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Cambridge: BirdLife International and Dove Publications, 2003. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Documents the major forest, grassland and wetland regions of Asia and the globally threatened bird species which they support. This book discusses the role of international and regional conventions in the conservation of Asia's birds and habitats, and..... More
Stepney: Axiom Publishing, 2017. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Contains over 100 stunning photographs of all 11 species and 14 subspecies of Australian grasswren currently recognised. Provides a natural history of grasswrens in Australia followed by details of each species. More
Hobart: Wellington Bridge Press, (2010. revised edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. A fascinating compendium of shark facts and Tasmanian maritime history. It also represents the first detailed examination of Tasmanian white shark captures, encounters and attacks ever undertaken. Here the reader can chart the course of human/shark interactions in..... More
Portland OR: Timber Press, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. Can gardening change the world? It certainly can when it comes to butterflies. Butterflies are in danger, but everyone who has a garden can do their part to make a difference. Gardening for Butterflies is an optimistic call to..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, tables, graphs. Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The continuing globalization of our society ensures that the need to understand the process of biological invasion..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2007. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Sea watching can present identification difficulties to even the most experienced birdwatcher, and demands a specialised set of skills and strategies to deal with the challenges of bad weather and poor visibility. The rewards can be great;..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2006. Quarto, dustwrapper, 117 colour photographs. Presents photographs of the elephant, from the wildest outreaches of Botswana to the teeming cities of India. This book features photographs that include aerial shots, the drama of the fight between angry males, tender interaction between mother and calves, the..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2006. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Photographer Steve Bloom creates evocative photographic images of the living world. Concern for the environment is evident in all of his images. He strives to capture the very spirit of the animals included in this book. At a time when..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Here is a new, compact gift edition of Steve Bloom's breathtaking photographs of wildlife around the world. Bloom's goal, brilliantly realised here, is to capture the animals' spirit: the tiger's eye gleaming brightly in the jungles of India; polar bear cubs..... More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. Small octavo, paperback, In this entertaining and illuminating book, the biopsychologist Mark Blumberg explores the many ways that temperature rules the lives of all animals (including humans). Now available in paperback. More
London: ACC Art Books, 2021. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. This major work, first published in 1950, is still considered the classic book on the subject. It provides a comprehensive, critical and well-illustrated survey of the portrayal of plants across over three thousand years, at a more compact size. Of the..... More
New York: Globe Pequot Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs and illustrations. A compulsively readable natural and social history, this book is a profusely illustrated celebration of all things eagle, by a naturalist who has kept eagles himself and ridden with the eagle tribes of Central Asia. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, maps, tables. Christophe Boesch takes readers into the lives of chimpanzees from different African regions, highlighting the debate about culture. He looks at the different ways chimpanzees show feelings or complete tasks and how this could be compared..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Examines the social, cognitive, and ecological processes that underlie patterns and strategies of group travel. A hardcover is also available. More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. CD-ROM, Barry Bolton's "New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World", published in 1995, was the first attempt in more than one hundred years to collect all taxonomic decisions for ants worldwide, including extinct as well as extant taxa. One reviewer said of..... More
Portland OR: Timber Press, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Steppes are giant grasslands, defined not only by their plants, but also by the geology and climate that created them. They comprise enormous areas on four continents and are where a huge number of staple crops and garden plants originated..... More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. A personal, behind-the scenes look at modern zoos. From the day-to-day aspects of caring for some of the world's most exotic creatures to the role of zoos as field conservation organizations, saving wild things in wild places, this..... More
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2013. reprint). Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, map. In this handy pocket sized guide, Neville Bonney introduces more than fifty of the plants found in the Flinders Ranges, many of which are unique to the arid zones of inland Australia. The booklet has been revised with..... More
South Australia: SGAP, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book covers the identification and description of common native plants of the Coorong region of S.E. South Australia, including uses by indigenous people and early European settlers. More
Tantanoola: Neville Bonney, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. It is highly unlikely that any other edible Australian native plant has created as much interest as the Native peach/Quandong, Santalum acuminatum. This plant is now embedded in Australian folklore and holds nostalgic memories for many people. This fully illustrated book..... More
Tantanoola: Neville Bonney, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Acacias, or wattles as they are commonly known are the most widely distributed plant growing on the Australian continent, with some 1,063 known species to date. This practical guide explores the possibilities of growing some of the temperate and arid Acacias as..... More
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2020. second edition, reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Edible wild native plants have been gaining much interest in recent years amongst local growers and chefs. This new book focuses on the culinary flora of southern Australia. It is practical and easy to use with coloured photographs throughout..... More
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2003. revised edition). Quarto, colour photographs, line drawings. This book is a field guide to the identification, collection, germination and establishment of native plant species for central southern Australian landscapes. The new revised edition includes a Foreward by the author, looking at the role of revegetation in..... More
Mount Gambier: South East Natural Resources Management Board, 2010. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. This is a friendly, easy to use book that helps identify the more common and well known native trees and shrubs found growing in the south east region of South Australia. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. Interweaving stories about Malay kings, colonial rulers, tiger charmers, and bounty hunters with facts about tigers and their way of life, the book is an engrossing combination of environmental and micro history. More