Books and Magazines
Books & magazinesThe range and type of books concerning walking and the like is huge. This section will grow with time, but take a look at some reviews from books read by members recently. From the genius of AW himself see what people think of the likes of Kev Reynolds, Ronald Turnbull and Mark Richards who have featured in our very own club journal. If you have enjoyed a book (or not) and you think you could contribute then please get in touch.

Like Father Love Son
Written by Peter Burgess   
Thursday, 03 November 2011
Read more... Modern life takes it's toll on family relationships. Alan Nolan and his son, Ian, found themselves distanced from each other following Alan's divorce from his son's mother. For 20 years, they were apart.  Ian lived in Italy and Alan in the UK.  We were separated by a physical as well as an emotional distance, recalls Alan, who was determined to reignite the bond with his son.
 
Northern Spirit
Written by Peter Burgess   
Thursday, 03 November 2011
Read more... Inspired by the Hugh Walpole novels and the Herries Chronicles, Lindsey has written a family saga based in the Lake District. It follows the lives of the Keldas family who run a small farm in the fictionary village of Keld Head. Northern Spirit is the first of three novels in this series and covers David Keldas's story. It is available to buy on-line from most good book retailers and also an e-book version on Amozon Kindle.
 
Lake District Mountain Landforms
Written by Peter Burgess   
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Read more... As a child growing up, it was always a bit of a chicken and an egg, whether it was my interest in geography that led to my love of the landscape or the other way around.  Whatever it was, I always had an interest in how the landscape was formed and at school, like so many others, it was geomorphology that led to an increased understanding of the world around me.  From those school years learning about the diffluence col at Blea Tarn or the Chapel Stile Rock Barrier and its importance in the formation of Elterwater, there has been a massive void in the guidebook market.  Now this niche has been filled by Peter Wilson's excellent new book called 'Lake District Mountain Landforms'.
 
Lakeland Walker - Special Offer
Written by Mark Sutcliffe   
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Read more... WHETHER it’s a hike across the high fells or a lakeside ramble you enjoy most, let Lakeland Walker – Britain’s oldest and best-selling Lake District walking magazine – guide you along the way.  Follow this link to find out more about Lakeland Walker and to utilise a subscription offer just for the OFC.....
 
Southwold Town Trail
Written by Peter Burgess   
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Read more... This is an article looking at the booklet, "Southwold Town Trail - The Hunt for King Edmund's Crown".  This is a town trail, devised by Peter Burgess, a secondary school teacher by trade, and adult educationalist, Steve Button.  The trail  focusses on the delectable Suffolk town of Southwold.  The Trail is intended to guide you around Southwold seeking out information in order to solve clues and thereby gain the key to your final quest and task.  All those successful on the trail receive a certificate of completion.  Read on to find out more and buy your own copy....
 
WAINWRIGHT - His Life from Milltown to Mountain
Written by Peter Burgess   
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Read more... COMPETITION: Since the centenary of Alfred Wainwright's birth in 2007, there has been a massive resurgence in interest in the man himself.  With the revival of the Pictorial Guides as a result of being saved by Frances Lincoln Publisher, the recent televising of Wainwright's Walks with Julia Bradbury and the formation of the Society in his name, there has been renewed enthusiasm for anything AW.  Along with Hunter Davies biography of Wainwright, this new book also announces itself as the biography of Alfred Wainwright.  This review (with competition) focuses on Wainwright, His life from Milltown to Mountain by W.R.Mitchell.
 
An Atlas of the English Lakes
Written by Peter Burgess   
Tuesday, 07 July 2009
Read more... With the advent of a recent poll examining people's favourite lakes proposed by David Dimmock, I thought it a good prompt to review an excellent book portraying charts of the English Lakes.  Remarkably, despite the name, most books on our beloved district encompass the high fells and walking.  However, John Wilson Parker has gone some way to correct the balance with this excellent atlas.  It really is a worthy addition to the shelf...
 
Map Addict by Mike Parker
Written by Peter Burgess   
Monday, 08 June 2009
Read more... For my birthday in 2009 I was given a book which, as a geographer, I undoubtedly had an interest for.  No doubt my partner thought I had been purchased the ultimate geographical book.  Maps are a prerequisite for the fellwalker although AW famously lacked one in his backpack.  However, like many fellwalkers, I grew up with an innate interest in maps and like the author of this book used to spend my time scanning my gaze across them no doubt at the expense of some literary classic.  I started reading the book Map Addict with great anticipation.  Would it prove an interesting read with new insights into the cartographic world or a bland forey into the dusty world of antique maps?  There was only one answer and that was to read the book which I did in two sittings....
 
Scafell - "Portrait of a Mountain" by Bill Birkett
Written by Peter Burgess   
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Read more... On one of my trips ‘north’ I had the good fortune to meet one of those people who to me represents the grassroots of the Cumbrian celebratory.   Of course, amongst the climbing fraternity, Bill is famous as not only the son of Lakeland pioneer cragsman Jim Birkett, but also as a fine climber and author in his own right.  In 2008 this book won best illustration and presentation and was runner-up 'Lakeland Book of the Year'...
 
The Revised Wainwright Guides - Useful?
Written by Peter Burgess   
Friday, 25 July 2008
Read more... There has been some interesting information on the message board recently about the newly revised Alfred Wainwright Pictorial guides to the Lake District.  AW never planned for the guides to be updated and figured they would gradually drop out of circulation.  However, under the auspices of Frances Lincoln, Chris Jesty has been passed the mantle to update the guides fondly cherished and used by many.....
 
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