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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Graveyard of the Pacific

Off the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it’s nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific.T …

The Raven's Nest

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‘Fascinating’ – Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways’Truly a thing of wonder’ – Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thin Places’Lyrical [and] thoughtful’ – Cal Flyn, author of Islands of AbandonmentV …

Bibliomaniac

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***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***’A unique, funny picture of Britain… A love letter to bookshops and the vagaries of public transport.’ Richard Osman’Ince’s love of books is infectious.’ ‘ …

The Rome Plague Diaries

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On the first morning of Rome’s Covid-19 lockdown Matthew Kneale felt an urge to connect with friends and acquaintances and began writing an email, describing where he was, what was happening and what …

High Adventure

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Mike Allsop is a dynamo, an airline pilot and mountaineer who ran seven peaks in seven days on seven continents. He’s also a motivational speaker, author of bestseller High Altitude, a husband and the …

The Age of Islands

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‘Extraordinary… A fascinating and intelligent book.’ Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing …

In A Time Of Monsters

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Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense of homecoming. She soon found herself back in the Middle East t …

New World, Inc.

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The thrilling story of the English merchant adventurers who changed the world.In the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it …

The Cafe de Move-on Blues

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Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize,2019’Hope writes with extraordinary exuberance and invention.’ – Literary ReviewIn White Boy Running, Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up …