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Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth by Andrew H Knoll

“One of the most impressive popular science books I’ve ever read was Stephen Jay Gould’s Wonderful Life. That was a lovely book about the development of complex life, the Cambrian explosion. Knoll’s book is in the same category. It’s very well written and has a broad sweep of 3 billion years of history. He’s a very preeminent geologist and paleontologist and his expertise covers a number of fields. He’s at the top of his game and he lays out the subject beautifully….He’s a good writer, and I like the fact he’s not hyperbolic. He avoids dramatic statements…He’s quite cautious. I appreciate that, because in his field we’re dealing with slender evidence.”

Chris Impey, Scientist

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On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin & James Costa

“An educated person is someone who knows at least a little bit about the major disciplines in human endeavour. And in biology, this is what you need to know – not only historically but also contemporaneously, because Darwin was right, and still is right, about so many things.”

Jerry Coyne, Biologist

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

“This book taught me that careful attention to the living world could be celebrated and explored with rich, sensual language. After sipping for the first two decades of my life on watered-down wine, here was a glass overflowing with blood-red delight. Each taste revealed new layers. I truly got drunk on her writing. After reading this book, there was no going back for me.”

David George Haskell, Biologist

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The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen

“I don’t think anyone has described the fragmentation of nature in the modern world as brilliantly as Quammen. He likens an ecosystem to a Persian carpet. Cut a beautiful, complex carpet into tiny squares, he says, and you get not tiny carpets, but a lot of useless scraps of material fraying at the edges. That’s what we’ve done to our ecosystems. For the most part, nature now exists only in tiny pockets, oases in a biological desert, fraying at the edges. Species that exist in these little Noah’s arks are increasingly vulnerable to assault by pollution, climate change and predators. Populations that – unlike birds or flying insects – are unable to move and mingle with other populations suffer from genetic impoverishment. This is what happens on small islands in mid-ocean. Islands are where species most commonly go extinct. Quammen’s wondrous peregrination of islands takes us on a journey of evolutions and extinctions in order to illustrate how like islands our continents have become.”

Isabella Tree,

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Mapping the Deep by Robert Kunzig

“Of the five books that I chose, this is definitely the most scientific one. It’s written by Robert Kunzig, a former National Geographic writer, and it’s beautifully done. It’s about twenty years old, but it stands the test of time. Kunzig chronicles major discoveries in various areas of ocean science. There’s an excellent chapter on early attempts to map the ocean floor by satellite. In the Eighties, William Haxby, a scientist at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in upstate New York, came up with a method to read the surface and the gravity of the ocean. From that, he was able to determine the general shape of the seafloor. This was a huge step forward in ocean mapping…Kunzig’s book also contains wonderful writing on fascinating deep sea organisms that we’re still figuring out today. It’s a great primer on the various areas that are being researched in ocean science and provides a solid grounding on what scientists are exploring and the questions they’re asking about the ocean.”

Laura Trethewey, Journalist

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The best nature books, as recommended by the most eminent writers, ecologists and biologists in the field. Below you'll find reading lists on a variety of subjects including wilderness, climate change, pollution, the Anthropocene, ocean life, deserts and renewable energy.

The natural world is one of our most precious resources. Learning about nature and how to protect it is vital for a sustainable future.

Our nature books section is edited by the journalist and author Caspar Henderson.

Some of the most recommended books in our interviews include David MacKay's Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air, Douglas Adams's Last Chance to See, and Elizabeth Kolbert's Field Notes From a Catastrophe.

    The best books on Wilderness, recommended by Mark Boyle

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    The best books on Wilderness - A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

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    A Sand County Almanac
    by Aldo Leopold

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    The best books on Wilderness - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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    The Road
    by Cormac McCarthy

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    The best books on Wilderness - Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree

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    Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm
    by Isabella Tree

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    The best books on Wilderness - Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez

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    Of Wolves and Men
    by Barry Lopez

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    The best books on Wilderness - The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

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    The Monkey Wrench Gang
    by Edward Abbey

  • Author and environmentalist Mark Boyle lived for three years without money; now he lives entirely off-grid and eschews all forms of modern technology, in search of a wilder way of living—and of being more in tune with the natural world. Here he discusses his literary inspirations: the best books on wilderness.

  • The best books on Wilderness - A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
  • The best books on Wilderness - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • The best books on Wilderness - Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree
  • The best books on Wilderness - Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez
  • The best books on Wilderness - The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

The best books on Wilderness, recommended by Mark Boyle

Author and environmentalist Mark Boyle lived for three years without money; now he lives entirely off-grid and eschews all forms of modern technology, in search of a wilder way of living—and of being more in tune with the natural world. Here he discusses his literary inspirations: the best books on wilderness.

The best books on Wilderness, recommended by Mark Boyle

    The best books on Wilding, recommended by Isabella Tree

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    The best books on Wilding - A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

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    A Sand County Almanac
    by Aldo Leopold

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    The best books on Wilding - Three Against the Wilderness by Eric Collier

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    Three Against the Wilderness
    by Eric Collier

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    The best books on Wilding - The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen

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    The Song of the Dodo
    by David Quammen

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    The best books on Wilding - Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life by George Monbiot

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    Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life
    by George Monbiot

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    The best books on Wilding - Half Earth by Edward O. Wilson

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    Half Earth
    by Edward O. Wilson

  • Is there room for both humans and wild nature to flourish on an increasingly crowded planet? The author Isabella Tree argues that 'wilding' can be benefit both, and chooses five books to support her case.

  • The best books on Wilding - A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
  • The best books on Wilding - Three Against the Wilderness by Eric Collier
  • The best books on Wilding - The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen
  • The best books on Wilding - Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life by George Monbiot
  • The best books on Wilding - Half Earth by Edward O. Wilson

The best books on Wilding, recommended by Isabella Tree

Is there room for both humans and wild nature to flourish on an increasingly crowded planet? The author Isabella Tree argues that ‘wilding’ can be benefit both, and chooses five books to support her case.

