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      Park Life: Around the World in 50 Parks

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      If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that people love parks  Wherever we are in the world, urban parks are places where we can find calm amid the chaos. With fondness and humour, travel writer Tom Chesshyre recalls 50 of his favourite urban parks from across the w...

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      Product ID:9781800070097
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Title:Park Life
      Subtitle:Around the World in 50 Parks
      Authors:Author: Tom Chesshyre
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, The countryside, country life: general interest, Travel writing, The countryside, country life, Travel writing
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      If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that people love parks  Wherever we are in the world, urban parks are places where we can find calm amid the chaos. With fondness and humour, travel writer Tom Chesshyre recalls 50 of his favourite urban parks from across the world, in a love letter to the green escapes that bring us joy in our cities.

      If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it''s that people love parks

      As horizons shrank, we took stock. At first, a sense of panic set in: nowhere to go, nothing to do...

      Then we all went to the park, and we realized something: we need greenery - we crave it.

      Whether we''re in Colombia or Korea, America or Australia, urban parks are places where we can find calm amid the chaos. They can also (more often than we may realize) conceal intriguing hidden histories, and can tell us something about modern life in our frenzied world, too.

      With fondness and humour, travel writer Tom Chesshyre recalls 50 of his favourite urban parks from across the world, in a love letter to the green escapes that bring us joy in our cities.


      Imprint Name:Octopus Publishing Group
      Publisher Name:Octopus Publishing Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-09-09

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      Weight530 g
      Dimensions147 × 223 × 32 mm