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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die Peter Boxall. Preface by Peter Ackroyd
A comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the best fiction from around the world. Completely redesigned with over 150 new images.
SALES AND MARKETING POINTS • This new update for 2012 includes 150 new images of original book covers and a complete list of major literary prize winners • Comprehensive reference guide encompassing the history of the novel • Compiled by experts, academics, journalists, authors to give insightful critiques of all the writers and books that have fired imaginations all over the world • Helpful for those wanting to expand their reading but don’t know where to start
Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037407 Price: £20.00 New Edition
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THE BOOK Completely revised and updated to include the most up-to-date selections, this is a bold and bright reference book to the novels and the writers that have excited the world’s imagination. This authoritative selection of novels, reviewed by an international team of writers, critics, academics, and journalists, provides a new take on world classics and a reliable guide to what’s hot in contemporary fiction. Featuring more than 700 illustrations and photographs, presenting quotes from individual novels and authors, and completely revised for 2012, this is the ideal book for everybody who loves reading.
THE AUTHOR
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Peter Boxall is a senior lecturer in English Literature at the University of Sussex. He has published widely on drama and twentieth-century fiction and contributes regularly to journals such as The Yearbook of English Studies. He has recently published a Reader’s Guide to Samuel Beckett’s drama and current projects include co-editing The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory, Don DeLillo:The Possibility of Fiction and a study on contemporary fiction, Since Beckett.
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Peter Ackroyd is well known for writing historical fiction. His awards are numerous, including the Guardian Fiction Prize, Whitbread Biography Award, Royal Society of Literature William Heinemman Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize to name but a few. He has written biographies on T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens and more and also holds a C.B.E for services to literature.
1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 9781844036714
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1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die Mark Irving
The greatest feats of human engineering are celebrated in this comprehensive and updated guide to the most outstanding buildings in history. An inspiring visual testimony to man’s extraordinary creative capabilities.
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Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037384 Price: £20.00 New Edition Previous ISBN: 9781844035786 Binding PB FLAPS Size 210 x 160 mm, 61⁄4 x 81⁄4 inches Extent 960 Words 250000 Illustrations 800 Audience description G General Rights Worldwide not for sale in: US, AU, CA, NZ Subject classification GB Distributed by orders@lbsltd.co.uk 01903 828511 Trade orders tradeorders@octopus-publishing.co.uk
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• Comprehensive and concise entries contain essential information on what is special about the buildings, their structural processes, and the social, political, and geographical considerations of the architects who designed them. • An inspiring visual testimony to the extraordinary creative capabilities of the architects, engineers, and builders, with information on the tools and methods they used. • Packed with information on a very broad range of buildings of international interest, this is a book that will enthrall all enthusiasts of architecture, from amateur browsers to practicing professionals. • This new edition for 2012 includes up-to-the minute designs from world famous architects.
THE BOOK
1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is a visual testament to the beauty, grace, and fortitude of the world’s greatest architectural achievements. Beginning in the ancient and Near East, the book explores middle age Byzantine and Gothic examples such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, goes on to St Paul’s Cathedral, London and continues through the Chrysler Building, New York City, with its art deco metal pinnacle, to splendid contemporary innovations such as Norman Foster’s Reichstag parliament building, Berlin and Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. The book is not only concerned with size – it also includes some of the world’s most remarkable domestic buildings, such as the Mongolian yurt and houses of the American pioneers, as well as railway buildings, chapels, casinos, concert halls, gentlemen’s clubs, and museums, cherished often for the way they represent and capture a particular moment in history in their details and atmosphere. 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is the complete companion to the outstanding architecture of the world. A fascinating mixture of familiar landmarks and littleknown gems.
THE AUTHOR
Mark Irving has been an art and architecture writer for numerous newspapers, including The Times, Financial Times, Independent on Sunday, Guardian, and Scotsman as well as magazines such as Domus, Blueprint, Prospect, Time, L’Espresso, New Statesman and Knack Weekend. He wrote and presented FIVE’s critically acclaimed three-part television series The Story of Art Deco, broadcast in 2003. Mark has contributed essays to numerous books and catalogues.
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1001 Cars to Dream of Driving Before You Die Simon Heptinsall Discover the stories behind the world’s most iconic cars, the geniuses who designed them, the companies and factories who built them, and the people who drove them.
