1. Because of all of Steve's fantastic photos. There 100's of photos in our books and pretty much all of them (apart from the historic ones cos he's not that old) were taken by Steve. Pics that look a bit like this but are LOADS better because Steve took them (the publishers don't want us using pics from the book in the blog)
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| Name that bit of coastline? |
2. Because of the words - I'm not bigging them up and claiming to be the next Ruskin, but I promise you they are really well researched. On one occasion I spent 2 days tracking down a fact that takes up 2 lines in one of the books. I'm not saying it's perfect but I am saying that I tried really, really hard.
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| Fantastic support from Mountain Heritage Trust |
3. Because they come from the heart. We both live in Cumbria and Steve grew up here. Yes we'd like to earn some money from our books but our primary driver is to tell people about this amazing county and share our experiences and some of the stuff we've learned along the way. I mean, how can you not love a place that looks like this?
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| Coniston Fells |
4. Because Sir Chris Flipping* Bonington told us how much he loved our first book. We got in touch with him and sent him an early draft and got the loveliest email back telling us how much he enjoyed it and giving us this fabulous sleeve note. (*may not be his real middle name.)
We met him at the Kendal Mountain Festival later in the year and thanked him in person for his kind words - he even signed a copy of the book for us to keep.
5. Because lots of other people like them too (you are, of course, welcome to buy our books from Amazon, but we make 2 tenths of naff all if you do - if you buy them from us we'll lovingly hand pack them ourselves & skip to the post office to post them personally.)
I'll be honest, there's a 2 star review on there for our first book from someone who thought it was smaller and "not as comprehensive" as they were expecting. Fair enough - to help give you an idea of what to expect that book is 96 pages long with 20,000 words and 100 photos and represents 12 months of hard work and research. It's not a detailed academic text but it covers most of the salient points of the areas we focus on in much the same tone as this blog does.
6. Because we cover the whole county and not just the Lake District fells. We LOVE the fells but wanted to tell a bigger story about Cumbria and encourage folks to visit places they wouldn't normally consider - like Whitehaven for example. I have a HUGE soft spot for Whitehaven with its fascinating history and breathtaking views.
7. Because you'll be supporting a local business if you do. It's hard work making money from writing - not complaining, I flipping love it - but any and all support we get is most welcome. In the interests of full disclosure I should let you know that our royalty payments from last year paid off half of our mortgage... well... technically they paid half of one month's mortgage payment, but it's a start! And if you support us then we can support other local businesses - and not just the chippy and the local pub, honest...
8. Because we've currently got loads in stock and will whiz one out to you by first class post within moments of receiving your order. We may not be able to offer Amazon Prime style tracked packages, but we are "primed" and ready to despatch your order. (You see what I did there..?)
9. Because you need it for planning your next visit to Cumbria - we've dedicated a lot of blogs and social media time to encouraging folks to keep coming to Cumbria in the wake of the winter storms and this book will help you as you plan your itinerary.
The full chapter list for book 1 is:
Thank you - and have a great day!
We met him at the Kendal Mountain Festival later in the year and thanked him in person for his kind words - he even signed a copy of the book for us to keep.
5. Because lots of other people like them too (you are, of course, welcome to buy our books from Amazon, but we make 2 tenths of naff all if you do - if you buy them from us we'll lovingly hand pack them ourselves & skip to the post office to post them personally.)
I'll be honest, there's a 2 star review on there for our first book from someone who thought it was smaller and "not as comprehensive" as they were expecting. Fair enough - to help give you an idea of what to expect that book is 96 pages long with 20,000 words and 100 photos and represents 12 months of hard work and research. It's not a detailed academic text but it covers most of the salient points of the areas we focus on in much the same tone as this blog does.
6. Because we cover the whole county and not just the Lake District fells. We LOVE the fells but wanted to tell a bigger story about Cumbria and encourage folks to visit places they wouldn't normally consider - like Whitehaven for example. I have a HUGE soft spot for Whitehaven with its fascinating history and breathtaking views.
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| The historic harbour at Whitehaven |
7. Because you'll be supporting a local business if you do. It's hard work making money from writing - not complaining, I flipping love it - but any and all support we get is most welcome. In the interests of full disclosure I should let you know that our royalty payments from last year paid off half of our mortgage... well... technically they paid half of one month's mortgage payment, but it's a start! And if you support us then we can support other local businesses - and not just the chippy and the local pub, honest...
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| From Fish-over-Chips in Grange-over-Sands |
8. Because we've currently got loads in stock and will whiz one out to you by first class post within moments of receiving your order. We may not be able to offer Amazon Prime style tracked packages, but we are "primed" and ready to despatch your order. (You see what I did there..?)
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| Ready to roll! |
9. Because you need it for planning your next visit to Cumbria - we've dedicated a lot of blogs and social media time to encouraging folks to keep coming to Cumbria in the wake of the winter storms and this book will help you as you plan your itinerary.
The full chapter list for book 1 is:
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| Furness Abbey |
1. High Street and Haweswater
2. The Other Borrowdale
3. Smardale Gill
4. Grange-over-Sands and Cartmel
5. Dunmail Raise and Thirlmere
6. Kentmere and Longsleddale
7. Whitehaven and St Bees
8. Langdale Valley and Great Gable
9. Barrow-in-Furness and Walney Island
10. Buttermere and Rannerdale
10. Because it's so easy to buy - just click here to go to the book buying page. You can use your PayPal account if you have one and if you don't you can pay by debit or credit card - just click on the "buy now" button and follow the instructions on the screen.
10. Because it's so easy to buy - just click here to go to the book buying page. You can use your PayPal account if you have one and if you don't you can pay by debit or credit card - just click on the "buy now" button and follow the instructions on the screen.
WE NOW HAVE TWO MORE BOOKS to add to your collection - and TWO MORE on their way in the next couple of months PLUS we've just agreed content for another book for summer 2019! Click the pic to find out more & order your copies - once we're mega stars they'll be worth a fortune! 😀
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| Click here to find out more |
Thank you - and have a great day!
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| Thanks - from me & him. |
