Nurture a love for Nature

Funga Obscura: Photo journeys among fungi

A visual love letter, in Funga Obscura ecologist Alison Pouliot brings guides us through the forrest to share stunning photographs and writing on fungi across Australia and the globe.

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Human/Nature: On life in a wild world

A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do.

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Why Are We Like This?: An evolutionary search for answers to life's big questions

An exhilarating scientific journey, Why Are We Like This? takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet.

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Humpback Highway: Diving into the mysterious world of whales

Vanessa Pirotta

Dive beneath the surface with acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta as she reveals the mysterious world of humpback whales — and gets mugged by whales, touched by a baby whale, covered in whale snot and much more.

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James O’Hanlon takes us to all corners of the globe (and even outer space) to explore spiders and show us why they’re not so scary after all.

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John Busst: Bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest

A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst.

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Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood

Interested in birds but don’t know where to start? Overwhelmed by the bird guides? Want to know more about the birds you see around you? Then this is the book for you!

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Dr Rip’s Essential Beach Book

Australia’s leading beach scientist shares everything you need to know about how beaches work and how to swim safely, with examples from Australia and across the globe.

The Plant Thieves: Secrets of the herbarium

Prudence Gibson

The Plant Thieves reveals remarkable stories from the National Herbarium of New South Wales – its people, its archives and its most guarded specimens.

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Underground Lovers: Encounters with Fungi

Underground Lovers brings us down to earth, magnifier in hand, to dwell with fungal allies and aliens, discover how fungi hold forests together, and why humans are deeply entwined with these unruly renegades of the subterrain.

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Curlews on Vulture Street

Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share our towns and cities.