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International Bestseller: The famed travel writer and author of In Patagonia traverses Australia, exploring Aboriginal culture and song—and humanity’s origins.
Long ago, the creators wandered Australia and sang the landscape into being, naming every rock, tree, and watering hole in the great desert. Those songs were passed down to the Aboriginals, and for centuries they have served not only as a shared heritage but...
Long ago, the creators wandered Australia and sang the landscape into being, naming every rock, tree, and watering hole in the great desert. Those songs were passed down to the Aboriginals, and for centuries they have served not only as a shared heritage but...
3) Australia
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Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
144 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 x 25 cm.
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This book examines the geography, culture, history, and people of Australia.
10) Australia
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the center, tropical rainforests in the north-east, and mountain ranges in the south-east.
Pub. Date
c2007
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the first program, ride the Indian Pacific through the heart of Australia on the Indian Pacific; next, take the Rocky Mountaineer across British Columbia from Vancouver to Banff; finally the Blue Train of South Africa travels from Pretoria to Cape Town.
12) Australia
Pub. Date
2002
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1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Australia is considered the world's smallest continent or its largest island. Once inhabited by only the aborigines, it was later converted into a penal colony by the British. Views will take a look at the famous Great Barrier Reef, the world's longest coral reef, and discover the enchanted and stunning sea creatures and plant life that call the reef home. We'll also enjoy getting a birds eye view of Cairns, the capital of Brisbane and venture into...
13) Tracks
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Pub. Date
2014.
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270 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm.
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10 books. When Robyn Davidson first set out to make her journey across the deserts of Australia, alone but for her dog and four camels, she was called a lunatic, a would-be suicide, and a shameless publicity seeker. But this high-spirited, engrossing book reveals that she is something more: a genuine traveler driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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258 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
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Conservationist Flannery draws on three decades of travel, research, and field work to craft a love letter to his native land and one of its most unique and beloved inhabitants: the kangaroo. Crisscrossing the continent, Flannery shows us how the destiny of this extraordinary creature is inseparable from the environment that created it. Along the way he uses encounters with ancient aboriginal cultures and eccentric fossil hunters, farmers and scientists,...
Pub. Date
c2004
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1 videodisc (ca. 169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Take a dream cruise around the world's most dramatic coastlines to more than 20 countries. The stunning landscapes of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton; the beauty of the Caribbean; the Mayan ruins; the Panama Canal; Big Sur's coastline; Alaska's wilderness. Norway's fjords; Scotland's lochs and glens; the Rhine's castles and medieval cities; France's rivers; Lisbon's contrasts; Gibraltar's caves; Greece's beaches; The Nile. Chile's wild coast; Easter Island...
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Actor Martin Clunes, star of the hit TV series Doc Martin, is on a quest to discover the islands of Australia. There are over 8,000 to choose from, and in this three-part series Martin, an avid nature and animal lover with infectious excitement as a host, visits sixteen of the best. They are a cross-section that express the diversity, history, and challenges of life on island Down Under.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Take an epic adventure with intimate insight into the big, bold, and tenacious country of Australia. In the vast interior, a man transforms the struggle to survive into a game of pathos and humor; on the coast, a naval cadet dreams of a place in the sophisticated navy of the world's largest island; in the tropical North, a couple preserves a storehouse of culture over 40,000 years old; along the Gold Coast, a woman competes to win against nature's...
19) Tracks
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It tells the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson, a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan who begins to photograph her voyage.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. The Story of Australia captures the stunning landscapes and people of contemporary Australia. Experience everyday Australian life through the eyes of people working on the ground including a wildlife ranger in Kakadu, a rodeo rider in rural NSW, a marine biologist on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and an architect in cosmopolitan Melbourne.
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