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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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AUSTRALIA TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE

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The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People

The Future Eaters, An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People


by Tim F. Flannery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

An engaging ecological history of Australasia, focusing on human impact on local environments and animal populations in the recent geologic past. (AUS48, $16.00)

Mr. Darwin's Shooter


by Roger McDonald

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A New York Times Notable Book from one of Australia's most acclaimed authors, this novel presents the dilemma of Syms Covington, who assists aboard the HMS Beagle as a youth but later must grapple with the worldwide moral crises resulting from Darwin's claims. (AUS201, $14.00)

Planet Ocean

Planet Ocean


by Laurent Ballesta | Pierre Descamp

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

Ballesta's exquisite photographic portraits celebrate the diversity of life under the sea, from bizarre Antarctic fish and odd benthic creatures to multi-colored reef beauties, turtles, sharks and rays. (OCE115, $40.00)

The Road from Coorain

The Road from Coorain


by Jill Ker Conway

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 238 PAGES

An absorbing account of a young rural girl's coming of age in post-war Sydney. Conway paints a vivid picture of isolation and beauty -- and of the challenges of a bright, ambitious woman growing up Australian. (AUS03, $13.95)

Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist

Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist


by William Laurance

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 184 PAGES

A scientist's memoir from the 1980s at Millaa Millaa in the tropics of Queensland, detailing the rigors of field research and the joys of discovery. (AUS90, $25.00)

World Atlas of Coral Reefs

World Atlas of Coral Reefs


by Edmund P. Green | Corinna Ravilious | Mark D. Spalding

  • SCIENCE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 416 PAGES

With 84 full-page color maps, charts and 200 color photographs of corals and reef fishes, this beautiful atlas is an authoritative survey of coral reef habitats, their distribution and abundance, health and diversity. (OCE60, $70.00)

 

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