A collection of articles from Fred Schultz’s weekly column which appeared in the Rimby Record between 1954 and 1997. Filled with enchanting observations of both natural and human history, West of the Blindman reminds us of the beauty...

Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a...

Lane is not only an accomplished writer, he is also an avid gardener; and he is an alcoholic. In 1999, he went into rehab, then returned to his beloved garden, shaky but alive. For a year, he stayed close to home, gardening and slowly...

Charles Darwin was just twenty-two when he went on his first voyage around the world in 1831. Darwin's father at first refused to allow his young son to go on the voyage. Fortunately, his father relented, and Darwin's journal...

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.

For twenty years John Aitchison has been traveling the world to film wildlife for a variety of international TV shows, taking him to far-away places on every continent. The Shark and the Albatross is the story of these journeys of...

Learn how to navigate through any landscape - forests, deserts, even your own backyard - through observation of the world around you! Put away your map, look up from your phone, and let nature be your guide. Rediscover nature's hidden...

After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and...

Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross the British landscape and its territories beyond. The result is an enthralling exploration of walking as both an...