Around the world in the company of a woman who sees feasts where others might see weeds or indiscriminate greenery. Identifications, recipes and lovely botanical illustrations. Meadowsweet b... read more
KnD was born in Derry, on the border between the Five Counties and Eire; one parent was Catholic, the other Protestant. This is a remarkable debut that combines memoir, nature writing and th... read more
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As ravishing as it is fascinating: a history of botanical photography from Fox Talbot, via Edward Weston, Nob... read more
Explores what happens to places where people no longer live: Chernobyl, swathes of Detroit, Caribbean volcanoes, Scottish mining regions - redemptive, reflective.
The sparrow-sized sandpiper flies uninterrupted from Canada to Venezuela, equivalent to running 126 marathons back-to-back, without food, water, or rest. It stays hydrated by sipping moistur... read more
A deep dive into the mythologies and economies of the chasm. Not just about giant squid, but humanity's harvesting of the depths for medical and financial benefits.
Weather-beaten and remote, Helgoland is the treeless North Sea island to which 23-year old Werner Heisenberg fled to relieve his hay fever symptoms. Upon it he devised the theory of quantum ... read more
Despite his prominence as a crucial figure in China's struggle against deforestation, Purdom (1880-1921) has been largely overlooked by history. He lived a short, quietly heroic life, campai... read more
Densely packed, multi-layered, beautifully composed. HG tells a rich story of shifting tectonic plates and subterranean landscapes, as much about our geological past as it is our future. Bri... read more
The dewy, rolling hills, as witnessed by Hardy, Shepherd, Macfarlane, Macdonald, and a gaggle of brilliant, lesser-known writers. (This volume is testament to the genre's true diversity, whi... read more
A provocative denunciation of enclosure and boundaries by a writer who is also an illustrator and print-maker. Timely too, when Parliament is in the throes of cinching the laws of trespass s... read more