{"title":"Geography","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781783786794","title":"Mountains Of The Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' Jeremy Paxman \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A truly inspiring read' Sir Ranulph Fiennes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt simply fizzes with insights into the sublime madness of mountaineering' Roger Deakin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e FIRST BOOK AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43071162581170,"sku":"9781783786794","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781783786794.jpg?v=1786025438"},{"product_id":"9781913696313","title":"The Girl of Ink \u0026 Stars (illustrated edition)","description":"Perfect for readers young and old      Beautiful, thrilling and magical, Sunday Times bestselling-author      Kiran Millwood Hargrave's critically-acclaimed first      novel is a modern classic.         WINNER of the Waterstones Children's Book PrizeWINNER of the British Book Awards Children's Book      of the YearShortlisted for the Branford      Boase AwardShortlisted for the Jhalak Prize      Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the faraway      lands her cartographer father once mapped.         When her friend disappears, she volunteers to guide the search.         The world beyond the walls is a monster-filled wasteland –      and beneath the dry rivers and smoking mountains, a fire demon      is stirring from its sleep.         Soon, following her map, her heart and an ancient myth, Isabella      discovers the true end of her journey: to save the island itself.               A gorgeous gift, illustrated in colour by Olia Muza,      and featuring a bonus chapter.         A beautifully written, multi award-winning story of friendship,      discovery, myths and magic for any age – perfect      for fans of Philip Pullman, Frances Hardinge or Katherine Rundell.         From the author of Julia and the Shark, Leila      and the Blue Fox and The Mercies, chosen for      the Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club.         Set in an extensive and stunningly-imagined parallel      world imbued with magical realism.                      'Absolutely loved it from start to finish' TOM      FLETCHER      'I read it, I loved it' MALORIE BLACKMAN      'Kiran Millwood Hargrave creates a spellbinding world of magic,      myth and adventure' EMMA CARROLL      'One of those timeless stories that feels like a real myth' SAMANTHA      SHANNON      'FANTASTIC!'CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER      'Absolutely stunning' CATHERINE DOYLE      'So beautiful and magical' PIERS TORDAY","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43127994187954,"sku":"9781913696313","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913696313.jpg?v=1786030423"},{"product_id":"9781913393809","title":"The Gathering Tide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Evocative, muscular.\" - Kathleen Jamie. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Lloyd takes us on a deeply personal journey around the 60 miles of coastline that make up ‘nature’s amphitheatre’. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbarking on a series of walks that take in beguiling landscapes and ever-changing seascapes, Karen tells the stories of the places, people, wildlife and history of Morecambe Bay. So we meet the King's Guide to the Sands, discover forgotten caves and islands that don’t exist, and delight in the simple beauty of an oystercatcher winging its way across the ebbing tide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we walk with Karen, she explores her own memories of the bay, making an unwitting pilgrimage through her own past and present, as well as that of the bay. The result is a singular and moving account of one of Britain’s most alluring coastal areas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43127996022962,"sku":"9781913393809","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913393809_3f3e9b5b-2e47-4183-91f7-cd6e5a40d3ce.jpg?v=1786030860"},{"product_id":"9781787419926","title":"Rivers","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;From source to sea, go on a breath-taking adventure along a river and explore some of the greatest waterways of the world, with fold-out pages.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Rivers flow across every continent on our planet, shaping the land and bringing life. Towns, cities and entire civilisations have grown up on their banks, from the Ancient Mesopotamians 5,000 years ago. Turn the pages to follow the incredible journey of a river from its source in high up in the mountains, along its gorges, through its valleys, down its waterfalls and into the sea. Explore the river's geography, discover the unique wildlife it supports, see how the waterways have shaped our world - and how we have shaped them.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Featuring fold-out pages of six great rivers from around the world: Amazon (South America), Nile (Africa), Mississippi (North America), Rhine (Europe), Ganges (Asia) and Murray (Australia).\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Written by self-confessed explorer and children's author Simon Chapman, expertly checked by river ecologist François Edwards and beautifully illustrated by Qu Lan.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128113332402,"sku":"9781787419926","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781787419926_f147f450-f9ac-44c6-9490-8f4faef004c1.jpg?v=1786025766"},{"product_id":"9781786896261","title":"Explorer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story of why, thirty years later, he is still exploring. Benedict decides to journey back to a clouded mountain in New Guinea to find an old friend called Korsai, and to fulfil a promise they made as young men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eExplorer \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of what it means to be 'lost' and 'found'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128120213682,"sku":"9781786896261","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786896261.jpg?v=1786025546"},{"product_id":"9781633888302","title":"On Solid Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Solid Ground is intended to inform a general audience about what geologists know about the earth. It will do so by telling the stories of the people who made the discoveries. It will also chronicle the doubters and nay-sayers who have worked so hard to undermine our understanding of the earth. We know, for example, that the earth is old, in part because William Smith created our modern system of dating fossils to win a bar bet. The warming properties of atmospheric carbon dioxide were first discovered by Eunice Newton Foote, when she wasn’t pursuing her other passion –fighting for women’s rights at Seneca Falls. We are sure the earth is round despite the efforts of Samuel Birley Rowbotham, a conman who convinced thousands of people that it was flat before moving on from science to sell bogus health tonics .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of its nine chapters will contain three things: the human story of a geologic controversy, an explanation of why geologists are so sure about the right answer to that controversy, and a short discussion of the logical fallacies being used by those still unwilling to accept geologic expertise\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128622481586,"sku":"9781633888302","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781633888302_3056b013-471e-41bb-a48d-771fc53e2757.jpg?v=1786023612"},{"product_id":"9781529369915","title":"Found in Translation","description":"Have you ever stopped and thought about the name of your home country or one you're travelling to? What it means, where it came from, how it came to be? From\u003ci\u003e The Land of Many Rabbits\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Land of the Thunder Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, and many places in between, \u003ci\u003eFound in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating, extraordinary and frequently funny journey into the history of the naming of the world. Filled with extraordinary stories of invasion and rebellion, culture and religion, misunderstanding and the curiosities of language as it has evolved over the ages, it offers etymological insight into how and why the countries we live in and travel to got their names - and their often bizarre meanings.