Book Reviews

Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso enthusiastically examines the relationship between plants and humans In the prologue of Tree Stories, Stefano Mancuso…

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

Geopolitics goes into orbit as Tim Marshall looks at how exploring space will change our world We’re headed back to…

David Drewry recounts his radar mapping expeditions of Antarctica in meticulous detail Antarctica has always held great allure for explorers,…

In this bright and blustering book, Sally Huband reminds us of the wonder of the sea and her quest to…

Can flying be green? Christopher de Bellaigue looks at the challenges aviation faces in a world trying to decarbonise Producing…

Richard Evans tells the intriguing tale of the assignment and struggle that changed journalist Philip Gibbs’ life One morning in…

Pico Iyer takes the reader on a philosophical journey around the world and asks the question ‘what kind of paradise…

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…

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…