Shadow Before the Flame

In the 1930s, the airship was viewed as the future of transatlantic travel and a brave new era of global connectedness. Germany’s safe, fast and efficient airships brought it back into the internation …

Letter from Provence

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‘A tale of enduring love replete with hope.’ Geraldine DoogueAfter buying an ancient stone house in Provence, Australian journalist Sheryle Bagwell finds in her attic an old edition of selected letter …

The Path of Light

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Praise for The Path of Peace:’A formidable achievement’ Rory Stewart’Thoughtful [and] heartfelt’ Observer’Profound [and] compelling’ Spectator’A noble endeavour’ New StatesmanIn 2021, Anthony Seldon, …

The Script of the Stones

The Script of Stones follows a short walk along the dramatic clifftops of Gower, South Wales – a journey of barely half a mile that becomes an expansive meditation on nature, memory, and loss. Drawing …

Why Do Birds Sing?

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Throughout our history birdsong has influenced art, poetry and music. It can elevate our mood and bring our backyards to life. We often hear birds singing as we go about our lives, but have you ever w …

The Ancients

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Deep in Tasmania’s remote valleys and mountains grow trees whose direct ancestors lived with dinosaurs. Many are thousands of years old, some over ten millennia. Prize-winning nature writer Andrew Dar …

Fire and Steam

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A new and updated edition of the classic history of the British railway, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of train travel in 2025.The opening of the pioneering Stockton and Darlington …

Other Rivers

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‘Memorable… One of [China’s] most astute and sensitive foreign observers’ Financial Times’Compassionate… full of warmth’ GuardianMore than two decades after teaching English in Sichuan Province, P …

Fallen

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‘Mick Conefrey’s Fallen is a marvellously researched and written story about the enigma of George Mallory and the fulfilment of his “Because it’s there!”‘ Peter Hillary’Mick Conefrey’s gripping accoun …

Landsmart

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‘A terrific book’ Michael Morpurgo’Excellent’ Helen Czerski’A clear, concise and accessible guide to the pivotal question of our age’ Guy ShrubsoleHow can we get more from our land and meet humanity’s …

The Meaning of Beer

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THE PRIZE-WINNING BOOK EVERY BEER-LOVER MUST READ’Tantalising, enlightening and the best reason to raise another glass of beer’ Olly Smith’This is one of the most important books ever written about be …

Twelve Sheep

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For John Connell, the lambing season on his County Longford farm begins in the autumn. In the sheep shed, he surveys the dozen females in his care and contemplates the work ahead as the season slowly …

What the Wild Sea Can Be

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONNo matter where we live, ‘we are all ocean people,’ Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet ho …

Mistral

Mistral is a portrait of Provence seen through its legendary wind. Photographer Rachel Cobb illustrates the effects of this relentless force of nature that funnels down France’s Rhône Valley, sometime …

Triumphs, Trophies and Troubles

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‘An entertaining and whimsical search for “the soul of Irish rugby”… Peppered with astute observations’ Irish Times’Triumphs, Trophies and Troubles has got Irish rugby just right in this the 150th a …

Land Smart

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‘A terrific book’ Michael Morpurgo’Excellent’ Helen Czerski’A clear, concise and accessible guide to the pivotal question of our age’ Guy ShrubsoleWe need land for so many of humanity’s growing needs, …