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‘One day can change a whole life – whether you are standing by a river looking at a heron, or watching a buzzard soaring over a hillside, or learning about friendship away from home for the first time.’ Fifty years ago, Michael and Clare Morpurgo packed their young family into a car in London and set off for a remote farm in rural Devon, down a narrow track called Burrow Lane. It was on this magical farm that Michael, then a young schoolteacher, became a writer. Over the years, it would inspire many of his best-loved books, including ‘War Horse’ and ‘Private Peaceful’. Here, Michael and Clare raised their family – and, in many ways, grew up themselves. They also welcomed more than 100,000 children from towns and cities to experience life in the countryside through their charity, Farms for City Children. This is the remarkable love story of Michael and Clare, and an account of the joys and hardships of life on the farm across five decade
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In the enveloping darkness of the polar night, journalist Ilona Wisniewska travelled to two of the most remote settlements in northern Greenland. She was welcomed into the homes of the Inughuit people and immersed herself into their lives, culture and history. Intertwining narrative and photography, ‘Glimmer: From the Outskirts of Greenland’ is a love letter to the lives of the Inughuit people, exploring the beauty of polar landscapes, the climate catastrophe and the complex international relationships which threaten the indigenous communities of Greenland.
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In recent years tech companies have turned attention into a commodity, a resource to be mined and sold. The terms of the deal appear simple: in exchange for our attention we receive information, entertainment, and convenience. But what are the hidden costs? And what happens to our inner lives when we lose the ability to choose how we wish to pay attention? In this essay, at once personal and polemical, meditative and militant, Julia Bell examines the wide ranging and extractive assault on human attention while asking how we might reclaim it.
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Whether it’s the warmth of the sun on sandy skin, the sharpness of a cold-sea swim or a rare glimpse of a bright blue kingfisher, each month of the year brings new experiences, weather and wildlife to the coastline. This work charts the seasons with insights on flora and fauna, recipes, spotters’ guides, and plenty more. Rooted in the Welsh coast, this book is illustrated with stunning photography and bespoke illustrations. Perfect to be packed in a jacket pocket or bag for a trip to the beach, or simply enjoyed in an armchair at home, ‘The Coastal Almanac’ is essential for every lover of the sea.
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What’s the Difference? Mathematics offers crystal-clear explanations of the key maths concepts you really need to know.
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Dive into the world of filmmaking with the creators of the hit platform All The Right Movies. This illustrated guide features interesting fun facts and illustrations for hit films from the 1960s to today.
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What – and who – is a city for?
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It’s 6 o’clock: clear your mind of the cares of the day. Relax and fix yourself a drink. It’s The Cocktail Hour. The moment Tim Hayward started mixing himself an ‘attitude adjuster’ at the end of the day, his life changed. He realised he was falling in love – with the taste, the image, the ritual and legend, of the cocktail. ‘The Cocktail Hour’ celebrates not just the recipes but the stories, feelings and nostalgia that a drink can evoke. You will learn how to make 50 classic and modern drinks carefully, with good ingredients and the right equipment. But more importantly, from Gimlet to Gibson, Manhattan to Margarita, you will be equipped to immerse yourself fully and appreciatively in the ritual.
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An immersive exploration of the American obsession with guns, taking us into the lives of the men who own guns, shoot guns, kill with guns and refuse to live without them.
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What can we really know about the world around us? With clarity and lightness, physicist Carlo Rovelli guides us through the speculative depths of modern physics, unafraid to test their limits, not least because, as he suggests, there may be no final ground to reach. Electrons and minds, stones and laws, judgements and galaxies are not essentially different in nature from one another. They are ideas that illuminate each other. Reality, he shows, is shaped by this continuous play of reflections. From this emerges Rovelli’s central insight: the equality of all things. Like the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, who dreams he is a butterfly and wakes unsure whether he is Zhuangzi dreaming to be a butterfly or a butterfly dreaming to be Zhuangzi, Rovelli invites us to see reality anew, recognizing our knowledge is coherent but also uncertain and circular.
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The far right is on the march again – but this time it’s different from anything we’ve seen before. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the move. They’re united in their belief that some kind of cleansing cataclysm is coming, and they welcome a future of shocks, scarcity and collapse, convinced they’ll be among the saved on the other side. In this blistering reckoning with our age, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor take us deep into this man-made Armageddon complex – and show us how to resist it. Around the globe, they investigate how those who are making our world unliveable through climate chaos and job-consuming AI are preparing to protect themselves from the fallout, whether it’s by repairing to luxurious private islands for the super-rich, rocketing off to Mars or bunkering nations against a dehumanized ‘other’.
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Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding, this selection of quotations on fishing is the perfect compact volume of quotes to inspire readers.
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A radiant new memoir from beloved artist and writer Patti Smith, author of the National Book Award Winner Just Kids.
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Discover 200 epic bike trips around the world as experienced by Lonely Planet's team of expert cyclists. Explore family-friendly routes in Denmark, challenging rides in the Italian Dolomites, bikepacking in Morocco and more. Packed with photos, maps and must-read tips, you'll find all the inspiration you need for your next two-wheeled adventure.
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A thrilling history of the bloody climax to two centuries of crusading in the Holy Land
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What does it mean to be a mother? At once intimate and immense, motherhood is one of the most universal – and most misunderstood – human experiences. Too often reduced to something purely domestic, it is a force that shapes economies, politics, culture and the future itself – whether or not we have children. From the biology of pregnancy and the science of breastfeeding to the politics of care, abortion rights and reproductive justice, this clear, accessible introduction explores the history, myths, pressures and contradictions of motherhood today.
