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Secret Life of the Owl
a beautifully illustrated and lyrical celebration of this mythical creature from bestselling and prize-winning author John Lewis-Stempel
Inbunden, 2017
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
135 kr
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The perfect gift for nature lovers - The Book of the Owl is a beautifully illustrated small format hardback exploring the legend and history of the owl. A true celebration of this magnificent creature - its natural powers and its mythical glory. Fans of Stephen Moss and Fiona Stafford will not be …
Nightwalking
Four Journeys into Britain After Dark
Inbunden, 2022
141 kr
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'Britain's finest living nature writer' THE TIMES'Lewis-Stempel's greatest gift remains his prose, with all its vividness and energy' THE DAILY MAIL'The hottest nature writer around' THE SPECTATORAt night, the normal rules of Nature do not apply. In the night-wood I have met a badger coming the …
La Vie
A year in rural France
Häftad, 2024
131 kr
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AN INDIE BESTSELLER'It reminded me all over again of why I threw up everything for the magic of La Belle France' Carol Drinkwater, author of The Olive Farm'An utterly beguiling immersion in La France Profonde, keenly observed and beautifully told' Felicity Cloake, author of One More Croissant for …
Glorious Life of the Oak
Inbunden, 2018
144 kr
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AS FEATURED ON 'BBC RADIO 4 'GOOD READS'.Woodlands Awards 2019: Woodland Books of the Year'The oak is the wooden tie between heaven and earth. It is the lynch pin of the British landscape.' The oak is our most beloved and most common tree. It has roots that stretch back to all the old European …
England: The Autobiography
2,000 Years of English History by Those Who Saw it Happen
Häftad, 2006
192 kr
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DISCOVER 2,000 YEARS OF ENGLISH HISTORY TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT - FROM BOUDICCA'S REVOLT TO THE ASHES WIN OF 2005. Featuring writing from Julius Caesar, Guy Fawkes, Isaac Newton, Charlotte Brontë, Winston Churchill and Jonny Wilkinson. ______________Engine of Industrial Revolution, global …
England: The Autobiography
2,000 Years of English History by Those Who Saw it Happen
E-bok, 2006
125 kr
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DISCOVER 2,000 YEARS OF ENGLISH HISTORY TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT - FROM BOUDICCA'S REVOLT TO THE ASHES WIN OF 2005. Featuring writing from Julius Caesar, Guy Fawkes, Isaac Newton, Charlotte Brontë, Winston Churchill and Jonny Wilkinson. ______________Engine of Industrial Revolution, global …
Six Weeks
The Short and Gallant Life of the British Officer in the First World War
E-bok, 2010
74 kr
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The extraordinary story of British junior officers in the First World War, who led their men out of the trenches and faced a life expectancy of six weeks. During the Great War, many boys went straight from the classroom to the most dangerous job in the world - that of junior officer on the Western …
War Behind the Wire
The Life, Death and Glory of British Prisoners of War, 1914-18
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy. On capture, British officers and men were routinely told by the Germans ''For you the war is over''. Nothing could be further from the truth. British Prisoners of War merely …
Where Poppies Blow
The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War
E-bok, 2016
50 kr
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Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writing The natural history of the Western Front during the First World War ''If it weren''t for the birds, what a hell it would be.'' During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground, closer to nature than many humans had lived …
Meadowland
the private life of an English field
Häftad, 2015
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
141 kr
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_________________'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' - THE TIMESWINNER OF THE THWAITES WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2015What really goes on in the long grass?Meadowland gives an unique and intimate account of an English meadow’s life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite …
Foraging
A practical guide to finding and preparing free wild food
Häftad, 2012
133 kr
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A practical guide to finding and preparing food from hedgerows, parks, fields, woods, rivers and seashore. Aimed at the beginner, it also has a wealth of tips for the enthusiast, and, unlike other books on wild food, covers foraging in the urban environment as well as the countryside. The book …
Foraging
A practical guide to finding and preparing free wild food
E-bok, 2012
40 kr
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A practical guide to finding and preparing food from hedgerows, parks, fields, woods, rivers and seashore. Aimed at the beginner, it also has a wealth of tips for the enthusiast, and, unlike other books on wild food, covers foraging in the urban environment as well as the countryside. The book …
Wildlife Garden
E-bok, 2014
45 kr
