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Tasmania | READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Lonely Planet Tasmania •  Lyn McGuar •  John Chapman •  Monica Chapman
GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 372 PAGES
A practical guide to Tasmania by Lonely Planet, featuring 51 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (AUS81, $23.99)

The Fatal Shore •  Robert Hughes
HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 752 PAGES • FAVORITE
A celebrated social history, both scholarly and entertaining. Hughes traces the fate of those who were transported to the penal colonies of Australia between 1787 and 1868 in this engaging popular account, drawn from the experiences of the colonists themselves. A precursor to the gulags and prison camps of the 20th century, the British penal colonies in Australia are an oft-forgotten experiment in 19th century social reform and colonization. While the colonies were concentrated mainly in small coastal sections of New South Wales and Tasmania, the book helps elucidate how this first chapter in their history was the most vital factor in defining the early Australian character. (AUS04, $19.95)

Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger •  Margaret Mittelbach •  Michael Crewdson •  Alexis Rockman
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 288 PAGES
In this comic adventure, two Brooklyn naturalists and an artist friend head to Tasmania in search of the probably long-extinct Tasmanian Tiger. It's an entertaining travelogue, interweaving Tasmania's history, landscapes, fauna and people. Mittelbach and Crewdson also wrote Wild New York, about the city's natural features. With illustrations by Alexis Rockman, whose work has appeared in the New Yorker. (AUS164, $14.95)

Tasmania Map •   HEMA Maps
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A colorful, detailed map of Tasmania at a scale of 1:650,000. Published in Australia. Includes an inset of Hobart. Two Sides. 30x20 inches. (AUS40, $10.95)

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Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide •  Hannah Robinson • GUIDEBOOK • A handbook and guide to wildlife, habitats and travel in Australia with 400 color photographs and excellent descriptive information on birds, mammals and other creatures. (AUS128, $23.95)

Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land •  Frank Welsh • HISTORY • In this authoritative, balanced history Frank Welsh focuses on the political development of Australia from the European discovery of the continent through the period of colonization. (AUS165, $37.50)

In Tasmania •  Nicholas Shakespeare • HISTORY • A celebration, history and personal odyssey. Shakespeare, a British novelist, interweaves tales of long lost ancestors with his own tales and a colorful, anecdotal history of Tasmania since its settlement by Europeans two hundred years ago. (AUS172, $32.50)

The Floating Brothel, The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts •  Sian Rees • HISTORY • A richly detailed account of Australia's founding mothers, the more than 240 women deported from England for petty crimes in 1790. Sailing on the Lady Julian, these women were to ensure the future of the then-struggling colony. (AUS124, $18.95)

The Songlines •  Bruce Chatwin • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE • Chatwin transforms a journey through the Outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $16.00)

Discovery, The Quest for the Great South Land •  Miriam Estensen • EXPLORATION • In this engaging narrative history Estensen traces the idea and discovery of Australia from Greek philosophers to Captain James Cook's voyage of 1755. With black-and-white illustrations throughout. (AUS82, $14.95)

Australia, A Traveler's Literary Companion •  Robert Ross • ANTHOLOGY • Arranged geographically, this collection of works by mostly local writers, including Patrick White, Peter Carey and other luminaries introduces the cultures, geography and mindset of Australia. (AUS38, $13.95)

The Explorers •  Tim F. Flannery • ANTHOLOGY • Through 67 personal accounts selected and introduced by Tim Flannery, this collection reveals the human experience of exploring and settling Australia. (AUS89, $14.00)

Death of a River Guide, A Novel •  Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • A haunting first novel evoking the tangled 19th-century history of Tasmania as a penal colony, narrated by the title's "river guide" in the last moments of his life at the bottom of a river. (AUS125, $13.00)

English Passengers •  Matthew Kneale • LITERATURE • An accomplished novel, funny yet wrenchingly serious, of cultural collision and rebellion in Tasmania in the 19th century. (AUS109, $15.95)

Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish •  Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • Flanagan keeps the reader guessing with a dizzying mix of history, fantasy and word play in this wildly inventive novel steeped in the brutal 19th-century history of Tasmania. (AUS126, $14.00)

The Discovery of Slowness •  Sten Nadolny •  Ralph Freedman • LITERATURE • An inventive fictional biography of the 19th century polar explorer Sir John Franklin (also governor of Tasmania), who disappeared on a voyage to the Canadian Arctic. (ARC59, $16.95)

The Nutmeg of Consolation •  Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • This 14th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin series finds Captain Aubrey and his crew shipwrecked and making their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay, the notorious first European settlement in Australia. (AUS17, $14.99)

The Sound of One Hand Clapping •  Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • A lyrical, award-winning novel from Tasmania about blue-collar Slovenian immigrants in the mid-20th century from Mr. Flanagan, Tasmanian man of letters. (AUS84, $12.00)

Wanting •  Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • The wildly inventive Flanagan (screenwriter for the movie Australia) weaves the facts of the life of Sir John Franklin, who famously disappeared without a trace in the Arctic, and Charles Dickens into pleasingly confounding, interlaced stories of ambition, desire and colonialism. Hardly a typical historical novel, Flanagan's latest is rewarding for readers with a love of words. (AUS221, $24.00)

The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People •  Tim F. Flannery • NATURAL HISTORY • An engaging ecological history of Australasia, focusing on human impact on local environments and animal populations in the recent geologic past. (AUS48, $16.00)

