As nature photography has shifted decisively towards digital in recent years, much has been written offering guidance and tips on technical matters, but there has been little published on the creative
In 1769 Thomas Gray (best known for his Elegy in a Country Chuchyard) made a tour of the English Lakes, and recorded it in a journal that is now widely accepted as the first example of modern travel w
"Its verve and wit are infectious... a wonderful, enduring introduction for young readers." - The New York Times Book ReviewThe extraordinary life and genius of Charles Dickens is brought alive for pr
Acclaimed writer/photgrapher team Anneli Bojstad and Eduardo Mencos look at 40 of Spain's most beautiful gardens. Large and small, historical and contemporary, classical and modern, the gardens are al
Dante Gabriel Rossetti is the most intriguing and flamboyant figure in nineteenth-century British art. He inspired the first Pre-Raphaelite generation of 1849 and the second generation ten years later
One of the best-loved of English authors, Charles Dickens is revered as a storyteller, social campaigner and chronicler of his time and place. This book tracks the places Dickens lived, from his Ports
In this gardening classic the forever adventurous Christopher Lloyd takes us on a tour through the garden, stopping to lecture here, to exhort there, to overturn the old and accepted when his experien
The best of Tom Lubbock, one of Britain's most intelligent, outspoken and revelatory art critics, is collected here for the first time.There are electrifying insights - using Hitchcock's Suspicion to
Sea Stacks and Sandstone is a celebration of Britain's coastal geology - ammonites and sand, sea stacks and wavecut platforms. It goes paddling in the rock pools to examine the rock samples so perfect
Richard Cobb was one of the most distinguished British historians of the twentieth century. A professor at Oxford, a multiple prize-winner, author of numerous books and innumerable essays and reviews,
Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century? Drawing upon a wide range of illuminating case studies from around the world, Driven to Extinction provides an absorbing and unbiased i
Scott's Last Expedition tells the story of the historic and momentous Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole, the characters who were a part of it and their incredible feats of endurance. Stunning ph
The What on Earth? Wallbook of Natural History tells the complete story of natural history from the formation of the Earth to the latest breakthroughs in evolutionary science. A3 in size and comprisin
Hunter Davies looks back at a hundred years of economising at a time when a lot of the old tips and hints are still useful today as the same sorts of problems present themselves.
She (Daffy Tottering) talks Venus? and He (Dicky Tottering) talks Mars? and they rub along together in the fading splendour of Tottering Hall, North Pimmshire. This hilarious volume brings crashing t
Billy has a bear called Griz. A Grizzly Bear. And the two friends have all kinds of wonderful adventures together. They go exploring, they play hide and seek, they eat peanut butter and honey sandw
In Hidden Gardens of Spain fascinating treasures from one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world are uncovered. Writer and photographer Eduardo Mencos has been given access to hidden co
Choosing ten symbols from the natural world (the sun, the shell, the bird) and ten man-made (the window, the book, the mirror), Francoise Barbe-Gall illuminates our understanding of how these have bee
The Royal Borough of Windsor is home to two of the UK's Top 20 Visitor Attractions (Windsor Castle and Legoland) but also boasts Eton College, The Changing of the Guard, the Savill Garden, Ascot Racec
Randle Siddeley Associates is an internationally known and highly successful firm of garden and landscape architects, whose work, both private and corporate is to be found all over the world. He is a
"One could hardly ask for a clearer, more comprehensive, and better illustrated guide to Herculaneum." ? Publishers WeeklyWinner of the Felicia A Holton Book Award 2013, from the Archaeological Instit
Best known as the leading producers of Madeira wine, the Blandy firm is very much more than that, and the story of its growth and development over 200 years is a remarkable one.
Bat expert Phil Richardson takes the reader on a guided tour of the nocturnal world of bats: where they live, how they feed, and how they survive in almost every habitat on the planet. He also introdu
When Ben Harvester meets the mysterious Mr October in Highgate Cemetery, nothing could have prepared him for the strange and dramatic turn his life is about to take.
Matthew Rice is a painter, author and architectural enthusiast. His passion for nature and the outdoors is reflected in this evocative undated yearbook.
Chinese Art and the Reeves Collection is a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings in the Natural History Museum's collections, many of which have never been publi
The resurgence in home food production has generated a dramatic increase of interest in growing under cover. The season is far longer (year-round for salads and some vegetables) and you can grow excit
In this compact guide, the erudite and highly readable Francis Russell describes nearly 60 places in Syria. Following an itinerary that allows the independent sightseer to see as many major monuments
Brenda Colvin was a quietly professional and determined woman. Early in her career she visited the United States to see the new civic landscaping projects of designers like Frederick Law Olmstead. In
Britain has the most varied geology of any country in the world. This book is a celebration in words and pictures of what its mountains are made of and how they got there which, in turn, deter
From castles in the sand to castles on a cliff-top, the Welsh coast is as beautiful and dramatic as it is diverse. Photographer Peter Watson captures the visual delights of this twisting and endlessl
The University of Leicester Engineering Building, the History Faculty and Library at Cambridge, and the residential Florey Building at Queen's College are much praised by architects, yet hated by the
Before the "Preppy Look," there was the "Ivy Look." Democratic, stylish, and comfortable, the Ivy Look's impact and influence can be seen to this day in the clothes of designers such as Ralph Lauren a
Over the Course of a long career Sandra Lousada has worked as a theatre photographer, a portrait photographer, a photographer of children, and in the worlds of fashion, beauty and advertising. She is
The Hon. Charles Hamilton was one of those extraordinary 18th-century gentlemen who, like Lord Cobham at Stowe and Henry Hoare at Stourhead, turned their gardens into works of art. Inspired by his ti
Lars Sjöberg has made it his life's work to understand and preserve the Swedish manor houses of the 17th and 18th centuries. Here, exquisitely photographed by Ingalill Snitt, are the eight house
Munich 1956. The war is over but not forgotten. The West German economic miracle is underway, and American investors are looking for opportunities, but some companies have skeletons in the closet. Wh
Poisoned Pens is a delicious compendium of literary feuds, slights, spleen, and venom, drawn from The Guardian newspaper column Writers on Writers. From what Byron really thought of Keats to Salman R
Following a fishing boat that leaves port in the morning and returns in the afternoon, this visual feast of a book illustrates many of the vessels to be seen in a typical harbour. From freighters bein
