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SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA Financial Times Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Daily Telegraph Book of the Year\'Travel writing in excelsis\' -Jan Morris, author of Venice\'A thrilling and gorgeous tale, packed with meteorological wonder\' -Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunNick Hunt sets off on an unlikely quest: to follow four of Europe\'s winds across the continent...His wind-walks begin on Cross Fell, the highest point of the Pennines, as he chases the roaring Helm - the only named wind in Britain. In southern Europe he follows the Bora - a bitter northerly that blows from Trieste through Slovenia and down the Croatian coast. His hunt for the \'snow-eating\' Foehn becomes a meandering journey of exhilaration and despair through the Alpine valleys of Switzerland, and his final walk traces an ancient pilgrims\' path in the south of France on the trail of the Mistral - the \'wind of madness\' which animated and tormented Vincent Van Gogh.These are journeys into wild wind, but also into wild landscapes and the people who inhabit them - a cast of meteorologists, storm chasers, mountain men, eccentric wind enthusiasts, sailors and shepherds. Soon Nick finds himself borne along by the very forces he is pursuing, through rain, blizzards, howling gales, and back through time itself. For, where the wild winds are, there are also myths and legends, history and hearsay, science and superstition - and occasionally remote mountain cabins packed with pickles, cured meats and homemade alcohol.Where the Wild Winds Are is a beautiful, unconventional travelogue that makes the invisible visible. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0508, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'A must-read\' Daily Mail \"\'Hello. My name is Bill and I\'m a bad beekeeper. A really bad beekeeper.\" So begins the charming and often hilarious account of how Bill Turnbull - the much-loved and much-missed TV presenter - stumbled into the world of beekeeping (sometimes literally). Despite many setbacks - including being stung (twice) on his first day of training - beekeeping somehow taught Bill a great deal about himself, and the world around him. The Bad Beekeeper\'s Club also highlights the very real threats to Britain\'s bee population. One in every three tablespoons of food derives directly from the pollinating process of the humble bumble bee. But hives are collapsing at an accelerating rate with significant environmental consequences. Fascinating and extremely funny, The Bad Beekeeper\'s Club is a universally appealing story about a very singular passion. Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0510, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

A practical book for new beekeepers and those interested in keeping their own bees, explaining everything they need to know to get started. It also covers how to make your garden attractive for bees. Published to coincide with the biggest beginners\' day for beekeeping which takes place in February each year. Σελίδες: 176, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1220, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Pedro Domingos demystifies machine learning and shows how wondrous and exciting the future will be\' Walter Isaacson, author of Steve JobsSociety is changing, one learning algorithm at a time, from search engines to online dating, personalized medicine to predicting the stock market. But learning algorithms are not just about Big Data - these algorithms take raw data and make it useful by creating more algorithms. This is something new under the sun: a technology that builds itself. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos reveals how machine learning is remaking business, politics, science and war. And he takes us on an awe-inspiring quest to find \'The Master Algorithm\' - a universal learner capable of deriving all knowledge from data. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it\'s said…\' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4’s On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song. There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. Mixing wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, Map Addict unearths the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps. Combining history, travel, politics, memoir and oblique observation in a highly readable, and often very funny, style, Mike Parker confesses how his own impressive map collection was founded on a virulent teenage shoplifting habit, ponders how a good leftie can be so gung-ho about British cartographic imperialism and wages a one-man war against the moronic blandishments of the Sat Nav age. This new edition of the beloved classic has been fully revised and updated, with a new chapter on digital maps: the good, the bad, the Google Street View. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

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 challenges, from the battles with wild Atlantic weather to the dramas of clifftop rescue, but it is also a life full of the richness of rebirth, and the Herriotesque delight in a way of life that has remained almost untouched by the modern world.Part diary, part homage to the countryside and the canine family that is so much a part of his life, David Kennard\'s extraordinary book is designed to touch the hearts and minds of city and country dwellers alike. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0512, Διαστάσεις: 14.4x14.4cm

‘In Richard Fortey’s capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic – a remarkable and fascinating book.’ SIMON WINCHESTER Richard Fortey is one of Britain’s leading popular scientists. Life: An Unauthorised Biography, was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc prize and has been reprinted five times. In all he writes, Fortey displays extraordinary range, delight and descriptive gifts which make complicated scientific facts and concepts not only easy to understand but a delight to absorb. Trilobite! is an unashamedly trilobito-centric view of the world unravelling the history of the exotic, crustacean-like animals which dominated the seas for three hundred million years. These arthropods witnessed continents move, mountain chains elevated and eroded; they survived ice ages and volcanic eruptions, evolving and adapting exquisitely to their environment. They watched through their crystal eyes whilst life evolved. Their own evolution calibrated geological time itself. Structured like a detective story, this is a light, but highly informative account of the wonders of scientific discovery and an engaging, quirky and fascinating introduction to evolution. Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The debut of a female Steve Jones – likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival. How do people survive extremes of heat, cold, depth, speed and altitude? This book explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations which enable us to exist under extreme conditions. In man’s battle for survival in the harshest of environments, the knowledge imparted by physiology, the ‘logic of life’, is crucial. What causes mountain sickness? Why is it possible to reach the top of Everest without supplementary oxygen, yet be killed if a plane depressurises suddenly at the same altitude. Why are astronauts unable to stand without fainting when they return to Earth? Why do human divers get the bends but sperm whales don’t? Will men always be able to run faster than women? Why don’t penguins get frostbite? Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

An up-to-date Arduino programming guide—no prior programming experience required!This fully updated guide shows, step by step, how to quickly and easily program all Arduino models using its modified C language and the Arduino IDE. Electronics guru Simon Monk gets you up to speed quickly, teaching all concepts through simple language and clear instruction. Programming Arduino®: Getting Started with Sketches, Third Edition features dozens of easy-to-follow examples and high-quality illustrations. All of the sample sketches featured in the book can be used as is or modified to suit your needs. You will also get all new coverage of using Arduino as a framework for programming other popular boards.Configure your Arduino and start writing sketchesUnderstand the basics of C language and the Arduino IDEAdd functions, arrays, and strings to your sketchesSet up Arduino’s digital and analog I/OUse Arduino-compatible boards including ESP32, Pico, and micro:bitWork with built-in and custom Arduino librariesWrite sketches that store data in EPROM or flash memoryInterface with a wide range of displays, including LCDsConnect to the Internet and configure Arduino as a web serverDevelop interesting and useful programs for the Internet of Things Σελίδες: 176

A Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year The magic and mystery of the woods are embedded in culture, from ancient folklore to modern literature. They offer us refuge: a place to play, a place to think. They are the generous providers of timber and energy. They let us dream of other ways of living. Yet we now face a future where taking a walk in the woods is consigned to the tales we tell our children.  Immersing himself in the beauty of woodland Britain, Peter Fiennes explores our long relationship with the woods and the sad and violent story of how so many have been lost. Just as we need them, our woods need us too. But who, if anyone, is looking out for them? Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0701, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell. We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe – at least for now. With a foreword from Professor Brian Cox, and access to all the latest stunning NASA photography, Andrew Cohen takes readers on a voyage of discovery, via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, revealing how it was formed and how it will inevitably be destroyed by the enigmatic black hole at its heart. And beyond our galaxy, the expanding Universe, which holds clues to the biggest mystery of all – how did it all begin? We now know more about those first moments of existence than we ever thought possible, and hidden in this story of how it all began are the clues to the fate of the Universe itself and everything in it. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

AS SEEN ON BBC TWO\'S HIT TV-SHOW \'THIS FARMING LIFE\'\'A heartwarming tale of life on the land\' Alan Titchmarsh\'There\'s love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all it\'s warm, insightful and inspiring\' Helen Skelton\'Will inspire any reader to look at the countryside - and all those who work there - with newfound appreciation\' Jimmy Doherty \'Uplifting, charming and beautifully written\' Adam HensonEmma Gray was just twenty-three when she moved to an isolated farm in Northumberland, becoming Britain\'s youngest solo shepherdess. In the seasons that followed, Emma fell in love with its rolling fields, surrounding forest and sturdy farmhouse, tending her sheep and training her dogs - and even found romance.But when Emma finds herself suddenly alone again, heartbroken and recovering from a serious accident, she wonders if her isolated existence is still such a sensible idea. Even if she recovers, how could she make a proper living on Fallowlees Farm?In her heartwarming book, Emma tells the story of how she picked herself up and expanded her cattle herd, added more horses to her menagerie, and became one of the country\'s most successful breeders and trainers of Border Collies - unexpectedly discovering true love and lasting happiness along the way.Written with warmth and humour, My Farming Life is a joyous celebration of nature and community, and a delight for anyone who\'s ever dreamed of living closer to the countryside. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0913, Διαστάσεις: 12.4x12.4cm

