The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them by Peter Wohlleben
44.99 NZD
Category: Environment
The follow-up to the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, offering compelling insights into the lungs of our planet and the fragility of our intertwined futures. Trees can survive without humans, but we can't live without trees. Even if human-caused climate change devastates our plant, tr ...Show more
The Seaweed Forager by Rebecca Gouldhurst
45.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Step into the enchanting world of The Seaweed Forager, your guide to the treasures of the coastal shores. Learn to identify, harvest and prepare a myriad of seaweed species found along the stunning coastlines of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Uncover the astonishing nutritional properties of seaweed and the rema ...Show more
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough: A Celebration of Our Favourite Naturalist by Chas Newkey-Burden
39.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
The Wit & Wisdom of David Attenborough is a celebration of a national treasure, and a collection of his wisest moments, most humorous observations, and a tour through his incredible life. Such revelations include:- There are 18 plants and animals named after him- David Attenborough gifted the world ...Show more
This Mortal Coil by Andrew Doig
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR'. 'A superb book' Simon Sebag Montefiore'. An empowering story of human ingenuity' Economist' Full of curious facts' The Times. Causes of death have changed irrevocably across time. In the course of a few centuries we have gone from a world where di ...Show more
The Road to Gondwana - In search of the lost supercontinent by Bill Morris
44.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
The Road to Gondwana traces the steps science took to find Gondwana, and the journey Gondwana itself took through 500 million years of Earth history. The road to Gondwana took western science many hundreds of years to travel. And like Scott's epic haul across the ice of Antarctica, it was a journey jagg ...Show more
Palace of Palms - Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew by Kate Teltscher
24.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
'A glorious green adventure story.' Ann Treneman, The Times 'Books of the Year''The most enthralling historical book I've read this year.' Claire Tomalin, New Statesman 'Books of the year'Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass bu ...Show more
Around the World in 80 Trees, paperback by Jonathan Drori
37.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jonathan ...Show more
Tree Stories by Stefano Mancuso
27.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Trees have played countless roles in human history - by turns hopeful symbols of freedom, pioneering space travellers, keepers of ancient history and accessories to murder. From art to politics, science to crime, these are the stories of the trees that have shaped life on Earth. Neurobiologist and phil ...Show more
Elderflora - A Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer
27.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
Winner of the Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History Combining rigorous research with lyrical writing, Elderflora chronicles the complex roles ancient trees have played in the modern world and illuminates how we might need old trees now more than ever. Humans have always revered long-lived trees. Bu ...Show more
Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
29.99 NZD
Category: Natural History | Series: David Suzuki Institute Ser.
A beautifully illustrated collection of insights from the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees. A perfect book for anyone who wants to forever remember the wisdom of the forest. This gorgeous compendium distills the essence of the beloved bestseller, The Hidden Life of Trees, and is the per ...Show more
The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole
27.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
AS SEEN ON COUNTRYFILE The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 'If anyone was born to save Britain's rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole' Sunday Times Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society Literary Prize Temperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain, inspiring Celtic ...Show more
Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation by Tim Birkhead
31.99 NZD
Category: Natural History
A sweeping and lyrical history of the relationship between birdlife and humankind over twelve millennia, exploring how birds have captured our imaginations and inspired our culture and our science. In Birds and Us, award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling jour ...Show more