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Lonely Planet Tasmania

Lonely Planet Tasmania

by Lyn McGuar | John Chapman | Monica Chapman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to Tasmania, geared for independent travelers and packed with much nuts-and-bolts info on excursions and sightseeing. (AUS81, $24.99)

Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger

Carnivorous Nights, On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger

by 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. (AUS164, $14.95)

The Secret River

The Secret River

by Kate Grenville

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 334 PAGES

Inspired by the history of her own family, Kate Grenville evokes all the bravado, trickery and conflict over the settlement of New South Wales in her tale of a Thames boatsman banished to the new colony in 1806 (AUS179, $14.00)

Tasmania Map

Tasmania Map

by HEMA Maps

  • MAP
  • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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A colorful, detailed map of Tasmania at a scale of 1:650,000. Published in Australia. (AUS40, $10.95)

 
Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide

Australia, An Ecotraveler's Guide


by Hannah Robinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

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)

Culture Smart! Australia

Culture Smart! Australia


by Barry Penney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

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)

Walking

Walking


by Henry David Thoreau

  • REFERENCE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 92 PAGES

Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)

Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land

Australia, A New History of the Great Southern Land


by Frank Welsh

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 758 PAGES

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 Search of Hobart

In Search of Hobart


by Peter Timms

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

Hobart resident Timms explores the contradictions of Australia's smallest, most southerly and least prosperous state capital, from its troubled past to its spectacular setting. (AUS246, $24.95)

In Tasmania

In Tasmania


by Nicholas Shakespeare

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 374 PAGES

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 Fatal Shore

The Fatal Shore


by Robert Hughes

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 752 PAGES
  • 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)

The Songlines

The Songlines


by Bruce Chatwin

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Chatwin transforms a journey through the Outback into an exhilarating, semi-fictional meditation on our place in the world. (AUS01, $16.00)

In a Sunburned Country

In a Sunburned Country


by Bill Bryson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 335 PAGES
  • 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)

Australia, A Traveler's Literary Companion

Australia, A Traveler's Literary Companion


by Robert Ross

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

English Passengers

English Passengers


by Matthew Kneale

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 446 PAGES

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

Gould's Book of Fish, A Novel in Twelve Fish


by Richard Flanagan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES

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

The Discovery of Slowness


by Sten Nadolny | Ralph Freedman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

A late 20th century fictional biography of the 19th century polar explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), a man who makes history by discovering the power of his own slowness. (ARC59, $16.95)

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant


by Kate Grenville

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

In this stirring follow-up to her The Secret River, Grenvilles writes of courage and crossing cultural boundaries in 18th century New South Wales though the tale of a misunderstood mariner who builds a celestial observatory. (AUS243, $14.95)

The Nutmeg of Consolation

The Nutmeg of Consolation


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 315 PAGES

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, $15.95)

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

The Sound of One Hand Clapping


by Richard Flanagan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 425 PAGES

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)

Chasing Kangaroo

Chasing Kangaroo


by Tim Flannery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

In this ode to the kangaroo, Flannery weaves his own coming of age as a scientist with tales of the strange marsupial, past and present. (AUS186, $14.00)

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)

Wild Australia

Wild Australia


by IMAX

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dazzling overview of Australia, its geology, evolution, culture and wildlife on DVD, originally presented in IMAX theatres. (AUS168, $19.99)

Australian Birds

Australian Birds


by Pocket Naturalist

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PLASTIC CARD

A laminated card featuring commonly encountered Australian birds. (AUS99, $5.95)

Australian Wildlife

Australian Wildlife


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PLASTIC CARD

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)

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