‘Trees are wildlife just as deer or primroses are wildlife. Each species has its own agenda and its own interactions with human...

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?
In January 1649, King Charles I was...

Coal is the commodity that made Britain. Dirty and polluting though it is, this black rock has acted as a midwife to genius. It...

The fabled city of Timbuktu has captured the Western imagination for centuries. The search for this 'African El Dorado' cost the...

An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last ‘grain race’ of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric...

Ben Law’s incredible sense of the land and his respect for age old traditions offers a wonderful insight into the life of Prickly...

Travelling the circumference of the truly gigantic Pacific, Simon Winchester tells the story of the world’s largest body of...

A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog...

Barnosky... , Hadly...

What happens when vast population growth endangers the world's food supplies? Or our water? Our energy needs, climate, or...

Adventure - something that's new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world,...

In this fascinating follow-up to the bestselling Information is Beautiful and Knowledge is Beautiful, the king of infographics...

Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal book, previously published as...

A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most...

'Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest ... but also a troubling expose of the...

Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human...