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Out of Essex

Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape

by James Canton ...

Beyond the brash modern stereotypes of Essex there exists a landscape that has inspired some of England's finest writing. This book tracks the paths of those literary figures who have ventured into the wilder parts of Essex. Some are illustrious names: Shakespeare, Defoe, John Clare, Joseph Conrad, H. G. Wells, Arthur Ransome. Others may be lesser known but here are well remembered: Samuel Purchas ... Read more

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Beyond the brash modern stereotypes of Essex there exists a landscape that has inspired some of England's finest writing. This book tracks the paths of those literary figures who have ventured into the wilder parts of Essex. Some are illustrious names: Shakespeare, Defoe, John Clare, Joseph Conrad, H. G. Wells, Arthur Ransome. Others may be lesser known but here are well remembered: Samuel Purchas
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The Oak Papers

by James Canton ...

"A profound meditation on the human need for connection with nature, as one man seeks solace beneath the bows of an ancient oak tree."—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees"James Canton knows so much, writes so well and understands so deeply about the true forest magic and the important place these trees have in it. Knowledge and joy." — Sara Maitland, author of How to Be ... Read more

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"A profound meditation on the human need for connection with nature, as one man seeks solace beneath the bows of an ancient oak tree."—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees"James Canton knows so much, writes so well and understands so deeply about the true forest magic and the important place these trees have in it. Knowledge and joy." — Sara Maitland, author of How to Be
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Grounded

A Journey into the Landscapes of Our Ancestors

by James Canton ...

From the author of The Oak Papers comes a beautiful meditation on how to foster a profound and healing spiritual communion with the natural world, exploring how the sacred can be accessed by looking to the past, to our ancestors and how they tread through their worlds.“Canton's writing has an exquisite, somewhat dreamlike quality.”—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesWhen James ... Read more

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From the author of The Oak Papers comes a beautiful meditation on how to foster a profound and healing spiritual communion with the natural world, exploring how the sacred can be accessed by looking to the past, to our ancestors and how they tread through their worlds.“Canton's writing has an exquisite, somewhat dreamlike quality.”—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesWhen James
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The Extreme Future

The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

by James Canton ...

Dr. James Canton, a renowned futurist, CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, and Fortune 1000 advisor, charts a course to steer you through the volatile changes that lie 5, 10, and 20 years ahead. The Extreme Future is this generation’s Future Shock, Alvin Toffler’s classic book on what’s next and how to prepare for tomorrow.Get ready for fast, radical and complex change. Get ready for the ... Read more

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Dr. James Canton, a renowned futurist, CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, and Fortune 1000 advisor, charts a course to steer you through the volatile changes that lie 5, 10, and 20 years ahead. The Extreme Future is this generation’s Future Shock, Alvin Toffler’s classic book on what’s next and how to prepare for tomorrow.Get ready for fast, radical and complex change. Get ready for the
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From Cairo to Baghdad

British Travellers in Arabia

by James Canton ...

Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means. With the advent of an Imperial presence in the region, as the British seized power in Egypt, the very nature of travel to the Middle East changed. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves visiting the region as British influence increased. Missionaries, ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means. With the advent of an Imperial presence in the region, as the British seized power in Egypt, the very nature of travel to the Middle East changed. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves visiting the region as British influence increased. Missionaries,
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Future Smart

Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World

by James Canton ...

Game-changing trends are coming in business, technology, workforce, economy, security, and environment. Climate change, energy demand, and population growth will redefine global risk and power. Exponential new technologies will emerge in digital money, mobile commerce, and big data. An explosive new middle class of over one billion consumers will enter the marketplace. Every nation, job, business, ... Read more

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Game-changing trends are coming in business, technology, workforce, economy, security, and environment. Climate change, energy demand, and population growth will redefine global risk and power. Exponential new technologies will emerge in digital money, mobile commerce, and big data. An explosive new middle class of over one billion consumers will enter the marketplace. Every nation, job, business,
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Ancient Wonderings

Journeys Into Prehistoric Britain

by James Canton ...

Narrated by James Canton ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

‘Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures’ Robert MacfarlaneTake a journey into our ancient past. Explore a long-lost landscape and gradually discover the minds, beliefs and cultural practices of those souls who lived on these lands thousands of years before you.Travelling the length and breadth of Britain, James Canton pursues his obsession with the physical traces of the ... Read more

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‘Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures’ Robert MacfarlaneTake a journey into our ancient past. Explore a long-lost landscape and gradually discover the minds, beliefs and cultural practices of those souls who lived on these lands thousands of years before you.Travelling the length and breadth of Britain, James Canton pursues his obsession with the physical traces of the
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The Extreme Future

The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

by James Canton ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

13 hours 22 min

Get ready for fast, radical and complex change. Get ready for the Extreme Future. Our world is constantly buffeted by new and dramatic changes that we can't fully grasp. No one is fully prepared for the challenges, crises and risks that lie ahead. The Extreme Future is a blueprint for what’s next and how to navigate these changes.An advisor to three White House's spanning more than 30 years, Dr. ... Read more

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Get ready for fast, radical and complex change. Get ready for the Extreme Future. Our world is constantly buffeted by new and dramatic changes that we can't fully grasp. No one is fully prepared for the challenges, crises and risks that lie ahead. The Extreme Future is a blueprint for what’s next and how to navigate these changes.An advisor to three White House's spanning more than 30 years, Dr.
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Future Smart

Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World

by James Canton ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

18 hours 17 min

A forecast of the most important game-changing trends—and how to manage and profit from them to improve your life.We live in a time of complex and radical change. Those that are ill-prepared for the seismic shifts set to occur over the next thirty years will be in for a rough ride.From leading global futurist and advisor James Canton, the acclaimed author of The Extreme Future and Technofutures, ... Read more

$34.99 USD

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A forecast of the most important game-changing trends—and how to manage and profit from them to improve your life.We live in a time of complex and radical change. Those that are ill-prepared for the seismic shifts set to occur over the next thirty years will be in for a rough ride.From leading global futurist and advisor James Canton, the acclaimed author of The Extreme Future and Technofutures,
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Winters in the World

A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year

by Eleanor Parker ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England.Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England.Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and
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This One Wild and Precious Life

The Path Back to Connection in a Fractured World

by Sarah Wilson ...

Discover how to wake up and reclaim your wild & precious life in this radical spiritual guidebook from a New York Times –bestselling author—As seen in USA Today 's hottest releases and The Washington Post 's ten New Books Spotlight."Sarah Wilson is a force of nature – quite literally. She has taken her pain and grief about our ... ... Read more

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Discover how to wake up and reclaim your wild & precious life in this radical spiritual guidebook from a New York Times –bestselling author—As seen in USA Today 's hottest releases and The Washington Post 's ten New Books Spotlight."Sarah Wilson is a force of nature – quite literally. She has taken her pain and grief about our ...
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Folk Tales from the Garden

by Donald Smith ...

Series series Folk Tales
The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping ... Read more

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The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic.Folk Tales from the Garden follows the seasons through a year of stories, garden lore and legends. Explore the changing face of nature just outside your front door, from the tale of the Creator painting her birds and the merits of kissing an old toad, to pixies sleeping
... Read more

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