Part of Bradt’s distinctive, award-winning series of ‘Slow’ travel guides to UK regions, the new, thoroughly updated second edition of Cheshire (Slow Travel) celebrates this charming, popular English county. Written with intimate detail and insider tips by two authors raised in Cheshire, it remains the only standalone guidebook to provide in-depth coverage of the county.Already renowned for an abundance of black and white timbered buildings, Cheshire was put firmly on the map in th...

This brand new title in Bradt's acclaimed UK regional Slow series is the only full guide to Cheshire, a county known for its abundance of black-and-white timbered buildings and which was put firmly on the map in the 1990s thanks to then-resident stars Posh and Becks.Cheshire is a county that confounds expectations, from the Cheshire Plain to the hills and moors of the Pennines and Peak District in the east and surprisingly dramatic sandstone ridges in the west, not to mention the W...

A delightful little story about two cats Committee and Craig, who live in the beautiful grounds of the National Trust property Gunby Hall in Lincolnshire, UK.Committee and Craig are cats. Not just any ordinary cats, but aristo-cats, that live amongst the beautiful estate of Gunby Hall.They like living at Gunby Hall and welcoming its many visitors who come from far and wide.

A personal and insightful description of the movement from "gardening with pretty plants for human enjoyment" to gardening in support of ecosystem health, including all beings in our definition of community and using our own backyards to support all local life while still enjoying the beauty of plants. This little book begins to address the question: what is our (human) role and responsibility in supporting life on planet earth?

"Kill two birds with one stone" or "Feed two birds with one hand"?Though it may not always be obvious, our choice of language impacts - and is impacted by - the world. Idioms are common phrases that we often use without much thought, but when we pay attention, we can see how they are intertwined with systems of normalized violence. And with some awareness and adjustments, we can adapt these idioms to be more inclusive and peaceful. Evolving our language choice isn'...

I Knew When I Was Five is an illustrated story that reveals how violence is normalized in our culture, and specifically in our food choices. It supports parents-and adults in general-to see and nurture children's compassion and empathy and reject our cultural reliance on violence, and it empowers people who have felt this tension between their own compassion and what our society expects from them.

We Know is a collection of stories that explores how we experience the normalization of violence growing up in our culture, especially with food choices. It invites people of all ages to explore how they learned about our use of animals, and to consider how children in their life are learning about these things. To consider how those children might be feeling and give them an opportunity to explore those feelings rather than simply indoctrinating them into the wor...