The Earth: Natural History General

From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Alt...

Bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, invites you to reconnect with natureAs soon as we step out of the door, nature sur...

'This fascinating book reveals the existence and origins of surely one of our species' greatest creations' (MARK VANHOENACKER, author of Skyfaring)...

Its time to let your imagination flyIf you look up on a cloudy day, you'll see a whole new surprising world above you - the world of clouds! The Bo...

Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster, and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the U.S. At least 1,833 people die...

It's the hottest day of the year, the perfect day for a boy and his grandad to set off on an adventure - and the perfect day to share a picnic with...

A groundbreaking account of the cataclysmic hurricane of 1938 and its devastating impact on New England''s inland forests The hurricane that pummel...

This book explores the conditions, forces, and processes behind Floridas surprisingly varied and dynamic weather. Florida is home to two of the wor...

A charming celebration of all things snow. Is it true that no two snowflakes are ever alike? How many Christmases have actually been white? Do the...

A groundbreaking account of the cataclysmic hurricane of 1938 and its devastating impact on New Englands inland forests The hurricane that pummeled...

Weather control. Juxtaposing those two words is enough to raise eyebrows in a world where even the best weather models still fail to nail every for...

Bleeters come and bleeters go, they never, never stay if its not raining now more rain is on the way. Its widely reported that Eskimos have ov...

A wall calendar featuring beautiful meteorological photographs by leading photographers and 365 weather facts.

Weather is beautiful, threatening, moody and capricious. It can paint a dazzling face on a winter morning or wreak disaster at a moment's notice. E...

Summer heat waves have become more frequent and increasingly intense over the past 20 years. In a normal year, about 175 Americans are killed by ex...

The Sunday Times bestseller. An astonishing account of the sailors, scientists and inventors who sought to understand the weather.**Book of the Wee...

Sooner or later everyone who ventures out on the water will encounter strong winds and confused seas, fog, thunderstorms, or heavy rain. This book ...

Field guide for making careful decisions in the backcountry and relying on informed observation Explains lightning science with simple language and...

This is a unique and entertaining reference to the British weather presented in a series of colourful maps showing every aspect of national and loc...

The storms that cross the Great Plains of North America each spring are some of nature's most spectacular. They can also be some of the most danger...

The British weather: famously changeable, subject of endless complaint and endless small talk. We all feel we know it well as a largely benign back...

The state of the weather is almost the first topic of conversation when people meet, which is not surprising when it is a matter of such importance...

Weather, water, and climate. How we feel, how productive we are, even our sheer existence, depends on these three things. The United States economi...

Reviewing the history and causes of climatic change and evaluating regional models, this New Naturalist volume offers an important analysis of clim...

Instant Weather Forecasting has been a perennial bestseller since it was first published nearly 50 years ago. A brilliant concept, its winning form...

Feel the force of winter and appreciate its beauty through this collection of the best writing on the season. Classic and contemporary fiction, non...

For centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adv...

Theres no such thing as the middle of nowhere. Everywhere is the middle of somewhere for some living being. That was Suzanne Stryks mantra as she j...

China is a huge country, with remarkably varied and unusual wildlife. This fully updated second edition of Bradt's visitor's wildlife guide provide...

An evocative and richly illustrated exploration of flowers and how, over the centuries, they have given us so much sustenance, meaning, and pleasur...

A sea breeze wafts up from every page. This book is a delight. Nigel Slater Both grounding and uplifting, From C...

This new edition of Bradt's Sri Lankan Wildlife has been fully updated to reflect all the most recent developments relevant to visitors to this beg...

Our world is WONDERFUL - and it's worth protecting.From the author of the BBC's children's book Blue Planet II, this book takes you on a breathtaki...