The Universe Within is a thrilling journey from today all the way back to the Big Bang, which shows the deep connections between the human body and the universe, from Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner FishWhat links the birth of the moon to our body clocks? How did the creation of the Atlantic Ocean affect how we have children? What does the water inside us and on Earth have to do with the deepest stretches of space? Humanity\'s status in the cosmos can seem insignificant. Yet, as Neil Shubin shows, the one place where the universe, solar system and planet merge is inside your body. Exploring the smallest atomic structures and vastest reaches of space, Shubin uncovers a sublime truth: that in every one of us lies the most profound story of all - how we and our world came to be.Neil Shubin is a palaeontologist in the great tradition of his mentors, Ernst Mayr and Stephen Jay Gould. He has discovered fossils around the world that have changed the way we think about many of the key transitions in evolution and has pioneered a new synthesis of expeditionary palaeontology, developmental genetics and genomics. He trained at Columbia, Harvard and Berkeley and is currently a Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago.\'A new, fresh way of telling the story of life, the universe and everything ... hugely enjoyable\' Tim Radford, Guardian\'Shubin is not only a distinguished scientist, but a wonderfully lucid and elegant writer; he is an irrepressibly enthusiastic teacher ... a science writer of the first rank\' Oliver Sacks\'Glorious, uplifting ... It tracks the very atoms in our bodies back to the Big Bang, and shows how all the molecules that comprise us have roots in the formation of Earth ... What is special about the book is its sweep, its scope, its panorama\' Wall Street Journal Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Sunday Times Bestseller How did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds? Think you know our planet?Think again. Forces of Nature takes you from the mid-Atlantic ridge in Iceland, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the manatees off the coast of Florida and the northern lights of the Arctic, in search of the fundamental laws that govern our world. These universal laws shape everything, from the structure of snowflakes to the elegant spirals of the galaxies. By seeking to understand the everyday world – the colours, structure, behaviour and history of our home – we can step beyond the everyday and approach the Universe beyond. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe and affection – yet we know hardly anything about them. Whales tend to only enter our awareness when they die, struck by a ship or stranded in the surf. They evolved from land-roaming, dog-like creatures into animals that move like fish, breathe like us, can grow to 300,000 pounds, live 200 years and roam entire ocean basins. Yet despite centuries of observing whales, we know little about their evolutionary past. Palaeontologist Nick Pyenson takes us to the ends of the earth and to the cutting edge of whale research as he searches for the answers to some of our biggest questions about these graceful giants. His rich storytelling takes us deep inside the Smithsonian’s unparalleled fossil collection, to frigid Antarctic waters, and to the arid desert of Chile, where scientists race against time to document the largest fossil whalebone site on earth. Spying on Whales is an illuminating story of scientific discovery that brings readers closer to the most enigmatic and beloved animals of all time. Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