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Make your garden a haven for wildlife and a joy for you and your family Whether you just want to make an existing family space more wildlife friendly or go the whole hedgehog and turn your back garden into a mini nature reserve, The Wildlife Garden will show you how to do it. You will discover: - …
Private Life of the Hare
Inbunden, 2019
133 kr
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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS‘To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt . . . these are great things. Every field should have a hare.’ The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. We know them …
Soaring Life of the Lark
Inbunden, 2021
118 kr
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"How to describe the ecstatic song of larks? How the writers and poets have tried..."Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside. Their music is the quintessential sound of spring. The spirit of English pastoralism, they inspire poets, composers and farmers alike. In the trenches of World War I …
Curious Life of the Cuckoo
Inbunden, 2025
119 kr
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The perfect gift for nature lovers, in this beautifully illustrated small format hardback, John Lewis-Stempel delves into the cuckoo's unique behaviour and captivating role in our cultural imagination, in folklore, myth, literature and music, turning his exquisite prose to one of the strangest …
Wild Life of the Fox
Inbunden, 2020
126 kr
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"I adore the fox for its magnificence; I hate the fox for killing my chickens. To love and loathe the fox is a British condition."The fox is our apex predator, our most beautiful and clever killer. We have witnessed its wild touch, watched it slink by bins at night and been chilled by its …
England: The Autobiography
2,000 Years of English History by Those Who Saw it Happen
Häftad, 2027
160 kr
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Six Weeks
The Short and Gallant Life of the British Officer in the First World War
Häftad, 2011
160 kr
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The extraordinary story of British junior officers in the First World War, who led their men out of the trenches and faced a life expectancy of six weeks.During the Great War, many boys went straight from the classroom to the most dangerous job in the world - that of junior officer on the Western …
Young James Herriot
The Making of the World’s Most Famous Vet
E-bok, 2012
147 kr
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Set in Glasgow in the 1930s, Young James Herriot is the fascinating story of Herriot’s formative years at veterinary college, recounting the tales behind his calling to work with animals and his early friendships. With no modern drugs, and a lot of trial-and-error, James sets about learning how to …
Wild Life
A Year of Living on Wild Food
E-bok, 2010
96 kr
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The Wild Life is John Lewis-Stempel's account of twelve months eating only food shot, caught or foraged from the fields, hedges, and brooks of his forty-acre farm. Nothing from a shop and nothing raised from agriculture. Could it even be done?We witness the season-by-season drama as the author …
Meadowland
the private life of an English field
E-bok, 2014
108 kr
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_________________'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' - THE TIMESWINNER OF THE THWAITES WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2015What really goes on in the long grass?Meadowland gives an unique and intimate account of an English meadow’s life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite …
Brief History of the British Army
Av Jock Haswell, John Lewis-Stempel
E-bok, 2016
44 kr
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The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken disorder. It involves many of the most vital preoccupations in the history of the island - the struggle against Continental domination by a single power, the …
Green Islands
An Anthology of British Nature Writing
Inbunden, 2031
288 kr
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In Green Islands, John Lewis-Stempel brings together the very best of British nature writing, from its Georgian beginnings to the present day to create a definitive collection. It comprises 100 prose pieces by Britain's greatest nature writers - men and women as varied as the poet John Clare, the …
The Worst Journey: Life and Death Aboard the Royal Navy's Arctic Convoys, 1941-5
Inbunden, 2029
357 kr
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Wildlife Garden
Häftad, 2024
202 kr
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Make your garden a haven for wildlife and a joy for you and your familyWhether you just want to make an existing family space more wildlife friendly or go the whole hedgehog and turn your back garden into a mini nature reserve, The Wildlife Garden will show you how to do it. You will discover:- …
Running Hare
The Secret Life of Farmland
E-bok, 2016
108 kr
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__________________'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' - THE TIMESThe Sunday Times Bestseller - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing …
Private Life of the Hare
E-bok, 2019
170 kr
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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS‘To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt . . . these are great things. Every field should have a hare.’ The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. We know them …
