Richard Perkins Books

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 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.

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

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.

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.

A year of agony and ecstasy in golf's foothills. Not Out of the Woods is a joyful account of three men and an undergraduate setting out to storm the citadels of golfing excellence from a starting point of absolute zero. This is a seriously funny look at a notoriously unfunny game.

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.

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