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Dream State

'The Paper Palace meets Jonathan Franzen' Sunday Times Style

by Eric Puchner ...

The transporting, immersive book of the summer: 'a book to lose yourself in' Guardian ⭐ An Oprah's Book Club pick⭐ An instant New York Times bestseller⭐ Book of the Year: The Times, Guardian, Woman & Home and BBCThe Paper Palace meets Jonathan Franzen' Sunday Times Style'A totally involving and moving literar... ... Read more

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The transporting, immersive book of the summer: 'a book to lose yourself in' Guardian ⭐ An Oprah's Book Club pick⭐ An instant New York Times bestseller⭐ Book of the Year: The Times, Guardian, Woman & Home and BBCThe Paper Palace meets Jonathan Franzen' Sunday Times Style'A totally involving and moving literar...
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How To Read Water

A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for wild swimming this summer

by Tristan Gooley ...

Learn how to read the clues and signs of water with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation----------'A wonderful read . . . It's one of those books that gives you a new pair of eyes to see the world in a different way. I've been transported by it . . . You'll love every minute, the writing is absolutely ... Read more

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Learn how to read the clues and signs of water with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation----------'A wonderful read . . . It's one of those books that gives you a new pair of eyes to see the world in a different way. I've been transported by it . . . You'll love every minute, the writing is absolutely
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Close to Home

The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door

by Thor Hanson ...

An award-winning natural-history writer opens the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks.“The perfect mix of science and story, told by a master of both. I loved it!” ―Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusWe all live on nature’s doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the ... Read more

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An award-winning natural-history writer opens the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks.“The perfect mix of science and story, told by a master of both. I loved it!” ―Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusWe all live on nature’s doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the
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The Science of Animals

Inside their Secret World

by DK ...

Series series DK Secret World Encyclopedias
See the animal kingdom in all its glory, from jellyfish to polar bears, with up-close details of their unique features from head to toe.Filled with magnificent photographs that were specially commissioned for this book and cannot be seen anywhere else. Written in association with the Natural History Museum.This visual reference book starts with the question "what is an animal?" and takes you ... Read more

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See the animal kingdom in all its glory, from jellyfish to polar bears, with up-close details of their unique features from head to toe.Filled with magnificent photographs that were specially commissioned for this book and cannot be seen anywhere else. Written in association with the Natural History Museum.This visual reference book starts with the question "what is an animal?" and takes you
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Wild Isles

by Patrick Barkham, Alastair Fothergill ...

This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on a relatively modest collection of islands positioned at a latitude so northerly to be unattractive to many animals and plants. Despite these unpromising foundations, the islands of Britain and Ireland, together with ... Read more

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This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on a relatively modest collection of islands positioned at a latitude so northerly to be unattractive to many animals and plants. Despite these unpromising foundations, the islands of Britain and Ireland, together with
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The World Without Us

by Alan Weisman ...

Revised Edition with New Afterword from the AuthorTime #1 Nonfiction Book of the YearFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardOver 3 million copies sold in 35 Languages"On the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house - or houses, that is. Cleans them right off the face of the earth. They all go."What if mankind disappeared... ... Read more

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Revised Edition with New Afterword from the AuthorTime #1 Nonfiction Book of the YearFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardOver 3 million copies sold in 35 Languages"On the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house - or houses, that is. Cleans them right off the face of the earth. They all go."What if mankind disappeared...
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Wild Mushrooms

A Cookbook and Foraging Guide

by Kristen Blizzard, Trent Blizzard ...

**"**Whether you get your mushrooms from the supermarket or the forest floor, a worthy addition to your library."—Star TribuneGet ready to fall in love with wild mushrooms! Absolutely everything you need to know to make mushrooming a lifestyle choice, from finding, storing, preserving, and preparing common and unusual species.Packed with content and lore from more than 20 skilled foragers around ... Read more

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**"**Whether you get your mushrooms from the supermarket or the forest floor, a worthy addition to your library."—Star TribuneGet ready to fall in love with wild mushrooms! Absolutely everything you need to know to make mushrooming a lifestyle choice, from finding, storing, preserving, and preparing common and unusual species.Packed with content and lore from more than 20 skilled foragers around
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Nightwalking

Four Journeys into Britain After Dark

by John Lewis-Stempel ...

'Britain's finest living nature writer' THE TIMES'Lewis-Stempel's greatest gift remains his prose, with all its vividness and energy' THE DAILY MAIL'The hottest nature writer around' THE SPECTATORAt night, the normal rules of Nature do not apply. In the night-wood I have met a badger coming the other way, tipped my cap, said hello. The animals do not expect us humans to be abroad in the dark, ... Read more

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'Britain's finest living nature writer' THE TIMES'Lewis-Stempel's greatest gift remains his prose, with all its vividness and energy' THE DAILY MAIL'The hottest nature writer around' THE SPECTATORAt night, the normal rules of Nature do not apply. In the night-wood I have met a badger coming the other way, tipped my cap, said hello. The animals do not expect us humans to be abroad in the dark,
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Bothy

In Search of Simple Shelter

by Kat Hill ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘The bothy embrace is addictive’ ADAM NICOLSON'Will have you reaching for your boots’ CAL FLYN……………………………………………………………..A bothy is a remote hut in the wilderness that you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. The doors are always unlocked, you just need to s... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘The bothy embrace is addictive’ ADAM NICOLSON'Will have you reaching for your boots’ CAL FLYN……………………………………………………………..A bothy is a remote hut in the wilderness that you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. The doors are always unlocked, you just need to s...
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Things We Found in the Ground

A Metal-Detecting Journey Through Britain

by Eleanor Bruce, Lucilla Gray ...

Fascinating, surprising and illuminating, join metal detecting cousins, Ellie and Lucie, on their journey into the search for hidden history in this story of nature, lost lives and long buried objects in this treasure trove of a book.‘Enchanting and visceral’ DR MADELEINE PELLING‘Brilliantly witty and magnificently down to earth’ DR REBECCA STRUTHERS**‘A joyful account of unearthing history, one ... Read more

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Fascinating, surprising and illuminating, join metal detecting cousins, Ellie and Lucie, on their journey into the search for hidden history in this story of nature, lost lives and long buried objects in this treasure trove of a book.‘Enchanting and visceral’ DR MADELEINE PELLING‘Brilliantly witty and magnificently down to earth’ DR REBECCA STRUTHERS**‘A joyful account of unearthing history, one
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Forgotten Forests

Twelve Thousand Years of British and Irish Woodlands

by Jonathan Mullard ...

Ancient trees, some over a thousand years old, are dotted around the British Isles, the last survivors of a lost world. Now, new scientific studies of these trees and of fossilised forests and of our oldest wooden artifacts can help us to understand the many woodlands that have disappeared from our landscapes.Locked in ice for more than twenty thousand years, the lands that now make up Britain and ... Read more

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Ancient trees, some over a thousand years old, are dotted around the British Isles, the last survivors of a lost world. Now, new scientific studies of these trees and of fossilised forests and of our oldest wooden artifacts can help us to understand the many woodlands that have disappeared from our landscapes.Locked in ice for more than twenty thousand years, the lands that now make up Britain and
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Owls of the Eastern Ice

The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

by Jonathan C. Slaght ...

The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award'Remarkable. If only every endangered species had a guardian angel as impassioned, courageous and pragmatic as Jonathan Slaght' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Gripping</str... ... Read more

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The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award'Remarkable. If only every endangered species had a guardian angel as impassioned, courageous and pragmatic as Jonathan Slaght' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Gripping</str...
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Rewilding the Sea

How to Save our Oceans

by Charles Clover ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE**'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree'I doubt any more important book will published this year' - Stephen FryIn this indispensable follow up to his acclaimed The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World, Charles Clover chronicles how determined individuals are proving that the crisis in our oceans can be reversed, with benefits for b... ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE**'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree'I doubt any more important book will published this year' - Stephen FryIn this indispensable follow up to his acclaimed The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World, Charles Clover chronicles how determined individuals are proving that the crisis in our oceans can be reversed, with benefits for b...
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The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs

The bestselling classic that transforms how you see the world around you - a must-read this summer for all nature lovers

by Tristan Gooley ...

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation'It's like being given some sort of magical text . . . eye-opening and invaluable.' -INDIA KNIGHTThe ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you ... Read more

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Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation'It's like being given some sort of magical text . . . eye-opening and invaluable.' -INDIA KNIGHTThe ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you
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Clearing the Air

A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questions and Answers

by Hannah Ritchie ...

A Bill Gates, Financial Times, Sunday Times BOOK OF THE YEAR'Pragmatic and undoomy' GUARDIAN'Essential reading' RUTGER BREGMAN'Read this book -- now' MARK LYNASWe can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement it’s hard to know where to turn. In her new book, bestselling environmental star Hannah Ritchie answers 50 key climat... ... Read more

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A Bill Gates, Financial Times, Sunday Times BOOK OF THE YEAR'Pragmatic and undoomy' GUARDIAN'Essential reading' RUTGER BREGMAN'Read this book -- now' MARK LYNASWe can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement it’s hard to know where to turn. In her new book, bestselling environmental star Hannah Ritchie answers 50 key climat...
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Intertidal

The hidden world between land and sea: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE!

by Yuvan Aves ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING.'Captivating' - New Scientist'A wondrous work of walking, seeing and thinking' - Robert Macfarlane'A startlingly brilliant and moving debut' - William DalrympleA deep observation of coast and wetland, climate and self, by a leading Indian ecological activist.Introduction by Robert ... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING.'Captivating' - New Scientist'A wondrous work of walking, seeing and thinking' - Robert Macfarlane'A startlingly brilliant and moving debut' - William DalrympleA deep observation of coast and wetland, climate and self, by a leading Indian ecological activist.Introduction by Robert ...
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The Ghost of the Mountains

Unravelling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard

by Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi ...

