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‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson

Book review: ‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson

The pursuit of happiness, 1680–1790.

Published 31-Aug-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Culture, History, Science Tags: reviews
‘Etta Lemon’ by Tessa Boase

Book review: ‘Etta Lemon’ by Tessa Boase

The woman who saved the birds.

Published 26-Jul-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History Tags: reviews
‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees

Book review: ‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees

Journeys through unexpected places.

Published 25-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Thames Mudlarking’ by Sandy & Stevens

Book review: ‘Thames Mudlarking’ by Jason Sandy & Nick Stevens

Searching for London’s Lost Treasures.

Published 03-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History Tags: reviews
‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews
‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Book review: ‘The Sea View Has Me Again’ by Patrick Wright

Uwe Johnson in Sheerness (1974–1984).

Published 21-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History Tags: reviews
‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Book review: ‘Tamed’ by Alice Roberts

Ten species that changed our world.

Published 30-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: alice roberts, reviews
‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton

Book review: ‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton

Travels along Germany’s Baltic coast.

Published 25-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Book review: ‘Bully for Brontosaurus’ by Stephen Jay Gould

Reflections in Natural History.

Published 22-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews, stephen jay gould
‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

Book review: ‘Ancestral Journeys’ by Jean Manco

The peopling of Europe from the first venturers to the Vikings.

Published 20-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Science Tags: reviews

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On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
“…wonderfully droll, witty and entertaining… At their best Carter’s moorland walks and his meandering intellectual talk are part of a single, deeply coherent enterprise: a restless inquiry into the meaning of place and the nature of self.”
—Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
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