The Barn: The Lives, Landscape and Lost Ways of an Old Yorkshire Farm by Sally Coulthard
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
A revelatory uncovering of a vanished agricultural way of life by bestselling nature writer Sally Coulthard. 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholding 'Engaging and filled with the gentle humour and fascinating facts' Get History 'Shows us the beauty and rich history of everyday things' Country Walking Mag ...Show more
The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature
"Within a day of receiving this book, I had consumed it... Absorbing, moving, and compulsively readable."--Lydia Davis In this affectionate, heart-warming chronicle, Rosamund Young distills a lifetime of organic farming wisdom, describing the surprising personalities of her cows and other animals A ...Show more
Australia's Birds in Watercolour by David Freedman; Richard Steele; Robin Hill (Foreword by)
$99.00 AUD
Category: Nature
Australia's Birds in Watercolour is a beautifully illustrated book that celebrates Australia's wonderful and diverse bird life through the unique vision of David Freedman, a masterful watercolour artist. With 304 pages and 250 illustrations, it features Richard Steele's informative, very personal and en ...Show more
Walks in the Wild: A guide through the forest with Peter Wohlleben by Peter Wohlleben
$19.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Can you tell which plants are safe to eat?Which trees are best to shelter under a storm?How do you tell a deciduous and coniferous tree apart?In his charming new book, bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben takes you on a journey of discovery. From learning what creatures lurk be ...Show more
Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel Carson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature | Series: Canons Ser.
Under the Sea-Wind marks the beginnings of one of the most significant careers in nature writing. In it Rachel Carson celebrates the mystery and beauty of birds and sea creatures in their natural habitat, conjuring the atmosphere of the shore and the open sea and the delicately balanced, fragile struggl ...Show more
Mrs Moreau's Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names by Stephen Moss
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Swallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about their origins. What do they mean? Where did they come from? And who created them? The words we use to name birds are some of the most lyrical and evocative in the Engl ...Show more
The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop by Tristan Gooley
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Telegraph Best Books of 2021 'Marvellous...Gooley's witty, conversational writing makes reading a joyful breeze' Geographical Magazine 'A sensitive study that combines theoretical physics with beautiful nature writing.' - Telegraph Best Books To Read On A Summer Holiday 'The Secret World of Weather ...Show more
A Guide to the Creatures in Your Neighbourhood by Zoë Sadokierski, Andrew Burrell, Dieter Hochuli, John Martin, Thom van Dooren
$32.99 AUD
Category: Nature
In cities and suburbs all over Australia, a staggering array of animals and plants make their homes among us. If we pay attention, each encounter with a bird, a flower or a bee is an invitation into a fascinating world of growth, decay, communication and sensation - and it's all going on right under our ...Show more
Riverman: An American Odyssey by Ben McGrath
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love ‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here ‘Quietly profound … belongs on the shelf next to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild’ New York Times Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary m ...Show more
Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom by JENNIFER S HOLLAND
$29.99 AUD
Category: Nature | Series: Unlikely Friendships
Written by a "National Geographic" magazine writer, "Unlikely Friendships" documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. Full color. 160 pp. 7 x 8. 35,000 print. Pub. 6/11.
Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
Henry David Thoreau s account of his adventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusetts part social experiment, part spiritual quest is an enduringly influential American classic. In 1845, Thoreau began building a cabin at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The inspiring and lyric ...Show more
Wilding - The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree
$19.99 AUD
Category: Nature
'The remarkable story of an astounding transformation' George Monbiot, author of Feral.In Wilding, Isabella Tree tells the story of the 'Knepp experiment', a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife. Part gripping memoir, part fa ...Show more