The best books on Wilding, recommended by Isabella Tree

    Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing

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    Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell

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    Ring of Bright Water
    by Gavin Maxwell

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    Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - The Drowned World by J G Ballard

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    The Drowned World
    by J G Ballard

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    Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - Findings by Kathleen Jamie

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    Findings
    by Kathleen Jamie

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    Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life by George Monbiot

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    Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life
    by George Monbiot

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    Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - The Orkney Book of Birds by Tim Dean and Tracy Hall

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    The Orkney Book of Birds
    by Tim Dean and Tracy Hall

  • Amy Liptrot, whose bestselling memoir The Outrun won the 2016 Wainwright Prize for nature writing, talks to Five Books about her favourite writing about landscape—and how her immersion in island life helped her recover from alcoholism.

  • Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell
  • Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - The Drowned World by J G Ballard
  • Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - Findings by Kathleen Jamie
  • Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life by George Monbiot
  • Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing - The Orkney Book of Birds by Tim Dean and Tracy Hall

Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing

Amy Liptrot, whose bestselling memoir The Outrun won the 2016 Wainwright Prize for nature writing, talks to Five Books about her favourite writing about landscape—and how her immersion in island life helped her recover from alcoholism.

Amy Liptrot chooses the best of Nature Writing

    The Best Nature Books of 2020, recommended by Charles Foster

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    The Best Nature Books of 2020 - Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature by Patrick Barkham

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    Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature
    by Patrick Barkham

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    The Best Nature Books of 2020 - English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks

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    English Pastoral: An Inheritance
    by James Rebanks

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    The Best Nature Books of 2020 - Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

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    Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
    by Merlin Sheldrake

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    The Best Nature Books of 2020 - The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge by Jeffrey J Kripal

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    The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge
    by Jeffrey J Kripal

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    The Best Nature Books of 2020 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (author and narrator)

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    Vesper Flights
    by Helen Macdonald (author and narrator)

  • Charles Foster—the barrister, ethicist and bestselling author of Being a Beast—selects five brilliant nature books that reflect a new boom in nature writing in 2020, many of which ask us to examine more closely the interconnectedness of all things.

  • The Best Nature Books of 2020 - Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature by Patrick Barkham
  • The Best Nature Books of 2020 - English Pastoral: An Inheritance by James Rebanks
  • The Best Nature Books of 2020 - Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
  • The Best Nature Books of 2020 - The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge by Jeffrey J Kripal
  • The Best Nature Books of 2020 - Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (author and narrator)

The Best Nature Books of 2020, recommended by Charles Foster

Charles Foster—the barrister, ethicist and bestselling author of Being a Beast—selects five brilliant nature books that reflect a new boom in nature writing in 2020, many of which ask us to examine more closely the interconnectedness of all things.

The Best Nature Books of 2020, recommended by Charles Foster

    The best books on Predators, recommended by Nick Pyenson

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    The best books on Predators - The Year of the Whale by Victor B. Scheffer

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    The Year of the Whale
    by Victor B. Scheffer

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    The best books on Predators - The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

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    The Snow Leopard
    by Peter Matthiessen

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    The best books on Predators - A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky

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    A Primate's Memoir
    by Robert M. Sapolsky

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    The best books on Predators - Eye of the Albatross: Views of the Endangered Sea by Carl Safina

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    Eye of the Albatross: Views of the Endangered Sea
    by Carl Safina

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    The best books on Predators - H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

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    H is for Hawk
    by Helen Macdonald

  • The predators that stalked our ancestors have been marginalised to the brink of extinction, but these animals still fill us with awe, says Nick Pyenson. They play a vital role in life on Earth, and we need to understand them if we are to survive.

  • The best books on Predators - The Year of the Whale by Victor B. Scheffer
  • The best books on Predators - The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
  • The best books on Predators - A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky
  • The best books on Predators - Eye of the Albatross: Views of the Endangered Sea by Carl Safina
  • The best books on Predators - H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

The best books on Predators, recommended by Nick Pyenson

The predators that stalked our ancestors have been marginalised to the brink of extinction, but these animals still fill us with awe, says Nick Pyenson. They play a vital role in life on Earth, and we need to understand them if we are to survive.

The best books on Predators, recommended by Nick Pyenson

    The Best Henry David Thoreau Books, recommended by Laura Dassow Walls

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    The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Walden by Henry David Thoreau

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    Walden
    by Henry David Thoreau

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    The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau

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    The Maine Woods
    by Henry David Thoreau

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    The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

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    Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
    by Annie Dillard

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    The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Stress and Freedom by Peter Sloterdijk

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    Stress and Freedom
    by Peter Sloterdijk

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    The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

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    Annihilation
    by Jeff Vandermeer

  • Again and again we return to the question: how should we live? To Henry David Thoreau, the 19th-century author, philosopher and naturalist, the answer was simplicity itself. Here his biographer Laura Dassow Walls selects five key texts that explore the Thoreauvian way of thinking.

  • The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Walden by Henry David Thoreau
  • The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau
  • The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
  • The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Stress and Freedom by Peter Sloterdijk
  • The Best Henry David Thoreau Books - Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

The Best Henry David Thoreau Books, recommended by Laura Dassow Walls

Again and again we return to the question: how should we live? To Henry David Thoreau, the 19th-century author, philosopher and naturalist, the answer was simplicity itself. Here his biographer Laura Dassow Walls selects five key texts that explore the Thoreauvian way of thinking.

The Best Henry David Thoreau Books, recommended by Laura Dassow Walls

    The best books on Evolution of the Earth, recommended by Andrew Scott

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    The best books on Evolution of the Earth - The Planet in a Pebble: A journey into Earth's deep history by Jan Zalasiewicz

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    The Planet in a Pebble: A journey into Earth's deep history
    by Jan Zalasiewicz

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    The best books on Evolution of the Earth - Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth by Andrew H Knoll

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    Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
    by Andrew H Knoll

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    The best books on Evolution of the Earth - The Emerald Planet by D J Beerling

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    The Emerald Planet
    by D J Beerling

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    The best books on Evolution of the Earth - Gaining Ground by Jennifer Clack

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    Gaining Ground
    by Jennifer Clack

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    The best books on Evolution of the Earth - The Cradle of Humanity: How the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart by Mark Maslin

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    The Cradle of Humanity: How the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart
    by Mark Maslin

  • How has the Earth changed over time and what role has fire played in those changes? A leading geologist, Andrew Scott, identifies key stages and books to help understand them

  • The best books on Evolution of the Earth - The Planet in a Pebble: A journey into Earth's deep history by Jan Zalasiewicz
  • The best books on Evolution of the Earth - Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth by Andrew H Knoll
  • The best books on Evolution of the Earth - The Emerald Planet by D J Beerling
  • The best books on Evolution of the Earth - Gaining Ground by Jennifer Clack
  • The best books on Evolution of the Earth - The Cradle of Humanity: How the changing landscape of Africa made us so smart by Mark Maslin

The best books on Evolution of the Earth, recommended by Andrew Scott

How has the Earth changed over time and what role has fire played in those changes? A leading geologist, Andrew Scott, identifies key stages and books to help understand them

The best books on Evolution of the Earth, recommended by Andrew Scott

    The best books on Volcanoes, recommended by David Pyle

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    The best books on Volcanoes - Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies by William Hamilton

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    Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies
    by William Hamilton

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    The best books on Volcanoes - Fire Fountains by Constance Gordon Cumming

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    Fire Fountains
    by Constance Gordon Cumming

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    The best books on Volcanoes - Volcanoes by Peter Francis

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    Volcanoes
    by Peter Francis

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    The best books on Volcanoes - Volcano: A Memoir by Yvonne Weekes

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    Volcano: A Memoir
    by Yvonne Weekes

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    The best books on Volcanoes - Volcano Verses by Howard Fergus

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    Volcano Verses
    by Howard Fergus

  • Volcanoes not only play a vital role in the Earth's ecosystem but have fascinated us down the ages. Oxford University volcanologist David Pyle recommends some of his favourite books about volcanoes.

  • The best books on Volcanoes - Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies by William Hamilton
  • The best books on Volcanoes - Fire Fountains by Constance Gordon Cumming
  • The best books on Volcanoes - Volcanoes by Peter Francis
  • The best books on Volcanoes - Volcano: A Memoir by Yvonne Weekes
  • The best books on Volcanoes - Volcano Verses by Howard Fergus

The best books on Volcanoes, recommended by David Pyle

Volcanoes not only play a vital role in the Earth’s ecosystem but have fascinated us down the ages. Oxford University volcanologist David Pyle recommends some of his favourite books about volcanoes.

The best books on Volcanoes, recommended by David Pyle

    The best books on Spiders, recommended by Lawrence Bee

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    The best books on Spiders - The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White

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    The Natural History of Selborne
    by Gilbert White

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    The best books on Spiders - A Book of Spiders by W S Bristowe

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    A Book of Spiders
    by W S Bristowe

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    The best books on Spiders - The World Of Spiders by W S Bristowe

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    The World Of Spiders
    by W S Bristowe

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    The best books on Spiders - British Spiders by G H Millidge and A F Locket

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    British Spiders
    by G H Millidge and A F Locket

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    The best books on Spiders - Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland by Michael J Roberts

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    Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland
    by Michael J Roberts

  • You don't have to be a professional arachnologist to study and get excited about spiders—nor do you need to travel away from home. The author of Britain's Spiders, Lawrence Bee, recommends all the books you need to become an amateur arachnologist.

  • The best books on Spiders - The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
  • The best books on Spiders - A Book of Spiders by W S Bristowe
  • The best books on Spiders - The World Of Spiders by W S Bristowe
  • The best books on Spiders - British Spiders by G H Millidge and A F Locket
  • The best books on Spiders - Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland by Michael J Roberts

The best books on Spiders, recommended by Lawrence Bee

You don’t have to be a professional arachnologist to study and get excited about spiders—nor do you need to travel away from home. The author of Britain’s Spiders, Lawrence Bee, recommends all the books you need to become an amateur arachnologist.

The best books on Spiders, recommended by Lawrence Bee

    The best books on Ocean Life, recommended by Helen Scales

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    The best books on Ocean Life - Lady With a Spear by Eugenie Clark

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    Lady With a Spear
    by Eugenie Clark

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    The best books on Ocean Life - Blueback by Tim Winton

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    Blueback
    by Tim Winton

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    The best books on Ocean Life - The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts

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    The Unnatural History of the Sea
    by Callum Roberts

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    The best books on Ocean Life - Four Fish by Paul Greenberg

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    Four Fish
    by Paul Greenberg

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    The best books on Ocean Life - The Rime of the Modern Mariner by Nick Hayes

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    The Rime of the Modern Mariner
    by Nick Hayes

  • We plunder the ocean for food, dump our waste in it, respect its wildlife less than land-based creatures. Why? Is it a case of "out of sight, out of mind"? Marine biologist Helen Scales tells us what's down there and what we're doing to it.

  • The best books on Ocean Life - Lady With a Spear by Eugenie Clark
  • The best books on Ocean Life - Blueback by Tim Winton
  • The best books on Ocean Life - The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts
  • The best books on Ocean Life - Four Fish by Paul Greenberg
  • The best books on Ocean Life - The Rime of the Modern Mariner by Nick Hayes

The best books on Ocean Life, recommended by Helen Scales

We plunder the ocean for food, dump our waste in it, respect its wildlife less than land-based creatures. Why? Is it a case of “out of sight, out of mind”? Marine biologist Helen Scales tells us what’s down there and what we’re doing to it.

