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Olive Heffernan
The High Seas : Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed OceanThe ocean covers seventy per cent of the surfac...The ocean covers seventy per cent of the surface of our planet, and two thirds of this lie beyond national borders. Owned by all nations and no nation simultaneously, these waters are home to some ... -
Professor Mary Beard
Emperor of RomeWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled in...What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotligh... -
Allyson Shaw
Ashes and StonesRoaming the ragged coasts and remote villages o...Roaming the ragged coasts and remote villages of Scotland, Ashes & Stones takes us on a moving journey in search of those women accused of witchcraft in the seventeenth century. From fairy hill... -
Francesca Stavrakopoulou
God : An AnatomyThree thousand years ago, in the lands we now c...Three thousand years ago, in the lands we now call Israel and Palestine, a group of people worshipped a complex pantheon of deities, led by a father god called El. El had seventy children, who were... -
Wigtown Festival Bookshop
Bothy : In Search of Simple ShelterThe door to the bothy is always unlocked, you j...The door to the bothy is always unlocked, you just need to step inside. You will find them in the mountains. You will find them in the wilderness. A bothy is a remote hut you can’t reserve, with no... -
Amy-Jane Beer
The Flow : Rivers, Water and WildnessA visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished...A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer love of rivers setting her on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery. On New Years Day 20... -
Katherine Rundell
The Golden Mole : and Other Vanishing TreasureIn The Golden Mole, Katherine Rundell, the awar...In The Golden Mole, Katherine Rundell, the award-winning author of Super-Infinite and Impossible Creatures, takes us on a globe-spanning tour of the world's strangest and most awe-inspiring animals... -
Christian Lewis
Finding HildasayThe Sunday Times Bestseller and featured on Ben...The Sunday Times Bestseller and featured on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild. Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds his life, step by ... -
Helen Rebanks
The Farmer's WifeThis honest and heartwarming memoir offers a po...This honest and heartwarming memoir offers a portrait of the labour and glory of keeping a home and raising a family. Weaving past and present, Helen Rebanks shares her highs and lows, from the emo... -
Clive Myrie
Everything is EverythingAs a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive ...As a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive Myrie read all the newspapers he delivered from cover to cover and dreamed of becoming a journalist. In this deeply personal memoir, he tells how his ... -
Brian Merchant
Blood in the Machine : The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big TechThe most urgent story in modern tech begins not...The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory o... -
Shoo Rayner
The Wigtown Sketchbook 2015Sketchbook Diary of the Wigtown Book Festival i...Sketchbook Diary of the Wigtown Book Festival in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland in 2015 by official festival artist, Shoo Rayner, the author of over 200 books for children and well-known YouTube D...
