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An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep time and modern tides RAYNOR WINN Wondrous elegant and haunting Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland PHILIP HOARE Medieval kingdoms Notorious pirate towns Drowned churches Crocodile infested swamps On a series of coastal walks Lisa Woollett takes us on an illuminating journey bringing to life the places where mythology and reality meet at the very edges of Britain and Ireland From Bronze Age settlements on the Isles of Scilly and submerged prehistoric forests in Wales to a Victorian amusement park on the Isle of Wight and castles in the air off County Clare Lisa draws together archaeology meetings with locals and tales from folklore to reveal how the sea has forged shaped and often overwhelmed these landscapes and communities Lost to the Sea is an exhilarating voyage around the ever shifting shores of the British Isles and a haunting ode to our profound relationship with the sea A hugely enjoyable mosaic of history myth and imagination SARA WHEELER Beautifully written and researched I was immediately tempted to head out in search of lost lands WYL MENMUIR

A thrilling journey of discovery Tristan Gooley author of How to Read a Tree Levison Wood has done the impossible To tell the story of trees in a single book is a Herculean task but one that he has resoundingly achieved Merlin Hanbury Tenison author of Our Oaken Bones A thrilling moving and convincing journey through the life of trees Will Storr author of The Status Game This powerful book brims with curiosity original thought and cutting edge research but amidst the wonder you can also hear the haunting cry of the natural world Sophy Roberts The Lost Pianos of Siberia Levison Wood has spent a lifetime exploring wild places and witnessing environmental challenges and conservation efforts around the world Now he s delving into the incredible world of forests In this global investigation The Great Tree Story explores the profound influence forests have had on our planet and civilisation Each chapter digs into a different aspect of this relationship from the evolutionary history of trees and their cultural significance in ancient civilisations to the impacts of agriculture colonisation and the industrial revolution on forest ecosystems The book highlights the wisdom of indigenous communities in forest stewardship ex

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Bajo el patrocinio de la Fundación San Benito de Alcántara, y con motivo de la concesión del premio Puente de Alcántara al arco de La Regenta-puente Pintor Fierros de la carretera nacional 632, se edita este libro en el que seis intelectuales piensan en (y desde) Asturias. Encuadernacion. Tapa Dura con Sobrecubierta.