Deserts: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Nick Middletonteaches at Oxford University where he is a Fellow of St Anne's College. In addition to many scientific publications, he has written such popular books asThe Last Disco in Outer MongoliaandIce Tea and Elvis: A Saunter through the Southern States. In 2002, he won the Royal Geographical Society's Ness Award in recognition of widening the public enthusiasm for geography through his travel writing.