Starting with a simple question
- ` Which way am I looking?`
- Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore & the

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Winner of the Stella Prize, the Best Fiction & Overall Book of the Year at the Independent Bookseller Awards & the People`s Choice Award at the ABIAs Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award & the Victorian Premier`s Literary Award She hears her own thick voice deep inside her ears when she says, `I need to know where I am.` The man stands there, tall & narrow, hand still on the doorknob, surprised. He says, almost in sympathy, ` Oh, sweetie. You need to know what you are.` Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in a broken-down property in the middle of a desert. Strangers to each other, they have no idea where they are or how they came to be there with eight other girls, forced to wear strange uniforms, their heads shaved, guarded by two inept yet vicious armed jailers & a `nurse`. The girls all have something in common, but what is it? What crime has brought them here from the city? Who is the mysterious security company responsible for this desolate place with its brutal rules, its total isolation from the contemporary world? Doing hard labour under a sweltering sun, the prisoners soon learn what links them: in each girl`s past is a sexual scandal with a powerful man. They pray for rescue
- but when the food starts running out it becomes clear that the jailers have also become the jailed. The girls can only rescue themselves.
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Delve into the home of the world`s most beloved bear! Few people know that the Hundred Acre Wood-the setting for Winnie-the-Pooh`s adventures-was inspired by Ashdown Forest, a wildlife haven that spans more than 14, 000 acres in southeast Engl&. The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh explores the enchanting landscapes where Pooh, Christopher Robin, & their friends live & play. You can visit the ancient black walnut tree on the edge of the forest that became Pooh`s house, go deep into the pine trees to find Poohsticks Bridge, & climb up to the top of the enchanted Galleons Lap, where Pooh says goodbye to Christopher Robin. You will discover how Milne`s childhood connection with nature & his role as a father influenced his famous stories, & how his close collaboration with illustrator E. H. Shepard brought those stories to life. This charming book also serves as a guide to the plants, animals, & places of the remarkable Ashdown Forest, whether you are visiting in person or from the comfort of your favorite armchair. In a delightful narrative, enriched with E. H. Shepard`s original illustrations, hundreds of colour photographs, & Milne`s own words, you will rediscover your favourite characters & the magical place they called home. ...

In The Natural World, celebrated nature photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen takes the reader on a visual odyssey, from the wildebeest migration on the plains of the Serengeti to the penguins of Antarctica, from the grizzlies of Alaska to the frozen landscape of polar bears on Hudson Bay. Featuring excerpts from his journals detailing his experiences in the field, this book offers an intimate look into the natural world that has inspired artists, conservationists, & adventurers for centuries. With a foreword written by renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, this book contains Mangelsen s selection of 120 of his most important panoramic images out of a library of more than 20, 000. A quiet call to action, an inventory of our planet as it battles climate change, & a celebration of wildness & its intrinsic value, The Natural World is a record of Earth s last great locales, one that will inspire present & future generations with the message that what we have can, & must, be saved. ...

Henry Walter Bates & his co-naturalist Alfred Russet Wallace embarked together in 1848 on an expedition to the forests of the Amazon in search of plants & animals that would help solve the problems of the origin of species. Wallace returned to England in 1852, but tragically lost his entire collection in a shipwreck, while Bates stayed on for seven more years, accumulating more than 14, 000 specimens, of which a staggering 8, 000 were previously unknown to science. The Naturalist on the River Amazons was published in 1863 & catalogues a wondrous range of natural life in vivid description & detail. But Bates` book is much more than a scientist`s log. His remarkable dedication to the challenges of exploration, & his deep appreciation of the beauty & rhythms of the world of river & rainforest, shine through in his writing. Although he finally confessed that ”the contemplation of Nature alone is not sufficient to fill the human heart”, his record of the time he passed ”in the Garden of Eden” offers timely inspiration to our own age in its battle to preserve the planet`s environments. ...

For centuries, poets & philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks & trees; Wordsworth composed while walking over the heath; Nikola Tesla conceived the electric motor while visiting a park. From forest paths in Korea to islands in Finland to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science at the confluence of environment, mood, health & creativity. Delving into new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection & innovation, & strengthen our relationships. As our lives shift indoors, these ideas-and the answers they yield-are more urgent than ever. ...

For centuries, poets & philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods: Beethoven drew inspiration from rocks & trees; Wordsworth composed while walking over the heath; Nikola Tesla conceived the electric motor while visiting a park. From forest paths in Korea to islands in Finland to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science at the confluence of environment, mood, health & creativity. Delving into new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection & innovation, & strengthen our relationships. As our lives shift indoors, these ideas-and the answers they yield-are more urgent than ever. ...

In autumn nature stages some of its most enchantingly beautiful displays; yet it`s also a period for reflection, melancholy even, as the days shorten & winter`s chill approaches. Taking in September to November, Jim Crumley tells the story of how unfolding autumn affects the wildlife & landscapes of his beloved countryside. Along the way, Jim experiences the deer rut, finds phenomenal redwood trees in the most unexpected of places, & contemplates climate change, the death of his father, & his own love of nature; thus painting an intimate
- & deeply personal
- portrait of a moody & majestic British autumn.

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Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize, a pilgrimage through the shapes & shades of autumn. In autumn nature stages some of its most enchantingly beautiful displays; yet it`s also a period for reflection
- melancholy, even
- as the days shorten & winter`s chill approaches. Charting the colourful progression from September through October & November, Jim Crumley tells the story of how unfolding autumn affects the wildlife & landscapes of his beloved countryside. Along the way, Jim experiences the deer rut, finds phenomenal redwood trees in the most unexpected of places, & contemplates climate change, the death of his father, & his own love of nature. He paints an intimate & deeply personal portrait of a moody & majestic season.

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” The Nature of Britain” is another landmark primetime series brought to us by the formidable Natural History Unit. In each programme Alan turns wildlife detective, taking us on a journey of discovery through eight different British natural habitats & their unique flora & fauna, week by week piecing together the jigsaw that makes up our homel&. Tying in with the series, ” The Nature of Britain” is an inspirational, practical & definitive guide to British wildlife. Written by Alan, the book offers the reader a closer look at the animals & plants of Britain`s landscape, following the structure of the series with chapters ranging from Mountains, Lakes, Forests & Seashores to Urban Landscapes.” The Nature of Britain” paints a beautiful contemporary portrait of Britains wildlife, & features fascinating essays on each habitat, followed by identification guides to the species that can be found in each one. It will be visually stunning, illustrated with over 900 breathtaking images. ...