Collection: Reference

Embraces an area that stretches from the Flinders and Mt. Lofty Ranges in South Australia, across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast. Virtually all species of native trees and larger shrubs in this area are described.

From the Black Plague to the recent volcanic eruption in the Philippines, Natural Disasters provides a comprehensive world survey of natural calamities that have devastated mankind and even altered the course of human history.

A Natural History of Australia takes a comprehensive look at the sometimes bizarre, oftentimes spectacular, and always fascinating natural history of the island continent. It describes in words, illustrations, tables and charts, and with some truly inspiring photographs Australia's geography and ...

The Natural History of Sydney is written by several authors who have an interest in local history and the fauna of the area. It also addresses the need to increase a focus on the importance of effective conservation strategies for Sydney's native fauna.

Cartographers have known for decades that maps are far from objective representations of the world; rather, every map reflects the agendas and intentions of its creators. Yet that understanding has had almost no effect on the way maps are viewed.