Geographical reference works

Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.

Atlases don't come more amazing than this!

Complete Atlas of the World is the ultimate insight into our planet and the clearest, most concise overview of the world's geography.

Earlier this year, President Obama declared one of his top priorities to be "e;making sure that people are able to get enough to eat.

This unique and informative dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world.

There is no populated place without a name, and every name is chosen for a reason.

Over 15,000 A-Z entries covering England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of British place names available.

This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day.

The definitive illustrated guide to modern British architecture, from one of the most acclaimed critics at work todayModernism is now a century old, and its consequences are all around us, built into our everyday lived environments.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart.

In the same format as the successful London Compendium, the Manchester Compendium relates the remarkable and diverse history of England's second city.

This beatutiful book is alavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.

"e;Comprehensive scholarship and convincing reasoning, enhanced by an excellent translation, place this work on a level with the best of David Glantz"e; (Dennis Showalter, award-winning author of Patton and Rommel).