Tag: non-fiction
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Exploring the Thames Rivers and Streams
by Richard Mayon-White The River Thames is a beautifully rich and diverse 215-mile stretch of water that so many of us enjoy walking along – for half an hour, half a day, or days on end courtesy of the wonderful Thames Path. Explore further and you discover the Thames tributaries – the rivers and streams…
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Give Me The Mountains
by Anne Swan ‘After the war, the country got back to the Season when young ladies were on show like the racehorses in the paddock prior to a race …’ In 1940s England, three generations of women share their stories. The youngest of them is being prepared for a good marriage. She navigates life at a…
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The Art Of Eating Without A Stomach
by Dr Peter G Thatcher A complete guide to living healthy, happy, and pain free after a Gastrectomy.Stomach Cancer is one of the worst experiences a person can endure. But now you have made it through. And having a Gastrectomy has given you the chance for a new life. Unfortunately, many doctors only give you…
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All That Glitters
by Orlando Whitfield DECEPTION IS A FINE ART. When Orlando Whitfield first meets Inigo Philbrick, they are students dreaming of dealing art for a living. Their friendship lasts for fifteen years until one day, Inigo – by then the most successful dealer of his generation – disappears, accused of a fraud so gigantic and audacious it…
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The Penguin Lessons
by Tom Mitchell Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays. What he doesn’t need is a pet. What he really doesn’t need is a pet penguin. But while on holiday in…
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Spring – The Story of a Season
by Michael Morpurgo Michael Morpurgo has lived on a farm deep in rural Devon for more than forty years. In Spring, he observes the season unfold around him, as fragile new shoots emerge, buds turn to blossom and grey skies give way to blue. As the natural world shakes off a long winter, Michael watches lambs being…
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A Little Course in Crochet
by Susie Johns Even if you’ve never held a crochet hook before, this practise book will help you pick up basic crochet stitches. Soon enough, you’ll be ready to show off your skills with crochet hats, crochet baby clothes or traditional crochet afghan blankets. Learn how to crochet at your own pace, in your own…
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A Little Course in Knitting
by Susie Johns Discover knitting like you’ve never known it before with DK’s A Little Course in Knitting. Want to learn how to knit this New Year but don’t know where to begin? No worries, we’ve got you covered! DK brings you a practical pocket knitting handbook jam-packed with pretty patterns, savvy stitches and more!…
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The Works
by Pam Ayres The Works contains 120 of Pam Ayres’ best-known poems, including ‘The Battery Hen’, ‘Please Will You Take Your Children Home Before I Do Them In?’, ‘Sling Another Chair Leg on the Fire, Mother’ and, of course, ‘Oh, I Wish I’d Looked After Me Teeth’. This edition includes a general introduction by Pam, as…
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On Animals
by Pam Ayres ‘Oh WHY must you bark at the postman?Why must you batter my ears?I know it seems rumBut the postman has comeEvery morning for SEVENTEEN YEARS.’ From her very first encounter with a friendly golden Labrador at just three years old, Pam Ayres has been enchanted by animals. Now, for the first time,…