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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Humans, Nature and Birds
Darryl Wheye,
Donald Kennedy,
Forward by Paul Ehrlich
Readers who tour this unique and fascinating gallery of Science Art will never look at art depicting nature in the same way again.
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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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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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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 Prom
Travis Easton
Features magnificent photographs of the popular spots all those familiar with the promontory know and love.
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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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The Sea
Nic Compton
This spectacular book showcases some of the most stunning images of our oceans.
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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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