The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill : A love story...with wings by Mark Bittner
$22.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Like a lot of young people in the 1970s, Mark Bittner took the path of the "dharma bum". When the counterculture faded, Mark held on, seeking shelter in the nooks and crannies of San Francisco's fabled bohemian neighborhood, North Beach. While living on the eastern slope of Telegraph Hill, he made a mag ...Show more
Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird by Andrew D. Blechman
$32.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
They have been worshipped as fertility goddesses and revered as symbols of peace. Domesticated since the dawn of humankind, they have been crucial to wartime communications for every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with saving thousands of lives.
Green is Good : Smart ways to live well and help the planet by Rebecca Blackburn
$14.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
In this practical, straight-talking book, environmental scientist Blackburn targets three main areas: home, food and transport, and shows how small changes of habit can have a large effect. It is an essential book for every modern household, and a perfect gift for anyone who cares about the future. F ...Show more
The Wisdom of Birds: An illustrated history of ornithology by Tim R. Birkhead
$65.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, and today that fascination is still growing. In 2007 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes throughout the world, and the range of interest runs from the specialist to the beginner. In "The Wisdom of Birds", Birkhead takes the reade ...Show more
The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World by Michael J Benton (ed.)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Reading Level: new
History of Life (A Very Short Introduction) by Michael J. Benton
$23.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an e ...Show more
The Emerald Planet: How plants changed Earth's history by David Beerling
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, ...Show more
Kangaroos:Myths And Realities by Australian Wildlife
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
If Trees Could Speak - Stories... by BEALE Bob
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Our trees have stood as silent witnesses to the colonisation of a harsh land, as living memorials of events we must never forget, and as inspiration to generations of artists, poets and writers. Some will forever be associated with the pivotal moments in our history, some have simply offered shelter fro ...Show more
Echidna - Extraordinary Egg-Laying by AUGEE et al
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Australian Natural History S.
Tropical Birds of Australia by Anon
$9.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Penguin Mini S.