Gritstone publishing gb (72 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: New. Joan Arkle, a tireless climate change activist, is passionate about her beliefs. She has taken her campervan to the Lake District, to be able to live among the hills she loves. Here there is ample scope for her trade as a wildlife photographer. Here, too, there is opportunity to make a difference by campaigning against global warming.But her time in Cumbria proves challenging. Somehow her activities attract hostility. Increasingly she makes enemies.And then, one evening on a quiet by-road, her campervan is firebombed.Who is responsible? And who precisely is Joan Arkle? These are the questions which both DI Chrissy Chambers of the Cumbrian Police and Nick Potterton, once a successful London journalist but now a struggling local freelance, find themselves trying to answer.Andrew Bibby's latest crime mystery is set among the beauty of the mountains and lakes of England's most popular National Park.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Mike Padgett's new novel is set in a former mining town in the north of England. It is a story of a football match between a women's team of young care workers and a pub team of middle-aged men, back together after 30 years. Sparks fly as the two sides prepare for the challenge.Brian, a middle aged widowed joiner, thought his footballing and romancing days were long gone. But when Jean, supervisor at the dementia care home looking after his dad, challenges him to put his old pub side back together and play her team of young women care workers, he discovers the game is not over yet.Women v men; past v present; caring v uncaring; tolerance v racism; fairness v sexism; blame v forgiveness. It is a big match.Mike Padgett is the author of two books: As Far As We Can, a travel memoir ('It fair rattles along' - Ian Clayton) and SCRAP, a novel ('Authenticity accomplished with aplomb' - Ian McMillan).…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Conservationist Laurence Rose spent two years exploring the cultural roots of our relationship with nature in order to map out its future. From the magnificent white-tailed eagles of Orkney and Mull to the fascinating world of ants and crickets on the southern heaths, he describes his encounters with wildlife in exquisite language and vivid detail.This is a book about the complexity and vulnerability of nature, and the unexpected connections between people and wildlife. While his writing builds on decades of experience as a leading conservationist, Laurence's passion shines from every page. Unflinching in describing the long journey needed to rebuild a mutually-beneficial relationship with nature, ultimately it is a book about optimism and hope.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Mike Padgett's new novel is set in a former mining town in the north of England. It is a story of a football match between a women's team of young care workers and a pub team of middle-aged men, back together after 30 years. Sparks fly as the two sides prepare for the challenge.Brian, a middle aged widowed joiner, thought his footballing and romancing days were long gone. But when Jean, supervisor at the dementia care home looking after his dad, challenges him to put his old pub side back together and play her team of young women care workers, he discovers the game is not over yet.Women v men; past v present; caring v uncaring; tolerance v racism; fairness v sexism; blame v forgiveness. It is a big match.Mike Padgett is the author of two books: As Far As We Can, a travel memoir ('It fair rattles along' - Ian Clayton) and SCRAP, a novel ('Authenticity accomplished with aplomb' - Ian McMillan).…

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Everyone's parkrun journey is different and yet we share so many experiences. Eileen covers these and many more shared pleasures. I know you are going to enjoy this book as much as I have.' Paul Sinton-Hewitt (Founder of parkrun) Millions of people around the world each week take part in the free 5k parkruns, held in city parks, seaside proms and country areas. In this fascinating new book, Eileen Jones joins parkruns around the UK, finding the individual runners' stories behind what has been hailed as the most significant public health initiative of our time. She talks to those whose lives have been changed by parkrun. parkrun has rapidly become a social movement for the common good and even, Eileen suggests, a new religion. Eileen's book looks as well at the academic studies which demonstrate that simply being at a parkrun is beneficial for health and wellbeing.The idea which Paul Sinton-Hewitt first came up with for a run in a west London park gets its deserved and timely celebration in Eileen's wonderful book.