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Where Can You Buy The New Belper in Wartime Book?

8th July 20198th July 2019 Clare Washbrook 2 Comments Belper In Wartime, Book, The Great War

The new WW1 history book from Belper in Wartime experts now has a list of local retailers. The book has

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ENVIRONMENT REVIEWS 

Book Review: Rainforest, Dispatches from Earth’s Most Vital Frontlines

7th September 201810th September 2018 Jo Kirk 1 Comment Book, Dispatches from Earth’s Most Vital Frontlines, Literature, nature writing, Rainforest, Review

Rainforest is a personal story, drawing on Tony’s many years’ experience at the frontline of the fight to save the

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Book Review: Ground Work – Writings On People And Places

23rd August 20183rd September 2018 Jo Kirk 0 Comments Book, Common Ground, Ground Work, Jonathan Cape, Literature, nature writing, Review, Tim Dee, Writing on People and Places

We are living in the anthropocene – an epoch where everything is being determined by the activities of just one

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ENVIRONMENT REVIEWS 

Book Review: The Plant Messiah by Carlos Magdalena

18th November 201721st November 2017 Jo Kirk 2 Comments Book, extinction, Jo Kirk, Kew Gardens, Review, The Plant Messiah

Having spent much of his childhood in the mountains of the Basque country, his mother a florist and a great

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Review: 60 Degrees North by Malachy Tallack

11th November 201711th November 2017 Jo Kirk 0 Comments 60 Degrees North, Book, Literature, Malachy Tallack, Review

At this time of year, as our thoughts turn to the North and the weatherman forecasts a weather front from

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Review: “How Did We Get Into This Mess: Politics, Equality, Nature” by George Monbiot

23rd June 20163rd June 2019 Admin 1 Comment Book, George Monbiot, Jo Kirk, Politics, Review

One of the things I like about George Monbiot is how well-researched his articles and essays always seem to be.

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