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 …

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 …

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 …

The Path of Light

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, …

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 twenty years after teaching English to China’s first boom …

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 Liberation Line

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‘Highly original’ Simon Heffer, Telegraph’Masterful… A gripping tale’ Giles MiltonThey certainly were not soldiers, yet they suddenly found themselves in uniform, in a foreign land. But, as locomoti …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Don't Call Me Skippy

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Faster. Stronger,Smarter. Bouncier.Invaluable life lessons that will enable you, too, to crush a bucket. Unlock the Roo within you.

The Path of Peace

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Blackwell’s Non-Fiction Book of the Month’A formidable achievement’ Rory Stewart’Thoughtful [and] heartfelt’ Observer’Profound [and] compelling’ Spectator’A noble endeavour’ New StatesmanWithout a per …

Now Then

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‘An enlightening, enjoyable and frequently very funny journey into what makes Yorkshire stand out from the crowd … a fascinating insight into our wonderful region and the people that make it what it …