Travel & Nature

Into The Arena
Alexander Fiske-Harrison
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2011Alexander Fiske-Harrison has spent a year travelling with bullfighters to watch the…

OxTravels
Mark Ellingham
If you have the slightest curiosity about the world beyond your living room, then this is a collection to die for. What could be a better way to raise…

A Voyage For Madmen
Peter Nichols
Already a classic among sailors, Nichols tell the true story of the inaugural 1968 Golden Globe sailing race: the first single-handed non-stop circumn…

The Third Sex
Richard Totman
In The Third Sex, Richard Totman asks why are there so many ladyboys in Thailand and so few in the Western world?

The Perfumier and the Stinkhorn
Richard Mabey
Inspiring meditations through the author's rich store of memories

The Wisdom of Sustainability
Sulak Sivaraksa
Based on decades of thought, writing and political leadership The Wisdom of Sustainability outlines how economic success ought to be measured by Gross…

Venice Revealed
Paolo Barbaro
A passionate ode to Venice from one of its most well known late writers.

Wild Coast
John Gimlette
John Gimlette travels to Guyana, to the Wild Coast in South America, and discovers his ancestral colonial history – one of brutal, cruel and often unc…

How to Make an Old Dog Happy
Olivier Lagalisse
Caring for elderly and infirm dogs – the book you need.

Mad About the Dog
Belinda Harley
When Belinda Harley finds herself adopted by a stray dog on a Greek island, she finds her life and her heart changed…

The Way of the Panda
Henry Nicholls
The extraordinary impact of the panda – from obscurity to fame – a story of China's transition from shy beginnings to centre stage

Seasons of Life
Leon Kreitzman
The new world of chronobiology is popular science at its most exciting: understanding how the seasons regulate the life of every human, plant and anim…

Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
'A fascinating and inspiring true adventure story … destined to become a classic.' Ranulph FiennesA New York Times bestseller and word of…

Don't Sleep, There are Snakes
Daniel Everett
'An astonishing book: a work of exploration, into the most distant place and language, but also a revelation of the way language is shaped by tho…

Japan Through the Looking Glass
Alan MacFarlane
Intelligent and engaging … an excellent book for anyone with an interest in Japanese culture.

In Search of Kazakhstan
Christopher Robbins
Borat has got it all wrong. Kazakhstan is far more interesting and entertaining than he'd have us believe. In fact it's probably the most su…

Magic and Mystery in Tibet
Alexandra David-Neel
The classic account of a woman's extraordinary journey to Tibet