Deserts

'My favourite book about the wilderness' Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild In this shimmering masterpiece of American nature writing, Edward Abbey ventures alone into the canyonlands of Moab, Utah, to work...

Welcome to I Spy Island: the unmissable new series from multi-million copy bestsellers Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet'Sunny, silly and ideal for reading aloud'Sunday Express 'It's a blast of sunshine in book form'The Observer In the middle of the ocean,...

For the past five years, Desert Oracle has existed as a quasi-mythical quarterly periodical available to the very determined only by subscription or at the odd desert-town gas station or the occasional hipster boutique, its canary-yellow-covered,...

A richly illustrated atlas of the world's deserts and drylands, their ecosystems, and their environmentsDeserts and drylands account for more than 40 percent of land on our planet. Characterized by a lack of water and extreme temperatures, they are the...

How technological advances and colonial fears inspired utopian geoengineering projects during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries From the 1870s to the mid-twentieth century, European explorers, climatologists, colonial officials, and...

Identify Arizona succulents with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by shape and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Learn about a variety of cactus species in Arizona. With this famous field guide by Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers,...

Jamal is a little camel so he must walk, walk, walk through the desert. One day he becomes separated from his friend, the boy, but a wise falcon helps to reunite them. They go on to explore the city and its exciting sights and sounds. A modern tale of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525575153Author iO Tillett WrightFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the worldThe Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950154197Author Mike SagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Sager Group LLCPublisher Sager Group LLCWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'An important new step for world ornithology' - Professor Osor Shagdarsuren Mongolia lies in the heart of Asia, bridging the vast Siberian taiga forests of the north and the world's coldest deserts to the south. It encompasses great mountain ranges,...

Deserts 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. Typified by drought and extremes of temperature, they can...

The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the worldThe Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was...

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 9780816551941Author Judith X. BecerraFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press

The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. Covering south easternmost California, much of southern and central Arizona, most of Baja California,...

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Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West - as an adventurer, a river guide, and a field instructor in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316735889Author Craig ChildsFormat PaperbackPage Count 231Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 146mm *...

Deserts cover about one third of the earth's surface and are the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the world. They are the only biome that is actually expanding, largely due to human activities and climate change. In the United States, six unique desert...

Discover the whole fascinating world of deserts in an opulent illustrated book! Immerse yourself in breathtaking landscapes and untouched nature on all five continents. From the icy expanses of the Arctic and Antarctic to the barren wastelands of...

The desert is more than just a barren wasteland -- it's an ecological system booming with life. Have you ever wondered which animals call the Southwest's deserts home? Have you asked yourself how they can possibly survive? This fantastic guide to desert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816532629Author Lawrence R. WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 825g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805008203Author Edward AbbeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 249g

A magnificent illustrated journey into California's famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain.2023 Glenn Goldman Award Winner for California Lifestyle, Chosen by the California Independent Booksellers AllianceA San Francisco...

In Going to Extremes writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees and 40% of the population have lost their fingers to frostbite while changing the car wheel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060927592Author Kenneth A. BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Who has the answer to the world's fuel problems? How can we bring ruined land back to life? Where do roboticists turn when they try to engineer a hive mind? Termites. Strange though it seems, scientists look to tiny termites for answers to some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948814713Author Craig ChildsFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Torrey House PressPublisher Torrey House PressWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950835034Author Danny NielsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Whistling Rabbit PressPublisher Whistling Rabbit PressWeight(grams) 150g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788119103324Author Mahesh Kumar Gaur & Pratap Chandra MoharanaFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint New India Publishing AgencyPublisher New India...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357484121Author Frank Gee PatchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Double 9 BooksllpPublisher Double 9 BooksllpWeight(grams) 218g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606390153Author Don LagoFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Riverbend PublishingPublisher Riverbend Publishing

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788196837280Author Maria MFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Mohammed Altaf HussainPublisher Mohammed Altaf HussainWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218042943Author Mike CothernFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint John Michael CothernPublisher John Michael CothernWeight(grams) 245g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954000186Author James KenagyFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Publish AuthorityPublisher Publish AuthorityWeight(grams) 140g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578520308Author Ellen B WaterstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Waterston Desert Writing PrizePublisher Waterston Desert Writing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812968521Author Mary AustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 142g