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The Great Barrier Reef, Australia's Tropical Paradise

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia's Tropical Paradise


by Alison Cates

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A handsomely illustrated overview of the nature and attractions of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef. Divided geographically, it includes chapters on the Far North, Cairns, Townsville, Central and South regions. (AUS71, $49.95)

Tutira, The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station

Tutira, The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station


by Herbert Guthrie-Smith | William Cronon

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
  • OUT OF PRINT

First published in 1921, this loving account of the ecology of New Zealand focuses on Guthrie-Smith's 40,000-sheep shearing station on the shores of Lake Tutira. (NZL26, $24.95)

Janet Frame, An Autobiography: To the Island, An Angel at My Table, The Envoy from Mirror City


by Janet Frame

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 435 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The three-volume memoir of one of New Zealand's most original writers. From her impoverished upbringing to her misdiagnosis with mental illness to her transformation into a distinguished novelist/poet, Frame's is a story of courage and creativity. (NZL25, $19.95)

Indigenous Australian Voices: A Reader


by Jennifer Sabbioni

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 330 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An anthology of stories, poems, novel excerpts and artwork by 36 contemporary Aborigine artists. (AUS45, $25.00)

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia


by Ken Simpson | Nicholas Day

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

A handbook and field guide to Australia's birds with 2,000 vivid color illustrations, each accompanied by a brief description and revised range map. (AUS06, $39.50)

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