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'Barrow's Boys, Fergus Fleming's history of British exploration in the first half of the nineteenth century was an excellent book. Ninety Degrees North ... is an even better one' Sunday Telegraph

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This book showcases the latest and best oceanography research using spatial analyses and geographic information systems. This is the leading, most up-to-date book on the subject.

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A one-of-a-kind paper-cut book where geography comes to life! Planet Earth uses ingenious paper cuts to reveal the amazing details of our planet, from bubbling volcanoes to rushing rivers to its boiling hot interior. With detailed art by paper-cut studio Bomboland, a fact-packed text, and flaps and die-cuts on every spread, this unique novelty book will appeal to all the family.

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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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The first multi-disciplinary history of the South Pole, covering a diverse range of topics from exploration to art, science to tourism.

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True stories of adventure and discovery onboard the Marine National Facility's research vessel Southern Surveyor.

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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.

Assesses the conservation status of all Australian mammals. These authoritative reviews represent an important foundation for understanding the current status, fate and future of the nature of Australia. This book considers all species and subspecies of Australian mammals, including those of external territories and territorial seas.

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A celebration of the modern map, in all imaginable forms, in a beautifully packaged volume.

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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.