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Cathy Haynes
The Fullness of TimeA journey into the forgotten art of marking tim...A journey into the forgotten art of marking time through signs in the world around us – from the slow sliding of sunbeams to the wheeling of the stars. Past generations would tell time by shadows s... -
Sally Magnusson
The Shapeshifter's DaughterNothing, on earth or below it, freezes faster t...Nothing, on earth or below it, freezes faster than the worthless heart. Before she was a hideous monster, the queen of the underworld was simply Hel. But cast as a girl out of lofty Asgard, realm o... -
James Crawford
Wild History : Journeys into Lost ScotlandYou scramble up over the dunes of an isolated b...You scramble up over the dunes of an isolated beach. You climb to the summit of a lonely hill. You pick your way through the eerie hush of a forest. And then you find them. The traces of the past. ... -
Aidan Meighan
Folklore of TreesUncover the myths, legends and secrets of the w...Uncover the myths, legends and secrets of the world’s most iconic trees. Did you know that laurel is said to protect against snakebites and shield against witchcraft? Or that yews are often planted... -
Peter Marren
The Devil’s Garden : The World's Most Sinister Plants and FungiA lively exploration of the poisoners, trickste...A lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant world and how their lives intertwine with ours. Some plants and fungi – those we cultivate in farms, ... -
Sarah O'Connor
We Are Not Machines : The Fight for the Future of WorkFrom award-winning Financial Times journalist S...From award-winning Financial Times journalist Sarah O’Connor, a deeply reported investigation into how AI is transforming our working lives in unpredictable ways. A tsunami of change, we are told, ... -
Lucy Mangan
Bookish : A Love Letter to ReadingA love letter to all those who come alive when ...A love letter to all those who come alive when they pull a new treasure off the shelf, stay up late reading just one more page and pack their suitcases with clothes wedged between books instead of ... -
Maggie O'Farrell
LandOn a windswept peninsula stretching out into th...On a windswept peninsula stretching out into the Atlantic, Tomás and his reluctant son, Liam, are working for the great Ordnance Survey project to map the whole of Ireland. The year is 1865, and in... -
Robert Macfarlane
The Book of BirdsFrom the creators of the internationally bestse...From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain, re-imagining the classic field guide for... -
Lisa Ridzen
When the Cranes Fly SouthBo lives a quiet existence in his small rural v...Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich ... -
Sir David Attenborough
Ocean : Earth's Last Wilderness'THIS IS THE STORY OF OUR OCEAN AND WE MUST WRI...'THIS IS THE STORY OF OUR OCEAN AND WE MUST WRITE ITS NEXT CHAPTER TOGETHER. FOR IF WE SAVE THE SEA, WE SAVE OUR WORLD. AFTER A LIFETIME OF FILMING OUR PLANET, I'M SURE THAT NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTA... -
Luke Barley
Ancient : Reviving the Woods That Made BritainStep into the woods, and discover the trees tha...Step into the woods, and discover the trees that made Britain. Ancient woods are Britain's richest habitats: rare fragments of our landscape that teem with life from soil to canopy. They live in ou...
