Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea
‘A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better’ The Guardian
‘A new understanding of our past’ Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1%
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Pollution and threats to the environment
Bird School: A Beginner in the Wood
‘A feast for mind and soul, a treasure trove of insights into the enigmatic and enchanting world of the birds we share our lives with but barely notice. I have learnt so much. Every page is a thrill. Bird School has opened my eyes’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding
Step into the hide for a glorious new encounter with the British wild
The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind
‘Very entertaining’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘A thoroughly enjoyable book, brimming over with historical nuggets and contemplations about the future’ NEW YORK TIMES
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.
How Trees Can Save the World
From the internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees
An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.
The Fragile Earth: Writing from the New Yorker on Climate Change
A classic collection of the New Yorker’s most urgent and groundbreaking reporting from the front lines of the climate emergency
Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux
‘Original and thought provoking’ Gordon Brown
‘Challenging and hopeful: a groundbreaking guide to the future’ Valerie Amos
Race for Tomorrow: A Journey Through the Front Lines of the Climate Fight
As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew Marr
One of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021
The Heartbeat of Trees
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER,THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES
‘A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writing and science … Strongly encourages tree hugging for our own, human sake’ Guardian Summer Reads 2021
Net Zero: How We Stop Causing Climate Change
What can we really do about the climate emergency?
The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing – or even just slowing – it will affect all of us. But it can be done.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Ecology and Natural History (Collins New Naturalist Library): Limited-signed edition
Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain’s ecosystems to illustrate each point.
Letters to the Earth: Writing to a Planet in Crisis
A profound, powerful and moving collection of 100 letters from around the world responding to the climate crisis, introduced by Emma Thompson and lovingly illustrated by CILIP award winner Jackie Morris.
‘All power to this amazing project.’ JOANNE HARRIS‘Makes sense of the climate crisis in a whole new way’ MAGID MAGID
Collins New Naturalist Library – Early Humans (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 134)
Our understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Mesolithic has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and yet not since H. J. Fleure’s A Natural History of Man in Britain (1951) has the New Naturalist Library included a volume focused on the study of early humans and their environment.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Climate and Weather (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 115)
Reviewing the history and causes of climatic change and evaluating regional models, this New Naturalist volume offers an important analysis of climatic variations. This edition is produced from an original copy by William Collins.
The Salmon: The Extraordinary Story of the King of Fish
A fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish: the salmon. This beautiful book explores the natural history of this most mysterious of fishes.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Terns (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 123): Limited signed edition
This New Naturalist volume provides a much-anticipated overview of these fascinating birds – the first book on the natural history of British and Irish terns since 1934.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Bird Populations (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 124)
Earlier naturalists formed the impression that bird numbers remained more or less stable through time. In the years since these words were written, however, changes have occurred in the landscapes of the British Isles and in the seas around our coasts, causing bird populations to fluctuate in an unprecedented way.