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On the Plain of Snakes
- By: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance35
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Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A 40-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Paul Theroux will begin his journey into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico.
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A brave book
- By John on 12-03-21
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On the Plain of Snakes
- Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 24-10-19
- Language: English
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Too Much Information
- Or: Can Everyone Just Shut Up for a Moment, Some of Us Are Trying to Think
- By: Dave Gorman
- Narrated by: Dave Gorman
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,037
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Performance933
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Story916
Nowadays, the world is full of people trying to tell us things. So much so that we have taught our brains not to pay much attention. After all, click the mouse, tap the screen, flick the channel and it’s on to the next thing. But Dave Gorman thinks it’s time to have a closer look, to find...
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Made me laugh, very entertaining.
- By M on 14-09-14
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Too Much Information
- Or: Can Everyone Just Shut Up for a Moment, Some of Us Are Trying to Think
- Narrated by: Dave Gorman
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-09-14
- Language: English
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This Other London
- Adventures in the Overlooked City
- By: John Rogers, Russell Brand - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance43
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Story43
Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten...
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Not enough juicy facts
- By Richard on 06-11-13
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This Other London
- Adventures in the Overlooked City
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-09-13
- Language: English
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The Savage Landscape
- How We Made the Wilderness
- By: Cal Flyn
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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'When I read Flyn’s writing I would often exhale with a sense of wonder' GUARDIAN 'Fascinating and masterfully written' ALICE WINN A lyrical exploration of the world’s most forbiddingly remote places, the supposedly uninhabited wildernesses of the world – and the humans who have always...
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The Savage Landscape
- How We Made the Wilderness
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 07-05-26
- Language: English
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Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy
- The 49 States Tour
- By: Tiffani Burkett
- Narrated by: Tiffani Burkett
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance39
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Story39
After six years of laying rubber on racetracks and immersing herself in the high octane, adrenaline pumping sport of motorcycle racing, Tiffani was yearning for something new from her life on two wheels. Fortunately (or unfortunately), losing her comfortable office job was the perfect opportunity to do exactly that.
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excellent listening!.
- By Anonymous on 29-01-21
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Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy
- The 49 States Tour
- Narrated by: Tiffani Burkett
- Series: Chronicles of a Motorcycle Gypsy, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 20-04-20
- Language: English
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Figures in a Landscape
- People and Places
- By: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance18
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Story18
Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances, from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively these pieces offer a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life and his restless and ever-curious mind.
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Great variety of topics.... mostly very interesting
- By Nicky Ramone on 06-08-18
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Figures in a Landscape
- People and Places
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-06-18
- Language: English
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The Adventure Podcast
- By: Coldhouse Collective
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Performance1
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An ongoing series of long-form conversations with individuals at the forefront of exploration and adventure in which filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks to the most knowledgeable, accomplished and respected voices in the field. From mountaineers to wildlife cinematographers, environmental activists to polar photographers, The Adventure Podcast brings you up close and personal with those who live extraordinary lives. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Great Interviewer
- By alwayssmiling on 01-12-24
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The Italians
- By: John Hooper
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall76
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Performance64
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Story64
John Hooper's marvelously entertaining and perceptive new book is ideal for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Looking at the facts that lie behind and often belie the stereotypes, his revealing book sheds new light on many aspects of Italian life: football and Freemasonry, sex, symbolism, and the reason Italian has twelve words for a coat hanger yet none for a hangover.
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Informative and engaging insight
- By Anne L on 21-06-15
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The Italians
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 07-05-15
- Language: English
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Long Road from Jarrow
- A journey through Britain then and now
- By: Stuart Maconie
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall232
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Performance216
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Story216
In the autumn of 1936, some 200 men from the Tyneside town of Jarrow marched 300 miles to London in protest against the destruction of their towns and industries. Precisely 80 years on, Stuart Maconie walks from north to south, retracing the route of the emblematic Jarrow Crusade. Following history's footsteps, Maconie is in search of what modern Britain is really like today.
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Fabulous, edgy recreation of the Jarrow March
- By Mr SA Lambe on 27-08-17
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Long Road from Jarrow
- A journey through Britain then and now
- Narrated by: Stuart Maconie
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 20-07-17
- Language: English
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And Did Those Feet
- Walking Through 2000 Years of British and Irish History
- By: Charlie Connelly
- Narrated by: Charlie Connelly
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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Story11
The landscape of the British Isles is filled with history, much of which we miss as it flashes past the car window. Do we even realise that we're following the same path as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, or that we're driving past the exact spot where King Harold was killed, shot through the eye with an arrow? As a lover of both history and the British countryside, Charlie Connelly decided to rectify this, and set out on a series of walks that recreate famous historical journeys. En route he retells the story of the original trip while discovering who and what now inhabit these iconic routes.
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Nice, Easygoing Listening
- By Amazon Customer on 30-04-25
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And Did Those Feet
- Walking Through 2000 Years of British and Irish History
- Narrated by: Charlie Connelly
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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Vagabonding
- An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
- By: Rolf Potts
- Narrated by: Rolf Potts
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall592
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Performance498
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Story497
Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.
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Mostly mundane, common sense.