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128646860978,"sku":"9781529369915","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529369915_f4a78350-148a-4186-8309-f4fa5115cbb4.jpg?v=1786023270"},{"product_id":"9781529362312","title":"Firmament","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompelling . . . Clark's enthusiasm shines through on every page' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eAn engaging and lively history' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thin, invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth, sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique climates and weather patterns that make each part of the world different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFirmament\u003c\/i\u003e, atmospheric scientist and science communicator Simon Clark offers a rare and accessible tour of the ins and outs of the atmosphere and how we know what we know about it. From the workings of its different layers to why carbon dioxide is special, from pioneers like Pascal to the unsung heroes working in the field to help us understand climate change, \u003ci\u003eFirmament \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces us to an oft-overlooked area of science and not only lays the ground work for us to better understand the debates surrounding the climate today, but also provides a glimpse of the future that is possible with this knowledge in hand.\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128648564914,"sku":"9781529362312","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529362312.jpg?v=1786023147"},{"product_id":"9781398705449","title":"The Cartographers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisitely written ... Be prepared to be swept away on an incredible journey' \u003c\/b\u003eBrad Thor, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A story about magical maps that lead to your heart's desire [and] the people who would do anything to find them ... A vastly rich experience' \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Soule, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome places you won't find on any maps. Others, are only on maps . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNell Young hasn't spoken to her father, the world-respected cartographer \u003cb\u003eDr. Daniel Young\u003c\/b\u003e, in years - but this morning he was found dead in his office at the New York Public Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen they last met, Dr Young fired Nell after an argument over a seemingly worthless mass-produced highway map. Now every copy of this map is being found and destroyed . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo find out why, Nell will embark on a dangerous journey into the heart of a conspiracy beyond belief, discovering her family's darkest secrets and the true power that lies in maps . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A bedazzling metaphysical tale of lost and found.' \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deeply satisfying ... Brilliant.'  \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A shimmering delight, full of wonder, danger, and marvel.' \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128761581746,"sku":"9781398705449","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398705449.jpg?v=1786019784"},{"product_id":"9780241631348","title":"The Science of the Ocean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDive into this uniquely elegant visual exploration of the sea \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn informative and utterly beautiful introduction to marine life and the ocean environment, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e book brings the riches of the underwater world onto the printed page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstounding photography reveals an abundance of life, from microscopic plankton to great whales, seaweed to starfish. Published in association with the Natural History Museum, the book explores every corner of the oceans, from coral reefs and mangrove swamps to deep ocean trenches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, and with the help of clear, simple illustrations, it explains how life has adapted to the marine environment, revealing for example how a stonefish delivers its lethal venom and how a sponge sustains itself by sifting food from passing currents. It also examines the physical forces and processes that shape the oceans, from global circulation systems and tides to undersea volcanoes and tsunamis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo most of us, the marine world is out of reach. But with the help of photography and the latest technology, The Science of the Ocean brings us up close to animals, plants, and other living things that inhabit a fantastic and almost incomprehensibly beautiful other dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128925323442,"sku":"9780241631348","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241631348_0dbf8a70-0645-447f-abe1-dbab2687b5aa.jpg?v=1786012491"},{"product_id":"9781838952730","title":"Everest 1922","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough it remains by far the world's most famous mountain, in recent years Everest's reputation has changed radically, with long queues of climbers on the Lhotse Face, lurid tales of frozen corpses and piles of high altitude trash. It wasn't always like this though. Once Everest was remote and inaccessible, a mysterious place, where only the bravest and most heroic dared to tread. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama and incident, populated by a set of larger than life characters straight out of \u003ci\u003eBoys Own\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing diaries, letters, published and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich character driven narrative, exploring the motivations and private dramas of key individuals and detailing the back room politics and bitter rivalries that lay behind this epic adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43173478072498,"sku":"9781838952730","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838952730.jpg?v=1786028291"},{"product_id":"9780007159864","title":"Coral Reef Guide Red Sea","description":"The definitive guide to the underwater life of the Red Sea region, home to the richest and most varied dive sites in the world.Visited by over a quarter of a million divers a year the Red Sea is home to many of the world's most popular dive sites.Covering jellyfish, corals, nudibranchs, starfish, sea urchins, fishes and turtles, Coral Reef Guide Red Sea covers all common species of underwater life of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, you are likely to see while diving or snorkelling.Each species is illustrated with a full-colour photograph and the text gives details of range and characteristic behaviour. Different species groups are represented by icons for easy reference and an illustration of the juvenile may also be included.A map of good dive sites appears on the inside front cover, while the inside back cover features illustrations of a number of common species for quick and easy identification.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201127448754,"sku":"9780007159864","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780007159864.jpg?v=1785658937"},{"product_id":"9780007351572","title":"Map Addict","description":"'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said…'Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4’s On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read.On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, they convey precise information about topography, layout, history, politics and power. They are the unsung heroes of life: Map Addict sings their song.There are some fine, dry tomes out there about the history and development of cartography: this is not one of them. Mixing wry observation with hard fact and considerable research, Map Addict unearths the offbeat, the unusual and the downright pedantic in a celebration of all things maps. Combining history, travel, politics, memoir and oblique observation in a highly readable, and often very funny, style, Mike Parker confesses how his own impressive map collection was founded on a virulent teenage shoplifting habit, ponders how a good leftie can be so gung-ho about British cartographic imperialism and wages a one-man war against the moronic blandishments of the Sat Nav age.This new edition of the beloved classic has been fully revised and updated, with a new chapter on digital maps: the good, the bad, the Google Street View.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201147404466,"sku":"9780007351572","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780007351572.jpg?v=1785658589"},{"product_id":"9780008271923","title":"Tell Me How it Ends","description":"A moving, eye-opening polemic about the US-Mexico border and what happens to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children arriving in the US without papers‘We are driving across Oklahoma in early June when we first hear about the waves of children arriving, alone and undocumented, from Mexico and Central America. Tens of thousands have been detained at the border. What will happen to them? Where are the parents? And why have they undertaken a terrifying, life-threatening journey to enter the United States?’Valeria Luiselli works as a volunteer at the federal immigration court in New York City, translating for unaccompanied migrant children. Out of her work has come this book – a search for answers and an urgent appeal for humanity and compassion in response to mass migration, the most significant global phenomenon of our time.