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Trickster Travels: A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds by Natalie Zemon Davis 9780571234790
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $14.08Acclaimed historian Natalie Zemon Davis's accessible and dramatic biography was widely hailed as a masterpiece and tells the story of Leo Africanus, a sixteenth-century Moroccan who embodies the rich... -
Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy 9781780273716
RRP: $9.37Booksplease Price: $7.22An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest... -
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies by Richard Hamblyn 9780330391955
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a young amateur meteorologist, Luke Howard, gave the clouds the names by which they... -
Searching for Seashells: An Artist's Guide to Treasures on the Beach by Jessie King Regunberg 9781523523450
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41A gorgeously illustrated collection of all sorts of seashells, complete with interesting facts, history, and more.With a calming, coastal, oceanside aesthetic, this full-colour gift book is a visual... -
The Thames Estuary's Military Heritage by Philip MacDougall
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.65The Thames Estuary is the gateway into London that had to be defended against seaborne invasion. Through proximity to the Continent, these waters were a likely passageway for those intent upon... -
The Little Book of Scottish Beasties Tim Kirby 9781780276274
RRP: $6.69Booksplease Price: $5.51Scotland is renowned for the huge range of its wildlife, which comes in all shapes and sizes. In this book Tim Kirby introduces 45 of them, from the iconic red deer and golden eagle to the Highland... -
Dust by Michael Marder
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $11.44Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. No matter how much you fight against it, dust pervades everything. It gathers in even... -
This is Planet Earth: Your ultimate guide to the world we call home by New Scientist 9781473629776
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $6.20The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is.Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang... -
The Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Fight to Protect the Arctic and Save the Planet from Climate Change by Sheila Watt-Cloutier
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $19.98A "courageous and revelatory memoir" (Naomi Klein) chronicling the life of the leading Indigenous climate change, cultural, and human rights advocate For the first ten years of her life, Sheila... -
A Dictionary of Geography by Susan Mayhew 9780192896391
RRP: $18.75Booksplease Price: $15.79This bestselling dictionary contains over 3,000 entries on both physical and human geography, covering topics such as cartography, surveying, meteorology, climatology, ecology, population, industry,... -
Exploring the World: Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys Alexander Maitland 9781474606295
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $11.58Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred... -
Wild Words: How language engages with nature: A collection of international words that describe a natural phenomenon by Kate Hodges
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $10.22The book showcases 75 beautiful words evocative of the wild, from all around the world, that describe natural happenings in nature. It includes words that describe weather, or a feeling you have... -
Paths to the Past: Encounters with Britain's Hidden Landscapes by Francis Pryor
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.37Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain's landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems.Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear... -
Deserts: A Very Short Introduction by Nick Middleton
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $10.36Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places... -
Bedrock Geology of the UK: North by P Stone 9780852726051
Booksplease Price: $20.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852726051Author P StoneImprint -
Canal Boat Lives by Gill Shaw 9781398120679
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $19.08Britain's canals were largely built during the Industrial Revolution to move goods around the country. In time, this network linked the major cities, taking the narrowboats and their cargoes into the... -
Fringed With Mud & Pearls: An English Island Odyssey by Ian Crofton
RRP: $26.80Booksplease Price: $9.26One of the Daily Telegraph's 20 Books Perfect for Travel Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints. And what has England got? The... -
Tidal Streams Between Portland Bill and St Alban's Head by Bruce Peter 9781871680171
Booksplease Price: $11.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871680171Author Bruce PeterPage Count 20Imprint -
Geography: Why It Matters Alexander B. Murphy (University of Oregon) 9781509523016
Booksplease Price: $13.47Ever since humans sketched primitive maps in the dirt, the quest to understand our surroundings has been fundamental to our survival. Studying geography revealed that the earth was round, showed our... -
Rachel Carson: The Sea Trilogy (Loa #352): Under the Sea-Wind / The Sea Around Us / The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
RRP: $53.60Booksplease Price: $33.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598537055Author Rachel CarsonFormat HardbackPage Count 768Imprint -
Chill, A Reassessment of Global Warming Theory: Does Climate Change Mean the World is Cooling, and If So What Should We Do About It? by Peter Taylor 9781905570195
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $16.19Although the world's climate has undergone many cyclical changes, the phrase 'climate change' has taken on a sinister meaning, implying catastrophe for humanity, ecology and the environment. We are... -
Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas by Rebecca Solnit 9780520262508
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $29.08What makes a place? "Infinite City", Rebecca Solnit's brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco... -
Introducing Mineralogy John Mason 9781780460284
Booksplease Price: $34.72People have been fascinated by minerals since prehistory. The attractions of minerals lie in their colours, their beautiful crystals and the discoveries of their uses and the metals that can be... -
Fragokastelo - Plakias: 2016 by 9789609412216
RRP: $14.07Booksplease Price: $10.67A new map on the eastern side of the White Mountains, adjacent to the map Sfakia - Pachnes, that extends from the Imbros gorge to the well-known resort of Plakias. On the southern side of this area,... -
Samaria - Sougia: 2016 by 9789608195851
RRP: $14.07Booksplease Price: $10.67The entire course of the Samaria gorge, the ascent of Mt Gigilos and Volakias, the traverse from Aghia Roumeli to Soughia (a beautiful and serious route) as well as other interesting routes are... -
Reeds Maritime Meteorology by Elaine Ives
RRP: $40.20Booksplease Price: $32.04Written primarily for serving and trainee deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant shipping and fishermen, Reeds Maritime Meteorology analyses the elements and forces... -
A Trillion Trees: How We Can Reforest Our World by Fred Pearce
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.88**A Book of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times ** Trees are essential, for nature and for us. Yet we are cutting and burning them at such a rate that we are fast approaching a tipping... -
Lefka Ori: Sfakia - Pahnes: 2016 by 9789609412193
RRP: $14.07Booksplease Price: $10.67The new map covers the whole mountain range of Lefka Ori from its northern foothills to the Libyan Sea (Sfakia). All the hiking routes that crisscross the mountain (including the E4 trail) are... -
Aerial Warfare: The Battle for the Skies by Frank Ledwidge
RRP: $20.76Booksplease Price: $17.82Aerial warfare which has dominated western war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping look... -
Mallorca -Tramuntana Norte GR11 map and hiking guide: 2017 by 9788480906487
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $17.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788480906487Page Count 1Imprint Alpina, Editorial, S.L.Publisher Alpina, Editori -
The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology by Roger Osborne
RRP: $25.45Booksplease Price: $18.85The Floating Egg begins with the search for an alchemist's secret, and ends with the re-imagination of a past world. Each chapter is connected to a particular corner of north-east England, and each... -
Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World by Marcia Bjornerud
Booksplease Price: $62.03Why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to our planetary survivalFew of us have any conception of the enormous timescales in our planet's long history, and this narrow perspective... -
Mallorca -Tramuntana Sud map and hiking guide: 2018 by 9788480906036
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $20.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788480906036Page Count 1Imprint Alpina, Editorial, S.L.Publisher Alpina, Editori -
Taking Place: Location and the Moving Image by Elena Gorfinkel 9780816665174
RRP: $28.13Booksplease Price: $25.67Taking Place argues that the relation between geographical location and the moving image is fundamental and that place grounds our experience of film and media. Its original essays analyze film,... -
Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones by Richard W. Wise 9780972822329
RRP: $136.67Booksplease Price: $88.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972822329Author Richard W. WiseFormat HardbackPage Count 404Imprint -
Hugh Miller: Stonemason, Geologist, Writer by Michael A. Taylor
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87Ross-shire-born polymath Hugh Miller (1802-56) was famous in his lifetime across the English-speaking world. After starting his working life as a stonemason, he became a social commentator and... -
Rockhounding for Beginners: Your Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, Geodes, & More by Lars W. Johnson
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure!Geology meets treasure... -
Coast: Our Island Story: A Journey of Discovery Around Britain's Coastline by Nicholas Crane 9781849904346
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $20.69Along our shores, towering cliffs from the age of the dinosaurs rise beside wide estuaries teeming with wildlife, while Victorian ports share waterfronts with imposing fortifications.And the people... -
Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone by Juli Berwald
RRP: $24.12Booksplease Price: $19.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735211285Author Juli BerwaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint < -
Profit: An Environmental History Mark Stoll 9781509533237
RRP: $80.40Booksplease Price: $57.75Profit - getting more out of something than you put into it - is the original genius of homo sapiens, who learned how to unleash the energy stored in wood, exploit the land, and refashion ecosystems...