In these evocative & elegiac writings L.T.C. Rolt meditates on landscape, history, poetry, steam railways, vintage cars & the endless summer days of his childhood. He also recalls his many happy boating voyages on Britain's canals: the peace & tranquility, the wildlife & people, the changing scenery as he travelled from county to county, & the role he played in preserving the waterways for future generations. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside
- but it has profoundly shaped us too. It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians & people who live & work on the land
- as well as those who are travelling through it. English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie & country churches, to man's relationship with nature & songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts & love-struck soldiers).

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This amusing book from the chairman & founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society does exactly what it says on the cover
- it’s a
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For over 70 years, Clowns International
- the oldest established clowning organization
- has been painting the faces of its

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A fascinating & funny guide to animals & their poo, & all the other tracks & traces they leave behind. You will be amazed (and perhaps a little revolted!) by the things that can be learned about wildlife from their deposits. Become a detective, find clues & learn all about animals from what they leave behind. From faeces to footprints, skins to shells & eggs, discover all there is to know about wild animals
- even those that are particularly dangerous to track like tigers & wolves! Whether you`re an armchair enthusiast or a forest forager, one thing`s for sure: this fully illustrated compendium of poops, pellets & prints is not to be sniffed at!
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In the middle of the 1800s, Mrs Favell Lee Mortimer set out to write an ambitious guide to all the nations on Earth. There were just three problems: She had never set foot outside Shropshire; she was horribly misinformed about virtually every topic she turned her attention to; & she was prejudiced against foreigners. The result was an unintentionally hilarious masterpiece: ` The French like being smart but are not very clean.` ` The Japanese are very polite people
- much politer than the Chinese
- but very proud.` ` The Scotch will not take much trouble to please strangers.` In ” The Clumsiest People in Europe”, Todd Pruzan has gathered together a selection of Mrs Mortimer`s finest moments, celebrating the woman who turned ignorance into an art form.

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The Clyde is arguably the most evocative of Scottish rivers. Its mention conjures up a variety of images of power, productivity & pleasure from its `bonnie banks` through the orchards of south Lanarkshire to its association with shipbuilding & trade & the holiday memories of thousands who fondly remember going `doon the watter`. Its story reflects much of the history of the lands it flows through & the people who live on its banks. This book looks at the maps which display the river itself from its source to the wide estuary which is as much a part of the whole image. It discusses how the river was mapped from its earliest depictions &

Includes:: such topics as navigation, river crossings, war & defence, tourism, sport & recreation, industry & power & urban development.

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They`ve stopped holding late-night sessions in Parliament. Or have they? Imagine a House of Commons with the cameras switched off, the press & public excluded, but with the bar still open. What sort of vile abuse might hon. Members hurl at each other if they were pissed & off the record? In these unofficial transcripts of Parliamentary Proceedings, Ian Martin [” The Thick Of It”] documents the sweary debates of the Coalition Government`s first year in power. It contains very strong language
- & very weak personalities
- desperate to make their mark in British politics by saying anything, however horrible.

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From the stunning Jurassic coastline & the sheltered natural harbours of Dartmouth & Salcombe to the high exposed cliffs of ...

Including the shores of Sicily & Sardinia, Italy has over 55, 000 miles of shoreline. This long line winds its way from the Italian Riviera to Dalmatia: it comprises rocky coasts set between tall mountains & seas that drop to dramatic depths such as the coasts of most of Liguria, as well as broad shores that slope gently from the nearby hillsides, favoured by centuries of fluvial fill that has created wide beaches like the ones along the Adriatic. This book is a visual celebration of the seas that surround Italy. Organized geographically, it takes readers on a journey from north to south along the Tyrrhenian coast, down to Lampedusa, & then back up the Adriatic Coast to the Gulf of Trieste. It also makes a stop in Sicily & Sardinia. A general introduction explores Italy's age-old relationship with the sea, placing this expedition in a historical context. The chapters that follow are divided by macro regions based on morphological & cultural boundaries. Informative essays & captions provide readers with extensive information on each site, while hundreds of full-colour photographs convey the many faces of the seas in which Italy is immersed through aerial views & coastal landscapes. This book is targeted press release featuring the six new titles in this series to be published this autumn. It provides a review copy mailing to travel magazines & newspapers. ...

The New England coast, a small cruising sloop, warm winds
- & Anthony Bailey`s storytelling powers. Lochinvar sails the waters
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