‘So true and moving that it filled me with hopeless hope’ Ali Smith‘Harrowing, intimate, quietly brilliant’ New York Times‘The first must-read book of the Trump era’ Texas Observer‘Angry and affecting. A slight book with a big impact’ Financial Times‘There are many books addressing the plight of refugees. Tell Me How It Ends – lucid, plain-speaking and authoritative – is one of the most powerful’ Big Issue","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201217462450,"sku":"9780008271923","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008271923.jpg?v=1785658680"},{"product_id":"9780008294816","title":"Life Between the Tides","description":"LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022‘A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things … Nicolson is unique as a writer … I loved it’ EDMUND DE WAALFew places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise.How do sandhoppers inherit an inbuilt compass from their parents? How do crabs understand the tides? How can the death of one winkle guarantee the lives of its companions? What does a prawn know?In Life Between the Tides, Adam Nicolson explores the natural wonders of the shoreline, from the extraordinary biology of its curious animals to the flow of our human history. This is an invitation to the water, where marvellous things wait an inch below the surface.Previously published as The Sea is Not Made of Water","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201229815986,"sku":"9780008294816","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008294816.jpg?v=1785658535"},{"product_id":"9780008534431","title":"Fen, Bog and Swamp","description":"A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week‘Magnificent’ Guardian‘Remarkable … A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot SeeFens, bogs, swamps and marine estuaries are the earth’s most desirable and dependable resources. Here, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment, and their systemic destruction in the pursuit of profit. Travelling from the fens of sixteenth-century England to America’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Fen, Bog and Swamp is both a revelatory history and an urgent plea for wetland reclamation, from one of our greatest prose stylists.‘A rousing call to action’ Esquire‘Sparklingly furious … it has a profoundly positive message’ Richard Mabey, Telegraph‘This haunting tribute … is a pleasure to read’ Financial Times","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201310523570,"sku":"9780008534431","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008534431.jpg?v=1785658951"},{"product_id":"9780141030579","title":"Underland","description":"\u003cb\u003eA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'd be crazy not to read this book' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated new book from the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLandmarks, The Lost Words \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the hidden worlds beneath our feet...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderland\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, from Bronze Age burial chambers to the rock art of remote Arctic sea-caves, this is a deep-time voyage into the planet's past and future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobal in its geography, gripping in its voice and haunting in its implications, \u003ci\u003eUnderland\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of huge range and power, and a remarkable new chapter in Macfarlane's long-term exploration of landscape and the human heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eUnderland \u003c\/i\u003eis a magnificent feat of writing, travelling and thinking that feels genuinely frontier pushing, unsettling and exploratory' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marvellous... Neverending curiosity, generosity of spirit, erudition, bravery and clarity... This is a book well worth reading' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary... at once learned and readable, thrilling and beautifully written' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201435566258,"sku":"9780141030579","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141030579_ca839615-3bb4-4f5d-a004-d81a3bbf5a31.jpg?v=1786011606"},{"product_id":"9780241389799","title":"Humanise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the world's most imaginative designers comes a story about humanity told through the lens of our buildings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is a super-accessible guide as to why we shouldn't put up with soulless buildings and how we might change that' \u003c\/b\u003eGRAYSON PERRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur world is losing its humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo many developers care more about their shareholders than society. Too many politicians care more about power than the people who vote for them. And too many cities feel soulless and depressing, with buildings designed for business, not for us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo where do we find hope?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Heatherwick has an alternative. By changing the world around us, we can improve our health, restore our happiness, and save our planet. The time has come to put human emotion back at the heart of the design process. Drawing on thirty years of making bold, beautiful buildings, neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Heatherwick brings together vivid stories and hundreds of beautiful images into a visual masterpiece. \u003ci\u003eHumanise\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire us to do nothing less than remake our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thomas Heatherwick brings a velvet sledgehammer to the way we think about buildings and how they change our lives . . . I want to live in the kind of city Heatherwick imagines!' \u003c\/b\u003eSIMON SINEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHumanise \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterwork. It's quietly furious, impassioned, rigorous and forensic in all the right doses. It leaves me very hopeful indeed about how things could go from here' \u003c\/b\u003eALAIN DE BOTTON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201571094706,"sku":"9780241389799","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241389799_9c9a948c-a02d-4845-837d-3f9a77bc3790.jpg?v=1786012291"},{"product_id":"9780241466759","title":"Breaking Boundaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the brink of a critical moment in human history, this book presents a vision of \"planetary stewardship\" - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors, whose work is the subject of a new Netflix documentary released in summer 2021 and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, reveal the full scale of the planetary emergency we face - but also how we can stabilise Earth's life support system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe necessary change is within our power if we act now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, scientists identified nine planetary boundaries that keep Earth stable, ranging from biodiversity to ozone. Beyond these boundaries lurk tipping points. To stop short of these tipping points, the 2020s must see the fastest economic transition in history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book demonstrates how societies are reaching positive tipping points that make this transition possible: Activism groups such as Extinction Rebellion, or the schoolchildren inspired by Greta Thunberg demand political action; countries are committing to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions; and one tipping point has even already passed - the price of clean energy has dropped below that of fossil fuels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside the pages of this scientifically-led publication, world-leading climate-change experts explain the greatest crisis humanity has ever faced.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Expert-authored text in an accessible style for both adults, and children ages 14+\u003cbr\u003e- A breakdown of the 9 planetary boundaries for relative stability on Earth, ranging from biodiversity to the ozone layer\u003cbr\u003e- An exploration of  climate \"tipping points\" - good and bad\u003cbr\u003e- Stunning infographics and images visualising the problems and solutions to climate change\u003cbr\u003e- Contains detailed and unique images of Earth produced by Globaïa, the world's leading visualisers of human impact\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201586626738,"sku":"9780241466759","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241466759_9f58def6-ed8a-4af6-aaec-ec5429faebb2.jpg?v=1786012392"},{"product_id":"9780749007430","title":"The Next 100 Years","description":"In his long-awaited and provocative book, George Friedman turns his eye on the future-offering a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century. He explains where and why future wars will erupt (and how they will be fought), which nations will gain and lose economic and political power, and how new technologies and cultural trends will alter the way we live in the new century.The Next 100 Years draws on a fascinating exploration of history and geopolitical patterns dating back hundreds of years. Friedman shows that we are now, for the first time in half a millennium, at the dawn of a new era-with changes in store.