The best books on Ocean Life, recommended by Helen Scales

    The Best Nature Books of 2018, recommended by Charles Foster

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    The Best Nature Books of 2018 - Our Place by Mark Cocker

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    Our Place
    by Mark Cocker

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    The Best Nature Books of 2018 - A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings by Helen Jukes

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    A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings
    by Helen Jukes

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    The Best Nature Books of 2018 - A Light in the Dark: A Winter Memoir by Horatio Clare

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    A Light in the Dark: A Winter Memoir
    by Horatio Clare

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    The Best Nature Books of 2018 - Swifts in a Tower by David Lack

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    Swifts in a Tower
    by David Lack

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    The Best Nature Books of 2018 - The Last Wilderness: A Journey into Silence by Neil Ansell

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    The Last Wilderness: A Journey into Silence
    by Neil Ansell

  • There has been a rash of books about epiphanic incursions into wilderness—but the best nature writing digs too into the complexities of our relationship with the natural world, says Charles Foster, the bestselling author of Being A Beast. Here, he discusses the best nature books of 2018.

  • The Best Nature Books of 2018 - Our Place by Mark Cocker
  • The Best Nature Books of 2018 - A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings by Helen Jukes
  • The Best Nature Books of 2018 - A Light in the Dark: A Winter Memoir by Horatio Clare
  • The Best Nature Books of 2018 - Swifts in a Tower by David Lack
  • The Best Nature Books of 2018 - The Last Wilderness: A Journey into Silence by Neil Ansell

The Best Nature Books of 2018, recommended by Charles Foster

There has been a rash of books about epiphanic incursions into wilderness—but the best nature writing digs too into the complexities of our relationship with the natural world, says Charles Foster, the bestselling author of Being A Beast. Here, he discusses the best nature books of 2018.

The Best Nature Books of 2018, recommended by Charles Foster

    George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List

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    George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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    The Road
    by Cormac McCarthy

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    George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty

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    Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    by Thomas Piketty

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    George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

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    The Shock Doctrine
    by Naomi Klein

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    George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - What About Me? by Paul Verhaeghe

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    What About Me?
    by Paul Verhaeghe

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    George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth

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    Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
    by Kate Raworth

  • Writer and investigative journalist George Monbiot recommends books that have shaped him, and that are crucial reading for those wishing to navigate the current economic and environmental crises.

  • George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
  • George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
  • George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - What About Me? by Paul Verhaeghe
  • George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List - Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth

George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List

Writer and investigative journalist George Monbiot recommends books that have shaped him, and that are crucial reading for those wishing to navigate the current economic and environmental crises.

George Monbiot — with An Essential Reading List

    The best books on Trees, recommended by David George Haskell

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    The best books on Trees - Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray

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    Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
    by Janisse Ray

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    The best books on Trees - Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock

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    Handbook of Nature Study
    by Anna Botsford Comstock

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    The best books on Trees - The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century by Gabriel Hemery & Sarah Simblet

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    The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century
    by Gabriel Hemery & Sarah Simblet

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    The best books on Trees - Chuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters by David Hinton & Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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    Chuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters
    by David Hinton & Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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    The best books on Trees - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan

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    The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
    by Michael Pollan

  • ‘The wood that frames our houses, holds up our furniture, and gives us paper arrives with signs of its ecological history purged.’ We’re a long way from the campfire where our relationship with trees got going. Here, David George Haskell takes us back, deep into the forest.

  • The best books on Trees - Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray
  • The best books on Trees - Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
  • The best books on Trees - The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century by Gabriel Hemery & Sarah Simblet
  • The best books on Trees - Chuang Tzu: The Inner Chapters by David Hinton & Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)
  • The best books on Trees - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan

The best books on Trees, recommended by David George Haskell

‘The wood that frames our houses, holds up our furniture, and gives us paper arrives with signs of its ecological history purged.’ We’re a long way from the campfire where our relationship with trees got going. Here, David George Haskell takes us back, deep into the forest.

The best books on Trees, recommended by David George Haskell

    M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids

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    M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

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    My Family and Other Animals
    by Gerald Durrell

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    M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - Watership Down by Richard Adams

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    Watership Down
    by Richard Adams

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    M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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    The Secret Garden
    by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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    M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann

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    The Animals of Farthing Wood
    by Colin Dann

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    M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

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    The Wind in the Willows
    by Kenneth Grahame

  • Author M G Leonard talks about the importance of getting our children engaged with the natural world. She recommends her favourite nature books for kids.

  • M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
  • M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - Watership Down by Richard Adams
  • M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann
  • M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids

Author M G Leonard talks about the importance of getting our children engaged with the natural world. She recommends her favourite nature books for kids.

M G Leonard recommends the best Nature Books for Kids

    The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth, recommended by Tullis Onstott

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    The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne

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    Journey to the Centre of the Earth
    by Jules Verne

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    The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - Intelligent Life in the Universe by Carl Sagan & Iosif Shklovsky

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    Intelligent Life in the Universe
    by Carl Sagan & Iosif Shklovsky

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    The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - The Universe Below by William Broad

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    The Universe Below
    by William Broad

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    The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - A Traveler's Guide to Mars by William Hartmann

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    A Traveler's Guide to Mars
    by William Hartmann

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    The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe by Chris Impey

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    The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe
    by Chris Impey

  • The ‘subterranaut’ describes how the discovery of ancient bacteria miles beneath the Earth’s surface opens the possibility of finding life on Mars. He picks five books that show how our knowledge of life deep in this planet could lead us to discover it elsewhere.

  • The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
  • The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - Intelligent Life in the Universe by Carl Sagan & Iosif Shklovsky
  • The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - The Universe Below by William Broad
  • The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - A Traveler's Guide to Mars by William Hartmann
  • The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth - The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe by Chris Impey

The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth, recommended by Tullis Onstott

The ‘subterranaut’ describes how the discovery of ancient bacteria miles beneath the Earth’s surface opens the possibility of finding life on Mars. He picks five books that show how our knowledge of life deep in this planet could lead us to discover it elsewhere.

