Travel & Nature
Our Travel & Nature books will take you from the British countryside to outer space. One of Britain’s best-known naturalists, John Wright (The Forager’s Calendar, Grasslands) explores foraging and Britain’s wild landscapes; Ned Palmer’s A Cheesemonger’s Tour de France and Carolyn Boyd’s Amuse Bouche take readers on a gastronomic journey through French food and culture, whilst Helen Gordon’s The Meteorites tells the story of how celestial bodies impact life on Earth.
Reef Life
Callum Roberts
Compulsory reading for scuba divers and armchair divers alike, Roberts tells at times hilarious stories of the ups and downs of reef research
Where There's A Will
Emily Chappell
Emily Chappell's story of transformation into a cross-continental bike racer, pushing the limits of her endurance
Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall
Bestselling author of Born to Run rehabilitates a donkey to winning success
The Buried
Peter Hessler
An intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Working with Nature
Jeremy Purseglove
How do we work with nature rather than against it, both harvesting and conserving? The environmentalist Jeremy Purseglove shares a lifetime of experie…
A Farmer's Diary
Sally Urwin
A hilarious and honest account of a farmer's year – from lambing to harvest
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants
Ken Thompson
A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing plants
Living with Buildings
Iain Sinclair
One of Britain's finest writers embarks on a journey to explore the relationship between our health and the buildings that surround us
Birding Without Borders
Noah Strycker
41 countries, all seven continents, with a backpack, binoculars and a series of one-way tickets: Birding Without Borders is Noah Strycker's accou…
Water Ways
Jasper Winn
Most of us in England and Wales live within five miles of a canal – and they are used more today than in their industrial heyday. There is a lot more…
Rainforest
Tony Juniper
Rainforests are key to the health of our world – they maintain the water and air cycles, store carbon, and have yielded countless numbers of medical d…
Horse Gaits, Balance, and Movement
Susan E. Harris
A guide to using the principles of good horse movement as the basis for riding and training.
Anquetil, Alone
Paul Fournel
The legend of Jacques Anquetil, controversial French cycling star of the 60s, told through the eyes of novelist and childhood Anquetil fan Paul Fourne…
The Durrells of Corfu
Michael Haag
The recent TV award winning adaption The Durrells left its 7 million fans with questions: What happened to the family – and what took them to Corfu in…
Giro d'Italia
Colin O'Brien
The full, rich story of the legendary Giro d'Italia, covering its dramatic 100th edition
Where the Line is Drawn
Raja Shehadeh
'Brilliantly evokes the Palestinian tragedy by way of a complex friendship. This is a fiercely intelligent and honest account.' – Ian McEwan
A House in Flanders
Michael Jenkins
Michael Jenkins's vivid memoir of a summer that changed his life is a much-loved classic
Night Trains
Andrew Martin
In journeys to Istanbul, Lisbon, Venice and elsewhere, bestselling author Andrew Martin recaptures the glamour and intrigue of the night train
Treasure Palaces
Maggie Fergusson
From Julian Barnes to Ali Smith, great writers give us personal tours of the museums they treasure