An irresistibly intriguing, inspiring and charming book about the importance of every living creature, large and small, and why it is our responsibility to protect them.      This story is a quest for an animal so rare that a sighting has never been recorded. The Somali golden mole was first described in 1964. It features in a number of textbooks, but the sole evidence for its existence is a fragment of jawbone found in an owl pellet. Intrigued by this elusive creature, and what it can tell us about extinction, Richard Girling embarks on a quest to find the animal and meet its discoverer.     His journey comes at a time when one species -- our own -- is having to reconsider its relationship with every other. Part quest, part travelogue, part scientific debate and part environmental call-to-arms, The Hunt for the Golden Mole is an engaging story which illustrates the importance of every living creature, large or small. Covering early exploration, the history of hunting and collecting, the development of the conservation movement, as well as issues around extinction and biodiversity, this is a thoughtful, inspiring and important book.

Hunt for the Golden Mole

Girling, Richard

Vintage

Fifteen views in England, Scotland and Wales are captured here in Paul Barker's panoramic photographs and detailed in Richard Girling's life histories. From the perpendicular thrills of the Scottish Highlands to the improbable, anti-gravitational conjuring tricks of the Norfolk Broads, Britain holds some of the most varied landscapes in the world. Maps pinpoint the sites, and instructions are given on how to reach them. Each of the panoramas is annotated to enable the viewer to read the landscape they are looking at (whether from an armchair or in the open air), and Richard Girling's text tells the story of how each landscape came to be.

The View from the Top

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Little,Brown & Company

This illustrated work is based on "The Sunday Times" series published in Summer 1988. It is a history of the garden arranged thematically rather than chronologically, from the first budding of a cultivated plant in prehistory to plant genetics and the geodosic dome. Each component of the garden is minutely examined as a subject in its own right: the physical environment of soil, topography and climate, food plants, trees and shrubs, flowering plants, protected environments and garden design. A special supplement lists details of 100 historical gardens to visit throughout the British Isles.

The Making of the English Garden

Travel

ROSE, GRAHAM

Pictorial

Pan/Macmillan

Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebears climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become a juggernaut that is steering out of control. The world cannot go on fulfilling the demands we make of it but the juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing down. And yet we can still appreciate the genius of those whose ambitions have created works of art, gourmet food, and brilliant technologies. Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war, and GM food, Greed is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats—it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve. It began as a primitive instinct but greed has become a driving force so powerful it is capable of over-riding everything in its path.

Greed

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Doubleday, UK

A timely polemic on greed: how it drove our ancesters out of their caves but is now sending us careening towards our destruction. Selfishness and greed have been our tools of survival from the very beginning, ever since our earliest forebearers climbed down from the trees and set off across the savannah in search of God. Evolution has given us an instinct that is as crucial to our survival as fear or sex but, in the third millennium, greed has become out of control: Spanning across a whole range of issues including obesity, American evangelism, the Iraq war and genetically modified food, Greed is not just a lament for lost innocence or an assault on the fat cats -- it's also a celebration of all that greed has prompted us to achieve and what should be possible for us in the future.

Corgi

'IELFSTAN'S PLACE: A PART OF HISTORY, 15000 B.C.TO 1919 A.D.'

Hamlyn

Forest on the Hill: 2

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Viking Adult

An irresistibly intriguing, inspiring and charming book about the importance of every living creature, large and small, and why it is our responsibility to protect them. This story is a quest for an animal so rare that a sighting has never been recorded. The Somali golden mole was first described in 1964. It features in a number of textbooks, but the sole evidence for its existence is a fragment of jawbone found in an owl pellet. Intrigued by this elusive creature, and what it can tell us about extinction, Richard Girling embarks on a quest to find the animal and meet its discoverer. His journey comes at a time when one species -- our own -- is having to reconsider its relationship with every other. Part quest, part travelogue, part scientific debate and part environmental call-to-arms, The Hunt for the Golden Mole is an engaging story which illustrates the importance of every living creature, large or small. Covering early exploration, the history of hunting and collecting, the development of the conservation movement, as well as issues around extinction and biodiversity, this is a thoughtful, inspiring and important book.

The Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great & Small and Why They Matter

History

Africa

Chatto&Windus

Great Britain has some of the world's most dramatic landscapes. The striking panoramic photographs in this book capture the 15 best-loved and most compelling vistas in England, Scotland, and Wales. Includes maps that pinpoint each locale and instructions on how to get there. The author's fascinating text acquaints readers with the history and lore of each landscape presented. 50 color illustrations.

The View from the Top: A Panoramic Guide to Finding Britain's Most Beautiful Vistas

Barker, Paul

Bulfinch Pr

The Longest Story: How humans have loved, hated and misunderstood other species

Why do we treat our dogs as people but prefer pigs as bacon? 'Lucid, informed and persuasive' Evening Standard 'Thought-provoking' Daily Mail 'An extraordinary book' Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer The history of humanity's relationship with other species is baffling. Without animals there would be no us. We are all fellow travellers on the same evolutionary journey. By charting the love-hate story of people and animals, from their first acquaintance in deep prehistory to the present and beyond, Richard Girling reveals how and where our attitudes towards animals began - and how they have persisted, been warped and become magnified ever since. In dazzling prose, The Longest Story tells of the cumulative influence of theologians, writers, artists, warriors, philosophers, farmers, activists and scientists across the centuries, now locking us into debates on farming, extinction, animal rights, pets, experiments and religion. 'Essential reading' Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming and author of Farmageddon

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Oneworld Publications

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