Atlas

Beautifully illustrated stories of lighthouses and their guardians which transport the reader to the some of the most remote places on earth.

A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim Marshall

The ideal gift for anyone interested in language, geography and people We communicate through the spoken and written word and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived although only in small pockets throughout the world. This book explores a selection of those languages.

The bestselling book that celebrates wonder all around the world and in our backyards, now in an updated second edition with more than 120 brand-new destinations to explore, new city guides, and a full-colour gatefold map.

Wonder is around every corner, and on every plate. The curious minds behind Atlas Obscura now turn to the hidden curiosities of food, which becomes a gateway to fascinating stories about human history, science, art, and tradition-like the first book, all organized by country, lavishly illustrated, and full of surprises.

Explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into science, and belief gives way to knowledge. This title offers different episodes that show how a stone falling from the sky near this same coast changed the minds of all the natural philosophers of Europe; and how a new science was born on the top of the tower of York Minster.

A runaway Top Ten hardback bestseller becomes a must-have non-fiction paperback for summer 2007.

From the author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE comes the essential aid for everyday cloudspotting

A humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and through which we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide.

Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged.

Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged. The world's most authoritative atlas, beautifully re-designed and fully updated. A unique and timeless gift for all occasions.

The fourth edition of this bestselling book explains how to combine professional weather forecasts with information from self-assessment of the signs in the sky, as well as from websites and apps, to arrive at a local forecast of coming weather.