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Footprints

by David Farrier ...

A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils—industrial, chemical, geological—that humans are leaving behindA Times Book of the Year • A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearWhat will the world look like ten thousand or ten million years from now?In Footprints, David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived ... Read more

$16.99 AUD

A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils—industrial, chemical, geological—that humans are leaving behindA Times Book of the Year • A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearWhat will the world look like ten thousand or ten million years from now?In Footprints, David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived
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Treasure Island A Fossicker's Guide to Australia

by Rodney W Berrell, Nicole Kelly ...

Geology is everywhere, never dull and always scenic -you just need a sense of adventure and wonder.Treasure Island - A fossicker's guide to Australia is a treasure trove foranyone keen to learn more about geology, minerals, gems and fossils. Throughinspirational commentary, marvellously illustrated maps and photography, itexplores over eight different areas across Australia including over 50 ... Read more

$9.89 AUD

Geology is everywhere, never dull and always scenic -you just need a sense of adventure and wonder.Treasure Island - A fossicker's guide to Australia is a treasure trove foranyone keen to learn more about geology, minerals, gems and fossils. Throughinspirational commentary, marvellously illustrated maps and photography, itexplores over eight different areas across Australia including over 50
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Dr Karl's Little Book of Climate Change Science

by Karl Kruszelnicki ...

Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change -- and how we can fix itHow do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day?Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to cover it up?What's the Hockey Stick Graph and why is it so important?How did Climate Change tip the ... Read more

$14.99 AUD

Australia's favourite science guru explains the facts about climate change -- and how we can fix itHow do Greenhouse Gas molecules shimmy and shake to trap 400,000 Hiroshima atom bombs' worth of the Sun's heat each day?Who did the early research into Climate Change and then spent billions trying to cover it up?What's the Hockey Stick Graph and why is it so important?How did Climate Change tip the
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Fossil Men

The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind

by Kermit Pattison ...

"Riveting. ... Pattison's uncanny ability [is] to write evocatively about science. ... In this, he is every bit as good as the best scientist writers." —New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)"Brilliant. ... A work of staggering depth." —Minneapolis Star TribuneA decade in the making, Fossil Men is a scientific detective story played out in anatomy and the natural history of the human... ... Read more

$10.99 AUD

"Riveting. ... Pattison's uncanny ability [is] to write evocatively about science. ... In this, he is every bit as good as the best scientist writers." —New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)"Brilliant. ... A work of staggering depth." —Minneapolis Star TribuneA decade in the making, Fossil Men is a scientific detective story played out in anatomy and the natural history of the human...
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Trilobite! (Text Only)

by Richard Fortey ...

This ebook edition does not include illustrations.‘In Richard Fortey’s capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic – a remarkable and fascinating book.’ SIMON WINCHESTERRichard Fortey is one of Britain’s leading popular scientists. Life: An Unauthorised Biography, was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc prize and has been reprinted five times. ... Read more

$13.99 AUD

This ebook edition does not include illustrations.‘In Richard Fortey’s capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic – a remarkable and fascinating book.’ SIMON WINCHESTERRichard Fortey is one of Britain’s leading popular scientists. Life: An Unauthorised Biography, was short-listed for the Rhone Poulenc prize and has been reprinted five times.
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A Sea without Fish

Life in the Ordovician Sea of the Cincinnati Region

by David L. Meyer, Richard Arnold Davis, Steven M. Holland ...

Series series Life of the Past
A "superbly written, richly illustrated" guide to the animals who lived 450 million years ago—in the fossil-rich area where Cincinnati, Ohio now stands ( Rocks & Minerals).The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 ... Read more

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A "superbly written, richly illustrated" guide to the animals who lived 450 million years ago—in the fossil-rich area where Cincinnati, Ohio now stands ( Rocks & Minerals).The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450
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Spying on Whales

The Past, Present and Future of the World’s Largest Animals

by Nick Pyenson ...

Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe and affection – yet we know hardly anything about them.Whales tend to only enter our awareness when they die, struck by a ship or stranded in the surf ... Read more

$8.99 AUD

Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe and affection – yet we know hardly anything about them.Whales tend to only enter our awareness when they die, struck by a ship or stranded in the surf
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Understanding Gemstones

by V.T. ...

Want to understand more about gemstones, what do they mean, which one can bring you luck, and even set up your gemstones business? This ebook compiles tons of tips from REAL gemstones business owners who enjoy studying these previous stones. They share the knowledge, how they set up their businesses, where to buy cheap and how to sell online for a profit. If you like these stones, and make a ... Read more

$5.12 AUD

Want to understand more about gemstones, what do they mean, which one can bring you luck, and even set up your gemstones business? This ebook compiles tons of tips from REAL gemstones business owners who enjoy studying these previous stones. They share the knowledge, how they set up their businesses, where to buy cheap and how to sell online for a profit. If you like these stones, and make a
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Dinosaurs

by Jill McDonald ...

The world of Dinosaurs comes alive in this adorable new illustrated book by author Jill McDonald. Children ages 4 - 8 will learn about who dinosaurs were, facts about their anatomy, and their extinction. Equipped with an easy to navigate Table of Contents and large text that's perfect for kids. ... Read more

$2.69 AUD

The world of Dinosaurs comes alive in this adorable new illustrated book by author Jill McDonald. Children ages 4 - 8 will learn about who dinosaurs were, facts about their anatomy, and their extinction. Equipped with an easy to navigate Table of Contents and large text that's perfect for kids.
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The Wolf Within

The Astonishing Evolution of the Wolf into Man’s Best Friend

by Professor Bryan Sykes ...

The genetic history of the dog is a sensational example of the co-evolution of two species, man and wolf, to each other’s mutual benefit. But how did this ancient partnership begin? To answer this question, Professor Bryan Sykes identifies tantalising clues in the recently mapped genetic makeup of both species.Sykes paints a vivid picture of the dog as an ancient and essential ally. While ... Read more

$8.99 AUD

The genetic history of the dog is a sensational example of the co-evolution of two species, man and wolf, to each other’s mutual benefit. But how did this ancient partnership begin? To answer this question, Professor Bryan Sykes identifies tantalising clues in the recently mapped genetic makeup of both species.Sykes paints a vivid picture of the dog as an ancient and essential ally. While
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The Trilobite Book

A Visual Journey

by Riccardo Levi-Setti ...

A scientist recounts his global adventure documenting trilobite fossils in this full-color book perfect for armchair paleontologists.Distant relatives of modern lobsters, horseshoe crabs, and spiders, trilobites swam the planet's prehistoric seas for 300 million years, from the Lower Cambrian to the end of the Permian eras—and they did so very capably. Trilobite fossils have been unearthed on ... Read more

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A scientist recounts his global adventure documenting trilobite fossils in this full-color book perfect for armchair paleontologists.Distant relatives of modern lobsters, horseshoe crabs, and spiders, trilobites swam the planet's prehistoric seas for 300 million years, from the Lower Cambrian to the end of the Permian eras—and they did so very capably. Trilobite fossils have been unearthed on
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Dinosaur Tracks

The Next Steps

by Annette Richter ...

Series series Life of the Past
This look at the field of ichnology is "an excellent compendium and a timely piece on a rapidly expanding and changing area of research" ( Quarterly Review of Biology).The latest advances in dinosaur ichnology are showcased in this comprehensive and timely volume, in which leading researchers and research groups cover the most essential topics in the study of dinosaur tracks. Some assess and ... Read more

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This look at the field of ichnology is "an excellent compendium and a timely piece on a rapidly expanding and changing area of research" ( Quarterly Review of Biology).The latest advances in dinosaur ichnology are showcased in this comprehensive and timely volume, in which leading researchers and research groups cover the most essential topics in the study of dinosaur tracks. Some assess and
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Diamonds, Gems, Pearls and Corals: Legend, Myth and Mystique. Illustrated

by John Bonner, Schele De Vere ...