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204019191986,"sku":"9780749007430","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780749007430.jpg?v=1786014745"},{"product_id":"9780723251750","title":"The Wild Flower Key","description":"This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind for its combination of meticulous illustrations and the use of keys to aid recognition. For this new edition the Latin names have been revised in accordance with the current classification system.  It is now published as the ideal book for the serious student of British and north-west European wild plants, providing a bridge between picture identification guides and the non-illustrated academic floras.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204062773426,"sku":"9780723251750","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780723251750_3e9f57b5-ffd8-4841-9da7-93b8675b5fa2.jpg?v=1786014726"},{"product_id":"9780712354561","title":"The Heart of the Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003eForeword by Kathleen Jamie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking at threats to forest life across the globe, John Miller draws on literature, film and art to explore why woods matter to us, building on the ecological case for saving trees to raise the compelling question of their cultural value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Heart of the Forest explores four enduring ways in which we connect to the woods – through Refuge, Sacredness, Horror and Hope – making fascinating links between emotion and genre. For Henry David Thoreau, the woods are places beyond civilisation; for Ursula LeGuin and C S Lewis, they are loaded with otherworldly potential; and for those fleeing captivity, they can provide a welcome sanctuary. Woods can strike fear, they can inspire wonder, they can be lovely, dark and deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith full-colour illustration throughout, this book branches out into the British Library to find both the haunting and the hopeful in an unparalleled collection of books, manuscripts and photography. It tells a global story of how we understand trees, and its beautifully illustrated pages present a moving argument for conservation and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204081516722,"sku":"9780712354561","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780712354561_7c042b06-9d3d-4af5-96a0-d13a79096931.jpg?v=1786014842"},{"product_id":"9780747557852","title":"By the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One scarcely dares breathe while reading it for fear of breaking the enchantment' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gurnah is a master storyteller' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a late November afternoon Saleh Omar arrives at Gatwick Airport from Zanzibar, a far away island in the Indian Ocean. With him he has a small bag in which lies his most precious possession - a mahogany box containing incense. He used to own a furniture shop, have a house and be a husband and father. Now he is an asylum seeker from paradise; silence his only protection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile Latif Mahmud, someone intimately connected with Saleh's past, lives quietly alone in his London flat. When Saleh and Latif meet in an English seaside town, a story is unravelled. It is a story of love and betrayal, seduction and possession, and of a people desperately trying to find stability amidst the maelstrom of their times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204097638578,"sku":"9780747557852","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780747557852.jpg?v=1786015283"},{"product_id":"9781473601550","title":"Geology: A Complete Introduction","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eWritten by David Rothery, who is Professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University, \u003ci\u003eGeology: A Complete Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear English, and then providing added-value features like a glossary of the essential jargon terms, links to useful websites, and even examples of questions you might be asked in a seminar or exam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book uses a structure chosen to cover the essentials of most school and university courses on Geology. Topics covered include the Earth's structure, earthquakes, plate tectonics, volcanoes, igneous intrusions, metamorphism, weathering, erosion, deposition, deformation, physical resources, past life and fossils, the history of the  Earth, Solar System geology, and geological fieldwork. There are useful appendices of minerals, rock names and geological time.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204502323378,"sku":"9781473601550","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473601550_08893c6f-728c-49de-886e-2994b88086e1.jpg?v=1786020992"},{"product_id":"9781526604637","title":"And the Mountains Echoed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Magnificent’ \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Gripping’ \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A master storyteller’ \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Epic’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not to be separated from her. Neither brother nor sister know what this fateful journey will bring them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204612456626,"sku":"9781526604637","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526604637_d6d8c14a-a977-4be9-b3a5-bed5ee3a829f.jpg?v=1786022471"},{"product_id":"9781526604750","title":"A Thousand Splendid Suns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A suspenseful epic’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A triumph’\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Heartbreaking’ \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Deeply moving’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204620255410,"sku":"9781526604750","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526604750_0ec20de4-c741-4e7f-8faa-fac23f94fef9.jpg?v=1786022476"},{"product_id":"9781529381986","title":"This is Planet Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Earth as you've never seen it before.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth,\u003cwbr\u003e the planet we call home. And what a planet it is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang and long-dead stars,\u003cwbr\u003e at first it was nothing special,\u003cwbr\u003e but somehow it evolved to become the most amazing place in the known Universe. The only living planet we know of,\u003cwbr\u003e it also has a very unusual moon,\u003cwbr\u003e a remarkably dynamic surface,\u003cwbr\u003e a complex atmosphere and a deeply mysterious interior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is dedicated to the wonders of planet Earth. Its past is long and dramatic and its future shrouded in mystery. Yet despite centuries of research,\u003cwbr\u003e only now are we starting to understand Earth's complexity.\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204734681266,"sku":"9781529381986","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529381986_af2b0393-ee53-4110-957a-375dfcf254ee.jpg?v=1786023468"},{"product_id":"9781529394948","title":"Lapidarium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delightful  storybook . . . a portrait of our whole world created from the contents of the ground' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A real cabinet of curiosities' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the \u003cb\u003ehematite\u003c\/b\u003e used in cave paintings to the \u003cb\u003emoldavite\u003c\/b\u003e that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen \u003cb\u003esandstone\u003c\/b\u003e of Scone to the unexpected acoustics of Stonehenge; from crystal balls to compasses, rocks and minerals have always been central to our story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3,000 years ago Babylonians constructed lapidaries - books that tried to pin down the magical secrets of rocks. In \u003ci\u003eLapidarium\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned art critic Hettie Judah explores the unexpected stories behind sixty stones that have shaped and inspired human history, from Dorset fossil-hunters to Chinese philosophers, Catherine the Great to Michelangelo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover why alchemists sought \u003cb\u003ecinnabar\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esulphur\u003c\/b\u003e. Unearth the mystery of the \u003cb\u003etuff\u003c\/b\u003e statues of Rapa Nui, the lost \u003cb\u003eamber\u003c\/b\u003e room of Frederick of Prussia and the scandal of \u003cb\u003eFlint\u003c\/b\u003e Jack. Find out how a Greek monster created \u003cb\u003ecoral\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emoon rock\u003c\/b\u003e explains the history of Earth's only satellite and \u003cb\u003eobsidian\u003c\/b\u003e inspired the world's favourite computer game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStone by stone, story by fascinating story, \u003ci\u003eLapidarium \u003c\/i\u003ebuilds into a dazzling, epoch-spanning adventure through human culture, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204738318514,"sku":"9781529394948","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529394948_ea8d9fbf-5b08-4851-8c3c-b585bf31d63f.jpg?v=1786023061"},{"product_id":"9781783966028","title":"The Power of Geography","description":"-THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER – NOW WITH A BRAND NEW FOREWORD on the new Cold War between the USA and China and how it will determine our future.   