Travel & Nature

South West England's Best Views
Simon Jenkins
An indispensible companion to England's most beautiful places from Simon Jenkins, author of A Short History of England, England's Thousand B…

The Midlands' Best Views
Simon Jenkins
An indispensible companion to England's most beautiful places from Simon Jenkins, author of A Short History of England, England's Thousand B…

Once Upon a Flock
Lauren Scheuer
A funny and warm account of one woman's attempt to raise chickens, with a little help from her family.

The Man Who Plants Trees
Jim Robbins
An extraordinary investigation into the world of trees – and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and grea…

Where the Ghosts Walk
Peter Underwood
A guide to the most haunted British sites, by Peter Underwood, the late, acclaimed chronicler of paranormal phenomena.

Dr Livingstone I Presume
Clare Pettitt
[An] outstanding analysis of celebrity, cultural memory and the manipulation of public mood…A terrific book, which deals with a huge range of themes…

Turned Out Nice Again
Richard Mabey
An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3: Changing Climates.

Horses Don't Lie
Chris Irwin
The wisdom and teachings of an original Horse Whisperer and respected trainer

On The Map
Simon Garfield
From Mappa Mundi to Google Maps – the bestselling Just My Type author turns his gaze to maps. Packed with accompanying map illustrations and images.

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…

Blue Eyed Salaryman
Niall Murtagh
A fascinating and engaging book … a rare inside look at corporate life in Japan, one that's worth more than a dozen business-school studies.

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…

A House in Flanders
Michael Jenkins
Michael Jenkins's vivid memoir of a summer that changed his life is a much-loved classic

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