A cartographic snapshot of late Tudor England, gorgeously reproduced with the first county maps of England and Wales. Nowadays, we take for granted the ready availability of maps of all kinds, but in Tudor England, maps were rare. All this changed i...

Not for sale in Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine and Russia! Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. Britain and its dependencies are among the qu...

An award-winning astrophysicist looks at how the understanding of uncertainty and randomness has led to breakthroughs in our knowledge of the cosmos. All of us understand the world around us by constructing models, comparing them to observations, a...

The definitive story of cannabis, from its evolution and biological quirks to its role in human history. In this entertaining natural history, Rob DeSalle provides a glimpse into the biological world through the lens of the marijuana plant. A close...

With "Ultimate Atlas", Theo Deutinger architect, designer and author of the acclaimed "Handbook of Tyranny" illustrates the basic data of Earth and its inhabitants to create a total portrait of the planet. How can we keep track of everything that hap...

A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughs. Where has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? How have we come...

An eye-opening history of the exploration and mapping of our globe's northernmost regions. Maps have played a central role in our understanding of what and where defines the North. At the same time, the northernmost reaches of our world have, for mu...

This spectacularly produced volume is a heartfelt tribute to the majesty of elephants, offering an intimate glimpse into the lives of these gentle giants in their wild African habitats. Renowned for his evocative animal portraits, Federico Veronesi...

A gorgeous, captivating exploration of nature's ingenuity, this volume offers fascinating details, facts, and lore of seeds from around the world. This stunning volume serves as an illustrated herbarium, a work of popular science, and an art book, a...

An all-in-one deep dive into the Atlantic herring and its far-reaching dominions. This book contains almost everything you didn't know you needed to know about Atlantic herrings. (Pacific and Baltic varieties are in there too.) Herrings make the wor...