'I can't imagine reading a better book this year' Daily MirrorTim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed. But the world has.   In The Power of Geography, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics: Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel, Ethiopia, Spain and Space. Find out why Europe's next refugee crisis is closer than it thinks as trouble brews in the Sahel; why the Middle East must look beyond oil and sand to secure its future; why the Strait of Hormuz makes Iran a key global player; and why the Earth's atmosphere is set to become the world's next battleground.   Now with a new extended foreword covering the cracks in NATO, the new Cold War between the USA and China, and the shifting nature of alliances in a world where the old certainties have fallen away, Tim Marshall explores how countries such as the UK, Iran and Saudi Arabia must make crucial decisions in this new era of great-power rivalry.   Delivered with Marshall's trademark wit and insight, this is a lucid and gripping exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity's past, present – and future.   LEARN ABOUT:Iran’s hold over the Strait of Hormuzthe new Cold War between the USA and ChinaEurope’s looming refugee crisisthe uncertain future of the Middle EastAND MORE'Another outstanding guide to the modern world. Marshall is a master at explaining what you need to know and why.' Peter Frankopan","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205058986162,"sku":"9781783966028","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781783966028.jpg?v=1786025693"},{"product_id":"9781783967247","title":"The Future of Geography","description":"*READ THIS NOW TO UNDERSTAND WHY NASA IS SENDING HUMANS BACK TO THE MOONOUT NOW! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published 10 years ago.   THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF 2023A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2023Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century – new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and The Power of GeographySpy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes.   This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics.   We’re entering a new space race – and it could revolutionise life on Earth.   Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy and international relations on Earth. Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation – and, possibly, conquest. We’re heading up and out, and we’re taking our power struggles with us. China, the USA and Russia are leading the way.   From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you’ve ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here.   With all the insight and wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics, this gripping book shows how we got here and where we’re going, covering great-power rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth. This is essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity.   Praise for The Future of Geography: ‘A voyage of galactic discovery’ The Mail on Sunday‘[An] engaging exploration of power politics in space’ Irish Independent‘A superb survey of planetary politics’ The Sunday Times‘Deeply thought-provoking’ BBC Sky at Night‘Marshall is an engaging writer, good at explaining the science as well as the politics, and with an eye for a telling fact’ Lawrence Freedman, The New Statesman‘Written with insight and great wit, this is an essential take on power, politics and the future of humanity from the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics.’ The Daily Telegraph‘In the latest instalment of his popular books on the meaning of geography, Marshall looks to the stars and the new frontier where astropolitics will be the new geopolitics’ Financial Times","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205075435698,"sku":"9781783967247","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781783967247.jpg?v=1786025742"},{"product_id":"9781789147902","title":"Enchanted Forests – The Poetic Construction of a World before Time","description":"In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State that had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish Communist grandparents as a buffer against what they felt was a hostile world. For Sax, in the years following, the woodland came to represent a link with those who lived and had lived there, including Native Americans, settlers, bears, deer, turtles and migrating birds.   In this personal and eloquent account, Sax explores the meanings and cultural history of forests from prehistory to the present, taking in Gilgamesh, Virgil, Dante, the Gawain poet, medieval alchemists, the Brothers Grimm, the Hudson River painters, Latin American folklore, contemporary African novelists and much more. Combining lyricism with contemporary scholarship, Sax opens new emotional, intellectual and environmental perspectives on the storied history of the forest.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205110071474,"sku":"9781789147902","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781789147902.jpg?v=1786026647"},{"product_id":"9781788163781","title":"The Greywacke","description":"SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE PRIZE 2022'A joyful collision of science, history and nature writing' Helen Gordon, author of Notes from Deep TimeAdam Sedgwick was a priest and scholar. Roderick Murchison was a retired soldier. Charles Lapworth was a schoolteacher. It was their personal and intellectual rivalry, pursued on treks through Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, Devon and parts of western Russia, that revealed the narrative structure of the Paleozoic Era, the 300-million-year period during which life on Earth became recognisably itself. Nick Davidson follows in their footsteps and draws on maps, diaries, letters, field notes and contemporary accounts to bring the ideas and characters alive. But this is more than a history of geology. As we travel through some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain, it's a celebration of the sheer visceral pleasure generations of geologists have found, and continue to find, in noticing the earth beneath our feet.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205561417906,"sku":"9781788163781","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788163781_54916c16-e856-47c8-a3a7-d585b999613c.jpg?v=1786027024"},{"product_id":"9781858600482","title":"The Water Wizard","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to Schauberger, water is akin to blood in the human body - the most important life-giving and energy-empowering substance on the planet. Yet, with incorrect, ignorant handling, it becomes diseased, affecting human, animal and vegetable life alike, causing physical decay and, in the case of people, their moral, mental and spiritual deterioration as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchauberger was a fearless exponent of natural energy and a fascinating polemicist, revelling in doing battle with contemporary orthodox scientists. Sadly, the same extractive and water management policies which brought devastation and widespread pollution in his day have even greater consequences today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThemes addressed in this book include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe natural pulsation of water and how to maintain it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow minute differences in temperature affect the natural function of water in the earth, in plants and rivers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to regulate rivers without damaging their vitality and health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe natural conversion of sea-water into fresh water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe consequence of sterilisation and chlorination of water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205614829746,"sku":"9781858600482","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781858600482_60deb485-d3d2-47e6-ae4c-288c5b2a4c1f.jpg?v=1786029170"},{"product_id":"9781913491192","title":"Adrift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Holyer an Gof Award 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 sixty-two containers fell off the cargo ship Tokio Express after it was hit by a rogue wave off the coast of Cornwall, including one container filled with nearly five million pieces of Lego, much of it sea themed. In the months that followed, beachcombers started to find Lego washed up on beaches across the south west coast. Among the pieces they discovered were octopuses, sea grass, spear guns, life rafts, scuba tanks, cutlasses, flippers and dragons. The pieces are still washing up today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205830934706,"sku":"9781913491192","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913491192.jpg?v=1786030326"},{"product_id":"9781914168000","title":"Do Earth","description":"We know there's a climate emergency but what does that mean we should do? What does a \"better future\" look like and how do we get there?