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Environment & nature
When a Billion Chinese Jump
By Jonathan Watts
Paperback
Published 01-Jul-2010
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With foul air, filthy water, rising temperatures and encroaching deserts, China is suffering an environmental disaster. This title presents a demonstration that - even with the crisis so severe, and the political scope so limited - the actions of individuals can make a difference.
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Bring on the Apocalypse
By George Monbiot
Hardback
Published 01-Mar-2008
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Features essays on money, religion, war, power, culture and nature. This book explains why we are heading into an uncertain future in which peace and sound politics are paramount to our survival.
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Turned Out Nice Again
By Richard Mabey
Hardback
Published 18-Feb-2013
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An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3: Changing Climates. In his trademark style, the author weaves together science, art and memoirs to show the weather's impact on our culture and national psyche. He rambles through the myths of Golden Summers and our persistent state of denial about the winter.
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Burning Question
By Mike Berners-Lee
Paperback
Published 15-Apr-2013
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If previous efforts have failed, what would it take to flatten off the curve? And what happens if we fail to do so? This book reveals climate change as an intriguing intellectual, social and political puzzle that will enthral readers of popular science, economics and psychology alike.
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Sting in the Tale
By Dave Goulson
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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Combines Gerald Durrell-esque tales of a child's growing passion for nature with an insight into the importance of the bumblebee. This title details the minutiae of life in their nests, sharing research into the effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and on the potential dangers if we are to continue down this path.
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Sarah Raven's Wild Flowers
By Sarah Raven
Hardback
Published 17-Oct-2011
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The perfect gift - a beautiful reference book celebrating British wild flowers, by the award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven
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Wave
By Sonali Deraniyagala
Hardback
Published 12-Mar-2013
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A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of learning to live with grief--that begins in Sri Lanka on Dec. 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived.
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Sarah Raven's Wild Flowers
By Sarah Raven
Hardback
Published 30-Aug-2012
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In a new, practical format - the stunning book celebrating British wild flowers by award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven
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Bird Sense
By Tim Birkhead
Paperback
Published 17-Jan-2013
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A hugely engaging book about birds, their senses and behaviour that is informed by an attractive blend of personal experience, entertaining stories and cutting-edge science.
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Prosperity without Growth
By Tim Jackson
Paperback
Published 18-Mar-2011
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Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this book, the author - a top sustainability adviser to the UK government - makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
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