Ecott's evocative prose in 'The Land of Maybe', declaring it an excellent work that ignites a desire to visit this peculiar and captivating locale. John Lewis-Stempel goes further, hailing it as a masterpiece that so vividly conjures the remote island...- £10.99 GBP
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Love of Country : A Hebridean Journey
Nestled on the fringe of the British Isles, the Hebrides occupy a singular place in the collective consciousness of Scotland and England. These iconic islands, facing the vast Atlantic, form a natural boundary of Europe and have long been a crossroads of ancient maritime...- £10.99 GBP
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Where the Seals Sing
The British Isles are home to nearly half of the world's grey seal population, outnumbering even endangered African elephants. These captivating creatures, with their soulful eyes and whiskers more sensitive than human fingertips, return to our shores annually to breed and nurture their young....- £10.99 GBP
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The Underworld : Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Dive into the enigmatic realm beneath the waves with this instant New York Times bestseller. Susan Casey's "The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean" unveils the awe-inspiring mysteries of the deep sea and the intrepid individuals dedicated to unravelling its secrets. Hailed...- £10.99 GBP
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Blue Machine : How the Ocean Shapes Our World
Crowned with the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Conservation and hailed as a Financial Times 2023 highlight, 'Blue Machine' is a mesmerising exploration of Earth's most enigmatic realm. Helen Czerski, a physicist with a poet's touch, masterfully intertwines the mechanical and the magical, crafting what...- £10.99 GBP
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The Seabird's Cry : The Lives and Loves of Puffins, Gannets and Other Ocean Voyagers
Acclaimed nature writer Adam Nicolson presents a captivating exploration of seabirds in this award-winning masterpiece. 'The Seabird's Cry' delves into the fascinating lives of these remarkable creatures, from puffins to gannets, who effortlessly navigate the harshest environments on Earth. Nicolson's meticulous research takes readers...- £10.99 GBP
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The Britannias : And the Islands of Women
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year, Alice Albinia's 'The Britannias: And the Islands of Women' is a captivating exploration of Britain's islands and their profound impact on the nation's cultural psyche. This masterful work, hailed as 'dazzlingly brilliant' by Hannah...- £12.99 GBP
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Maurice and Maralyn : A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story
In the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, a tale of love and resilience unfolds. "Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story" by Sophie Elmhirst chronicles the extraordinary journey of Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, a couple whose dream of sailing across...- £18.99 GBP
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How to Speak Whale : A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication
Tom Mustill, a wildlife filmmaker with a fondness for whales, found his life irrevocably altered when a colossal cetacean nearly ended it by breaching onto his kayak. This brush with mortality sparked an obsession that led to an extraordinary voyage of discovery. In this...- £10.99 GBP
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Connemara : A Little Gaelic Kingdom
Tim Robinson's masterful Connemara trilogy reaches its pinnacle in this final instalment, hailed by Robert Macfarlane as 'one of the most remarkable non-fiction projects undertaken in English'. With the meticulous attention of a cartographer and the eloquence of a gifted wordsmith, Robinson delves into...- £10.99 GBP
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Rewilding the Sea : How to Save our Oceans
Charles Clover's 'Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans' is a riveting exploration of marine conservation that has earned a place on the 2023 Wainwright Prize shortlist. Hailed as 'desperately needed' by Isabella Tree and lauded by Stephen Fry as potentially the year's...- £12.99 GBP
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The Draw of the Sea
WINNER OF THE HOLYER AN GO AWARD 2023 Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a beautifully written and deeply moving portrait of the sea and the people whose livelihoods revolve around it, examining the ephemeral but universal pull the sea holds over...- £9.99 GBP
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A Line in the World : A Year on the North Sea Coast
Shortlisted for prestigious literary accolades, this newly paperback edition of Dorthe Nors' masterpiece offers a captivating exploration of Denmark's untamed coastal regions. One of the nation's most celebrated authors invites readers on an exhilarating journey along the windswept shores stretching from Denmark's northernmost point...- £10.99 GBP
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Notes from an Island
For thirty summers Tove and her partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietil�, retreated to the tiny island of Klovharun, a rocky outcrop in the gulf of Finland, where they would live, paint and write, energised by the shifting seascapes and the island's austere charms....- £9.99 GBP
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Moderate Becoming Good Later : Sea Kayaking the Shipping Forecast
In the wake of unimaginable loss, one man embarks on an extraordinary journey to navigate the treacherous waters of grief and pay tribute to the love of his life. "Moderate Becoming Good Later" is an exhilarating and deeply moving memoir that chronicles the sea...- £10.99 GBP
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Life Between the Tides : In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022 `A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things . Nicolson is unique as a writer . I loved it' EDMUND DE WAAL Few places are as familiar as the shore - and few as full of mystery...- £9.99 GBP
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Findings
In this exquisite collection of essays, renowned Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie casts her keen observational eye on the natural world that surrounds her. With a voice both lyrical and unflinching, she brings depth and vibrancy to the oft-overlooked corners of Scotland's landscapes. From the...- £9.99 GBP
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The Summer Isles : A Voyage of the Imagination
Embark on an extraordinary voyage through the mist-shrouded Summer Isles off Scotland's western shores, where reality and imagination intertwine. In this captivating blend of travel writing, memoir, and cultural history, Philip Marsden guides you on a spellbinding exploration of these remote islands, steeped in...- £9.99 GBP
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The Boundless Sea : A Human History of the Oceans
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020A SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEARFor most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance trade and communication between peoples - for the...- £18.99 GBP
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Sea Bean
Embark on a captivating odyssey through the rugged landscapes and rich tapestry of the Shetland Islands with Sally Huband's "Sea Bean". This poignant memoir seamlessly interweaves the author's beachcombing adventures with ancient myths, ecological fragility, and the islands' profound human history. As you delve...- £10.99 GBP
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Tracks on the Ocean : A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime Travel
Ingenious. Caputo picks out a fascinating path and leads readers along it with the confidence of a practised pilot' Felipe Fern�ndez-Armesto, author of 1492'Accessible and entertaining, as well as deeply erudite and constantly mind-expanding' Philip Ball, author of How Life WorksFrom their first appearance...- £30.00 GBP
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Herring : A History of the Silver Darlings
The story of herring is entwined in the history of commercial fishing. For over two millennia, herring has been commercially caught and its importance to the coastal peoples of Britain cannot be measured. At one point tens of thousands were involved in the catching,...- £15.99 GBP
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Breverton's Nautical Curiosities : A Book of the Sea
A compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them. Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is about ships, people and the sea. However, unlike many other nautical compendiums, the focus of this book...- £18.99 GBP
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Returning Light : 30 Years of Life on Skellig Michael
`On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear, erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement which build and unravel over the empty sea. Often, no one else is there to stand beside me on the island. The mind wanders; links with the...- £9.99 GBP
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Leviathan
Dive deep into the mysterious and captivating world of whales with Philip Hoare's "Leviathan or, The Whale." This extraordinary work of non-fiction takes you on an immersive journey beneath the ocean's surface, unraveling humanity's complex and often troubled relationship with these awe-inspiring marine giants....- £14.99 GBP
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Deep Water : the world in the ocean
`Wise, compassionate, and urgent.' Robert Macfarlane, author of UnderlandA Bookseller Nonfiction Editor's Choice for March 2024Plunge into the depths of the unknown in this thrilling work of nonfiction that combines science, history, and nature writing to explore the deepest recesses of the natural world....- £22.00 GBP
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