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Brand: Headline Publishing Group
Charismatic David Kennard lives a life most people can only dream about. Farming on a spectacularly beautiful part of the Devon coast he has an almost telepathic bond with nature and with his working sheepdogs. His is a life filled with daily challe..
9.69£ 12.50£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
A memoir of politics and activism, from the bestselling and beloved author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' BARACK OBAMAIt is 1964 and Maya Angelou is on her way back home, leaving ..
9.86£ 10.22£
At the age of 8, the author experienced a life-changing accident that saw him lie in a coma for two weeks, after which he was left paralysed and unable to speak. The doctors gave him a 30% chance of survival, and said that even if he did live, it ..
19.21£
Brand: John Murray Press
'Nothing short of a masterpiece' JAN MORRIS'[This] gloriously ornate account of that epic journey is a classic' ROBERT MACFARLANE'Not only is this journey one of physical adventure but of cultural awakening. Architecture, art, genealogy, quirks of h..
21.04£
Celia Wells always felt like an outsider. Her unconventional early life was shaped by her Communist Party parents, she grew up as 'town' not 'gown' in Oxford, surrounded by books but living in a council house. She has uncovered an intriguing backsto..
28.28£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
'For many years I had wanted to start a zoo . . . any reasonable person smitten with an ambition of this sort would have secured the zoo first and obtained the animals afterwards. but throughout my life I have rarely if ever achieved what I wanted b..
12.42£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
'THERE IS A SHAPESHIFTER ASLEEP IN MY HEAD. AND WHEN IT WAKES YOU WON'T RECOGNISE ME AS MY CHILDREN'S MOTHER, MY HUSBAND'S WIFE, OR THE WRITER, VETERINARIAN AND ADVOCATE THAT I AM. YOU WON'T RECOGNISE ME AS SOMEONE WHO IS ALIVE TO ADVENTURE AND BEAU..
14.52£
Brand: Quadrille
Danie Couchman grew up on the move, her family never staying still long enough for her to say where she's from. At twenty-five, and living in her seventeenth home, she finds herself drowning in the rush of London life, and makes an impulsive decisio..
18.18£
Colin Nott's love for his homeland, Zimbabwe, her people and its wildlife, shines through every page of this memoir. Moving from the magical, sparkling waters of the Zambezi River to the secret folds of the imposingly beautiful hills and valleys of ..
21.37£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
'A compelling personal account of the dramas of a singular British band' Neil TennantThe trajectory of Suede - hailed in infancy as both 'The Best New Band in Britain' and 'effete southern wankers' - is recalled with moving candour by its frontman B..
13.32£
Brand: Simon & Schuster
In this powerful memoir, former President and bestselling author Jimmy Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy. He offers an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and strict..
15.00£
Brand: Little Brown and Company
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A lively and spirited book' DOUGLAS MURRAY'A paean to the freedom and dignity that many in the West take for granted' PETER BOGHOSSIAN'A cool, steady but urgent message that we should value and protect what we have' SPIKE..
21.21£ 21.60£
Brand: University of Chicago Press
For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them-and him-laugh. "When..
31.28£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
This book depicts the ugly face of the wars in Iraq and the trail of the devastating aftermath they left behind. Based on a true story, the book is a history witness of lifelong scars of a little girl, now a woman with a stolen past, gone forever, e..
20.36£
Brand: Faber & Faber
"We wanted to live in a place that could feed us: where rain falls, crops grow, and drinking water bubbles up right out of the ground."Barbara Kingsolver opens her home to us, as she and her family attempt a year of eating only local food, much of i..
17.42£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
This book covers the life of the Italian neo-classical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), some of his works and the lives of two of his contemporaries: John Gibson RA (1790-1866), known as the 'British Canova', and the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorv..
13.73£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
Any Other House is an incredible true story of a family of nine living in a stone shack which had only two rooms. Set in County Derry, Northern Ireland, in the void 1950s-1970s, it tells of poverty, disease and isolation, and how the family survived..
14.13£
Brand: Octopus
CLAIR: We've been let loose on a book... whose bright idea was that?JAMES: We haven't got anything to say!CLAIR: Don't tell them that before they buy it...JAMES: They'll work it out eventually!CLAIR: Well, we've managed to put together some bits and..
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For 70 years, from his early days at secondary school until the present time, Hywel Gwynfryn has composed words in co-operation with numerous musicians to create memorable, popular songs. By recalling the words of some of these poems, he raises the ..
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One is in everything. One lives throughout the universe and beyond... One of the most remarkable women writers of the mid-twentieth century, Margiad Evans is a key post-modern Welsh author in the English language. ISBN: 9781909983939Publisher: Honno..
15.72£
Brand: OUP Oxford
Autobiography is one of the most popular of written forms. From Casanova to Benjamin Franklin to the Kardashians, individuals throughout history have recorded their own lives and experiences. These personal writings are central to the work of litera..
11.46£
New Bonus Materials added to this edition include: · The last chapter that Yogananda wrote covering the years 1946-1951 that was not available in the original edition. · The eulogy that Yogananda wrote for Gandhi. · A new afterword by Swami Kriyanan..
27.32£
Brand: Austin Macauley Publishers
Once described as 'a Rottweiler trapped in a Chihuahua's body', a very short Bruce Anderson embarks on his third middle-life crisis. "The first two weren't good enough, so I decided to have a third one." - Bruce Anderson Bruce hates winter and is co..
14.08£
This beautiful and devastating book-part tribal history, part lyric and intimate memoir-should be required reading for anyone seeking to learn about California Indian history, past and present. Deborah A. Miranda tells stories of her Ohlone Costanoa..
19.80£