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Indicates how regolith is developed from parental rocks and emphasises the importance of chemical, physical, water and biological processes in regolith formation. This book provides full colour illustrations of textures in regolith materials and details of their chemical and physical properties.

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Climate change is the greatest challenge to humankind today. Writer, scholar and broadcaster Alastair McIntosh sums up the present knowledge and shows that conventional solutions are not enough. In rejecting the blind alleys of climate change denial, exaggeration and false optimism, he offers a scintillating discussion of ways forward.

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This guide to the natural history of Australian granites considers their history, biology, beauty and recreational potential. It covers the importance of protecting their ecosystems, and how unusual they are as habitats for plants and animals.

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States that Australia is unique and that this ancient land has some of the oldest landscapes preserved anywhere on Earth as well as some of the most ancient drainage patterns. This book gives a perspective to the story of the co-evolution of water resources, the environment and the animal and plant life it supports.

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This booklet looks at Australian Tektites.

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This book summarises the main discoveries, management insights and policy initiatives in the science, management and policy arenas associated with temperate woodlands in Australia. More than 60 of Australia's leading researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers have contributed to the volume.

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Terra Nova investigates the roots and ramifications of America's dependence on oil and provides groundbreaking solutions for creating a world beyond it.

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A spellbinding story with a brilliant concept, set in a world where it's possible to create new places by illustrating them on maps. Perfect for fans of THE BINDING and THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY.

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A spellbinding story with a brilliant concept, set in a world where it's possible to create new places by illustrating them on maps. Perfect for fans of THE BINDING and THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY.

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Examines how the natural world works and how humans interact with the planet's natural ecosystems.

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This book gives readers a broad overview of biological and physical attributes of the Great Barrier Reef and, where relevant, other reefs of the world. Contemporary pressing reef issues such as coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are discussed by world research leaders.

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Spencer, a former senior NASA climatologist, reveals how climate researchers have been duped by Mother Nature into believing the Earth's climate system is far more sensitive to human activities and carbon dioxide than it really is.

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Melbourne has always grown disproportionately to the east and south-east. Why was the settlement located up the river Why does the city have the shape it does Both the choice of site for initial settlement and the subsequent spread of residential and industrial areas were closely related to specific characteristics of those environments.

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, the story of the mammals, our own kind, from their earliest development and their co-existence with the great lizards to their emergence out of the shadows to dominance of the recent history of our planet.

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A unique view of climate change glimpsed through the world's resources that are disappearing.

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Drawing on geography, cartography and historical oddities, Mark Ovenden explores what the city looks like from the bottom up. Surprising you with facts and exposing the strange beauty of our underneath realms, Underground Cities teaches us all, just how much goes on beneath our feet.

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What happens when a leading New Zealand scientist (and frequent traveler) rules out flying for a year From overnight buses to epic train journeys, Shaun Hendy's experiences speak to our desire to do something - anything - in the face of growing climate anxiety.

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-First published in the UK in 2015 by Macmillan, a division of Pan Macmillan---Title page verso.

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