WINNER, BEST DRINK BOOK AT THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2024***A New York Times pick for best wine book of 2023!***\'A tour de force!\' - Jancis Robinson\'Henry Jeffreys, who used to work in the wine trade, is an amiable and entertaining guide to \'the English wine revolution\'\' - Daily Mail\'A fascinating and superbly told adventure\' - Independent \'A tremendously gossipy but adroitly helmed examination of where English wine istoday and how it got there\' - Telegraph\'An invaluable guide\' - Evening Standard\'Delightful details make the book sing\' - Times Literary Supplement\'A page-turner\' - Financial Times\'Mr. Jeffreys, an English drinks writer, has done an excellent job of telling the story of the quirky characters and visionaries behind the first wave of modern English wines in the 1980s and \'90s\' - New York TimesThe definitive story of the extraordinary and surprising success of English wine - and the people who transformed our reputation on the global stage from that of a joke to world-class in 30 years.From an amateur affair made by retirees to a multi-million-pound industry with quality to rival Champagne, the rise of English wine has been one of the more unexpected wine stories of the past 30 years. In this illuminating and accessible account, award-winning drinks writer Henry Jeffreys takes you behind the scenes of the English wine revolution. It\'s a story about changing climate and technology but most of all it\'s about men and women with vision, determination and more than a little bloody-mindedness. From secretive billionaires to the single mother farming a couple of hectares in Kent, these are the people making wine in a cold climate. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Wrap up warm and retreat to the wintry countryside with farmer and Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, as he recounts his Christmas memories tending to an assorted cast of animals, and celebrates the farmers who make our celebrations possible.Adam Henson has spent his whole life on Bemborough Farm - over 50 winters and Christmases. During that time, the troughs have frozen over, snow has fallen so thickly riding shire horses out to the fields has been the only option, puppies have been found under the Christmas tree - and crises out in the world have almost brought the farm to a close...Christmas for a farmer takes a different shape to everyone else\'s, because the animals always have to come first. So settle down - ideally by a fireside and with a cup of something hot - to hear the tales that have defined festivity for the Henson family, and the turbulent times that have ensured Christmas is now more important than ever for Adam and his loved ones.Heart-warming and full of Christmas spirit, Christmas on the Farm will give you a new respect for the people who work on them.-------Readers LOVE Christmas on the Farm:\'A brilliant read\'\'Very interesting book [...] I didn\'t want it to end\'\'Just what I wanted\'\'Very much enjoyed\' Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0121, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Traverse the globe and explore the extraordinary. This is a unique, enigmatic collection of 45 meticulously crafted maps for wandering off the beaten track. Embark on an armchair expedition across nations and marvel at astounding spots only ever stumbled upon by chance. The profound histories and distinctive quirks of these happenstances are described in detail alongside evocative black and white photographs. The unexpected places include:   Just Enough Room Island, an aptly named islet that defies spatial conventions The Purple Rock of Madeira, where shipwrecked lovers etched their love story into the annals of history The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered one day by a wayward goat on a meandering path, guiding its keeper to unravel the mysteries of the past Vaseline, where the product that has become a household staple was accidentally discovered Discover destinations both infamous and unknown, where haphazard means have conspired to shape our world\'s history. This is a tour through the quirks of fate and the marvels of chance. In every tale and map, the world\'s most astounding, improbable, and, above all, unexpected locations, providing a captivating glimpse into the tapestry of human history and the unpredictability of our planet\'s hidden wonders. This literary voyage is an ode to the curious and the adventurous, celebrating the unexpected marvels that define our world. This is a literary and visual adventure that will immerse you in far-off lands and obscure discoveries, offering a unique perspective on the world\'s hidden treasures.   Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0118, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\'Beautiful.\' Daily Mail\'True, unflinching, powerful, lyrical\' Kate Mosse\'Wonderful, inviting, wholesome.\' Observer\'Beautiful and very honest.\' CAITLIN MORAN\'It\'s quite an achievement to shine a light of truth on the often idealised, always understated, role of the farmer\'s wife.\' RAYNOR WINNThis 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 emotional journey to the birth of her first child, and the endless improvisation of each night\'s dinner, to the dog gobbling up her daughter\'s freshly-made birthday cake. These are days that have shaped her, and the ways she finds the quiet strength to keep going. \'In its own quiet way, [The Farmer\'s Wife] is a manifesto: every woman has the right to choose the life they want.\' Mail on Sunday\'Very moving, real and true.\' AMY LIPTROT\'Enchanting, funny, fearless. . . a luminously beautiful memoir.\' Spectator\'Authentic and affecting.\' SARAH LANGFORD\'Lovely, warm and real, it made me cry and cook and think. \' ELLA RISBRIDGERReaders love The Farmer\'s Wife\'Lovely. . . the book equivalent of getting up before everyone else to enjoy the silence of the day.\'\'An absorbing , often magical book\'\'A beautifully written manifesto for the life she\'s chosen to lead\'\'A beacon of light. . . I\'ve never read a memoir quite like this.\'Helen Rebanks\' book The Farmer\'s Wife was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 02-09-2023 Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Tim Moore - indefatigable travelling everyman – switches two wheels for four as he journeys across Trumpland in an original Model T Ford.‘Alarmingly full of incident, very funny – even mildly transformative’ Daily MailLacking even the most basic mechanical knowhow, Tim Moore sets out to cross Trumpland USA in an original Model T Ford. Armed only with a fan belt made of cotton, wooden wheels and a trunkload of ‘wise-ass Limey liberal gumption’, his route takes him exclusively through Donald-voting counties, meeting the everyday folks who voted red along the way.He meets a people defined by extraordinary generosity, willing to shift heaven and earth to keep him on the road. And yet, this is clearly a nation in conflict with itself: citizens ‘tooling up’ in reaction to ever-increasing security fears; a healthcare system creaking to support sugar-loaded soda lovers; a disintegrating rust belt all but forgotten by the warring media and political classes.With his trademark blend of slapstick humour, affable insight and butt-clenching peril, Tim Moore invites us on an unforgettable road trip through America. Buckle up! Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Uncover what lies at the deepest depths of our oceans...In ten brief and informative essays, marine biologist and TV science advisor Professor Jon Copley journeys to one of the most mysterious and fascinating environments on Earth, the deep sea. Discover what makes this unique habitat such a challenging environment, the creatures that call it home and how ocean explorers are able to utilise the latest technology to aid their research and travel miles below the ocean surface.The Deep Sea: 10 things you should know is a brilliant guide to one of the most fascinating and curious places known to humankind. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1227, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovatorsis Walter Isaacson\'s story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really works. What talents allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their disruptive ideas into realities? What led to their creative leaps? Why did some succeed and others fail? In his exciting saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron\'s daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He then explores the fascinating personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Robert Noyce, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee and Larry Page. This is the story of how their minds worked and what made them so creative. It\'s also a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative. For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity and teamwork, this book shows how they actually happen. Σελίδες: 560, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1006, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

