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William Arthur Human was 22 years old and serving as a British soldier in India when war broke out in 1914. This is his story, in his own words, covering his first eight months on the Western Front and featuring the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. An extraordinarily vivid account that is heartfelt, captivating, and challenging in equal measure. "Nowadays - when I think of it - it gives me a shiver down my back. I wonder how a man could live through it all and yet be sane." Written by William Arthur Human Transcribed by his great-grandson Stephen Reynolds
The third instalment from arguably the ninth most famous Stephen Reynolds in the world. This generation?s answer to Eddie the Eagle Edwards, only instead of death-defying jumps off of big ramps watched by millions, he goes for walks along well-defined and established trails? watched by nobody. This time our intrepid explorer hikes the breathtaking one hundred and eighty-six miles of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. A stunning and dramatic landscape of soaring rocky clifftops and sprawling white sands.Join him as he encounters a plethora of amazing wildlife from peregrine falcons to razorbills, from seals to wild ponies. Not to mention the dashed impressive bracing vistas and stormy seas, of course. Marvel at his rudimentary understanding of Mesolithic tool making, share in his wonder at all manner of high-class moustaches, and there?s even the odd mermaid or spaceship thrown in for good measure. It?s all happening inside this book, right now! You know what to do.**Buy and read this book
The continued musings of a hapless wanderer. Younger than Bill Bryson, smaller than Levison Wood, and hairier than Julia Bradbury. In his latest adventure, our bumbling yet affable narrator walks the 100 miles of the stunning and dramatic West Highland Way.Join him on a memorable hike that takes in all the splendour of the Scottish Highlands. With grand imposing scenery and beautiful shimmering lochs. Mountain peaks, midges, Highland Cows, Irn-Bru, turnip pizzas, waterfalls, wild open moors and going to increasingly bizarre lengths to avoid sleeping in a tent. If you like the sound of any of these things, then this is undoubtedly the book for you.
What happens when a 37-year-old office worker, who exercises marginally less than the average cheese sandwich, decides to walk 630 miles of challenging coastline in one go? Will he go on an epic voyage of self-discovery... or just get really knackered? Find out the answers to these important questions, and many more, by joining him on a grand adventure that takes in 26,719 steps, 921 stiles, 302 bridges, 91,000 feet of climbing and descending, 1 seal, 0 basking sharks, lots of chips and 1 overweight, oversized backpack.
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