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  • Rewild Yourself

    by Simon Barnes ...
    We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing.But we can make hidden things visible, and this book features numerous spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home.Mammals you never knew existed will enter your world. Birds hidden in treetops will shed their cloak of ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • A History of the World in 100 Animals

    by Simon Barnes ...
    Fully illustrated in color, a fascinating exploration of the one hundred animals that have had the most profound influence on humanity throughout the ages.We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone in our homes. We are humans and we love the idea of our uniqueness. But the fact is that we humans are as much ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Losing It

    A lifetime in pursuit of sporting excellence

    by Simon Barnes ...
    To understand Anna Karenina, Mellors, Molly Bloom, Dante, Romeo, Juliet and Bridget Jones you must also have loved and lost and won. To understand sport in the greatest arenas of them all you too must have played and lost and won, known shame, hope, joy, horror and glory.Simon Barnes has taken part in seven summer Olympic Games, five World Cups and ten Ashes series. Well, not exactly taken part, ... Read more

    $9.79 USD

  • The Green Planet

    (ACCOMPANIES THE BBC SERIES PRESENTED BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH)

    by Simon Barnes ...
    Praise for The Green Planet (BBC One)'David Attenborough's gobsmacking, awe-inspiring return' The Guardian'The Green Planet reveals the secret lives of plants in the same way The Blue Planet opened our eyes to the oceans' New ScientistThere's something new under the sunPlants live secret, unseen lives - hidden in their magical world and on their timescale. From the richest jungles to the harshest ... Read more

    $33.59 USD

  • The Meaning of Birds

    by Simon Barnes ...
    One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birds achieve the miracle of flight; why birds sing; what they tell us about the seasons of the year and what their presence tells us about the places they inhabit, The Meaning of Birds muses on the uses of feathers, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The History of the World in 100 Plants

    by Simon Barnes ...
    From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book that looks at the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity, stunningly illustrated throughout.As humans, we hold the planet in the palms of ours hands. But we still consume the energy of the sun in the form of food. The sun is available for consumption ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • History of the World in 100 Animals

    by Simon Barnes ...
    'So, so good! ... More gems than a pirate's chest ... science, art, history, culture - it's epic and mammoth, a repository of all our truths through their lives' Chris PackhamA powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on humanity through the ages.We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The History of the World in 100 Animals - Illustrated Edition

    by Simon Barnes ...
    Illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon ...
    An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, with superb illustrations by award-winning artist, Frann Preston-Gannon, illustrator of I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree.This outstanding gift book proposes the 100 animals who have had the greatest impact on humans and the way we view the world around us ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Frontiers of Translation in Korean Language Education

    Edited by Simon Barnes-Sadler, Jieun Kiaer ...
    Series series The Korean Wave in Translation
    Frontiers of Translation in Korean Language Education makes the case for the continuing relevance of translation in Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL) education.This book presents practical case studies of developing and implementing translation in KFL on scales ranging from extended programs – for example, the integration of a translation and interpreting internship program which responds to ... Read more

    Was $48.99 USD Now $41.99 USD

  • Building Value

    The Business of Venture Capital

    by Simon Barnes ...
    Learn the venture capital process and industry from the inside-outIn Building Value: The Business of Venture Capital, renowned professor and venture capital (VC) firm partner Simon Barnes delivers an easy-to-read guide to the often-mysterious world of venture capital and how entrepreneurs and venture capitalists should engage with each other to arrive at constructive start-up investment deals. In ... Read more

    $62.00 USD

  • Ten Million Aliens

    A Journey Through the Entire Animal Kingdom

    by Simon Barnes ...
    For Discovery Channel enthusiasts, this scientific foray into life on planet earth examines how the world’s creatures--both weird and wonderful--are inextricably linked.Life on planet earth is not weirder than we imagine. It’s weirder than we are capable of imagining. And we’re all in it together: humans, blue whales, rats, birds of paradise, ridiculous numbers of beetles, molluscs the size of a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Sacred Combe

    A Search for Humanity’s Heartland

    by Simon Barnes ...
    Reflections on the natural world and our place within it from one of our finest natural history writers – nature writing at its very best.We've all got one. A secret, special place. Hidden. Enclosed. A little greener and more fertile than the world outside. Here the birds are slightly more exotic, slightly more confiding, the grass greener and the fruit sweeter. To know such a place, to love such ... Read more

    $14.99 USD