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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (Hardcover)
Yuval Noah Harari traces the history of humankind, examining how biology, shared beliefs and cultural change shaped human societies and the modern world.
Forest Imaginaries by Ainehi Edoro (Paperback)
Ainehi Edoro examines forests in African fiction, exploring how novelists use them to experiment with worldbuilding and transform the novel's aesthetic and political possibilities.
Growth by Vaclav Smil (Paperback)
Vaclav Smil investigates growth across nature and society, comparing patterns from microorganisms and human brains to economies, cities and the trajectories of civilisations.
Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean by Dagomar Degroot (Paperback)
An exploration of how the solar system has influenced human history, connecting events beyond Earth with the environment and the development of civilisation.
Deadly Fascination by Sandra Kynes (Paperback)
Profiles of sixty poisonous plants explore their place in medicine, warfare and folklore, examining the historical fascination with plants that can harm as well as help.
Planisphere by Royal Observatory Greenwich (Planisphere)
A rotating star finder for latitude 50 degrees north, helping observers identify the night sky in Britain, Ireland and other locations at similar northern latitudes.
Evolution by Steve Parker (Paperback)
An illustrated survey of four billion years of life, exploring major groups of organisms, evolutionary developments and the ideas that explain how species change.
A History of Space Exploration by Roger D. Launius (Hardcover)
An illustrated history of space exploration, tracing developments in astronomy, satellites and human spaceflight and the ambitions that have driven journeys beyond Earth.
The Lark Ascending by Richard King (Paperback)
Richard King explores music, people and landscape in twentieth-century Britain, considering the cultural visions of the countryside associated with Vaughan Williams's celebrated work.
Flora of Middle-Earth by Walter S. Judd, Graham A. Judd (Hardcover)
Walter S. Judd and Graham A. Judd examine plants in Tolkien's Middle-earth, exploring their botanical identities and connections with the fictional world's cultures and landscapes.
The Penguin Dictionary of Geology by Philip Kearey (Paperback)
Philip Kearey's geology dictionary provides more than 7,500 definitions, offering a reference to Earth science terminology with a supporting bibliography.
Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell, James Secord (Paperback)
Charles Lyell explains Earth's geological features through long-term natural processes, presenting a landmark nineteenth-century work that influenced the development of modern geology and evolutionary thought.
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