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. This is an important book about one of England's most fascinating regions - Yorkshire. Colin Speakman explores Yorkshire's origin as an independent Anglo-Viking Kingdom whose capital was York, which for many centuries was England's second city. Yorkshire was divided into not one but three ancient counties or shires, East, North and West Riding, which survived until 1974. The book celebrates the extraordinary variety of landscapes and rich cultural heritage through what is described as the nine great 'cultural landscapes' that make Yorkshire one of the most distinctive and fascinating regions of England. As an environmentalist, Speakman's interest lies primarily in the landscapes of the Dales, Moors, Wolds and South Pennines, but this is blended with an understanding of the cultural and industrial forces that shaped the landscapes we see today. But this ground-breaking book also looks ahead to a new post Brexit, post pandemic world in which the environment takes centre stage, with the emergence of new greener technologies that promise new economic prosperity for the people of the region, making a powerful case for English Devolution to allow Yorkshire to fulfil its potential within both Britain and Europe.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Loughrigg isone of the smallest fells (mountains) in the Lake District, but one of the mostpopular, loved by walkers and hikers and mountain runners, nature lovers, birdwatchers and environmentalists. Loughrigg, above the town of Ambleside, issmall in height only. It's a sprawling mini-mountain crossed by miles ofconfusing paths, blessed with many small tarns, grazed by sheep, home to deerand red squirrels, habitat for wild flowers and birds, and loved by all whoclimb to its prominent summit. Eileen Jones, who has visited the summit cairnaround 500 times, meets the folk who live on the hill, talks to the athleteswho run over it, explores the terrain and the wildlife, and looks at theartists who have painted it and the writers inspired here. This is a loveletter to Loughrigg.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Loughrigg isone of the smallest fells (mountains) in the Lake District, but one of the mostpopular, loved by walkers and hikers and mountain runners, nature lovers, birdwatchers and environmentalists. Loughrigg, above the town of Ambleside, issmall in height only. It's a sprawling mini-mountain crossed by miles ofconfusing paths, blessed with many small tarns, grazed by sheep, home to deerand red squirrels, habitat for wild flowers and birds, and loved by all whoclimb to its prominent summit. Eileen Jones, who has visited the summit cairnaround 500 times, meets the folk who live on the hill, talks to the athleteswho run over it, explores the terrain and the wildlife, and looks at theartists who have painted it and the writers inspired here. This is a loveletter to Loughrigg.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This is an important book about one of England's most fascinating regions - Yorkshire. Colin Speakman explores Yorkshire's origin as an independent Anglo-Viking Kingdom whose capital was York, which for many centuries was England's second city. Yorkshire was divided into not one but three ancient counties or shires, East, North and West Riding, which survived until 1974. The book celebrates the extraordinary variety of landscapes and rich cultural heritage through what is described as the nine great 'cultural landscapes' that make Yorkshire one of the most distinctive and fascinating regions of England. As an environmentalist, Speakman's interest lies primarily in the landscapes of the Dales, Moors, Wolds and South Pennines, but this is blended with an understanding of the cultural and industrial forces that shaped the landscapes we see today. But this ground-breaking book also looks ahead to a new post Brexit, post pandemic world in which the environment takes centre stage, with the emergence of new greener technologies that promise new economic prosperity for the people of the region, making a powerful case for English Devolution to allow Yorkshire to fulfil its potential within both Britain and Europe.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New. The Peak District's pub heritage is as rich and tasty as the beer that foams from the pumps, and via its inns, taverns and hotels we can trace centuries of social history in one of the most beautiful parts of Britain. This is the story of the packhorse men and lead miners, shepherds and navvies, and the evolution of the traditional Peak District pub from humble alehouse to the present day. We learn about haunted pubs, themed pubs, estate pubs and temperance pubs, as well as one or two pubs which are not what they seem at all. There's an explanation of pub names and signs, revealing loyalties to crown, church and squire; an introduction to a few pub heroes and villains, rituals and merry-making; plus a slightly baffled look at some odd pub pastimes involving toes, chickens and a hole in a wall.Along the way we raise a glass to some of the many local pubs that have been consigned to the great brewery wagon in the sky, and see how others are adapting to the challenges of today - from changing social patterns and lifestyles through to a global pandemic - with small-scale brewing and pub shops, micropubs and community ownership.…

