A great selection of books covering nature, genealogy and astrophysics were released this year. Expand your mind in 2021 or simply lose yourself in the beauty and mystery of the universe.
1. Vesper Flights (Vintage) by Helen Macdonald
- Author of H is for Hawk delivers essays on swifts, flying ants and peregrines - take to the air and soar.
2. The Weirdest People in the World by Joseph Henrich (Allen Lane)
- Evolutionary biologist turns psychology on its head
3. Notes from an Apocalypse by Mark O’Connell (Granta)
- Hilarious and stirring attempt by the author to understand his preoccupation with the end of the world
4. The Lost Family by Libby Copeland (Abrams Press)
- Explores mysteries exposed by genealogy testing.
5. The End of Everything by Katie Mack (Allen Lane)
- Astrophysics
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by The Raven Brothers
Out of shape and unprepared, The Raven Brothers return to the road in a collection of ten quests to travel to their dream destinations against all odds! After two decades pioneering new routes across the globe, you would expect the authors of 'Driving the Trans-Siberian' to be hotshot explorers, with a sixth sense and an ability to survive in almost any situation. Think again! With virtually zero knowledge of the workings of the internal combustion engine and very limited skills of wilderness survival, Simon and Chris struggle into their hiking boots and power across three continents by river, tarmac and trail.
Venture to the top of Norway, cruise the road to Damascus, hike the Camino trail into Spain’s Wild West, row the Ganges, explore Frida Kahlo’s world in Mexico City, hangout with the dead in Sicily’s eerie catacombs, crawl deep inside Bolivia’s notorious silver mine, seek lions in Gujarat, wellness in Berlin and journey into the Naga Hills where tribal kings still rule.
Noted by Lonely Planet for their talent to portray an “accurate view of what to expect”, 'Hike, Drive, Stayin’ Alive!' signals a return to the duo writing “buttock clenching” travel comedy with the first in a series of candid stories of adventure by The Raven Brothers.
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