Geography, Earth Sciences

This magnificent volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of the world's highest mountain, and chronicles the history of Everest exploration from the early years of the...

Towns are complex and sophisticated creations. Mapping towns stretched cartographers' ingenuity to new heights of both artistic beauty and scientific exactitude as they strove to represent and communicate the physical...

This was wild adventure, but it was also a journey with a practical purpose. Powell furthered the cause of modern science, seeing the Grand Canyon as a geological textbook which...

Discover all about our incredible world and how to look after it A DK Made with Care book is created using the best ethical and environmental practices possible. Our back...

A smartly guided romp, entertaining and enlightening, through Europe 's most charismatic and enigmatic city It isn't Europe's most beautiful city, or its oldest. Its architecture is not more impressive...

Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. Tenth edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious and authoritative Times Atlas range. This world atlas contains the breadth,...

Discover everything you need to know about the Moon in this entertaining visitor's guide! What's this floating high in the starry sky? We call it the Moon. But has it...

'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates A brave and imaginative memoir by the...

Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations...

Look out your window and see the moon, stars and distant planets. Light years away, it's easy to think that our lives and their existences will never intersect. Yet meteorites...

Author: Adriana Marais Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Humanity has always looked up at the night sky and wondered what lies beyond our world. Now, we are on the...

Footprints in the Woods is John Lister-Kaye's account of a year spent observing the comings and goings of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels and pine martens. This family - Mustelidae -...

'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND...

*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* *THE BOOK EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT* 'I can say without fear of contradiction that Lue has played a central and indispensable role in forever...

'Amanda's story underscores the lasting power of speaking your truth, building a movement, and never losing sight of your dreams' Melinda French Gates A brave and imaginative memoir by the...

*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century* The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest,...

'Inventive [...] done beautifully' - TLS From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars. Astronomer...

Recounts the many attempts to discover the source of the Nile and uses medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment era European maps to depict the history of the region

The Pacific Ocean has been the focus of our fascination for as long as we have lived beside and on it. It covers one-third of Earth's surface - greater than...

Beginning at the moment of creation with the Big Bang, Here on Earth explores the evolution of Earth from a galactic cloud of dust and gas to a planet with...

With illustrations and maps, a witty and erudite account of the history of circumnavigation and how it has influenced the way we think about the Earth and ourselves. In the...

From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankind's tales. In this dazzling,...

The book titled Global Warning by the author Paul Brown (University of Sussex). This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Astronomers by the author Dr Donald Goldsmith. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The legend of the lost city of Atlantis has captivated the human imagination for centuries. Did this city actually exist, and, if so, what happened to it? Was it destroyed...

Author: C.D.B. BryanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the vast collection and historical significance of one of the...

The book titled Land of the Ice King Hc by the author Johnson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A revealing portrait of a brilliant and troubled figure - a daredevil of the skies. Charles Kingsford Smith was the most commanding flyer of the golden age of aviation. In...

Voyages of Discovery is a mesmerising visual record of ten of the most significant natural history expeditions. Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries document advances and watersheds in the...

The book titled The Children'S Space Atlas Kerrod Robin by the author Robin Kerrod. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Author: Arthur KoestlerBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON OF LONDON, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerArthur Koestler's The Sleepwalkers: A History Of Man's...

Author: David FilkinBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of popular science, Stephen Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained, presents an accessible overview of the...

In the 19th century astronomers, geologists and evolutionists first suggested that the Earth and Sun were (at least) millions of years old. By the early 20th century, many assumed that...

' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN ' One of Britain's greatest writers ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Alan Garner's world is unbearably beautiful and...

Author: Robin KerrodBinding: HardbackPublished: Multimedia Productions, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: large chips and tears along folds of dust jacketThis comprehensive volume...

The fascinating narrative of the remarkable life of Junipero Serra, the intrepid priest who led Spain and the Catholic Church into California in the 1700s and became a key figure...

A uniquely personal meditation on Britain's gulls by one of today's leading wildlife writers From a distance, gulls are beautiful symbols of freedom over the oceanic wilderness. Up close, however,...

A gorgeous anniversary edition of the international phenomenon- 'one of the best books of the 21st century' (Guardian) These seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the...

Take a trip around Earth, with a front-row seat on the International Space Station and an astronaut as your guide. The Earth in Our Hands is a work of amazing...

Author: Richard BaumBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction work presents a fascinating dual perspective on our celestial neighbors, meticulously detailing both...

Author: John W. MacveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Abelard-Schuman - London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markings'Whispers From Space' chronicles humanity's enduring quest to understand the cosmos...

Author: Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles humanity's enduring fascination with...

Author: Patrick MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis astronomical work chronicles the fascinating history of humanity's enduring fascination with the cosmos. Watchers Of The...

The book titled London Under London: A Subterranean Guide by the author Richard Trench. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In the almost 15 years since the release of the fifth edition of The Universe and Beyond, our understanding of the universe has advanced exponentially. Previous editions guided readers through...

The book titled Pirates: Terror on the High Seas, from the Caribbean to the South by the author David Cordingly. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

In 1979, the author of this work read "Arabian Sands" by W. Thesiger, which had an impact on his life and made him become a desert explorer. In tribute to...