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Environment & nature
Book of Eels
By Tom Fort
Paperback
Published 18-Aug-2003
| RRP: | £7.99 |
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What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel.
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Bird Sense
By Tim Birkhead
Hardback
Published 02-Feb-2012
| RRP: | £16.99 |
| Our price: | £13.59 |
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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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Gossip from the Forest
By Sara Maitland
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2012
| RRP: | £20.00 |
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A magical exploration of the ancient landscape of forests and the ancient genre of fairytales, drawing fascinating and surprising connections between the two, by the author of the bestselling A Book Of Silence.
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Book of Barely Imagined Beings
By Caspar Henderson
Hardback
Published 04-Oct-2012
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An entrancing and entertaining A-Z of the world's oddest and most far-fetched creatures - a bestiary for the 21st century.
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Silent Spring
By Rachel Carson
Hardback
Published 29-Nov-2012
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Exposes the destruction of wildlife through the indiscriminate use of pesticides. This title describes the nests full of eggs that would never hatch, the rivers bloated with poisoned fish and the children killed by the very chemicals which had previously been lauded as miracle potions, and sprayed without reservation across the country.
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Universe within
By Neil Shubin
Hardback
Published 08-Jan-2013
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During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang, our universe has evolved, stars have formed and died and our planet congealed from the matter in space. In this title, the author reveals to us the extraordinary cosmic and evolutionary adventure of our own bodies.
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Moby-duck
By Donovan Hohn
Paperback
Published 01-Sep-2012
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Setting out on a series of journeys to track the renegade rubber ducks, Moby-Duck is an adventure into the heart of the sea through science, myth, the global economy and some of the worst weather imaginable.
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Wild Places
By Robert Macfarlane
Paperback
Published 07-Jul-2008
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Explores our ideas of the wild. This book also tells the story of a friendship, and of a loss. It mixes history, memory and landscape in a strange and beautiful evocation of wildness and its vital importance.
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Fascinating Birds
By Markus Varesvuo
Hardback
Published 01-Jul-2012
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Showcases 150 photographs of birds in the wild. This title covers species that range from the spectacular Golden Eagle through more familiar wildfowl and garden birds to eye-catching owls and exotic bee-eaters.
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Otter Country
By Miriam Darlington
Hardback
Published 06-Sep-2012
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A mesmerising account of the author's search for wild otters in the remote places of Britain; a beautifully written blend of natural history, memoir, literary history and travel.
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