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The Earth: natural history general
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Here On Earth
Tim Flannery
Evolution; Sustainability; The Earth: natural history general
Audio
Tim Flannery's first major book since The Weather Makers charts the history of life on our planet. Here on Earth, which draws... [more]
Volcanoes: In America's National Parks
Robert Decker, Barbara Decker
The Earth: natural history general; Travel & holiday
Paperback
Erupting volcanoes like Kilauea in Hawaii, and sleeping volcanoes like Mount Rainier in Washington State are the core features... [more]
Avalanche!: A pocket guide to understanding and reducing risks from Avalanches...
Robert Bolognesi
Weather
Paperback
A practical pocket guidebook to help you learn the skill of snow avalanche prediction. Aimed at all winter snow sports enthusiasts,... [more]
Weather For Dummies
John D. Cox
Mathematics & Sciences; Weather
Paperback
This guide explains weather topics such as jet streams, tornadoes, El Nino global warming and cloud types. [more]
Dictionary Of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition
W. John Maunder
Reference works; The environment; Weather
Paperback
Written to be accessible to the non-specialist, this is designed to be an essential reference for anyone concerned with climate... [more]
Orkney & Shetland: Landscapes in Stone
Alan McKirdy
Historical geology; The Earth: natural history general
Paperback
The archipelagos of Orkney and Shetland are the products of some of the most dramatic events which have occurred in the Earth's... [more]
Nature Guiding
William Gould Vinal
The Earth: natural history general
Paperback
This is a new release of the original 1926 edition. [more]
Seven Worlds One Planet
Jonny Keeling, Scott Alexander
Wildlife: general interest; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
From the jungle of the Congo or the majestic Himalayas to the densely populated wilds of Europe or the comparatively isolated... [more]
Water: A Journey through the element
Sebastian Rudi
Individual photographers; Photographs: collections; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
A large-format photographic book presenting water in all its diversity and beauty. Includes fascinating texts on the natural... [more]
Fierce Beauty: Storms of the Great Plains
Eric Meola
Individual photographers; Photographs: collections; Weather
Hardback
Fierce Beauty: Storms of the Great Plains includes more than 100 photographs of tornadoes, lightning, dust storms, and storm... [more]
The Great Flood: Travels Through a Sodden Landscape
Edward Platt
Reportage & collected journalism; Physical geography & topography; Weather; Travel writing
Hardback
A journey that explores floods and flooding in all its forms: Platt investigates the ways in which water has shaped our landscape,... [more]
$39.99
Forthcoming
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Turned Out Nice Again: On Living With the Weather
Richard Mabey
Weather
Paperback
An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3: Changing Climates. In his trademark style,... [more]
The Private Life of the Hare
John Lewis-Stempel
Conservation of wildlife & habitats; The countryside, country life; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
____________`To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt .... [more]
$19.99
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Emma Stibbon: Fire and Ice
Emma Stibbon
Art & design styles: from c 1960; Drawing & drawings; Individual artists, art monographs; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
The artist Emma Stibbon is fascinated by environments in flux. Her work often explores the impact of natural forces: the shifting... [more]
Expedition: Adventures into Undiscovered Worlds
Steve Backshall
The Earth: natural history general; Travel writing
Hardback
Shine a light into the unknownThere are still dark corners of our planet that are yet to be explored. Each location brings... [more]
Sarah Raven's Wild Flowers
Sarah Raven
Trees, wildflowers & plants; The Earth: natural history general
Paperback
The perfect gift - a beautiful reference book celebrating British wild flowers, by the award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven... [more]
The Weather Machine: How We See Into the Future
Andrew Blum
Popular science; Weather
Hardback
`This fascinating book reveals the existence and origins of surely one of our species' greatest creations' (MARK VANHOENACKER,... [more]
The Wood: The Life & Times of Cockshutt Wood
John Lewis-Stempel
Conservation of wildlife & habitats; The countryside, country life; The Earth: natural history general
Paperback
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' from 'indisputably, one of the best nature-writers of his generation'... [more]
Oxford Weather and Climate since 1767
Stephen Burt (Department of Meteorology, University of Reading), Tim Burt (Durham University, Durham University, Emeritus Professor)
History: specific events & topics; Meteorology & climatology; Weather
Hardback
The Radcliffe Observatory possesses the longest continuous series of single-site weather records in the British Isles, and... [more]
Copper Geographies: Ignacio Acosta
,Ignacio Acosta
The Earth: natural history general
Paperback
Copper Geographies explores the global flow of mined copper. It presents a series of legwork explorations of geographically... [more]
Exploring Planetary Climate: A History of Scientific Discovery on Earth,...
Ralph D. Lorenz (The Johns Hopkins University)
Solar system: the Sun & planets; Meteorology & climatology; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
An accessible and engaging chronological account of the history of climate science and planetary exploration, for students,... [more]
America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization: A new investigation...
Graham Hancock
History of the Americas; History: earliest times to present day; Prehistoric archaeology; Conspiracy theories; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
The concluding volume of the Fingerprints of the Gods trilogy. [more]
Still Water: The Deep Life of the Pond
John Lewis-Stempel
Conservation of wildlife & habitats; The countryside, country life; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
It reflects an era before the water was polluted with chemicals and the land built on for housing, a time when ponds shone... [more]
Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History
Lewis Dartnell
Social & cultural history; Popular science; Human geography; Social impact of environmental issues; The Earth: natural history general
Hardback
The Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilizations. The human story is... [more]
