(Paperback)
By: Professor John Simons
ISBN: 9781743325865
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jan 2019
Publisher: Sydney University Press
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Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London is the story of Obaysch the hippopotamus, the first star animal to be exhibited in the London Zoo. Uncovering the circumstances of Obaysch's capture and exhibition, this book investigates the notion of a 'star' animal, as well as the cultural value that Obaysch accumulated.
(Paperback)
By: David Badre
ISBN: 9780691234700
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Damien Hirst
ISBN: 9780140439120
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2009
UK Publication Date: 3rd September 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Before the "Origin of Species", accepted thinking held that life was the static and perfect creation of God. By a single, systematic argument Darwin called this view into question. This edition includes brief biographies of some of the most important scientific thinkers leading up to and surrounding the "Origin of Species".
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By: Charles Darwin
ISBN: 9781847497840
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2019
UK Publication Date: 24th January 2019
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
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The foundation of evolutionary biology and natural selection - which prompted as huge a revolution in the fields of science and religion as Copernicus's heliocentric model of the universe and Newton's law of gravity, Darwin's On the Origin of Species is perhaps the most important book of scientific observation ever written."
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By: Peter Godfrey-Smith
ISBN: 9780008226299
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2018
UK Publication Date: 8th March 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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BBC R4 Book of the Week Brilliant Guardian Fascinating and often delightful The Times
What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter
(Paperback)
By: Peter Godfrey-Smith
ISBN: 9780008485153
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience classics which will endure for generations to come.
(Paperback)
By: Siena Stubbs
ISBN: 9781925360981
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2018
Publisher: Magabala Books
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Shortlisted for the 2019 CBCAs for Book of the Year: Younger Readers
(Paperback, 2nd Edition)
By: Russell Barrett
ISBN: 9781486306022
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Apr 2016
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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A comprehensive photographic guide to 778 species of plants found in Kings Park and Bold Park.
(Paperback)
By: Liam J. Revell
ISBN: 9780691219035
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback, Fourth Edition)
By: Roger Spencer
ISBN: 9781486311446
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2020
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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An introduction to the world of plant names and how to write, pronounce and remember them.
(Paperback)
By: Paco Calvo
ISBN: 9780349128436
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2023
UK Publication Date: 6th July 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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A mind-bending journey into the overlooked world - and intelligence - of plants
(Hardback, 4th Edition)
By: Holly Scoggins
ISBN: 9781604692068
Readership/Audience: Adult Education
Publication Date: Aug 2013
UK Publication Date: 13th August 2013
Publisher: Workman Publishing
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An updated edition of one of the most accessible and practical books on cloning plants, refreshed by the inclusion of new photographs and the latest technology.
(Paperback)
By: Andrew Benwell
ISBN: 9781486313655
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Dec 2020
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Over 500 common, threatened, and ecologically significant plants of subtropical eastern Australia.
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By: Stuart Brown
ISBN: 9781921640537
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2010
Publisher: Scribe Publications
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As we become adults, taking time to play feels like a guilty pleasure - a distraction from 'real' work and life. But play is anything but trivial. It is a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep or nutrition. In fact, our ability to play throughout life is the single most important factor in determining our success and happiness.
(Hardback)
By: Susana Mons
ISBN: 9780691260761
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2025
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Nicole O'Kane
ISBN: 9780980634808
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2011
Publisher: Palmer Higgs
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Poisonous to Pets is vital to anyone who owns a dog or cat - it could save their pet's life. This highly illustrated, full-colour book allows rapid access to visual and written information about plants that are poisonous to cats and dogs. It enables owners to identify the dangerous plant and know what to do if their pet is poisoned.
(Hardback)
By: Timothy Walker
ISBN: 9780691203751
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Anne Kerle
ISBN: 9780868404196
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2001
Publisher: UNSW Press
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Possums are the most common arboreal mammal in Australia. This work is concerned with the ""larger"" possums of Australia, those 13 species that belong to the Brushtail and Ringtail families, including the Greater Glider and the Spotted Cuscus.
(Paperback)
By: Vybarr Cregan-Reid
ISBN: 9781788401289
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jul 2020
UK Publication Date: 11th June 2020
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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This is the road from climate change to primate change.
(Hardback)
By: Joseph M. Forshaw
ISBN: 9781486312597
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2023
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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A fully-illustrated review of knowledge on these small, secretive ground-dwelling birds.
(Paperback)
By: Michael C. Calver
ISBN: 9781486315000
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2024
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Explores methods for studying wildlife diets, and how they can be applied across different groups.
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By: Peter Robertson
ISBN: 9780643093935
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2019
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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Illustrated descriptions of the 123 native, introduced and vagrant reptile species in the state.
(Paperback)
By: Britt Wray
ISBN: 9781771644723
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
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(Paperback)
By: Prof Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 9781780226897
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2015
UK Publication Date: 5th March 2015
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The No.1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. A fascinating explanation of how evolution works, from bestselling author of THE GOD DELUSION, Richard Dawkins.
