Gilbert White: A biography of the author of The Natural History of Selborne Richard Mabey When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote The Natural History of Selborne (1789), he created one of the greatest and most influential natural history works of all time, his detailed observations about birds and animals providing the cornerstones of modern ecology. In this award-winning biography, Richard Mabey tells the wonderful story of the clergyman – England’s first ecologist – whose inspirational naturalist’s handbook has become an English classic. MORE
Reporting Live from the End of the World David Shukman Reporting Live… tells the extraordinary adventures of the BBC’s world-roving environment correspondent. Wonderfully written in a style somewhere between Bill Bryson and From Our Own Correspondent, Shukman’s book is insightful, engaging and often very funny. MORE
Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate Chris Goodall Everyone agrees we need to slash global greenhouse emissions. But how do we actually achieve that? Politicians can set targets and consumers can try to live greener lives. But the world will only avoid runaway global warming with the help of technological breakthroughs. MORE