Geography, Earth Sciences

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...

Escape From Earth is the untold story of the engineers, dreamers and rebels who started the American space programme. In particular, it is the story of Frank Malina, founder of...

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...

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

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 Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars...

An estimated 4.6 billion years ago, the Earth and Moon were formed in a violent impact. On this, many agree, and even more that a long time after that, life...

This revised edition comes complete with key websites, illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned artwork, and presents the updated scientific insights into these fiercely debated, life-and-death questions. Our predecessors, such...

This action-packed graphic novel follows the adventures of three inspirational superheroes as they tackle the issues of the climate emergency Katelyn, Mo, and Leon have a new enemy - fire-breathing...

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 Sailor to Legend - the story of Captain James Cook Captain James Cook is one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time. Written with colour, sweep and the...

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...

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.

Discover the stories of the heavens and our understanding of them in this beautiful book. Generously illustrated with star charts and pictures from the National Library of Australia and photographs...

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...

Robinson in Space is a visual, satirical record of a journey made by a fictional character called Robinson, narrated by his travelling companion and researcher, through the increasingly unknown space...

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...

This authoritative volume chronicles humanity's long quest to understand its own origins. Peter J. Bowler brilliantly synthesizes discoveries in geography, geology, and evolutionary biology that have brought us to our...

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...

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...

The book titled The Voyage of the Endeavour by the author W. MacDonald. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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...

Building transportation routes through the Rockies is dangerous. It always has been. It is also expensive, labour-intensive, and highly political. But railway and highway construction through the western cordillera succeeded...

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...

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...

English was shaped by a damp green land in the far north and became the language of a wide brown land, Australia. How does that affect people's response to the...

The captivating, all-but-forgotten story of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and the search for a planet that never existed For more than fifty years, the world's top scientists searched for the...

The Nile, stretching for a distance of 4,163 miles, is the longest river in the world. The ancient Greeks were obsessed by the provenance of so much water, feeding a...

Accompanying a major new BBC1 series presented by Alan Titchmarsh, British Isles- A Natural History is a fascinating journey through the natural history of Britain from its birth to the...

Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny. Master storyteller and longtime New York Times foreign correspondent Elaine...

In 1984 Dr Muller caused international controversy with his theory that a killer star, christened "Nemesis", is orbiting the sun and causing cataclysmic comet storms to batter the earth every...

This book explores the solar system and beyond and the science and technology astronomers use to discover its secrets. It covers subjects such as telescopes and technology, the origins of...

In 1802 a Frenchman and an Englishman famously encountered each other off the shores of South Australia. The voyages of discovery of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders opened the way...

The essential guide that shows you how to get the most from your observations. For thousands of years observers have gazed up at the night sky and wondered at the...

Eight years ago, while still at university, Robert Swan became possessed by the idea of a journey on foot to the South Pole. No such attempt had been made since...

Going to Extremes is a four-part series in which writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits the world's hottest, coldest, wettest and driest inhabited places. He will visit...

Author: Willy LeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFor Your Information: On Earth And In The Sky by Willy Ley presents a...