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	Lonely Planet Tasmania • Lyn McGuar • John Chapman • Monica Chapman GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 372 PAGES A practical guide to Tasmania by Lonely Planet, featuring 51 maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (AUS81, $23.99)
	The Fatal Shore • Robert Hughes HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 752 PAGES • FAVORITE A celebrated social history, both scholarly and entertaining. Hughes traces the fate of those who were transported to the penal colonies of Australia between 1787 and 1868 in this engaging popular account, drawn from the experiences of the colonists themselves. A precursor to the gulags and prison camps of the 20th century, the British penal colonies in Australia are an oft-forgotten experiment in 19th century social reform and colonization. While the colonies were concentrated mainly in small coastal sections of New South Wales and Tasmania, the book helps elucidate how this first chapter in their history was the most vital factor in defining the early Australian character. (AUS04, $19.95)
	Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger • Margaret Mittelbach • Michael Crewdson • Alexis Rockman TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2006 • PAPER • 288 PAGES In this comic adventure, two Brooklyn naturalists and an artist friend head to Tasmania in search of the probably long-extinct Tasmanian Tiger. It's an entertaining travelogue, interweaving Tasmania's history, landscapes, fauna and people. Mittelbach and Crewdson also wrote Wild New York, about the city's natural features. With illustrations by Alexis Rockman, whose work has appeared in the New Yorker. (AUS164, $14.95)
	Tasmania Map • HEMA Maps MAP A colorful, detailed map of Tasmania at a scale of 1:650,000. Published in Australia. Includes an inset of Hobart. Two Sides. 30x20 inches. (AUS40, $10.95)

	Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide • Hannah Robinson • GUIDEBOOK • A handbook and guide to wildlife, habitats and travel in Australia with 400 color photographs and excellent descriptive information on birds, mammals and other creatures. (AUS128, $23.95)
	Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land • Frank Welsh • HISTORY • In this authoritative, balanced history Frank Welsh focuses on the political development of Australia from the European discovery of the continent through the period of colonization. (AUS165, $37.50)
	In Tasmania • Nicholas Shakespeare • HISTORY • A celebration, history and personal odyssey. Shakespeare, a British novelist, interweaves tales of long lost ancestors with his own tales and a colorful, anecdotal history of Tasmania since its settlement by Europeans two hundred years ago. (AUS172, $32.50)
	The Floating Brothel, The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts • Sian Rees • HISTORY • A richly detailed account of Australia's founding mothers, the more than 240 women deported from England for petty crimes in 1790. Sailing on the Lady Julian, these women were to ensure the future of the then-struggling colony. (AUS124, $18.95)
	The Songlines • Bruce Chatwin • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE • Chatwin transforms a journey through the Outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $16.00)
	Discovery, The Quest for the Great South Land • Miriam Estensen • EXPLORATION • In this engaging narrative history Estensen traces the idea and discovery of Australia from Greek philosophers to Captain James Cook's voyage of 1755. With black-and-white illustrations throughout. (AUS82, $14.95)
	Australia, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Robert Ross • ANTHOLOGY • Arranged geographically, this collection of works by mostly local writers, including Patrick White, Peter Carey and other luminaries introduces the cultures, geography and mindset of Australia. (AUS38, $13.95)
	The Explorers • Tim F. Flannery • ANTHOLOGY • Through 67 personal accounts selected and introduced by Tim Flannery, this collection reveals the human experience of exploring and settling Australia. (AUS89, $14.00)
	Death of a River Guide, A Novel • Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • A haunting first novel evoking the tangled 19th-century history of Tasmania as a penal colony, narrated by the title's "river guide" in the last moments of his life at the bottom of a river. (AUS125, $13.00)
	English Passengers • Matthew Kneale • LITERATURE • An accomplished novel, funny yet wrenchingly serious, of cultural collision and rebellion in Tasmania in the 19th century. (AUS109, $15.95)
	Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish • Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • Flanagan keeps the reader guessing with a dizzying mix of history, fantasy and word play in this wildly inventive novel steeped in the brutal 19th-century history of Tasmania. (AUS126, $14.00)
	The Discovery of Slowness • Sten Nadolny • Ralph Freedman • LITERATURE • An inventive fictional biography of the 19th century polar explorer Sir John Franklin (also governor of Tasmania), who disappeared on a voyage to the Canadian Arctic. (ARC59, $16.95)
	The Nutmeg of Consolation • Patrick O'Brian • LITERATURE • This 14th installment in the Aubrey/Maturin series finds Captain Aubrey and his crew shipwrecked and making their way to the penal colony at Botany Bay, the notorious first European settlement in Australia. (AUS17, $14.99)
	The Sound of One Hand Clapping • Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • A lyrical, award-winning novel from Tasmania about blue-collar Slovenian immigrants in the mid-20th century from Mr. Flanagan, Tasmanian man of letters. (AUS84, $12.00)
	Wanting • Richard Flanagan • LITERATURE • The wildly inventive Flanagan (screenwriter for the movie Australia) weaves the facts of the life of Sir John Franklin, who famously disappeared without a trace in the Arctic, and Charles Dickens into pleasingly confounding, interlaced stories of ambition, desire and colonialism. Hardly a typical historical novel, Flanagan's latest is rewarding for readers with a love of words. (AUS221, $24.00)
	The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People • Tim F. Flannery • NATURAL HISTORY • An engaging ecological history of Australasia, focusing on human impact on local environments and animal populations in the recent geologic past. (AUS48, $16.00)