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Liberated Ape's Guides for (fun) Life
Creating a Family Garden: Magical Outdoor Spaces for All AgesCreating a Family Garden: Magical Outdoor Spaces for All Ages by Bunny Guinness
Buy used from: £23.19
Mouthwateringly lovely photographs of beautiful, 'I want' gardens.
Yarn HarlotYarn Harlot by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Buy new: £5.35 / Used from: £2.06
Yes, knitting is funny!
Born to Run: The Rise of Ultra-running and the Super-athlete TribeBorn to Run: The Rise of Ultra-running and the Super-athlete Tribe by Christopher McDougall
Buy new: £10.16 / Used from: £9.78
Want it! The guy who wrote this is so interesting. And check out the Tarahumara on You tube - amazing!
Just a Little Run Around the World: 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes: 5 Years, 29 Marriage Proposals and 53 Pairs of ShoesJust a Little Run Around the World: 5 Years, 3 Packs of Wolves and 53 Pairs of Shoes: 5 Years, 29 Marriage Proposals and 53 Pairs of Shoes by Rosie Swale-Pope
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £2.13
Oh, this woman is so amazing. Have you heard of her? She ran around the world, beginning at age 57! Why she is not a British Heroine I do not know.
Winterdance: Fine Madness of Alaskan Dog-racingWinterdance: Fine Madness of Alaskan Dog-racing by Gary Paulsen
Buy used from: £24.33
This book is probably my all-time favorite. Hilarious, awe inspiring, and exciting. IMHO a must read.
Barefoot Doctor's Handbook for the Urban Warrior: Spiritual Survival GuideBarefoot Doctor's Handbook for the Urban Warrior: Spiritual Survival Guide by The Barefoot Doctor
Buy new: £6.24 / Used from: £0.01
A cheerful, sexy, humorous guide to surviving 21st century life sorted, spiritual and with Yoda-like wisdom.
How to be IdleHow to be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £2.84
Until you learn how to be Idle, you will never be free.
The Woodland HouseThe Woodland House by Ben Law
Buy used from: £22.47
The Dream. A life lived well, a house built by hand. Beautiful
What It IsWhat It Is by Lynda Barry
Buy used from: £15.76
This is one of those invaluable books every artist, writer and blogger should own.
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family TreasuresHandmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures by Amanda Blake Soule
Buy new: £10.80 / Used from: £11.13
Because it's beautiful and honest and it puts Home where it should be, at the heart of life.
Tender: v. 1: A Cook and His Vegetable PatchTender: v. 1: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater
Buy new: £12.00 / Used from: £10.93
Nigel Slater writes with immense pleasure about cooking, I think simply because he loves to feed people, as an act of love. His books are just so lovely to read.