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COD

\pause{1500}Author: Kurlansky, Mark
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5594 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Griffin, George
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A fascinating book about a fish and man's involvement with what was once one of the world's most plentiful foodstuffs. The book shows us what we can lose when we treat the environment so badly.

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FATE OF THE FOREST, THE

\pause{1500}Author: & Alexander Cockburn, Susanna Hecht
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3030 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Purser, Patrick
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Compelling account of why the Amazon forest is under threat

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NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: White, Gilbert
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3242 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Rolph, C.H.
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Description of the history & biology of Selborne written as letters in the 18th Century;

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STORY OF MY HEART, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Jefferies, Richard
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5050 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 4.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Swains, Ronald
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Reflections on the 19th century Wiltshire countryside by the famous naturalist.

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TURNING UP THE HEAT

\pause{1500}Author: Pearce, Fred
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3216 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Purser, Patrick
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Is our future perilous in the global greenhouse or is there scope for optimism?

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WHAT PRICE THE COUNTRYSIDE?

\pause{1500}Author: Drabble, Phil
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2030 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Coleman, Maurice
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Author's view of the problems and conflicts facing the English countryside

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WILDWOOD: A JOURNEY THROUGH TREES

\pause{1500}Author: Deakin, Roger
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7926 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 16.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Rollett, Bob
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In this celebration of the transforming magic of trees Roger Deakin sets off on a quest that takes him through Britain, and further afield in search of what lies behind our enduring connection with wood and trees.

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YEAR'S TURNING, A

\pause{1500}Author: Viney, Michael
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5377 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 8.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Sanctuary, Gerald
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For many years Michael Viney and his wife have lived in a remote cottage in County Mayo. This closeness to nature has allowed the author to become a compassionate commentator on the natural world.

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