One of the world’s most pre-eminent stonemasons, Simon Warrack, as takes us through the stories behind some of the greatest buildings and monuments that he has helped to conserve for generations to come – from the Trevi Fountain to Angkor Wat and Canterbury Cathedral.
The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making is a charming, inspirational and practical collection of 15 quilts for would-be quilters by leading author Jane Brocket.
A revelatory and optimistic new book from health journalist Dr David Cox, examining the staggering impact of diet on ageing – and what we can do to reverse it.
Uncover remarkable trees from around the world, many of which have borne witness to key moments in history or reached a scale and age that have allowed them to become a part of history themselves.
‘Do you really think all lives are worth saving?’
On the empty shingle beach of Dungeness, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat await her next launch. It might come in another week. Or it might even happen in the next few seconds…
Fifty Things to Do in the Garden is an easy-to-follow and visually engaging guide to making more of the outdoors. With fifty new projects to engage in throughout the year, Head Gardener of the Garden Museum Matt Collins teaches us how to build, plant and enjoy our gardens.
A comprehensive guide to lawn care: the one-stop-shop which cuts through the noise and gives you the confidence to create a thriving lawn.
A guide to what we have lost in the modern world, why we have lost it and how easily it is to rediscover. Harmony is a blueprint for a more balanced, sustainable world that the human race must create to survive.
The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanity’s battle against rising waters — and the urgent choices we must make for our future.
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.
In this brilliant new book, one of the world’s leading restaurateurs shares wit and wisdom from a distinguished 40-year career and offers deep insight into some of life’s most intriguing issues.
‘Wildly, warmly and wonderfully readable and revealing’ Stephen Fry
‘A true masterpiece that leaves you hungry for more’ Jamie Oliver
During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world’s rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses.