- By Jamie Currie on 23-08-16
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Vagabonding
- An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
- Narrated by: Rolf Potts
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 13-11-13
- Language: English
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Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
- In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts
- By: Dom Joly
- Narrated by: Dom Joly
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance35
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Story35
Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday, Dom has been obsessed with the world of cryptozoology—monster hunting—and in Scary Monsters and Super Creeps, he heads to six completely different destinations to investigate local monster sightings. Are the monsters all the product of fevered minds, or is there a sliver of truth somewhere in the madness? Either way, the search gives Dom an excuse to dive into six fascinating destinations on a gloriously nutty adventure.
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Entertaining enough
- By CatW on 03-11-22
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Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
- In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts
- Narrated by: Dom Joly
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 15-09-22
- Language: English
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The Untold Railway Stories
- By: Monisha Rajesh, Andrew Martin, Shahnaz Habib, and others
- Narrated by: Esmée Cook
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African railways, from the pioneers of the American West to European trains in war, this is a new prism through which to explore human lives, and global landscapes, politics and history. The Untold Railway Stories is a testament to both the joy and impact of train travel - to the ambition and ingenuity, and also to destruction and sacrifice within its history - and is published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway line.
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The Untold Railway Stories
- Narrated by: Esmée Cook
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 16-01-26
- Language: English
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Cry of the Kalahari
- By: Delia Owens, Mark Owens
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall88
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Performance82
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Story82
Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had never before been exposed to humans.
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Foolhardy exploits in the Kalahari
- By veyza on 29-04-23
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Cry of the Kalahari
- Narrated by: Donna Postel, Sean Runnette
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-10-21
- Language: English
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Round Ireland With A Fridge
- By: Tony Hawks
- Narrated by: Tony Hawks
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall386
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Performance300
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Story301
Whilst in Ireland for an International Song Competition, Tony Hawks was amazed to see a hitch-hiker, trying to thumb a lift, but with a fridge. This seemed amazingly optimistic - his Irish friends, however thought nothing of it at all. 'I had clearly arrived in a country', writes Tony, 'where...
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The Fridge Man
- By Paul on 21-02-12
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Round Ireland With A Fridge
- Narrated by: Tony Hawks
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 22-04-11
- Language: English
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Canoeing The Congo
- First Source to Sea Descent of the Congo River
- By: Phil Harwood
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall140
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Performance127
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Story127
Canoeing the Congo narrates the journey of Phil Harwood, who undertook an epic five-month solo attempt to canoe the Congo River in war-torn Central Africa. It was a historic 'first descent' from the true source in the highlands of Zambia. Just short of 3,000 miles long, the Congo River is the eighth longest in the world and the deepest river in the world, with a flow rate second only to the Amazon. Along the way, Phil encountered numerous waterfalls, huge rapids, man-eating crocodiles, hippos, aggressive snakes...
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Thrilling
- By Mr D J W Evans on 17-06-15
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Canoeing The Congo
- First Source to Sea Descent of the Congo River
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-05-13
- Language: English
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Eldest
- Inheritance, Book 2
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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Overall225
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Performance183
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Story183
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is the journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day a fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust.
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This Audio skips entire parts of the book!
- By Shalom J. on 03-06-18
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Eldest
- Inheritance, Book 2
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 29-08-06
- Language: English
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A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles
- By: Ned Palmer
- Narrated by: Ned Palmer
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance11
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Story10
Every cheese tells a story. Whether it's a fresh young goat's cheese or a big, beefy 18-month-old Cheddar, each variety holds the history of the people who first made it, from the builders of Stonehenge to medieval monks, from the Stilton-makers of the 18th century to the factory cheesemakers of the Second World War. Cheesemonger Ned Palmer takes us on a delicious journey across Britain and Ireland and through time to uncover the histories of beloved old favourites like Cheddar and Wensleydale and fresh innovations like the Irish Cashel Blue or the rambunctious Renegade Monk.
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This will be my go-to reference book for a while
- By Benastrada on 19-05-24
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A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles
- Narrated by: Ned Palmer
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 07-10-21
- Language: English
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Walking Home
- Travels with a Troubadour on the Pennine Way
- By: Simon Armitage
- Narrated by: Simon Armitage
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall457
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Performance419
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Story416
In summer 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way. The challenging 256 mile route is usually approached from south to north, from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm, the other side of the Scottish border. He resolved to tackle it the other way round: through beautiful and bleak terrain, across lonely fells and into the howling wind, he would be walking home, towards the Yorkshire village where he was born.
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A relaxing and enjoyable read
- By Sue McW on 12-06-13
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Walking Home
- Travels with a Troubadour on the Pennine Way
- Narrated by: Simon Armitage
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 04-04-13
- Language: English
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CarpFix Live
- By: Darrell Peck's Carp Fishing Show
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Join our next live stream where you will have the exclusive opportunity to ask Pecky a question, and maybe even win a prize! CarpFix Live is our monthly live stream presented by Darrell Peck & Scott McCulloch. Throughout the interactive stream you can post your questions and have them answered by Darrell. Other highlights include, discuss angling tactics/tips (we usually talk about tactics with regards to the time the live stream goes live). Draw our monthly giveaway, plus, win prizes throughout just for asking a question.
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nice
- By Amazon Customer on 20-06-23
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