Pollution and threats to the environment
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
‘A subject that could not be more important. A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben
‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
‘A subject that could not be more important. A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben
‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis: Unabridged edition
A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
‘A subject that could not be more important. A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben
‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
Together: A Manifesto Against the Heartless World
‘If I had to choose just one book that I want everybody of any age to read at this moment in time, this would be it’ Brian Eno
‘Clear-eyed, frank, wise and joyous!’ Andrew Sean Greer
‘If you read only one book this year, then this must be it’ Sarah Winman
What If We Stopped Pretending?
The climate crisis is here. Our chance to stop it has come and gone, but this doesn’t have to mean the world is ending.
Epitaph for the Ash: In Search of Recovery and Renewal
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become without the ash’s familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.
Epitaph for the Ash: In Search of Recovery and Renewal: Unabridged edition
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become without the ash’s familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Streetlamps, neon signs – an ever-present glow that has changed the natural world and adversely affected our health; Paul Bogard illuminates the problems caused by a lack of darkness.
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Streetlamps, neon signs – an ever-present glow that has changed the natural world and adversely affected our health; Paul Bogard illuminates the problems caused by a lack of darkness.
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.
Life is on the up.
Extinction: Evolution and the End of Man
How long do humans have left on Earth? Using cutting-edge science that revolutionises our understanding of evolution, Michael Boulter explains how we may be closer to our own extinction than we imagined.
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.
Life is on the up.
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves: Unabridged edition
Matt Ridley, acclaimed author of the classics Genome and Nature via Nurture, turns from investigating human nature to investigating human progress. In The Rational Optimist Ridley offers a counterblast to the prevailing pessimism of our age, and proves, however much we like to think to the contrary, that things are getting better.
What on Earth is Going On?: A Crash Course in Current Affairs
“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” Gertrude Stein