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Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers

Wild Mushrooming: A Guide for Foragers

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Author: Ms Alison Pouliot Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 *Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2022: Illustrated Non-Fiction* *Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Adult Book...
World Heritage Sites of Australia

World Heritage Sites of Australia

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Author: Peter Valentine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Visitors to Australia marvel when they see the places recognised by the United Nations as World Heritage. From the ancient, pristine...
Flora of Melbourne

Flora of Melbourne

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Author: Marilyn Bull Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 624 TheFlora of Melbourneis a resource that assists in the recognition and botanical identification of species while encouraging an awareness of the...
What the Trees See: A Wander Through Millennia of Natural History in Australia

What the Trees See: A Wander Through Millennia of Natural History in Australia

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Author: Dave Witty Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 The trees around us - some we may walk past every day - tell a story. The mallee box by the...
The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History

The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History

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Author: Robert Lucking (Curator) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A richly illustrated guide to lichens and their biology. Existing at the margins of life, lichens are the result of...
The Paper Lantern

The Paper Lantern

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Author: Will Burns Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 'Will Burns is a soulful English poet of the kind we don't make enough of' MAX PORTER 'Hugely affecting and timely'...
When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections

When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections

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Author: Roy Adkins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a reminder of past experiences and a symbol of...
Gifts of Gravity and Light

Gifts of Gravity and Light

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Author: Anita Roy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'A generous book, offering the small stories - of childhood, family, place, of growth and falling away and regrowth - that...
Natural Victoria

Natural Victoria

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Amazon: The Flooded Forest

Amazon: The Flooded Forest

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All in a Day's Walk

All in a Day's Walk

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The Amazon

The Amazon

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Robin

Robin

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Author: Helen F Wilson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 A tuneful natural and cultural history of this globally renowned songbird. The robin is a small bird with a distinctive...
Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

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Author: Twigs Way Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 216 Drawing its allure from the gold of the sun and the rule of emperors, the chrysanthemum winds its way through ancient...
Dinomania: Why We Love, Fear and Are Utterly Enchanted by Dinosaurs

Dinomania: Why We Love, Fear and Are Utterly Enchanted by Dinosaurs

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Author: Boria Sax Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 At once reptilian and avian, dinosaurs enable us to imagine a world far beyond the usual boundaries of time, culture and...
Llama

Llama

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Author: Helen Cowie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm, and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have a rich and varied history. Since...
House Plants

House Plants

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Author: Mike Maunder Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Our penchant for keeping houseplants is an ancient practice dating back to the Pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the...
Ocean Playing Cards

Ocean Playing Cards

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Author: Holly Exley Format: Cards Number of Pages: 54 Make a splash at your next card game by swapping your standard card deck with the most spectacular animals from the...
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

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Author: Andrew H. Knoll Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Harvard's acclaimed geologist "charts Earth's history in accessible style" (AP) "A sublime chronicle of our planet." -Booklist, STARRED review How...
Wildflower: An extraordinary life and untimely death in Africa

Wildflower: An extraordinary life and untimely death in Africa

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The History of the World in 100 Plants

The History of the World in 100 Plants

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Author: Simon Barnes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes...
Shark: The world's most misunderstood predator

Shark: The world's most misunderstood predator

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Author: Paul de Gelder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 From shark attack survivor to the shark's biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals...
A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs: 52 stories of intriguing insects

A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs: 52 stories of intriguing insects

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Author: Dominic Couzens Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A fascinating journey into the secret life of insects, experts Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton discover 52 minibeasts from around the...
Sardine

Sardine

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Author: Trevor Day Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 The sardine is a paradoxical fish. Seemingly insignificant, its exploitation has made fortunes for some and, when stocks have collapsed, caused...
Avian Illuminations: A Cultural History of Birds

Avian Illuminations: A Cultural History of Birds

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Author: Boria Sax Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 Avian Illuminations examines the many roles birds have played in human society, from food, messengers, deities and pets, to omens, muses,...
Around the World in 80 Birds

Around the World in 80 Birds

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Author: Mike Unwin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia...
Mountains: Over Australia's Blue Horizon

Mountains: Over Australia's Blue Horizon

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Author: Alasdair McGregor Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 Australia's mountains may not stand as tall as the many mightier peaks stretched across other continents, but it is worth posing...
Amphibious Soul: Finding the wild in a tame world