India is fast overtaking China to become the most populous country on Earth. By mid-century, its 1.7 billion people will live in what is projected to become the world\'s second-largest economy after China. While a democracy and an open society compared to China, assertive Hindu nationalism is posing new challenges to India\'s democratic freedoms and institutions at a time when illiberal democracies and autocratic leaders are on the rise worldwide. How India\'s destiny plays out in the coming decades will matter deeply to a world where the West\'s influence in shaping the 21st century will decline as that of these two Asian giants and other emerging economies in Africa and Latin America rise. In India in the 21st Century, Mira Kamdar, a former member of the New York Times Editorial Board and an award-winning author, offers readers an introduction to India today in all its complexity. In a concise question-and-answer format, Kamdar addresses India\'s history, including its ancient civilization and kingdoms; its religious plurality; its colonial legacy and independence movement; the political and social structures in place today; its rapidly growing economy and financial system; India\'s place in the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century; the challenge to India posed by climate change and dwindling global resources; wealth concentration and stark social inequalities; the rise of big data and robotics; the role of social media and more. She explores India\'s contradictions and complications, while celebrating the merging of India\'s multicultural landscape and deep artistic and intellectual heritage with the Information Age and the expansion of mass media. With clarity and balance, Kamdar brings her in-depth knowledge of India and eloquent writing style to bear in this focused and incisive addition to Oxford\'s highly successful What Everyone Needs to Know® series. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 20.6x20.6cm

What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century? This is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story of why, thirty years later, he is still exploring. Benedict decides to journey back to a clouded mountain in New Guinea to find an old friend called Korsai, and to fulfil a promise they made as young men. Explorer tells the story of what it means to be \'lost\' and \'found\'. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'An absorbing love letter to the English apple tree...lyrical and joyful\' - TLS\'A delightful book\' - Sunday TimesShortlisted for the André Simon Food and Drink Book Award 2016A Radio 4 Book of the Week\'Wonderful, revelatory ... very moving\' - Sheila Dillon, BBC Radio 4 \'His ability to laugh at himself, openness to wonder and willingness to go wherever the search takes him make Brown an engaging writer and The Apple Orchard an entertaining journey\' - Mail on SundayTaking us through the seasons in England\'s apple-growing heartlands, this magical book uncovers the stories and folklore of our most familiar fruit. \'An orchard is not a field. It\'s not a forest or a copse. It couldn\'t occur naturally; it\'s definitely cultivated. But an orchard doesn\'t override the natural order: it enhances it, dresses it up. It demonstrates that man and nature together can - just occasionally - create something more beautiful and (literally) more fruitful than either could alone. The vivid brightness of the laden trees, studded with jewels, stirs some deep race memory and makes the heart leap. Here is bounty, and excitement.\' Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 13.2x13.2cm

