Origins: How the Earth Made Us by Lewis Dartnell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
Why do so many of us eat cereal for breakfast?Is it because we like the taste? Or because 20 millions years ago, a certain species of plant colonised the same hospitable land that humanity did?Why is the world the way it is?If we follow chains of explanation as far back as they go - and keep asking, lik ...Show more
Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich
$39.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
An original and revelatory exploration of the hidden world of slime - the substance upon which we and our world depend. Slime is an ambiguous thing. It exists somewhere between a solid and liquid. It inspires revulsion even while it compels our fascination. It is a both a vehicle for pathogens and the ...Show more
Strange Harvests by Posnett, Edward
$57.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
'An exceptional first book; Harvest is a subtle, fascinating braiding of travel, cultural and natural history... It is a pleasure and an education to journey with him in these pages' ROBERT MACFARLANE In a centuries-old tradition, farmers in north-western Iceland scour remote coastal plains for the dow ...Show more
The D-Day Atlas - Anatomy of the Normandy Campaign by Charles Messenger; James Holland
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative text by a noted military historian and contemporary photographs.This powerful study chronicles the evolution of the invasion plan and culminates in a day-by-day account of the landings by sea and by ai ...Show more
The Natural History Book: The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth by DK
$69.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A beautiful guide to Earth's wildlife and natural history, including its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, microorganisms and more!Introducing The Natural History Book - a complete guide to the nature and wildlife of our world and written by a worldwide team of natural history experts. In the 11 ...Show more
The Science of Hope - Eye to Eye with the Cute and Charismatic (HB) by Wiebke Finkler; Scott Davis (By (photographer))
$45.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
A breathtaking visual journey exploring why certain animal species capture our attention, and showcasing hopeful conservation efforts around the world. From polar bears to mountain gorillas, penguins to sea otters, certain animals capture our imagination. These are the animals that become mascots for c ...Show more
The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we tarmacked, farmed and built ourselves out of wildness?In his vital, bewitching, inspiring classic, Robert Macfarlane sets out in search of the wildness that remains.
To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface by Olivia Laing
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Canons
Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology and folklore. Lyrical and ...Show more
Wounded Country: The Murray–Darling Basin: A Contested History by Quentin Beresford
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
The Murray–Darling Basin, Australia’s food bowl, is in crisis. For more than a century, the Basin has faced a series of environmental catastrophes: soil erosion, sand drifts and dust storms, salinity, algal blooms, the threat to native flora and fauna and the drying out of internationally recognised wet ...Show more