Book Reviews

Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso enthusiastically examines the relationship between plants and humans

From a project to put his garden wildlife first, comes Paul Sterry’s love letter and comprehensive guide to biodiversity gardening…

Tim Marshall's latest analysis of international relations is an insightful and humorous look at geopolitics in space, but it isn't without caution on what could happen

David Drewry reccounts his radar mapping expeditions of Antartica in meticulous detail

In this bright and blustering book, Sally Huband reminds us of the wonder of the sea and her quest to find a 'magic' sea bean

Can flying been green? Christopher de Bellaigue gets the reader up to speed with the challenges aviation faces in a world trying to go green in this snappy book

Richard Evans tells the intriguing tale of the assignment and struggle that changed Philip Gibbs' life

Pico Iyer takes the reader on a philosophical journey around the world and asks the question 'what kind of paradise can ever be found in a world of unceasing conflict?

Tim Smedley’s The Last Drop is a smouldering indictment of the self-inflicted wounds we’re causing ourselves and Earth by careless…

Environmental author Tim Smedley selects from his library some of his favourite and formative reads. Tims's new book, The Last Drop: Solving the World’s Water Crisis, is out 15 June

Leon McCarron travels the length of the Tigris and highlights the threats facing this great river and the ‘birthplace of…

David Bowers dives beneath the surface of our home waters to find out how the sea works I live in…