This is the seventh of Bill Birkett's prize-winning & widely praised photographic essays which portray, throughout the seasons, his love affair with the wildest & most impressive mountain areas of Britain. Snowdonia, the third largest National Park in Britain, is unsurpassed in its variety of landscape. It ranges through the high rugged mountains around Snowdon to the far-flung high groups of the Rhinogs, Arennigs & Arans, & the mighty Cadair Idris. It stretches some 85 kilometres
- from Conwy & its magnificent castle in the north to Aberdovey & its Roman road in the south. Snowdonia attracts over 6 million visitors annually. A leading centre for all who love the natural world & a major recreational area for climbers & walkers, it is not a region of complete wildness: adding to its character are the 27, 500 people who live & work there, in the heartland of Welsh-speaking Wales. Some 65 per cent of the inhabitants have Welsh as their first language, & have strong links with other peoples of the Atlantic coast, such as Cornwall, Brittany & the Basque region of Spain. At 1, 085 metres, Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales & higher than any mountain in England; its evocative Welsh name Eryri means 'place of the eagles'. Along with some of the most dramatic & magnificent scenery in Britain, Eryri contains a huge variety of habitats for animals, birds & plants. Between the sea & the mountains the region has 37 kilometres of coastline, with beaches cut by deep estuaries. Above the coast, glacially carved valleys fed by mountain lakes & streams support the remnants of broad-leaved woodlands of oak, ash, rowan & hazel. There are more National Nature Reserves in Eryri than in any other National Park in Britain.
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Set in the heart of England's countryside, the Cotswolds occupies the area between Gloucester, Bath, Oxford & Stratford-upon-Avon. This area is a perfect blend of gentle rolling hills, plentiful archaeological sites & charming villages built from a local honey coloured limestone. In recognition of the beauty of this quintessentially English countryside, the area covering 790 square miles was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1966. Despite its popularity with tourists, the Cotswolds remains tranquil & serene. The perfect, traditional Cotswolds villages offer historic places, friendly pubs & craft shops. Most of the villages & smaller towns have survived unspoilt. Traditional museums like Corinium Museum in Cirencester, Cotswolds Museum in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucester Cathedral, Roman Baths, Sudeley Castle or Blenheim Palace are complemented by fabulous gardens of Westonbirt, Painswick, Batsford & Hidcote. The countryside with its gentle hills & open spaces is ideal for a variety of outdoor activities such as horse-riding, cycling, ballooning & walking, making the Cotswolds a dream place to live & visit. Beata Moore's glorious photographs show the charm of the Cotswolds through the seasons. ...

The New Forest's name is misleading, as it is neither new
- it was created nearly 900 years ago
- nor is it a forest, as it

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Stretching along the bordering counties with England ? Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire & Monmouthshire ? the Welsh Marches are made up of a mixture of mountains & moorlands, farms & wooded river valleys. The densest concentration of motte-&-bailey castles anywhere in England or Wales is to be found in this fine walking territory. ...

In A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess she describes the age-old cycles of a farming year & the constant challenges the family faces, from being cut off in winter to tending their flock on some of Yorkshires highest, bleakest moors
- land so inaccessible that in places it can only be reached on foot.

Writing with her trademark warmth & humour, Amanda takes us into her life as nine-year-old Miles gets his first flock, Reuben takes up the flugelhorn & she gives birth to a new baby girl. She is touched by the epic two-day journey of a mother sheep determined to find her lamb & gives a new home to an ageing & neglected horse.

Meanwhile Clive is almost arrested on a midnight stakeout to catch a sheep-worrying dog & becomes the object of affection for a randy young bull.

Funny, poignant & charming, A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess is a must for anyone interested in the countryside & those who farm it.

This paperback book has 344 pages & measures: 19.6 x 13 x 2cm








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Paul West, a young Englishman, arrives in Paris to start a new job
- & finds out what the French are really like. Less quaint
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Another year in cycling's inexorable rise. The 2012 Tour de France & the Olympic Games in London has catapulted Bradley Wiggins & several track stars into limelight
- & a million 'mamils' (middle aged men in lycra) will be choking up the country lanes of Britain & Europe every Sunday morning. This book is unashamedly written with love for the mamil. The mamil dreams of the romance of the great pro races such as Paris-Roubaix plus weekends away in Italy & France, not to mention the home-grown routes in Wales & Scotl&. He wants to walk back into work on Monday morning & announce with a flourish: " This time yesterday morning, I was half-way up Alpe d' Huez." Taking in 12 cycling challenges, one a month for a year, across Britain & northern & southern Europe, this beautiful book chronicles the experiences of two mamils & looks at what it takes to tackle some of the most iconic events in cycling. With breathtaking photography & lively text that conveys exactly how it feels to be by turns frozen, baked, lost, exhausted but utterly exhilarated & inspired this is a book that will resonate with any aspiring road rat.
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The last thing top divorce lawyer Olivia Hamilton ever expected was to be served her own divorce papers!

To escape her

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Details: Originally published in 1862 as Everybodys Pudding Book, this delightful period cookbook offers delicious,
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Details: The national park of Exmoor straddles the counties of Somerset & Devon in the south west of Engl&. Covering over
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