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving spent over a decade on the frontlines of climate activism – organizing, campaigning, and holding the powerful to account – Tamsin Omond discovered first-hand that this crisis is too big for one group of activists to solve. It needs everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is about collective action and community engagement. It's about healing our relationships with nature, each other and ourselves; and feeling inspired about what the next phase of human evolution might be. With practical guidance and gentle encouragement, \u003ci\u003eDo Earth\u003c\/i\u003e provides a blueprint for reimagining the world and reviving our beautiful planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Totally brilliant. It's not just a handbook for activism but also a way to live.\" – Ed O'Brien, Radiohead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you read one book on climate change this year, make it this one.\" – Jack Harries, co-founder, Earthrise Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful guide to becoming active from one of the country's most respected and creative campaigners.\" – Caroline Lucas MP","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205886607538,"sku":"9781914168000","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781914168000_2cefff9e-5e86-4b4a-86d8-7a386e1e07fe.jpg?v=1786030413"},{"product_id":"9781526635518","title":"Wildland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A  sweeping and brilliant portrait\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A reportorial tour de force … Heart-rending, appalling and hard to put down’\u003c\/b\u003e JANE MAYER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eVisionary in scope, compassionate in procedure … Definitive’\u003c\/b\u003e AYAD AKHTAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvan Osnos moved to Washington, DC, in 2013 after a decade away from the United States. While abroad, he often found himself making a case for America, urging the citizens of Egypt, Iraq or China to trust that even though America had made grave mistakes throughout its history, it aspired to some foundational moral commitments – the rule of law, the power of truth, the right of equal opportunity for all. But when he returned to the United States, he found each of these principles under assault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn search of an explanation for the crisis, he focused on three places he knew firsthand: Greenwich, Connecticut; Clarksburg, West Virginia; and Chicago, Illinois. Reported over the course of six years, \u003ci\u003eWildland\u003c\/i\u003e follows ordinary individuals as they navigate the varied landscapes of twenty-first-century America. Through their powerful, often poignant stories, Osnos traces the sources of America’s political dissolution. He finds answers in the rightward shift of the financial elite in Greenwich; in the collapse of social infrastructure and possibility in Clarksburg; and in the compounded effects of segregation and violence in Chicago. The truth about the state of the nation may be found not in the slogans of political leaders but in the intricate details of individual lives, and in the hidden connections between them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dramatic, prescient examination of seismic changes in American politics and culture, \u003ci\u003eWildland \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a crucible, a period bounded by two shocks to America’s psyche, two assaults on the country’s sense of itself: the attacks of September 11 in 2001 and the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Following the lives of everyday Americans in three cities across two decades, Osnos illuminates the country in a startling light, revealing how it lost the moral confidence to see itself as larger than the sum of its parts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43206173294770,"sku":"9781526635518","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526635518_fac9178f-6655-447d-bb28-93ad6395fa75.jpg?v=1786022120"},{"product_id":"9781786480798","title":"The Book of Tides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn idiosyncratic, richly illustrated guide to Britain's rivers, seas and shores, for everyone who loves the water and the natural world - a \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e for Britain's waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book for those who want to understand better how the waters surrounding us affect our daily lives, how it imperceptibly but crucially shapes our actions, and has shaped our landscape for millenia. It's for anyone who knows and loves our coast, and who wants to understand, discover, surf, or sail it better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by his own witnessing of the power of the sea through travelling around Britain's coastline in a panel van with his young family, William Thomson tells the story of the cycles of the sea. He combines a lyrical, passionate narrative with graphically beautiful renderings of the main forms of water which affect Britain: Rip, Rapids, Swell, Stream, Tide, Wave, Whirlpool, Tsunami.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for all of us who feel the pull of the sea and the tug of the tide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43206236274866,"sku":"9781786480798","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786480798_e3e7a471-edd8-433a-8e64-3aa97bef1ff7.jpg?v=1786026050"},{"product_id":"9781788161640","title":"Notes from Deep Time","description":"'Astounding ... To call this a \"history\" does not do justice to Helen Gordon's ambition' Simon Ings, Daily Telegraph  'Awe-inspiring ... She has imbued geological tales with a beauty and humanity' Shaoni Bhattacharya-Woodward, Mail on Sunday  The story of the Earth is written into our landscape: it's there in the curves of hills, the colours of stone, surprising eruptions of vegetation. Wanting a fresh perspective on her own life, the writer Helen Gordon set out to read that epic narrative.  Her odyssey takes her from the secret fossils of London to the 3-billion-year-old rocks of the Scottish Highlands, and from a state-of-the-art earthquake monitoring system in California to one of the world's most dangerous volcanic complexes in Naples. At every step, she finds that the apparently solid ground beneath our feet isn't quite as it seems.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43206244892850,"sku":"9781788161640","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788161640.jpg?v=1786026936"},{"product_id":"9780553814934","title":"Fatal Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe true story of the remarkable John Rae - Arctic traveller and Hudson's Bay Company doctor - FATAL PASSAGE is a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure. In 1854 Rae solved the two great Arctic mysteries: the fate of the doomed Franklin expedition and the location of the last navigable link in the Northwest Passage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Rae was to be denied the recognition he so richly deserved. On returning to London, he faced a campaign of denial and vilification led by two of the most powerful people in Victorian England: Lady Jane Franklin, the widow of the lost Sir John, and Charles Dickens, the most influential writer of the age. A remarkable story of courage and determination, FATAL PASSAGE is Ken McGoogan's passionate redemption of Rae's rightful place in history. In this richly documented and illustrated work, McGoogan captures the essence of one man's indomitable spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43399335444658,"sku":"9780553814934","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780553814934_66a05fa3-1f4f-462b-a9b8-f2c30d3007af.jpg?v=1786013716"},{"product_id":"9781904244561","title":"Lake District Mountain Landforms","description":"Written with fell walkers and other countryside enthusiasts in mind this thoroughly engaging and absorbing book shows that there is much more  to the Lake District than simply 'stanes and watter'. Have you ever wondered why Scafell is different from Skiddaw, or why the east side of Helvellyn is different from the west side, or why Ullswater is different from Windermere, or why the summit of Helm Crag is, well, a bit craggy?  