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The Observant Walker: Wild Food, Nature and Hidden Treasures on the
'Blissfully funny, staggeringly informative, a joyful companion' Caroline Quentin'Tells the endlessly fascinating tale of Britain's natural history in a way that makes every delicate detail sparkle with life' Charlie Corbett,...
50 Universe Ideas You Really Need to Know
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Jo Baker introduces and explains all of the essential concepts, major discoveries and the very latest thinking in astrophysics.From heliocentrism to Newton's theory...
Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar [...]
Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos. John Henry...
Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut's Guide to Achieving the Impossible
Learn the NASA Astronaut mindset to solve problems, provide leadership in the face of adversity and never give up when pursuing your wildest ambitions. Mike Massimino achieved his dream of...
Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut's Guide to Achieving the Impossible
Learn the NASA Astronaut mindset to solve problems, provide leadership in the face of adversity and never give up when pursuing your wildest ambitions. Mike Massimino achieved his dream of...
Racers of the Deep: The Yankee Clippers and Bluenose Clippers on the Australian Run 1852-1869
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our...
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the [...]
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in...
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our...
Shoot for the Moon: How the Moon Landings Taught us the 8 Secrets of Success
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You're the Captain!: A Flightradar24 Puzzle Book
The first ever puzzle book from FlightRadar24 At any one time there are nearly 20,000 flights in the sky, and more than 75 million flights a year - and, since...
2025 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers.A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December 2025....
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in...
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map, now with a foreword from Flinders' great-great-great-grand-daughters on the 250th anniversary of his birth...
Cosmic Womb: The Seeding of Planet Earth
Compelling evidence that life, intelligence, and evolution on Earth were seeded by comets and cosmic intelligence * Explains how life first came from interstellar dust and comets and how later...
Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa: Teachings from Zep Tepi, the Land of First Time
Author: Carley Mattimore, MS, LCPC Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A guide to connecting with the wisdom and energies of ancient Africa and awakening the lion-hearted spiritual warrior within...
The Kingfisher Book of Planet Earth
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South Pole: 900 Miles on Foot
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Penguin Atlas of Recent History: Europe Since 1815
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Mythical Indies and Columbus's Apocalyptic Letter: Imagining the Americas in the Late Middle Ages
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Format: Paperback, 190mm x 246mm, 846g, 416 pagesPublished: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom, 2016With his Letter of 1493 to the court of Spain, Christopher Columbus heralded his first voyage to...
Into the Abyss
Author: Benedict AllenFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 200mm, 250g, 304 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2007Why do explorers put themselves in dangerous situations? And, once the worst possible situation occurs,...
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Author: Annie ProulxFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 190g, 208 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2023A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week'Magnificent' Guardian'Remarkable ... A compact classic!' Bill McKibben'I learned...
Two Classic Tales of Australian Exploration 1788 & Life & Adventures
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Life's Grandeur: The Spread of Excellence From Plato to Darwin
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Space Oddities: Our Strange Attempts to Explain the Universe
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In Oceans Deep: Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves
In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration. In Oceans Deep celebrates the daring pioneers...
The Little Book of Space: An Introduction to the Solar System and Beyond
Author: Norman Ferguson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 Space is spectacular This short, informative and engaging guide to the wonders of the universe will fascinate and inspire readers of...
A Journey Through The Universe: A traveler's guide from the centre of the sun to the edge of the unknown
Author: New Scientist Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 There's a whole universe out there... Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast...
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys
Author: Alexander Maitland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 For nearly two hundred years the Society has been awarding gold medals to those individuals who have contributed most to our...
The Lost Rainforests of Britain
Author: Guy Shrubsole Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2023 The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year As seen on Countryfile 'If...
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys
Author: Alexander Maitland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have...
The Climate Caper
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The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars: (That You Can Spot in the Night Sky)
Author: Giles Sparrow Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Previously published as A History of the Universe in 21 Stars. 'A delight and triumph ... A thing of beauty ......
Mr Selden's Map of China: The spice trade, a lost chart & the South China Sea
Author: Timothy Brook Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 In 1659, a vast and unusual map of China arrived in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was bequeathed by John Selden,...
The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville
Author: Giles Milton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 In 1322 Sir John Mandeville left England on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thirty-four years later, he returned, claiming to have visited...
Concise Encyclopedia Of The Earth
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The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
Author: AnnaMarie Salai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their...
Forest
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Where the Seals Sing
Author: Susan Richardson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this...
How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication
Author: Tom Mustill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Fascinating' Greta Thunberg 'Extraordinary' Merlin Sheldrake 'A must-read' New Scientist 'Enthralling' George Monbiot 'Brilliant' Philip Hoare Wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had...
The Great Divide
Author: Cristina Henriquez Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'A gorgeous, sweeping epic' ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose' WASHINGTON POST 'One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY 'Spectacular' JOANNE...
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Author: Annie Proulx Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 'Magnificent' Guardian 'Remarkable ... A compact classic!' Bill McKibben 'I learned something new...
Infomojis: Continents
Author: Jon Richards Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Did you know about the Great Green Wall in Africa? Or the Atacama Desert, Oceania and the Grand Canyon? Well, where...
The Germans and Europe: A Personal Frontline History
Author: Peter Millar Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 456 "An engrossing portrait" Independent Based on a lifetime living in and reporting on Germany and Central Europe, award-winning journalist and author...
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Author: The Countess of Carnarvon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory...
Fact Cat: Geography: The Poles
Author: Izzi Howell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 24 Which is colder - the North Pole or the South Pole? What is the colour of polar bears' skin? Who was...
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
Author: Andrew H. Knoll Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How...
A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History
Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES...