WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAROut on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed grandma Jean has never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her granddaughter, Kimberly... Zobraziť viac
A beautifully illustrated tale about a desert flower that blooms for just one night a year... Winner of the 2020 CBHL Annual Literature Award of Excellence in Children and Young Adult LiteratureAs the summer sun sets over the desert in Arizona,... Zobraziť viac
The whole cosmos in your hands, The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks is your one-stop guide to everything you ever wanted to know about space and our place in it. Zobraziť viac
Radio 4's The Food Programme Book of the Year, chosen by Dan SaladinoAn Irish Times Best Gardening Book 2023Shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild’s Garden Book of the Year Award 2023Longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize 2023‘If you’re a vegetable... Zobraziť viac
In this illuminating new book, Manchán Magan sets out on a journey in our ancestors’ footsteps to uncover the ancient myths and stories that have shaped our national identity, embedded in the strata of land that have endured through millennia – from... Zobraziť viac
First Light opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our Universe's history – the time when the first stars were born. Zobraziť viac
A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity’s relationship with the world Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Nan Shepherd Prize, this lyrical book moves between Trinidad and an idyllic English country garden as it grapples with big questions about what we call home Zobraziť viac
A cultural and scientific history of the Moon from prehistoric archaeology to the most recent technological and scientific research today. Zobraziť viac
From the publishers of Brilliant Maps, here is a cartographic journey through our planet's weirdest and most wonderful phenomena. Zobraziť viac
Crammed with useful info, funny recollections, heartfelt anecdotes, and lots of cute furry creatures, a collection for all animal lovers! This collection of over 60 stories and essays, drawn from Dr. Schott''s 30 years in small animal practice, covers... Zobraziť viac
The Complete Language of Flowers is a comprehensive and definitive dictionary/reference presenting the history, symbolic meaning, and visual depiction of 1,001 flowers and botanicals from around the world in one volume—now in a pocket-size edition for... Zobraziť viac
Ever since Darwin, science has enshrined competition as biology’s brutal architect. But this revelatory new book argues that our narrow view of evolution has caused us to ignore the generosity and cooperation that exist around us, from the soil to the... Zobraziť viac
It all begins and ends with plants. From the chance to live on this planet to the pleasure of listening to the sound of a violin-every story begins with a plant. There''s no getting around it. We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet''s... Zobraziť viac
A SCIENCE NEWS MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF 2023A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2023“Should be required reading. . . . A gripping and all-too-timely account of what in more ways than one is turning out to be a very costly and questionably necessary... Zobraziť viac
An intimate account of life on the farm by Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess, as she describes their work through the changing seasons. Zobraziť viac
The Horse Lover is H. Alan Day’s personal history of the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary, with its surprises and pleasures and its plentiful dangers, frustrations, and heartbreak. Zobraziť viac
For readers of Entangled Life and The Hidden Life of Trees, a fascinating journey into the world of plants and animals, and the ways they communicate with each other. In forests, fields, and even gardens, there is a constant exchange of information... Zobraziť viac
If there are two things all geeks love, it’s roleplaying games, and their pets. So why not fuse the two? It’s time to grab your dice, dust off that character sheet, and let your cat or dog (or guinea pig, or iguana, or budgie) accompany you on an epic... Zobraziť viac
An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s soundsThe natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing... Zobraziť viac
