The Earth: Natural History General

Southern California is sandwiched between two tectonic plates with an ever-shifting boundary. Over the last several million years, movements of the...

A beautifully written classic of nature writing.'A masterly account...of supreme interest...a classic' Country LifeLong accepted as the best work o...

A new, thoroughly updated second edition of Bradt's Australian Wildlife, covering habitats, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, th...

The Times and Irish Independent: BEST NATURE BOOKS OF THE YEARGreat nature writing needs to be informative, detailed, accurate, lyrical, and, above...

An evocative social history of Europe's peatlands, moors, bogs and heaths. Donald S. Murray spent much of his childhood either playing or working ...

Lying off the south-western tip of Mull, the island of Iona has huge significance as the first important centre of Christianity in Scotland. But th...

Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks...

Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of us have little knowledge about the 4 billion years of history that formed it. ...

Explore the natural beauty of Maryland by water.With the Chesapeake Bay-the largest estuary in the United States-the Potomac, Monocacy, and Patapsc...

WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL WRITING AWARD 2019One third of the earth's land surface is desert, much of it desolate and inhospitable. What ...

Explore the natural beauty of Maryland by bike.As off-road, family-friendly bike paths have increased in popularity, cycling has become a safe and ...

Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as...

Told through a series of walks beside the sea, this is a story of the most beautiful 742 miles of coastline in England, Wales and Northern Ireland:...

AS FEATURED ON ''BBC RADIO 4 ''GOOD READS''.Woodlands Awards 2019: Woodland Books of the Year''The oak is the wooden tie between heaven and earth. ...

Why are humans so different from each other and what makes the human species so different from all other living organisms? This introductory book p...

The journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine.Over 3,000 km below the earth's surface an extraordinary inner worl...

This volume of John Muir's selected writings chronicles the key turning points in his life and study of the American wilderness. The Story of My Bo...

Earthquakes strike with devastating force and often without warning. Approximately 41 US states are at risk of moderate to severe earthquakes, and ...

An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 2010 quake that took a devastating...

Fire has been an integral feature of our planet for over 400 million years. It has defined human culture from the beginning; it is something withou...

The Scottish Highlands are home to Britain's most spectacular mountain scenery. The stark hills, fearful crags, glorious glens and sparkling lochan...

What does it mean to be a part ofrather than apart fromnature? This book is about how we interact with wildlife and the ways in which this can make...

Shortlisted for the The Great Outdoors Awards Outdoor Book of the Year 2020 Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 202...

In Wildlife of Nebraska: A Natural History, Paul A. Johnsgard surveys the variety and biology of more than six hundred Nebraska species. Narrative ...