Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books
British Geological Survey Moreton in Marsh Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Mundesley and North Walsham Brief Sheet
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Saffron Walden Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Wolverhampton and Telford Brief Sheet Explanation
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Leadhills Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA detailed account of the geology shown on the complementary 1: 50 000 (or earlier 1: 63 360) geological map(s)
£10.42
British Geological Survey Biggleswade Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Talgarth Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Ringwood Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Appleby Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Beaconsfield District Brief Sheet Explanation for
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Torquay Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Geology of the Sidmouth District Geological
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£9.00
British Geological Survey Kettering Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Huddersfield Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Brecon Beacons Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Wellingborough Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Glencoe Caldera Volcano Scotland Classical Areas
Book SynopsisA guide to accompany the 1: 25 000 Glen Coe geology map
£17.10
British Geological Survey Newbury District Geological Map Explanation A
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Salisbury Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Lampeter Geological Map Explanation A Brief
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Geology of the Llangranog District A Brief
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey The Grampian Highlands Regional Geology Guides
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£999.99
British Geological Survey Leicester Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Geology of the Mevagissey District Brief Sheet
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Welshpool Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Bedrock Geology of the UK North Small Scale
Book SynopsisAn explanatory guide for the 1: 625 000 Bedrock Geology UK (North) Map
£12.64
British Geological Survey Bedrock Geology of the UK South Small Scale
Book SynopsisAn explanatory guide for the 1: 625 000 Bedrock Geology UK (South) map
£12.64
British Geological Survey Wellington Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50 000
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Newcastle Emlyn Brief Sheet Explanation for 1 50
Book SynopsisA brief explanation of the geology shown on the relevant 1: 50 000 scale geological map(s).
£10.42
British Geological Survey Geology of the Selby District
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£10.42
British Geological Survey Geology of the FaroeShetland Basin and Adjacent
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£999.99
British Geological Survey Hampshire Basin and Adjoining Areas 15 Regional
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£19.00
British Geological Survey Structure and Evolution of the East Midlands
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£999.99
Oneworld Publications The Longest Story How humans have loved hated and
Book SynopsisWhy do we treat our dogs as people but prefer pigs as bacon?‘Lucid, informed and persuasive’ Evening Standard ‘Thought-provoking’ Daily Mail ‘An extraordinary book’ Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer The history of humanity’s relationship with other species is baffling. Without animals there would be no us. We are all fellow travellers on the same evolutionary journey. By charting the love-hate story of people and animals, from their first acquaintance in deep prehistory to the present and beyond, Richard Girling reveals how and where our attitudes towards animals began - and how they have persisted, been warped and become magnified ever since. In dazzling prose, The Longest Story tells of the cumulative influence of theologians, writers, artists, warriors, philosophers, farmers, activists and scientists across the centuriesTrade Review‘Informed and persuasive… By the end, you wonder why the animals have put up with us.’ * Julian Glover, Evening Standard *‘Thought-provoking.’ * Mark Mason, Daily Mail *‘An extraordinary book, brimming with wisdom and insight. Richard Girling holds up a horrifying mirror for us: how can the cleverest creature on earth be so unutterably stupid?’ -- Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer‘The Longest Story is a compelling and thought-inspiring search inside our moral selves. Through masterful introspection, Girling delves into our relationships, fascinations and follies with animals. He tracks the origins of attitudes, unpacks contradictions and asks whether our interactions with other species holds the key to our own survival. In an age of extinction, this is essential reading.’ -- Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming and author of Farmageddon: The true cost of cheap meat‘A brilliant book. Absorbing and – yes – shaming.’ -- Stanley Johnson, Ambassador, Compassion in World Farming; Winner of RSPCA Richard Martin Award‘The Longest Story blends natural history, philosophy, and narrative artistry to explore the connections between humans and animals, from prehistory to the present and the future. Written in descriptive, almost lyrical prose… The Longest Story is brimming cover to cover with fascinating facts.’ * Midwest Book Review *‘Girling brings immediacy to his engaging commentary, whether he’s exploring ancient Egypt, the Renaissance, or the twenty-first century… This thoughtful offering is a plea for readers to respect life in all forms.’ * Booklist *‘Richard Girling’s The Longest Story is a social science examination of the relationships between humans and animals – a topic that’s seldom considered, but is close at hand and environmentally relevant… mythic in scope and style… it works toward a stunning conclusion about where humans should look for wisdom.’ * Foreword Reviews *
