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Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 1: Carnivores
Edited by Don E Wilson and Russell A Mittermeier

This eagerly anticipated first volume in the landmark series deals with the following families: ....

600 pages,
hardcover | 2009 | £149.99 | approx. $224/€168


Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands
Stewart McPherson

The tablelands of the Guiana Highlands are among the most spectacular yet least explored mountains of our world. Each is an immense sandstone plateau known locally as a `tepui' ....

385 pages, col photos.
hardcover | 2008 | £29.99 | approx. $45/€34


Trees of Britain and Northern Europe
Alan Mitchell and John Wilkinson

Standard guide to the identification of all tree species found in Britain and northern Europe. Showing leaf, bud, flower, fruit and bark detail as well as views of the entire ....

288 pages, 1500 col illus.
softcover | 2009 | £11.99 | approx. $18/€14 (reduced from £14.99)


Wild France
The Animals, Plants and Landscapes
Bob Gibbons

France boasts an amazing diversity of habitats and wildlife, from Ibex and Chamois scaling the cliff faces of the Alps and colonies of Puffins and Gannets on the rugged ....

176 pages, colour photos, maps.
hardcover | 2009 | £28.49 | approx. $43/€32 (reduced from £29.99)


 
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Bradt Wildlife Guides: Antarctica

A Guide to the Wildlife

Tony Soper and Dafila Scott

A superbly illustrated and attractive new edition of this traveller's companion to the wildlife of the Antarctic wilderness. Dafila Scott's illustrations provide the perfect ....

160 pages | Col & b/w illus, maps, photos | Bradt

Pbk | 2008 | 1841622389 | #177329 | £15.99 approx. $24/€18

Bradt Wildlife Guide: Central and Eastern European Wildlife

A Visitor's Guide

Gerard Gorman

The wildlife of central and eastern Europe is one of the unexpected attractions of a region best known for its cultural assets: relatively few visitors are aware of the ....

176 pages | colour photos, maps | Bradt

Pbk | 2008 | 1841622311 | #177328 | £15.99 approx. $24/€18

Bradt Wildlife Guides: Chinese Wildlife

A Visitor's Guide

Martin Walters and Heather Angel

China is home to a remarkable variety of unusual wildlife, many of which are rare and threatened species under conservation. This new wildlife guide provides a colourful ....

208 pages | Colour photos, maps | Bradt

Pbk | 2008 | 1841622206 | #177331 | £16.99 approx. $26/€19

Bradt Wildlife Guides: East African Wildlife

Philip Briggs

The wildlife of east Africa is the major visitor attraction of this region, thanks to the legendary game reserves of Serengeti and the Maasai Mara. This new guide provides a ....

288 pages | col. photos, maps | Bradt

Pbk | 2008 | 1841622087 | #177332 | £19.99 approx. $30/€23

Bradt Wildlife Guide: Madagascar Wildlife

A Visitor's Guide

Nick Garbutt, Hilary Bradt and Derek Schuurman

Beautifully illustrated with full-colour photographs throughout, Madagascar Wildlife is a celebration of the unique fauna of a remarkable island. Featuring over 250 species - ....

171 pages | colour photos | Bradt

Pbk | 2008 | 1841622451 | #177330 | £16.99 approx. $26/€19

Bradt Wildlife Guide: New Zealand

Julian Fitter

Full colour throughout, New Zealand Wildlife provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history of the country's archipelago. Famous for its flightless birds such as ....

188 pages | Col photos, maps | Bradt

Pbk | 2009 | 1841622729 | #176864 | £14.99 approx. $23/€17

Bradt Wildlife Guide: Wildlife of the North Atlantic

A Cruising Guide

Tony Soper and Dan Powell

Illustrated throughout with watercolour paintings by renowned wildlife artist Dan Powell. This full-colour guide covers the surface wildlife that inhabits the waters of ....

