A landmark publication on the Greater Blue Mountains, celebrating in images and words one of Australia’s most popular and magnificent wild regions, from resident nature photographer, writer, naturalist and bushwalker Ian Brown, who has been exploring the Blue Mountains environment for more than 30 years.Evocative natural history notes introduce five photographic portfolios – Rock, Land, Sky/Water, Life and Season.
Superb large format images display the richness and colour, life, light and changing moods of the mountains, from the grandeur of gorge, cliff and sweeping forest vistas to the exquisite detail of bark, bush, waterfall and rock.
The book explores remote wilderness to surprising views of familiar landmarks—Thirlmere Lakes, Kowmung River, Wild Dog Mountains, Jamison Valley, Grose Valley, Wolgan, Colo, Yengo, Gardens of Stone and more. Evocative natural history notes are coupled with the compelling story of the environment through time, from Aboriginal settlement to World Heritage listing in the year 2000.
Includes images used in the World Heritage nomination.
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Ian Brown Imprint: Windy Cliff Press Country of Publication: Australia ISBN:9780975098912 ISBN 10: 0975098918 Pages: 128 Publication Date:01 June 2003 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1: Contexts and Perspectives; Death and Politics: A Psychosocial Perspective; Living Our Dying and Our Grieving: Historical and Cultural Attitudes. Part 2: Data; Death Anxiety; The Dying Process; Institutional Dying: A Convergence of Cultural Values, Technology and Social Organisation; Care of the Dying: The Hospice Approach; Legal Perspectives on Planning for Death. Part 3: Issues and Challenges; AIDS: The Second Decade; Suicide; Rights and the Dying; The Definition of Death: Problems for Public Policy. Part 4: Conclusion; Some Closing Reflections; Resources.
