Dinosaurs couldn’t adapt fast enough to changes in atmosphere and climate. This illustrated book looks at the speed of climate change, asking if Homo sapiens have time to cope better.
The Stirling and Porongurup ranges of south-western Australia are ancient and mysterious places. Dawn till Dusk is a visual celebration of and a practical guide to these mountains. With its stunning photographs, detailed maps, and information on social and natural history, flora and fauna, bushwalks and climbs, special attractions and facilities, ......
Decades before the First Fleet, French ships were exploring large stretches of Australia. This Handsomely colour-illustrated book tells the story of intrepid French explorers who charted and named many regions, laid claim to the West Coast and, but for upheavals back in Europe, could have established a French colony in Australia.
Rollicking outback adventures and offroad battles with harsh terrain are usually remembered by stockmen and drovers. But heres the story of people who went deep into the remotest parts of Australia, year after year, without any livestock at all. Geologists, cartographers and field workers reached places only known to Aborigines, ......
What a collection plants! From a carnivorous plant that catches rats, a skull-shaped flower, an electric blue begonia or a Darth Vader begonia, Even weirder - bat flowers, parasitic Rhizanthes, snake fruit, iridescent-leaved plants that shimmer blue, ancient dragon’s blood trees, ghost pipes.
Simple Ways to Live a Climate Positive Lifestyle and Make a Big Difference
Happy Planet Living will empower and inspire you to take practical action and be a part of the solution to our planet’s climate and sustainability crises. Change really does start in the home—gain practical ideas to live life in a way that is more sustainable and reduces your impact on climate change. Mia Swainson guides you through how to make
A comprehensive and gripping account of the disaster that devastated New Guinea in 1998, destroying towns and villages, and taking a shocking death toll. Professor Hugh Davies was there, and in this book he explains in harrowing detail the events of the earthquake and tsunami, and the recovery effort that followed. It also describes the history ......
What could be better than to get away on your bike with a friend to explore the glorious and pristine landscape of Tasmania? With stunning photography and an appealing writing style, Andrew Bain will guide you along 45 of Tasmanias most beautiful rides in this second edition.
A Deep Dive with the World's Most Misunderstood Predator
This fun read will have you looking at sharks with a fresh perspective and an understanding that the survival of sharks is crucial to the survival of another apex predator-ourselves.