Amphibious Soul: Finding the wild in a tame world

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Author: Craig Foster Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 An awe-inspiring narrative about the power of nature and our place within it, from the creator of My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker...
The Book of Killer Plants: A Field Guide to Nature's Deadliest Creations

The Book of Killer Plants: A Field Guide to Nature's Deadliest Creations

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Author: Dr. Kit Carlson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 A beautifully illustrated field guide to the 60 deadliest plants on Earth. This intriguing guide puts a spotlight on Mother...
Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the Making

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Author: Chris Packham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 'Combines the natural history of programmes such as David Attenborough's Planet Earth with the planetary focus of Brian Cox's Universe' Guardian...
Little Forest Folk: How to raise happy, healthy children who love the great outdoors

Little Forest Folk: How to raise happy, healthy children who love the great outdoors

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Author: Leanna Barrett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 This is a book with a mission. A mission to help parents get their little ones into loving and caring for...
Amphibious Soul: Finding the wild in a tame world

Amphibious Soul: Finding the wild in a tame world

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Author: Craig Foster Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 An awe-inspiring narrative about the power of nature and our place within it, from the creator of My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker...
Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders

Silk & Venom: The incredible lives of spiders

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Author: James O'Hanlon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 There are more than 50 000 species of spiders. They surround us in our daily lives and, contrary to popular belief,...
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins

The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins

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Author: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 *One of Times Higher Education's Best Books of 2015* *Winner of the 2016 Gregory Bateson Prize, The Society for Cultural...
Humpback Highway: Diving into the mysterious world of whales

Humpback Highway: Diving into the mysterious world of whales

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Author: Vanessa Pirotta Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 I entered the water quietly and saw two humpback whales sleeping diagonally in the distance. Two school buses just hanging in...
Gum: The story of eucalypts & their champions

Gum: The story of eucalypts & their champions

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Author: Ashley Hay Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 No matter where you look in Australia, you're more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as...
A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia

A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia

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Author: Tony Young Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 Australia is world-renowned for its often extraordinary and unique natural environment including many of its plants and animals. This beautiful little...
Curlews on Vulture Street: Cities, Birds, People and Me

Curlews on Vulture Street: Cities, Birds, People and Me

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Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Darryl Jones, author of Feeding the Birds at Your Table, reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share...
Underground Lovers: Encounters with fungi

Underground Lovers: Encounters with fungi

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Author: Alison Pouliot Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'In the gloom of the forest floor, fallen branches are sheathed with fungal stripes of yellow and purple. But beneath the...
Australian Termites

Australian Termites

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Author: Phillip HadlingtonFormat: Paperback, 160mm x 270mm, 368g, 148 pagesPublished: NewSouth Publishing, Australia, 2007Shows readers the how, which, when, where, what and why of termite and wood borer control. The...
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture

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Author: Bruce Pascoe Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 278 'Dark Emu injects a profound authenticity into the conversation about how we Australians understand our continent...[It is] essential reading for anyone...
Birds of Australia: A Photographic Guide

Birds of Australia: A Photographic Guide

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Author: Iain Campbell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 392 Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia...
Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A guide for Australia

Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A guide for Australia

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Author: Darryl Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 *Shortlisted for the 2020 ABIA Small Publisher's Adult Book of the Year* The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year...
Beetles of the World: A Natural History

Beetles of the World: A Natural History

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Author: Maxwell V. L. Barclay Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms...
Shells of the World: A Natural History

Shells of the World: A Natural History

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Author: M. G. Harasewych Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A marvellously illustrated natural history of the world's mollusks. Mollusks are invertebrate animals with a remarkable natural history and a...
Wasps of the World: A Guide to Every Family

Wasps of the World: A Guide to Every Family

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Author: Simon van Noort Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the world. Wasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one...
Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family

Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family

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Author: Mark O'Shea Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A gorgeously illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of snakes around the world. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica...
Frogs of the World: A Guide to Every Family

Frogs of the World: A Guide to Every Family

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Author: Mark O'Shea Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A richly illustrated guide to the world's frogs that includes species from every family. With more than 7,600 known species, frogs...