Richard Perkins Bücher

Two men decide to become beekeepers, learning about nature and about themselves in the process

A delightful and witty book that is also a love letter to cricket through the story of an accidental club that has lasted 25 years and 263 matches Not everyone can be a true sports hero. Most of us lost out in life's sports lottery, and we have to find whatever virtue we can in effort and incompetence. Not Out First Ball is a laugh-out-loud manifesto for anyone who has ever silently sobbed at the sight of their off stump cartwheeling off into the distance, or thrown their bat in disgust onto an autumn bonfire. "To field idly at long off in the evening sunshine is to peep back over the wall to when things moved slower, cost less and didn't always need to signify something. At a time of digital abundance, the whole glorious point of cricket is that so much of it is utterly pointless." Roger Morgan-Grenville and Richard Perkins have written a book that is not only funny but also immensely insightful and profound. All cricketers (and maybe even their wives) will identify with the authors' experiences and those of their teammates. Long listed for the MCC Book of the Year 2012.

Helping others emerges as a central theme, highlighting its impact on personal happiness. This continuation of the series follows twelve-year-olds Wayne and Becky as they embark on various adventures, including encounters with four tiny skunks, a mysterious pond guest, and a new bully. The story also features a baby bunny, lively sports matches, and the return of Police Chief Nan's family. With 92 pages and 25 illustrations, the narrative promises humor and excitement while exploring friendship and community.

The heartening story of the return of nature to the Arundel Estate

A veteran nature writer walks the length of Britain in pursuit of spring, and of hope for the natural world--from the author of Shearwater and Taking Stock Fed up with bleak headlines of biodiversity loss, acclaimed nature writer Roger Morgan-Grenville sets out on a 1,000-mile walk through a British spring to see whether there are reasons to be hopeful about the natural world. His aim is to match the pace at which the oak leaves emerge, roughly 40 kilometers north each day. Fighting illness, blizzards and his own aging body, he visits every main habitat between Lymington and Cape Wrath in an epic eight-week adventure, encountering, over and over again, the kindness of strangers and the inspiring efforts of those fighting heroically for nature. A life-affirming--and life-changing--journey about the resilience of the natural world and how spring is changing across Europe.

A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author of Liquid Gold.

Since highland cattle ransacked his grandmother's vegetable patch when he was six, Roger Morgan-Grenville has been fascinated by cows.

A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author of Liquid Gold. Ten weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8,000 miles from the west coast of the British Isles to the South Atlantic. It will be unlikely to touch land again for four years. Part memoir, part homage to wilderness, Shearwater traces the author's 50-year obsession with one of nature's supreme travellers. In the finest tradition of nature writing, Roger Morgan-Grenville, author of Liquid Gold - described by Mary Colwell (Curlew Moon) as 'a book that ignites joy and warmth' - unpicks the science behind its incredible journey; and into the story of a year in the shearwater's life, he threads the inspirational influence of his Hebridean grandmother who instilled in him a love of wild places and wild animals. Full of lightly-worn knowledge, acute human observation and self-deprecating humour, Shearwater brings to life a truly mysterious and charismatic bird.

UnlimitedOvers is the humorous and heartwarming story of a seasonwith the White Hunter Cricket Club, as they go from disaster to triumph. Above all, it is the uplifting tale of friendshipamong a team of not-very-good players who find enough moments of nearbrilliance to remind them why they love the game of cricket.