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Andrew Bibby walks south from Edinburgh through the Scottish borders to the Cheviots and the English border and then carries on until he reaches North Yorkshire and the river Swale. His journey is one of discovery into the distinctive landscapes of the border lands, and the author draws on themes as varied as history, natural history, folk tradition, land usage and land ownership to help him interpret what he sees in the landscape he travels through.This is a book celebrating the beauty of the border countryside by explaining why it looks the way it does. Andrew Bibby looks beneath the superficial to reveal how human interaction with the land has shaped the landscapes we know today - and how, particularly as a consequence of climate change, these landscapes are already being radically changed once again.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Follow Mike's journey into bikepacking,blending hard-won lessons with practical advice. Along the way, he sharesstories from some of the UK's most iconic routes, including the Highland Trail550, the Trans Cambrian and the Lakeland 300. At its heart lies his CylchdaithCymru (Welsh 550) ride around his adopted home of Wales. A naturalist, mountaineer and educator, Mikeweaves observations on landscape, land management and nature throughout hisjourney. Grinding up hills on a laden bike, he develops an intimaterelationship with one of our last overlooked wild spaces, the roadside verge,capturing it in evocative detail.On Mike's Welsh 550 route he gives us abike-borne view of Wales: from the limestone-built Victorian resort ofLlandudno beneath the Great Orme, to the wild Worm's Head at the tip of theGower, just beyond Wales's second city, Swansea - and back again. The routeheads south down the west side of Walesbefore returning up the eastern side, taking in encounters with of slatequarrying, coal mining, forestry and agriculture.In the quiet expanses of central Wales, whereservices are few and far between, chance encounters become meaningful. Mikemeets few people, but each has a story to tell. This is a bikepackingtravelogue for our times.The book includes sketch maps, routesummaries, reflections on lessons learned, pen-and-ink illustrations, and anindex.…

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This is an End to End story without going to either Land's End or John O'Groats. It also begins in the middle, in north Wales. From Eryri (Snowdonia) Mike rides to Cape Wrath, the wild, wind-scoured headland at the end of north-western Britain, comes home, then travels south to Lizard Point in Cornwall and rides back home to Eryri, this time accompanied by his best friend, his wife Sally. Together they complete a journey that is less about conquering distance and more about inhabiting it.Ridden as off-road as possible, this is a bikepacking adventure shaped less by haste and more by curiosity, fatigue and a healthy dislike of busy roads.Self-described as 'not a very good bike rider,' and cheerfully ill-equipped for mechanical drama, the author sets out at 63 (and returns at 64) to pedal the length of the country.There are no near-death epiphanies or soul-searching transformations. This is not a journey from darkness into light. It is something rarer: a joyful, eco-conscious exploration of Britain's tracks, trails, moors and mountains. It is about tired legs, slow climbs, cafes frequented, rural observations, small laments, shared laughter, and the quiet satisfaction of forward motion.End to End: Lizard Point to Cape Wrath is a gently humorous, keenly observed travelogue of an off-road Britain - stitched together by nights under canvas and in hotels, by dehydrated food and pub grub, by singletracks, double tracks and fallen trees. It is about the simple pleasure of a 'nice bike ride' that just happens to run the length of a country.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Wordsworth's home has beensaved for the nation, and this is the inside story. William Wordsworth, thegreatest of the Romantic Poets, lived at Rydal Mount in the English LakeDistrict for most of his life. But he was only a tenant there. It wasmore than 100 years later that his descendants bought the house andit became their family home as well as a popular tourist attraction, aplace for visitors from around the world to celebrate Wordsworth's poetry. Inthis detailed account, written with the support and co-operation of the poet'sfamily, Eileen Jones looks at the history of Rydal Mount, the lives of thepoet and his family there in the 19th century, and how later generations ofWordsworths brought artists, film stars, fine dining, concerts - and even apageant of beauty queens - to the house. She describes how the extensivegardens have been restored to plans used by Wordsworth himself, and tellshow she spent a night there in the poet's bedroom hoping to catch a glimpse ofhis ghost. And she has the inside story of the deal that saved the house forthe nation. This is part biography, part Lake District history, and someliterary detective work as well.…