Geography, Earth Sciences

Selected for the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction longlist Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories...

Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a...

VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Chatwin's brilliantly unique record of his adventures in Patagonia and the fascinating people he...

The Right Stuff is the best, the funniest, and the most vivid book ever written about America's manned space program A wonderful novel and perfect book club choice, The Right...

Michael Palin brings to life one of the greatest adventures of all time _______________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER- the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror...

The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape...

Life on our planet as you've never seen it before **WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** **THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set...

Stunningly repackaged edition of the international bestseller with a new appendix of updates from the author. Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite...

The Top Ten bestselling authors of The Quantum Universe take us on an awe-inspiring journey of scientific exploration We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the...

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...

A delightful intellectual adventure that brings together physics and ancient philosophy Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who...

The number 1 bestseller from the superstar physicist hailed as 'the new Hawking' (Sunday Times) Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets...

'A love letter to Mother Earth and entertaining must-read that goes to the heart of our survival' Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler . Perfect for fans...

*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,...

Shortlisted, Best Nonfiction, Indie Book Awards Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict...

'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan'A wonderful book' Sunday Telegraph, 5*'Triumphant' Literary ReviewDURING THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, in the autumn of 1550, an anonymously authored volume containing a wealth...

Atlas of Forgotten Places is a collection of maps so unique and left behind that you won't even believe they exist. From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent...

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It is science's last and greatest challenge: fathoming the depths of the night sky. The objective: to crack to cosmic code, to unravel the blueprint for nature's grandest conception, a...

The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world. Following on from...

When the Apollo astronauts went to the moon, the whole world watched. When the Fly Me to the Moon art quilt challenge went out, it went global. This book showcases...

In 1860, Augustus Mitchell Jr. printed one of the world's most accurate and artistic atlases. This reproduction of 'Mitchell's New General Atlas' restores all 76 maps from the original plus...

Travel the solar system and beyond in this must-have guide to space and the Universe

When we go for a walk, whether in the countryside or city, we pass through landscapes full of natural beauty and curiosities both visible and invisible - but though we...

Now from Rockport Publishers and including new content: Titan King, Volume 1.Honduran teenager Eli Santos is plucked from his troubled life by an extraterrestrial scout to participate in a galactic...

Two hundred years ago Lewis and Clark, two men shaped by Jefferson's Enlightenment ideas, encountered an Indian world they only partly understood. Their discoveries and the artifacts from their journey...

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A radical revision of the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas that links Columbus's southbound route with colonialism, slavery, and today's divide between the industrialized North and the...

Arion's Lyre examines how Hellenistic poetic culture adapted, reinterpreted, and transformed Archaic Greek lyric through a complex process of textual, cultural, and creative reception. Looking at the ways in which...

Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868 29 March 1912) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions. During the second venture,...

The grand story of the famous 'Birdman' John Gould and his talented wife Elizabeth, who revealed the astonishing world of Australian birds and wildlife in one of the most important...

"Fast-paced and highly absorbing." -Wall Street JournalA magisterial new history of the fierce final chapter of the "Indian Wars," told through the lives of the two most legendary and consequential...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize'Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday TimesA book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the...

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...

A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is...

'A riveting account about Scott of Antarctica and the machinations of his demise. Of the food depots that were diminished and the rescue that never came.' - Peter Hillary, mountaineer...

Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe will be available from Viking in December 2016With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex...

A bold new account of explorer Henry Hudson and the discovery that changed the course of history. The year 2009 marks the four-hundredth anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the...

A guide to connecting with the wisdom and energies of ancient Africa and awakening the lion-hearted spiritual warrior within * Reveals the wisdom and love of the White Lions of...

Long before we had the ability to photograph the earth from space - to see our planet as it would be seen by the Greek god Apollo - images of...

A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to the present day, the Yellow River and its...

Where did the universe come from? From early religions through Greek philosophy and Western science, man has always attempted to discover the meaning of his place in the universe. In...

Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real...

A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story...

In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in...

Having escaped domestic servitude in Germany by teaching herself to sing, and established a career in England, Caroline Herschel learned astronomy while helping her brother William, then Astronomer Royal.Soon making...

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