Geography, Earth Sciences

When, in 1492, Christopher Columbus finally stood ready to set sail across the 'Ocean Sea' for what he thought was India, he crossed himself and devoted his expedition to the...

Learn a roadmap to healthy soil and revitalised food systems to powerfully address these times of challenge. This book equips producers with knowledge, skills and insights to regenerate ecosystem health...

(Edition revised in 2023) The MICHELIN Calvados, Manche local map, scale 1/150,000 is the ideal companion to fully explore the coastal part of Normandy and provides star-rated Michelin tourist itineraries...

(Edition revised in 2023), MICHELIN National Map Australia will give you an overall picture of your journey thanks to its clear and accurate mapping scale 1/4,500,000. Our National Map Series...

(Edition revised in 2023) The MICHELIN Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Moselle local map, scale 1/150,000 is the ideal companion to fully explore this area of the French Champagne-Ardenne region and provides star-rated...

David Icke has become world-famous for his work exposing today's fast-unfolding global dystopia more than three decades before it became reality. They laughed then. But he didn't stop there. He...

Discover the secrets and beauty of the world s rarest trees in this fantastic book filled with more than 300 color photographs. Did you know that the resin of the...

'A wonderful book: Nancy Campbell is a fine storyteller with a rare physical intelligence. The extraordinary brilliance of her eye confers the reader a total immersion in the rimy realms...

David Livingstone has gone down in history as a fearless explorer and missionary, hacking his way through the forests of Africa to bring light to the people - and also...

Tupaia sailed with Captain Cook from Tahiti, piloted the Endeavour about the South Pacific, and was the ship's translator. Lauded by Europeans as an "extraordinary genius," Tupaia was a star...

The perfect GCSE Atlas to get ready to go back to school. Fully revised and updated for 2024, this curriculum-supportive world atlas is the perfect tool for students aged 14-16...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on ConservationShortlisted for the 2024 Richard Jefferies AwardA Times Science Book of the Year 'Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues...

Author: Paul Raeburn, Matt GolombekBinding: HardbackPublished: National Geographic Society, 1998Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume delves into the scientific exploration of Mars, detailing its geological...

Author: F. Sherwood TaylorBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1947Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a comprehensive overview of scientific development. It traces the evolution of scientific ideas...

Author: Timothy FerrisBinding: SoftbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume compiles significant works across the disciplines of physics, astronomy, and...

Author: David A. SeargentBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1982Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the nature of comets, detailing their origins and methods for locating...

Considered a lucky charm or material for jewelry and works of art, red coral has mesmerized humankind since antiquity. But who are the people behind these precious objects? A young...

An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques is unique in the meteorological field as it presents for the first time theories and software of complex dynamical and physical processes required...

Why is the sky dark at night? The answer to this ancient and celebrated riddle, says Edward Harrison, seems relatively simple: the sun has set and is now shining on...

Is there any connection between the vastness of the universes of stars and galaxies and the existence of life on a small planet out in the suburbs of the Milky...

An exploration of mankind's fascination with worlds beyond our own-by the bestselling author of The Physics of Star Trek Lawrence Krauss -an international leader in physics and cosmology-examines our long...

Sunsets serve as daily reminders that breathtaking beauty exists in this world-we just have to notice it. In a portable trim, Sunset Seeking invites nature-lovers, mindfulness practitioners, and pop science...

The Line War is the fifth and final novel in Neal Asher's popular Agent Cormac series. The human Polity worlds are under attack from Erebus, a renegade AI. And it's...

'A gorgeous, sweeping epic' ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose' WASHINGTON POST ' One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY 'Spectacular' JOANNE SEFTON 'I didn't want it to end' SARA...

Considered a lucky charm or material for jewelry and works of art, red coral has mesmerized humankind since antiquity. But who are the people behind these precious objects? A young...

Updated annually, MICHELIN National Map Spain & Portugal (map 734) will give you an overall picture of your journey thanks to its clear and accurate mapping scale 1/1,000,000. Our National...

Fiable et pratique, l'atlas France 2022 Multiflex au 1/200 000 (1cm = 2km) vous accompagne dans tous vos deplacements. Avec sa reliure exclusive, cet atlas maniable et ultra-solide peut se...

(Edition revised in 2023) The MICHELIN Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire local map, scale 1/150,000 is the ideal companion to fully explore the doorstep of the Loire Valley and provides star-rated Michelin tourist...

Part of the Pocket Nature series, this petite volume features helpful tips for stargazing, plus thoughtful meditations related to stars, space, and the universe. In a cool palette with celestial...

Cook, allegedly the first man to reach the North Pole, recounts his adventures at the top of the world, his meetings with eskimos and his hunting of musk ox, plus...

The story of the universe in thirty cosmological conundrums In the constellation of Eridanus there lurks a cosmic mystery. It's as if something has taken a huge bite out of...

In Mysteries of Terra Firma, James Lawrence Powell tells an engrossing three-part tale of how we came to understand the ground on which we walk, and how that ground holds...

Photographs taken from space capture the natural forces that have shaped the planet, and human impact on Earth.

The powers of ancient rulers emanated from the ritual centre of the tribal territory. This centre was also regarded as the birthplace of the tribe and belonged to the people....

The untold story of Britain's most mysterious mountaineering legend - Maurice Wilson - and his heroic attempt to climb Everest. Alone. In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their...

This book proposes a thematic treatment of the subject. Following an historical survey of the achievements and scope of the explorers, the ensuing chapters deal with exploration under a series...

"We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature - of our true abilities and of our history - is supremely important. We have formed a global...

The whole cosmos in your hands, The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks is your one-stop guide to everything you ever wanted to know about space and our place in it. Does...

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, is known popularly for his celebrated meeting with David Livingstone. But Stanley is by any reckoning a key figure in the history of the European penetration...

This is the second volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley. It covers the years 1877 to 1904. During this period of his life King Leopold II of...

Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. An excellent world atlas for everyday use at home or work, representing broad coverage at a great price. Clear, authoritative...

Brian Cox is a pop star-turned-professor, whose good looks and earnest, enthusiastic manner have captured the attention of a new generation of science fans.

An entirely new, illustrated publication on the landscape, history, and representation of the Newport, Rhode Island through the ages. In 1789, Jedidiah Morse described Newport and its environs as the...

At the dawn of the seventeenth century everyone believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth. Yet some men knew that the heavens did not move as they should. And...