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Young James Herriot: The Making of the World's Most Famous Vet
John Lewis-Stempel
Biography: general; The countryside, country life
Paperback
Set in Glasgow in the 1930s, Young James Herriot is the fascinating story of Herriot's formative years at veterinary college,... [more]
Johnny Kingdom's West Country Tales
Johnny Kingdom
The countryside, country life
Paperback
There are few people better acquainted with the West Country than Johnny Kingdom. West Country Tales is a charming collection... [more]
The River Book: 101 Ways to Relax, Play, Watch Wildlife and have Adventures...
Tessa Wardley
Freshwater life; The countryside, country life; Water sports & recreations
Paperback
An inspirational guide to things to do at the water's edge that includes a host of activities for adults and children alike.... [more]
Letters to the Editor
Country Life Magazine
Reference works; The countryside, country life
Hardback
Synopsis coming soon....... [more]
The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir
Alice Walker
Biography; Memoirs; The countryside, country life; Birds, including cage birds, as pets
Paperback
A memoir about keeping chickens from the author of THE COLOR PURPLE [more]
Shepherds of Coyote Rocks: Public Lands, Private Herds and the Natural World...
Cat Urbigkit
The countryside, country life
Hardback
Cat Urbigkit journeys alone to spend a season on Wyoming's open range tending to a herd of domestic sheep as they give birth... [more]
One Girl And Her Dogs: Life, Love and Lambing in the Middle of Nowhere
Emma Gray
Memoirs; The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Paperback
A wonderfully romantic memoir from a young shepherdess. [more]
Milestones
Mervyn Benford
The countryside, country life
Paperback
'Erected to inform travellers how far they have come and how far they still have to go, milestones are a relic of a time when... [more]
Domestic Ducks and Geese
Fred Hams
Animal husbandry; The countryside, country life
Paperback
The keeping of geese and ducks by people as a source of food dates back much earlier, perhaps as far as the first human settlements.... [more]
Silent Spring Revisited
Conor Mark Jameson
Mathematics & Sciences; Conservation of the environment; Wildlife: general interest; The countryside, country life
Hardback
Fifty years after the publication of the seminal Silent Spring, Silent Spring Revisited reflects on Carson's legacy in Britain,... [more]
Deep Country: Five Years in the Welsh Hills
Neil Ansell
Memoirs; The countryside, country life
Paperback
The author spent five years spent alone in a hillside cottage in Wales. He immersed himself in the rugged British landscape,... [more]
A Youth Not Wasted
Ian Parkes
Biography; Memoirs; The countryside, country life
Paperback
How can mere red dirt and stones and scrubby trees and shrubs and rises and falls in the land and haze and a vast blue sky... [more]
Jackaroo
Michael Thornton
Memoirs; The countryside, country life
Paperback
A rare view of life on the land for the man Fridays of the outback stations - the jackaroos. Tasked with the repetitive, dirty,... [more]
A Year in the Woods: The Diary of a Forest Ranger
Colin Elford
The countryside, country life
Paperback
Takes you on a journey into the heart of the English countryside. From the crisp cold of January, through the promise of spring... [more]
Four Seasons with a Grumpy Goat: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love...
Carol Altmann
Biography; Memoirs; The countryside, country life
Paperback
A tree change is about finding a simpler life - taking a break from city living and getting back to the earth. And that's... [more]
Young Herriot: The Early Life and Times of James Herriot
John Lewis-Stempel
Biography; Biography: general; The countryside, country life
Hardback
James Herriot is possibly the most famous vet in the world. This book focuses on his work with animals (which began when he... [more]
The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional...
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Memoirs; The countryside, country life
Paperback
A happy series of accidents and a doughnut-laden escape upstate take Josh and his partner, Brent, to the doorstep of the magnificent... [more]
At the Water's Edge: A Walk in the Wild
John Lister-Kaye
Mathematics & Sciences; The countryside, country life
Paperback
Sir John Lister-Kaye encourages us to look in close detail at the nature around us. [more]
Silver Ley
Adrian Bell
Memoirs; Social & cultural history; The countryside, country life
Paperback
Adrian Bell (1901-1980) was born in Lancashire and grew up in London but wished for a life in the open air. In 1920 he apprenticed... [more]
The Cherry Tree
Adrian Bell
Memoirs; Social & cultural history; The countryside, country life
Paperback
His celebrated trilogy Corduroy (1930), Silver Ley (1931) and The Cherry Tree (1932) grew out of that same raw material. The... [more]
Corduroy
Adrian Bell
Memoirs; Social & cultural history; The countryside, country life
Paperback
Adrian Bell (1901-1980) was born in Lancashire and grew up in London but wished for a life in the open air. In 1920 he apprenticed... [more]
Cambridge Library Collection...
William Henry Hudson
History; Animal husbandry; The countryside, country life
Paperback
William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was a naturalist and author, acclaimed both for his knowledge of wildlife and for his literary... [more]
The Country Diaries: A Year in the British Countryside
John Hinchcliffe
Biography; Diaries, letters & journals; Anthologies (non-poetry); The countryside, country life
Paperback
A fascinating portrait of country life across the centuries, as told by the nation's greatest diarists. [more]
Countryfile: Adam's Farm: My Life on the Land
Adam Henson
The countryside, country life; Farm & working animals
Hardback
In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge... [more]
So This Is Life
Anne Manne
Biography; Memoirs; Anthologies (non-poetry); The countryside, country life
Paperback
A wonderfully evocative account of youth. At age seven, after her parents' marriage broke down, Anne Manne travelled with... [more]
