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Sub-Categories of Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment & Planning
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How To Get Expelled From School: A Guide to Climate Change for Pupils, Parents...
Ian Plimer
Mathematics & Sciences; The environment; Social issues (Children's&YA)
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Are pupils, parents and the public being fed political propaganda on climate change? Now is your chance to find out. Professor... [more]
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Dampier's Monkey: the South Seas Voyages of William Dampier
His Hon Judge Mitchell
History; Maritime history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Marine engineering
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Dampier's Monkey examines the late-17th century ways of comprehending an expanding world by re-evaluating the travel narratives... [more]
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Dirty Money: The True Cost of Australia's Mineral Boom
Matthew Benns
Economics & Business; Mining industry; Pollution & threats to the environment; Social impact of environmental issues
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They put the boys into the Anvil mining truck. They came for my dad. I asked them 'where are you taking him?' and they didn't... [more]
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Shipwrecks of the Southern Seas
Craig Cormick
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Maritime history; Geographical discovery & exploration
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Shipwrecks of the Southern Seas tells 15 fascinating stories - some iconic, many little known until now - of shipwreck, mutiny,... [more]
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Into the Unknown: The Tormented Life and Expeditions of Ludwig Leichhardt...
John Bailey
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Geographical discovery & exploration
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Ludwig Leichhardt is undoubtedly Australia's most fascinating early explorer. Born and educated in Prussia in the early 19th... [more]
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Burke & Wills: the Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition...
D. A. McCann, E. B. Joyce
Australasian & Pacific history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Mathematics & Sciences; Geographical discovery & exploration
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This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills... [more]
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The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia
Bill Gammage
History; Australasian & Pacific history; Indigenous peoples; Management of land & natural resources
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Across Australia, early Europeans commented again and again that the land looked like a park. With extensive grassy patches... [more]
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The Garnaut Review 2011: Australia in the Global Response to Climate Change...
Ross Garnaut
Mathematics & Sciences; Meteorology & climatology; Global warming
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In this update to the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review, Ross Garnaut re-examines the case for action in the aftermath of... [more]
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Illustrated Atlas of Exploration
Australian Geographi
History; Geographical discovery & exploration
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All the adventure, risk and history of first endeavours - small ship excursions of ancient times, medieval voyages under sail... [more]
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Lewis & Clark Tailor Made, Trail Worn: Army Life, Clothing & Weapons of...
Michael Haynes, Robert J Moore, Jr.
History of the Americas; Historical geography; Geographical discovery & exploration
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When the Lewis and Clark Expedition crossed a continent in 1803 to 1806, they started out in U.S. Army uniforms, which gradually... [more]
Rich Land, Wasteland
Sharyn (Sharyn Therese) Munro
History; Mining industry; Pollution & threats to the environment; Social impact of environmental issues
Paperback
For nearly a year Sharyn Munro travelled through rural Australia, visiting the communities in coal-mining areas. She found... [more]
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Climate Change and Australia: Warming to the Global Challenge
Ben Saul, James Slezak, Jane McAdam, Steven Sherwood, Tim Stephens
Mathematics & Sciences; Global warming
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Climate change is one of the most hotly debated issues of this century. Politicians have risen and fallen on its wake, elections... [more]
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Little Green Lies: Twelve Environmental Myths
Jeff Bennett
Mathematics & Sciences; The environment; Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's&YA)
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The natural environment matters a lot to many people. Their views on issues such as recycling, population control, economic... [more]
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Man-made World: Choosing Between Progress and Planet
Andrew Charlton
History; Politics & government; Sustainability
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We shouldn't be too hard on ourselves, my German colleague said to me. We have to be realistic about the problem. The world... [more]
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Elixir: A Human History of Water
Brian Fagan
History; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Drought & water supply
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Elixir: A Human History of Water spans five millennia, from the beginnings of civilisation to the global water shortages... [more]
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Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North
Andrea di Robilant
History; Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge; Geographical discovery & exploration; Classic travel writing
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In the 14th century, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting... [more]
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The Geology of Australia
David Johnson
Mathematics & Sciences; Earth sciences
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The Geology of Australia provides a vivid and informative account of the evolution of the Australian continent over the last... [more]
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Heaven and Earth: Global Warming, the Missing Science
Ian Plimer
Mathematics & Sciences; Global warming
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The Earth is an evolving dynamic system. Current changes in climate, sea level and ice are within variability. Atmospheric... [more]
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Trickster Travels
Natalie Zemon Davis
History; Physical geography & topography
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Captured by Christian pirates in the Mediterranean and imprisoned by the pope, then released, baptised, and allowed a European... [more]
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Made Us Richer, Smarter,...
Edward Glaeser
Urban communities; Economics & Business; Urban economics; Economic geography
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Understanding the modern city and the powerful forces within it is the life's work of Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser,... [more]
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Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next
Greg Lindsay, John Kasarda
Society & Social Sciences; Urban communities; Airports; Urban & municipal planning
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Throw out your old atlas. The new version is here . (Walter Kirn, author of Up in the Air ). From Dubai to Amsterdam, Memphis... [more]
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Science on Ice: Discovering the Secrets of Antarctica
Veronika Meduna
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Geographical discovery & exploration; Wildlife: general interest
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'For some scientific questions, Antarctica is the best - and sometimes the only - place to look for answers. Visiting this... [more]
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Secret Chambers: The Inside Story of Cells and Complex Life
Martin Brasier
Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Evolution; Palaeontology
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In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier book introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the... [more]
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A First Rate Tragedy
Diana Preston
Biography: historical, political & military; True stories: discovery, historical & scientific; Geographical discovery & exploration; Travel & holiday
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On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally found what they sought - the snow-covered... [more]
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Madlands: A Journey to Change the Mind of a Climate Sceptic
Anna Rose
Mathematics & Sciences; Global warming
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Anna Rose, environmental crusader since the age of fourteen and co-founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, is on... [more]
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