The Last Hillwalker: A sideways look at forty years in Britain's Mountains
By: John D. Burns
4.35
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
SHORTLISTED FOR TGO BOOK OF THE YEAR This is a book for everyone who truly loves the mountains and …
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1. Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.20
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zo… read more
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"But . . ."-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
"Fuck me,' I said out loud, 'I'm in fairyland."-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
"The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I've got a big stick."-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
"There's nothing quite like Latin for disguising the fact that you're making it up as you go along."-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)
2. The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
By: Shaun Bythell
3.72
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- scotland
"the immersive capacity of a good novel to transport you into a different world is unique to the written word."-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
"...people still cling to the notion that first editions are somehow imbued with a magical and financial value."-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
"I am putting a mental jigsaw together of what a hobbit looks like, based on a composite of every customer I have ever sold a copy to."-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
"A less than friendly email this morning... [from a booksop customer] After lunch I went to my parents' house to get my shotgun and shoot a kindle (broken screen, bought on eBay for £10)"-Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #1)
3. Seven Years in Tibet
By: Heinrich Harrer
4.10
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
Recounts how the author, an Austrian, escaped from an English internment camp in India in 1943 and … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
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"The name Kyirong means “the village of happiness,"-Heinrich Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet
"There are times when visible poverty has its advantages."-Heinrich Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet
"There were only three names on the map of the region we had brought with us, but we now filled in more than two hundred."-Heinrich Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet
"Wherever I live, I shall feel homesick for Tibet. I often think I can still hear the cries of wild geese and cranes and the beating of their wings as they fly over Lhasa in the clear, cold moonlight.…"-Heinrich Harrer, Seven Years in Tibet
4. A Woman in the Polar Night
By: Christiane Ritter
4.88
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
For most of us, the Arctic conjures up images of freezing and forsaken solitude. Hence, Austrian pa… read more
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- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
5. Last Chance to See
By: Douglas Adams , Mark Carwardine
3.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Very funny and moving...The glimpses of rare fauna seem to have enlarged [Adams'] thinking, enlive… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
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7. The Living Mountain
By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd
4.50
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more
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8. Lisey's Story
By: Stephen King
3.96
Format: None pages,
Lisey Landon lost her husband Scott two years ago, after a twenty-five-year marriage of profound, s… read more
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9. Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature
By: Richard Askwith
3.79
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying f… read more
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10. Rather Be the Devil (Inspector Rebus, #21)
By: Ian Rankin
3.55
Format: 320 pages,
Ian Rankin returns with his superb new novel, set in the dark heart of Edinburgh. John Rebus, now a… read more
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11. In Patagonia
By: Bruce Chatwin , Nicholas Shakespeare
3.67
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Br… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
"Albatrosses and penguins are the last birds I'd want to murder."-Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia
"You're saying that man "makes" his territory by naming the "things" in it?"-Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia
"The history of Buenos Aires is written in its telephone directory. Pompey Romanov, Emilio Rommel, Crespina D.Z. de Rose, Ladislao Radziwil, and Elizabeta Marta Callman de Rothschild - five names take…"-Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia
"I climbed a path and from the top looked up-stream towards Chile. I could see the river, glinting and sliding through the bone-white cliffs with strips of emerald cultivation either side. Away from t…"-Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia
12. Need You Dead (Roy Grace, #13)
By: Peter James
3.73
Format: 216 pages,
Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award winning author Peter James, faces his most myst… read more
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13. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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- nonfiction
14. Blue Moon (Jack Reacher, #24)
By: Lee Child
3.96
Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition
“This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once in a blue moon things turn out just right.” Th… read more
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- adventure
15. A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)
By: Ian Rankin
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st… read more
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- scotland
16. The Twat Files: a Life of Mistakes - No Regrets
By: Dawn French
3.87
Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last s… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
17. The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
By: The Secret Barrister
3.90
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. T… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
18. The Last Witch of Scotland
By: Philip Paris
3.95
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more
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- scotland
19. Landlines
By: Raynor Winn
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Some people live to walk. Raynor and Moth walk to live . . . Raynor Winn knows that her husband … read more
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- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- scotland
- walking
- nature
"We're caught in an endless cycle of 'what if', where all we can do is take the next step and see where that leads."-Raynor Winn, Landlines
"I know I'm clutching at straws. Every time this disease takes a new leap forward I desperately search for a simple label to put on it, as do the doctors."-Raynor Winn, Landlines
"Irrational, irresponsible, maybe, but in that desperate moment our decision to walk offered every thing we needed — shelter in the form of our tent and a line on a map to follow. It gave us a route f…"-Raynor Winn, Landlines
"We stick to the stones, stepping from one to the other, as does everyone else drawn along this thread of stone through the boglands. Isn't this the way humanity should approach everything we do on th…"-Raynor Winn, Landlines
20. The Salt Path
By: Raynor Winn
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more
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- walking
- nature
"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path
21. Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness
By: Christian Lewis
4.40
Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition
Join Christian Lewis as he walks the entire coastline of the UK – his dog Jet in tow – and rebuilds… read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- scotland
- walking
- nature
22. The Wild Silence
By: Raynor Winn
3.98
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more
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- nonfiction
- walking
- nature
"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence
23. Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness
By: Alastair Humphreys
4.44
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
‘Agile, wryly funny and wise’ Robert Macfarlane A search for nearby nature and wildness After years… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
24. Slum Boy: One of the most moving accounts of non-fiction ever written
By: Juano Diaz
4.52
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
"This is a heart-breaking story, beautifully told. I hope it finds a million readers". - Andrew O'H… read more
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- memoir
25. The Outrun: A Memoir
By: Amy Liptrot
4.01
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDA… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- scotland
- nature
"I'm filling the void with new knowledge and moments of beauty. The dangerous thoughts will happen - and while I'm experiencing them I feel like that's the way I will feel for ever - but I just have t…"-Amy Liptrot, The Outrun: A Memoir
26. PILGRIM: FINDING A NEW WAY ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
By: Carolyn Gillespie
4.49
Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition
When faced with an empty nest, Kari decides to spread her own wings. Giving up a job she loves, she… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
27. The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness
By: Amy-Jane Beer
4.10
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer’s love … read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"There's a reason we can't look away [from water]. Psycologists call it a 'soft fascination': the sight and sound of moving water is sufficiently stimulating to occupy the brain, but irregular enough …"-Amy-Jane Beer, The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness
28. The Last Hillwalker: A sideways look at forty years in Britain's Mountains
By: John D. Burns
4.35
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
SHORTLISTED FOR TGO BOOK OF THE YEAR This is a book for everyone who truly loves the mountains and … read more
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- scotland
- walking
- mountaineering
- outdoors
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29. The Farthest Shore: Seeking solitude and nature on the Cape Wrath Trail in winter
By: Alex Roddie
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In February 2019, award-winning writer Alex Roddie left his online life behind when he set out to w… read more
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- nonfiction
- walking
- nature
30. High and Low: How I Hiked Away From Depression Across Scotland (Outdoor Adventure Book 6)
By: Keith Foskett
4.16
Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition
Depression threw him off course. A detour set his wilder side free. An amusing and life-affirmin… read more
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- nonfiction
- scotland
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31. The Mountains are Calling: Running in the High Places of Scotland
By: Jonny Muir
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Jonny Muir was a nine-year-old boy when … read more
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