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How to See Nature by Paul Evans 9781849944939
RRP: £16.99£12.00A beautifully lyrical collection of essays on the natural world in Britain by the Guardian's country diary writer Paul Evans. With a title taken from the 1940 Batsford book, this is nature writing for the modern reader. It is a book both for those that... -
Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family by Cynthia Moss 9780226542379
RRP: £21.00£18.16Cynthia Moss has studied the elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park for over twenty-seven years. Her long-term research has revealed much of what we now know about these complex and intelligent animals. Here she chronicles the lives of the members... -
The Yew Hedge by Martin Gardner 9781910877425
RRP: £20.00£13.11The Yew Hedge by Martin Gardner from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh tells the fascinating story of some remarkable native forests and heritage trees of the European yew (Taxus baccata) located in the UK and overseas. The progeny of the trees have... -
Against the Anthropocene - Visual Culture and Environment Today by Thomas J. Demos
£17.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783956792106Author Thomas J. DemosFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 666gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Earthly Politics: Local and Global in Environmental Governance by Sheila Jasanoff 9780262600590
£35.64Globalization today is as much a problem for international harmony as it is a necessary condition of living together on our planet. Increasing interconnectedness in ecology, economy, technology, and politics has brought nations and societies into even... -
Path of the Puma: The Remarkable Resilience of the Mountain Lion by Jim Williams
RRP: £17.99£12.70"These cats are like emissaries from the raw landscapes out West, probing the rest of the nation, showing us where patches of wildness remain, and bring a fuller dimension of wildness to them. It's as if they're testing to find out just what folks have... -
Understanding the Bird of Prey by Nick Fox 9780888397324
RRP: £71.99£52.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888397324Author Dr. Nicholas FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 375Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd... -
The Lives of Sharks: A Natural History of Shark Life by Daniel C. Abel 9780691244310
RRP: £30.00£20.94A richly illustrated and comprehensive introduction to the world's sharksSharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales of the killer instincts and fearsomely sharp senses of these hunters can obscure their full life histories. In... -
Security and Conservation: The Politics of the Illegal Wildlife Trade by Rosaleen Duffy
RRP: £25.00£20.92An exploration of the scale, practical reality, and future implications of the growing integration of biodiversity conservation with global security concerns "Offers a thorough overview of an aspect of conservation that has become increasingly important... -
Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland by Neil Middleton
RRP: £35.00£28.82Bats are fascinating mammals about which we still have much to learn. As well as using ultrasonic echolocation calls for orientation and while foraging, they also have a complex array of vocalisations for communication. These are known as social calls... -
Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature by William Cronon 9780393315110
RRP: £19.99£17.37In a lead essay that powerfully states the broad argument of the book, William Cronon writes that the environmentalist goal of wilderness preservation is conceptually and politically wrongheaded. Among the ironies and entanglements resulting from this... -
The Localization Reader: Adapting to the Coming Downshift by Raymond De Young
RRP: £33.00£28.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516877Author Raymond De YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals by Christopher J. Preston
RRP: £27.00£16.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047562Author Christopher J. PrestonFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Protecting the Wild: Parks and Wilderness, the Foundation for Conservation by George Wuerthner 9781610915489
RRP: £34.00£28.75A big, bold vision for protected areas and re-wilding the Earth, this book presents a spirited argument on the future of conservation. Protected natural areas have historically been the primary tool of conservationists to conserve land and wildlife... -
Social Science Theory for Environmental Sustainability: A Practical Guide by Marc J. Stern 9780198793199
£54.11Social-ecological challenges call for a far better integration of the social sciences into conservation training and practice. Environmental problems are, first and foremost, people problems. Without better understandings of the people involved,... -
The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds by Thom van Dooren
RRP: £30.00£23.29Crows can be found almost everywhere that people are, from tropical islands to deserts and arctic forests, from densely populated cities to suburbs and farms. Across these diverse landscapes, many species of crow are doing well: their intelligent and... -
Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming by James Hoggan 9781553654858 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£4.89Talk of global warming is nearly inescapable these days -- but there are some who believe the concept of climate change is an elaborate hoax. Despite the input of the world's leading climate scientists, the urgings of politicians, and the outcry of many... -
Environmental Hazards: Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster by Prof. Keith Smith
RRP: £56.99£50.41The much expanded sixth edition of Environmental Hazards provides a fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century. It integrates cutting-edge material from the physical and social... -
Plant a Tree and Retree the World by Ben Raskin
RRP: £16.99£11.54There has never been a better time to plant a tree! From their invaluable role in fighting climate change and cleaning the air of our cities, to the huge mental health benefits being around their leafy presence can bring, trees are at the very centre of... -
Walden by Henry Thoreau
RRP: £16.99£12.28In this classic of American literature, Thoreau gives an account of his two years experience of the 'simple life' in the woods, telling how he sought and found material and spiritual sustenance in the solitude of the cabin which he built for himself on... -