The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth, recommended by Tullis Onstott

    The best books on The Anthropocene, recommended by Gaia Vince

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    The best books on The Anthropocene - Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, nature and climate change by Elizabeth Kolbert

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    Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, nature and climate change
    by Elizabeth Kolbert

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    The best books on The Anthropocene - When The Rivers Run Dry: Journeys into the heart of the world's water crisis by Fred Pearce

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    When The Rivers Run Dry: Journeys into the heart of the world's water crisis
    by Fred Pearce

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    The best books on The Anthropocene - Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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    Last Chance to See
    by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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    The best books on The Anthropocene - The End of Nature by Bill McKibben

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    The End of Nature
    by Bill McKibben

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    The best books on The Anthropocene - Our Dying Planet: An ecologist's view of the crisis we face by Peter Sale

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    Our Dying Planet: An ecologist's view of the crisis we face
    by Peter Sale

  • In 2015 Gaia Vince became the first woman to win the Royal Society's science book of the year prize for her book, Adventures in the Anthropocene. She spent two years on the road investigating how communities across the world are coping with climate change. Here, she shares the five best books on climate change and the Anthropocene – the geological epoch of man.

  • The best books on The Anthropocene - Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, nature and climate change by Elizabeth Kolbert
  • The best books on The Anthropocene - When The Rivers Run Dry: Journeys into the heart of the world's water crisis by Fred Pearce
  • The best books on The Anthropocene - Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
  • The best books on The Anthropocene - The End of Nature by Bill McKibben
  • The best books on The Anthropocene - Our Dying Planet: An ecologist's view of the crisis we face by Peter Sale

The best books on The Anthropocene, recommended by Gaia Vince

In 2015 Gaia Vince became the first woman to win the Royal Society’s science book of the year prize for her book, Adventures in the Anthropocene. She spent two years on the road investigating how communities across the world are coping with climate change. Here, she shares the five best books on climate change and the Anthropocene – the geological epoch of man.

The best books on The Anthropocene, recommended by Gaia Vince

    The best books on Dog Food, recommended by Jonathan Self

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    The best books on Dog Food - Give Your Dog a Bone by Ian Billinghurst

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    Give Your Dog a Bone
    by Ian Billinghurst

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    The best books on Dog Food - The Lucky Dog Weight Loss Plan by Vicky Marshall

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    The Lucky Dog Weight Loss Plan
    by Vicky Marshall

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    The best books on Dog Food - In Defence of Dogs by John Bradshaw

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    In Defence of Dogs
    by John Bradshaw

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    The best books on Dog Food - Pottenger's Cats by Francis Pottenger

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    Pottenger's Cats
    by Francis Pottenger

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    The best books on Dog Food - Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet by Steve Brown

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    Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet
    by Steve Brown

  • Dogs are like wolves and should be fed raw meat and bones, says the author and founder of Honey's Real Dog Food company. He chooses the best books on dog food.

  • The best books on Dog Food - Give Your Dog a Bone by Ian Billinghurst
  • The best books on Dog Food - The Lucky Dog Weight Loss Plan by Vicky Marshall
  • The best books on Dog Food - In Defence of Dogs by John Bradshaw
  • The best books on Dog Food - Pottenger's Cats by Francis Pottenger
  • The best books on Dog Food - Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet by Steve Brown

The best books on Dog Food, recommended by Jonathan Self

Dogs are like wolves and should be fed raw meat and bones, says the author and founder of Honey’s Real Dog Food company. He chooses the best books on dog food.

The best books on Dog Food, recommended by Jonathan Self

    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction, recommended by Beth Shapiro

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson

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    The Diversity of Life
    by Edward O. Wilson

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Cave Bear Story by Björn Kurtén

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    The Cave Bear Story
    by Björn Kurtén

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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    Last Chance to See
    by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Making of the Fittest by Sean B Carroll

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    The Making of the Fittest
    by Sean B Carroll

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

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    The Sixth Extinction
    by Elizabeth Kolbert

  • Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro tells us why it's impossible to clone a mammoth, and why we might want to. She guides us through five inspiring books to get us thinking about extinction and the role genetics could potentially play in maintaining biodiversity.

  • The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson
  • The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Cave Bear Story by Björn Kurtén
  • The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
  • The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Making of the Fittest by Sean B Carroll
  • The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction, recommended by Beth Shapiro

Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro tells us why it’s impossible to clone a mammoth, and why we might want to. She guides us through five inspiring books to get us thinking about extinction and the role genetics could potentially play in maintaining biodiversity.

The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction, recommended by Beth Shapiro

    The best books on The Trash Trade, recommended by Adam Minter

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    The best books on The Trash Trade - Waste and Want by Susan Strasser

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    Waste and Want
    by Susan Strasser

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    The best books on The Trash Trade - Cash for Your Trash by Carl Zimring

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    Cash for Your Trash
    by Carl Zimring

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    The best books on The Trash Trade - Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo

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    Behind the Beautiful Forevers
    by Katherine Boo

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    The best books on The Trash Trade - The Metal Shredders by Nancy Zafris

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    The Metal Shredders
    by Nancy Zafris

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    The best books on The Trash Trade - Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

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    Ship Breaker
    by Paolo Bacigalupi

  • Recycling is more than just a blue and green bin in your pantry, says journalist Adam Minter – it’s a global trade with centuries of history that stretches from American scrapyards to Chinese e-waste recycling villages

  • The best books on The Trash Trade - Waste and Want by Susan Strasser
  • The best books on The Trash Trade - Cash for Your Trash by Carl Zimring
  • The best books on The Trash Trade - Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
  • The best books on The Trash Trade - The Metal Shredders by Nancy Zafris
  • The best books on The Trash Trade - Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

The best books on The Trash Trade, recommended by Adam Minter

Recycling is more than just a blue and green bin in your pantry, says journalist Adam Minter – it’s a global trade with centuries of history that stretches from American scrapyards to Chinese e-waste recycling villages

The best books on The Trash Trade, recommended by Adam Minter

    The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene, recommended by Caspar Henderson

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    The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - Natural History by Pliny the Elder

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    Natural History
    by Pliny the Elder

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    The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin

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    The Descent of Man
    by Charles Darwin

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    The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvian

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    The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
    by Claire Nouvian

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    The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - Storms of my Grandchildren by James Hanson

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    Storms of my Grandchildren
    by James Hanson

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    The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - The Techno-Human Condition by Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz

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    The Techno-Human Condition
    by Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz

  • Welcome to life in the Anthropocene, a new epoch in the history of life where the impact of humanity on the Earth system is so great, we need a new term for it. Author and journalist Caspar Henderson offers a rich reading list to help ourselves and our children grow up in the Anthropocene.