If so, this book will provide some answers, together with a deeper understanding of how the fell country acquired its special characteristics.  The physical landscape of the Lake District acts like a giant magnet, attracting several million visitors every year to the fell country. From John Constable to Alfred Wainwright, via William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, the Lake District has inspired visitors and residents alike. Although often romanticised in words and pictures as static and enduring, the mountains of the Lake District are dynamic elements of nature undergoing constant change.  Media interest in climate change, storms, floods and landslides has done much to increase the public's perception of a 'dynamic' rather than a 'static' physical landscape.   For those who think they know all there is to know about the mountains of the Lake District this book provides details of a different facet that is accessible to all who take the time 'to stand and stare'","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43399853899954,"sku":"9781904244561","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781904244561_a9519e58-802f-4140-9e04-bd59275dcb56.jpg?v=1786029461"},{"product_id":"9781786073211","title":"Oak and Ash and Thorn","description":"\u003cb\u003eDazzling, passionate nature writing – a celebration of Britain’s woods and forests and a rousing call to fight for them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eBest Nature Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I loved it.' Tom Holland, co-host of \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe magic and mystery of the woods are embedded in culture, from ancient folklore to modern literature. They offer us refuge: a place to play, a place to think. They are the generous providers of timber and energy. They let us dream of other ways of living. Yet we now face a future where taking a walk in the woods is consigned to the tales we tell our children. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eImmersing himself in the beauty of woodland Britain, Peter Fiennes explores our long relationship with the woods and the sad and violent story of how so many have been lost. Just as we need them, our woods need us too. But who, if anyone, is looking out for them?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A passionate ramble through Britain’s complicated relationship with its woodland.’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Extraordinary… Fiennes’s book winningly combines autobiography, literary history and nature writing. It feels set to become a classic of the genre.’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Steeped in poetry, science, folklore, history and magic, Fiennes is an eloquent, elegiac chronicler of copses, coppicing and the wildwood.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43403913756850,"sku":"9781786073211","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786073211_0305342f-8f21-4242-900f-c616ec13e69c.jpg?v=1786025685"},{"product_id":"9780241536438","title":"The Science of the Earth","description":"Astonishing, studio-quality photographs of beautiful objects and specimens bring every corner of the planet, from core to atmosphere, to the printed pageElegant design combined with beautiful images to explore and explain Earth's natural riches.   This is an informative, visually arresting introduction to planet Earth. The core of the book features large, detailed photographs of single objects, many of them small enough to be held in the hand, that each speak volumes about an aspect of Earth's environments and how they work. For example, bubbles of ancient air trapped inside an Antarctic ice core reveal how Earth's climate has changed over time. A piece of pumice thrown several miles into the air by a volcano helps to explain what happens when tectonic plates collide.   The book is structured around an imaginary journey that takes the reader from the inner core to Earth's surface (including both land and oceans) and up to the top of the atmosphere. Taking in environments such as grasslands, forests, and reefs, the coverage includes both living and inanimate realms. Feature spreads each throw a spotlight on an iconic place, such as the Amazon Rainforest or the Dead Sea, or a particular process, such as glacial erosion.   Many of the most fascinating parts of the natural world are beyond reach. This beautiful, informative book brings them up-close and within our grasp.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43406734950578,"sku":"9780241536438","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241536438.jpg?v=1786012612"},{"product_id":"9781529373653","title":"Lost to the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep-time and modern tides' RAYNOR WINN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wondrous, elegant and haunting, \u003ci\u003eLost to the Sea \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating alternative history of the fractured, flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland' PHILIP HOARE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful . . . Woollett paints vividly the da-to-day lives of past peoples' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedieval kingdoms. Notorious pirate towns. Drowned churches. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrocodile-infested swamps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a series of coastal walks, Lisa Woollett takes us on an illuminating journey, bringing to life the places where mythology and reality meet at the very edges of Britain and Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Bronze Age settlements on the Isles of Scilly and submerged prehistoric forests in Wales, to a Victorian amusement park on the Isle of Wight and castles in the air off County Clare, Lisa draws together archaeology, meetings with locals and tales from folklore to reveal how the sea has forged, shaped and often overwhelmed these landscapes and communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost to the Sea \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis an exhilarating voyage around the ever-shifting shores of the British Isles, and a haunting ode to our profound relationship with the sea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A hugely enjoyable mosaic of history, myth and imagination' SARA WHEELER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautifully written and researched . . . I was immediately tempted to head out in search of lost lands' WYL MENMUIR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43605528117426,"sku":"9781529373653","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529373653_626dab51-f351-4256-bcf8-cbb4c9d912a6.jpg?v=1786023322"},{"product_id":"9781474625760","title":"Sahara","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The Sahara embodies scale and mystery, the thin line between survival and destruction, the power to take life or to transform it . . .'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all Michael Palin's epic voyages, this may be his greatest ever challenge: crossing the vast and unforgiving Sahara Desert. From the westernmost point of Senegal to Libya's Mediterranean beaches, \u003ci\u003eSahara \u003c\/i\u003eis a journey full of beauty, excitement, danger - and plenty of camel stew.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43605693202610,"sku":"9781474625760","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781474625760_d7d83962-ac32-46e3-9b61-408d00354c02.jpg?v=1786021135"},{"product_id":"9781526644459","title":"Hungry Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003e_____________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK FOR 2023 *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2024 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A shimmering slice of Trinidadian goth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eic’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing novel’\u003c\/b\u003e BERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Deeply impressive ’\u003c\/b\u003e HILARY MANTEL\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe music was still playing when Dalton Changoor vanished into thin air... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eOn a hill overlooking Bell Village sits the Changoor farm, where Dalton and Marlee Changoor live in luxury unrecognisable to those who reside in the farm’s shadow. Down below is the barrack, a ramshackle building of wood and tin, divided into rooms occupied by whole families. Among these families are the Saroops – Hans, Shweta, and their son, Krishna, who live hard lives of backbreaking work, grinding poverty and devotion to faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dalton Changoor goes missing and Marlee’s safety is compromised, farmhand Hans is lured by the promise of a handsome stipend to move to the farm as watchman. But as the mystery of Dalton’s disappearance unfolds their lives become hellishly entwined, and the small community altered forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHungry Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003eis a mesmerising novel about violence, religion, family and class, rooted in the wild and pastoral landscape of 1940s colonial central Trinidad.