Books

Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest - The Voyage of HMS Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography by Doug MacDougall - cover

Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest

A landmark book about a landmark voyage
Nick Fraser, National Museum of Scotland

Charting the course of the famous 1870s Challenger expedition through the exploits of its ever-curious scientists as they investigate everything from deep sea corals and fish to cannibalism on the islands of the South Pacific.

Diamond Men by Doug MacDougall - cover

Diamond Men (a novel)

A great Grisham-style thriller. Amazon (UK) customer review Money laundering. Secret bank accounts in the Cayman Islands. Murder. What do these things have to do with a respected engineer working at a remote diamond mine in Canada’s far north? Unknown to his colleagues, William Thompson has a secret: he’s leading… Read more

Frozen Earth by Doug MacDougall - second edition cover

Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages

…should be required reading for anyone interested in the future of the planet. Times Higher Education Supplement Ice ages have long fascinated us; witness their place in popular culture. Although perhaps not broadly realized, the effects of the most recent ice age – the Pleistocene Ice Age – are widespread,… Read more