176 pages | colour illustrations, map | Bradt

Pbk | 2008 | 1841622583 | #177320 | £16.99 approx. $26/€19

Britain's Bees

An Introduction

Robin Williams

Wild Guides

British Butterflies - An Interactive Guide

Covers all 61 species that regularly occur in Britain and Ireland. ....

BirdGuides

DVD-ROM | 2008 | 1898110484 | #177010 | £39.09 approx. $59/€44

Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians

Howard Inns

Wild Guides

Collins Butterfly Guide

The Most Complete Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington

This classic guide to the butterflies of Britain and northern Europe enters its third edition as part of the authoritative `Collins Guide' series. ....

400 pages | 2000 colour illus, distribution maps | Harper Collins

Hbk | 2008 | 0007242344 | #165740 | £24.99 approx. $38/€28

Pbk | 2009 | 0007279779 | #173624 | £17.99 £14.99 approx. $23/€17

Collins British Wildlife

Paul Sterry

Ever wanted to know if it's a great tit, or a blue tit, a rabbit or a hare, a cowslip or an oxlip? ....

484 pages | Col illus throughout | Harper Collins

Hbk | 2008 | 0007263538 | #172278 | £29.99 approx. $45/€34

Collins Flower Guide

David Streeter

This brand-new field guide to the flowers of northern Europe is the most complete single-volume guide ever published. Featuring all flowering plants, including grasses, ....

576 pages | 1400 col illus | Harper Collins

Hbk | 2009 | 0007106211 | #113310 | £29.99 £24.99 approx. $38/€28

Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles

Bernard Skinner

With additional and updated text, the third edition of the renowned guide to British macro lepidoptera contains two new plates of additional species plus a further group of ....

325 pages | 50 col plates, illus | Apollo

Hbk | 2009 | 8788757900 | #177716 | £59.99 approx. $90/€67

Collins Scottish Wild Flowers

Michael Scott

Collins Scottish Wild Flowers is the ideal guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be ....

256 pages | colour illus | Harper Collins

Pbk | 2008 | 0007270690 | #170491 | £9.99 approx. $15/€12

A Field Guide to Indian Mammals

Vivek Menon

India has a rich mammal fauna including elephants, rhinos and the much sought-after tiger, but there are many other species to be found there,many of them more conspicuous ....

200 pages | colour photos, distrib maps | Christopher Helm

Pbk | R/P 06/2009 | 1408112132 | #178046 | RRP: £24.99 NHBS price: £23.74 You Save: £1.25 (5%)

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico

Fiona A Reid

This is the only field guide to provide comprehensive coverage of the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. ....

384 pages | 52 colour halftones, 435 line illustrations | OUP

Hbk | 2009 | 0195343220 | #179617 | £81.00 approx. $121/€91

Pbk | 2009 | 0195343239 | #179618 | £23.99 approx. $36/€27

Gardening for Birdwatchers

Mike Toms, Ian Wilson and Barley Wilson

This new book brings together the expertise of garden designers Ian and Barley Wilson (Natural Gardens) with that of the British Trust for Ornithology to produce the ....

96 pages | Col photos, illus | BTO

Pbk | 2008 | 1906204306 | #176249 | £9.99 approx. $15/€12

Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Brazil

John Malathronas

This exciting guide aims to inspire and help travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Brazil's finest wildlife reserves. In addition to offering advice on planning your trip ....

160 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland

Pbk | 2008 | 184773135X | #172011 | RRP: £12.99 NHBS price: £11.04 You Save: £1.95 (15%)

Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Costa Rica

Rowland Mead

This exciting guide aims to inspire and help travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Costa Rica's finest wildlife reserves. In addition to offering advice on planning your trip ....

160 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland

Pbk | 2008 | 1847731341 | #172012 | RRP: £12.99 NHBS price: £11.69 You Save: £1.30 (10%)

Globetrotter Wildlife Guide Malaysia

Helen Oon

This exciting guide aims to inspire and help travellers to plan and enjoy tours in Malaysia's finest wildlife reserves. In addition to offering advice on planning your ....

