One midsummer's day 20th century history from c 1945 to c 2000 her abiding passion for music

her abiding passion for music

and technology

a garden that we think of as our last principal private escapade

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

ex-Labour minister and 'rescued child'[This book was first published in 2014 as If It's Not Impossible

One midsummer's day 20th century history from c 1945 to c 2000 her abiding passion for musicIt takes a whole universe to make one small black bird. Swifts are among the most extraordinary of all birds. Their migrations span continents and their twelve week stopover, when they pause to breed in European rooftops, is the very definition of summer. They may nest in our homes but much about their lives passes over our heads. No birds are more wreathed in mystery. Captivated by swifts throughout his fifty years as a naturalist, Mark Cocker sets