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Adrian Bailey has spent a great deal of time photographing wildlife, particularly in Botswana. Here he depicts the most scenic areas of the country, from the rolling sands of the Kalahari and the magical vistas of the Okavango Delta, to the lush riverine forest of the Chobe. The book encapsulates the very essence of Botswana, a land that is blessed with an endless variety of scenery, wildlife, and colourful indigenous people that make this place one of the last unsp… More >>
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A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain, in the same format as the bestselling Complete British Wildlife. There are 1,039 main entries, which include wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges, and rushes. A botanical hotspots section includes 100 rarer species and focuses on which places to visit in Britain which are particularly rich in flower species. The introduction gives information about habitats and general background information t… More >>
Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers: A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species
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This field guide focuses on the wild flowers of the Highveld and surrounding areas. Designed as a practical identification handbook, it aims to help nature-lovers in the field identify the various wild flowers they encounter. The 763 species described in this book are divided into six colour groups, so that colour is the first clue to the flower’s identity. Within the colour group the species are organized into families, each defined by its diagnostic characters. Fl… More >>
Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Highveld: Also Useful in Adjacent Grassland and Bushveld
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Wild brings together the best writing about men and women fighting for their lives in the wilderness, from Carl R. Raswan’s account of surviving raids, droughts, and sandstorms in the desert with the Bedouins, to Joe Kane’s description of terrifying adventures on the Amazon. Other accounts include: Philipe Descola telling of life with an isolated tribe of headhunters who kill each other on impulse and for sport; Edward Abbey on the sublime hazards of trying t… More >>
Wild: Stories of Survival from the World’s Most Dangerous Places