  • The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - Natural History by Pliny the Elder
  • The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
  • The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvian
  • The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - Storms of my Grandchildren by James Hanson
  • The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene - The Techno-Human Condition by Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz

The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene, recommended by Caspar Henderson

Welcome to life in the Anthropocene, a new epoch in the history of life where the impact of humanity on the Earth system is so great, we need a new term for it. Author and journalist Caspar Henderson offers a rich reading list to help ourselves and our children grow up in the Anthropocene.

The Best Books for Growing up in the Anthropocene, recommended by Caspar Henderson

    The best books on The Sea, recommended by Philip Marsden

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    The best books on The Sea - Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

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    Moby-Dick
    by Herman Melville

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    The best books on The Sea - The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad

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    The Mirror of the Sea
    by Joseph Conrad

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    The best books on The Sea - Seven Tenths by James Hamilton-Paterson

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    Seven Tenths
    by James Hamilton-Paterson

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    The best books on The Sea - The Safeguard of the Sea by Nicholas Rodger

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    The Safeguard of the Sea
    by Nicholas Rodger

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    The best books on The Sea - The Longshoreman by Richard Shelton

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    The Longshoreman
    by Richard Shelton

  • The travel writer casts his net over books about the sea and comes up with a haul including Moby Dick and a naval history of Britain.

  • The best books on The Sea - Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
  • The best books on The Sea - The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad
  • The best books on The Sea - Seven Tenths by James Hamilton-Paterson
  • The best books on The Sea - The Safeguard of the Sea by Nicholas Rodger
  • The best books on The Sea - The Longshoreman by Richard Shelton

The best books on The Sea, recommended by Philip Marsden

The travel writer casts his net over books about the sea and comes up with a haul including Moby Dick and a naval history of Britain.

The best books on The Sea, recommended by Philip Marsden

    The best books on Uncivilisation, recommended by Paul Kingsnorth

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    The best books on Uncivilisation - A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright

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    A Short History of Progress
    by Ronald Wright

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    The best books on Uncivilisation - The Word for World is Forest by Ursula Le Guin

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    The Word for World is Forest
    by Ursula Le Guin

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    The best books on Uncivilisation - Technological Slavery by Theodore Kaczynski

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    Technological Slavery
    by Theodore Kaczynski

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    The best books on Uncivilisation - St Mawr by DH Lawrence

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    St Mawr
    by DH Lawrence

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    The best books on Uncivilisation - Double Axe by Robinson Jeffers

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    Double Axe
    by Robinson Jeffers

  • Paul Kingsnorth, co-founder of the Dark Mountain project, urges the need for uncivilisation: the process of getting beyond our human assumptions, such as the myth of unfailing linear progress. It is about looking at humanity in the wider context of the whole planet, and the imminent ecological crisis.

  • The best books on Uncivilisation - A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
  • The best books on Uncivilisation - The Word for World is Forest by Ursula Le Guin
  • The best books on Uncivilisation - Technological Slavery by Theodore Kaczynski
  • The best books on Uncivilisation - St Mawr by DH Lawrence
  • The best books on Uncivilisation - Double Axe by Robinson Jeffers

The best books on Uncivilisation, recommended by Paul Kingsnorth

Paul Kingsnorth, co-founder of the Dark Mountain project, urges the need for uncivilisation: the process of getting beyond our human assumptions, such as the myth of unfailing linear progress. It is about looking at humanity in the wider context of the whole planet, and the imminent ecological crisis.

The best books on Uncivilisation, recommended by Paul Kingsnorth

    The best books on Consumption and the Environment, recommended by Juliet Schor

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    The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu

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    Distinction
    by Pierre Bourdieu

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    The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Econned by Yves Smith

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    Econned
    by Yves Smith

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    The best books on Consumption and the Environment - The End of the Long Summer by Dianne Dumanoski

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    The End of the Long Summer
    by Dianne Dumanoski

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    The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken

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    Blessed Unrest
    by Paul Hawken

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    The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Living in Denial by Kari Marie Norgaard

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    Living in Denial
    by Kari Marie Norgaard

  • The author of True Wealth suggests how we can rethink our patterns of consumption and approach our relationship with nature in a new, less damaging, way

  • The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu
  • The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Econned by Yves Smith
  • The best books on Consumption and the Environment - The End of the Long Summer by Dianne Dumanoski
  • The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken
  • The best books on Consumption and the Environment - Living in Denial by Kari Marie Norgaard

The best books on Consumption and the Environment, recommended by Juliet Schor

The author of True Wealth suggests how we can rethink our patterns of consumption and approach our relationship with nature in a new, less damaging, way

The best books on Consumption and the Environment, recommended by Juliet Schor

    The best books on Clean Energy, recommended by Jerry McNerney

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    The best books on Clean Energy - The Limits to Growth by Dennis L. Meadows, Donella H Meadows & Jorgen Randers

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    The Limits to Growth
    by Dennis L. Meadows, Donella H Meadows & Jorgen Randers

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    The best books on Clean Energy - Hubbert’s Peak by Kenneth S Deffeyes

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    Hubbert’s Peak
    by Kenneth S Deffeyes

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    The best books on Clean Energy - Winning the Oil Endgame by Amory B Lovins, E Kyle Datta, Jonathan G Koomey and Nathan J Glasgow & Odd-Even Bustnes

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    Winning the Oil Endgame
    by Amory B Lovins, E Kyle Datta, Jonathan G Koomey and Nathan J Glasgow & Odd-Even Bustnes

