A remarkable behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary people, meticulous research, and driving passions that make London s Natural History Museum one of the world s greatest institutions.
In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Richard Fortey takes his readers to a place where only a few privileged scientists, curators, and research specialists have been the hallowed halls that hold the permanent collection of the Natural History Museum. Replete with fossils, jewels, rare plants, and exotic species, Fortey s walk through offers an intimate view of many of the premiere scientific...

This classic in popular geology, is a unique exploration of Britain's geological diversity. Richard Fortey guides us around the British Isles, and as the rocks change, so we learn to read the clues they contain - cultural as well as geological.