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The ‘agony and ‘ecstasy’ of the Scottish islands

February 19, 2012by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Below is the text of a very recent review for Isles at the Edge of the Sea, written by Lee Allen, the man behind lovescottishislands.com – a neatly-presented website packed with enthusiastic […]

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Islands, Reviews

Reviews for The UK’s County Tops

October 13, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Reviews continue to come in for The UK’s County Tops. Good ones, I hasten to add. The most noteable is from Grough‘s Bob Smith, who calls the guide a ‘fascinating little book’. […]

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Books, Mountains, Munros, Reviews, Walking, Writing

A 5-hammer review!

October 1, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Another positive review for The UK’s County Tops, this time from GearWeAre.com, a relatively new site established ‘to tell people what’s good – and what’s rubbish – in the world […]

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Books, Reviews, Walking, Writing

‘Needs more pubs’

September 21, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Another review, this time from The Travel Editor. The reviewer loved the book (apart from a lack of pubs, it seems); I loved the review. The UK’s County Tops Pros: […]

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Outdoors Magic reviews The UK’s County Tops

September 19, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Outdoors Magic has given an early welcome for The UK’s County Tops (the ‘ideal step’ for anyone weary of the usual hill lists), published last week. I’ve copied the text […]

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Hills, Mountains, Munros, Reviews, Writing

Undiscovered Scotland discovers Isles

August 22, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Here is the review, and a link to the actual thing on Undiscovered Scotland’s website: Isles at the Edge of the Sea by Jonny Muir is a wonderful, inspiring book […]

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Books, Islands, Reviews, Writing

Interview: the inspiration behind Isles at the Edge of the Sea

July 13, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Below is the transcript of an interview with Books from Scotland, which named Isles at the Edge of the Sea its book of the month for July. In Isles at […]

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Islands, Reviews

Isles at the Edge of the Sea reviewed by grough

July 8, 2011by heightsofmadness Leave a comment

Here is the text of a review of Isles at the Edge of the Sea by grough magazine, published this week: In 1773, Samuel Johnson joined his Scots friend James […]

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Books, Islands, Reviews, Writing

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