160 pages | Col photos, maps | New Holland

Pbk | 2008 | 1845379713 | #172010 | £12.99 approx. $20/€15

Guide to Garden Wildlife

Richard Lewington

A superb new guide to the full range of wildlife in your garden. From blue tits to bumblebees and hedgehogs to hawkmoths, this guide has got it covered. Illustrated by ....

208 pages | more than 900 illustrations, line drawings & col photos | British Wildlife Publishing

Pbk | 2008 | 0953139972 | #174024 | £12.95 approx. $20/€15

A Guide to the Mammals of China

Edited by Andrew T Smith and Yan Xie

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats - from parched deserts to lush tropical forests - is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. "A Guide to the ....

576 pages | 83 colour illus., 572 maps | Princeton UP

Hbk | 2008 | 0691099847 | #173426 | £42.95 approx. $64/€48

Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 1: Carnivores

Edited by Don E Wilson and Russell A Mittermeier

This eagerly anticipated first volume in the landmark series deals with the following families: ....

600 pages | Lynx

Hbk | 2009 | 8496553493 | #174993 | £149.99 approx. $224/€168

Key to the Identification of British Centipedes

AD Barber

This identification guide should enable non-specialists to identity the 57 species of centipede found on the island of Britain, including 7 species known only from ....

96 pages | Illus, col photos | FSC

Pbk | 2008 | 1851532420 | #178137 | £7.99 approx. $12/€9

Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands

Stewart McPherson

The tablelands of the Guiana Highlands are among the most spectacular yet least explored mountains of our world. Each is an immense sandstone plateau known locally as a `tepui' ....

385 pages | Col photos | Red Fern Natural History

Hbk | 2008 | 0955891809 | #176574 | £29.99 approx. $45/€34

The Mammals of Australia

Edited by Steve Van Dyck and Ronald Strahan

Written in an accessible style, the book provides an account of every species of native mammal known to have existed in Australia since European Settlement; 389 in total. ....

887 pages | 477 col photos, 383 distribution maps | New Holland

Hbk | 2008 | 1877069256 | #172158 | RRP: £59.99 NHBS price: £53.99 You Save: £6.00 (10%)

Mammals of the British Isles

Handbook, 4th edition

Edited by Stephen Harris and Derek W Yalden

New edition of the Handbook of British Mammals, the definitive handbook for the study of British mammals. The text covers appearance, distribution, ecology and ....

800 pages | Colour figures, colour photos, tables, distribution maps | Mammal Society

Hbk | 2008 | 0906282659 | #124732 | £70.00 approx. $105/€79

New Holland Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe

Axel Kwet

This comprehensive photographic field guide covers nearly 200 species and subspecies of European reptiles and amphibians, including all those that occur in Britain. It is ....

252 pages | 400 colour photos | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 06/2009 | 1847734448 | #177560 | RRP: £14.99 NHBS price: £14.24 You Save: £0.75 (5%)

Orchids of Britain and Ireland

A Field and Site Guide

Anne Harrap and Simon Harrap

Orchids have long held a fascination, both for keen botanists and the general public. From the mania of Victorian collectors to the enthusiasm of modern photographers, this ....

480 pages | 370 col photos, maps | Christopher Helm

Pbk | 2005 | 071366956X | #149253 | RRP: £29.99 NHBS price: £26.99 You Save: £3.00 (10%)

Pbk | 2009 | 1408105713 | #177512 | £24.99 approx. $38/€28

The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic 1

Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia

Roberto Sindaco and Valery K Jeremcenko

This book shows a comprehensive picture of the reptiles, excluding snakes, living in Europe, North Africa, Middle and Near East and Central Asia. ....

579 pages | B/w & col photos, figs, maps, illus | Belvedere

Hbk | 2008 | 8889504145 | #174903 | £69.99 approx. $105/€79

Sharks in British Seas

Richard Peirce

Sharks in British Seas is the first book in 17 years to deal with sharks off the coast of the British Isles. Shark sightings are on the increase in recent years, ....

