Bringing back the beaverSince the early 1990s in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning elites and even some conservation professionals Derek Gow has imported, quarantined and assisted the reestablishment of beavers in waterways across England and Scotland. 'Bringing Back the Beaver' is farmer turned ecologist Gow's inspirational and often riotously funny firsthand account of how the movement to rewild the British landscape with beavers has become the

she took the decision to sell her house and most of her belongings

sets off on the high seas in search of adventure

and a rather handsome pig called The General

the imperial mindset has dominated Britain's relationship with itself and the world

a dazzling story offering up mystery

'The Complete Gardener' brings you right up to date on how Monty gardens today

even the language in which they were first written

Miranda's life has had its ups and downs - when they first met there was no such thing as a sitcom called Miranda - and she candidly charts this in the book

the courage to speak up

Not only is Harry about to come face to face with an old

the ever-turning seasons or the bigger cycle of gain and grief that are part of our journey through life

these women held the secrets and the hearts of some of the Tudor period's most powerful men and women