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2023 highlight for: \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times * Guardian * Evening Standard * Daily Mail * BBC News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43605806776498,"sku":"9781526644459","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526644459_761e9870-4692-42fb-9132-7c57686d1af0.jpg?v=1786022226"},{"product_id":"9781408714614","title":"Adventures in Volcanoland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Volcanoland\u003c\/i\u003e charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession with these momentous geological formations, the cultural and religious roles they have played in the minds of those living around them at different times throughout history, and the science behind their formation and eruptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolcanoes help to make and shape our world, bursting forth from inside of the earth and, in many places, looming over us. Present since the earth's beginning they continue to maintain its life support systems and, their extraordinary chemistry may even have created the ingredients needed for life to kick start.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn some places volcanoes are even beginning to provide us with part of the energy we need to curb our use of fossil fuels. They have fascinated humans for millennia, their eruptions charted throughout history, seeming to show us how the earth has been living, breathing and changing for billions of years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy exactly are these geological mammoths found where they are? What can they teach us about our environment, the Anthropocene and the ecological disaster that is climate change? Are there volcanoes on other planets, and what might they tell us about whether we could one day live there if we exhaust our own habitat? How can we predict if or when volcanoes might explode?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Volcanoland\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling mix of travel, science and environmental writing for fans of Robert MacFarlane and Raynor Winn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43605838823602,"sku":"9781408714614","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781408714614_66b9595f-ad33-4dc6-9ee1-3768b44622a9.jpg?v=1786019711"},{"product_id":"9781399064095","title":"The Endeavour Journals","description":"In 1770 H.M. Bark Endeavour arrived in New Holland, Australia, the 'Continent of Smoke'. On board were Lieutenant James Cook, gentleman naturalist Joseph Banks, natural history artist Sydney Parkinson, and Midshipman James Magra.For the first time, this book combines the journals of these men to present a single, cohesive narrative that brings the story to life as never before. The journals are complimented by over 300 images, including charts, costal profiles, plans of harbours, and many original drawings executed during the voyage of the animals, people and landscape unique to the region.Of the many titles that are available concerning Cook and his voyaging, few focus on Cook’s New Holland experience. Most commonly these titles are interpretative accounts, and heavily weighted with the author’s opinion. However, here the story of New Holland is told in the words of the explorers themselves, containing first hand accounts of all the elements of drama, risk and first discovery.Focusing particularly on the contact with the Indigenous people and how they were first described by Europeans, this is an adaption of the discovery story made accessible to the general reader as well as the historian, without compromising the integrity of the original document.These adventurers were men of their own time, constrained by the common beliefs that fashioned the lives of people two hundred and fifty years ago. If some of their words sit uncomfortably with current thinking, we should remind ourselves that some of our own beliefs and actions, might similarly be thought beyond the pale by future generations, and that we too may find ourselves the target of criticism from those who come after us.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44203684790450,"sku":"9781399064095","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399064095_a2d7a7d3-82c4-411e-8374-a3a8694fd01e.jpg?v=1786019468"},{"product_id":"9781789148749","title":"Saving the World – How Forests Inspired Global Efforts to Stop Climate Change from 1770 to the Present","description":"Winner of the Weyerhaeuser Award 2025Saving the World tells the forgotten history of climatic botany, the idea that forests are essential for creating and recycling rain. Long before the spectre of global warming, societies recognized that deforestation caused drastic climate shifts – as early as 1770, concerns over deforestation spurred legislation to combat human-induced climate change. Throughout the twentieth century, climatic botany experienced fluctuating fortunes, influenced by technological advancements and evolving meteorological theories. Remarkably, contemporary scientists are rediscovering the crucial role of forests in rainfall recycling, unaware of the long history of climatic botany.   This enlightening exploration is essential reading for anyone passionate about conserving the world’s forests and preserving our climate for future generations.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581219991730,"sku":"9781789148749","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781789148749_9ca3f34f-ae3c-47df-97b5-6c0af3aa8541.jpg?v=1786026695"},{"product_id":"9781910821398","title":"Coasts","description":"Measuring some 12,000 miles – not counting its myriad of offshore islands – the coast comprises the most varied, vulnerable and most fascinating places in Britain and Ireland. Contained here are its many highlights, from sea caves to sea otters, from tides to treasure, and from to puffins to pillboxes. But as rising sea levels eat relentlessly at its boundaries our coast is changing ever faster, revealing new stories of our islands’ past whilst bringing into focus its most precious assets that demand protection.   Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip into. The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.   Here you’ll find the answers to all these intriguing questions:Over 850,000 years ago early humans walked on a beach? Where were their footprints found?Where do minke whales return to the coast year after year?Which seaside grotto is decorated with more than 4.6 million shells?Where is the coast’s largest gannet colony?On which beach can you see the remains of a famous shipwreck at low tide?Did you know that sand dunes can sing – and where can you hear them?Where can you find a mermaid carved in a church – and why?","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581231394994,"sku":"9781910821398","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781910821398_9b0403c5-8cc0-4d6e-825a-3fbc03ab5d1d.jpg?v=1786029208"},{"product_id":"9781952692918","title":"Soil, Soul, Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the first US edition of Satish Kumar's classic book, we rediscover how our spiritual and social well-being connects to that of our planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternationally-respected peace and environment activist Satish Kumar has been gently setting the agenda for change for over 50 years. As 350.org founder Bill McKibben says, \"There is no one on the planet better-equipped to make you think and rethink how you're living and how you might change.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe age of sustainability is grounded on the knowledge that we ourselves are very much part of nature; that what we do to nature we in fact do to ourselves; and that the earth has a soul, which we share. Drawing on the example of Rabindranath Tagore, Kumar advocates living with awareness that our personal choices have political and poetic resonance. In this book, he inspires readers with the knowledge we are all leaders and can create change in our structures and mindsets for lasting peace and a sustainable culture and society. Celebrating an emerging global consciousness that reveres nature, the book explores how, as a global society, we need to embrace diversity and be aware of our role as pilgrims on this earth. Joyful and heart-centered, Satish Kumar reminds us that to bring about change in the world, we must embody the change we wish to see.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581728092338,"sku":"9781952692918","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781952692918_c0659e85-bbc8-4301-ab1d-ac7a5cc364d2.jpg?v=1786030663"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/geography.oembed?page=64","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}