Wat weet jij van de badgeheimen van de houtduif? En wie is die kleine Kung Fu fighter in de struiken van jouw achtertuin? Je leest het allemaal in mijn bundel 'Tuinvogelverhalen'.

Als beheerders van ons mini natuurgebied, namelijk onze achtertuin, genieten mijn man en ik dagelijks van mooie, interessante en grappige voorvallen met 'onze' tuinvogels. Houd je van natuur en durf je een beetje slordig te zijn? Word dan natuurbeheerder van jouw eigen mini natuurgebied. In de korte verhalen over t...

From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, the author embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's profound and enduring connection with wood and with trees. He tells about the element wood, as it exists in nature, in our souls, in our culture and our lives.

Brian Cox is a Professor of Particle Physics and Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, and works at the CERN laboratory in Geneva. He is also a popular presenter on TV and radio.Jeff Forshaw is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Manchester, specializing in the physics of elementary particles. He was awarded the Institute of Physics Maxwell Medal in 1999 for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics.

Writes of Passage explores the interplay between a system of "othering" which travelers bring to a place, and the "real" geographical difference they discover upon arrival. Exposing the tensions between the imaginary and real, Duncan and Gregory and a team of leading international contributors focus primarily upon travelers from the 18th and 19th Centuries to pin down the imaginary within the context of imperial power. The contributors focus on travel to three main regions: Africa, South Asia...

A new Photicular book that celebrates the amazing life at the North and South Poles in images. Carol Kaufmann takes the reader on a voyage to the Poles and writes a lively and informative essay for each image, including the animal's size, range, habitat, and other vital statistics.

A page-turning account of a brutal urban wildfire, and a sweeping exploration of our rapidly changing relationship with fire

The Complete Language of Flowers is a comprehensive and definitive dictionary/reference presenting the history, symbolic meaning, and visual depiction of 1,001 flowers and botanicals from around the world in one volume—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.

Exploring dust as a method for seeing the world - from space dust to sandstorms, the domestic to the digital.