A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world's rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystemsFrom the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth's rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world's oceans through estuaries and deltas.
The go-to introductory guide to Australia's diverse wildlife and habitatsIdeal for the nature-loving traveler, Wildlife of Australia is a handy photographic pocket guide to the most widely seen birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and habitats of Australia.
A marvelously illustrated look at the world's diverse forests and their ecosystemsThe earth's forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life.
Immerse yourself in the beachcombing experience; the wind in your face, the smell of salt spray, the roar of the ocean; it's an assault on the senses, the perfect tonic.
An engaging and thought-provoking introduction to river scienceWhen we look at a river, either up close or while flying over a river valley, what are we really seeing?
An engaging and thought-provoking introduction to river scienceWhen we look at a river, either up close or while flying over a river valley, what are we really seeing?
Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arcticin response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand yearsis melting at an alarming pace.
Almost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arcticin response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand yearsis melting at an alarming pace.
SHORTLISED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2025 The powerful memoir on mental health, the healing power of nature, and how we need to heal it in return with a blueprint for restoring Britain s rainforests, perfect for readers of The Salt Path and The Lost Rainforests of Britain.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES'A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writing and science .
'The best non-fiction writer of her generation' THE TIMES'When I read Flyn's writing I would often exhale with a sense of wonder' GUARDIAN'Fascinating and masterfully written' ALICE WINNA lyrical exploration of the world's most forbiddingly remote places, the supposedly uninhabited wildernesses of the world - and the humans who have always been there, by award-winning and critically acclaimed writer Cal Flyn.
Make a Home for Wildlife helps you see your property in new ways and is the resource you need to take the sometimes daunting steps to improve the quality of your land.
Make a Home for Wildlife helps you see your property in new ways and is the resource you need to take the sometimes daunting steps to improve the quality of your land.
The first complete history of Britain s mountains, capturing their beauty, tragedy and the pivotal role of these dramatic landscapes in the nation s past and future A definitive history of our rocky isles from the most magisterial and far-seeing perspective.
A New York Public Library Best Nonfiction Book of 2025 A New York Times Book Review Critics' Pick A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2025 Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature ';A thrilling work of history that's wilder than fiction.
Winner of the 'Travel Narrative Book of the Year' in 2005 by the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW), The Coast Road presents an idiosyncratic and illuminating snapshot of England and what it is to be English today.
SHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2026From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.
Highly respected illustrator Anna Koska is best known for her drawings of fish and fruit and is widely celebrated by food journalists and restaurateurs.
In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska s Mount McKinley known to locals as Denali, The High One one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.
'Brilliant, clear, and humane' Elizabeth Gilbert'Miraculous and hopeful' Emma StraubRiverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America's riverbank towns.
COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit' Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island.
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.
Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas.
Sea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another.
A classic of mountaineering literature, this is the story of the harrowing first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the most legendary and terrifying climb in history.
Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil.
Esta obra habla sobre los aspectos historicos, demograficos, biologicos y climaticos de los desiertos de Chihuahua y Sonora; desde su formacion geologica hasta sus primeros habitantes humanos, asi como su flora y fauna actuales.
- Desde el Amazonas y el Mekong hasta el Ebro y el Misisipi, los rios de la Tierra esculpen paisajes antes de desembocar en los mares del mundo a traves de deltas y estuarios.
Ein packendes Werk uber Mut, Fehler, Uberlebenskampf und die Grenzen des Menschseins in extremer Hohe Das starkste Buch uber ein Bergungluck seit Jon Krakauers In eisige Hohen .
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future.
A dazzling, evidence-based account of one man’s quest to heal from complex PTSD by turning to endangered coral reefs and psychedelic plants after traditional therapies failed—and his awakening to the need for us to heal the planet as well.
