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There Are Places In The World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness [Bok / Pocket]

This is a highly practical guide to identifying the constellations and the stars that comprise them. Geoffrey Cornelius, astronomy expert and teacher, brings star-watching vividly to life by conveying the rich symbolic significance that the heavens assumed in many cultures, from the Babylonians to the ancient Greeks. Master star navigation by building your knowledge rather than relying on technology. "Signpost charts" make finding stars easy. Assuming no prior knowledge of astronomy, the book concentrates on features that can be made out with the naked eye or binoculars. All 88 Major and Minor Constellations, and the planets, included. Along with beautiful 4-colour illustrations of each, and the myths and legends behind hundreds of individual stars, lose yourself in the magic of the night sky. Plan your year around the unmissable celestial moments with the "full-sky maps" that show which constellations are viewable and where, every month. Whether you're a budding astronomer looking to deepen your understanding, or an astrologer hoping to learn more about the ancient myths that were formed in the sky, you'll find everything you need in this comprehensive introduction.

The Miraculous From The Material [Bok / Inbunden]

Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation <p>'Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues facing nature conservationists today.' <strong>Chris Packham</strong></p> <p>For thousands of years, humans have been the architects of the natural world. Our activities have permanently altered the environment - for good and for bad.</p> <p>In <em>Nature's Ghosts</em>, award-winning journalist Sophie Yeo examines how the planet would have looked before humans scrubbed away its diversity: from landscapes carved out by megafauna to the primeval forests that emerged following the last Ice Age, and from the eagle-haunted skies of the Dark Ages to the flower-decked farms of more recent centuries.</p> <p>Uncovering the stories of the people who have helped to shape the landscape, she seeks out their footprints even where it seems there are none to be found. And she explores the timeworn knowledge that can help to fix our broken relationship with the earth.</p> <p>Along the way, Sophie encounters the environmental detectives - archaeological, cultural and ecological - reconstructing, in stunning detail, the landscapes we have lost.</p> <p>Today, the natural world is more vulnerable than ever; the footprints of humanity heavier than they have ever been. But, as this urgent book argues, from the ghosts of the past, we may learn how to build a more wild and ancient future.</p>

<p>Featuring over 40 beautiful, hard-working species, <i>Tough Plants </i>will ensure your garden withstands even the most extreme weather.<br/><br/>There's nothing more soul-destroying than cultivating your beloved garden with beautiful plants, only to see them die a death from heatwave, frostbite or flooding. In extreme weather, the go-to plants of the past are no longer tough enough to survive and thrive. Enter <i>Tough Plants</i>: forty of the most irrepressible species that will flourish whatever the weather.<br/><br/>With species from across the world, expert advice on planting and garden structure, five perfect partners for each entry and multiple variations for the ultimate garden inspiration, this book is a stylish, practical guide to plants that can literally weather the storm.<br/><br/>Most climate change gardening books deal with dry planting. In Tough Plants, award-winning garden writer and plantaholic Val Bourne shares her wealth of horticultural knowledge so we can fill our spaces with plants that will not only cope, but bring beauty and interest to our environment.</p>

Becoming Earth [Bok / Pocket]

<p>From the icy oceans of our poles to remote coral islands, David Attenborough has filmed in every ocean habitat on planet earth. Now, with long-term collaborator Colin Butfield, he shares the story of our last great, critical wilderness, and the one which shapes the land we live on, regulates our climate and creates the air we breathe.<br/><br/>Through one hundred years, eight unique ocean habitats, countless intriguing species - and through personal stories, history and cutting-edge science - <i>Ocean </i>uncovers the mystery, the wonder and the frailty of the most unexplored habitat on our planet. And it shows its remarkable resilience: it is the part of our world that can, and in some cases has, recovered the fastest, and in our lifetimes we could see a fully restored marine world, even richer and more spectacular than we could possibly hope, if we act now.<br/><br/><b>It is a book almost a century in the making, but one that has never been more urgently needed.</b></p>