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Silent Summer
By Norman Maclean
Hardback
Published 20-May-2010
| Our price: | £31.99 |
Authoritative and easily accessible account of the wildlife of Britain and Ireland, what is declining, what is not, and why.
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Leviathan
By Philip Hoare
Paperback
Published 11-Jun-2009
| RRP: | £9.99 |
| Our price: | £7.99 |
| You save: | £2.00 |
The story of a man's obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey - from his childhood to his fascination with Moby-Dick and his excursions whale-watching.
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Emerald Planet
By David Beerling
Paperback
Published 25-Sep-2008
| RRP: | £8.99 |
| Our price: | £7.19 |
| You save: | £1.80 |
The Emerald Planet is the tale of our world's past - and future - as revealed by plants. Over the immensity of geological time, plants have been powerful agents of change, shaping the climate, the planet, and affecting the evolutionary path of all life. Here, David Beerling tells how.
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RSPB Handbook of British Birds
By Tim Cleeves
Paperback
Published 16-Aug-2010
| RRP: | £9.99 |
| Our price: | £7.99 |
| You save: | £2.00 |
This is a completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds. This unique guide provides a 'biography' of each of the 279 commonest British bird species, plus 24 rarities, to give a complete, single source of basic information to our most familiar birds.
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Vanishing Face of Gaia
By James Lovelock
Paperback
Published 28-Jan-2010
| RRP: | £9.99 |
| Our price: | £7.99 |
| You save: | £2.00 |
The author's Gaia theory, the idea that our planet is a living, self-regulating system, has transformed the way we see our planet and what is now happening to it. In this book, he distils a lifetime's wisdom and observation of the Earth to reveal the rate at which our climate is altering, how conventional 'green' measures are not working.
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Hungry City
By Carolyn Steel
Paperback
Published 26-Mar-2009
| RRP: | £9.99 |
| Our price: | £7.99 |
| You save: | £2.00 |
Examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence. This title reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of problems, from obesity, the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world.
This item is out of print and no longer available.
Food for Free
By Richard Mabey
Paperback
Published 02-Aug-2004
| RRP: | £4.99 |
| Our price: | £3.99 |
| You save: | £1.00 |
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
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Cloud Collector's Handbook
By Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Hardback
Published 11-Jun-2009
| RRP: | £12.00 |
| Our price: | £9.60 |
| You save: | £2.40 |
From the author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE comes the essential aid for everyday cloudspotting
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Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers
By Sterry
Paperback
Published 07-Apr-2008
| RRP: | £16.99 |
| Our price: | £13.59 |
| You save: | £3.40 |
A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain to accompany the bestselling Complete British WIldlife.
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Last Child in the Woods
By Richard Louv
Paperback
Published 01-Jun-2010
| RRP: | £9.99 |
| Our price: | £7.99 |
| You save: | £2.00 |
Shows how our children have become increasingly alienated and distant from nature, why this matters, and what we can do to make a difference.
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