The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater
Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea
This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.
Hydrology & the hydrosphere
Collins New Naturalist Library – Ponds, Pools and Puddles (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape – there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK – and they are also important wildlife habitats. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of these freshwater habitats.
How to Speak Whale: A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication
‘Fascinating’ Greta Thunberg
‘Extraordinary’ Merlin Sheldrake
‘A must-read’ New Scientist
‘Enthralling’ George Monbiot
‘Brilliant’ Philip Hoare
Life Between the Tides: In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore
LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022
‘A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things … Nicolson is unique as a writer … I loved it’ EDMUND DE WAAL
Few places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise.
Emperors of the Deep: The Mysterious and Misunderstood World of the Shark
Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution. They are older than trees, have survived five extinction events and are essential to maintaining balanced ocean ecosystems, but how much do we really know about their lives?
Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific
Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier’s History Awards for general history
‘Wonderfully researched and beautifully written’ Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan
‘Succeeds in conjuring a lost world’ Dava Sobel, author of Longitude
Collins New Naturalist Library – The Sea Shore (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 12)
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Shallow Seas (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 131)
Shallow Seas are the most biologically rich and productive areas of the world ocean. This latest New Naturalist volume provides a natural history of this environment and its biological communities.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Lakes, Loughs and Lochs (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 128): Limited signed edition
Another volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book gives a comprehensive account of the natural history of Britain and Ireland’s inland waters, many of which are popular holiday destinations.
Life of a Chalkstream
This delightful book records a year in the life of an essentially English waterscape, one that is home to a vast array of wildlife and natural habitat of the keen angler – the chalkstream.