Richard Mabey is Britain's foremost nature writer. In September 2010 Profile will publish Weeds; the first cultural history on the unwanted plants in our gardens, and throughout the world. He is the author of Flora Britannica, which won a British Book Award, and Birds Britannica. He has a regular column in BBC Wildlife magazine and has written extensively on nature for the national broadsheets.
Inspiring meditations through the author's rich store of memories
Richard Mabey is Britain's foremost nature writer. In September 2010 Profile will publish Weeds; the first cultural history on the unwanted plants in our gardens, and throughout the world. He is the author of Flora Britannica, which won a British Book Award, and Birds Britannica. He has a regular column in BBC Wildlife magazine and has written extensively on nature for the national broadsheets.
Advance praise for Weeds [9781846680762]
'This book will open your eyes to the significance, wonder and
exasperation felt about weeds. I couldn't put the book down once I
started reading. Mabey offers a diversity and richness of fact,
fiction, philosophy and fun ... [he] opens our minds and hearts in
unexpected ways to the fallacy of an implacable divide between
people and nature... a great read.
*Professor Stephen Hopper, Director, Kew Gardens*
short, wise and consisently delightful.
*New Statesman*
For a quick reminder of the beauty of birdsong or the heady scent
of wild flowers, Mabey is the most thoughful and intimate of
guides.
*Metro London*
A delightful melange of scientific reflection and personal
memories.
*The Countryman*
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