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Alex Renton and Sheila Dillon
The Food Programme: 13 Foods that Shape Our WorldVital stories for hungry minds. In the first of...Vital stories for hungry minds. In the first official book from BBC Radio 4's hit series The Food Programme, award-winning writer Alex Renton tells the stories of 13 key staples such as spice, oil,... -
Richard Mabey
Food for Free: 50th Anniversary EditionThis fully updated special edition of the class...This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for... -
Natalie Haynes
Divine Might : Goddesses in Greek MythGet ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunda...Get ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora’s Jar, Natalie Haynes. These are the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and b... -
Helen Czerski
Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our WorldIn a book that will recalibrate our view of thi...In a book that will recalibrate our view of this defining feature of our planet, physicist Helen Czerski dives deep to illuminate the murky depths of the ocean engine, examining the messengers, pas... -
Eluned Summers-Bremner
Astray: A History of WanderingThis book explores how, far from being limited ...This book explores how, far from being limited to deviation from known pathways or desirable plans of action, wandering is an abundant source of meaning, as intimately involved in the history of ou... -
Daniel Schreiber
Alone: Reflections on Solitary LivingAt no time before have so many people lived alo...At no time before have so many people lived alone, and never has loneliness been so widely or keenly felt. Why, in a society of individualists, is living alone perceived as a shameful failure? And ... -
Weird Walk
Weird Walk: Wanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual YearIn this book is a radical idea. By walking the ...In this book is a radical idea. By walking the ancient landscape of Britain and following the wheel of the year, we can reconnect to our shared folklore, to the seasons and to nature. Let this haun... -
Eleanor Tucker
Thanks for Sharing: How I Gave Up Buying and Embraced Swapping, Borrowing and RentingIn this fascinating book, Eleanor Tucker sets o...In this fascinating book, Eleanor Tucker sets out a bold vision of how sustainable sharing can save us money, and lead to a happier future. What is the Sharing Economy? How can it help us live more... -
David Farrier
FootprintsIn Footprints, David Farrier explores what trac...In Footprints, David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste, to the 50 million kilometres of roads spanning th... -
Hannah Jackson
Call Me Red: A Shepherd’s JourneyHannah Jackson had no idea she wanted to work o...Hannah Jackson had no idea she wanted to work on a farm until a life-changing family visit to the Lake District in her late teens. It was there where she first saw a lamb being born, giving her the... -
Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our FuturesThe more we learn about fungi, the less makes s...The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers ... -
Claire Ratinon
Unearthed: On race and roots, and how the soil taught me I belongA powerful work of memoir and storytelling that...A powerful work of memoir and storytelling that will change the way we think about the natural world. Like many diasporic people of colour, Claire Ratinon grew up feeling cut off from the natural w...
