| Description |
504 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction Curiosity and adventure -- Part I. Diverse experiences 1993-1999: -- Case of the missing meat eaters -- Men of the forest -- Extraordinary Watkin Tench -- John Nicol, mariner -- Toricelli Mountaints -- Discover of dingiso -- Living dingiso -- Part II. Ground zero 1999-2003: -- Sandstone city -- Extraordinary continent -- Ground zero -- Fatal impact -- America under the gun -- Day, the land, and the people -- Introduction to The life and adventures of William Buckley -- Passing of Birrang -- Part III. Life: a brief biography 2004-2007: -- Life: a brief biography -- Priest and the hobbit -- Captain Cook's kangaroo -- Mystery of hopping -- Land of giants -- Oolacunta! -- Great aerial ocean -- Born in the deep-freeze -- 2050: the Great Stumpy Reef? -- Warning from the golden toad -- Playing at Canute -- Part IV. Fresh look at Earth 2010-2017: -- Man the disrupter -- Evolution's motive force -- What lies on the other side? -- Introduction to Among the islands -- Alcester, the lonely isle -- Memories of Robert Hughes -- They're taking over -- Mystery of the Venus Island finch, chapter three -- Vale Martin -- How you consist of trillions of tiny machines -- Foreword to The hidden life of trees -- Extravagant, agressive birds down under -- Power of kelp -- Part V. Our twisted DNA 2018-2019: -- Tree whisperes -- Neanderthals -- Of assemblages and elephants -- From the horse to Roman failure -- Europe's Bewolfing -- Review of Down to Earth -- Our twisted DNA -- Thowim way spices -- Reconciliation, Kwaio style -- Emotions |
| Summary |
Tim Flannery is one of the world's great thinkers, environmental scientists and writers. Sir David Attenborough once described him as being 'in the league of the all-time great explorers like Dr David Livingstone.' This definitive collection of his work brings together thirty years of essays, speeches and occasional writing on palaeontology, mammology, environmental science and history, including the science of climate change and the challenges and opportunities we face in addressing this issue, so critical for all of us. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographic references |
| Subject |
Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-
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Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- -- Speeches, addresses, etc
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Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- -- Written works
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Authors, Australian -- Anecdotes.
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Paleontology.
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Mammalogy.
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Environmental sciences.
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Climatic changes.
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Paleontologists -- Anecdotes
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Environmentalists -- Anecdotes
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Evolution (Biology)
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Explorers -- Anecdotes
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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Essays.
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| ISBN |
9781922268297 |
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9781925923001 |
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