Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction by David George Haskell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
The Earth's sounds are wonderfully diverse, complex and beautiful - but they are under threat. A lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the perils that sonic diversity now faces. We live on a planet alive with song, music and sp ...Show more
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
<b>‘Steve Brusatte, the author of <i>The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs</i>, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors in a beautifully written book that . . . makes the case for them as creatures who are just as engaging as dinosaurs.’ – <i>The Sunday T ...Show more
How to Speak Whale - A Voyage into the Future of Animal Communication by Tom Mustill
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
'Fascinating' Greta Thunberg'Extraordinary' Merlin Sheldrake'A must-read' New Scientist'Enthralling' George Monbiot'Brilliant' Philip HoareWildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had always liked whales. But when one breached onto his kayak, nearly killing him, he became obsessed.This book traces his extraordina ...Show more
Humpback Highway: Diving Into the Mysterious World of Whales by Vanessa Pirotta
$32.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
I entered the water quietly and saw two humpback whales sleeping diagonally in the distance. Two school buses just hanging in space ... Acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta has been mugged by whales, touched by a baby whale and covered in whale snot. In Humpback Highway, Pirotta’s enthusiasm an ...Show more
Deep Water: The World in the Ocean by James Bradley
$36.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Through history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism, Deep Water invites you to explore the deepest recesses of our natural world. 'Teeming with mysteries, wonders and heartbreaking facts, this beautiful, lucid hymn to the sea is a reminder of what we still have, what we stand to lose, and why ...Show more
The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition: Afterword By Robert Macfarlane by J. A. Baker
$27.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Reading Level: very good
Reissue of J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing, with an exclusive new afterword by Robert Macfarlane. Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J A Baker spent a lo ...Show more
Wild Quests: Journeys into Ecotourism and the Future for Animals by Satyajit Das
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
An interrogation of ecotourism, a celebration of animals and an impassioned call for the need to protect our natural world Thirty years ago, two trips to iconic destinations, Africa and the Antarctic, profoundly changed Satyajit Das’s life. Ecotourism — watching wildlife in nature — became his gravitati ...Show more
Tasmanian Gardens by Meg Bignell, Alice Bennett
$79.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Tasmanian Gardens reimagines the very definition of a garden. It goes beyond perfect lawns and beautiful borders to the people, places and stories that inhabit this contrasting island state. From vast coastal headlands and kelp forests to gorgeous flower farms and gnome collections, the gardens of lutr ...Show more
Tree Spirits Grass Spirits by Hiromi Ito
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
A collected series of intertwined poetic essays written by acclaimed Japanese poet Hiromi Ito—part nature writing, part travelogue, part existential philosophy. Written between April 2012 and November 2013, Tree Spirits Grass Spirits adopts a non-linear narrative flow that mimics the growth of plants, a ...Show more
The Mind of a Bee by Lars Chittka
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities ...Show more
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion: An Informative, Easy-To-Use Guide to Understanding Magic Mushrooms--from Tips and Trips to Microdosing and Psychedelic Therapy by Michelle Janikian
$27.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Guides to Psychedelics and More Ser.
Learn. Prepare. Trip. Transform With so much misinformation surrounding magic mushrooms out there, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. This is where Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion comes in to help. In this book, you'll find a comprehensive yet friendly guide to everything there is to ...Show more
The Museum of the Wood Age by Max Adams
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment
A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history. As a material, wood has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability. It has been our partner in the cultural evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny. Tracing that p ...Show more