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A Sting In The Tale
[epub]Author(s):Dave GoulsonDave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his ground-breaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protect our rarest bees. This title tells his story. -
Pedlars' Guide To The Great Outdoors
[epub]If the mere whisper of a relaxing weekend in the country has your offspring moaning and groaning, refusing to leave the warm glow of the TV, then this is the book to quell the quarrels. Containing irreverent (and eminently useful) tips on the outdoors lifestyle, and how to teach your children to -
Silt Road The Story of a Lost River
[epub]Author(s):Charles Rangeley-WilsonAt the foot of a chalk hill a stream rises in a silent copse, and is soon lost under the car parks and streets of the town its waters once gave life to. Captivated by the fate of this forgotten stream, the author sets out one winter's day to uncover its story. He brings the history of the English landscape vividly to life. -
Charles Waterton 1782-1865 Traveller and Conservationist
[epub]Author(s):Julia BlackburnCharles Waterton was the first conservationist who fought to protect wild nature against the destruction and pollution of Victorian industrialisation. During his lifetime he was famous for his eccentricities, but also for his achievements and his opinions. A Yorkshire landowner, he turned his park into a sanctuary for animals and birds. -
The Emperor's Last Island A Journey to St Helena
[epub]Author(s):Julia BlackburnTells about St Helena, an island with a sad, strange history, and about tangle of stories and myths, absurdities and simple facts that have accumulated around Napoleon and his sojourn here. This title follows the author through the eyes of those who lived with him, who guarded him, who managed only to catch a brief glimpse of him, alive or dead. -
Put Me Back On My Bike In Search of Tom Simpson
[epub]Author(s):William FotheringhamTom Simpson was an Olympic medallist, world champion and the first Briton to wear the fabled yellow jersey of the Tour de France. He died a tragic early death on the barren moonscape of the Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour. -
Amarillo Slim In A World Full Of Fat People The Memoirs of the Greatest Gambler Who Ever Lived
[epub]Author(s):Thomas 'amarillo Slim' PrestonRaised in Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo Slim has lived the most daring and profitable life of any man alive. Sent overseas just after World War II to give billiards exhibitions for the US army, he ended up running the biggest black-market operation in Europe. This title tells his story. -
365 Family Games And Pastimes
[epub]Remember Blind Man's Bluff, Pin the Tail and Murder in the Dark? Making daisy chains and collecting conkers? And when rainy afternoons meant card games and battleships? This title features the games we used to love, bringing them back for the entire family to enjoy. -
An African Trilogy
[epub]Author(s):Peter MatthiessenDuring the 1970s and 1980s, the author took part in a number of expeditions to Africa, witnessing first-hand the continent's many and diverse people and wildlife. In this title, he recounts two expeditions made to West and Central Africa, including Zaire (as it then was), Gabon and the Central African Republic. -
A Season With Verona
[epub]Author(s):Tim ParksIs Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? After twenty years in the bel paese, the author goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities.
