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    Walking the Bones of Britain

    Christopher Somerville

    A thousand mile, three billion year journey that tells the story of how the land beneath our feet shapes our past, present and future from the author of The January…

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    Walking the Bones of Britain

    Christopher Somerville

    Blows the dust off geology to tell the incredibly dramatic story of all the upheavals, volcanic explosions, sea inundations and violent quakes that have shaped our landscape, human history and…

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    Somerville’s Travels

    Christopher Somerville

    From the Cairngorms in Scotland to Penwith on the Cornish coast, this title tells the story of each region. It features personal observations, anecdotes and stories that capture the atmosphere…

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    Ships Of Heaven: The Private Life of Britain’s Cathedrals

    Christopher Somerville

    We learn of rogue saints exploited by holy sinners, the pomp and prosperity that followed these ships of stone, the towns that grew up in their shadows, the impact of…

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    Walking in Ireland

    Christopher Somerville

    Walking has never been a more popular pastime and nowhere is more beautiful for walkers to explore than Ireland.

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    Never Eat Shredded Wheat

    Christopher Somerville

    A lighthearted guide to the geography of Britain from The Times journalist and bestselling author of Coast Christopher Somerville.

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    Our War: How the British Commonwealth Fought the Second World War

    Christopher Somerville

    75 years on from the end of the second world war, a unique collection from veteran Commonwealth voices who tell how the war changed their lives irreversibly and blew the…

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    The January Man: A Year of Walking Britain

    Christopher Somerville

    Tells the story of a year of walks that was inspired by a song, Dave Goulder’s ‘The January Man’. Month by month, season by season and region by region, the…

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    The Golden Step: A Walk Through the Heart of Crete

    Christopher Somerville

    Takes readers on an expedition where the author traded the usual comforts and certainties for a real physical and mental challenge, with no mobile phone or other technological aids.

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    The View from the Hill: Four Seasons in a Walker’s Britain

    Christopher Somerville

    A new collection of walks from one of Britain’s best-known walking journalists and currently Walking Correspondent for The Times.

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    The View from the Hill

    Christopher Somerville

    During the enforced idleness of the Covid-19 pandemic, Christopher Somerville revisited the 450 notebooks whose pages contain the accumulated thoughts and experiences of a career spent exploring Britain on foot…

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    Ships Of Heaven: The Private Life of Britain’s Cathedrals

    Christopher Somerville

    He brings his formidable knowledge to bear on his personal quest to explore the cathedrals in this entrancing book'The SpectatorChristopher Somerville, author of the acclaimed The January Man, pictured cathedrals…

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    National Geographic Traveler: Great Britain, 4th Edition

    Christopher Somerville

    The National Geographic Traveller series is in tune with the growing trend toward experiential travel, providing insider tips and expert advice for a more authentic, cultural experience.

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    Historical Racialized Toys in the United States

    Christopher P. Barton,Kyle Somerville

    This book explores the history of children’s toys and games bearing racial stereotypes, and the role these objects played in the creation and maintenance of structures of racialism and racism…

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    Historical Racialized Toys in the United States

    Christopher P. Barton,Kyle Somerville

    This book explores the history of children’s toys and games bearing racial stereotypes, and the role these objects played in the creation and maintenance of structures of racialism and racism…

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