Books by Gilbert White
“He’s sitting in his house down in Selborne and observing what’s around him. He doesn’t travel far. He just observes and by doing that, you can see lots of wonderful things.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Gilbert White were recommended
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.
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The Natural History of Selborne
by Gilbert White -
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Mammals of the British Isles handbook, 4th Edition
by S Harris & D Yalden, eds. -
3
Walker’s Bats of the World
by R M Nowak -
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Ecology and Conservation of Bats in Villages and Towns
by J Smit-Viergutz, M Simon & S Hüttenbügel -
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Mammals of the South-West Pacific and Moluccan Islands
by Tim Flannery
The best books on Bats, recommended by Phil Richardson
The best books on Bats, recommended by Phil Richardson
Bats are remarkably like us in many ways — social animals with complex lives, who put a lot of energy into rearing their young. They also make up around one-fifth of the world’s mammal species. Phil Richardson, co-founder of the UK’s Bat Conservation Trust, recommends five books to learn more about bats around the world.
