The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
As heard on NPR's This American Life "Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air "One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever." --Christian Science Monitor A rollicking true-crime a ...Show more
Finding the Mother Tree: Uncovering the Wisdom and Intelligence of the Forest by Suzanne Simard
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series' Kate Kellaway, Observer A dazzling scientific detective story from the ecologist who first discovered the hidden language of trees No one has done more to transform our understanding of trees than the world-renowned s ...Show more
The Australian Bird Guide: Revised Edition by Peter Menkhorst, Danny Rogers, Rohan Clarke
$49.99 AUD
Category: Nature | Series: CSIRO
A new in-depth field guide to Australian birds The Australian avifauna is large, diverse, and spectacular, reflecting the continent's impressive habitats and evolutionary history. Looking at more than 900 species, The Australian Bird Guide is the most comprehensive field guide on Australian birds avail ...Show more
The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
$35.00 AUD
Category: Nature
The unmissable sequel to the bestselling, award-winning, multi-adaptation hit The Lost Words Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but new in form, The Lost Spells is a pocket-sized treasure, a new collection of 'spells' - acrostic poetry and artwork - by beloved creative duo Robert Macfarlane and Jackie ...Show more
Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World by Tim Low
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Renowned for its unusual mammals, Australia is a land of birds that are just as unusual, just as striking, a result of the continent's tens of millions of years of isolation. Compared with birds elsewhere, ours are more likely to be intelligent, aggressive and loud, to live in complex societies, and are ...Show more
The Nation of Plants by Stefano Mancuso
$19.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about three hundred thousand years ago--nothing when compared to the history of life on our planet--humans have succeeded in changing the condit ...Show more
Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans by Charles Clover
$35.00 AUD
Category: Nature
A landmark, inspiring book showing that the best way to protect our seas is to stand back and let nature repair the damage, from the Co-founder of Blue Marine Foundation and one of the leading figures in marine conservation.'A game-changer!' - Margaret Atwood, Twitter'Desperately needed' - Isabella Tree ...Show more
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes by Steve Morton
$59.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent – the heart of Australia. Steve Morton brings his extensive first-hand knowledge and experience of arid Australia to this book, explaining how Australian desert ...Show more
Birds: Poetry in the Sky by CHRISTIAN SPENCER
$99.00 AUD
Category: Nature
The fascination birds evoke in us continues unabated. Australian artist and photographer Christian Spencer, living in the vicinity of the Brazilian rainforest since 2001, has surrendered to it as well. "The camera is my brush," is how he describes his style. His photographs truly capture the poetry of n ...Show more
H is for Hawk: A BBC2 Between the Covers pick by Helen Macdonald
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. Years later, when her father died, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to ...Show more
The Pine Barrens by John McPhee
$22.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Most people think of the American state of New Jersey as a suburban-industrial corridor that sits just west of New York City. But in the centre of the state lies a vast wilderness - larger than most national parks - which has been known since the seventeenth century as the Pine Barrens. In The Pine Bar ...Show more
The Big Twitch: A True Story of Obsession, Adventure and Birdwatching by Sean Dooley
$26.99 AUD
Category: Nature
As a self-proclaimed twitcher--a birdwatching extremist who travels around the country trying to catch a glimpse of as many species of birds as possible--the author took a year off in 2002 with the goal of seeing 700 birds and thereby breaking the national record for most birds seen in one year. In this ...Show more