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The Kimberley & Northern Australia   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $75, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXAUS162)		  
Lonely Planet Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin  •  Susannah Farfor
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES
This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs, and chapters on history, culture and attractions (AUS150, $22.99)		   Lonely Planet Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin
Rhythms of the Kimberley, A Seasonal Guide to Australia's North  •  Russell Gueho
NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES
A visual natural history of Kimberley from the mighty (swelling tides and destructive cyclones) to the minuscule (the flowering of plants). (AUS192, $31.50)		   Rhythms of the Kimberley, A Seasonal Guide to Australia's North
The Songlines  •  Bruce Chatwin
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1988 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES • FAVORITE
This celebrated travelogue is as much about its gifted author -- and the meaning of travel -- as about the Aboriginal people and their ways of life. In this unusual book, Chatwin combines straightforward reporting, history, dream-time stories, and a heady mix of quotations from his notebooks. Along the way, he transforms a journey through the outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $16.00)		   The Songlines
Kimberley Map  •  HEMA Maps
MAP
A large scale (1:1,250,000) map of the Kimberley region, including the northern coast of Western Australia. The reverse side features brief descriptions of major sites and national parks. Two Sides. 23x30 inches. (AUS16, $10.95)		   Kimberley Map



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Culture Smart! Australia  •  Barry Penney   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (AUS189, $9.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Perth & Western Australia  •  Sally Webb  •  Ilsa Colson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guidebook to Western Australia with plenty of information on where to go and what to do, as well as background on history, culture and nature. . (AUS140, $21.99)
 		  
Aboriginal Australians  •  Stephen Muecke   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A lively shirt-pocket encyclopedia, illustrating the culture, history and art of the Aborigines. (AUS230, $15.95)
 		  
The Fatal Shore  •  Robert Hughes   • HISTORY • FAVORITE  •  In this 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. It's an engaging popular account, drawn from the experiences of the colonists themselves. (AUS04, $19.95)
 		  
Yorro Yorro, Everything Standing Up Alive - Spirit of the Kimberley  •  Jutta Malnic  •  David Mowaljarlai   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A joint project of aboriginal elder David Mowaljarlai and writer Jutta Malnic, this portrait of Wandjina includes hundreds of color photographs of sacred sites and rock paintings. (AUS194, $32.95)
 		  
Aboriginal Art  •  Wally Caruana   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This well illustrated survey focuses on the spiritual and geographic sources of art and ritual traditions in Australia. With 187 well produced black-and-white and color illustrations. (AUS14, $19.95)
 		  
In a Sunburned Country  •  Bill Bryson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  The intrepid, ever-resourceful Bryson revels in Australia's eccentric characters, dangerous flora and fauna, and other oddities in this wildly funny, effortlessly informative travelogue. (AUS83, $15.99)
 		  
My Place  •  Sally Morgan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A deeply moving autobiography of three generations in Australia, which artfully evokes aboriginal culture. Morgan, who spent her childhood in Perth, didn't discover her Aboriginal background until she was in her teens. (AUS19, $19.95)
 		  
One For the Road, An Outback Adventure  •  Tony Horwitz   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A classic travel adventure by favorite author Tony Horwitz. This time he's set loose among the Aborigines, exiled desert rats and other odd characters in the outback. (AUS79, $14.00)
 		  
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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)
 		  
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The Kimberley  •  Victoria Laurie   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Subtitled, Australia's Last Great Wilderness, this comprehensive portait features 200 stunning images, covering wildlife, landscapes and conservation in the Kimberley. (AUS255, $59.95)
 		  
The Remarkable Baobab  •  Thomas Pakenham   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A celebration of the tremendous, twisted baobabs of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. The 60 large-format color photographs show that the Baobab is indeed remarkable. (NAT71, $19.95)
 		  
Wild Australia  •  IMAX   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A dazzling overview of Australia, its geology, evolution, culture and wildlife on DVD, originally presented in IMAX theatres. (AUS168, $19.99)
 		  
Australian Birds  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A laminated card featuring commonly encountered Australian birds. (AUS99, $5.95)
 		  
Australian Wildlife  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This handy fold-out guide features illustrations of almost 150 species of Australian animals. Laminated and pocket-sized, it easily slips into your daypack. (AUS111, $5.95)
 		  
Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia  •  John Richard Petheram   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic field guide to 240 species of trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs and grasses. (AUS193, $40.50)
 		  
 
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