£23.75
Goose Lane Editions Lost Land of Moses
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Clearly a labour of love... In its restoration of a whole literature from nineteenth-century Canada, Lost Land of Moses is a great success, filled with beautiful writing, much of it Thomas's own." * Canadian Historical Review *
£14.39
Goose Lane Editions Deadly Frontiers
Book SynopsisDisaster can strike without notice. In a split-second the forces of nature, human intervention, or a simple twist of fate can place lives in jeopardy. A ship sinks, a plane crashes, a child wanders deep into the forest. Death is imminent, except for the bravery and persistence of small groups of men and women who enter these dark frontiers as rescuers. Of course they fail sometimes but often they return with the near dead, plucking them from the hungry jaws of disaster. Written by veteran newsman Dean Beeby, Deadly Frontiers: Disaster and Rescue on Canada''s Atlantic Seaboard tells the stories of real-life heroes, and of the bureaucracy and bungling that threaten their lives and those they have sworn to save. In Deadly Frontiers, Dean Beeby deals with the chilling question of Canada''s preparedness for disaster, as he investigates the most significant events in the contemporary history of search and rescue. Canada occupies a unique position in the rarified world of search and rescue. The second-largest country on the planet, Canada has three jagged coastlines, an immense internal wilderness, and a vast Arctic to swallow hapless travellers. Since the Second World War, Canada''s East Coast has been the crucible for modern search-and-rescue techniques and equipment. This hard-won experience has been driven mostly by disaster, from the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger oil rig off Newfoundland to numerous cargo-vessel disappearances in the 1990s, including the Protektor, Gold Bond Conveyor, Marika, and Vanessa. Ground search and rescue, a special branch of this culture, was reborn in 1986 during the protracted search for a lost child in the forests north of Halifax. Swissair Flight 111 plunged into waters off Peggy''s Cove, Nova Scotia in 1998, triggering a massive search-and-recovery effort, as well as a fundamental rethinking of emergency response. The worst disaster within the search-and-rescue community itself was the 1998 crash in Quebec of a Labrador helicopter from Greenwood, Nova Scotia, leaving six rescue specialists dead among the charred wreckage. In Deadly Frontiers, author Dean Beeby examines official documents, forensic evidence, and the personal histories of those involved in these cases and more. His book is a frank examination of how Canada''s tragedies and triumphs have helped forge a professional search-and-rescue culture that is second to none.
£13.49
Goose Lane Editions Birds of a Feather
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£14.39
Goose Lane Editions The Travel Journals of Tappan Adney Vol. 1
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£13.49
Goose Lane Editions Aloha Wanderwell
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Aloha Wanderwell must surely be the most remarkable woman adventurer to remain virtually unknown to history. This marvellous book sets the record straight, even as it powerfully evokes a distant era of travel when the survivors of the Great War set out to go anywhere but home." -- Wade Davis, author of The Lost Amazon and The Serpent and the Rainbow"Fink-Jensen and Eustace-Walden expertly parse Aloha’s journals, films, and photos as well as press coverage and previously classified government documents to bring readers along on the adventures of an audacious and fierce young woman of the early 20th century." * Atlantic Books Today *"Fink-Jensen and Eustace-Walden have compiled a remarkable biography about the exploits of a young Canadian woman and the charismatic man who guided her early career. In rescuing Aloha’s life from obscurity, they have reintroduced her as a significant and accomplished historical actor who was both a product and a purveyor of her times." -- Bonnie Reilly Schmidt * BC Bookworld *"She was a young adventurer, ready to take on the world without fear. Aloha Wanderwell, the book, is a fascinating look at her travels and her other exploits. She may have slipped from our collective memory for a few decades, but she is back." -- Dave Obee * Times Colonist *"Aloha Wanderwell recounts over a decade of non-stop adventure (along tens of thousands of kilometres of “barely existing roads” on several continents). All told, it’s an impressive feat." -- Brett Josef Grubisic * Toronto Star *
£17.99
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc History of How the Spaniards Arrived in Peru
Book SynopsisCatherine Julien''s new translation of Titu Cusi Yupanqui''s Relasçion de como los Españoles Entraron en el Peru--an account of the Spanish conquest of Peru by the last indigenous ruler of the Inca empire--features student-oriented annotation, facing-page Spanish, and an Introduction that sets this remarkably rich source in its cultural, historical, and literary contexts.Trade ReviewCatherine Julien's translation is remarkable for two reasons. Aside from its dual language presentation, it is one of a handful of historical narratives authored by native Andeans during the Spanish colonial period, and is a faithful translation of Titu Cusi Yupanqui's sixteenth-century history. . . . This invaluable source book features extensive annotations, facing page Spanish-English text, and an important introduction that explains the historical perspectives revolving around Titu Cusi's History. This work is highly recommended for classroom