138 pages | colour illus, line drawings, col & b/w photos | Shark Cornwall

Pbk | 2008 | 0955869404 | #170714 | £9.99 approx. $15/€12

Sharks in British Seas - DVD

Blue Sharks, Threshers, Porbeagles, Basking Sharks and Others

Richard Peirce and Simon Spear

This is the first film to be made about the top predators with whom we share our seas. Names like Blue Shark, Thresher, Great White, Porbeagle, Basking shark and a host of ....

Running Time: 75 Minutes | Elasmo Films

DVD | 2009 | #178035 | £19.99 approx. $30/€23

Threatened Amphibians of the World

Edited by S Stuart, M Hoffmann, J Chanson, N Cox, R Berridge, P Ramani and B Young

Amphibians are facing an extinction crisis, but getting to the facts has been difficult. Threatened Amphibians of the World is a visual journey through the first-ever ....

758 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Lynx

Hbk | 2008 | 8496553418 | #172770 | £66.99 approx. $100/€75

Traveller's Wildlife Guides: Thailand

David L Pearson and Les Beletsky

Thailand holds a special place in the minds of the world's nature-lovers as a paradise of splendid tropical forests, untrammelled ocean beaches, and spectacular underwater ....

472 pages | colour illus, photos | Arris Books

Pbk | 2008 | 190521460X | #175142 | £16.99 approx. $26/€19

Trees of Britain and Northern Europe

Alan Mitchell and John Wilkinson

Standard guide to the identification of all tree species found in Britain and northern Europe. Showing leaf, bud, flower, fruit and bark detail as well as views of the entire ....

288 pages | 1500 col illus | A & C Black

Pbk | 2009 | 0713672382 | #149255 | RRP: £14.99 NHBS price: £11.99 You Save: £3.00 (20%)

Virunga - English Edition

The Survival of Africa's First National Park

Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode

Under the leadership of Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode, 36 conservationists describe the past and present efforts to protect Virunga, Africa's first National Park. With over ....

350 pages | 240 color photographs, 60 maps and 45 graphs | Lannoo

Hbk | 2009 | 902096562X | #163984 | £43.50 approx. $65/€49

Where to Go Wild in Britain

A Month by Month Guide to the UK's Best Wildlife Experiences

Edited by Louise Abbott et al

This work offers information on Britain's most spectacular locations and when to visit them. Discover the best of Britain's rich and diverse natural heritage, and enjoy the ....

336 pages | Col illus throughout | Dorling Kindersley

Hbk | 2009 | 1405335122 | #179485 | £24.99 £19.99 approx. $30/€23

Wild China - DVD

With splendour, scale and romance, Wild China lifts the veil on the world's most enigmatic and magnificent country, delving into its vibrant habitats to reveal a land of ....

2 DVD set, running time: 350 minutes | BBC Video

DVD (Region 2) | 2008 | BBCDVD2146 | #172092 | £19.99 approx. $30/€23

Wild France

The Animals, Plants and Landscapes

Bob Gibbons

France boasts an amazing diversity of habitats and wildlife, from Ibex and Chamois scaling the cliff faces of the Alps and colonies of Puffins and Gannets on the rugged ....

176 pages | colour photos, maps | New Holland

Hbk | 2009 | 1847733409 | #175959 | RRP: £29.99 NHBS price: £28.49 You Save: £1.50 (5%)

Wildlife Guide to Chile

Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago

Sharon Chester

This is the first comprehensive English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chile and its territories - Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, ....

391 pages | 120 colour plates, maps | A & C Black

Pbk | 2008 | 1408105365 | #173526 | RRP: £19.99 NHBS price: £18.99 You Save: £1.00 (5%)

The Wildlife Trust Handbook of Garden Wildlife

Edited by Nicholas Hammond

Offers a wealth of information on identifying nearly 400 of the most commonly encountered garden wildlife species in Britain and Northern Europe. Grouped into ....

128 pages | Col illus | New Holland

Pbk | 2008 | 1847731384 | #172159 | RRP: £9.99 NHBS price: £9.49 You Save: £0.50 (5%)