An informative and rather frightening history of nuclear accidents which focuses on Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl…
A marvellous memoir packed with hair-raising adventures from Gavin Thurston, a cinematographer known for his work on wildlife documentaries. The…
An entertaining easy-to-read memoir from bassist and founder member of Dire Straits, John Illsley. I didn’t know much about the…
Richard Shepherd’s first book, Unnatural Causes, was a brilliant read. The follow-up book is just as good, maybe even better.…
I finished this book in 24 hours! It was an interesting and easy read. The author, Jo, joined the fire…
It was very strange to be reading this book (in March) during the war in Ukraine, as it was originally…
I find fruit fascinating, even though I don’t grow it, cook with it or even eat much of it. I’ve…
There were ‘No Surprises’ in this book. Although it tells the story of the band, as promised, for me it…
I happened to be reading Will Smith’s autobiography when his behaviour at the Oscars made the headlines, behaviour which (the…
Vanished cities, towns and villages have a strange appeal. We can admire how nature takes over them while we mourn…