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Natural History

Paperback. The author first encountered the Lake District during a boyhood camping trip to Windermere. He was overwhelmed by the freedom of the landscape and the closeness to nature he felt. It was as if he belonged here, amongst the fells, the crags and the endless horizon. This book deals with his life and work in this landscape. Illustrator(s): Ackroyd, Norman. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour etchings. BIC Classification: WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213037
ISBN
9781908213037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979366
ISBN
9780141979366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.80

Hardback. A complete reference to all the sharks inhabiting North American waters, with excellent colour illustrations of all the species. Num Pages: 640 pages, 269 line drawings, 292 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSPM; PSVW1; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 226 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195392944
ISBN
9780195392944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 272.85

Hardback. This stunningly illustrated book describes how NASA is planning a seventh landing on the Moon. The book reveals the very latest strategies for how we'll get to the Moon, what we know today, what we want to find out, and what life on the Moon will be like. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PGG; TTDS; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387938806
ISBN
9780387938806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.91

Paperback. Featuring stunning new photographs, many in color, and an updated design, this special reissue of Rachel Carson's award-winning classic--originally published by Harper & Row in 1965--encourages sharing the miracle of nature with children. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: VFV; VFXC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062655356
ISBN
9780062655356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. What is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; they gave us air to breathe. This title explores the hidden role of trees in our everyday lives - and how our future survival depends on them. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141012933
ISBN
9780141012933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Explores the variety, secret history and hidden importance of birds around the world. Revealing everything from why birds sing to how they fly, think, bond and survive, from how they evolved (and whether it is from dinosaurs) to why, in so many ways, they are very much like us, this book makes you love and admire the birds that are all around you. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034768
ISBN
9780141034768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. An intimate, surprising look at man's best friend and what the leading philosophies of dog training teach us about ourselves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMAL; PSVP; VSP; WNGD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393066197
ISBN
9780393066197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.25

Hardcover. Cumberland Island can be reached only by boat, but more than forty thousand people make the trip each year. Naturalist and photographer Fred Whitehead captures the allure of the island's flora and fauna. Num Pages: 112 pages, 118 colour photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820324975
ISBN
9780820324975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.71

Hardcover. It is a meditation on nature, on ways of seeing, on the naming of things and why we feel so compelled to label. It is a story of friendships and camaraderie. But most of all it embraces and enfolds one into the curious and eye-opening world of the birdwatcher. For birdwatchers, twitchers, bird lovers, and about-to-become birdwatchers everywhere. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930315
ISBN
9781909930315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. A startling book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of the Moby-Dick Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: WNCS1; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007412136
ISBN
9780007412136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.41

Hardback. Zirker is that rare animal who can both communicate the most demanding technical detail and make it accessible."-New Scientist Num Pages: 264 pages, 49, 49 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410784
ISBN
9781421410784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.73

Paperback. Tells the story about the wizards of Discworld. Weaving together a fast-paced Discworld novelette with scientific commentary on the evolution and development of the human mind, culture, language, art, and science, this title presents a fresh view of the world we live in. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FZC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091951719
ISBN
9780091951719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Helps us to discover how puny and insignificant individual lives are against a cosmic backdrop of creation and disaster. This book shows how the richness of a universe based on rules, has led to a complex world and at least one species that tried to get a grip of what was going on. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FZC; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091951702
ISBN
9780091951702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. The scales of training is a progressive training system that evolved from the teaching of the great riding masters of Italy, France and Germany. As a result of adopting this systematic approach to their training, today's top german riders are hugely successful in dressage and jumping, at world and Olympic level. Num Pages: 212 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 688. 212 pages, colour photos. A highly illustrated, practical workbook for the everyday rider, written by a popular and well-respected author. Covers both flatwork (dressage) and jumping. Deals with a training system that has brought us Olympic and world success to today's top German riders, who use this method with their competition horses. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WNGH. Dimension: 247 x 193 x 15. Weight: 674.
Publisher
J. A. Allen
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851319704
ISBN
9780851319704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all but extinct in England. And the hare is running for its life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; RNKH1; TVG; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784160746
ISBN
9781784160746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Focus
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
200
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0020707
ISBN
9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Focus
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
KRF0020669
ISBN
9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This volume comprises 190 poems by 133 poets: old favourites are joined by 20th century poetry from both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): King, Angela; Clifford, Susan. Series: Trees, Rivers and Fields. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DC; RNA; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
UIT Cambridge United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870098823
ISBN
9781870098823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, 96. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412552
ISBN
9781770412552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.72

hardcover. Num Pages: 95 pages, graphs. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729112
ISBN
9781560729112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.46
€ 71.61

paperback. The author went to live in an abandoned house on a shingle beach on the west coast of Scotland. A haven for wildlife - he settled there with the otters Mij, Edal and Teko. This title chronicles his life with these playful animals in this natural paradise and the story of the difficult last years and the final abandonment of the settlement. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24pp b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; DNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140290493
ISBN
9780140290493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. What is it, that makes a man willing to sit on top of an enormous Roman Candle and wait for someone to light the fuse? Ask a few of the astronauts and find out. They had it. The first Americans in space, battling the Russians for control of the heavens, putting their lives on the line. This book is about the quality beyond bravery, beyond courage. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099479376
ISBN
9780099479376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.07

Paperback. Struggle for Survival. 240 pages. Few animals face as violent, as well organised, and as determined an enemy as the world's rhinos. Across the continent, rhinos are being slaughtered on a daily basis and approximately 5,000 black rhinos and 21,000 white rhinos are all that prevent Africa's rhinos from extinction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RNKH; WNCF. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431404230
ISBN
9781431404230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

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