NHBS Weekly Digest: ferns, tigers, butterflies, Copernicus, Stealth and the BirdMIKE

NHBS Weekly Digest: ferns, tigers, butterflies, Copernicus, Stealth and the BirdMIKE

24 January 2012

New books in stock this week Looking at the very best of the new arrivals from the last seven days: Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania Sarah Whittingham This wonderful book tells the story of the nineteenth century obsession with ferns, the infinitely various manifestations of which – in the ferneries, the pottery, sculpture and [...]

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NHBS Weekly Digest: Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Carnivore Ecology and Conservation, Pond Dipping Net, Stealth Gear

NHBS Weekly Digest: Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Carnivore Ecology and Conservation, Pond Dipping Net, Stealth Gear

18 January 2012

Looking at the very best of the new arrivals from the last seven days… New Books Birds of the Indian Subcontinent Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp New second edition of the ground-breaking 1998 original, featuring the usual quality of plates and information associated with the Helm Field Guides. Covers India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, [...]

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Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel

Book of the Week: Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel

12 January 2012

Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel Mark Gardener What? A step-by-step guide to data analysis for ecologists in both the R language and Microsoft Excel. Why? It takes the reader through the process of data analysis and explains the theoretical basis of statistical tests, [...]

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NHBS Books of the Year 2011

NHBS Books of the Year 2011

29 December 2011

To celebrate another fantastic year in natural history book publishing we have put together a list of some of our favourite highlights of 2011. These ten books stand out as being uniquely interesting, original and informative, providing new angles on old topics and furthering fields of study into new areas. We hope you find as [...]

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Nick Baker

Nick Baker’s Favourite Read of 2011 – and a Top 5 for Christmas

14 December 2011

We asked NHBS Ambassador Nick Baker to choose his top 5 books for naturalists and wildife enthusiasts – he went one better and gave us a book of the year as well: The Butterfly Isles by Patrick Barkham Nick says: “The only thing that beats seeing butterflies is reading about them. So, for me, long [...]

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Book of the Week: Peonies of the World, Volume 2: Polymorphism and Diversity

Book of the Week: Peonies of the World, Volume 2: Polymorphism and Diversity

14 December 2011

Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Peonies of the World, Volume 2: Polymorphism and Diversity Hong De-Yuan What? Second in a three-volume work dedicated to the genus Paeonia. Why? The first volume began this series’ focus on a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Paeonia. This second monograph continues the [...]

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Book of the Week: Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful

Book of the Week: Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful

08 December 2011

Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Convergent Evolution: Limited Forms Most Beautiful George McGhee Jr What? New volume in the MIT Press Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology. Why? Following the ethos of this series which looks in detail at the theoretical models behind the practical application of the biological sciences, this [...]

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The Natural History of the Proboscis Monkey

Book of the Week: The Natural History of the Proboscis Monkey

29 November 2011

Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: The Natural History of the Proboscis Monkey John CM Sha, Ikki Matsuda and Henry Bernard What? A new natural history of this unique species, endemic to Borneo. Why? This concise, informative and abundantly illustrated volume summarises the current state of knowledge about the natural history [...]

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NHBS On The Road – a conference update

NHBS On The Road – a conference update

25 November 2011

This autumn NHBS has set up shop at various meetings and conferences across the UK. Anneli and Karen were presenting some of our latest books and field kit at the Butterfly Conservation Meeting at Cheltenham Race Course last Saturday, whilst Anneli will be at the BTO Annual Conference in early December. We always love the [...]

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Save 20% on some of our top choices from 2011 in the NHBS Winter Gift Catalogue

Save 20% on some of our top choices from 2011 in the NHBS Winter Gift Catalogue

21 November 2011

Welcome to the NHBS Winter Gift Catalogue! We’ve brought together all our favourite books from across our subject areas from the past twelve months, plus the best of the year’s DVD/Blu-ray documentaries (including the BBC’s Frozen Planet, due December), and some interesting gift ideas for photographers and young enthusiasts from our range of wildlife conservation [...]

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