SALES AND MARKETING POINTS • Concise, comprehensive entries detail the world’s most iconic cars as well as lesser-known models. • Authoritative texts written by leading motor experts detail the history and special features of each car. • General Editor Simon Heptinsall launched BBC Top Gear Magazine and worked on the BBC’s Extreme Machines and Big Boys’Toys with Jeremy Clarkson.
THE BOOK Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037247 Price: £20.00 New Title Binding PB FLAPS Size 210 x 160 mm, 61⁄4 x 81⁄4 inches Extent 960 Words 250000 Illustrations 800 Audience description G General Rights Worldwide Subject classification G; GB;
It is almost impossible to imagine life today without one of the world- changing inventions of the twentieth century – the car. Appealing to car lovers ranging from vintage car spotters to armchair petrol heads, 1001 Cars You Must Drive Before You Die brings you the world’s best cars – Chevrolets from the United States, MGs from Italy, Toyotas from Japan, Porsches from Germany, Aston Martins from the UK and Holdens from Australia. In one of the first truly global guides to cars, they are all here: from Henry Ford’s pioneering Model T with its hand-cranked starter to the latest hi-tech vehicles, such as the Lexus LS600h hybrid-powered 4x4 sports saloon.
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1001 Days that Shaped the World Peter Furtado
Where were the origins of the 2011 Arab Spring? Who was the first British Prime Minister? What was the first country to give women the vote? Discover the answers and fascinating facts of over 1000 dramatic slices of history.
SALES AND MARKETING POINTS • Written by an expert team of academics, scientists and history writers • More than 700 photographs and illustrations bringing to life the events that shaped the world as we know it today • Will appeal to anyone with an interest in culture, history and world events.
THE BOOK Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037391 Price: £20.00 New Edition
This remarkable book presents enthralling accounts of 1001 life-changing events that have taken place around the world since the Big Bang. From the foundation of Rome on 21 April 753BCE to the death of Colonel Gaddafi in October 2011, and from the Battle of Marathon on 21 September 490 BCE to the rescue of Chilean miners after 69 days trapped underground, 1001 Days That Shaped Our World tells the history of the world through extraordinary moments, decisive encounters, memorable incidents, and natural disasters. Compiled by historian, Peter Furtado, and written by an international team of historians, journalists, and scientists, the book features a detailed and informative account of every event, together with an assessment of the longer term physical, cultural, social or economic impact. Evocative paintings and dramatic photographs complement the incisive text to make this book the one essential guide you’ll need to understand just why the world is what it is today.
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THE AUTHOR
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Peter Furtado has been the editor of History Today magazine since 1998. He holds degrees in History and Art History from Oxford University and has edited many reference works on world history, including the Atlas of World History which was ‘wholly admirable...a great achievement’ (Daily Telegraph). He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
1001 Buildings 9781844035786 1001 Classical Recordings 9781844035793
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1001 Days that Shaped the World Peter Furtado
CONTENTS
A chronological selection of events that happened on days all over the world, including: Death of the Buddha, Hannibal’s crossing of Western Europe, Roman invasion of Britain, the birth of Jesus, the crucifixion, the end of the Roman Empire, Battle of Hastings, the Magna Carta, Joan of Arc condemned to death, Columbus’s discovery of the New World, the fall of Constantinople, Michelangelo’s David, the Gregorian calendar, the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder plot, the fire of London, Cook’s discovery of Australia, the Boston Tea Party, US declaration of independence, the fall of the Bastille, Rosetta stone, Battle of Trafalgar, the abolition of slavery, Napolean’s invasion of Russia, publication of Origin of the Species, battle of Gettysburg, the light bulb, eruption of Krakatoa, the Lumiere brothers, the Wright brothers‘ flight, sinking of the Titanic, Franz Ferdinand assassinated, Tokyo earthquake, Jesse Owens’s gold medal, Pearl Harbour, D-Day, Hiroshima, Partition of India, the 4-minute mile, Yuri Gagarin first man in space, Concord’s first flight, Neil Armstrong on the Moon, Chernobyl, Watergate, Live Aid, 9/11, Tsunami, President Obama’s inauguration and Colonel Gaddafi’s demise and many many more.
