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‘The Smoking Diaries’ by Simon Gray

Book review: ‘The Smoking Diaries’ by Simon Gray

Vol. 1 of playwright Simon Gray’s amusing and meandering reminiscences.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘The Year of the Jouncer’ by Simon Gray

Book review: ‘The Year of the Jouncer’ by Simon Gray

Vol. 2 of ‘The Smoking Diaries’.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘Coda’ by Simon Gray

Book review: ‘Coda’ by Simon Gray

Vol. 4 of ‘The Smoking Diaries’.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir Tags: reviews
‘The Unofficial Countryside’ by Richard Mabey

Book review: ‘The Unofficial Countryside’ by Richard Mabey

How nature can sometimes thrive in man-made environments.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Nature Cure’ by Richard Mabey

Book review: ‘Nature Cure’ by Richard Mabey

Nature writer recovers from depression by reconnecting with nature.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane

Book review: ‘Mountains of the Mind’ by Robert Macfarlane

A history of a fascination.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews, robert macfarlane
‘The Voyage of the Beagle’ by Charles Darwin

Book review: ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’ by Charles Darwin

Darwin's first masterpiece.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Nature Writing, Science Tags: charles darwin, hms beagle, reviews

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On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
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