Natural History
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The underworld
£10.99The underworld
For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of fear and fascination, an unknowable realm that evokes a singular, compelling question: what’s down there? But now cutting-edge technologies are allowing scientists and explorers to discover this strange and exotic underworld: a place of soaring mountains, smouldering volcanoes and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high. A realm long thought to be devoid of life is, in fact, a vibrant new world, home to pink gelatinous predators and shimmering creatures a hundred feet long, creatures that breathe iron and communicate through their skin, ancient animals with glass skeletons and sharks that live for half a millennium. In ‘The Underworld’, Susan Casey traverses the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet.
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Sing like fish
£16.99Sing like fish
For centuries humans ignored sound in the ‘silent world’ of the ocean, assuming that what we couldn’t perceive, didn’t exist. But we couldn’t have been more wrong. Marine scientists now have the technology to record and study the complex interplay of the myriad sounds in the sea. Finally, we can trace how sounds travel with the currents, bounce from the seafloor and surface, bend with temperature, and even saltiness; how sounds help marine life survive; and how human noise can transform entire marine ecosystems. In this book, science journalist Amorina Kingdon synthesises historical discoveries with the latest research in a clear and compelling portrait of this sonic undersea world.
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Becoming Earth
£22.00Becoming Earth
A revolutionary account of Earth as a living organism – a finely-tuned planetary network made up of all living and non-living things – which provides an unusual degree of hope for its future.
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The turning tide
£10.99The turning tide
An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water
‘Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.’ Roddy Doyle
‘Remarkable. Lively ? Gower writes beautifully [and] the book is profoundly popular.’ Times Literary Supplement
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The tree almanac 2025
£16.99The tree almanac 2025
A beautifully illustrated month-by-month guide following the miraculous seasonal journey of trees, from bare branches to budbursts, the first leaves to the first blossom and the great autumn colour-change. Each month has a miscellany of practical content, scientific gems and cultural wonders. The book includes recipes (elderflower champagne, pickled walnuts, spiced apple chutney), crafts (whistle whittling and making alder ink), curiosities to spot, notes on woodland wildlife, tree care instructions, folk traditions and marvels from a variety of trees and their surrounding habitats. Whether you are sitting under the shade of a plane tree in the city, discovering ancient forests or reaping harvest from a young orchard, this book has something for everyone to enjoy and learn.
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The almanac
£12.99The almanac
For each of the 12 months, award-winning gardener and food writer Lia Leendertz shares her practical guidance for expeditions, meteor-spotting nights and beach holidays, as well as stories about each month’s unique nature and folklore, and charts relevant to each month.
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On the roof
£18.99On the roof
The reed goes on, the reed comes off. The reed rots and returns to the earth. The houses we work on outlast us. The thatch we use has never stood still. ‘On The Roof’ is a thatcher’s tale – a journey of discovery, and a reflection on what it means for a person or a building to belong in a place. It tells Tom Allan’s story, leaving an office job in the city to find fulfilment among the Devon roofs, as well as the stories of six other people who share his trade.
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Birds as individuals
£16.99Birds as individuals
Enter the secret lives of Britain’s ordinary garden birds and the brilliant, unconventional woman who opened her doors to them. In the late 1930s, Len Howard packed up her life in London, bought a plot of land in Sussex and built herself a little house there. This was to be Bird Cottage, a place where the doors of the house were open to the birds of the garden – great tits, blue tits, robins, blackbirds, willow warblers and many others. Len lived the rest of her life alongside her bird neighbours, with some sleeping in her bedroom and many flitting in and out all day long. This is the book she wrote about the birds – a study not just of their behaviour but their individual personalities. We learn about their intelligence, emotional lives, and characters, their capacity for play and humour, the range of their song, their likes and dislikes, and their bond with Len.
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Bookshop dogs
£16.99Bookshop dogs
Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw’s three wee bookshops in Manapouri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet. Woven throughout are tales of the very special Hunza, the dog who worked with troubled teens alongside Ruth when she was a youth worker. This is a window into the wonderful world of Ruth and her generous love of people, books and dogs.
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Philip’s Stargazing 2025 Month-by-Month Guide to the Night Sky Britain & Ire
£6.99Philip’s Stargazing 2025 Month-by-Month Guide to the Night Sky Britain & Ire
Philip’s Stargazing is the perfect practical guide for both budding and experienced astronomers.
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The gathering place
£11.99The gathering place
Mary Colwell makes a 500-mile solo pilgrimage along the Camino Francés, winding through forests, mountains, farmland, industrial sprawls and places of worship, weaving her experiences of the Camino with natural history, spirituality and modern environmentalism.
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Everything your puppy wants you to know
£18.99Everything your puppy wants you to know
Bringing a new puppy home is a joyous experience, but it can also be quite daunting. Should you really let a puppy ‘cry it out’ alone on the first night? How do you introduce it to other family members and pets? When should you start training? What equipment do you really need for that first week? And will you ever be able to work from home again uninterrupted?! Louise Glazebrook is asked all these questions and more every day. In this informative and compassionate guide for dog owners, Louise shows how working with your puppy at their pace, understanding their needs, will build a beautiful bond for life.
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