Secondhand Nature Books

This text is a survey of the vast and varied ways that different cultures have cooked, or overlooked, the culinary delights that surround them. It explores the nutritive, medicinal and...

Simple steps to gardening success, from the experts at the RHS Follow RHS show-how and know-how for a garden that looks great all year round (whatever size it is). Inspirational...

Simple steps to gardening success, from the experts at the RHSFollow RHS show-how and know-how for a garden that looks great all year round (whatever size it is). Inspirational tips...

South American rats settle arguments by boxing. Tuna fish sunbathe and herring communicate with each other by breaking wind. Llamas hum to each other, elephants impersonate traffic sounds and whales...

The first book of its kind, for general readers and all interested in natural history, the sea and the environment. To many of us the oceans are a mysterious environment,...

Following "Cathedral Cats", this book turns from the "ecclesiasticat" to the "academicat". With ten cats from Oxford and ten from Cambridge, our ancient universities are represented by another maverick group...

Britain is the home of the badger - there are more badgers per square kilometre in this country than in any other. And yet many of us have never seen...

Provides a guide to creating and maintaining complete aquatic environments from every continent and ocean in the world. Includes clear step-by-step instructions on planning, building, stocking and maintaining any type...

How should we treat non-human animals? In this immensely powerful and influential book (now with a new introduction by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari), the renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer...

"Really helped me understand my cat and strengthen our bond." - ***** reader's review "Very informative ... (with) very clear illustrations" - ***** reader's review "My cat approves this book!"...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Most people think I save dogs, but really they saved me. Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring...

An eye-opening and urgent re-examination of nature in our cities, from the Sunday Times bestselling winner of the Somerset Maugham Award'Novel and provocative'THE TIMES'Awe-inspiring'ISABELLA TREE, author of WildingOur modern-day cities...

Improve every aspect of your dog's life and behaviour safely and effectively by learning how to understand the way tensions and blocks affect him. Step-by-step exercises and simple observations will...

A foundational environmentalist text centuries ahead of its time, The Compleat Angler is one of the most reprinted books in the English language. From the ruins of the English Civil...