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Matt Whyman
Failure is an Option : On the trail of the world's toughest mountain race'We're not at parkrun any more,' I mutter to my...'We're not at parkrun any more,' I mutter to myself, quietly longing for the presence of nice marshals in high-visibility vests.Failure is an Option is the story of an average runner who sets out t... -
Rory Stewart
The Marches : Border walks with my fatherHis father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to wal...His father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk, and walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia. Now they have chosen to do their final walk together along ‘the Marches’ - the frontier that... -
Lily Cole
Who Cares Wins : How to Protect the Planet You LoveGlobal warming has reached terrifying heights o...Global warming has reached terrifying heights of severity, human consumption has caused the extinction of countless species and neoliberalism has led to a destructive divide in wealth and a polariz... -
Leif Bersweden
Where the Wildflowers GrowAn intriguing and timely exploration of the imp...An intriguing and timely exploration of the importance of Britain and Ireland's plant life. Leif Bersweden has always been fascinated by wild plants.From a young age, his afternoons were spent hunt... -
Jean Barr
The Legacy: A Memoir : One family's role in Britain's cover-upsJean Barr opens the antique chest she inherited...Jean Barr opens the antique chest she inherited from her great-great-uncle Alexander and unravels the strands of his life as an evangelical Presbyterian minister in late nineteenth century Italy, u... -
Suzie Edge
Vital OrgansThe remarkable stories of the world's most famo...The remarkable stories of the world's most famous body parts. Louis XIV's rear end inspired the British National Anthem. Queen Victoria's armpit led to the development of antiseptics.Robert Jenkin'... -
Leah Broad
Quartet : How Four Women Changed The Musical WorldEthel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, thi...Ethel Smyth (b.1858): Famed for her operas, this trailblazing queer Victorian composer was a larger-than-life socialite, intrepid traveller and committed Suffragette.Rebecca Clarke (b.1886): This t... -
Rory Cellan-Jones
Ruskin Park : Sylvia, Me and the BBCCan we ever really know the truth about our par...Can we ever really know the truth about our parents? From the popular journalist, podcaster and tweeter about his rescue dog #SophiefromRomania comes a moving memoir in search of the truth behind h... -
Beatrice Searle
Stone Will Answer : A Journey Guided by Craft, Myth and GeologyAt the age of twenty-six, Beatrice Searle cross...At the age of twenty-six, Beatrice Searle crossed the North sea and walked 500 miles through Southern Norway on a medieval pilgrim path to Nidaros Cathedral, taking with her a 40-kilo stone from th... -
Professor Jonathan Faiers
Tartan : Revised and UpdatedFeaturing new insights and an additional chapte...Featuring new insights and an additional chapter on masculinities, this updated edition of Tartan revitalizes discussions about the fabric’s traditional, sentimental Highland origins and its delibe... -
Andrew Pettegree
The Book at War : Libraries and Readers in an Age of ConflictRich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew...Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone for whom, whatever the circumstances, books are an abiding, indispensable part of life.' David Kynast... -
Katty Baird
Meetings with Moths : Discovering Their Mystery and Extraordinary LivesMossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate a...Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer. In Meetings with Moths ecolo...
