Secrets of a Devon Wood - A Nature Journal by Brown Jo
$34.99 AUD
Category: Nature
"Things of such magnitude deserve respect and understanding. They deserve to be remembered..." Artist and illustrator Jo Brown started keeping her nature diary in a bid to document the small wonders of the wood behind her home in Devon. This book is an exact replica of her original black Moleskin jour ...Show more
The Portable Thoreau by Henry Thoreau
$34.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he considered the follies of society. Heedless of his ...Show more
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature | Series: Canons Ser.
"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become corner ...Show more
Avian Illuminations: A Cultural History of Birds by Boria Sax
$49.99 AUD
Category: Nature
An exquisitely illustrated journey through the complex and crucial relationship between humans and birds. Avian Illuminations examines the many roles birds have played in human society, from food, messengers, deities, and pets, to omens, muses, timekeepers, custodians, hunting companions, decorative mot ...Show more
Tree Stories: How trees plant our world and connect our lives by Stefano Mancuso
$29.99 AUD
Category: Nature
The remarkable stories of trees that have shaped human history - from the wooden ladder that solved a crime to France's revolutionary Liberty Trees. Trees have played countless roles in human history - by turns hopeful symbols of freedom, pioneering space travellers, keepers of ancient history and acces ...Show more
Different: What Apes Can Teach Us About Gender by Frans de Waal
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature
A ground-breaking look at gender and sex from the world's leading primatologist and New York Times bestselling author of ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW SMART ANIMALS ARE? A ground-breaking look at gender and sex from the world's leading primatologist and New York Times bestselling author of Are We Smar ...Show more
Curlew Moon by Mary Colwell
$39.95 AUD
Category: Nature
Curlews are Britain's largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music. A bird stands alone on the edge of a mudflat. Its silhouette is unmistakable. A plump body sits atop stilty legs. The l ...Show more
Curlew Moon by Mary Colwell
$19.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Curlews are Britain's largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music. A bird stands alone on the edge of a mudflat. Its silhouette is unmistakable. A plump body sits atop long, stilty legs. ...Show more
At The Pond: Swimming At The Hampstead Ladies' Pond by Margaret Drabble,Esther Freud,Sophie Mackintosh
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond. Floating in the Pond’s silky waters, hidden by a canopy of trees, it’s easy to forget that you are in the middle of London. On a hot day, thousands of swimmers f ...Show more
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