Hailed in the New York Times as "a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler," Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an...

#1 New York Times bestseller * #1 Washington Post bestseller * #1 Indie Bestseller * USA Today Bestseller John Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's...

** A NATURE AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 * A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025 SO FAR * A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK TO READ THIS SUMMER ** A transporting exploration of the deep sea, and how our planet's strangest, most ancient and...

In this "wise and wondrous" (David Quammen) exploration, a science writer reintroduces readers to The Snake, encouraging our initial reaction to the slithery creature to be one of awe rather than disgust. For millennia, depictions of snakes as...

One of Heatmap's 18 Climate Books to Read in 2025 The award-winning environmental journalist's extraordinary, long-awaited portrait of hope and resilience as we face a fractured and uncertain future In this profoundly human and moving narrative, the...

'This is some of the best English prose of our time' SPECTATOR 'A feast for mind and soul' ISABELLA TREE 'A marvellous and revelatory guide to our native bird-life' DAILY MAIL Step into the hide for a glorious new encounter with the British wild Close to...

Carbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth's composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blamed for the possible demise of civilisation....

Get a close-up look at the world of insects with a delightfully illustrated guide to the fascinating insects, bugs, arachnids, and other creatures that populate our planet by the billions.  Millions of species of insects fly, crawl, dig, swarm, and eat on every...

A search for the meaning of one of nature's greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform? "Beautiful... Entertaining... Inspiring."--Nature "A meditation on transformation . . . Warm [and] empathetic . . . wonderful."<...

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL 2025 From the bestselling co-author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon. Without Gemini, there...

'Fascinating, absorbing and educative' A. C. Grayling 'Highly original and beautifully written' Dominic Lawson A compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research. People often think of imagination as...

What makes us peek at a car wreck or binge-watch true crime shows late into the night? Why are some of us drawn to horror movies while others shudder at the thought? In Morbidly Curious, scientist Coltan Scrivner takes readers on a thrilling journey into the psychology of morbid curiosity,...

A marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaurs Continue the adventure with the dazzling film, T.REX, narrated by Sam Neill, now playing in IMAX and museum cinemas worldwide Tyrannosaurus rex is the...

We have most of the technology we need to combat the climate crisis - and most people want to see more action. But after three decades of climate COPs, we are accelerating into a polycrisis of climate, food security, biodiversity, pollution, inequality, and more. What, exactly, has been holding us...

A richly illustrated introduction to the marvelous world of snakes Descended from prehistoric lizards, snakes have been slithering across the earth for more than a hundred million years. There are some 4,100 species known to exist, and many are venomous, but many more are not....

A wonderfully illustrated guide to the natural history of the world's bats Bats are the second-largest order of mammals and inhabit almost every corner of the globe, but these secretive creatures are often maligned and misunderstood. With more than 1,400 species worldwide,...

Why do some people become radicalized? Who is most susceptible to ideological thinking? Can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas? Drawing on her groundbreaking research, Dr Leor Zmigrod uncovers the hidden mechanisms driving our beliefs and behaviours. She uses...

Flush with hundreds of illustrations, this book revisits the histories of chemistry, medicine, ideas, and culture through the lens of alchemy   "Philip Ball's book is a treasure: beautifully illustrated and, as usual, the author caries his learning lightly."-...

The spiritual successor to Space Is Cool as Fuck, a mind-bending information overload on the majesty of our favourite local moons. ALMOST EVERY PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM HAS ONE, SO WHY DO WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT MOONS? Join...

What if the future of food grew on trees--and had been with us all along? From acorns to chestnuts, hazelnuts, and beyond, discover the ancient staple crops that could nourish people and heal the planet. What You'll Learn in Feed Us with Trees In this groundbreaking and...

A story of courage, generosity and the tender power of animals to heal humans.

*One of Waterstones' Best Nature Books of the Year 2024* Featuring over 50 original illustrations of dramatic seascapes and reflective rivers, alongside photography of the stunning places that inspired the artwork, Angela Harding's beautiful new book captures the waters...