Christmas 2024: Science & Natural History
Selected by the Bookshop
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, an inspiring vision of how to reorient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity and communityAs indigenous scientist and author of Braiding…
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A beautiful, full-colour guided nature journal from award-winning novelist and nature writer Melissa Harrison.'Nobody writes about the natural world like her' INDIA KNIGHT'Absolutely gorgeous . . . never has there been a nicer way to learn'…
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Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble PiWhy can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure…
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England's finest nature writer delivers his most important work: an exploration of all the distinctive habitats that define the English landscape.England’s landscape is iconic – a tapestry of distinctive habitats that together…
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Step inside the dazzling world of the sixteenth-century scientist.Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories...'There is magic in these pages.' Daisy Dunn, author…
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'If you ever doubted that you can help change the world, READ THIS BOOK.' CAROLINE LUCAS'The greatest existential crisis we face distilled into the crucible of a tiny piece of paradise.' CHRIS PACKHAMFive years after writing her…
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Translated by Simon CarnellFrom the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, a remarkable journey into the practice of groundbreaking science'Giorgio Parisi is renowned for his scientific creativity, originality, and power. In this…
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The eighth instalment of the bestselling and most-loved almanac on the marketThe original and bestselling almanacReconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us - including tide…
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A bold new story of human progress, told through six materials that built our world and will transform our future. For fans of Tim Marshall, Lewis Dartnell, Jared Diamond and Yuval Harari.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE TIMES…
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The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious reds and greens.They do not seem of…
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Twelve amazing species of trees that can teach us about our past, present and future. 'A heartwarming guide to these fascinating giants of nature . . . A book that is full of surprises . . . Highly empathetic and…
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The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith’s three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in…
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A brand new book from the well-known illustrator and print-maker Angela Harding, featuring stunning original paintings and prints with full-colour photography of the waters that surround and surge through the British Isles.Featuring over 50…
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‘A beautiful, quiet, achingly tender book’ Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thin PlacesIn Understorey, artist and writer Anna Chapman Parker records in prose and stunning original line drawings a year spent…
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In the woods above Polly Atkin’s home in Grasmere, Cumbria live the tawny owls she calls her neighbours. Each night, they come down to her cottage at dusk, calling out as night falls – in particular a trio of owlets she watches…
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