the_book_de...
Price: £13.37
In stock

16 used & new from £1.97

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Mountain: Exploring Britain's High Places
 
See larger image
 

Mountain: Exploring Britain's High Places (Paperback)

by Griff Rhys Jones (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


4 new from £13.12 12 used from £1.97

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Mountain - Exploring Britain's High Places: Complete BBC Series [DVD]

Mountain - Exploring Britain's High Places: Complete BBC Series [DVD]

DVD ~ Griff Rhys Jones
4.4 out of 5 stars (7)  £11.88
Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain: A Journey into the Heart of Britain (River Journeys)

Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain: A Journey into the Heart of Britain (River Journeys)

by Griff Rhys Jones
4.3 out of 5 stars (3)  £9.99
Great British Journeys

Great British Journeys

by Nicholas Crane
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £5.30
Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes

Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes

by Martin Wainwright
4.5 out of 5 stars (2)  £11.39
New Europe

New Europe

by Michael Palin
3.9 out of 5 stars (12)  £4.67
Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (26 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141028718
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141028712
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 337,021 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Product Description

Wanderlust

'A stunning reminder of what's on our doorstep'


Herald

'Rhys Jones finds humour in the most remote places'

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(3)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Mountain: Exploring Britain's High Places
35% buy the item featured on this page:
Mountain: Exploring Britain's High Places 3.0 out of 5 stars (2)
Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain: A Journey into the Heart of Britain (River Journeys)
7% buy
Rivers: A Voyage into the Heart of Britain: A Journey into the Heart of Britain (River Journeys) 4.3 out of 5 stars (3)
£9.99

 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What no maps?, 8 Nov 2007
By Mr. I. B. Dickson "IanD" (Stourport, Worcestershire, England) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
An excellent addition to the recent BBC TV series. Super photos and an entertaining text by Griff Rhys Jones. I only gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of the lack of any maps to refer to as you read the book. In a book of this nature which is constantly referring to different locations all over the British Isles this is a serious omission, otherwise highly recommended!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars How much of this can we believe, 12 Feb 2008
By K. A. Deacon (Paris France) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
I never saw the TV series so I don't know what it was like. Superficially the book is pleasing. However, there are some major factual errors which marred my enjoyment. What worries me is that if there are so many mistakes that I know about how many more are there in areas where I don't have an expertise. There are some real howlers here:
"The Torridonian is 400 million years old" - it is at least double that, probably 1000 million years old.
"The Black Cuillins are granite" - no, the Red Cuillins are granite, the Black Cuillins are Gabbro. He does call them Gabbro later on but that's like getting sandstone and limestone mixed up.
"The big stones at Stonehenge were dragged from Wales"- no, the big stones, the Sarsens, are relatively local, the smaller bluestones come from Wales. If he had just said some of the stones came from Wales.
"The Honister Slate is 4 million years old" - Sigh, only out by a hundred times. It is round about 500 million years old.
You or your researchers need to get your act together Griff.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

   


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Look for similar items by subject


Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.