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Alumina to Zirconia
IJ Bear,
T Biegler,
TR Scott
A history of the CSIRO Division of Mineral Chemistry, and the story of a significant part of Australia's mineral heritage.
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Australia's Fossil Heritage
The Australian Heritage Council
A detailed examination of Australia's fossil heritage revealing the richness and diversity of Australia's prehistory.
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Australia's Remarkable Trees
Richard Allen,
Kimbal Baker
Explores the extraordinary lives of 50 of Australia's oldest, largest and most unusual trees.
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Australian Agriculture
Ted Henzell
A journey through Australian agricultural practices from colonial times to modern day.
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The Australian Ark
Ian Parsonson
The definitive work on the introduction of domestic animals to Australia.
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Botanical Painting
Mariella Baldwin
Accessible and beautifully illustrated, this practical book unravels some of the mysteries of the art by showing the steps that go towards producing a stunning painting.
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A Brush with Birds
Penny Olsen AM
Paintings of Australian birds represented in the National Library of Australia.
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Burke and Wills
EB Joyce,
DA McCann
Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
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A Bush Capital Year
Ian Fraser,
Peter Marsack
Follows a year in the nature reserves, rural and suburban areas of the ACT.
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The Business of Nature
Roslyn Russell
Gould's tale is one of enduring love and of a man's unending ability to see beauty in nature, despite the greatest of life's tragedies.
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A Celebration of Wattle
Maria Hitchcock
Wattle is the best known and most loved of all our native flora, however few Australians are aware of the important part wattle has played in the nation's history.
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CSIRO at Sea
Vivienne Mawson,
David J Tranter,
Alan F Pearce
The story of what was the CSIRO Divisions of Fisheries and Oceanography traced through members of staff.
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Curious Minds
Peter Macinnis
Looks at the long line of naturalists who have traversed Australia in search of new plants and animals.
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Desert Channels
Libby Robin,
Chris Dickman,
Mandy Martin
Combines art, science and history to explore the distinctive Desert Channels country of south-western Queensland.
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Discovery of Australia's Fishes
Brian Saunders
Traces the discovery of Australia's fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th Century.
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Eucalypts
John Wrigley,
Murray Fagg
A superbly illustrated celebration of the beauty and diversity of Australia's most iconic and best-known trees.
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Fields of Discovery
Brad Collis
Provides a fascinating account of the achievements of CSIRO over the last 50 years.
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First Vintage
Julie McIntyre
This beautifully illustrated and sumptuously produced book explores the forgotten history of the early Australian wine industry.
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Flammable Australia
Richard J Williams,
A Malcolm Gill,
Ross A Bradstock
Leading researchers give an overview of the field of fire ecology in Australia.
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Flood Country
Emily O'Gorman
Explores the different ways in which floods have been understood and managed in the inland since Australia’s colonisation.
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A Flutter of Butterflies
Michael Braby,
Penny Olsen
A stunning showcase of butterfly and moth illustrations held by the National Library of Australia.
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The Garden of Ideas
Richard Aitken
Tells an inspiring and engaging story of Australian garden design.
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Gift Vouchers
Are you looking for a book or subscription to give as a present, but aren’t sure what to choose?
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The Gilded Canopy
Sandra Knapp,
Bob Press
With specially commissioned photographs showing every single panel and full of intriguing plant histories, this book is a fascinating insight into one of London's best kept secrets.
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Green Harvest
Rebecca Jones
Explores the ideas and practices that have shaped organic farming and gardening in Australia.
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Icon in Crisis
Ron Sandland,
Graham Thompson
Charts in detail CSIRO's dramatic and successful transformation in a changing political and financial environment.
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Kitchen Literacy
Ann Vileisis
Reveals how knowledge of our food has been lost and how it might now be regained.
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Koala
Ann Moyal
Embraces the story of the koala in Australian history.
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The Lennox Legacy
DE Rivett,
CW Ward,
LM Belkin,
JAM Ramshaw,
JFK Wilshire
A fifty-year history of CSIRO's Division of Protein Chemistry.
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Living with Fire
Tom Griffiths,
Christine Hansen
This deeply moving book examines how one community rebuilt and redefined itself following the Black Saturday fires.
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Making Landscape Architecture in Australia
Andrew Saniga
The story of unique personalities and the battles fought over the right to determine the shape and form of the landscapes that make Australian cities distinctive.
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Man and the Soil
For nearly 70 years the CSIRO Division of Soils helped pioneer a scientific attitude to tackling the problems of Australian soils.
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Mr JW Lewin
Richard Neville
A fascinating look at John William Lewin’s life and work.
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Nest
Janine Burke
Part natural history, part folklore, part exploration of art and aesthetics, part memoir, Nest is a beautiful book that will appeal to bird lovers, readers of literature and art lovers alike.
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The Origins of CSIRO
George Currie,
John Graham
March 16th, 1966, marked the jubilee of Commonwealth sponsored scientific research in Australia and this book is an account of the origins of CSIRO.
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Parkes: Thirty Years of Radio Astronomy
DE Goddard,
DK Milne
Presents accounts of the work and life at Parkes, and provides a fresh perspective on the growth of Australian science over the past three decades.
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Pastoral Australia
Michael Pearson,
Jane Lennon
Tells the story of the expansion of Australia's pastoral industry,
how it drove European settlement and involved Aboriginal people in the new settler
society.
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Pictures of Time Beneath
Kirsty Douglas
An original perspective on our understanding of place, time, nation and science.
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The Place for a Village
Gary Presland
Shows how natural landscapes have influenced the contours of the city and how we, in turn, have altered them.
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Prehistoric Mammals
Ken McNamara,
Peter Murray
What did Australia's prehistoric animals look like and how did they live?
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The Quintessential Bird
Viola Temple Watts
Allows readers a glimpse into Betty Temple Watts' joyous world of birds.
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A Rich and Diverse Fauna
MS Upton
This volume is the first comprehensive account of the formation of CSIRO Entomology and the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC).
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Rural Australian Gardens
Myles Baldwin
Details travels from subtropical and temperate to alpine and arid regions around the country to find the best and most unusual gardens.
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Science on Ice
Veronika Meduna
Follows deep-south scientists who huddle in tents and dive under ice to study ancient mud, fat fish, migrating penguins and fossilised forests.
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The Sea
Nic Compton
This spectacular book showcases some of the most stunning images of our oceans.
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Southern Light
David Neilson
These outstanding landscape and wildlife photographs reveal a part of the grandeur and mystery of this great southern realm.
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Tasmanian Devil
David Owen,
David Pemberton
The story of the Tasmanian Devil is a remarkable one - surprising, controversial, funny and tragic.
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The Prom
Travis Easton
Features magnificent photographs of the popular spots all those familiar with the promontory know and love.
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To Feed A Nation
Keith Farrer
A history of Australian food science and technology over two centuries.
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Troubled Waters
Sarah Lazarus
A fascinating journey through the history and future survival of whales and dolphins.
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Uncle Phil and the Atomic Bomb
John Abelson,
Philip H Abelson
The riveting, untold story of a determined, brilliant and highly creative scientist working against the odds at a crucial time in history.
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Upside Down World
Penny Olsen AM
Documents how our scientific knowledge evolved, using collectors' and naturalists' journals to enhance these stories.
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Urban Nation
Robert Freestone
Provides the first national survey of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape.
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Voyages of Discovery
Tony Rice
A beautiful illustrated volume which visually documents ten of the greatest natural history expeditions of all time.
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