use. --Colonial Latin American Historical ReviewTitu Cusi Yupanqui's History of How the Spaniards Arrived in Peru offers a unique 'vision of the vanquished' that is not only the only story of the fall of the Inca state written by an Inca; it is also a son's effort to explain his father's defeat. For Titu Cusi was the son of Manco Inca, who welcomed the Spaniards into the Andes in exchange for their support in his claim to become the ruler of the Inca state following the deaths of his two brothers, Huascar and Atahuallpa, in the civil war that they fought with each other over the right to assume the royal fringe, or maska paycha, reserved for the ruling Inca. Catherine Julien's extensive research in Inca history and archaeology makes her uniquely qualified to offer us this dual-language edition of Titu Cusi's version of how the Incas lost Peru to a small gang of invaders from across the sea. --Karen Spalding, University of ConnecticutCatherine Julien's introduction provides an excellent and comprehensive overview of the intricate historical circumstances that led to the creation of this text, including Titu Cusi's attempts to negotiate an arrangement with the Spanish authorities that would be advantageous to himself and his kinship group. Julien also offers an important perspective on the historical significance of Titu Cusi's narrative for the historiography of sixteenth-century Peru. . . . The Spanish transcription and the annotated English translation appear on facing pages, which facilitates a critical reading and reflection on the hermeneutical issues presented by both texts in translating Quechua concepts and grammatical structures. While the Spanish transcription follows eh sixteenth-century manuscript very closely (supplying only modern punctuation), the translation, though very accurate, places a premium on readability. Scholarly impeccable as well as palatable to the modern reader, this duel language edition makes an important contribution to critical and textual scholarship on Titu Cusi's text that will be invaluable for researchers, teachers and students of colonial Andean culture. --Ralph Bauer, Bulletin of Spanish Studies
£18.89
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc The Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General
Book SynopsisThis new abridgment of both volumes of Livermore''s classic translation presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso''s historical narrative. Karen Spalding''s new Introduction and notes set Garcilaso in his intellectual, historical, and cultural contexts.Trade ReviewKaren Spalding's abridgment of Livermore's translation is an excellent example of what a sourcebook for classroom use should be. It has a wonderfully enlightening Introduction and the texts are well selected, allowing students to grasp the breath, complexity, and importance of Garcilaso's work. This book enables teachers and professors to expose their students to a unique literary, historical, and artistic production by a mestizo who reflects on both conquest and miscegenation in early colonial Peru. --Tamar Herzog, Stanford UniversityAbridging fifteen hundred pages to a concise two-hundred-page book, Karen Spalding has provided educators with a text that makes this important author accessible to undergraduates. . . . By publishing both parts of his history together . . . Spalding encourages students to compare the rational Inca state with the corruption anad deception of Spanish administrators--exactly as Garcilaso had intended. . . . Spalding's abridgment of Garcilaso carefully includes excerpts from the major issues detailed in Garcilaso's rich history. --R. Jovita Baber, (University of Illinois-Champaign), in The Sixteenth Century JournalKaren Spalding has taken this acclaimed translation of both Royal Commentaries and its less-often-read second part, General History of Peru, to produce an outstanding abridged version of the complete work aimed at undergraduate students but that is also appropriate for a learned general audience curious about Peru's Inca past and the Spanish conquest. . . . This is an excellent introduction to a classic of Latin American Letters. By editing both parts together and giving them equal space, Spalding enables readers to see how Garcilaso argued that the Inca leaders prepared Andean people for the arrival of Christianity and that this possibility was tragically destroyed by the greed and lack of virtue of the conquistadores, who destroyed the social and economic basis of Inca society. --Luis Millones Figueroa, Colby College
£39.09
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Daily Life in the Inca Empire
Book SynopsisUnlike most studies of the Incas, this book reconstructs the daily life not only of the ruling Inca elite but also of the rest of the society, including the conquered peoples. From food and drink to religious rituals, the major aspects of life at all levels in the Inca empire are here described and explained in a clear, accessible way. Over fifty illustrations are included, as are a historical timeline of the Inca empire, a glossary, and a bibliography.
£16.14
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Tidepool Reef Marinelife Guide to the Pacific
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£9.49
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Behavior of the Golden Eagle
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£29.44
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Guide to the Western Seashore
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£8.54
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Raptors at Risk
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£999.99
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Captive Raptor Management Rehabilitation
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£32.79
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Testimony for Earth
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£18.89
