Mountains and uplands

The first comprehensive book to be published about the wildlife of the Brecon Beacons is a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series, and reveals the natural wonders of this seemingly wild and inhospitable mountain landscape.

From bestselling author Torey Hayden comes a moving novel of loss and redemption.

An expert mountaineer cracks Everest's most intriguing mystery - did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes?

A tale of mystery and healing from the Canadian forests, where Nature can be nasty and men can easily go mad.

A complete natural history and the first large-scale survey of this unique part of the country.

An invaluable introduction to the upland regions of Britain - their structure, climate, vegetation and animal life, their present and past uses and the problems of their conservation for the future.

This book is an attempt to survey the natural history of the whole of Wales.

Explore the wonders of wild Mongolia through the eyes of a distinguished field biologist Mongolia became a satellite of the Soviet Union in the mid-1920s, and for nearly seven decades effectively closed its doors to the outside world.

For over two hundred years, the Catskill Mountains have been repeatedly and dramatically transformed by New York City.

First published in 1985, William deBuys's Enchantment and Exploitation has become a New Mexico classic.

'The smaller we come to feel ourselves compared with the mountain, the nearer we come to participating in its greatness.

Mountain Meteorology: Fundamentals and Applications offers first an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of mountain meteorology, then goes on to discuss their application in natural resources management.

In the tradition of Kathleen Norris, Terry Tempest Williams, and Thomas Merton, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes explores the impulse that has drawn seekers into the wilderness for centuries and offers eloquent testimony to the healing power of mountain silence and desert indifference.

Mountain Meteorology: Fundamentals and Applications offers first an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of mountain meteorology, then goes on to discuss their application in natural resources management.

The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today.

The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today.

This book is unique in providing a global overview of alpine (high mountain) habitats that occur above the natural (cold-limited) tree line, describing the factors that have shaped them over both ecological and evolutionary timescales.

A cultural and literary history of mountains in classical antiquityThe mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor in the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world.

Examines the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century.