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Evolution of the Flora and Fauna of Arid Australia

Evolution of the Flora and Fauna of Arid Australia

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Author: W.R. Barker, P.J.M. GreensladeBinding: SoftbackPublished: Peacock Publications, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the evolution of plant and animal life in the unique...
The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder

The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder

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Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories

Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories

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Author: Simon Winchester Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water - the Atlantic. One hundred and ninety million years ago,...
Waddle: A Book of Fun for Penguin Lovers

Waddle: A Book of Fun for Penguin Lovers

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Author: Lloyd Spencer Davis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Penguins. We love them. They are instantly recognizable. Seemingly upright caricatures of us, it is easy to bond with these...
This Book is Cruelty-Free: Animals and Us

This Book is Cruelty-Free: Animals and Us

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Author: Linda Newbery Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 If you've ever wondered how you can make your diet cruelty-free, whether it's ethical to own a pet, or...
Moo: A book of happiness for cow lovers

Moo: A book of happiness for cow lovers

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Author: Angus St. John Galloway Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and...
From Field & Forest, An artist's year in paint and pen

From Field & Forest, An artist's year in paint and pen

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Author, Marcus Bawdon Format, Hardback Number of Pages, 144 Highly respected illustrator Anna Koska is best known for her drawings of fish and fruit and is widely celebrated by food...
The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future

The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey Into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future

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Author: Jon Gertner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 A riveting, urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic...
Cod

Cod

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Author: Mark Kurlansky Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based...
Born to be Wild: celebrating new life for vulnerable wildlife

Born to be Wild: celebrating new life for vulnerable wildlife

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Author: Hannah Dale Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 A charmingly illustrated ode to increasingly threatened wildlife. The much-loved illustrations of Hannah Dale celebrate a new generation of wildlife around...
Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone

Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone

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Author: Brian Switek Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It gives our...
The Goodness Paradox: How Evolution Made Us Both More and Less Violent

The Goodness Paradox: How Evolution Made Us Both More and Less Violent

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Author: Richard Wrangham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 It may not always seem so, but day-to-day interactions between individual humans are extraordinarily peaceful. That is not to say that...
DNA

DNA

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Author: Dr Kat Arney Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 160 The Compact Guide: DNA provides a fascinating look at the world of the double helix and examines who...
Natural: The Seductive Myth of Nature's Goodness

Natural: The Seductive Myth of Nature's Goodness

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Author: Alan Levinovitz, PhD Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Without our realising it, a single, slippery concept has become a secular deity throughout the modern industrial world. We make...
The Origin of Species: (Patterns of Life)

The Origin of Species: (Patterns of Life)

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Author: Charles Darwin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 528 A series of special editions of the best popular science books to explore the patterns of our planet. Designed...
Forest: Walking among trees

Forest: Walking among trees

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Author: Matt Collins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting...
Planet Awesome

Planet Awesome

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Author: Stacy McAnulty Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 40 'Hi, I'm Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome.' In this hilarious and informative book filled to the...
When Darwin Sailed the Sea: Uncover how Darwin's revolutionary ideas helped change the world

When Darwin Sailed the Sea: Uncover how Darwin's revolutionary ideas helped change the world

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Author: David Long Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 80 "One day, on tearing off some old bark, I saw two rare beetles, and seized one in each hand; then I...
Wonderland: A Year of Britain's Wildlife, Day by Day

Wonderland: A Year of Britain's Wildlife, Day by Day

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Author: Brett Westwood Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 496 A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Vibrant, fascinating, poetic - a year in living things: all the things we love, all...
IFLScience! The Official Science Puzzle Book: Puzzles inspired by the lighter side of science

IFLScience! The Official Science Puzzle Book: Puzzles inspired by the lighter side of science

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Author: Dr Gareth Moore Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 IFLScience and puzzles unite in the The Science Puzzle Book - a perfect combination for anyone who wants...
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality

How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality

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Author: Adam Rutherford Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK --- THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Seriously important' BILL BRYSON 'A book...
Nature's Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity and Ourselves

Nature's Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity and Ourselves

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Author: Menno Schilthuizen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 248 What's the easiest way to tell species apart? Check their genitals. Researching private parts was long considered taboo, but scientists are...
Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved

Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved

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Author: Kenneth Catania Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling...
On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done

On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done

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Author: David Badre Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 312 A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions-and how this shapes our everyday lives. Why...
Urban Arboreal: A Modern Glossary of City Trees

Urban Arboreal: A Modern Glossary of City Trees

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Author: Michael Jordan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Trees are an important part of the life of many cities. Whether in avenues or parks they provide shade, a green...
History of the World in 100 Animals

History of the World in 100 Animals

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Author: Simon Barnes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'So, so good! ... More gems than a pirate's chest ... science, art, history, culture - it's epic and mammoth, a...
The Last Giants: The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant

The Last Giants: The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant

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Author: Levison Wood Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 This book comes at a critical time. Thirty years ago, Africa was home to a million elephants, today the...
Lifesize

Lifesize

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Author: Sophy Henn Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 32 Let's go on a LIFESIZE adventure! Step into the book and see how you measure up against some of...
Consider the Platypus: Evolution through Biology's Most Baffling Beasts

Consider the Platypus: Evolution through Biology's Most Baffling Beasts

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Author: Maggie Ryan Sandford Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 CONSIDER THE PLATYPUS explores the history and features of more than 50 animals to provide insight into our current understanding...
Waiting for the Albino Dunnock: How birds can change your life

Waiting for the Albino Dunnock: How birds can change your life

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Author: Rosamond Richardson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 'A beautiful book' Tim Birkhead, author of Bird Sense 'The prose is sublime, and so is the intelligence behind...
The Pig A Natural History

The Pig A Natural History

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Author: Richard Lutwyche Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 At any given time there are around one billion pigs in the world; that's one for every seven of us. And...
How Compassion Made Us Human An Archaeology of Stone Age Sentiment

How Compassion Made Us Human An Archaeology of Stone Age Sentiment

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Author: Penny Spikins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Our capacity to care about the wellbeing of others, whether they are close family or strangers, can appear to be unimportant...
The Book of Humans The Story of How We Became Us

The Book of Humans The Story of How We Became Us

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Author: Adam Rutherford Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets...