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	Walking on Water: Exploring the Arteries of England 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diagonal Walking: Slicing Through the Heart of England 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Brindley 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Narrowboats Story (Story series) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Britain's Canals: A Handbook liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riding the Wall of Death by Nick Corble (Goodreads Author), Nick Corble (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zoomers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Miracle of Burnham Regis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Beginners' Guide to Waterways by Nick Corble (Goodreads Author), Allan Ford really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[James Brindley: The First Canal Builder] [Author: Corble, Nick] [May, 2005] by Nick Corble (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm delighted to say that my new project Diagonal Walking is now in full swing. There's more detail on my website: www.diagonalwalking.co.uk but basically, I spent the summer of 2018 (the hottest on record - phew!) walking, yes, that's walking, down a line drawn at 45 degrees NW to SE through the very centre of England. Needless to say, there's going to be a book in it, and this is now finished in Read more of this blog post »

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An interesting novella (really). One woman's story (or is it?) told through a series of meetings. Two lives lived at opposite ends of the spectrum. ...more
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Not one of his best, but still shot through with many of the hallmarks of a Le Carre novel. To my thinking this was a bit of a mess, with a long middle section and a few false endings. The characters all get a bit lost in the mess, and even though th ...more
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A delightfully told tale of friendship and life.
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A brilliant dissection of the motivations behind, act of and hunt for the perpetrators of, the Brighton bomb. Quite Ben McIntyre-esque, but that's a compliment. Still relevant today. ...more
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I really enjoyed this book, an interesting topic well broken down and explored, all written in an easily accessible and entertaining style.
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Nick rated a book really liked it The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O'Connor	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A worthy successor to My Father's House, although maybe we're done with this now? Very immersive and clever use of different media and narratives, a gripping tale well told. ...more
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