Silent, solitary and beautiful, snow leopards inhabit the rugged mountains of central Asia, so perfectly camouflaged by their silver-grey pelts that they vanish against the rocks and the cliffs.The biologist and scientist Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi (or Kullu, as he is widely known) has spent twenty years studying these elusive creatures in the wild, exploring their daily challenges, habitat, prey ... Read more

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Silent, solitary and beautiful, snow leopards inhabit the rugged mountains of central Asia, so perfectly camouflaged by their silver-grey pelts that they vanish against the rocks and the cliffs.The biologist and scientist Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi (or Kullu, as he is widely known) has spent twenty years studying these elusive creatures in the wild, exploring their daily challenges, habitat, prey
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Wild Signs and Star Paths

A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for your summer walks

by Tristan Gooley ...

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigationTristan Gooley shows how it is possible to achieve a level of outdoors awareness that will enable you to sense direction from stars and plants, forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of an ... Read more

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Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigationTristan Gooley shows how it is possible to achieve a level of outdoors awareness that will enable you to sense direction from stars and plants, forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of an
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An Inconvenience of Penguins

Epic voyages in pursuit of the world's most beloved bird: Longlisted for the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing

by Jamie Lafferty ...

~ Longlisted for the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing ~'An epic quest - in which the journey is at least as entertaining as the end result'Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World'Humorous, touching and refreshingly unsentimental'Colin Thubron, author of Shadow of the Silk Road'Highly entertaining and gloriously obsessional'Philip Hoare,... ... Read more

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~ Longlisted for the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing ~'An epic quest - in which the journey is at least as entertaining as the end result'Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World'Humorous, touching and refreshingly unsentimental'Colin Thubron, author of Shadow of the Silk Road'Highly entertaining and gloriously obsessional'Philip Hoare,...
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Angry Weather

Heat Waves, Floods, Storms, and the New Science of Climate Change

by Friederike Otto ...

Translated by Sarah Pybus ...

Series series World Weather Attribution
Timely and topical. Major weather events are becoming more common—and more severe—and Friederike Otto and her team at World Weather Attribution have developed the science to show us how our actions influence extreme weather events.Angry weather uses cutting-edge science, and a gripping story centred primarily around Hurricane Harvey, to bring the socially and scientifically important information ... Read more

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Timely and topical. Major weather events are becoming more common—and more severe—and Friederike Otto and her team at World Weather Attribution have developed the science to show us how our actions influence extreme weather events.Angry weather uses cutting-edge science, and a gripping story centred primarily around Hurricane Harvey, to bring the socially and scientifically important information
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Bring Me Sunshine

A Windswept, Rain-Soaked, Sun-Kissed, Snow-Capped Guide To Our Weather

by Charlie Connelly ...

We talk about the weather a lot. It exasperates, confounds and on occasion delights us. Our national conversation is dominated by the weather, but how much do we really know about it? In Bring Me Sunshine, Charlie Connelly sets off on the trail of our island obsession.He breezes through the lives of meteorological eccentrics, geniuses, rainmakers and cloud-busters and brings vividly to life great ... Read more

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We talk about the weather a lot. It exasperates, confounds and on occasion delights us. Our national conversation is dominated by the weather, but how much do we really know about it? In Bring Me Sunshine, Charlie Connelly sets off on the trail of our island obsession.He breezes through the lives of meteorological eccentrics, geniuses, rainmakers and cloud-busters and brings vividly to life great
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The Anti-Catastrophe League

The pioneers and visionaries on a quest to save the world

by Tom Ough ...

'Consummate and thorough' – The Times'Darkly entertaining' – The SpectatorA superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world.Our species has a unique genius for self-imperilment. The ancient dangers – asteroids, super-volcanoes and worse – still stalk us,... ... Read more

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'Consummate and thorough' – The Times'Darkly entertaining' – The SpectatorA superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world.Our species has a unique genius for self-imperilment. The ancient dangers – asteroids, super-volcanoes and worse – still stalk us,...
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Endling

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE

by Maria Reva ...

* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 ** WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD ** A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, <... ... Read more

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* LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025 ** WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLIMATE FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE ** WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD ** A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, <...
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Togetherness

How symbiosis can change the way we understand our world, ourselves and our future

by Rowan Hooper ...

Change the way you see the world - and our place in it'Absolutely enthralling' BILL BRYSON'Stunning' GUARDIAN'Beautifully written and meticulously researched . . . Vivid and powerful' RICHARD DAWKINS'The revelations in this book made me rethink the world' CHRIS PACKHAMFrom evolution to capitalism, ‘survival of the fittest’ has shaped our view of the world. But we got it... ... Read more

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Change the way you see the world - and our place in it'Absolutely enthralling' BILL BRYSON'Stunning' GUARDIAN'Beautifully written and meticulously researched . . . Vivid and powerful' RICHARD DAWKINS'The revelations in this book made me rethink the world' CHRIS PACKHAMFrom evolution to capitalism, ‘survival of the fittest’ has shaped our view of the world. But we got it...
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