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1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die Rae Spencer-Jones
A remarkable tour of the most beautiful and interesting gardens in the world, both historical and modern. Completely revised and updated for 2012.
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Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037377 Price: £20.00 New Edition Previous ISBN: 9781844034987 Binding PB FLAPS Size 210 x 160 mm, 61⁄4 x 81⁄4 inches Extent 960 Words 250000 Illustrations 800 Audience description G General Rights Worldwide Subject classification VG
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• An extraordinarily rich sourcebook of garden variety, encompassing fine examples of styles as diverse as the English rose garden, the Italian formal garden, the Japanese water garden, and the cactus-filled desert garden of the American Southwest. • Written by an extensive team of international horticulturists and garden journalists. • This 2012 edition has been updated with 20 new gardens including the High Line, Manhattan’s pioneering conservation project. • Important features including national plant collections, historic buildings, specialist garden sculptures, rare trees and outstanding seasonal flowering, are all highlighted. • Hours of fascinating reading for the dedicated, hands-on gardener and the appreciative garden visitor alike.
THE BOOK
1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die is an extraordinary showcase of the best examples of man’s artistic taming of nature from the world’s most outstanding landscape gardeners. From the famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra to hidden gems, such as the Leichtag family’s Healing Garden, created for patients at the San Diego Children’s Hospital, this lavishly illustrated guide will delight both lovers of natural beauty and gardeners alike. Covering the entire globe, the guide presents the very best example of every gardening style, whether it is the inspirational European floral display of impressionist painter Claude Monet’s garden at Giverny in France or the exuberant diversity of the lush tropical gardens of Bali. Everywhere, gardens speak of the intimate relationship between man and the environment. Worldwide and from person to person our conceptions of beauty may differ, but gardeners are united in their desire to create visions of heaven on earth, places that stimulate the imagination and restore the spirit.
THE AUTHOR Rae Spencer-Jones studied horticulture before joining the editorial team of Gardens Illustrated magazine. Now a freelance horticultural journalist and author, she has written on all areas of horticulture for a wide range of gardening publications, including the gardening pages of the Daily Telegraph and The Times, Gardener’s World magazine and Gardens Illustrated. Her own book, Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe, was published in 2005. Contributors include: Caroline Holmes, Erica Hunnungher, Christine Reid, Barbara Reid, Barbara Segall and Naomi Slade.
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1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die General Editor: Jeff Barr. Preface by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Fulfilling every golfer’s dream – the ultimate guide to the world’s premier holes.
SALES AND MARKETING POINTS • An unrivalled guide to the world’s greatest golf holes and courses, selected either because of their challenge to play, their stunning location, their link with a famous or infamous occurrence, or simply the brilliance of their design. • Golf has never been more popular and continues to gain fans, especially among younger players. • This 2012 edition has been fully updated with 50 of the newest and best golf holes in the world.
THE BOOK Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037414 Price: £20.00 New Edition
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Every golfer longs for the opportunity to play as many great golf holes as possible. With over 800 illustrations from international golf courses across the world, 1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die is a truly comprehensive guide to the world’s ultimate golf holes. Fact boxes provide instant information on the course, location, architect, designer, length and par of each hole, while longer entries give further insight into playing the hole, the designer’s intention and the history of the greats who have played there. Whether you play the game for the strategy, the locations, or simply the fun of it, each hole has a story to tell, and a challenge for golfers to master. Covering 3-par, 4-par and 5-par, the challenging, the scenic, the celebrity-designed, and the most demanding, this magnificent guide will let you discover the 1001 holes you simply must play.
THE AUTHOR Jeff Barr has traveled the world reviewing golf courses, golf resorts and, of course, golf holes. He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines including the Washington Post and Golf Week magazine, the No.1 golf news magazine in America. 1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die is his fourth book. The book brings together a team of leading golf writers, journalists, players, and experts from around the world, including Terry Jacoby, Gene Yasuda, Brian Hewitt, Alistair Tait, Rob Vanderzahn, Jay Coffin, Kelle Larkin, Kevin Adams and Mike Mazur.
