On Animals by Susan Orlean
$33.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
A delightful and entertaining collection of a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals, by the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.
A Tree A Day by Amy-Jane Beer
$40.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
The beauty and power of the world's trees is timeless. Our appreciation of one of the oldest forms of life is particularly relevant in our age of climate concern. Immerse yourself in the world of trees with a tree a day - illuminating tree folklore, botany, tree uses, beauty and history.From the strengt ...Show more
Fox & I: an uncommon friendship by Catherine Raven
$37.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A solitary woman's inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox. Catherine Raven left home at 15, fleeing an abusive father and an indifferent mother. Drawn to the natural world, she worked as a ranger in national parks, a ...Show more
Salmon : A Fish, the Earth, and the History of a Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky
$27.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDRÉ SIMON AWARDSIf we can save the salmon, we can save the worldOver the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch. But there is so much more to this extraordinary fish.As international bestseller Mark Kurlansky revea ...Show more
The Ferals that Ate Australia: From the bestselling author of The Dogs that Made Australia by Guy Hull
$37.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Dangerous predators and ravenous herbivores: the story of Australia's feral nightmare Isolation was once the impenetrable barrier that protected Australia and its unique fauna. But a little over two hundred years ago a foreign power took possession and brought with it the foreign animals that now domina ...Show more
Consolations Of The Forest: Alone In A Cabin In The Middle Taiga by Sylvain Tesson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Wellbeing & Inspiration
Sylvain Tesson, found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old Russia: he decided to lock himself alone in a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for six months. Noting carefully his impressions of the silence, Sylvain Tesson shar ...Show more
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet by Jane Goodall; Douglas Abrams
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Series: Global Icons Series
A legendary conservationist. A lifetime spent fighting for nature. An indispensable message of hope. The world-renowned naturalist and conservationist Jane Goodall has spent more than a half-century warning of our impact on our planet. From her famous encounters with chimpanzees in the forests of Gombe ...Show more
A Trillion Trees: How We Can Reforest Our World by Fred Pearce
$45.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
A fascinating scientific journey through the world's forests - revealing what they do for us, what we're doing to them, and how we can help nature repair the damage. Trees keep our planet cool and breathable. They make the rain and sustain biodiversity. They are essential for nature and for us. And yet ...Show more
Between Light and Storm: How We Live With Other Species by Esther Woolfson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
A landmark book about the fraught relationship between humans and animals that takes us from Genesis to climate change. Beginning with the very origins of life on Earth, Woolfson considers pre-historic human-animal interaction and traces the millennia-long evolution of conceptions of the soul and consci ...Show more
Wild Weather - The Myths, Science and Wonder of Weather by Alison Davies
$28.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
Wild Weather is a fun, easy-to-read guide to understanding the wonders of weather - from why it rains to cloud formations, from extreme weather events to the benefits of sunlight. Wild Weather is a beautifully illustrated book that explores the science of weather events and how they happen, but also ...Show more
Notes from a Summer Cottage - The Intimate Life of the Outside World by Nina Burton
$38.00 NZD
Category: Nature Writing
'I went for a walk around the garden. A great tit warbled above a patch of coltsfoot. I felt a thousand discoveries awaited...' Notes from a Summer Cottage by Nina Burton is a beautifully written nature memoir about the time spent renovating her late mother's cottage in the Swedish countryside, and all ...Show more
The Sea is Not Made of Water: Life Between the Tides by Adam Nicolson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Rivers & Oceans
From Adam Nicolson, winner of the Wainwright Prize 2018 Few places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise. How do sandhoppers inherit an inbuilt compass from their parents? How do crabs understand the tides? How can the death of one winkle guarantee the lives of its comp ...Show more