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Paul Peacock, 2005, paperback, 208 pages

A celebration of the life of John Seymour.  Through interviews with family and friends, the author charts the life of John Seymour including his early farming experiences, life in Africa and the infamous smallholding trials in Ireland.
Also includes an objective look at Seymour's thoughts on supermarket dominance, GM crops, intensive farming and animal welfare. 

REF:  BM001

£10.00

Hugh Barrett, 2000, paperback, 272 pages

Hugh Barrett talks about his time working on a number of farms from 1936 to 1949.  During this period he managed pig units and arable enterprises, encountered gentlemen farmers and smallholders until he came to Appleacre Farm in Suffolk. 

David Kennard, 2005, paperback, 320 pages

A real life account of one man and his dogs through the seasons on a Devon farm.

REF:  BM003

£7.99

Marcus Stead, 2007, hardback, 288 pages

Frankie Dettori is the face of British horseracing today, celebrated for his unique charisma, success and exuberance.

Born in Italy, the son of a jockey, his formative years were tough.  Despite this he became the first teenager since Lester Piggott to ride 100 winners in a season and he won the Ascot Gold Cup for the first time aged only 21.

His most celebrated achievement was in 1996 when he won all seven races on a single day at Ascot.

Marcus Stead has produced a wonderful biography on such a sporting icon.

REF:  BM044

£17.99

2007, hardback, 288 pages

For everyone who's ever dreamed of moving to the country, to those that loathe the idea.  Fresh air, green fields and a new life for the family in a beautiful house.  It's what city dwellers dream about isn't it?

Until you discover your home is a national slug hot spot, coffee mornings with unemployed mums, collapsing ceilings and leaky lavatories, garden warfare with the neighbour, dangerous liaisons with the builder.

It's going to be perfect I think.  I mean of course it is.  Or have I made a terrible mistake?

£12.99

Frankie Dettori, 2004, hardback, 448 pages

In his autobiography, Frankie Dettori recalls the highs and lows of his horse racing career as well as his private life including the drama, passion, death and deliverance encountered so far.

Peter Walwyn, 2002, paperback, 288 pages

Peter Walwyn was for more than 35 years one of Britain's foremost racehorse trainers.  Packed with some amusing behind the scenes anecdotes that led him to be nicknamed the 'Basil Fawlty' of the turf, this book is a candid account of his life.

REF:  BM005

£7.99

Molly Watson, 2005, paperback, 320 pages

When Molly Watson and her sister, both city girls, embark on an idle afternoon shopping trip in Worcestershire, and end up buying a horse for the first time, their lives swerve gloriously off course.
Abandoning their city life in favour of Herefordshire, they discover that rural life is anything but idyllic with various hilarious results.

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£4.04

Jenny Pitman, 1999, paperback, 425 pages

Jenny Pitman describes how she became such a successful trainer in the male dominated environment of horse racing.  She was one of the first women to be granted a professional licence to train horses and in 1983 she became the first female trainer to win the Grand National.

Johnny Kingdom, 2007, paperback, 352 pages

From poacher to gravedigger and wildlife cameraman, Johnny Kingdom has become an unlikely celebrity by studying the people and animals of the Exmoor region.  His exploits have now been turned into a new BBC series shown in October 2006.  This autobiography recounts his life living on Exmoor and features stories of his escapades, from spending a night in a jail cell with a red deer, to how he persuaded local badgers to run along a mini assault course, turning wheels and tilting up and down on see-saws.

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Now £6.40

Lester Piggott, 2004, hardback, 300 pages

Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first victory, Lester Piggott, possibly the greatest Derby jockey of all time, tells the stories of his nine Derby winners.

REF:  BM008

£18.99

Ian Balding, 2004, hardback

With a life in racing, Ian Balding recounts his fascinating upbringing and his successful career as a trainer.

Tony McCoy, 2003, paperback, 288 pages

Tony McCoy is one of the UK's most successful jockeys by winning 289 races in one season, beating the record set by Sir Gordon Richards in 1948.  This title is the official autobiography.

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