{"title":"Books by Kieron Connolly","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781838865139","title":"Forests","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom coastal to alpine, tropical to temperate, coniferous to deciduous, forest trees not only support the wildlife that lives under their canopies, but humankind, too. We could not survive without the cooling effect that trees have on the planet. \u003cbr\u003eYet for thousands of years, we have logged forest trees and tapped their resin, we have hunted and foraged among them, found sources of medicine in their leaves and bark, and created sacred groves under their canopies. In some places we have cleared so much land that it is possible the trees will never grow back. Habitats have been lost as global temperatures have continued to rise. \u003cbr\u003eBut, despite the environmental damage, there is hope, too. Some areas of abandoned farmland have been reclaimed by trees. And if we look to the Mayan ruins in Mexico, we see how forests can bury even a society’s grandest buildings. Given the opportunity, forests won’t just outlive us, but our civilisations, too. \u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Kieron Connolly surveys forests from all around the globe, from deforestation in the Amazon to the reforestation of Californian redwoods, from England’s New Forest to Germany’s Black Forest, telling the stories of humankind’s ancient links to the trees and the flora and fauna found among them. \u003cbr\u003eRanging from ecology to history, from the ravaged to the rewilded, and featuring more than 230 striking photographs, \u003ci\u003eForests\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating exploration of woodland life around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55206115246453,"sku":"9781838865139","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838865139.jpg?v=1786028612"},{"product_id":"9781782745228","title":"Abandoned Castles","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West Bank. A fairytale medieval castle fallen into ruin. From ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned Castles \u003c\/i\u003eexplores more than 100 forts, castles and defensive strongholds from all around the globe. From medieval Japanese castles to Spanish colonial forts in West Africa to Norman stone keeps, the book ranges widely across history. \u003cbr\u003eMany have long ceased to serve a purpose, but then, like the crusader castle Krak de Chevaliers in Syria today, their impenetrable walls become the site of more fighting centuries later. Others, such as the Cathar Château de Queribus in southern France, stand high above peaceful coastlines, testament to the wars of the past. Some are beautiful, others brutal, but each tells a story about the way we fought and defended ourselves, and how the building has survived and aged, long after the people it was built by are gone. \u003cbr\u003e With 150 outstanding colour photographs,\u003ci\u003e Abandoned Castles \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant pictorial examination of castles, forts, keeps, and defensive fortifications from the ancient world to the end of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304960307573,"sku":"9781782745228","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782745228_aee328a0-2599-4130-84ed-709435223515.jpg?v=1786025845"},{"product_id":"9781838865214","title":"Abandoned Places","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteam trains half-buried in the desert, roller coasters entangled in trees, hulks of ships perched high and dry miles from water – images like these are bound to make us wonder: what happened here? \u003cbr\u003eFrom forgotten railway stations to flooded shopping malls, from secret Cold War bunkers to radiation zones, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned Places\u003c\/i\u003e explores more than 100 fascinating lost worlds from all around the globe. Surveying the ruins of industrial sites and military bases, ghost towns, holiday resorts and airports, the book explains the story of how each place came to be abandoned – whether through natural or chemical disaster, war, economic collapse, or changing tastes and customs. Throughout, though, a picture emerges, not only of what has been lost, but of what remains. Left to the elements but ignored by humanity, these ramshackle settlements and dilapidated structures illuminate times and designs that we thought were long gone. \u003cbr\u003eWith 150 outstanding colour photographs exploring hauntingly beautiful locations, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned Places \u003c\/i\u003eis a brilliant and moving pictorial examination of worlds we have left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308057506165,"sku":"9781838865214","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838865214_76cdada3-faa5-4379-9589-532a2aa7debc.jpg?v=1786028620"},{"product_id":"a-z-of-dinosaurs","title":"A–Z of Dinosaurs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe names of dinosaurs are some of the first impressively long words that children learn. 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Also, there is a guide to the pronunciation of each animal’s name. \u003cbr\u003eWhether huge or tiny, famous or lesser-known, ferocious or gentle, each featured dinosaur is explored over one page. \u003ci\u003eThe A-Z of Dinosaurs \u003c\/i\u003eis informative fun about the most fantastic beasts ever to roam the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487650161013,"sku":"9781782745648","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782745648.jpg?v=1786354877"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-kieron-connolly.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}