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Waterlog

The book that inspired the wild swimming movement

by Roger Deakin ...

Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on ... Read more

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Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on
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Wildwood

A Journey Through Trees

by Roger Deakin ...

A much-loved classic of nature writing from environmentalist and the author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin, Wildwood is an exploration of the element wood in nature, our culture and our lives.'Breathtaking, vividly written . . . reading Wildwood is an elegiac experience' Sunday Times'He writes nature as a blackbird sings, or a bird of prey rides therma... ... Read more

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A much-loved classic of nature writing from environmentalist and the author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin, Wildwood is an exploration of the element wood in nature, our culture and our lives.'Breathtaking, vividly written . . . reading Wildwood is an elegiac experience' Sunday Times'He writes nature as a blackbird sings, or a bird of prey rides therma...
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Notes from Walnut Tree Farm

by Roger Deakin ...

Calming, thought-provoking, poetic and honest**, Notes from Walnut Tree Farm** is a collection of writing and musing by documentary-maker, environmentalist and author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin.'Gentle, straight, honest, inquisitive, funny, melancholic' Spectator'A lovely book that is a poignant epitaph to a remarkable individual' Amazon Review________________For the... ... Read more

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Calming, thought-provoking, poetic and honest**, Notes from Walnut Tree Farm** is a collection of writing and musing by documentary-maker, environmentalist and author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin.'Gentle, straight, honest, inquisitive, funny, melancholic' Spectator'A lovely book that is a poignant epitaph to a remarkable individual' Amazon Review________________For the...
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Reflections

On Cinematography

by Sir Roger Deakins ...

From a two-time Academy Award winner widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time—a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life's story by way of his iconic, beloved films.Cinematography is both an art and science—capturing motion requires a combination of skill, ingenuity, and artistic genius. Lighting, camera movement, and framing are just a few of the important components in ... Read more

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From a two-time Academy Award winner widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time—a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life's story by way of his iconic, beloved films.Cinematography is both an art and science—capturing motion requires a combination of skill, ingenuity, and artistic genius. Lighting, camera movement, and framing are just a few of the important components in
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Archipelago: A Reader

by Fiona Stafford, Mark Cocker, John Brannigan, Rose Ferraby, David Douglas, Douglas Dunn, Norman Ackroyd, Tim Dee, John Elder, Moya Cannon, Roger Deakin, John Eifion Jones, Peter Davidson, Terry Eagleton ...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the last twenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with the assistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine the relationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought together established and emerging artists in creative ... Read more

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Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the last twenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with the assistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine the relationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought together established and emerging artists in creative
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Archipelago

A Reader

by Andrew McNellie, Norman Ackroyd, John Brannigan, Moya Cannon, Mark Cocker, Peter Davidson, Roger Deakin, Tim Dee, David Douglas, Douglas Dunn, Terry Eagleton, John Eifion Jones, John Elder, Rose Ferraby, Barbara Greg, Ivor Gurney, Alexandra Harris, Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Hill, Sally Huband, Roger Hutchinson, Mick Imlah, Kathleen Jamie, John Kerrigan, Philip Lancaster, David Lea, Angela Leighton, Gwyneth Lewis, Michael Longley, James Macdonald Lockhart, Robert Macfarlane, Angus Macmillan, Derek Mahon, Gail McNeillie, Sinéad Morrisey, Richard Murphy, Les Murray, Deirdre Ní Chonghaile, Alice Oswald, Bernard O'Donoghue, Jem Poster, Angharad Price, John Purser, Alan Riach, Tim Robinson, Katherine Rundell, Richard Sharland, Jos Smith, Mary Wellesley ...

Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative ... Read more

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Archipelago is one of the most important and influential literary magazines of the lasttwenty years. Running to twelve editions, it was edited by Andrew McNeillie, with theassistance later of James McDonald Lockhart, and began as an attempt to reimagine therelationships between the islands of Ireland and Britain. Archipelago has brought togetherestablished and emerging artists in creative
... Read more
Swimming

Vintage Minis

by Roger Deakin ...

Series series Vintage Minis
Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water? This is a joyful swimming tour of Britain, a frog’s-eye view of the country’s best bathing holes – the rivers, rock pools, lakes, ponds, lochs and sea that define a watery island. Charming, funny, inspiring, an assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, a celebration of the magic of water – this book will indeed make you want ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water? This is a joyful swimming tour of Britain, a frog’s-eye view of the country’s best bathing holes – the rivers, rock pools, lakes, ponds, lochs and sea that define a watery island. Charming, funny, inspiring, an assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, a celebration of the magic of water – this book will indeed make you want
... Read more
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Waterlog

The book that inspired the wild swimming movement

by Roger Deakin ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a
... Read more

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Roger Deakin: A BBC Nature Collection

The legendary naturalist on wild swimming and nature, plus a reading of Wildwood

by Roger Deakin ...

Narrated by Roger Deakin, Clare Balding, Robert Macfarlane, Dr Alice Roberts, Richard Mabey ...

Unabridged

4 hours

An anthology of programmes hosted by and about Roger Deakin, the legendary naturalist, introduced byhis friend Robert Macfarlane.Author, filmmaker and conservationist Roger Deakin first came to fame with his bestselling book Waterlog, which brought wild swimming into the mainstream and pioneered the 'new nature writing' genre. Published posthumously, his second travelogue, Wildwood, and collected ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

An anthology of programmes hosted by and about Roger Deakin, the legendary naturalist, introduced byhis friend Robert Macfarlane.Author, filmmaker and conservationist Roger Deakin first came to fame with his bestselling book Waterlog, which brought wild swimming into the mainstream and pioneered the 'new nature writing' genre. Published posthumously, his second travelogue, Wildwood, and collected
... Read more
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Notes from Walnut Tree Farm

by Roger Deakin ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Calming, thought-provoking, poetic and honest**, Notes from Walnut Tree Farm** is a collection of writing and musing by documentary-maker, environmentalist and author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin.For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakinkept notebooks. In them, he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and aroun... ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Calming, thought-provoking, poetic and honest**, Notes from Walnut Tree Farm** is a collection of writing and musing by documentary-maker, environmentalist and author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin.For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakinkept notebooks. In them, he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and aroun...
... Read more

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Wildwood

A Journey Through Trees

by Roger Deakin ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 51 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A much-loved classic of nature writing from environmentalist and the author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin, Wildwood is an exploration of the element wood in nature, our culture and our lives.From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, he embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's... ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.A much-loved classic of nature writing from environmentalist and the author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin, Wildwood is an exploration of the element wood in nature, our culture and our lives.From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, he embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's...
... Read more

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Reflections

On Cinematography

by Sir Roger Deakins ...

Narrated by Sir Roger Deakins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

From a two-time Academy Award winner widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time—a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life's story by way of his iconic, beloved films.Cinematography is both an art and science—capturing motion requires a combination of skill, ingenuity, and artistic genius. Lighting, camera movement, and framing are just a few of the important components in ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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From a two-time Academy Award winner widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time—a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life's story by way of his iconic, beloved films.Cinematography is both an art and science—capturing motion requires a combination of skill, ingenuity, and artistic genius. Lighting, camera movement, and framing are just a few of the important components in
... Read more

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