Environmentalists & Naturalists

Why is it that the more advanced our society becomes, the unhappier we are? Seeking an answer from the only honest perspective, Tobias Jones and his wife opened up their family home and ten acre woodland to those going through crises in their lives, or...

An imposing, life-size oil painting dominates the main meeting room at the RSPB's base in the heart of England: 'the man above the fireplace' - always present, rarely mentioned. Curious about the person in the portrait, the author began a quest to...

This book traces the spiritual journey of Satish Kumar child monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist and educator. In it he traces the sources of inspiration which formed his understanding of the world as a network of multiple and diverse relationships...

Much has been written by and about Satish Kumar - peace pilgrim, co-founder of Schumacher College, and longtime editor of Resurgence magazine. A monk at the age of nine, and now a world-renowned environmental activist with Honorary Doctorates from five...

Meghan Misunderstood is a pioneering book that sets the record straight on the most talked about, unfairly vilified and misrepresented woman in the world. Meghan Markle was eleven when she first advocated for women's rights; a teenager when...

Simon Fairlie is possibly the most influential - and unusual - eco-activist you might not have heard of. The Observer Simon Fairlie is the original hippie. The Idler This is a fascinating, funny and moving record of an extraordinary life lived in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916572034Author RonskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint UK Book PublishingPublisher Consilience MediaWeight(grams) 142g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912039517Author Dave SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Three Zombie DogsPublisher Story Lyrics

'Based on meticulous research in original sources ... Goodman illustrates vividly how adept [Banks] was ... Shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated' Jenny Uglow, New York...

A confrontation with the destruction of the Amazon by a writer who moved her life into the heart of the forest. In lyrical, impassioned prose, Eliane Brum recounts her move from Sao Paulo to Altamira, a city along the Xingu River that has been...

For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. Then there was Milly the puma-sized cat, Jaws the goldfish and three very...

ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY & WHITE HORSE BOOKSHOP LITERARY PRIZE'Lovely: full of fascinating detail and anecdote, but the undertow of the virus moving in real time beneath its sunlit...

'A terrific read . . . an outstanding book!'Gary Player and Vivienne Player'A truly heart-wrenching story, but a must-read for all who value our wild animals and their right to roam free. Grant Fowlds is a Zulu in a white skin and loves the people who...

In this stunning memoir, beloved internationally acclaimed earth advocate chronicles her journey to reconnect with the earth, offering a model for how we all can nurture the wild around and inside ourselves.In 1991, twenty-four-year-old Lynx Vilden...

Christopher Lloyd (Christo) was one of the greatest English gardeners of the twentieth century, perhaps the finest plantsman of them all. His creation is the garden at Great Dixter in East Sussex, and it is a tribute to his vision and achievement that,...

'This is a book for the aspiring field biologist in your life' New Scientist The story of one woman's remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species-and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them. In...

In this sequel to the popular A Hippo Love Story, author Karen Paolillo takes us deeper into her courageous but perilous life among Africa's wildlife. Hippos, a Mongoose and Me is a collection of vivid stories reflecting the decades that Karen has lived...

Gavin Maxwell was a romantic, self-destructive adventurer, brave and handsome, with a deep sympathy for the underdog, a wonderfully curious mind and a dogged commitment to discovering the truth. It was said of him that he was loved by women, had sex with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598536799Author Edward O. WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 1150Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of America

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476796109Author Brantley HargroveFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

A compelling story of African adventure, romance and intrigue, perfect for readers of bestselling true crime such as WHITE MISCHIEF and MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL.WILDFLOWER is the gripping life story of the naturalist, filmmaker and...

In 1938 John Lorne Campbell bought the Hebridean isle of Canna. He wanted to prevent it becoming a rich man's playground (like so many other islands and Highland estates), to preserve a part of traditional Gaelic culture and show that efficient farming...

Candido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so inhospitable that even native...

You thought he was retired, even dead? No, he is back! At the age of 86, Mike Tomkies is back doing what he does best - observing our rarest and most dramatic wildlife, unsuspected and from close quarters, and writing about it with the kind of intimate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782958630409Author Caro FeelyFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Caro FeelyPublisher Caro FeelyWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 18mm

Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee. Brolga lives in a simple tin shed in the outback where he raises orphaned baby kangaroos. It is a sad fact of life that kangaroo...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345326492Author Edward AbbeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611807950Author Stephanie KazaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Born Wild is a story of passion, adventure and skulduggery on the frontline of African conservation. Following Tony Fitzjohn's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, the heart of the story is a series of love affairs with the world's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781408137864Author Tim BirkheadFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 712gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528772310Author William WordsworthFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 18mm

'I went for a walk around the garden. A great tit warbled above a patch of coltsfoot. I felt a thousand discoveries awaited...' Notes from a Summer Cottage by Nina Burton is a beautifully written nature memoir about...

In The Evolution of Gerald Durrell: A Naturalist's Critical Biography, Mary Sanders Pollock revisits the life and work of Gerald Durrell, one of the most significant environmentalist figures of the 20th century. This new biography tracks Durrell's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641609388Author Elizabeth D HilbornFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Chicago Review PressPublisher Chicago Review PressWeight(grams)...

Born into what was one of the wealthiest families in the world, "Walter Rothschild" became the best known zoologist of his day - and one of Britain's great eccentrics. A benign and enigmatic figure with a boundless enthusiasm for nature, he amassed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982141356Author Megan Kate NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838185503Author Ian R SwinglandFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Ian R. SwinglandPublisher Ian R. SwinglandWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The life and art of the 18th-century naturalist Mark Catesby, and his pioneering work depicting the flora and fauna of North America, are explored in vibrant detail This book explores the life and work of the celebrated eighteenth-century English...

Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922825032Author Jooste J Major GeneralFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Ingwe PublishingPublisher Ingwe Publishing