This veritable marine treasure trove of a book is richly illustrated by the author, with fifty of the most beautiful, easily encountered, and sometimes astonishing marine organisms found on British coasts, from seemingly exotic seahorses and starfish, to peculiar sea-potatoes and sea lemons.

Currowan is a portrait of tragedy, survival and the power of community. Bronwyn tells her story and those of many others - what they saw, thought and felt as they battled the most ferocious fire Australia has ever seen.

Ronald Wright has created the best travel book about Peru, for he has immersed himself in the music and language, as well as the history, politics and monuments of the indigenous Andean cultures of South America, in a way that no other travel writer has yet managed.

Three strands mark the progress of the weather/climate story through history and into the future: its effect on human life; our desire to predict it; and our inability to control it whilst inadvertently changing it. This book traces these strands through history.

A naturalist's passionate dive into the lives of bees (of all stripes)-and the natural world in her own backyard

The author shares a charming and eloquent account of a return to noticing, to rediscovering a perspective on the world that had somehow been lost to her for decades, and to reconnecting with the natural world. With special care and attention to the plight of pollinators, including honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees, she shares fascinating details of the lives of flora and fauna.

The updated, revised edition of "The Meaning of Liff", with illustrations from "Private Eye" cartoonist Bert Kitchen.

This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to include poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunity, individual rights, and political structures, Professor Sen provides a useful overview of the development process.

Country gardening may not always be glamorous, but it's always entertaining. This humorous and light-hearted guide to getting your hands dirty is the perfect gift for any gardener, whether they're about to embark on a life in the countryside, or just someone whose town garden is never tidy and wonders how the professionals do it.

Questioning energy transition in the Arab region using a climate justice lens

Provides a timely and wide-ranging overview of the fast expanding field of dispersal ecology, incorporating the very latest research. The causes, mechanisms, and consequences of dispersal at the individual, population, species, and community levels are considered.

A ground-breaking book that uncovers the most overlooked cultural division in modern society - the rift between urban and rural communities.