1001 Escapes You Must Make Before You Die 9781844036752 1001 Wines You Must Try Before You Die 9781844037032
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1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die General Editor: Jeff Barr. Preface by Robert Trent Jones Jr. CONTENTS Preface Forward Introduction Course Index Contributors How to Use 1001 Golf Holes Hole 1 Hole 2 Hole 3 Hole 4 Hole 5 Hole 6 Hole 7 Hole 8 Hole 9 Hole 10 Hole 11 Hole 12 Hole 13 Hole 14 Hole 15 Hole 16 Hole 17 Hole 18 Designer Index General Index Picture Credits
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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Steven Jay Schneider. Preface by Jason Solomons
Packed with vital statistics, and a few facts that may surprise you, this is a collector’s must-have as well as an entertaining read for all those who love the wonderful world of film.
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Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037339 Price: £20.00 New Edition
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• Completely revised and updated edition, including reviews of recent blockbusters such as The Artist and Tinker,Tailor,Soldier,Spy. • Previous editions have sold over one million copies worldwide in twenty-four languages and nearly 150,000 copies in the UK. • Expert critics have painstakingly included, revised, cut and added films to bring the must-watch list bang up-to-date for 2012. • Illustrated with hundreds of stunning film stills, portraits and poster art. • Covers all genres of film – from comedy and romance to horror and sci-fi. • Packed with vital statistics, and a few facts that may surprise you, this is a collector’s must for the bookshelf as well as an entertaining read for all those who love the wonderful world of film.
THE BOOK
With more than one million copies sold worldwide in twenty-four languages, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die celebrates the great and groundbreaking, classic and cult, must-see movies of all time and offers a treasure trove of incisive, witty and revealing insights into the world of film. Completely updated and revised for 2012, 1001 Movies is illustrated with hundreds of stunning film stills, portraits and poster art, bringing together the most significant movies from all genres, from action to Western, through animation, comedy, documentary, musical, noir, romance, thriller, short and sci-fi. The selection includes movies from over 30 countries and spans more than a century of extraordinary cinema. Whether your passion is rom-com or art house, The Blue Angel or Blue Velvet, 1001 Movies is the book for you.
THE AUTHOR
Steven Jay Schneider, one of the true connoisseurs of movie horror, has written, talked, taught and published extensively on all aspects of film, from aesthetics and psychoanalysis to the joys of the slasher flick. Here he has brought together more than 50 of the finest writers, reviewers, critics, professors, aficionados and filmmakers from around the globe. From Le Monde’s Jean-Michel Frodon in Paris to Undercurrent’s Chris Fujiwara in Tokyo, the team compromises the best that film writing has to offer and includes contributiors to Empire, Sight & Sound, Time Out, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Total Film, International Film Guide, LA Weekly, CineAction, Film Quarterly, NME, the Washington Post, Filmmaker, Moviemaker and many more. Jason Solomons writes film columns for the Observer and the Mail on Sunday and is a broadcaster on film.
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Miller’s Mid-century Modern Living with Mid-century Modern Design Judith Miller
Mid-century Modern design is hugely popular with collectors and decorators alike. This invaluable book explores the most desirable furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware, interiors and textiles from the late 1940s through to the early 1960s.
SALES AND MARKETING POINTS • Judith Miller is the UK’s leading author of antiques reference books - her titles have sold more than 390,000 copies in the UK alone (Nielsen BookScan, UK); • A comprehensive and critical guide to one of the most exciting periods in design history; • Features all of the most iconic designs and designers emanating from the late 1940s to the early 1970s; • Price codes to help you value and appraise your mid-century collection.
Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781845336936 Price: £30.00 New Title
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THE BOOK From the ‘soft modernism’ of Scandinavian furniture to the sleek, clean lines of the lighting created by the Castiglioni brothers in Italy, Judith Miller’s Mid-century Modern reveals the glory of one of the most exciting periods of design history: the late 1940s to the 1970s. The book explores the most desirable interiors, furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware and textiles of this hugely popular period. It features all the iconic designs and designers of the era, with price codes to help value and appraise your mid-century collection. The careers and influence of ground-breaking designers, including Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day, Arne Jacobsen and many others, are described in stand-alone feature pages. Key pieces (including a number of previously unpublished examples) are placed in an historical context with coverage of innovations in design, production methods and materials.
