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NATURAL HISTORY
JACANA MEDIA
TERRESTRIAL GAMEBIRDS & SNIPES OF AFRICA: GUINEAFOWLS, FRANCOLINS, SPURFOWLS, QUAILS, SANDGROUSE & SNIPES ROB LITTLE October, pb, £18.95, 9781431424146 Includes everything needed to better understand the 74 species that fall into six groups.
JOHN BEAUFOY
A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF COSTA RICA STEVE BIRD October, pb, £11.99, 9781909612648 Photographic guide with detailed description of 280 most common species plus complete checklist.
THE 100 BEST BIRDWATCHING SITES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA YONG DING LI; ALBERT LOW October, pb, £19.99, 9781909612730 Fully illustrated guide which describes the 100 best sites for viewing common and rare species.
A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA PETER SMETACEK October, pb, £9.99, 9781909612792 Photographic guide with detailed descriptions of 280 most common species plus complete checklist.
A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS OF INDIA BIKRAM GREWAL October, pb, £9.99, 9781909612808 Photographic guide with detailed descriptions of 280 most common species including a complete checklist.
A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO THE TREES AND SHRUBS OF INDIA PRADEEP SACHDEVA; VIDYA TONGBRAM October, pb, £9.99, 9781909612822 Photographic guide with detailed descriptions of 280 most common species including a complete checklist.
AFRICAN SAFARI: INTO THE GREAT GAME RESERVES
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PETER PICKFORD; BEVERLY PICKFORD September, 2nd edn, hb, £35, 9781909612877 A spectacular photographic journey through Africa’s great wild spaces, from Kenya to Botswana and South Africa.
A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF BORNEO WONG TSU SHI October, 2nd edn, pb, £11.99, 9781909612891 Photographic guide with detailed descriptions of 280 most commonly seen bird species, plus complete checklist.
JOHN MURRAY
NATURAL HISTORIES: 25 EXTRAORDINARY SPECIES THAT HAVE CHANGED OUR WORLD BRETT WESTWOOD; STEPHEN MOSS September, pb, £9.99, 9781473617032 Tie-in with Radio 4 and the Natural History Museum’s landmark Six Month Long series. E
TWEET OF THE DAY: A YEAR OF BRITAIN’S BIRDS FROM THE ACCLAIMED RADIO 4 SERIES BRETT WESTWOOD; STEPHEN MOSS September, pb, £10.99, 9781473639300 Tweet of the Day is the prize-winning companion book to the award-winning Radio 4 series. E
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
LUIS M. CHIAPPE AND MENG QINGJIN: CHINESE AVIAN FOSSILS FROM THE AGE OF DINOSAURS LUIS M CHIAPPE; MENG QINGJIN December, hb, £55, 9781421420240 Captivating photographs of the world’s most detailed bird fossils illuminate the early diversity of avifauna. E
THE SAUROPOD DINOSAURS: LIFE IN THE AGE OF GIANTS MARK HALLETT; MATHEW J WEDEL December, hb, £26, 9781421420288 The Sauropod Dinosaurs is an illustrated and comprehensive book on the largest land animals the world has ever known. E
DIVING BEETLES OF THE WORLD: SYSTEMATICS AND BIOLOGY OF THE DYTISCIDAE KELLY B MILLER; JOHANNES BERGSTEN December, hb, £97, 9781421420547 Diving Beetles of the World is a comprehensive book that reveals the diversity and natural history of diving beetles.
COCKROACHES: ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, AND NATURAL HISTORY WILLIAM J BELL; LOUIS M ROTH; CHRISTINE A NALEPA October, pb, £58, 9781421421148 Looks at cockroach biology and behaviour. E
LITTLE TOLLER BOOKS
ARBOREAL, A WOODLAND ANTHOLOGY October, hb, £20, 9781908213419
A landmark publication; some of the finest names in contemporary literature writing on woodlands.
SNOW MARCUS SEDGWICK October, hb, £15, 9781908213402 The renowned author’s feeling for snow—explored in six chapters.
THE TREE JOHN FOWLES; WILLIAM FIENNES INTRO September, hb, £12, 9781908213471 The great novelist on his lifelong relationship with trees.
COUNTRY MATTERS CLARE LEIGHTON September, pbo, £12, 9781908213389
A rural classic—the author of Four Hedges on rural life.
LOFT
THE WOOD BOOK FRANCESC ZAMORA August, hb, £29.99, 9788499369723 One hundred trees and bushes from the world whose wood is treasured by designers and craftspeople.
MERLIN UNWIN BOOKS
WILD FLOWERS OF BRITAIN: MONTH BY MONTH
MARGARET ERSKINE WILSON September, hb, £8.99, 9781910723319 Unique collection of over a thousand British wild flowers are painted and individually named.
METRO BOOKS
TWO OWLS AT ETON JONATHAN S FRANKLIN September, hb, £12.99, 9781786060303 Very British, very witty—this is a heartwarming true story of two owls. E
MONACO BOOKS
GREAT ATLAS OF THE WORLD: SPECIAL: RECORDS OF NATURE~RECORDS OF HUMANITY October, hb, £59.95, 9783955043766 The Great Atlas of the World is an up-to-date reference with award winning mapping throughout.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
CAENOZOIC FOSSILS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM October, pb, £15, 9780565093051 A revised, comprehensive identification guide to over 350 Caenozoic fossil species found in Britain.
DINOSAURS: HOW THEY LIVED AND EVOLVED DARREN NAISH; PAUL BARRETT September, hb, £18, 9780565093112 The ultimate guide to these iconic creatures written by two world-leading experts.
BIRDS: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THEIR BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR JONATHAN ELPHICK July, pb, £18, 9780565093792 A definitive guide to the biology and behaviour of birds, with sumptuous illustrations.
COLOUR AND VISION: THROUGH THE EYES OF NATURE STEVE PARKER July, pb, £12.99, 9780565093891 Colour and Vision is a highly readable guide to the evolution of colour and vision in the natural world.
FLORA: AN ARTISTIC VOYAGE THROUGH THE WORLD OF PLANTS SANDRA KNAPP September, other, £30, 9780565093983 A stunning box-set with fully-illustrated botanical book and 36 frame-able prints.
TREES: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THEIR BIOLOGY AND STRUCTURE ROLAND ENNOS September, pb, £15, 9780565094096 A comprehensive and accessible introduction to these magnificent plants.
OFFICINA LIBRARIA
PETRIFIED WOOD ERNEST BECK ET AL October, hb, £95, 9788899765026 Specially photographed collection of 66 pieces of petrified wood mainly from the western USA.
OXBOW BOOKS
ANCIENT EFFIGY MOUND LANDSCAPES OF UPPER MIDWESTERN NORTH AMERICA ROBERT A BIRMINGHAM September, pb, £38, 9781785700873 First comprehensive overview of the effigy mound phenomenon. E
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
CAT WARS: THE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF A CUDDLY KILLER PETER P MARRA; CHRIS SANTELLA October, hb, £18.95, 9780691167411
Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health. E
THE PRINCETON FIELD GUIDE TO DINOSAURS GREGORY S PAUL November, 2nd edn, hb, £29.95, 9780691167664 The acclaimed dinosaur field guide—now fully updated and expanded.
THE PRINCETON FIELD GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC MAMMALS DONALD R PROTHERO; MARY PERSIS WILLIAMS ILLUS December, hb, £24.95, 9780691156828
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