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The East Country: Almanac Tales of Valley and Shore
Jules Pretty
Rural communities; Applied ecology; The countryside, country life
Paperback
The East Country is a work of creative nonfiction in which the acclaimed nature writer Jules Pretty integrates memoir, natural... [more]
The Round Barn, A Biography of an American Farm, Volume Four: Corn Marketing,...
Jacqueline Dougan Jackson
Autobiography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; Agriculture & related industries; The countryside, country life
Paperback
This fourth volume of The Round Barn rounds out the story of the Dougan farm's influence on the world and the world's influence... [more]
Villager Jim's Moorland Wildlife
Villager Jim
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life
Hardback
Featuring Villager Jim s favourite shots from his daily moorland adventures, from stags to Highland cows, birds of prey to... [more]
Paul O'Grady's Country Life
Paul O'Grady
Autobiography: arts & entertainment; The countryside, country life; Domestic animals & pets
Hardback
**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Paul O'Grady's Country Life for the first time gives a glimpse into the home life of one of... [more]
21st-Century Yokel
Tom Cox
Memoirs; Humour; Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life; Domestic animals & pets
Hardback
The feel of the book has a lot in common with the country walks Tom Cox was on when he composed much of it: it's bewitched... [more]
True to the Line: A Hunting Life
Adrian Dangar
The countryside, country life; Hunting or shooting animals & game
Hardback
Unique insight into the eccentricities, controversies and goings-on in the world's most prestigious hunts, including the author's... [more]
My Wood
Stephen Dalton
Individual photographers; The countryside, country life
Hardback
Award-winning photographer Stephen Dalton, famed for his pioneering fast-shutter shots, photographs his 8-acre woodland through... [more]
Sport in the Fields and Woods
Richard Jefferies
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life; Hunting or shooting animals & game
Hardback
Classic Victorian countryside writer Richard Jefferies has his best articles gathered together here on the subject of pheasants,... [more]
Servants of the Lord: Outdoor Staff at the Great Country Houses
David S. D. Jones
British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; The countryside, country life
Hardback
Servants of the Lord is a fascinating and comprehensive insight into the lives, roles and responsibilities of the outdoor... [more]
My House of Sky: A Life of J A Baker
Hetty Saunders
Biography; Biography: literary; Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life
Hardback
This is the first book about the enigmatic author J A Baker, author of The Peregrine. [more]
Theodore Roosevelt for Nature Lovers: Adventures with America's Great Outdoorsman...
Mark Dawidziak
History of the Americas; Political leaders & leadership; The countryside, country life; Gift books
Hardback
Theodore Roosevelt for Nature Lovers is a collection of delightful anecdotes that reveal the President's fascination with... [more]
The Land Remembers: A Story of a Farm and Its People
Ben Logan
Memoirs; Agriculture & farming; The countryside, country life
Paperback
This beloved American memoir is about a farm and its people, recollections of a boyhood in Wisconsin's Driftless region. Ben... [more]
A Ploughing People: The Farming Life Celebrated - Stories, Traditions, The...
Valerie Cox
Rural communities; Agriculture & farming; The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals; Nostalgia: general
Hardback
Fully illustrated, THE definitive book about the national institution of The Ploughing Championship by one of Ireland's best-loved... [more]
Farming Stories from the Scottish Borders: Hard Lives for Poor Reward
Colin Whittemore
Memoirs; Rural communities; The countryside, country life; Nostalgia: general
Paperback
This book is about the generations of people who have made the farms we know today. Engaging, enjoyable and informative, the... [more]
Villager Jim's Garden Wildlife
Villager Jim
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life
Hardback
This stunning photogh book features birds, bees, and a whole host of other flora and fauna that share Villager Jim s garden... [more]
Open Season: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service
Daren Worcester
True stories; Conservation of the environment; The countryside, country life
Paperback
12 Wardens, 20 Stories, 300 Years of North Woods Law Enforcement Being a game warden in Maine (which has the oldest game... [more]
The Apple Orchard: The Story of Our Most English Fruit
Pete Brown
Horticulture; The countryside, country life
Paperback
An orchard is not a field. It's not a forest or a copse. It couldn't occur naturally; it's definitely cultivated. But an... [more]
Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife
Stephen Moss
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life
Paperback
Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE 2017 Can Britain make room for wildlife? Stephen Moss travels the length and breadth... [more]
Sweet Thames Run Softly
Robert Gibbings
The countryside, country life; Travel writing
Paperback
First published in 1940 by J.M. Dent & Sons --Title page verso. [more]
A Natural History of the Hedgerow: and ditches, dykes and dry stone walls...
John Wright
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life; Travel & holiday
Paperback
It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with... [more]
Gods of the Morning
John Lister-Kaye
Wildlife: birds & birdwatching; The countryside, country life
Hardback
A celebration of birds that reflects a year in the wild, revealing how these amazing creatures embody our changing world,... [more]
Limestone Country
Fiona Sampson
Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life; Rocks, minerals & fossils
Hardback
A book about farming, wildlife, culture and the personal experience of living in limestone country. [more]
Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt
John Grindrod
Memoirs; Physical geography & topography; The countryside, country life
Hardback
A captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession with the countryside, and the... [more]
The Village News: The Truth Behind England's Rural Idyll
Tom Fort
The countryside, country life; Travel writing
Hardback
Synopsis coming soon....... [more]
A Shepherd's Life
W. H. Hudson
Animal husbandry; The countryside, country life
Paperback
Through the story of one man, Caleb Bawcombe, a shepherd whose flocks graze the Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset borders, this... [more]