THE AUTHOR Also published by Miller’s Miller’s 20th Century Design (gift edition) ISBN: 9781845337230 Miller’s Costume Jewellery (gift edition) ISBN: 9781845335632
Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques and design through international research, becoming one of the world’s leading experts in the field. Her expertise includes historic interiors. In 1979 Judith co-founded the international bestseller Miller’s Antiques Handbook and Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Location: London, UK.
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Rock Chronicles A Visual History of the World’s Greatest 250 Rock Acts David Roberts Comprehensive, information-packed and compelling reference guide for everyone who loves rock.
SALES AND MARKETING POINTS • Features 250 of the best-known and most important rock acts of the past fifty years • Charts the evolving lineups, sounds, labels, and achievements of each act • Includes detailed family trees of each decade’s greatest acts, all inter-linked by influences and band members • The perfect compendium for every music fan
THE BOOK Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781844037063 Price: £25.00 New Title Binding HB Size 245 x 172 mm, 61⁄2 x 93⁄4 inches Extent 576 Words 180000 Illustrations 2500 illustrations Audience description G General Rights Worldwide Subject classification AV; AVH Distributed by orders@lbsltd.co.uk 01903 828511 Trade orders tradeorders@octopus-publishing.co.uk
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This is a unique visual encyclopedia of rock and a must-have reference guide for any serious music fan. Documenting the development and impact of 250 of the world’s most influential rock acts over the past fifty years and detailing the development of their sounds and line-ups, innovative colour-coded infographics outline each band’s chart success and provide full details of every band member together with photographs and a biography. Beautiful and iconic images of the world’s 50 biggest acts illustrate their defining looks and the huge impact that rock has had outside the music world. Written by renowned rock music authority David Roberts, Rock Chronicles is truly comprehensive, informative and compelling reference guide for everyone who enjoys and loves great rock music.
THE AUTHOR David Roberts was Managing Editor on more than 20 music reference book projects at Guinness World Records including British Hit Singles & Albums and Rockopedia. In 2006 he was appointed consultant, writer and film maker to the British Music Experience visitor attraction at London’s O2. He is the author of the British and Irish music locations book, Rock Atlas.
1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die 9781844036844
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Wartime Farm
Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman & Alexander Langlands Wartime Farm accompanies the must-see 8-part BBC2 television series of the same name.
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• Following in the footsteps of Victorian Farm (over 45,000 sales through Nielsen BookScan, UK); • ‘Victorian Farm’ (BBC2) registered in excess of 4 million viewers; • Practical ‘how-to’ on topics such as grow your own, self-sufficiency, frugal cookery and craft are completely in line with current consumer interests; • Authors and presenters of the series are geniune specialists on their subjects.
THE BOOK
Pub Date: 1 Oct 2012 ISBN: 9781845337087 Price: £20.00 New Title
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Also published by Mitchell Beazley The Faces of World War I ISBN: 9781844037124 The Faces of World War II ISBN: 9781844037131 The Story of Science ISBN: 9781845335472
During World War Two Britain had to look to the land to provide the produce it had previously shipped in from abroad, meaning huge changes on both the agricultural and domestic scenes. Accompanying an 8-part BBC series and written by the three presenters who spend a year living on a reconstructed farm from the era, Wartime Farm sets these changes within a historical context and looks at the dayto-day life of that time. Exploring a fascinating chapter in Britain’s recent history, we see how our predecessors lived and thrived in difficult conditions with extreme frugality and ingenuity. From growing your own vegetables and keeping chickens in the back yard, to having to ‘make do and mend’, many of the challenges faced by wartime Britons have resonance today. Fascinating historical detail and atmospheric story-telling make this a truly compelling read.
THE AUTHOR
All three authors appeared in previous ‘farm’ series, including ‘Edwardian Farm’ and the award-winning ‘Victorian Farm’ as well as ‘Tales from the Green Valley’ (all BBC2). Peter Ginn studied archaeology at University College London and has since been an archaeological digger, supervisor and teacher. Historian Ruth Goodman is an expert in nineteenth-century social and domestic history and has appeared in a number of television series, most recently ‘Victorian Pharmacy’. She spent ten years as a historical advisor to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Globe Theatre and also appeared in the BBC2 programme ‘Tales from the Banquet Hall’. Alex Langlands is an archaeologist and historian with a fascination for the British landscape. He has excavated numerous archaeological sites in a bid to understand agricultural practices throughout history.
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