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'Roger Deakin is the perfect companion for an invigorating armchair swim. Engaging, thoughtful and candid' Telegraph Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature wr...

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Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty of wild Britain. In 1996 Roger Deakin set out to swim the British Isles. He swam in the sea, in rivers, in streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools, fens, dykes, moats, aquedu...

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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...

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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, melancholi...

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"The real charm of Byways isn't playing spot-the-location as Deakins dabbles between takes, but the window it opens onto his youthful eye. You can trace his drive from an early age to catch the light at its best - or wait for it - all night if nec...

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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. ...

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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, melancholi...

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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...

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Here, published for the first time in the United States, is the last book by Roger Deakin, famed British nature writer and icon of the environmentalist movement. In Deakin's glorious meditation on wood, the "fifth element" -- as it exist...

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Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty of wild Britain.In 1996 Roger Deakin set out to swim the British Isles. He swam in the sea, in rivers, in streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools, fens, dykes, moats, aqueduc...

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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. Ch...

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From two-time Academy Award winner from 16 nominations, and five-time BAFTA award winner from 11 nominations, Sir Roger Deakins—widely regarded as the greatest cinematographer of all time—a one-of-a-kind visual memoir, telling his life...

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In einer Lebenskrise trifft der britische Abenteurer Roger Deakin einen wilden Entschluss: Er wird alle Gewässer Großbritanniens durchschwimmen, ausgerüstet mit einem dünnen Neoprenanzug und besessen von dem Wunsch, seine Heimat neu zu vermessen -...

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Roger Deakin begibt sich in seinem wichtigsten Buch auf eine Reise in das fünfte Element - das Holz. Die Reise beginnt im Schatten der Bäume seines Suffolker Gartens, führt ihn durch die Wälder Großbritanniens quer durch Europa bis nach Zentralasi...

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Un delicioso clásico del autor de los «Diarios del agua»: libro de viajes, de paseos bajo las copas de los árboles, que se lee como una plácida novela de aventuras.«Entrar en un bosque es acceder a un mundo distinto en el cual nos transforma...

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