The Elephant Conspiracy by Peter Hain 9781739966058
RRP: £14.99£9.80Will dwindling elephant numbers be reversed? Will the forces of good triumph over the vicious looters? Can the annual trillion-dollar money laundering trade by brought to heel by a brave whistle blower? Peter Hain's gripping second thriller builds to a... -
From Environmental to Ecological Law by Kirsten Anker 9780367689681
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book increases the visibility, clarity and understanding of ecological law. Ecological law is emerging as a field of law founded on systems thinking and the need to integrate ecological limits, such as planetary boundaries, into law.Presenting new... -
The Biology of Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems by Karen J. Esler 9780198739142
£60.73The world's mediterranean-type climate regions (including areas within the Mediterranean, South Africa, Australia, California, and Chile) have long been of interest to biologists by virtue of their extraordinary biodiversity and the appearance of... -
Oil and World Politics: The Real Story of Today's Conflict Zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ukraine and More by John Foster 9781459413443
RRP: £17.99£12.95Petroleum is the most valuable commodity in the world and an enormous source of wealth for those who sell it, transport it and transform it for its many uses. As the engine of modern economies and industries, governments everywhere want to assure steady... -
Climber'S Paradise: Making Canada's Mountain Parks, 1906-1974 by PearlAnn Reichwein 9780888646743
RRP: £23.99£19.92The mountain parks are for all Canadians for all time and their value cannot be measured in terms of how many access roads, motels, souvenir shops and golf courses we've provided. -Bob Jordan, 1971 The Alpine Club of Canada imagined the Rockies and... -
Catching Thunder: The True Story of the World's Longest Sea Chase by Eskil Engdal
RRP: £14.99£13.85December, 2014: In the forbidding waters off Antarctica, Captain Hammarstedt of the Bob Barker embarks on a voyage unlike any seen before. Across ten thousand miles of hazardous seas, Hammerstedt's crew will relentlessly pursue the Thunder - an infamous... -
The Global Casino: An Introduction to Environmental Issues by Nick Middleton
£49.50The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the workings of the physical environment and with the political, economic and social frameworks in which the issues occur. Using examples from all over the world, the book... -
Replenishing The Earth by Wangari Maathai
RRP: £19.00£13.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307591142Author Wangari MaathaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Confessions of a Bad Beekeeper: What Not to Do When Keeping Bees (with Apologies to My Own) by Bill Turnbull 9781615190324
RRP: £16.95£11.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615190324Author Bill TurnbullFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 18mm -
Futures Research and Environmental Sustainability: Theory and Method by James K. Lein 9780367872632
RRP: £49.99£43.50This book explores the challenges of presenting sustainability as a more actionable or practical concept and identifying approaches that might offer useful assistance in addressing the temporal and spatial representation of sustainability. The underlying... -
Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens: Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation by Dr Dan Salkeld 9780198825937
RRP: £39.99£38.05This accessible book describes a fascinating range of emerging infectious disease outbreaks affecting humans, including rabies, Ebola virus, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, and of course, Covid-19. The book also covers emerging infectious diseases in... -
Orca: The Whale Called Killer by Erich Hoyt
RRP: £18.95£16.43A timely update on a beloved classic. When Erich Hoyt's Orca: The Whale Called Killer was first published in 1981, little was known about Orcinus orca. The largest member of the dolphin family was then considered too dangerous to approach in the wild... -
Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet by John W. Reid 9781324006039
RRP: £23.99£20.11Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering... -
The Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness by David Roberts 9781324035961
RRP: £13.99£13.03The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. It's also a spectacularly... -
Talking on the Water: Conversations about Nature and Creativity by Jonathan White
RRP: £12.99£12.85During the 1980s and 90s, the Resource Institute, headed by Jonathan White, held a series of "floating seminars" aboard a sixty-five-foot schooner featuring leading thinkers and writers from an array of disciplines. Over ten years, White conducted... -
How Nature Keeps Time: Understanding Life Events in the Natural World by Helen Pilcher 9781399408233 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£10.56An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to timespans in the natural world, featuring more than 80 beautifully designed diagrams and charts. Which organisms live the longest? How does the natural world recover from wildfires? How long do eggs... -
How Nature Keeps Time: Understanding Life Events in the Natural World by Helen Pilcher
RRP: £16.99£11.67An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to timespans in the natural world, featuring more than 80 beautifully designed diagrams and charts. Which organisms live the longest? How does the natural world recover from wildfires? How long do eggs... -
Parents for a Future by Rupert Read 9781911343370
RRP: £10.99£7.64That our ecological future appears grave can no longer come as any surprise. And yet we have so far failed, collectively and individually, to begin the kind of action necessary to shift our path away from catastrophic climate collapse. In this stark and... -
Ground Work: Writings on People and Places by Tim Dee
RRP: £9.99£7.11The essential and defining new collection of the best British nature writing'Tim Dee has brought together a wonderous array of talent for this life-affirming, often magical anthology' ObserverWe are living in the anthropocene - an epoch where everything... -
Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Fight to Own the Amazon by Heriberto Araujo
RRP: £20.00£13.46'Powerful' Financial Times'More twists and turns than a Hollywood spy thriller' Spectator'A story we all need to hear' New Statesman'Gripping... Araujo's accretion of detail has a powerful effect' New York Times'Excellent' Kirkus ReviewsDeep in the heart...