A mid nineteenth century look at diamonds and other precious stones: Diamonds, Gems, Corals and Pearls. This short piece includes a brief history of some famous stones and a brief description of mining, diving and cutting of gems corals and pearls. ... Read more

$3.84 AUD

A mid nineteenth century look at diamonds and other precious stones: Diamonds, Gems, Corals and Pearls. This short piece includes a brief history of some famous stones and a brief description of mining, diving and cutting of gems corals and pearls.
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First Steps

How Walking Upright Made Us Human

by Jeremy DeSilva ...

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.First Steps takes our ordinary, everyday walking experience and reveals how unusual and extraordinary it truly is. The seven-million-year-long ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.First Steps takes our ordinary, everyday walking experience and reveals how unusual and extraordinary it truly is. The seven-million-year-long
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The Natural Explorer

A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for your summer walks

by Tristan Gooley ...

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigationTristan Gooley demonstrates how it is possible to connect profoundly with the lands we travel through, even from the comfort of your living room. In The Natural Explorer he combines the work of the some of the most ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigationTristan Gooley demonstrates how it is possible to connect profoundly with the lands we travel through, even from the comfort of your living room. In The Natural Explorer he combines the work of the some of the most
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The Origin Of Humankind

by Richard Leakey, Richard E. Leakey ...

Series series SCIENCE MASTERS
A meticulously clear account of how early ape-men of the African savanna developed into fully human beings.Leakey has always been interested in far more than the mere physical features presented by fossils, and here he is particularly concerned with non-tangible human attributes, such as art, language and consciousness itself.Leakey's personal involvement in many of the key discoveries of hominid ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

A meticulously clear account of how early ape-men of the African savanna developed into fully human beings.Leakey has always been interested in far more than the mere physical features presented by fossils, and here he is particularly concerned with non-tangible human attributes, such as art, language and consciousness itself.Leakey's personal involvement in many of the key discoveries of hominid
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Fossils

A Very Short Introduction

by Keith Thomson ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots, and they have remained a subject of ceaseless fascination for people of all ages and backgrounds. In this delightful book, Keith ... Read more

$10.68 AUD

Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution: attempts to explain their existence has shaken religion at its very roots, and they have remained a subject of ceaseless fascination for people of all ages and backgrounds. In this delightful book, Keith
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Cradle of Life

The Story of the Magaliesberg and the Cradle of Humankind

by Vincent Carruthers ...

The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site situated in the heart of the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is the jewel in South Africa’s evolutionary crown: an area ‘of outstanding universal value’, it has attracted world-wide interest and furnished key evidence about where, when and how we came to be. The greater Magaliesberg area is peppered with some 200 caves and has a unique geology, history ... Read more

$22.36 AUD

The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site situated in the heart of the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve is the jewel in South Africa’s evolutionary crown: an area ‘of outstanding universal value’, it has attracted world-wide interest and furnished key evidence about where, when and how we came to be. The greater Magaliesberg area is peppered with some 200 caves and has a unique geology, history
... Read more
The Hogeye Clovis Cache

by Michael R. Waters, Thomas A. Jennings ...

Series series Peopling of the Americas Publications
Roughly thirteen thousand years ago, Clovis hunters cached more than fifty projectile points, preforms, and knives at the toe of a gentle slope near present-day Elgin, Bastrop County, in central Texas. Over the next millennia, deposition buried the cache several meters below the surface. The entombed artifacts lay undisturbed until 2003.A circuitous path brought thirteen of the original thirty ... Read more

$10.58 AUD

Roughly thirteen thousand years ago, Clovis hunters cached more than fifty projectile points, preforms, and knives at the toe of a gentle slope near present-day Elgin, Bastrop County, in central Texas. Over the next millennia, deposition buried the cache several meters below the surface. The entombed artifacts lay undisturbed until 2003.A circuitous path brought thirteen of the original thirty
... Read more
Dinosaurs Without Bones

Dinosaur Lives Revealed by Their Trace Fossils

by Anthony J. Martin ...

"Bubbles over with the joy of scientific discovery as he shares his natural enthusiasm for the blend of sleuthing and imagination."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewWhat if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What ... Read more

$27.99 AUD

"Bubbles over with the joy of scientific discovery as he shares his natural enthusiasm for the blend of sleuthing and imagination."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewWhat if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based environments from pole to pole? What
... Read more
Les Grottes de Menton et la question de l’homme fossile

by Félix Garrigou ...

EXTRAIT:La découverte d’un squelette humain, dans l’une des grottes de Menton, a produit, on se le rappelle, un véritable événement dans le monde savant ; elle s’est présentée comme un nouvel et frappant exemple de l’homme fossile. ... Read more

$2.91 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

EXTRAIT:La découverte d’un squelette humain, dans l’une des grottes de Menton, a produit, on se le rappelle, un véritable événement dans le monde savant ; elle s’est présentée comme un nouvel et frappant exemple de l’homme fossile.
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Drachenmenschen – Legende oder Wirklichkeit?

Mythen, Funde und die Spur einer vergessenen Spezies

by Zhang Meilin ...

Seit Jahrtausenden erzählen Kulturen auf der ganzen Welt von mächtigen, drachenähnlichen Wesen, die einst Seite an Seite mit den Menschen lebten – den Drachenmenschen. In "Drachenmenschen – Legende oder Wirklichkeit? Mythen, Funde und die Spur einer vergessenen Spezies" begibt sich Zhang Meilin auf eine faszinierende Spurensuche zwi-schen Mythologie, Archäologie und wissenschaftlicher Kontroverse. ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

Seit Jahrtausenden erzählen Kulturen auf der ganzen Welt von mächtigen, drachenähnlichen Wesen, die einst Seite an Seite mit den Menschen lebten – den Drachenmenschen. In "Drachenmenschen – Legende oder Wirklichkeit? Mythen, Funde und die Spur einer vergessenen Spezies" begibt sich Zhang Meilin auf eine faszinierende Spurensuche zwi-schen Mythologie, Archäologie und wissenschaftlicher Kontroverse.
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Anthrapology of Human

by PHILIP N O ...

This book is written to address one of the most fundamental questions in human evolutionary studies: when and how did self-awareness emerge in the human lineage? While intelligence, awareness, and social behaviour are widely observed across non-human species, the capacity for reflective self-awareness—understood as a stable sense of identity extending across time and social contexts—appears to be ... Read more

$3.59 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is written to address one of the most fundamental questions in human evolutionary studies: when and how did self-awareness emerge in the human lineage? While intelligence, awareness, and social behaviour are widely observed across non-human species, the capacity for reflective self-awareness—understood as a stable sense of identity extending across time and social contexts—appears to be
... Read more
The Road of Winds

by Ivan Efremov ...

The Road of Winds is a non-fiction book by Ivan Efremov about his three years' travel in Mongolia (1946–1949) when he was the head of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontology Expedition.During the expedition, Ivan Efremov conceived a book. In the "The Road of Winds" published in the mid 1950s, he wrote about excavations, his colleagues, as well as the harsh nature of Mongolia. A new generation of ... Read more

$11.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Road of Winds is a non-fiction book by Ivan Efremov about his three years' travel in Mongolia (1946–1949) when he was the head of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontology Expedition.During the expedition, Ivan Efremov conceived a book. In the "The Road of Winds" published in the mid 1950s, he wrote about excavations, his colleagues, as well as the harsh nature of Mongolia. A new generation of
... Read more

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