Here On Earth: An Argument for Hope by Tim Flannery

Here On Earth: An Argument for Hope

Author: Tim Flannery

We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature—of our true abilities and of our history—is supremely important. We have formed a global civilisation of unprecedented might, driven forward by the power of our minds—a civilisation which is transforming our Earth. We are masters of technology, and of comprehension, but it's what we believe that may, from now on, determine our fate.

Tim Flannery's first major book since The Weather Makers charts the history of life on our planet. Here on Earth, which draws its points of departure from Darwin and Wallace, Lovelock and Dawkins, is an extraordinary exploration of evolution and sustainability. Our success as a species has had disastrous effects on many of the Earth's ecosystems and could lead to our downfall. But equally, Flannery argues, we are now equipped as never before to explore our true relationship with the planet on which our biological, economic and cultural futures depend. Here on Earth is not just a dazzling account of life on our planet. It will change the way you live.

Among the Islands: Adventures in the Pacific

By Tim Flannery

Twenty-five years ago, a young curator of mammals from the Australian Museum in Sydney set out to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands. Starting with a survey of one of the most inaccessible islands in Melanesia—Woodlark, in the Trobriands Group—that young scientist found himself ghost-whispering, snake wrestling, Quadoi hunting and plunged waist-deep into a sludge...

Twenty-five years ago, a young curator of mammals from the Australian Museum in Sydney set out to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands. Starting with a survey of one of the most inaccessible...

Published: 25/07/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921922923

RRP: $24.99

Terra Australis: Text Classics

By Matthew Flinders & Tim Flannery

The vast interior of this new continent was wrapped in total obscurity; and excited, perhaps on that very account, full as much curiosity as did the forms of the shores.

In this edited selection of his journals, Matthew Flinders, Australia's greatest navigator and the man who named our island continent, describes in captivating detail his epic mission to map our shores between 1796 and 1803.

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Published: 26/04/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921922404

RRP: $12.95

1788: Text Classics

By Tench Watkin & Tim Flannery

I do not hesitate to declare that the natives of New South Wales possess a considerable portion of that acumen, or sharpness of intellect, which bespeaks genius.

In 1788 Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Sydney Cove with the First Fleet. This curious young captain of the marines was a natural storyteller. His account of the infant colony is the first classic of Australian literature.

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Published: 26/04/2012

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921922312

RRP: $12.95

The Explorers

By Tim Flannery

The explorers of Australia tell an epic story of courage and suffering, of dispossession and conquest. This bestselling anthology, brilliantly edited and introduced by Tim Flannery, documents almost four centuries of exploration and takes us beyond the frontier into a world of danger, compassion, humour, brutality and death. The Explorers includes the work of Wills, Giles, Leichhardt, Sturt, Eyre and...

Published: 01/11/1999

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781876485221

RRP: $24.95

Among the Islands: Adventures in the Pacific

By Tim Flannery

Twenty-five years ago, a young curator of mammals from the Australian Museum in Sydney set out to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands.

Starting with a survey of one of the most inaccessible islands in Melanesia—Woodlark, in the Trobriands Group—that young scientist found himself ghost-whispering, snake wrestling, Quadoi hunting and plunged waist-deep into a sludge of maggot-infested...

Twenty-five years ago, a young curator of mammals from the Australian Museum in Sydney set out to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands.

Starting with a survey of one of the most inaccessible...

Published: 31/10/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921758751

RRP: $32.95

Here On Earth: An Argument for Hope

By Tim Flannery

We stand at a crossroads, where comprehension of our place in nature—of our true abilities and of our history—is supremely important. We have formed a global civilisation of unprecedented might...

Published: 03/10/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921758720

RRP: $24.95

Throwim Way Leg: An Adventure

By Tim Flannery

'An enthralling introduction to the mountain people of New Guinea – unimaginably remote, charming, cunning, cruel, subtle and appealing – and to their magnificent land.'
New York Times Book Review

'This book combines an irresistible author with an irresistible subject: Tim Flannery, a great zoologist and writer about science, relating his explorations of New Guinea, a vivid tropical universe.....

'An enthralling introduction to the mountain people of New Guinea – unimaginably remote, charming, cunning, cruel, subtle and appealing – and to their magnificent land.'
New York Times Book...

Published: 01/10/1999

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781876485191

RRP: $24.95

We are the Weather Makers

By Tim Flannery

Tim Flannery dedicated the first edition of The Weather Makers to children: 'to all of their generation who will have to live with the consequences of our decisions.' Seventy percent of the people who are alive now will be alive in 2050. This is the date, many scientists agree, by which we have to cut our carbon emissions by 70%.

Since its publication in September 2005, The Weather Makers has had a...

Published: 31/07/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781921145346

RRP: $16.95