Nature

"A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it." -American Gardener When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic...

The Telegraph 'Gow's book resists the generic conventions of modern nature writing; rambunctious and vivid, at times it feels as uncontrollably wild as its subject.' Helen Macdonald for The New Statesman 'Beautifully crafted, fascinating and...

WINNER OF THE 2023 JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 'Unparalleled.' THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'A true masterpiece.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A tour de force.' GUY SHRUBSOLE 'Quietly courageous.' PATRICK BARKHAM 'Lyrical, wholehearted...

Bring nature into your home with the inspiring true story of hope and the healing powers of the natural world, in one of the most talked about books of the decadeFROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'This is what you need right now to muster hope and...

'It's like being given some sort of magical text... eye-opening and invaluable.' India Knight, Sunday Times'Even the intrepid Bear Grylls could learn a trick or two from this book' The TimesThe ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060915872Author Peter TompkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 310gDimensions(mm)...

If you want to do your bit to support local biodiversity, start your own wildlife pond in your back garden.Whether you are looking to do something to help the environment, building a feature pond as a family landscaping project, or attracting local...

‘A glorious anthem to the hedge! The sleeping giant that is waiting to be nurtured back to life-giving health. This wonderful book fires the imagination and will change the way you look at a hedge forever.’ Keggie Carew, author of Beastly In this joyous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946764843Author Joanna MacyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax Press

**A SUNDAY TIMES GARDENING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**'A must-read for every gardener who wants to up their game for wildlife and do their bit for the planet.' -- Isabella Tree'A refreshing, uplifting and positive look at the true value of a garden.' -- Alan...

'Kimmerer blends, with deep attentiveness and musicality, science and personal insights to tell the overlooked story of the planet's oldest plants' Guardian'Bewitching ... a masterwork ... a glittering read in its entirety' Maria Popova,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580085793Author Paul StametsFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1015gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

Now recognized as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and...

'ASTONISHING AND ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING' - LYNDA LA PLANTE'Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural CausesEVERY BODY LEAVES A MARKIn Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a...

'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' GuardianIntroduction by Robert Macfarlane. Afterword by Jeanette WintersonIn this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of...

A Year in Story and Song is a captivating collection of stories and songs that celebrates the seasons. We humans love stories. We love to hear them and to tell them, around fires and by bedsides, and we love to use them to make sense of the world around...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910723319Author Margaret Erskine WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578927053Author Elana FreelandFormat PaperbackPage Count 696Imprint Elana FreelandPublisher Elana FreelandWeight(grams) 916g

Live life in full bloom.This beautiful book features your favourite flowers grouped by their purpose - for love, for joy, for luck, for calm, to console, and to celebrate. Discover their traditional meanings, holistic benefits, and when flowers are in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620054390Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616207434Author Bill SchuttFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Algonquin BooksPublisher Algonquin Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620055410Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

The age of denial is over, we are told. Yet emissions continue to rise while gimmicks, graft, and green- washing distract the public from the climate violence suffered by the vulnerable. This timely, interdisciplinary contribution to the environmental...

'I found myself turning the pages with an inward leap of joy' - Isabella Tree*WINNER of the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing**Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Conservation*'Exquisite' GUARDIANIt was a tragic day for the...

A beautiful and accessible seasonal guide to herbalism from the historic botanic garden.Discover the best times of the year for growing specific healing herbs and also when and how to forage for wild medicine, such as water mint, St John's Wort, hawthorn...

'A beautifully written and wisely laid out memoir . . . a treasure map back to 'living', for those who have been away too long' Donna Ashworth, author of Wild Hope'Lyrical and beautiful... the book we all need to read right now'Catherine Simpson, author...

'I loved this novel's brain and heart'DAVID MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF CLOUD ATLAS'A first-rate speculative thriller, by turns fascinating, brutal, powerful, and redemptive'JEFF VANDERMEER, AUTHOR OF ANNIHILATIONThere are creatures in the water of Con Dao. To...

'Dirt to Soil is the [regenerative farming] movements's holy text' The Observer Author and farmer Gabe Brown, featured in the Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground 'A regenerative no-till pioneer' NBC News 'Dirt to Soil confirms my belief that...

Watch a thousand years unfold in the life of one magnificent tree! A thousand years ago, a tiny acorn fell to the ground. As the years pass, it grows . . . and GROWS into an enormous oak tree! As the centuries...

The amazing new i-SPY sticker book for kids age 3+ Get little ones started on their very own spotting adventure with My First i-SPY sticker books! With more than 100 things to spot - from birds to bugs, mammals to fish, children will love...

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2017 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDAATJE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WELLCOME PRIZEAt the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home...

'A wonderful read... It's one of those books that gives you a new pair of eyes to see the world in a different way. I've been transported by it... You'll love every minute, the writing is absolutely beautiful.' - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall From the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780731407224Author Graeme LoftsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint For DummiesPublisher John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

"Outstanding ... among the most important books about whisky ever written." Charles MacLean BRINGING TOGETHER LANDSCAPES, geology, history, people and their whisky, and addressing the key role of peatlands in mitigating climate change, Peat and Whisky:...

The Return of the Grey Partridge tells the extraordinary story of how wildlife is restored to the Arundel Estate in West Sussex. Prompted by the collapse in numbers of one species, the grey partridge of the title, the managers of the estate woke up to...

**Winner of the 2023 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**Discover the world as you've never seen it before - through the eyes of animals.'Immersive and mind-blowing' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesThe Earth teems with sights and...

A practical guide to finding and preparing food from hedgerows, parks, fields, woods, rivers and seashore. Aimed at the beginner, it also has a wealth of tips for the enthusiast, and, unlike other books on wild food, covers foraging in the urban...

WINNER OF THE HOLYER AN GO AWARD 2023 Wyl Menmuir's The Draw of the Sea is a beautifully written and deeply moving portrait of the sea and the people whose livelihoods revolve around it, examining the ephemeral but universal pull the sea holds over the...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'A scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series' Kate Kellaway, ObserverA dazzling scientific detective story from the ecologist who first discovered the hidden language of trees No one has done more to transform our...