Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

Given the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain has been created largely by human activities.

'An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel' Observer, Books of the Year'A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity.

The story and science of how animals find their way home.

Over a period of five years, the BBC took groups to the world's most inhospitable places for Serious Jungle, Serious Amazon, Serious Desert, Serious Andes and Serious Arctic.

An introduction to the universe covering everything from the big bang and our understanding of the universe over time, to the earth's formation, the Sun and how it affects us, the Moon and planets, black holes and galaxies.

Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood.

Overseas Press Club Award Winner 2016A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' explores the dark underbelly of the global economy.

'Slowly Down the Ganges' is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside 'A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' and 'Love and War in the Apennines'.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

Ben Law's incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly Nut Wood.

'Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife.

A hilarious field guide to the world's most remarkable and unusual creatures: the English.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

For the first time in ebook format.

A remarkable new novel from the Wellcome Trust longlisted author.

An essential history of a taste that shaped the world.

With a foreword by Richard Dawkins, and based on the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 TV series, Inside Nature's Giants gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet.

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

This book accompanies the landmark television series Kingdom of Plants 3D: With David Attenborough.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

This edition does not include illustrations.

Epic history of the first Virginia Colony and the true story of Pocahontas, to coincide with the colony's 400th anniversary in 2007.

How long do humans have left on Earth?

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.

An illustrated ebook documenting the hugely varied and always entertaining career of one of Britain's best-loved travel writers.

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.

This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years.

Loch Lomondside is celebrated for its outstanding scenery.

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.

Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.

The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

This ebook edition does not include illustrations.

Originally published as The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of HumansThe green movement has got it very wrong.

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.

Zero Waste Home is the ultimate guide to simplified, sustainable living from Bea Johnson, 'the priestess of waste-free living' (The New York Times).

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.

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster'A rich social history .

One of the most exciting debut novels for years - and a book that does for birdwatching what Trainspotting did for smack addiction.

Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.

The biography of one of Britain's greatest explorers by a brilliant young writer.

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.

New Naturalist Wildfowl provides a much-anticipated overview of the fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas.

Don't just sit there, do something.

An authoritative and entertaining account of the earliest ambassadors, who were at once diplomats, explorers and chroniclers of exotic civilisations.

This edition does not include illustrations.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025A GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH BEST SCIENCE BOOK 2025WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK 2025'A vital and important book' David Olusoga From an award-winning historian of race, science and empire, a path-breaking and poignant history of extinction as a scientific idea, an imperial legacy and a political choiceAnyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct.