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Outskirts: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt by John Grindrod
RRP: $12.89$8.77'Evocative and intelligent' Guardian Discover the secret history of our green belts.The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a poignant... -
When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time by Michael J. Benton
RRP: $29.03$19.70The greatest mass extinction in Earth's history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90% of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable... -
Volcanic: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions by John Brewer 9780300272666
RRP: $38.70$32.06A vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of Romanticism "Momentous and spellbinding."-Caroline Eden, Financial Times "Endlessly fascinating."-Pratinav Anil, Times (UK) Vesuvius is best known for its disastrous... -
Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change and the Air That Surrounds Us by Simon Clark
RRP: $14.18$9.55Compelling . . . Clark's enthusiasm shines through on every page' Sunday Times'An engaging and lively history' Financial Times__________A thin, invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth, sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique... -
A Geological Excursion Guide to the North-West Highlands of Scotland by Kathryn M. Goodenough
RRP: $20.63$17.71This is a companion volume to A Geological Excursion Guide to the Moine Geology of the Northern Highlands of Scotland, published in 2010 by NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing in conjunction with Edinburgh Geological Society. Although new roads and... -
Antarctica by Gabrielle Walker
RRP: $21.92$14.54There have been many books about Antarctica in the past, but all have focused on only one aspect of the continent - its science, its wildlife, the heroic age of exploration, personal experiences or the sheer awesome beauty of the landscape- but none have... -
Fy Nodiadau Adolygu: CBAC UG/Safon Uwch Daearyddiaeth My Revision Notes: WJEC/Eduqas AS/A-level Geography Welsh-language edition) by Kevin Davis
RRP: $23.21$21.26Target success in WJEC and WJEC Eduqas AS/A-level Geography with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to... -
Need to Know: Edexcel A-level Geography by David Redfern
RRP: $12.26$11.33Exam board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017 (AS); Summer 2018 (A-level)Covering what you really need to know for Edexcel A-level Geography - in less than 140 pages - this revision... -
Glowing Still: A Woman's Life on the Road - 'Funny, furious writing from the queen of intrepid travel' Daily Telegraph by Sara Wheeler
RRP: $28.38$19.30Britain's foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to ZanzibarA Times Literary Supplement and Financial Times Book of the Year'Funny, furious writing from the queen of intrepid travel' Daily... -
Island of Woods: How Ireland Lost its Forests and How to Get them Back by Paul McMahon 9781848408791
RRP: $21.92$15.84Forestry in Ireland has never been so contentious. Over the last century the area of Irish woodland has increased tenfold, mostly through the planting of imported conifer species; government policy is to plant more trees to supply industry and to tackle... -
Key Concepts in Political Geography by Carolyn Gallaher 9781412946728
RRP: $51.59$42.27"A comprehensive reader for my political geography course. Good summaries at the end, and articles include effective case study examples." - Rachel Paul, Western Washington University "A very useful and comprehensive introduction to key... -
The Ninth Metal: The Comet Cycle Book 1 by Benjamin Percy
RRP: $12.89$9.24'Great characters, fine writing, totally engrossing' STEPHEN KING It might have been the end of days. Instead it was the beginning of something shockingly new.They called the comet Cain, after the astronomer who discovered it. It passed 500,000 miles... -
The Frayed Atlantic Edge: A Historian's Journey from Shetland to the Channel by David Gange 9780008225148
RRP: $14.18$9.35COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for... -
H2O: A Biography of Water by Philip Ball
RRP: $14.18$9.55The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water.The extent to which water remains a scientific mystery is extraordinary, despite its prevalence and central... -
Urban Regeneration in the UK by Andrew Tallon
RRP: $46.43$41.40This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK, incorporating key policies, approaches, issues, debates and case studies. The central objective of the textbook is to place the historical and contemporary... -
Cambridge International AS/A Level Geography Revision Guide 2nd edition by Garrett Nagle
RRP: $25.79$24.81Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationLevel: A-levelSubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018 Reinforce and practise skills learned with step-by-step support from experts to help you achieve your maximum... -
Tide: The Science and Lore of the Greatest Force on Earth by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
RRP: $16.76$9.18A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book.Described by the Sunday Times as "a gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald", Tide is "a superb book... a delight to read. It is profound and powerful, and should win prizes."From Cnut to... -
Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas by John H. Simpson
RRP: $65.78$58.05In this exciting and innovative textbook, two leading oceanographers bring together the fundamental physics and biology of the coastal ocean in a quantitative but accessible way for undergraduate and graduate students. Shelf sea processes are... -
Research and Fieldwork in Development by Daniel Hammett
RRP: $89.00$77.30Research and Fieldwork in Development explores both traditional and cutting edge research methods, from interviews and ethnography to spatial data and digital methods. Each chapter provides the reader with an understanding of the theoretical basis of... -
Anarchy, Geography, Modernity: Selected Writings of Elisee Reclus by Elisee Reclus
RRP: $28.37$18.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604864298Author John P. ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 338g -
My Neighbour over the Border: Tales of towns and cities separated by borders and how they get along by Paul Doe
RRP: $12.89$10.54How do towns and cities divided by the harsh reality of an international border manage to get on with each other when their closest neighbour lives just next door, but in another country? Are they thriving or surviving? Utterly dependent on each other or... -
Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction by Tim Lenton
RRP: $11.60$8.32When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system... -
Psychogeography by Merlin Coverley
RRP: $19.34$12.76Psychogeography. In recent years this term has been used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas from ley lines and the occult, to urban walking and political radicalism. But where does it come from and what exactly does it mean? This book examines... -
A Fenland Garden: Creating a haven for people, plants & wildlife by Francis Pryor
RRP: $36.11$25.39The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens. A Fenland Garden is the story of the creation of a garden in a complex and fragile English landscape - the Fens of southern Lincolnshire -... -
How to Lie with Maps, Third Edition by Mark Monmonier
RRP: $27.09$22.91An instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make--consciously or unconsciously--mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many possible stories about the places it depicts. The... -
Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide by Fabien Cousteau
RRP: $38.70$30.12A beautifully illustrated newly revised guide to the underwater world of the Earth's oceans. Introducing the most comprehensive, visual, and accessible ocean encyclopedia available on the market! Ocean is illustrated with a blend of beautiful and... -
Cambridge International AS and A Level Geography Skills Workbook by Paul Guinness
$21.98Help students to develop geographical skills, in line with the syllabus's emphasis on this area of study.This book is designed to help students practice and apply what they have learned, and develop independent learning skills by answering a range of... -
Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic by Robert D. Ballard
RRP: $32.25$21.65The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania reveals the secret military missions behind his famous exploits and unveils a major new discovery on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Titanic find. Best known for finding the wreck of the... -
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future by Ed Conway 9780753559161
RRP: $21.92$17.60**Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award**Picked as a Book of the Year by THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST and NEW STATESMANA BBC RADIO 4 Book of the Week'A compelling narrative of the human story' TIM... -
KS3 Geography Revision Guide (Collins KS3 Revision) by Collins KS3
RRP: $10.31$8.57Level: KS3 Subject: Geography Complete coverage of the KS3 Geography course Clear and concise revision notes, plus seven practice opportunities for every topic:* quick tests to... -
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable by Amitav Ghosh
RRP: $19.35$12.82Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh... -
OCR GCSE (9-1) Geography B Second Edition by Jo Coles
$44.00Equip your students for the OCR GCSE (9-1) Geography B specification with our fully revised second edition Student Book. Our expert author team bring you new and revised case studies and a wealth of practice questions to help your students apply their... -
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlence 9781787332249
RRP: $25.80$18.43* A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'The very treeline is on the move: a devastating image. This book is an evocative, wise and unflinching exploration of what it will mean for humanity.' Jay Griffiths, author of WildA ground-breaking and beautifully... -
Digital and Smart Cities by Katharine S. Willis
RRP: $47.72$41.96Digital and Smart Cities presents an overview of how technologies shape our cities. There is a growing awareness in the fields of design and architecture of the need to address the way that technology affects the urban condition. This book aims to give... -
Adaptation to Climate Change: From Resilience to Transformation by Mark Pelling
RRP: $58.04$47.39The impacts of climate change are already being felt. Learning how to live with these impacts is a priority for human development. In this context, it is too easy to see adaptation as a narrowly defensive task - protecting core assets or functions from... -
Up in the Canopy: Explore the Rainforest, Layer by Layer by James Aldred 9781787419087
RRP: $19.34$12.29This exquisite book explores one huge tree in the jungle, from roots to canopy... with a huge fold-out surprise at the end.Offering a perspective rarely seen, Up in the Canopy explores the rainforest layer by layer, as we climb the incredible Kapok tree... -
Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World by Tim Gregory
RRP: $21.92$12.36Every rock has a story tell, and none more so than those which have fallen from the sky: meteorites. Originating in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, these rocky fragments offer clues not just to the earliest origins of the Solar System but... -
Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction by Michael J Branney
RRP: $11.60$8.32Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just... -
For Creative Geographies: Geography, Visual Arts and the Making of Worlds by Harriet Hawkins
RRP: $56.75$49.59This book provides the first sustained critical exploration, and celebration, of the relationship between Geography and the contemporary Visual Arts. With the growth of research in the Geohumanities and the Spatial Humanities, there is an imperative to... -
Modern China: A Very Short Introduction by Rana Mitter
RRP: $11.60$8.32China today is never out of the news: from international finance to human rights controversies, global coverage of its rising international presence, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems to be a country of contradictions: a peasant society with...