History & Archaeology

This fascinating book tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once...

Focusing on military strategy, psychology and tactics, The Art of War has been a source of great strategic inspiration throughout the ages and its ...

The western half of the United States is home to a huge array of reptiles and amphibians--from the rare and curious to those that can be found in p...

General Fields ISBN : 9781604699005 Publisher : Timber Press, Incorporated Imprint : Timber Press, Incorporated Weight (g) : ...

Author description Angela Walker is a first-time author from New Zealand. She is also a former Olympic gymnast and Commonwealth gold medalist, ins...

Promotion info Lushly illustrated with beloved images and quotations from the Little House series, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by New York ...

General Fields ISBN : 9781643260037 Publisher : Timber Press, Incorporated Imprint : Timber Press, Incorporated Weight (g) : ...

Bestselling author and photographer Traer Scott captures the magic and wonder of a young animal's first weeks of life in this heartwarming collecti...

Discover More: oceans is for every child that is fascinated by sharks, tsunamis, palm-fringed beaches, coral reefs and superstrange-looking deep-se...

Life sometimes offers very special opportunities and experiences a some too magical not to share. That's what this book is: a wealth of stories abo...

Reviews "This stands out from the school of other reef tours on library shelves, both for its special focus and for its riveting illustrations." ...

Author description Steve Parker is the author of hundreds of zoology titles for children and adults, and a Senior Scientific Fellow at the Zoologi...

In an era when the iPad is often more appealing than the park, it can be difficult to encourage kids to get off the couch and go outside. In this i...

A history of deep-sea exploration from sonar to submersibles shows how far scientists have come in their ability to investigate these great depths....

Join zoologist Mark Carwardine and Britain,s best-loved wit and raconteur, Stephen Fry, as they follow in their great friend Douglas Adams, footste...

Twenty seven years of excellence in illustration is celebrated in this sumptuously illustrated book from Australian Geographic. The illustrators ar...

Listening to birdsong provides a huge amount of pleasure to people all around the world, but which species are the most melodious and produce the b...

Featuring numerous diagrams and more than 200 colour photos, this user-friendly guide is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about the e...

Many lives, one epic journey. Accompanying the BBC1 landmark natural history series, Life Story reveals the extraordinary lengths to which animals ...

Julia Rothman's best-selling illustrated Anatomy series takes a deep e into the wonders of the sea with Ocean Anatomy. Follow Rothman's inquisitive...

Author Craig Hayman had the rare opportunity of living and working in some of Africa's most spectacular wilderness areas for several years. During ...

What is a bird? To answer that, we must understand how birds are different from all other living things and how they fit into the ersity of life on...

General Fields ISBN : 9781848350571 Publisher : qedpublishing Imprint : qedpublishing Product Type : books Special Fields ...

World's Most Endangered offers a fascinating facts and mind-blowing information on some of the world's rarest creatures. It focuses on 25 species o...