The true story of the remarkable John Rae - Arctic traveller and Hudson\'s Bay Company doctor - FATAL PASSAGE is a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure. In 1854 Rae solved the two great Arctic mysteries: the fate of the doomed Franklin expedition and the location of the last navigable link in the Northwest Passage.But Rae was to be denied the recognition he so richly deserved. On returning to London, he faced a campaign of denial and vilification led by two of the most powerful people in Victorian England: Lady Jane Franklin, the widow of the lost Sir John, and Charles Dickens, the most influential writer of the age. A remarkable story of courage and determination, FATAL PASSAGE is Ken McGoogan\'s passionate redemption of Rae\'s rightful place in history. In this richly documented and illustrated work, McGoogan captures the essence of one man\'s indomitable spirit. Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'a delightful and funny memoir of her family\'s crazy life in the English countryside. Perfect escapist reading for these locked-down times.\' - SALMAN RUSHDIE\'a heartwarming tale of country living\' - SUNDAY EXPRESS\'a charming memoir and a perfect choice for these unsettling times\' - DEVON LIFE\'A total joy... enchanting, hilarious and vivid... Beautifully written, richly informative...\' - LIZ CALDER\'A gem ... A heart-warming memoir of moving to the glorious Cornish countryside and taking up farming is the perfect antidote to city life.\' - NIKOLA SCOTT\"A love letter to the British countryside...a wonderfully earthy story of fresh Cornish air...an adventure from start to finish.\" - TOWN & COUNTRY\"A light-hearted account of 30 years of trial and error on a Cornish farm...I loved every minute...\" - SAGAEver dream of packing up and escaping to a simpler life on the land, just the Cornish landscape and a few cows and goats rising up to greet you each day? When Rosanne and her husband left city life for the Cornwall idyll they knew little of farming, the seasons and milking; but over time they found their way, rising to each new challenge and embracing all that the land gave them.Growing Goats and Girls lovingly and invitingly charts the rural, hardworking and joyfully haphazard lives of Rosanne and her husband as they escape London to live off the land. In their tumbled-down farmhouse in Cornwall, they learn to rear goats, chickens, cows, bees - and two children - get to grips with unruly machinery and cantankerous farmers, and chart the changing seasons in glorious countryside over thirty years.Heart-warming and uplifting in its celebration of the simple things, this earthy portrait of life on the land taps into our collective imagination. After all, who hasn\'t dreamed of new beginnings, escaping into nature and living more simply. Growing Goats and Girls reminds us to appreciate the fleeting, timeless moments of beauty, nature and the simple comforts of family life. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0928, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

_______________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror In the early years of Queen Victoria\'s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.On the first, she ventured further south than any human had ever been. On the second, she vanished with her 129-strong crew in the wastes of the Canadian Arctic, along with the HMS Terror.Her fate remained a mystery for over 160 years.Then, in 2014, she was found.This is her story._______________Now available: Michael Palin\'s North Korea Journals_______________A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\'Beyond terrific . . . I didn\'t want it to end.\' Bill Bryson\'Illuminated by flashes of gentle wit . . . It\'s a fascinating story that [Palin] brings full-bloodedly to life.\' Guardian \'This is an incredible book . . . The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we\'ve all been waiting for.\' Nicholas Crane\'Thoroughly absorbs the reader. . . Carefully researched and well-crafted, it brings the story of a ship vividly to life.\' Sunday Times\'A great story . . . Told in a very relaxed and sometimes - as you might expect - very funny Palin style.\' David Baddiel, Daily Mail\'Magisterial . . . Brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people since the 1840s.\' The Times Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

Meteorite tells the fascinating story of the stones from outer space scattered across our planet. From the impact that finished off the dinosaurs to the dagger made of extraterrestrial iron found in Tutankhamun\'s tomb, this book is packed full of surprising information, unlikely pioneers and eye-opening science. Dr Tim Gregory explains how these rocky fragments offer clues not just to the earliest origins of everything, but also to humanity\'s survival into the future.\'A passionate communicator, Tim Gregory conjures colourful environments and events far outside the human\' NATURE \'Meticulous and eminently readable, served with clarity, erudition and humour\' WALL STREET JOURNAL \'Tim Gregory gets it. He has an uncanny ability to swiftly understand, to clearly explain, and to be joyful\' CHRIS HADFIELD Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0819, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is uniquely qualified to write a new biography of Captain Scott. This is the first biography of Scott by someone who has experienced the deprivations, the stress and the sheer physical pain that Scott lived through; he has suffered all but the final tragedy endured by the much maligned Scott. He is determined to put the record straight. As well as being the definitive biography of Scott, written with the full and exclusive cooperation of the Scott Estate, this book traces the way that Scott\'s reputation has been attacked and his achievements distorted.\'Sir Ranulph Fiennes has done Captain Scott\'s memory some service...he has certainly written a more dispassionate and balanced account than Huntford ever set out to do.\' - Simon Courtauld, Spectator Σελίδες: 528, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0812, Διαστάσεις: 13.8x13.8cm

Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology can log what we buy, customize what we consume and enable us to save and share every aspect of our existence. In the future, we\'re told, it will even make public life - from how we\'re governed to how we record crime - better. But can the digital age fix everything? Should it? By quantifying our behaviour, Evgeny Morozov argues, we are profoundly reshaping society - and risk losing the opacity and imperfection that make us human. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

As with the compass needle, so people have always been most powerfully attracted northwards; everyone carries within them their own concept of north. \"The Idea of North\" is a study, ranging widely in time and place, of some of the ways in which these ideas have found expression. Peter Davidson explores the topography of north as represented in images and literature, taking in Netherlandic winter paintings of the Renaissance, German Romantic landscapes, Scandinavian Biedermeyer and twentieth-century topographical painting and printmaking. He examines a bewildering diversity of mythologies and imaginings of north, including The Snow Queen; Scandinavian Sagas; ghost-stories; Moomintrolls, Arctic exploration; the fictitious snowy kingdoms of Zembla and Naboland; Nabokov\'s nostalgias; Baltic midsummer; rooms in winter light; compasses and star-stones; hoar-frost; and, ice and glass. The book also traces a northward journey, describing northern rural England, industrial sites, and the long emptiness of the borders, Scotland and the Highlands. He looks at the region far north of Scotland, then moves to the Northern Netherlands and Scandinavia to explore their identifiable northernness.The last visited place is Iceland, identified by W. H. Auden and Louis McNeice in 1936 as furthest, most remote, most distant, most northerly\'. An engaging meditation on solitude, absence and stillness, \"The Idea of North\" shows north to be a goal rather than a destination, a place of revelation that is always somewhere ultimate and austere. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

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Forty thousand people died trying to cross international borders in the past decade, with the high-profile deaths along the shores of Europe only accounting for half of the grisly total.Reece Jones argues that these deaths are not exceptional, but rather the result of state attempts to contain populations and control access to resources and opportunities. \"We may live in an era of globalization,\" he writes, \"but much of the world is increasingly focused on limiting the free movement of people.\"In Violent Borders, Jones crosses the migrant trails of the world, documenting the billions of dollars spent on border security projects and their dire consequences for countless millions. While the poor are restricted by the lottery of birth to slum dwellings in the aftershocks of decolonization, the wealthy travel without constraint, exploiting pools of cheap labor and lax environmental regulations. With the growth of borders and resource enclosures, the deaths of migrants in search of a better life are intimately connected to climate change, environmental degradation, and the growth of global wealth inequality. Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1201, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspired their own stories, myths, songs, poems, paintings, and spiritual meanings. Some have achieved status as religious, cultural, or national symbols.   In this beautifully illustrated volume Fiona Stafford offers intimate, detailed explorations of seventeen common trees, from ash and apple to pine, oak, cypress, and willow. The author also pays homage to particular trees, such as the fabled Ankerwyke Yew, under which Henry VIII courted Anne Boleyn, and the spectacular cherry trees of Washington, D.C. Stafford discusses practical uses of wood past and present, tree diseases and environmental threats, and trees’ potential contributions toward slowing global climate change. Brimming with unusual topics and intriguing facts, this book celebrates trees and their long, long lives as our inspiring and beloved natural companions. Σελίδες: 296, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0321

Landscape has been central to definitions of Englishness for centuries. David Matless argues that landscape has been the site where English visions of the past, present and future have met in debates over questions of national identity, disputes over history and modernity, and ideals of citizenship and the body. Landscape and Englishness is extensively illustrated and draws on a wide range of material - topographical guides, health manuals, paintings, poetry, architectural polemic, photography, nature guides and novels. The author first examines the inter-war period, showing how a vision of Englishness and landscape as both modern and traditional, urban and rural, progressive and preservationist, took shape around debates over building in the countryside, the replanning of cities, and the cultures of leisure and citizenship. He concludes by tracing out the story of landscape and Englishness down to the present day, showing how the familiar terms of debate regarding landscape and heritage are a product of the immediate post-war era, and asking how current arguments over care for the environment or expressions of the nation resonate with earlier histories and geographies. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm