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Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa by Braam van Wyk 9781770079113
RRP: €26.78€19.60This comprehensively updated and expanded edition of the region's best-selling ?eld guide to trees offers much, much more than the highly successful ?rst edition. Fully updated text (including additional species entries) and distribution maps, numerous... -
The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes by Mark Wormald
RRP: €13.08€8.47'An absolute gem . . . I was delightfully lost by the river throughout' Paul Whitehouse 'Marvellous . . . The Catch leaves both its writer and its reader wonderfully "lost in water"' Robert Macfarlane 'Penetrating and poetic, filled with honeyed prose... -
Going to Seed: From Flower Child to Radical Farmer, a Counterculture Memoir by Simon Fairlie
RRP: €17.84€11.66Simon 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... -
The Garden in the Clouds: Confessions of a Hopeless Romantic by Antony Woodward
RRP: €13.08€8.63Winner of the National Trust Outdoor Book of the Year 2011The story of one man's unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book - the 'Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity'... -
The Role of Birds in World War One: How Ornithology Helped to Win the Great War by Nicholas Milton
RRP: €26.18€18.59The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as the 'Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching... -
Field Guide to Carnivores of the World, 2nd edition by Luke Hunter
RRP: €29.75€23.66From the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures. This fully updated... -
Oak and Ash and Thorn: The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain by Peter Fiennes
RRP: €13.08€9.25A Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year The magic and mystery of the woods are embedded in culture, from ancient folklore to modern literature. They offer us refuge: a place to play, a place to think. They are the generous providers of timber and... -
Basic Butchering of Livestock and Game by John J. Mettler 9780882663913
RRP: €16.65€10.95This guide takes the mystery out of butchering, covering everything you need to know to produce your own expert cuts of beef, venison, pork, lamb, poultry, and small game. John J. Mettler Jr. provides easy-to-follow instructions that walk you through... -
Into the Forest: The Secret Language of Trees by Susan Tyler Hitchcock
RRP: €35.70€24.28For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every level, from spiritual sanctuary to the raw material for our homes, books, and food. In this beautiful and revealing book, National Geographic combines... -
The Nature Seed: How to Raise Adventurous and Nurturing Kids by Lucy Jones
RRP: €20.22€14.61'A practical, no-nonsense guide to getting children back to nature ... Brilliant' Stephen Moss 'A valuable practical guide to helping children form a kinship with nature' Independent Many of us want to spend more time outside with our kids - but... -
Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business by John Elkington 9781841120843
RRP: €15.46€10.71Cannibals with Forks passionately demonstrates how all businessescan and must help society achieve the three inter-linked goals of economicprosperity,environmental protection and social equity, issues whichare already at the top of the corporate agenda... -
Coral Reefs: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Sheppard
RRP: €10.70€7.68Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Coral reefs are among the most beautiful, and most diverse, of ecosystems. Early seafarers were wary of them, naturalists were confused by them, yet many coastal people benefited greatly from these... -
The Long, Long Life of Trees by Fiona Stafford
RRP: €14.27€12.08A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with... -
The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Hoskin
RRP: €10.70€7.68Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in terms of gravitation, it became the paradigm for the... -
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Carl Sagan
RRP: €10.70€6.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize 1978.Book InformationISBN 9780345346292Author Carl SaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA... -
How to Go Vegan: The Why, the How, and Everything You Need to Make Going Vegan Easy by Veganuary
RRP: €17.84€11.66**A new edition of How to Go Vegan -- updated for Veganuary 2022**GOING VEGAN IS EASY!Whether you're already a full-time vegan, considering making the switch to help fight climate change or know someone who is, this book will give you all the tools you... -
What It's Like to be a Bird by David Allen Sibley
RRP: €35.70€24.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307957894Author David Allen SibleyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
Moons: A Very Short Introduction by David A. Rothery
RRP: €10.70€7.68Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planets in our Solar System. Our own Moon has had a profound influence on Earth, not only through tidal effects, but even on the behaviour of some marine animals. Many remarkable... -
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 9781035038558
RRP: €13.08€8.94Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the... -
How to Fit-in and be Welcomed into your new Country Life: 10 aspects of life to get right when you escape to the country by Pendown Pocket Books 9781909936126
€6.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909936126Author Pendown Pocket BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Pendown PublishingPublisher Pendown Publishing -
Mystery of the White Lions: Children of the Sun God by Linda G. Tucker 9781401927219
€21.71African shamanism teaches that nature is magical, and magic is natural.After being rescued from a life-threatening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region by a sangoma known as the 'Lion Queen', Linda Tucker embarks on a journey into the... -
Inglorious: Conflict in the Uplands by Mark Avery
RRP: €14.27€10.81ONE OF 2015'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY. A hard-hitting, passionate and well-researched book about the conflict between driven grouse shooting and nature conservation in Britain, with a foreword by Chris Packham. Driven... -
Looking for Theophrastus: Travels in Search of a Lost Philosopher by Laura Beatty
RRP: €20.22€13.78Who is Theophrastus, and why should we care?Once, he was the equal of Plato and Aristotle. Together he and Aristotle invented science. Alone he invented Botany. The character of the Wife of Bath is his invention, the Canterbury Tales as a whole, perhaps,... -
Keeping Pigs: The Complete Practical Guide for Pleasure or Profit by Jeremy Hobson 9780715338506
RRP: €20.22€15.58This charming introductory guide is an essential read for all aspiring pig-keepers. The latest edition in the hugely popular "Keeping Series", includes expert guidance on how to feed, house and breed healthy and happy pigs. From introducing the many... -
Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds: An Illustrated and Photographic Guide by Tomasz Cofta
RRP: €45.22€37.62A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying European passerines in flight-the first of its kindOpening up new frontiers in birdwatching, this is the first field guide to focus specifically on the identification of European... -
Fundamentals of the Physical Environment: Fourth Edition by Peter Smithson 9780415395168
RRP: €77.34€69.66Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences. Taking a systems approach, it demonstrates how the various factors operating at... -
Dark Skies: A Journey into the Wild Night by Tiffany Francis-Baker
RRP: €14.27€10.81Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis-Baker travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky. For a year, Tiffany travels through... -
What? Where? Why?: Questions and Answers About Nature by Jim Bruce 9780753412046
RRP: €17.84€13.72This exciting and fact-filled title comprises all the best bits from the popular Question Time series, giving lively, informative answers to many of the WHAT, HOW, WHY and WHICH questions that young children ask about the world around them. What? Where?... -
The Goshawk: With a new foreword by Helen Macdonald by T. H. White
RRP: €15.46€10.23With a foreword by Helen Macdonald, author of the multi-award-winning H IS FOR HAWK.'No hawk can be a pet. There is no sentimentality. In a way, it is the psychiatrist's art. One is matching one's mind against another mind with deadly reason and interest... -
Drawing Birds by John Busby 9780713668162
RRP: €23.79€18.22This is a fully revised and updated new version of a popular RSPB handbook to the art and joy of drawing birds. John Busby beautifully conveys his own remarkable ability to capture the grace and motion of living birds, illustrating his ideas and... -
Nests, Eggs, Birds: An Illustrated Aviary by Kelsey Oseid
RRP: €16.65€11.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399581854Author Kelsey OseidFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press -
An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity by Wes Jackson 9780268203665
RRP: €22.60€16.81Confronting harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today, An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity's future will be defined not by expansion but by contraction. For decades, our world has understood that we... -
Birds of the Lesser Antilles by Ryan Chenery
RRP: €20.22€15.66A portable yet authoritative guide to more than 300 of the most commonly seen birds of the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles - incorporating the nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent... -
Origin Africa: Safaris in Deep Time by Jonathan Kingdon
RRP: €35.70€24.43A major new look at how Africa's geological history, climate, geography and biology resulted in the wonderful diversity of life found there. It is also the story of how it was the crucible for the evolution most extraordinary species on... -
A Naturalist's Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe (2nd edition) by Robert Read 9781912081172
RRP: €10.70€7.68This easy-to-use identification guide to 280 insect species most commonly seen in Britain and northern Europe is perfect for amateur naturalists. High quality photographs from Britain's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species... -
Tulips: Beautiful varieties for home and garden by Jane Eastoe
RRP: €29.75€20.74A perennial favourite among flower-buyers, Tulips is next in the strand of Pavilion's successful and stylish floral gardening companions. Spectacular photography, inspirational commentary and no-fuss gardening tips show you that anyone can grow and enjoy... -
British and Irish Moths: Third Edition: A Photographic Guide by Chris Manley
RRP: €53.55€41.69A stunning new edition of the best-selling photographic guide to the moths of the British Isles - now covering all British species. British and Irish Moths is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of British moths ever published. It covers... -
A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke
RRP: €13.08€9.25In 2008, a YouTube clip became an internet phenomenon. It showed the emotional reunion of two young men and their pet lion, Christian, after they had left him in Africa to be introduced into his rightful home in the wild. Anthony 'Ace' Bourke and John... -
Primates of the World: An Illustrated Guide by Jean-Jacques Petter
RRP: €29.75€23.79This stunningly illustrated guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar--among the smallest primates known to exist--to the regal mountain gorillas of Africa. Organized by... -
Where the Seals Sing by Susan Richardson 9780008404574
RRP: €13.08€8.47There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population. Every year these charismatic animals, with their expressive eyes and whiskers more sensitive than...