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Wendy Moore
Jack and EveVera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a j...Vera Holme, known as Jack, left a career as a jobbing actress to become Emmeline Pankhurst's chauffeur and mechanic. Evelina Haverfield was a classic beauty, the daughter of a Scottish baron and fo... -
Fiona Stafford
Time and TideA village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A...A village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A monkey puzzle tree bristles in a suburban garden. A skein of wild geese fly over a rusty rail viaduct. The vast inland sea that awed John Clare has b... -
Jen Stout
Night train to OdessaWhen Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, million...When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, millions of lives changed in an instant. Millions of people were suddenly on the move. In this great flow of people was a reporter from the north of Scotland... -
Violet Moller
Inside The Stargazer’s PalaceEnter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century...Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories... In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning... -
Callum Robinson
IngrainedIngrained is a love letter to trees, timber and...Ingrained is a love letter to trees, timber and craftsmanship – and to finding your own voice. The eldest son of a Master Woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and tree... -
Pen Vogler
Stuffed : A History of Good Food and Hard Times in BritainA WATERSTONES BEST FOOD & DRINK BOOK OF 202...A WATERSTONES BEST FOOD & DRINK BOOK OF 2023 The fascinating history of the people, the ideas and the dishes that have fed - and starved - the nation, by the author of the Sunday Times bestsell... -
Esther Rutter
All Before Me : A Search for Belonging in Wordsworth’s Lake DistrictIn her early twenties, Esther Rutter suffered a...In her early twenties, Esther Rutter suffered an acute mental breakdown while teaching English in Japan. Sectioned and held in a Japanese psychiatric institution until she could be flown home under... -
Julian Baggini
How the World Eats : A Global Food PhilosophyHow we live is shaped by how we eat. You can se...How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world, such as the hunter-gatherer Hadza in Tanzania whose ... -
Rodge Glass
Joshua in the Sky**Pre-Order Published: 5 Sep 2024** Joshua dies...**Pre-Order Published: 5 Sep 2024** Joshua dies on his birthday. Joshua dies the day he is born. Joshua lives for three hours. Joshua is alive. Rodge Glass's nephew Joshua died the same day he was ... -
Tom Chatfield
Wise Animals : How Technology Has Made Us What We AreWise Animals explores the history of our relati...Wise Animals explores the history of our relationship with technology, and our deep involvement with our creations from the first use of tools and the taming of fire, via the invention of reading a... -
Peter MacQueen
The Art of Hutting : Living Off-Grid with the Highland Hutter'Is farsainn beul a' bhothain'There is always a...'Is farsainn beul a' bhothain'There is always a welcome at the hut Are you ready for the good life? Huts, whether in the country, by the sea or near to home, are a glimpse into nature, letting us s... -
Jessica Hepburn
Save Me from the Waves : An adventure from sea to summitJessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete – she wa...Jessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete – she was labelled the ‘arty’ not the ‘sporty’ one in school. She hates exercise and believes the only reason to do it is for food, booze and box-sets on the ...