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    The best books on Clean Energy - Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

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    Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
    by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

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    The best books on Clean Energy - Wind Power by Paul Gipe

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    Wind Power
    by Paul Gipe

  • We’re in a “dual energy crisis”, says the author of Clean Energy Nation, and not doing enough about it. He tells us what we must do if we’re to overcome our dependence on oil and limit the damaging effects of climate change

  • The best books on Clean Energy - The Limits to Growth by Dennis L. Meadows, Donella H Meadows & Jorgen Randers
  • The best books on Clean Energy - Hubbert’s Peak by Kenneth S Deffeyes
  • The best books on Clean Energy - Winning the Oil Endgame by Amory B Lovins, E Kyle Datta, Jonathan G Koomey and Nathan J Glasgow & Odd-Even Bustnes
  • The best books on Clean Energy - Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by Michael Braungart and William McDonough
  • The best books on Clean Energy - Wind Power by Paul Gipe

The best books on Clean Energy, recommended by Jerry McNerney

We’re in a “dual energy crisis”, says the author of Clean Energy Nation, and not doing enough about it. He tells us what we must do if we’re to overcome our dependence on oil and limit the damaging effects of climate change

The best books on Clean Energy, recommended by Jerry McNerney

    The best books on Renewable Energy, recommended by Juliet Davenport

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    The best books on Renewable Energy - Solar by Ian McEwan

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    Solar
    by Ian McEwan

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    The best books on Renewable Energy - The Corporation by Joel Bakan

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    The Corporation
    by Joel Bakan

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    The best books on Renewable Energy - Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air by David J C MacKay

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    Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air
    by David J C MacKay

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    The best books on Renewable Energy - Too Big to Fail by Andrew Sorkin

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    Too Big to Fail
    by Andrew Sorkin

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    The best books on Renewable Energy - The Hemlock Cup by Bettany Hughes

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    The Hemlock Cup
    by Bettany Hughes

  • The chief executive of Good Energy says we need to think big if we want to cut our use of high-carbon energy. She tells us about the intersection between business, politics and doing the right thing

  • The best books on Renewable Energy - Solar by Ian McEwan
  • The best books on Renewable Energy - The Corporation by Joel Bakan
  • The best books on Renewable Energy - Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air by David J C MacKay
  • The best books on Renewable Energy - Too Big to Fail by Andrew Sorkin
  • The best books on Renewable Energy - The Hemlock Cup by Bettany Hughes

The best books on Renewable Energy, recommended by Juliet Davenport

The chief executive of Good Energy says we need to think big if we want to cut our use of high-carbon energy. She tells us about the intersection between business, politics and doing the right thing

The best books on Renewable Energy, recommended by Juliet Davenport

    The best books on The Sea, recommended by Denise Russell

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    The best books on The Sea - Cod by Mark Kurlansky

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    Cod
    by Mark Kurlansky

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    The best books on The Sea - Dangerous Waters by John S Burnett

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    Dangerous Waters
    by John S Burnett

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    The best books on The Sea - The Whale Warriors by Peter Heller

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    The Whale Warriors
    by Peter Heller

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    The best books on The Sea - Outcasts of the Islands by Sebastian Hope

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    Outcasts of the Islands
    by Sebastian Hope

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    The best books on The Sea - The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts

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    The Unnatural History of the Sea
    by Callum Roberts

  • The Australian environmental philosopher discusses man’s interaction with the oceans – from whaling voyages and dynamite fishing to sea gypsies and the flourishing business of piracy

  • The best books on The Sea - Cod by Mark Kurlansky
  • The best books on The Sea - Dangerous Waters by John S Burnett
  • The best books on The Sea - The Whale Warriors by Peter Heller
  • The best books on The Sea - Outcasts of the Islands by Sebastian Hope
  • The best books on The Sea - The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts

The best books on The Sea, recommended by Denise Russell

The Australian environmental philosopher discusses man’s interaction with the oceans – from whaling voyages and dynamite fishing to sea gypsies and the flourishing business of piracy

The best books on The Sea, recommended by Denise Russell

    The best books on Solar Power, recommended by Bob Johnstone

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    The best books on Solar Power - From Space to Earth by John Perlin

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    From Space to Earth
    by John Perlin

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    The best books on Solar Power - The Grid by Philip Schewe

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    The Grid
    by Philip Schewe

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    The best books on Solar Power - Winning Our Energy Independence by David Freeman

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    Winning Our Energy Independence
    by David Freeman

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    The best books on Solar Power - The Solar Economy by Hermann Scheer

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    The Solar Economy
    by Hermann Scheer

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    The best books on Solar Power - Earth by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn

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    Earth
    by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn

  • Former Wired contributing editor and MIT Science Journalism Fellow, Bob Johnstone, explains why the Germans lead the world in solar energy and how financial innovation is changing the game in the US. He picks the best books on solar power.

  • The best books on Solar Power - From Space to Earth by John Perlin
  • The best books on Solar Power - The Grid by Philip Schewe
  • The best books on Solar Power - Winning Our Energy Independence by David Freeman
  • The best books on Solar Power - The Solar Economy by Hermann Scheer
  • The best books on Solar Power - Earth by Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn

The best books on Solar Power, recommended by Bob Johnstone

Former Wired contributing editor and MIT Science Journalism Fellow, Bob Johnstone, explains why the Germans lead the world in solar energy and how financial innovation is changing the game in the US. He picks the best books on solar power.

