As much an entertaining armchair read as a practical guide this is a personal slow tour of Cornwall. Experience crashing waves & glorious beaches wild moorland & wooded valleys & the quiet & hitherto unsung byways of the Cornish landscape. Take time to savour the outstanding cuisine & seek out the lively arts scene. Interviews with locals
- from blacksmiths & bakers to artists & fishermen
- paint an intimate picture of the people of the region. Kirsty Fergusson enriches your stay with her local knowledge on where to stay eat & drink & what to see & do. Tips on where to paddle with the tide up wooded creeks to village pubs on where to discover lost varieties of Cornish apples & on riding a bike from standing stones to swimming holes provide an intimate picture of this popular tourist destination.

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When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952 the talk was of a New Elizabethan Age of British economic & technological achievement founded on the fruits of ground-breaking wartime research & backed by the financial might of the City. Britain was about to launch the world's first jet airliner. She was on the verge of becoming the first nation to generate nuclear power. She was a close second to the United States in the development of the computer. Her factories were working flat out producing the cars ships buses lorries aircraft electrical goods clothes chemicals & construction materials demanded by a society on the verge of prosperity after the pain of rationing & post-war reconstruction. One half of the working population was employed in manufacturing from massive plants to tiny workshops; unemployment was negligible. Sixty years on the picture is unrecognisable. Most of our industries have disappeared while those of our competitors have flourished. Our British household names now thrive under foreign ownership. We have lost most of our export markets & many goods essential to our economy have to be imported. In The Slow Death of British Industry Nicholas Comfort looks at how this happened & illustrates a cautionary tale that is at once complex & dramatically simple. ...

This is one of three launch titles in the new Slow" series of regional UK guides from two of the UK's most distinctive travel publishers: Bradt & Alastair Sawday. Travel slowly & sustainably with Hilary Bradt founder of Bradt guides & a resident of Devon as she takes you on a personal 'slow' tour of Devon & Exmoor. Connect with the people places environment & heritage of this spectacular part of the country & discover for yourself the unsung delights well known sights wildlife coast & countryside
- not to mention the foibles of the locals
- in this truly unique guide. Topping it off is an enticing selection of accommodation from the inimitable collection of Alastair Sawday."

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Dorset is quintessential rural England: rolling hills thatched houses narrow winding lanes & stunning stately homes & gardens. ...

Slow Learner is a compilation of early stories written between 1959 & 1964 before Pynchon achieved recognition as a prominent writer for his 1963 novel V & containing a revelatory essay on his early influences & writing. The collection consists of five short stories: ' The Small Rain' ' Lowlands' ' Entropy' ' Under the Rose' & ' The Secret Integration' as well as an introduction written by Pynchon himself for the 1984 publication. The five stories were originally published individually in various literary magazines but in 1984 after Pynchon had achieved greater recognition Slow Learner was published to collect & copyright the stories into one volume. The introduction also offers a rare insight into Pynchon's own views on his work & influences. ...

Laurence Mitchell long-time resident of Norfolk invites travellers to the region to take a leisurely sojourn around both the well known sights & off-the-beaten track secrets in a personal tour that takes in the coast & villages remote marshes beaches shingle banks towns & cities of Norfolk & Suffolk. Conservation projects boat trips cycle & walking tours wildlife & bird watching & distinctive vernacular architecture are just some of the attractions which Laurence describes in his distinctive voice as well as all the practical details you need for an easy relaxing break. Whats more the unique accommodation descriptions from Alastair Sawday mean that you can be sure of a truly slow visit. ...

Travel & nature writer Mike Bagshaw has lived in Yorkshire for over 25 years & in this his unique guide to the area he brings to life the landscapes & wildlife of the region & indulges his interests in crafts architecture local history folklore & pubs. This personal guide
- a book to be read as well as used
- explores the nooks & crannies of this dramatic & diverse county & takes in all the well known sights as well as regional secrets including fossil hunting wild food foraging & the game of quoits. H&-picked accommodation from Alastair Sawday ensures a comfortable stay helping to get the most out of a slow visit to one of Britains most beautiful areas.

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Northumbria is home to the loneliest stretches of moorland & coast in the country. The region has much to offer the nature lover walking enthusiast history buff gastronome & gardener: rare wildlife Georgian architecture the Pennine hills Hadrian's Wall Alnwick Gardens & Alnwick Castle featured in the Harry Potter films. Gemma Hall shares her love of Northumberland Durham & Tyneside guiding visitors through historic towns cities & villages; across the Cheviot Hills & along Northumberland's Heritage Coast; to outdoor swimming spots high altitude flower meadows & the wooded gorges of the Durham coast. ...

When BBC Radio 4's Material World programme announced a search for the UK's top amateur scientist little did anyone expect that the winning experiment would comprise one of our humblest garden pests. Ruth Brooks posed this question: Do snails have a homing instinct? The nation was gripped by the unexpected thesis & by Ruth's online diaries which catalogued her trials & tribulations as she got to grips with these slimy little gastropods. A Slow Passion is Ruth's story with anecdotes & misadventures galore. What starts out as a ruthless vendetta against the snails that are decimating her hostas becomes a journey of discovery into the whys & wherefores of snail life. When Ruth dumps a group of the worst offending snails in a far-off wood she decides to paint their shells with nail varnish just to see what happens. & guess what they come back home. This is the beginning of an obsession that sees the grandmother-turned-scientist prowling about & pouncing on the snails in her garden sneaking off on night-time missions to repatriate bucketloads of painted snails reading up on the sex-life of snails (which turns out to be unexpectedly romantic) & eventually sending off the application to a national competition for home science. With charming illustrations A Slow Passion is a sweet funny & surprising investigation into the hidden life of snails which will change the way you look at the smaller (and slower) things in life. ...

The truth is that most women do not have satisfying sex lives. SLOW SEX can change all that. This step-by-step guide teaches men & women how to use the growing practice of Orgasmic Meditation to slow down connect emotionally & achieve authentic female sexual satisfaction. The promise: In just 15 minutes every woman can become orgasmic. & with the right partner & the right technique that orgasm could last four months! Since 1999 Nicole Daedone has been leading the 'slow sex movement' through her popular One Taste organization. Thousands have attended her Slow Sex workshops to learn the practice of Orgasmic Meditation (OM): the act of slowing down tuning in & experiencing a deeper spiritual & physical connection during sex. SLOW SEX reveals the philosophy & techniques of OM &

Includes:: a step-by-step ten-day OM starter program as well as OMing secrets & exercises for an extended & satisfying female orgasm. The book also

Includes:: exercises to help enhance reader's 'regular' sex lives such as Slow Oral for Her Slow Oral for Him & Slow Sex Intercourse.



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