The Lie of the Land
Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
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*A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS*
'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER
'It couldn't be more relevant' JAMES O'BRIEN
'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES
The lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside.
Our landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good stewards. But these same landowners have carelessly trampled over our best-loved landscapes, leaving the rivers polluted, fenlands drained, and moorlands burned.
Guy Shrubsole has travelled across Britain to expose the lie and meet the communities fighting back to restore our lost landscapes. This is a bold, shared vision for our nation’s wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve.
©2024 Guy Shrubsole (P)2024 HarperCollins PublishersCritic reviews
'A very, very good book' John Harris, The Guardian
'A fascinating exposé' The i
'Urgent and essential' Caroline Lucas
'Exhilarating, insightful and bristling with rightful indignation' Lee Schofield
'The unjust impositions of historic land ownership blight all our lives – here Guy shows why’ Chris Packham
'What a book! Vitally important, and superbly written' Aaron Bastani
‘Shrubsole has the belly fire of a campaigner but the precision of an historian’ Roger Mortlock
‘A heartfelt, historically resonant call to reject the myth that private landownership delivers good stewardship of nature' Corinne Fowler
‘A smart, peaceful and practical plan for how we can turn this land into our land’ Patrick Barkham
‘If you care about our environment, read this book’ Sir John Lawton CBE FRS
‘This book beautifully subverts the central orthodoxy of England’ Nick Hayes
'This is Guy Shrubsole’s best book yet' Mark Avery
'Compelling … a timely and important book’ Geographical Magazine
'Genuinely jaw-dropping … bristling with energy and ideas' Martha Dillon
‘Guy Shrubsole asserts the right of the majority to engage in what happens to land. As England struggles with its post-Brexit identity, the lie of the land matters deeply’ Tim Lang
‘At once shocking and comforting, scathing and uplifting. A book on this subject shouldn't be so readable. A triumph’ Sophie Pavelle
‘His articulate fervour, seasoned with humour, shouts from every page. He throws down a timely gauntlet to centuries of tradition’ Tom Heap
‘Extraordinary. An affirmation of another kind of rural life that exists within this lie, and all the possibilities that are open to us if we defy it’ Nicola Chester
‘A rousing call to action’ Claire Ratinon
'Radical and urgent, measured and considered … an essential place to start’ Dr Rose O’Neill, Chief Executive, Campaign for National Parks
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Built from Scratch is the story of how two incredibly determined and creative people - and their associates - built a business from nothing to 761 stores and $30 billion in sales in a mere 20 years. Built from Scratch tells many colorful stories associated with The Home Depot's founding and meteoric rise; shows that a company can be a tough, growth-oriented competitor, and still maintain a high sense of responsibility to the community; and provides great lessons useful to people in any business, from start-ups to the Fortune 500.
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Bezos must have read this book.
- By Jensen on 06-22-17
By: Bernie Marcus, and others
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Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
- A Handbook for Entrepreneurs
- By: Uri Levine
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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As the cofounder of Waze—the world's leading commuting and navigation app with more than 700 million users to date, and which Google acquired in 2013 for $1.15 billion—Levine is committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking so that other founders, managers, and employees in the tech space can build their own highly valued companies. Levine offers an inside look at the creation and sale of Waze and his second unicorn, Moovit, revealing the formula that drove those companies to compete with industry veterans and giants alike.
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Ok but not great
- By Didier Vallauri on 01-30-23
By: Uri Levine
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Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis
- J-B Warren Bennis Series
- By: Bill George
- Narrated by: Bill George
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real world advice for leading in economic hard times. From business giant Bill George, the acclaimed author of Wall Street Journal best seller True North, comes the just-in-time guide for anyone in a leadership position facing today's unprecedented economic challenges.
By: Bill George
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The Leader Habit
- Master the Skills You Need to Lead - in Just Minutes a Day
- By: Martin Lanik
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In leadership as in life, only practice makes perfect. Habits are powerful. They can lock us into negative behaviors (like snacking and smoking) or train us to act automatically in ways that benefit us (such as putting on a seat belt). Routines quietly undergird large portions of what we do and how we function. Habit formation can speed success in the workplace as well - even in complex areas like leadership. The Leader Habit spotlights 22 essential leadership abilities, breaking them down into a series of small, learnable behaviors.
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well organized
- By Eniw Trop on 08-21-18
By: Martin Lanik
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Remaking the World
- How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West
- By: Andrew Wilson
- Narrated by: Andrew Wilson
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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With dizzying social transformations in everything from gender to social justice, it may seem like there's never been a more tumultuous period in history. But a single year in the late 18th century saw a number of influential transformations—or even revolutions—that changed the social trajectory of the Western world. By understanding how those events influenced today's cultural landscape, Christians can more effectively bear witness to God's truth in a post-Christian age.
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EXTRAORDINARY
- By Wade on 09-26-23
By: Andrew Wilson
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The Path to Self-Love
- Heal Your Heart, Set Healthy Boundaries & Unlock Your Inner Strength
- By: Ruby Dhal
- Narrated by: Ruby Dhal
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Self-love is not as simple as it sounds. It's more than basic self-care practices or indulging your every desire—done right, it’s the key to unlocking and fostering true healing. It requires self-acceptance, difficult decisions, and learning when to let go and move on. In her first full-length self-help book, Ruby Dhal explores what self-love means to her and guides you to cultivate true self-love within your own life.
By: Ruby Dhal
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Fit for Success
- Lessons on Achievement and Leading Your Best Life
- By: Nick Shaw
- Narrated by: Nicholas Allen Shaw
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In Fit for Success, author Nick Shaw details the habits successful people have in common and how we can develop those same habits to thrive - despite our obstacles. Using what’s he’s learned over the past decade, Nick has helped top athletes and hundreds of thousands of people around the world through his company Renaissance Periodization to look, feel, and perform their best.
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dull
- By Amazon Customer on 10-13-21
By: Nick Shaw
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The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
- By: Donald Keough
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ten Commandments for Business Failure is a cautionary bible for business leaders from a widely admired elder statesman who has seen and heard it all.
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Insightful and uplifting
- By Amazon Customer on 03-28-18
By: Donald Keough