The best books on Solar Power, recommended by Bob Johnstone

    The best books on Plants, recommended by Jonathan Silvertown

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    The best books on Plants - The Emerald Planet by D J Beerling

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    The Emerald Planet
    by D J Beerling

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    The best books on Plants - Eating the Sun by Oliver Morton

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    Eating the Sun
    by Oliver Morton

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    The best books on Plants - The Secret Life of Trees by Colin Tudge

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    The Secret Life of Trees
    by Colin Tudge

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    The best books on Plants - Plant by Janet Marinelli

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    Plant
    by Janet Marinelli

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    The best books on Plants - Feeding the Ten Billion by L T Evans

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    Feeding the Ten Billion
    by L T Evans

  • Internationally known ecologist says plants are grievously overlooked, because no life on earth would exist without them - essential reading on plants

  • The best books on Plants - The Emerald Planet by D J Beerling
  • The best books on Plants - Eating the Sun by Oliver Morton
  • The best books on Plants - The Secret Life of Trees by Colin Tudge
  • The best books on Plants - Plant by Janet Marinelli
  • The best books on Plants - Feeding the Ten Billion by L T Evans

The best books on Plants, recommended by Jonathan Silvertown

Internationally known ecologist says plants are grievously overlooked, because no life on earth would exist without them – essential reading on plants

The best books on Plants, recommended by Jonathan Silvertown

    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis, recommended by Isabel Hilton

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The River Runs Black by Elizabeth Economy

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    The River Runs Black
    by Elizabeth Economy

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Mao's War Against Nature by Judith Shapiro

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    Mao's War Against Nature
    by Judith Shapiro

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The Retreat of the Elephants by Mark Elvin

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    The Retreat of the Elephants
    by Mark Elvin

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong

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    Wolf Totem
    by Jiang Rong

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia) by Ma Jun

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    China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia)
    by Ma Jun

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    The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker

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    Hungry Ghosts
    by Jasper Becker

  • Editor of the website China Dialogue, Isabel Hilton says the evidence of environmental disaster in China is dramatic. She discusses six of the most influential books on environmentalism in China.

  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The River Runs Black by Elizabeth Economy
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Mao's War Against Nature by Judith Shapiro
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - The Retreat of the Elephants by Mark Elvin
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia) by Ma Jun
  • The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis - Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker

The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis, recommended by Isabel Hilton

Editor of the website China Dialogue, Isabel Hilton says the evidence of environmental disaster in China is dramatic. She discusses six of the most influential books on environmentalism in China.

The best books on China’s Environmental Crisis, recommended by Isabel Hilton

    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting, recommended by Kenneth Cox

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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd

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    The Well-Tempered Garden
    by Christopher Lloyd

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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges by Frank Kingdon Ward

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    Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges
    by Frank Kingdon Ward

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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Morville Hours by Katherine Swift

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    The Morville Hours
    by Katherine Swift

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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan

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    The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
    by Michael Pollan

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    The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - A Rage for Rock Gardening by Nicola Shulman

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    A Rage for Rock Gardening
    by Nicola Shulman

  • The author, plantsman and rhododendron expert selects his favourite books on botanical exploration and explains his passion for plant hunting

  • The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher Lloyd
  • The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges by Frank Kingdon Ward
  • The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Morville Hours by Katherine Swift
  • The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
  • The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting - A Rage for Rock Gardening by Nicola Shulman

The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting, recommended by Kenneth Cox

The author, plantsman and rhododendron expert selects his favourite books on botanical exploration and explains his passion for plant hunting

The best books on Plants and Plant Hunting, recommended by Kenneth Cox

    The best books on Conservation and Hippos, recommended by Karen Paolillo

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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    The Little Prince
    by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Born Free by Joy Adamson

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    Born Free
    by Joy Adamson

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - With My Soul Amongst Lions by Gareth Patterson

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    With My Soul Amongst Lions
    by Gareth Patterson

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Woman in the Mists by Farley Mowat

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    Woman in the Mists
    by Farley Mowat

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Hippos by Glenn Feldhake

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    Hippos
    by Glenn Feldhake

  • Karen has been studying the hippos in Zimbabwe full-time since 1993. In this interview she talks sustainable conservation and selects five excellent books as further reading including Born Free and The Little Prince

  • The best books on Conservation and Hippos - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Born Free by Joy Adamson
  • The best books on Conservation and Hippos - With My Soul Amongst Lions by Gareth Patterson
  • The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Woman in the Mists by Farley Mowat
  • The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Hippos by Glenn Feldhake

The best books on Conservation and Hippos, recommended by Karen Paolillo

Karen has been studying the hippos in Zimbabwe full-time since 1993. In this interview she talks sustainable conservation and selects five excellent books as further reading including Born Free and The Little Prince

The best books on Conservation and Hippos, recommended by Karen Paolillo

    The best books on Global Warming, recommended by Rosamund McDougall

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    The best books on Global Warming - Wild Borneo by Cede Prudente, Nick Garbutt

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    Wild Borneo
    by Cede Prudente, Nick Garbutt

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    The best books on Global Warming - The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence

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    The Rainbow
    by D. H. Lawrence

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    The best books on Global Warming - The Limits to Growth by Dennis L. Meadows, Donella H Meadows & Jorgen Randers

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    The Limits to Growth
    by Dennis L. Meadows, Donella H Meadows & Jorgen Randers

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    The best books on Global Warming - The Ultimate Resource 2 by Julian Lincoln Simon

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    The Ultimate Resource 2
    by Julian Lincoln Simon

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    The best books on Global Warming - Six Degrees by Mark Lynas

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    Six Degrees
    by Mark Lynas

  • The policy director for the Optimum Population Trust, the environmental think-tank, discusses books on Global Warming. Includes a volume on the wildlife of Borneo alongside DH Lawrence's The Rainbow

  • The best books on Global Warming - Wild Borneo by Cede Prudente, Nick Garbutt
  • The best books on Global Warming - The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
  • The best books on Global Warming - The Limits to Growth by Dennis L. Meadows, Donella H Meadows & Jorgen Randers
  • The best books on Global Warming - The Ultimate Resource 2 by Julian Lincoln Simon
  • The best books on Global Warming - Six Degrees by Mark Lynas

The best books on Global Warming, recommended by Rosamund McDougall

The policy director for the Optimum Population Trust, the environmental think-tank, discusses books on Global Warming. Includes a volume on the wildlife of Borneo alongside DH Lawrence’s The Rainbow

The best books on Global Warming, recommended by Rosamund McDougall

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